Chamber Music - Chamber-music Societies

Chamber-music Societies

Numerous societies are dedicated to the encouragement and performance of chamber music. Some of these are:

• Vivre Musicale Winner of the 2011–2012 CMA/ASCAP award for Adventurous Programming, Vivre Musicale is a non-profit chamber music society that seeks to provide young up and coming musicians a strong foot hold in the classical music world through the diversification of concerts, genres, and the melding together of various art forms that further enhance the concert going experience.
• the Associated Chamber Music Players, or ACMP – The Chamber Music Network, an international organization that encourages amateur and professional chamber music playing. ACMP has a fund to support chamber music projects, and publishes a directory of chamber musicians worldwide.
• Chamber Music America supports professional chamber music groups through grants for residencies and commissions, through award programs, and through professional development programs.
• the Cobbett Association for Chamber Music Research is an organization dedicated to the rediscovery of works of forgotten chamber music.
• Music for the Love of It publishes a newsletter on amateur chamber music activities worldwide, as well as a guide to music workshops for amateurs.
• the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, a non-profit organization that encourages public involvement and appreciation of chamber music. The OCMS has organized Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the largest chamber music festival in the world, since 1994.

In addition to these national and international organizations, there are numerous regional and local organizations that support chamber music.