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Chamber Music America administers four awards that recognize and honor excellence in various areas of the chamber music profession. Of the awards currently offered, one is decided on the basis of applications and three are chosen by nomination.
CMAcclaim
CMAcclaim brings national recognition to an individual, ensemble, or organization whose work in chamber music has had a significant cultural impact on a local or regional community.
Any CMA member may nominate an individual or organization for the CMAcclaim Award---but the nominee need not be a CMA member. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 awards. Nomination deadline is September 30, 2009
Nomination Form. [Download in Word or PDF]
CMAcclaim Award Recipients
Cleveland Quartet Award
Culminating a remarkable twenty-six-year history as an ensemble, the members of the Cleveland Quartet envisioned a lasting legacy for young musicians. They joined forces in 1995 with Chamber Music America and eight prominent chamber music presenters to found the Cleveland Quartet Award and to raise funds for the establishment of the Cleveland Quartet Endowment Fund.
Given biennially, the award honors and promotes a rising young string quartet whose artistry demonstrates that it is in the process of establishing a major career. Providing the quartet with concert appearances on chamber music series around the country, the award enriches the presenters' offerings while helping outstanding young artists gain wide recognition.
Concert presenters of the Cleveland Quartet Award winners are:
Buffalo Chamber Music Society (Buffalo, NY)
Carnegie Hall (New York, NY)
Chamber Music Society of Detroit (Detroit, MI)
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Washington, D.C.)
Friends of Chamber Music (Kansas City, MO)
Market Square Concerts (Harrisburg, PA)
Krannert Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)
University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)
Nominations for the Cleveland Quartet Award are submitted confidentially to Chamber Music America by a national roster of chamber musicians, presenters, and educators. The winning string quartet's presentations and performances are funded by income from the Cleveland Quartet Award Endowment Fund.
Cleveland Quartet Award Recipients
Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award
Named in honor of former CMA Board Chairman Richard J. Bogomolny in recognition of his outstanding leadership from 1987 to 1996, this award is presented annually to an individual who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the chamber music field. Recipients of the award have included exceptional performers, teachers, coaches, arts administrators, presenters, and others who have enriched our national culture by fostering a greater appreciation for chamber music.
Richard J. Bogomolny Award Recipients
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CMA/ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming
Application Deadline: October 30, 2009
Presented annually to ensembles and presenter/festivals for innovative public programming of contemporary music for small ensembles, these awards are given jointly by CMA and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). The awards presentation will take place at CMA's National Conference in New York City (January 15-17, 2010).
AWARDS ARE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
Ensembles
- Mixed Repertory: ensembles that perform both works from the classical chamber canon and music written within the past 25 years
- Contemporary: ensembles specializing in ensemble works of the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on music written within the past 25 years
- Jazz: ensembles whose repertoire features works written within the past 25 years
Presenting Organizations / Festivals
Two awards--one for large presenters and one for small--are given in each of the following categories. (Large presenters/festivals are defined as those producing 10 or more concerts per season; small presenters as those producing 9 or fewer concerts).
- Mixed Genre: presenters/festivals that program contemporary chamber music, along with such genres as traditional chamber music, world music, and jazz
- Contemporary: presenters/festivals that specialize in chamber works of the 20th and 21st centuries, and feature music written within the past 25 years
- Jazz: presenters/festivals that program contemporary jazz
Guidelines
Application
Staff contacts:
Classical/Contemporary inquiries: Susan Dadian, program director, CMA Classical/Contemporary, (212) 242-2022, ext. 13, or sdadian@chamber-music.org
Jazz inquiries: Jeanette Vuocolo, program director, CMA Jazz (212) 242-2022, ext. 17, or jvuocolo@chamber-music.org
ASCAP Recipients
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