September 1, 2021: Applications Open

November 1, 2021: Applications Close

January 7, 2022: Finalists Announced

April 1-3, 2022: Competition Weekend Live – Activities Allocated in Easton, Maryland

June 17, 2022: Winner performs at Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival (date TBD)

Our Finalists Enjoy:

• Free housing on welcoming estates.
• Performing for 45 minutes before an appreciative audience at the historic Ebenezer Theater in Easton, Maryland.
• Judging by a panel of three eminent professionals.
• The opportunity to win one of the country’s most generous chamber music prizes.
• An elegant brunch where judges provide private, in-depth critiques of each ensemble’s performance.
• An additional performance opportunity at a local venue.
• Exposure to presenting organizations and agents who are invited to watch the Competition.

Past Finalists have high praise for our supportive environment.
As one ensemble stated,
“We felt like the audience was breathing with us.”