ChamberFest LIVE!

Engaging and nurturing the next generation of musicians

About ChamberFest LIVE!

Music at the Mission’s ChamberFest is a student chamber music festival designed for gifted young musicians seeking artistic development through an intensive exploration of chamber music repertoire.

Through this program, students will have the opportunity to collaborate with their peers from around the San Francisco Bay Area in small chamber ensembles coached by a faculty of professional and critically acclaimed musicians.

Students are selected by faculty members through a simple audition, and will be grouped into ensembles with their peers according to level of playing and experience. Students will be involved in ten days of intense coachings and masterclasses which will culminate in a performance at Old Mission San Jose showcasing the talents and dedicated work of the festival’s chamber ensembles.

All festival classes and masterclasses will take place at Dominican Sisters at Mission San Jose, 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536. The final concert will take place at:

Fremont Chinese United Methodist Church
2856 Washington Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539
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Student ChamberFest - Application Form Due: May 1, 2024

  • Apply online!

    Click below to begin the application process.

    Please e-mail a recording of you performing the above audition piece to Katherine Lee at chamberfest@musicatmsj.org.

    Online Application

  • Mail in application

    Please mail or e-mail your application and registration fee payable to Music at the Mission to:

    Dr. Katherine Lee, ChamberFest Director
    206 Pickleweed Lane
    Redwood City, CA 94065

    E-mail: chamberfest@musicatmsj.org

    Download Application

  • 2024 ChamberFest LIVE!

    A Summer intensive classical music festival in Fremont for students 18 and under Private lessons, masterclasses, workshops and guided rehearsals culminating in a Festival Concert, open to the public, presenting the students and faculty of ChamberFest 2024.

    Download Flyer

  • Schedule

    Application and Video submissions Deadline:
    Wednesday, May 1

    Sight-Reading placement auditions will be held online:
    Schedules to be arranged after May 1

    ChamberFest:
    July 8-19 (no classes on Saturday or Sunday)
    at the Dominican Sisters at MSJ
    9am – 12pm

    Final Concert:
    Friday, July 19 Location TBD

  • Eligibility & Fees

    (Checks should be made out to “Music at the Mission”)

    For Pianists and String Players, ages 10-19

    Must be able to sight-read

    Application Fee: $35
    Tuition: $1200

    Please submit applications to:

    Dr. Katherine Lee, ChamberFest Director
    chamberfest@musicatmsj.org

  • Faculty

    Steve Huber
    violin, chamber music, improvisation

    Adelle Akiko-Kearns:
    cello, chamber music

    Dr. Alison Lee:
    piano, chamber music

    Dr. Katherine Lee:
    piano, chamber music

  • Audition Requirements

    One solo piece from the Baroque or Classical Period (no more than 5 minutes in length)

    Sight reading of a short excerpt