THE FISCHOFF NATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC ASSOCIATION INC

THE 52ND ANNUAL FISCHOFF NATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION WAS HELD IN PERSON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME IN MAY 2025. THE EVENT FEATURED 59 CHAMBER ENSEMBLES COMPRISING 224 INDIVIDUAL COMPETITORS REPRESENTING 22 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AND 29 STATES. DURING THE THREE DAYS OF LIVE COMPETITION, FISCHOFF ENSEMBLES PRESENTED OVER 100 COMPETITION PERFORMANCES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, 12 SCHOOL PROGRAMS REACHING 957 SECOND GRADERS, 12 COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES, AND REACHED OVER 16,900 LIVESTREAM VIEWERS. ADDITIONALLY, 174 AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AND ORCHESTRA STUDENTS ATTENDED THE COMPETITION AS AUDIENCE MEMBERS. FISCHOFF ALSO CONTINUED THE LIFT EVERY VOICE PRIZES FOR BEST PERFORMANCES OF A PIECE BY A HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMPOSER IN THE CHAMBER MUSIC WORLD. THIS PRIZE FOCUSES ON WORKS BY WOMEN, BLACK, ASIAN, AND LATINO/A (HERITAGE ORIGINATES FROM LATIN AMERICA) COMPOSERS. SENIOR DIVISION MUSICIANS WERE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A VIDEO PERFORMANCE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A CASH PRIZE AND ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE COMPETITION WEEKEND. THE FISCHOFF DOUBLE GOLD TOUR FEATURED THE 2024 FISCHOFF COMPETITION SENIOR DIVISION GOLD MEDALISTS, LOTUS QUARTET AND TRIO AZURA. THEY PRESENTED CONCERTS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ACROSS THE MIDWEST, REACHING OVER 6,300 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS. THE GRAND PRIZE TOUR FEATURED THE 2024 GRAND PRIZE WINNER, POIESIS QUARTET, WHO REACHED AUDIENCES IN ITALY DURING THE EMILIA ROMAGNA FESTIVAL. FISCHOFF'S 2024 ANN DIVINE EDUCATOR AWARD WINNER, LINEAGE PERCUSSION, CONDUCTED A WEEK-LONG ARTS-IN-EDUCATION RESIDENCY IN NORTHERN INDIANA, PRESENTING WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND INTERACTIVE CONCERTS IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND LIBRARIES. THE RESIDENCY REACHED APPROXIMATELY 1,473 CHILDREN AND STUDENTS AND 486 ADULTS. AS PART OF FISCHOFF'S SIGNATURE STORIES AND MUSIC (SAM I AM) PROGRAM, LINEAGE PERCUSSION BROUGHT TO LIFE THE CHILDREN'S BOOK, "MISS NELSON IS MISSING," FOR APPROXIMATELY 1,116 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND FISCHOFF GIFTED THESE STUDENTS WITH FREE COPIES OF THE BOOK. FISCHOFF'S CHAMBER MUSIC ACADEMY CELEBRATED ITS 25TH YEAR OF PROVIDING MENTORING AND CHAMBER MUSIC STUDIES THROUGH TUITION-FREE PROFESSIONAL COACHING SESSIONS TO MICHIANA JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS. 62 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, REPRESENTING 22 SCHOOLS IN THE MICHIANA REGION. THE 19 ENSEMBLES PARTICIPATED IN OUTREACH PERFORMANCES, MASTERCLASSES, AND AN ANNUAL PUBLIC CONCERT, REACHING A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,318 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS IN INDIANA AND MICHIGAN. ADDITIONALLY, ACADEMY ENSEMBLE BENEDICTION TRIO WON THE GEOFFROY PRIZE IN THE 52ND ANNUAL FISCHOFF COMPETITION AS THE HIGHEST-RANKING JUNIOR ENSEMBLE ENTERING THE COMPETITION WITHIN A 60-MILE RADIUS OF SOUTH BEND. FISCHOFF'S CHAMBER MUSIC SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM WAS HELD AGAIN ON THE CAMPUS OF SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE IN JUNE, ENROLLING 24 STUDENT MUSICIANS IN A WEEK-LONG SERIES OF PERFORMANCES, COACHING SESSIONS, MASTERCLASSES, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THE INTENSIVE ALSO FEATURED FISCHOFF COMPETITION ALUMNI AND 2018 SENIOR STRING DIVISION BRONZE MEDAL WINNER THALEA STRING QUARTET AS FACULTY ENSEMBLE-IN-RESIDENCE. INTENSIVE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES REACHED 215 TOTAL AUDIENCE MEMBERS.