COVID-19 Updates

Artistic Director Michelle Schumann has created a Festival plan that maintains our wonderful ACMC spirit while keeping everyone safe and healthy. We will move online for the Austin Chamber Music Festival, where, from June 27 through August 8, we will present a weekly series of  curated performances. Dr. Schumann will lead all of these musical features with narrative, interviews, and behind-the-scenes tidbits. Our world-class artist lineup includes: Pacifica Quartet, Anton Nel, the Butler Trio, a Black Artists & Composers program, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Duo Sonidos (a collaboration…

ACMC is bringing our biggest event of the year, The Blue Bash, to your living room on Saturday, May 9 at 8 PM CT! Join Artistic Director Michelle Schumann along with the incredible Graham Reynolds and two ACMC alumni, composers Diana Burgess and Noah Simon, for performances and a look at how composition plays into our educational programs. Register to receive the access link. It is free to attend. Please consider making a donation to support ACMC during our biggest fundraiser of the year, made all the more important at…

The spring semester of the Young Artists Academy is scheduled to continue virtually on Saturdays, starting April 11. Students have all been contacted directly with details. Our School Concerts and In-School Coaching sessions are currently suspended with schools being closed indefinitely; we hope to provide virtual resources to participating schools in the coming weeks, and will reach out to them directly. The following educational events have been suspended: Adult Academy Masterclass, April 5 In-School Program Collaborative Concert, May 3 Adult Academy Outreach Concert, May 6 Collaborative Chamber Music Concerts, May…

Although our in-person performances have been suspended for the safety of our community, the Austin Chamber Music Center is excited to share with you our new virtual chamber music series, Chamber Connect. Please join us on YouTube Premieres on Saturdays at 8 PM. If you have a Google or YouTube account, you can interact with the performing artists and your chamber music friends during the watch party. If you do not have an account, you can still enjoy the video and view the comment feed. Visit our Chamber Connect page…

We remain committed to presenting our season finale, Beethoven & the Infinite, if and when possible. We hope patrons will consider holding on to tickets until we make a final decision, which should happen no later than mid-April. In the event that we do cancel, we will send a form to select from the following options with respect to tickets: Convert your tickets into a donation to ACMC. Your fully tax-deductible donation will help keep us afloat during this challenging time. Exchange your tickets for an upcoming performance. We are…

In accordance with CDC recommendations, we are suspending our upcoming concert programming through May. We are in the process of exploring live virtual “watch parties” and other alternative ways to deliver you chamber music content.

The event and concert programming affected are:

• Final Season Concert: Beethoven & the Infinite, March 27 & 28
• A Moveable Feast at Esquina Tango, April 18
• The Blue Bash, May 14