Society of Chamber Music in Rochester History

MISSION STATEMENT
The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester is a volunteer organization that provides an opportunity for the community to hear musicians of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the faculty of the Eastman School of Music, as well as selected local and visiting artists, in performances of the great works of chamber music of all periods and styles.

Officers & Board of Directors
Chairman	Donald Hunsberger	CONTACT INFORMATION SCMR PO BOX 20715 ROCHESTER, NY 14602 585-377-6770 info@chambermusicrochester.org
President	Linda G Gillim
Vice President	James Willey
Secretary	Frances Marx
Treasurer	John Peters
Co-Artistic Directors
Stefan Reuss
Joseph Werner

The Society for Chamber Music in Rochester began in 1977 with co-founders Richard Luby and John Bouyoucos. Luby was a violinist with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and loved to play chamber music. He looked at all the young talent with the RPO and the Eastman School of Music and wanted to bring these two groups closer together. He invited them to play chamber music for the love of music and the pleasure of performing together in an intimate setting.

Our Musical Home for the Society of Chamber Music in Rochester Memorial Art Gallery

Photo credit: Kristine Bouyoucos

Co-Founder
Richard Luby and Music Director 1977-78 through 1979-80

Photo Credit: William Lulow

Co-Founder
John Bouyoucos

At one of the early performances John Bouyoucos, a specialist in sound who loved chamber music, noticed that the audience was meager. Bouyoucos, the owner of Hydroacoustics, collaborated with Luby to build an audience for chamber music in Rochester and the Society was born.

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