School Outreach Concert

Society for Chamber Music in Rochester believes that today’s students are tomorrow’s audiences. Funded by New York State Council on the Arts, Rochester Area Community Foundation and our own generous donors, SCMR musicians perform and teach master classes in schools in the Rochester area.

Read more about the Salaff String Quartet


Composer Competition

The Young Composer Competitions attract entries statewide from college students. Winners receive a cash prize and their chamber work is performed in a series concert. These competitions are funded by the Howard Hanson Institute for American Music at Eastman School of Music.

Composer competition details


Past Competition Winners

The past high school and college winners of the Society for Chamber Music in Rochester’s Young Composer Competitions.

Read more about all the past winners