Chamber Concert on February 27, 2010 at Palm Desert, CA

   will feature an exceptional 

  young violinist Zlata Grekov.

Zlata is a winner of numerous competitions, such as SYMF, Bach Festival, Music Teachers Association Scholarship, Search for Talent, Young Stars, Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra (CYMO) Concerto Competition, the Redlands Bowl Young Artist’s Competition, and the SAU Concerto Competition.

Zlata will perform Beethoven's Sonata No. 5 for violin and piano together with CMFoNE pianist and music director Tanya Kodinsky. Click here for a concert flyer.

Another highlight of the program will be the performance of Igor Frolov's Fantasia on themes from Gershwin's Opera "Porgy and Bess". The concert will be at Palm Desert Oasis SEventh Day Adventist Church at 74200 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert, Ca at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 27, 2010.

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december 13, 2009 at the first church

    Boston concert featured

world acclaimed soprano

Maria Ferrante and

the gold medal winner of the 13th Tchaikovsky Competition

Sergey Antonov

They performed Maurice Ravel's Chansons medecasses for voice, flute, cello and piano and Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for soprano and 8 cellos. Also performed in this concert was Maurice Ravel's Introduction & Allegro for Harp, Strings, Flute and Clarinet and Zoltán Kodály String Quartet No. 1 op.2.

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CHAMBER
MUSIC FESTIVAL OF
NEW ENGLAND

The Chamber Music Festival of New England has been created to provide young and amateur musicians with an opportunity to excel in their chamber musical skills by collaborating and performing together with professional musicians in a chamber music ensemble. Read what young musicians and their families have to say about the Chamber Music Festival of New England and the unique opportunity it provides.

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May 9 at 6:30 p.m. CONCERT AT THE FIRST CHURCH BOSTON

will feature works of the renowned Boston composer and organist Jakov Jakoulov.


Boston Symphony violist, Michael Zaretsky,

with pianist Yelena Prizant, in performance of Jakoulov's critically acclaimed sonata for viola and piano No.1 (1995), The Berkshires Mass (2006) for Soprano, Viola, Celtic Harp and Pipe Organ, with Miranda Loud (soprano), Michael Zaretsky (Viola), Jakov Jakoulov (organ), and a world premier of Sentinent Webs (Three Pictures by Stephanie Morin) (2007) for Amplified Cello and Pipe Organ featuring Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medal Winner cellist Sergey Antonov, with the composer, Jakov Jakoulov, on organ.

Another highlight of the evening will be Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 2 in G major performed by CMFoNE musicians Ellina Blinder (piano), Lilia Muchnik (violin) & Suzanne Polk (cello).

Tickets are $35 for Adults and $20 for Students and Seniors. Click here to order tickets.

October 18 at 6:30 p.m. CONCERT AT THE FIRST CHURCH BOSTON

featured two world renowned musicians, Yuri Mazurkevich

and Michelle LaCourse

They performed Richard Strauss' piano quartet in C minor Op. 13 with a talented young cellist, Ying Jun Wei and CMFoNE pianist Tanya Kodinsky. Also featured in the concert was another talented young cellist Mikhail Veselov. He will perform Schubert's piano trio No. 1 in B flat major with Lilia Muchnik, violin and Ellina Blinder, piano.

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2010 INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLE COMPETITION

invites student, amateur and professional chamber music ensembles of all ages to compete in eight chamber music categories, namely:

* Sonata Duo

* Piano Duo (1 piano, 4 hands)

* Piano Ensembles (Piano Trio

* Piano Quartet, Piano Quintet)

* Ensembles with Winds

* String Ensembles

* Jazz & Folk Ensembles

* Vocal Chamber Groups

* Percussion Chamber Ensembles

Chamber ensembles will compete in three age groups, as shown below:

* Group I (age 17and under)

* Group II (age 18 to 25)

* Group III (age 26 and older)

Each ensemble's age group is determined by the age of its oldest member on March 15, 2010.

Click here for a 2010 ICMEC Rules and Regulations and an Application Form. To submit an application on line go to ICMEC ONLINE.

       The International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition (ICMEC) has been created to provide young and mature chamber music ensembles from around the world with an opportunity to compete with each other in their respective age groups and music categories and to perform in the world best music halls. The first International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition in 2005 and attracted over forty chamber ensembles. Click here for more information about the 2005 ICMEC. Click here to view the 2006 ICMEC results or view the results of 2008 ICMEC.

    2009-2010 concert season started in First Church Boston

66 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116

On Sunday, October 18, at 6:30 p.m.

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Clich Here for 2009-2010 Concert Season Program

Arabesque winds

2008 ICMEC GRAND PRIZE WINNER

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After a long and thorough deliberation the 2008 Grand Prize Jury Panel declared Arabesque Winds the 2008 ICMEC Grand Prize Winner. Arabesque Winds consisting of Deidre Huckabay, flute, Liz Spector, oboe, Isabel Kim, clarinet, Eryn Bauer, bassoon and Sophie Goluses, horn gave an astounding performance in the final round of the 2008 International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall performing Sechs Bagatelle by György Ligeti.