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Chamber Music in Yellow Springs Annual Competition for Emerging Professional Ensembles

Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States

Next edition

Edition
2027
Dates
Final round 25 April 2027, 4:00 pm
Location
First Presbyterian Church, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Registration deadline
31 January 2027 (applications from 15 October 2026)

Source: app.getacceptd.com

Overview

Long-running annual competition (42nd edition in 2027) for emerging professional chamber ensembles of any instrumentation, run by a chamber music concert series in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Finalists are chosen from video submissions and compete in a live final.

Organiser
Chamber Music in Yellow Springs (CMYS)
Instruments
Chamber music (any instrumentation)
Category
Other ensembles

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Online via Acceptd (cmys.getacceptd.com) with video and ensemble biography.

Rounds & time limits

  • Preliminary: 30-minute unedited video
  • Final: live round in Yellow Springs

Repertoire

Self-chosen 30-minute programme, submitted as an unedited video (recordings up to three years old allowed with current members).

Jury & prizes

Jury

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Prizes

  • 1st prize: USD 4,000
  • 2nd prize: USD 3,000
  • People's Choice Award: USD 500

Past editions

  • 2025 — Yellow Springs source
    1st: Cerus Quartet (saxophone quartet)
  • 2024 — Yellow Springs source
    1st and Audience Favorite: Amnis Piano Quartet

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source