Rembrandt Chamber Players

Annual High School Chamber Music Competition

The 17th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition
will be held on
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 10:30 AM
in Regenstein Recital Hall at Northwestern University.

This event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

Winners receive cash prizes and coaching from
Rembrandt Chamber Players musicians.
For more information please call (312) 360-3145 or email us.
To enter the February 5, 2012 competition, high school chamber ensembles
(trios to octets), should follow the links to our
introductory letter,and information sheet and application form.

2011-2012 Rembrandt Young Artists

Our 16th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition
was held Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Regenstein Recital Hall at Northwestern University.

Congratulations to the 2011 winners!

1st Place (the Gunzberg-Gross Award): The Schroeder Trio
Kevin Hu, Stephanie Block, Ben Manis
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

2nd Place: The Bone Rangers
Jake Mezera, Doug Meng, Royce Harrington-Turner, Tanner Jackson
Merit School of Music

Honorable Mention: Quartet Sienna
Emily Acri, Medeliene Steup, Devon Naftzger, Ben Solomonov
Midwest Young Artists

Ensemble with the Most Audience Supporters: Amati String Quartet
Claire Bourg, Alaina Rea, Jonathan Luk, Mark Megremis
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

2010-2011 Rembrandt Young Artists

Our 15th Annual High School Chamber Music Competition
was held on Sunday, January 31, 2010.

1st Place (the Gunzberg-Gross Award): S*M*A*K
Kevin Hu, Michael Rau, Stephanie Block, Ava Tan
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

2nd Place: Da Brass
Alex Laskey, Daniel Taubenheim, Caleb Wiebe, Kathleen De Amico, Spencer Brown
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

Honorable Mentions:

Trio Bravo
Midwest Young Artists

The Bone Rangers
Merit School of Music

Vivace Trio
Midwest Young Artists

Metal & Wood
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

S*M*A*K also received a special prize for having the most audience supporters, followed closely by the Adelphi Flute Quartet (CYSO).

Evolution of Rembrandt’s Youth Competition

In 2007, the RYA designation was established enabling Competition winners and runners up to represent RCP by performing in various settings for the entire year. Rembrandt also enhanced and expanded its high school chamber music competition in four ways:

Created a free listening/learning experience by opening the Competition to the public and informing the audience of the judges’ criteria for rating student performances.
Designed a competition within the competition, rewarding the ensemble that attracted the most audience attendees.
Sought outreach performance opportunities for the talented young musicians to bring chamber music to community venues such as schools, senior centers, libraries and synagogues/churches.
Took first steps to create an Alumni Group of former winners to inspire and mentor today’s talented high school chamber musicians.

Recognition of past winners

Recent winners will attend this year’s competition to present awards and share experiences as RYA protégées of the Rembrandt Chamber Players. Past RYA winners have won other important competitions and many have outstanding careers with prestigious orchestras throughout the USA including the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony.

Rembrandt Chamber Players welcomes email correspondence regarding the whereabouts and musical careers of past winners.

Click to see the video from our 2009 Competition