Chamber Music

Chamber music experience is highly valued in the School of Music as a way to develop and enhance musicianship outside of the large ensemble setting, develop critical thinking skills as they pertain to interpretation in performance and foster independence and ownership over the creative music-making process. Chamber music ensembles regularly perform at School of Music functions, University events such as Commencement ceremonies and in off-campus venues. Highlights of previous chamber music ensembles include performances at the International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest®, the Midwest Trombone Euphonium Conference and the Illinois Music Education Conference. 

A partial list of available chamber music ensembles includes: 

• Flute Choir 
• Clarinet Choir 
• Clarinet Quartet 
• Saxophone Quartet 
• Eidolan Woodwind Quintet 
• Trombone Ensemble 
• String Quartet 

Chamber music performances occur regularly throughout the academic year. Visit https://millikin.edu/arts-millikin for more information. 

Membership in instrumental chamber ensembles is open to all students, regardless of major. 

Questions? Contact the following faculty ensemble coaches about their respective ensembles: 

• Flute Choir: Professor Amanda Pond 
• Clarinet Choir: Dr. David Cook 
• Clarinet Quartet: Dr. David Cook 
• Saxophone Quartet: Dr. Perry Rask 
• Eidolan Woodwind Quintet: Professor Claire Taylor  
• Trombone Ensemble: TBD
• String Quartet: Dr. William McClain 
• Piano Chamber Music: Dr. Pei-I Wang

For information about ensembles not listed above, contact Dr. William McClain, Chair of Instrumental Ensembles, at wmcclain@millikin.edu.