The next Chamber Day will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
USC welcomes talented high school string players to our Recital Hall for our 11th Annual Chamber Day and Competition on March 29, 2025. The Parker Quartet and USC string faculty have been so impressed with the exceptionally high artistic level of the groups that have participated in past years, and we look forward to hearing many more for this year’s event. All coachings and master classes will take place in the School of Music, and the final evening performance and the awarding of prizes will be live-streamed to the public.
The coaches’ words of experience, their critique, as well as words of encouragement not only helped our quartet to challenge ourselves and experiment with different musical concepts during the workshop/competition, but they also instilled within us a lasting goal of trying to understand the music on a deeper level.
– a previous attendee
Competition Prizes
First Prize: $500
Second Prize: $300
Third Prize: $150
Repertoire
Repertoire for the day will include one substantial movement of a major work from the quartet literature. In order to work on the highest artistic level, advance preparation is expected of each quartet prior to the event.
Competition Judges
All members of the Parker Quartet and several School of Music faculty members serve as judges for the competition. There will also be an "audience favorite" prize, as voted by members of the audience.
The Coaches
The Parker Quartet
- Daniel Chong, violin
- Ken Hamao, violin
- Jessica Bodnar, viola
- Kee-Hyun Kim, cello
USC String Faculty
- William Terwilliger, violin
- Ari Streisfeld, violin
- Daniel Sweaney, viola
- Claire Bryant, cello
Enrollment
Enrollment is limited to 8 string quartets. All quartets are eligible to compete in the competition, but are not required to.
Tuition
$160 per ensemble.
Application procedure
1. All groups must be pre-formed and should send a YouTube or other cloud link
of one movement of a major work of the string quartet repertoire.
2. Application fee of $25 (non-refundable)
3. Application deadline: March 10, 2025
4. Register and pay fee online
Questions, please contact:
Dr. William Terwilliger
University of South Carolina School of Music
813 Assembly St.,
Columbia, SC 29208
803-361-0461
wterwilliger@mozart.sc.edu