Manitou Chamber Music Festival
July 13 - 27, 2025

Registration Deadline
March 15, 2025

Join us for our 12th season of exceptional and inspiring chamber music at the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Building!

The Manitou Chamber Music Festival is a dual-faceted performance and education event. Faculty from around the country come together to mentor young musicians in chamber music repertoire and help instill a new love of chamber music with their new innovative programming. Faculty artists mentor pre-college student musicians in small groups as they delve into the world of chamber music.

For more information on ticketing or applying for the Festival, please go to manitouchambermusicfestival.com.

The Manitou Chamber Music Festival is a one-of-a-kind two week mentoring program for string chamber music. It is uniquely tailored to equip young chamber musicians to be competitive on a national level. At our two week musical retreat, you will prepare and perform one complete string quartet and one complete string quintet or piano quintet, have two daily coaching sessions and rehearse with world-class faculty, study your repertoire from a historical/theoretical perspective, attend classes and concerts, and perform for enthusiastic audiences.

Although the Manitou Chamber Music Festival is geared toward established groups, experienced individual chamber musicians are encouraged to apply as we will consider exceptional individuals on a limited basis. Because the high quality of our program requires a substantial amount of direct interaction with our faculty, we accept only a small number of applicants. We encourage you to apply early for your best chance of admission.

MCMF Faculty

Cullan Bryant

Artistic Director
Piano

Jeri Jorgensen

Director
Violin

Sophie Verhaeghe

Violin

Hanna Pederson

Viola

Matt Armbruster

Cello

Application fee (non-refundable):

$120 per quartet
$30 per individual

Tuition: $850 per person includes:

Daily coaching sessions
Rehearsal space
Classes
Concert production for student groups
Repertoire consultation
Tickets to faculty concerts

Additional Expenses:

Students will need to provide their own sheet music and scores (the edition will be specified).
Spending money for incidentals
Private lessons may be arranged with individual faculty members for an additional fee.

In order to attract the highest level of talent, all participant fees are subsidized to keep them below the actual costs of running our program.

Repertoire

Music to be studied will be chosen by the artistic director in consultation with the groups prior to arrival at the festival.
Individual parts must be prepared in advance.

Faculty Performances

Performances are in Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs, with more details available on the ticketing site.
Performances will be listed on the MCMF website as the festival approaches.

Food & Lodging

Out-of-area students will stay with host families in private homes.
Local students will commute.
Dinner if provided every day; students should bring a sack lunch.

Transportation

Transportation to and from the airport will be provided at no additional cost for those who need it.

Manitou Chamber Music Festival July 13 - 27, 2025 Registration Deadline March 15, 2025