Back after the long Covid hiatus, WCM’s Chamber Music Immersion Fellowships offer pre-professional musicians a unique two-week opportunity to live and work alongside WCM festival artists; create new music together; and learn firsthand the work of making a festival.
The program offers up to five composers and performers festival residencies consisting of:
– Lessons and coachings with festival artists
– Career mentoring & training in festival curating, fundraising, audience development and management
– Two public performances of existing work, new work, and free improvisation
– Collaboration between composers & performers, culminating in new pieces to be composed on-site and presented at the final Fellows performance
– Extensive informal time for interaction with artists and audience

The 2025 festival runs from July 14th through the 26th. Weekend of Chamber Music will provide housing and most meals, with lunches catered and shared among artists on the porch of the Eddie Adams barn.

Weekend of Chamber Music is located in the southern Catskill Mountains northwest of New York City

Hear from Weekend of Chamber Music’s 2018 Fellows:

I can’t express how lovely and rejuvenating this has been. The lessons, fellow meetings, open rehearsals, and hangs with the pros has been just what I needed and so inspiring. This festival is so special and the people here are not only so knowledgeable, but so kind and willing to hang with us, and answer millions of questions.  Wesley Hornpetrie

These past two weeks have been some of the most wonderful days of my life. I left being truly excited to play my instrument, to work hard, and to expand my horizons. Because of you amazing people, I’m going into grad school and beyond with a mentality of positivity, confidence, and creativity.    Alexander McLaughlin

Video from 2024 Immersion Fellows