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Advanced instrumentalists, composers, choral singers and choral conductors  study and perform alongside acclaimed Festival Artists.

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Concerts and Events

Welcome to the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival – where the beauty of music and nature are celebrated in an idyllic setting! We’re pleased to bring you another season of wonderful music performed by seasoned masters and up-and-coming young talents.

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Musical Bridges

A multiyear project in which the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival commissions new works that place classical chamber music within a broader musical and cultural context.

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News
Joshua Gindele, John Largess
Norfolk

Feels Like Home: Members of the Miró Quartet on Their Time at Norfolk

For the Miró Quartet, Norfolk is not just another music festival: it’s a home, a legacy.
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Norfolk

Wei-Yi Yang: A Place Where Friends Make Music

“Music is always better when friends play. And that’s what Norfolk is: a place where friends...
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paul novak
Norfolk

Paul Novak: Composition, Collaboration, and Conversation

Norfolk Fellows truly experience what it means to write music as a conversation.
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Emerson Quartet
Norfolk

A Final Farewell to the Emerson String Quartet

After nearly forty years as one of the world’s most renowned string quartets, the chamber...
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Students, Faculty + Alums

Congratulations to YSM's Grammy nominees!

We're incredibly proud of the YSM alums who were nominated on Nov. 8 for the 2025 Grammy Awards! We...
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Terra String Quartet
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Terra String Quartet represents Yale at Venice Biennale

The Terra String Quartet, YSM's fellowship quartet-in-residence, performed at the Venice Biennale.
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