About
Since 1986, the Auditorium Chamber Music Series has presented some of the world's finest small ensembles in the beautiful neo-gothic auditorium in the heart of the ¹û¶³´«Ã½Â鶹Éç campus. Four ensembles visit the Palouse each year, performing for the series and enriching the region through school residencies, informal performances in community venues and master classes.
The Auditorium Series embraces a wide variety of types and styles of ensemble, from string quartets to eight-voice a cappella choirs to ethnic improvisational ensembles. The same great ensembles that audiences from New York to Seattle flock to hear — the Beaux Arts Trio, Masters of Persian Music, Kronos Quartet, Chanticleer, eighth blackbird and the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin — have all graced the Auditorium Chamber Music Series.
Mission
The mission of the Auditorium Chamber Music Series is to bring outstanding performances of a wide variety of chamber music to the region and to offer high-quality musical experiences and education.
Our People
Navin Chettri
Manager, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival & ACMS; Lecturer of Music; Artistic Director of World Music Celebration
Eneida Larti
Assistant Professor of Piano, Co-artistic Director of the Auditorium Chamber Music Series
Funding
The Auditorium Chamber Music Series is funded by individual contributions, ticket sales and generous donations from these major sponsors:
Idaho Commission of the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
Western States Art Federation
Previous Guests
These ensembles have performed at the Auditorium Chamber Music Series.
1986-87
- Pablo Casals Trio
- Tapestry
- Le Corte Musical
- UBC Ensemble
1987-88
- Kronos Quartet
- Aequalis
- Ames Quartet
- Tindemans Trio
1988-89
- Chanticleer
- Chester Quartet
- Musicians of Swanne Alley
- Chamber Music Northwest
1989-90
- Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
- Lark Quartet
- Da Capo Chamber Players
- Ensemble Alcatraz
1990-91
- Shanghai Quartet
- Sanford Sylvan and the New Arts Trio
- Colorado Quartet
- The Whole Noyse
1991-92
- Saturday Brass Quintet
- Ridge String Quartet
- Musics Re-Creation
- Arden Trio
1992-93
- Sylvan, Friedman and Breitman
- Cavani String Quartet
- Aeolian Chamber Players
- Moscow Conservatory Trio
1993-94
- Borromeo Quartet
- Hexagon
- Baltimore Consort
- Lark Quartet
1994-95
- Four Nations Ensemble
- Audubon Quartet
- Falla Guitar Trio
- An die Musik
1995-96
- Music from the Palouse
- Leontovych String Quartet
- Ensemble Project Ars Nova
- Chestnut Brass Company
1996-97
- Brentano String Quartet
- Cecilia Â's Circle
- Guild Trio
- Music from the Palouse
- Chanticleer
1997-98
- Sanford Sylvan and David Breitman
- Ensemble Anonymus
- Double Exposure
- St. Petersburg String Quartet
1998-99
- Peabody Trio
- New York Chamber Soloists
- Lafayette String Quartet
- Paul Hillier and the Theatre of Voices
1999-2000
- Orion String Quartet
- Moscow Conservatory Orchestra
- American Brass Quintet
- Music from the Palouse
- St. Petersburg Quartet with Mack McCray
2000-01
- Beaux Arts Trio
- Waverly Consort
- Miami String Quartet
- Ghazal Ensemble
2001-02
- Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
- Peabody Trio
- Lark Quartet
- eighth blackbird
2002-03
- Ensemble Amarcord
- Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
- Pacifica Quartet
- Anima Brazilian Ensemble
2003-04
- Anonymous 4
- Salzburg Hyperion Ensemble
- Cypress String Quartet
- George Crumb Ensemble
2004-05
- Rainier Chamber Winds
- eighth blackbird
- St. Lawrence String Quartet
- Amadeus Trio
2005-06
- Rose Ensemble
- Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
- Peabody Trio
- Masters of Persian Music
2006-07
- Music from the Palouse
- Onyx Brass
- American Chamber Players
- Pacifica Quartet
- eighth blackbird
2007-08
- Trio Solisti
- Ensemble Amarcord
- Escher String Quartet
- Imani Winds
2008-09
- Music from the Palouse
- Trio Con Brio Copenhagen
- Fountain Ensemble
- Biava String Quartet
- Fireworks Ensemble
2009-10
- The Tudor Choir
- Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
- Borealis String Quartet
- Amelia Piano Trio
- Pacific Rims Percussion Quartet
2010-11
- Music from the Palouse
- St. Lawrence String Quartet
- Boston Camerata
- Walden Chamber Players
- American Brass Quintet
2011-12
- Callithumpian Consort
- Stephen Drury, Piano
- Gryphon Trio
- Ying String Quartet
- Wind Soloists of New York
2012-13
- Chanticleer
- Weiss Kaplan Newman Trio
- Linden String Quartet
- Prism Saxophone Quartet
2013-14
- Ariel String Quartet with Orion Weiss
- John and Gerald Clayton
- Music from the Palouse: Mozart!
- Chiara String Quartet
- eighth blackbird
2014-15
- Atlantic Brass Quintet
- Morgenstern Trio
- Jupiter String Quartet
- Anton Nel, Pianist
- Calmus Ensemble
2015-16
- Music from the Palouse
- Heinevanker
- Enso String Quartet
- Gryphon Piano Trio
- New York Woodwind Quintet
2016-17
- The Prima Trio
- Deviant Septet
- Chiara String Quartet
- New York Polyphony
- Cheng Chow Trio
2017-18
- Music from the Palouse
- Quartetto Gelato
- Ying String Quartet
- Calefax Reed Quintet
- Horszowski Trio
2018-19
- London Handel Players
- American Brass Quintet
- JACK Quartet
- Trio Solisti
- Cantus
2019-20
- Imani Winds
- ATOS Trio
- Pacifica Quartet
2020-21
- Neave Trio
- St. Lawrence String Quartet
- Chanticleer
2021-22
- Goldstein-Peled-Feterstein Trio
- The Baltimore Consort
- Invoke
- Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
2022-23
- SPA Trio
- Cann Duo
- Telegraph Quartet
- Akropolis Reed Quintet
2023-2024
- Music from the Palouse
- Cavatina Duo
- Jupiter String Quartet
- Lysander Piano Trio
2024-2025
- Boston Brass
- Anthony McGill & Gloria Chien
- Parker Quartet
- Sandbox Percussion