Feature Story: Thinking Outside the Chamber

Chamber music was once considered an avocational sideline rather than a professional goal. No longer.

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By Heidi Waleson

Once a quirky outsider pursuit, chamber music came to hold a central place in American classical music and at Curtis during the 20th century. Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal opera critic and author of Exit Arias: The Death of New York City Opera and the Future of Opera in America, discusses the historic role of chamber music at Curtis over the past 100 years against the backdrop of an ever-changing American musical landscape.

From the Spring 2024 Issue