Chamber music is music for two, three, four, or maybe a few more, instruments. It is usually played in a small auditorium and performed before a small audience, so it offers special opportunities for getting close to both the music and the musicians. The Festival takes place annually, usually during the first three weeks of June.
Performances take place in a number of locations.
In past years, concerts have been offered in Huntington, Fort Wayne, Warren, North Manchester, Warsaw, Plymouth and Bluffton. The performing group for most of our concerts has been the Freimann String Quartet, which is made up of the principal string players of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. In 1997, however, the Freimann Quartet was invited to tour in Japan at the time of the Festival, so we did not hear them. 1997 performances were by Jodie DeSalvo and Friends, the Notre Dame String Trio, the Fort Wayne Percussion Ensemble, and the Fort Wayne Chamber Brass. 1998 performances were by the Freimann Quartet and the Chester String Quartet.