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Chamber Ensemble 2024-2025 Season
- Students of all ages are welcome to participate. The program is open to strings, brass, woodwinds, and piano.
- All students are assigned one coach per semester. Each group receives five coachings with a professional instructor.
- Sunday participants are given two extra rehearsals where they rehearse by themselves to apply their coach’s instructions.
- At the end of each semester, students have a required dress rehearsal and concert recital.
- Other opportunities may include performing as a prelude to youth orchestra concerts, professional concerts , and other community gatherings.
- All chamber music rehearsals and coachings are at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Recital Dates for 2024-2025:
- Sunday, November 24
- Sunday, April 27
General Rehearsal Hours:
Rehearsal hours may be modified to accommodate individual schedules.
- Sundays, 12:30 pm - 7:30 pm (all levels)
- Fall: Sept 29 - Nov 17 (excluding Oct 13)
- Spring: Feb 23 - April 13 (excluding March 23)
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Chamber Tuition for the 2024-2025 Season
Ensemble | One Semester (Fall or Spring) | Both Fall and Spring Semesters |
Elementary (30 min.) | $155 | $300 |
Intermediate (45 min.) | $215 | $420 |
Advanced (60 min.) | $265 | $520 |
Attendance Policy
Chamber music attendance is very important because students are the only ones on their part. Also, it is important for the other students to hear all the parts while in rehearsal. It is similar to a sports team. If a player does not show up for practice or a game, it is very difficult to work together properly or win a game. Chamber music is teamwork and it is vital for students to be present at all rehearsals.
Excused Absences
Sickness, Family Emergency, & Concert Performance
If you know you will miss a rehearsal in advance, please let the director Stephanie Preucil or the Schaumburg Youth Orchestra staff know so possible adjustments can be made to remedy the situation.
- Contact Stephanie Preucil at familypreucil@gmail.com
- Contact the Youth Orchestra at youthorchestra@schaumburg.com
Chamber Music is the third part of the musical triangle that helps develop essential musical skills in the young musician. Students who are involved in chamber music experience the opportunity to play solos while taking on supportive roles as well. Students that participate in chamber music generally become more aware of the voices around them in an orchestral setting and take their large ensemble playing to a whole new level. Students who invest in chamber music education become better soloists, because chamber music means one person on a part. The chamber soloist has no one to depend on, so all the musical components are the responsibility of the one student.
The primary goal of the chamber music student is to know their music as a soloist , but to perform it as a team. Teamwork requires preparation, and interpersonal skills such as compromise, honesty, and a positive approach. These personal skills can be taken into the world and are applicable to many other aspects of their life.
Stephanie Preucil
Director, Schaumburg Youth Chamber Music Program