Chamber Music National Finalists
2025–2026
String
| Ensemble | School | Teacher/Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Oros Trio Emilie Tupper, violin Julian Bennett, cello Ethan Stahl, piano |
University of Colorado Boulder | Andrew Cooperstock, coach |
| Skyline Piano Quintet Ruiqi Wang, violin Yu-Tong Li, violin Aurimar Hernandez, viola Brian Cortes-Bofill, cello Jerry Zhang, piano |
Schwob School of Music | Samuel Vargas, coach |
| Valkyria Quartet Rebecca Hall, violin Elizabeth Bergmann, violin Eva Ruiz, viola Kevin Zapata, cello |
Schwob School of Music | Samuel Vargas, coach |
| Cantilène Trio Alexis Boylan, violin Yun Qu Tan, saxophone Aly Soriano, piano |
University of Georgia | Brandon Quarles, coach |
| Canelé String Quartet Zichuan (Kevin) Wang, violin Summer Bradshaw, violin Yusong Zhao, viola Yilin (Selina) Xu, cello |
Butler School of Music | William Fedkenheuer, coach |
| Mt. Olympus Waters Honors Piano Trio Alina Baron, violin Stella Wadsworth, cello Emerald Clayton, piano |
University of Utah | Steven Vanhauwaert, coach |
| Toba Trio Benjamin Frueh, violin David Smith, cello Qiaochuhan Li, piano |
Lawrence University | Catherine Kautsky, coach |
Chamber Music Wind
| Ensemble | School | Teacher/Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Bar Before Quintet Corva Graham, flute Luka Vezmar, oboe Nikhila Narayana, clarinet David Guy, bassoon Nathan Bonin, horn |
University of Colorado Boulder | Christina Jennings, coach |
| Synchrony Quartet Philip Kleutgens, soprano saxophone Hudson O'Reilly, alto saxophone Matthew Johnson, tenor saxophone Haven Kahn, baritone saxophone |
Northwestern University | Taimur Sullivan, coach |
| Citrine Quartet Alex Procajlo, soprano saxophone Jonah Kulick, alto saxophone Zachary Solomon, tenor saxophone Rimas Stapusaitis, baritone saxophone |
University of Michigan | Timothy McAllister, coach |
| Novus Jacob Bissonnette, soprano saxophone Coleman Kading, alto saxophone Kevin Barton, tenor saxophone Matthew Dietrich, baritone saxophone |
University of Oklahoma | Myles Boothroyd, coach |
| Kapwa David Bayard, soprano saxophone Joshua Flores, alto saxophone Matthew Hrinda, tenor saxophone Tyree Nesbitt, baritone saxophone |
Indiana University | Otis Murphy, coach |
| Kairos Matthew James, soprano saxophone Johann Koh, alto saxophone Alexander Nguyen, tenor saxophone Zachary Matthews, baritone saxophone |
Florida State University | Geoffrey Deibel, coach |
| New Horizon Brass Jacob Rose, trumpet Jon-Michael Taylor, trumpet William Roberts, trombone Aiden Lewis horn Mikal Martin, tuba |
Yale University | Kevin Cobb, coach |