2027 Program Dates
Full Session: June 20 – August 1
Session 1: June 20 – July 11
Session 2: July 11 – August 1
Session Details
6 weeks
June 20 – August 1
Violin, Viola, and Cello
String Fellowships and Financial Aid available
3 weeks
June 20 – July 11
Violin, Viola, and Cello
Financial Aid available
3 weeks
July 11 – August 1
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano
Piano Fellowships and Financial Aid (string and piano) available
Application Deadline
February 15, 2027
STRINGS
Spend your summer on the shores of Lake Superior immersed in chamber music at the highest level. Madeline Island Chamber Music offers an intensive, collaborative environment where talented string and piano students refine their artistry through daily rehearsals, personalized coaching, and frequent performances. Under the guidance of world-class ensembles and faculty, participants deepen their ensemble skills, expand their musical perspective, and form lifelong connections—all while surrounded by the natural beauty and creative energy of Madeline Island.
PIANO
Join us on Madeline Island for three inspiring weeks of intensive chamber music study. This immersive program pairs pianists with exceptional string players and world-class faculty, offering daily rehearsals, personalized coaching, and frequent performance opportunities. Participants refine ensemble skills, expand their solo and chamber repertoire, and collaborate in a close-knit artistic community set amid the natural beauty of Lake Superior.
Fellowships
Madeline Island Chamber Music offers fully-funded fellowships to a select group of collegiate-level string and piano students who demonstrate outstanding artistry and a commitment to chamber music. Fellowship recipients participate fully in all program activities, perform in concerts, and receive individualized mentoring from our world-class faculty.
Emerging Artists Quartet Residency
A professional development opportunity for an early-career string quartet. Fellows coach chamber music alongside MICM faculty in a mentored teaching setting, perform a featured concert, and lead community engagement on Madeline Island and in Bayfield, WI. This opportunity includes a paid week-long performing and teaching residency in the fall in Minneapolis including a featured concert.
2027 Faculty
Why Madeline Island Chamber Music?
Daily learning, weekly inspiration — Work with a different professional quartet each week, plus our resident faculty, for a breadth of perspectives and artistry.
Perform often, grow quickly — Take part in public concerts, master classes, and community performances every week.
Tailored to your level — Be placed in an ensemble that matches your age and ability, ensuring both challenge and support.
Life on the island — Beyond the music, enjoy kayaking, hiking, swimming, biking, and relaxing in a close-knit community.
Memories you’ll take home — Receive free concert tickets and 4K performance recordings to remember your summer.
Madeline Island Chamber Music admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to its students. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and financial aid programs, and other programs.