Chamber Music Ensembles

If you have a passion for collaborative music making, there are many opportunities to be a part of chamber ensembles. Student chamber music performances are coached by USC School of Music faculty members who have themselves played great works in the repertory.

A chamber music ensemble gives you the experience and joy of collaborating with your peers under the guidance of our renowned faculty.

As a music major, you may sign up for chamber music ensembles as part of your degree requirements. Some chamber ensembles require special permission. Several chamber music ensembles are available to students pursuing a music minor and to nonmusic majors with special permission.

The USC Graduate String Quartet is USC's premiere student ensemble made up of the top graduate students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees.

School of Music chamber ensembles

Brass
Graduate String Quartet
Keyboard
Percussion
Strings
Voice
Woodwinds

Chamber Music Residency

The award-winning Parker Quartet is the School of Music's Quartet-in-Residence, offering a series of public events, school outreach and special opportunities for USC string students each semester.

Hailed by The New York Times as “something extraordinary,” the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet has rapidly distinguished itself as one of the preeminent ensembles of its generation.

This residency has been made possible by a grant from the Provost's office.

See the schedule of concerts, master classes, coaching and outreach programs

If you’re interested in chamber music ensembles, email Phillip Bush or call 803-777-5922.