Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition Showcase

Top instrumentalists from the Michigan State University College of Music will compete for scholarships, performance opportunities and more at the 3^rd annual Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition Showcase Saturday (April 1).

Four groups will perform: the Novak Trio, a string and piano trio; Grand River Brass, a brass quintet; Clap 7, a saxophone quartet; and Aereus, a trumpet ensemble.

After the final performance, judges Tim McAllister, a professor of music at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance; Seth Orgel, a professor of horn at Louisiana State University; and Ruggero Allifranchini, concertmaster for the Mostly Mozart Festival, will deliberate to decide the first, second and third-place winners. The audience will also select a People’s Choice Award winner. Recipients will be announced at the end of the evening.

The event is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (ages 60 and older) and free for students and attendees under 18. For tickets and access to the digital livestream, visit music.msu.edu.