Welcome to Grammy Award-winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony
Now in our 46th year!
The Cleveland Chamber Symphony (CCS) performs music of our time that dares to explore. We nurture composers, musicians and audiences through professional performances, recordings, commissions, and educational experiences.
NEOSonicFest and our Young and Emerging Composers Concert
Sunday April 12th, 7:30pm, 2026
Baldwin Wallace Gamble Auditorium
96 Front St, Berea, Ohio
Steven Smith Music Director
Joseph Ardo — University of Akron School of Music
Faith Rawlins — Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music
Lucas Sparrow — Bowling Green College of Musical Arts
Owen Axelberd — Cleveland Institute of Music
Jacob Sims — Kent State School of Music
Concert will be live streamed
Writing for Harp – Trick or Treat?
Apr 10, 2026 at 2:30pm – 3:30pm, 2026
Kulas Conservatory of Performing Arts, Room 115 (close to Gamble Auditorium)
96 Front St, Berea, Ohio
A FREE and open Masterclass
The Harp! What a wonderful, if not under-utilized orchestral instrument. Hear and see tips and treates from the Cleveland Chamber Symphony’s professional contemporary Harpist Julia Kay Jamieson.
While the harp is incredibly versatile, it can also be quite a puzzle to write effective parts. See and hear examples of harp parts (old and new) played and analyzed from the perspective of a professional harpist – what works, what could be better, what might be crossed out, what notation causes headaches, etc. Time will also be spent showcasing some of the many wonderful colors, styles, and extended techniques that are possible on this fantastic instrument. Come with questions!
NEOSonicFest with the Ohio Contemporary Ballet
Sunday April 19th, 4:30pm, 2026
The Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Christian Church
3663 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Steven Smith Music Director
Featuring the music of Margaret Brouwer
with special guest the Ohio Contemporary Ballet
Margaret Brouwer, Mandala
featuring Ohio Contemporary Ballet
Margaret Brouwer, Inner Voices
Margaret Brouwer, City Life
***World Premiere
Donald Erb, Harold’s Trip to the Sky
NEOSonicFest – A Northeast Ohio New Music Festival linking top level new music performance groups into a common festival format.
– Recent Past Performances –
NEOSonicFall: Going Solo
Cleveland Chamber Symphony Special Works
Concert will be live streamed HERE
Sunday September 21th, 2:30pm, 2025
Baldwin Wallace Gamble Auditorium
Steven Smith Music Director
Richard Stout
Songs of Correspondence for mezzo-soprano and string quartet from letters of Willa Cather
Daniel Doriff
Dance Etude #3 for two marimbas
Lou Harriso
First Concerto for Flute and Percussion
Dan Levitan
Invention #1 and #2
Donald Miller
Three Short Songs of Love
Program Download
Our performance of Donald Erb’s Reconnaissance:
A 1989 conversation with CCS Founder Ed London with Bruce Duffie.
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