Chamber Competition 2025

Utah ASTA Chamber Music Competition Upcoming 2025

Bravo to all Utah ASTA Chamber Music Competition 2023 participants! It was a very high-level competition today with beautiful playing from all students. Here are the winners, congratulations! Special thanks to judges Dr. Kasia Sokol-Borup and Dr. Cheung Chau for the adjudication and great feedback for students.

Junior division:

1st Place, Cleo String Quartet

2nd Place, Waterford String Quintet

Senior division:

1st Place, Caine quartet

2nd Place, Sam Moore Trio


2021 Competition Results
Junior Category:
First Prize: Gloria String Quartet (Logan Purser viola, Eliza Heart violin, Sarah Kendell violin, Kiersten Schuab, cello)
Second Prize: Waterford String Quartet #3 (Esme Smith violin, Adrian Walker violin, Nathan Kwon viola, Avery Carlson cello)
Honorable Mention: Purser Duo (Logan Purser viola, Blake Purser cello)

Senior Category:
First Prize: Synchrony String Quartet (Emma Thackeray violin, Sidney Tovey violin, Caitlyn Curry viola, Lauren Roberts cello)
Second Prize: BYU Honors String Quartet (Anna Pronk violin, Parker Gardner violin, Michaela West viola, Miriam Henderson cello)
Honorable Mention: Beethoven Ravel Quartet (Emily McMurtrey violin, Spencer Lyle violin, Jack Johnson viola, Kaitlin Booth cello)

2023 Chamber Music Competition rules

2023 Chamber Music Application