OUR MISSION
Chamber Project Saint Louis embraces the communicative and collaborative nature of chamber music to create interactive performances reflecting a 21st-century audience, and creates partnerships with both traditional and non-traditional venues, all types of artists, institutions, and the community.
We will accomplish this mission by these core commitments:
The highest possible artistic level in the musical performance of chamber music.
Engaging programming that inspires unexpected thought provoking experiences for the audience.
Creating deep connections with our audiences before, during, and after performances both verbally and musically promoting personal responses to the music through audience participation.
Developing non-traditional audiences reflecting the diversity of our environment and a new generation of concert goers in intimately social settings.
Commitment to the performance of chamber music by programming music from historically excluded identities on every program along side revered classics.
Developing outreach and education initiatives that will further our commitment and love for the community we serve by creating meaningful, active listening experience for underserved communities and audiences.
CPSTL embraces anti-racist, gender-inclusive ideologies in all aspects of the organization's operational structure and artistic output, disrupting the gatekeeping practices that have limited access and representation through generations of classical artists and institutions. In a field where white, cis-gender males dramatically dominate concert programs, CPSTL intentionally and consistently anchors programming in existing works by people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and women, as well as commissioning new works from these populations.
founders: Adrianne, Laura, Jennifer and Dana
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Jennifer Gartley
Laura Reycraft
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dana Hotle
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Aminat Danmole
Phil Duyff
Carol Graham
Kim Gregory
Kristin Guilliams
Tricia Jöstlein
Caroline Kelsey
Jennedy Lombard, President
Denise McCracken
David Nischwitz
Andrea Tharian