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THE 50TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION WAS HELD IN-PERSON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME IN MAY 2023. THE EVENT FEATURED 56 CHAMBER ENSEMBLES COMPRISING 231 INDIVIDUAL COMPETITORS REPRESENTING 24 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AND 36 STATES. DURING THE THREE DAYS OF LIVE COMPETITION, FISCHOFF ENSEMBLES PRESENTED 101 COMPETITION PERFORMANCES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, 13 SCHOOL PROGRAMS, 10 COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES, AND REACHED OVER 10,000 LIVESTREAM VIEWERS. FISCHOFF ENHANCED THE LIFT EVERY VOICE PRIZE FOR BEST PERFORMANCE OF A PIECE BY A HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED COMPOSER IN THE CHAMBER MUSIC WORLD. THIS PRIZE FOCUSED ON WORKS BY WOMEN, BLACK, LATINO OR LATINA COMPOSERS. SENIOR DIVISION MUSICIANS WERE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A VIDEO PERFORMANCE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A CASH PRIZE AND ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE COMPETITION WEEKEND. THE FISCHOFF DOUBLE GOLD TOUR FEATURED THE 2022 FISCHOFF COMPETITION SENIOR DIVISION GOLD MEDALISTS, MIXED MEDIA AND TERRA STRING QUARTET. THEY PRESENTED CONCERTS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS ACROSS THE MIDWEST, REACHING CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS. THE GRAND PRIZE TOUR FEATURED RISUS QUARTET, WHO REACHED AUDIENCES IN ITALY DURING THE EMILIA ROMAGNA FESTIVAL. FISCHOFF'S 2022 ANN DIVINE EDUCATOR AWARD WINNER, WINDSYNC, CONDUCTED A WEEK-LONG ARTS-IN-EDUCATION RESIDENCY IN NORTHERN INDIANA, PRESENTING WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES AND INTERACTIVE CONCERTS IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND LIBRARIES, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 1,483 STUDENTS. AS PART OF FISCHOFF'S SIGNATURE, STORIES AND MUSIC (SAM I AM) PROGRAM, WINDSYNC BROUGHT TO LIFE THE CHILDREN'S BOOK, "INTERSTELLAR CINDERELLA," IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH, FOR APPROXIMATELY 900 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE DOUBLE GOLD TOUR OUTREACH AND THE ARTS-IN-EDUCATION RESIDENCY PROGRAMS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 6,500 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE MICHIANA AREA AND BEYOND. FISCHOFF'S CHAMBER MUSIC ACADEMY CELEBRATED ITS 24TH YEAR OF PROVIDING MENTORING AND CHAMBER MUSIC STUDIES THROUGH TUITION-FREE PROFESSIONAL COACHING SESSIONS TO MICHIANA JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENTS. THIRTY-ONE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, REPRESENTING FOURTEEN SCHOOLS IN SOUTH BEND, GRANGER, MISHAWAKA, MIDDLEBURY, GOSHEN AND VALPARAISO IN INDIANA, AND ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN. ENSEMBLES PARTICIPATED IN OUTREACH PERFORMANCES, MASTERCLASSES, AND AN ANNUAL PUBLIC CONCERT. IN 2022-23, ACADEMY ENSEMBLES PERFORMED FOR A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 3,043 CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS IN INDIANA AND MICHIGAN. THE INAUGURAL SUMMER CHAMBER MUSIC INTENSIVE PROGRAM REACHED 951 AUDIENCE MEMBERS.