FAQs

Is this like, a Specific Call for your June festival?

Yes and no — we definitely want you to tell us if you envision your project aligning with our stated June theme, and would like to have it considered for inclusion. But the call is open to ALL submissions.

What do you mean all submissions?

We mean any and ALL ideas, pieces, programs, projects, potential collaborations that you’ve been meaning to talk to us about or find a partner or producer for. Big or small, ready-to-go or development stage, if it could benefit from having our eyes on it now, send it.

Can i send it when it’s more ready?

We have limited our submission period to once a year so we will not officially consider work that is submitted outside of the stated submission period. This is to ensure that all work gets equal consideration, by the same readers, at the same time. It’ll be a year before you can submit it in the next round. Timing is up to you.

I could really use some help fleshing out my idea that’s not ready for funding though…

If making a submission doesn’t feel right at this time, but you still could benefit from feedback or help moving it forward, we are always happy to schedule a call to talk through an idea, as an informational meeting. Then we’ll be happy to see the submission during the open submission period, once you’re ready to propose it!

Do you consider operas?

We will consider chamber opera, but we limit our activities to music that’s one or two on a part, that can largely be performed unconducted, in the spirit of chamber music. This description encompasses many genres, including improvisational music, non-western music, electronic music and installations, but probably not full-scale operas or orchestral works unless there is a chamber music element to the proposal that CQ would be providing. If you have a question about your specific work, please reach out.

I have a really big project to propose…

That is awesome and we want to hear about it. Please note that we cannot fully fund any project, big or small, at the current scope of this initiative. Your proposal should include other sources of funding, committed or pending, so that we can evaluate feasibility.

What else does this mean for my project beyond funding?

It is up to you to let us know what you think your project needs from ChamberQUEER to be successful, because every project is different, and needs different things to succeed. This could mean production support, grantwriting support, connections to venues/rosters/other partners, marketing support, etc. Think through all the aspects and tell us as much as you can.

I’m not a classical musician…

We welcome proposals to collaborate with artists and organizations that are mission-aligned from any artistic discipline, as long as there’s a way that the chamber music ethos is in the project and CQ’s mission and values are reflected in the work we would make together.

What did we miss?

Reach out at hello@chamberqueer.org if this doesn’t cover your question!