Overture Music Intensive · New York
Great chamber music belongs to everyone.
We bring together young musicians from around the world, professional artists, and communities through chamber music, mentorship, and shared musical experiences.
Where young artists grow and communities gather.
Our mission
Making chamber music accessible through performance, mentorship, and community.
We believe chamber music has a rare power to break down barriers and bring people of every background together. OMI pairs world-class training for young musicians with performances and shared experiences that carry the music into the places people live, learn, and gather.
Excellence
Celebrated artists from the world’s leading orchestras and conservatories mentor and coach young musicians, nurturing each one’s artistry. Public performances let that artistry shine.
Pathways
Clear guidance and lasting mentorship for young musicians as they find their way into the professional music world, with people in their corner at every step.
Connection
Chamber music carried into homes, schools, and neighborhoods, so everyone can discover it. And a warm community where artists lift each other up and celebrate every milestone.
Empowerment
Investing in artists beyond the stage, with resources and opportunities that help emerging and professional musicians build lasting, fulfilling careers.
What we do
Four ways to make music matter.
Our summer camp is where it begins. Year-round workshops, community programs, and concerts by professional artists from the OMI network keep the music going in every season.
OMI Camps
Learn deeply.
Immersive summer training in New York City: chamber coaching, private lessons, masterclasses, mentorship, and a final public concert.
OMI Workshops
Keep growing.
Year-round ensemble and career workshops with OMI artists, for young musicians growing their artistry and for professionals shaping a life in music.
OMI Connects
Share generously.
Young musicians and faculty share interactive chamber music with children and families in community settings. Kids helping kids, through music.
OMI Presents
Listen together.
Professional artists from the OMI network in concerts, salons, and gatherings across New York, presented by OMI and its partners.
On the calendar
Pull up a chair. The music is better shared.
Concerts, workshops, and gatherings where students, artists, families, and neighbors meet around chamber music. Everyone is welcome.
On the horizon
New music is on the way.
We're planning our next concerts, workshops, and gatherings. Join our newsletter to hear first when dates are announced.
Recently on stage
Carnegie Hall · Oct 2026Voices Unbound: A Benefit Concert of New Chamber WorksPremieres by young composers, for children's education in Madagascar.In partnership with Meng Wang Music AcademyNew England Conservatory · Aug 2026FCPA Summer Free Concert at NECOMI's founder and faculty share the stage at NEC's Williams Hall.In partnership with FCPA
Carnegie Hall · Aug 2026Summer Intensive 2026: Final ConcertOur second summer ends with a bow at Carnegie Hall.Presented by OMISummer Intensive 2026
One summer. Many beginnings.
Coaching, masterclasses, new friendships, and a final bow at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall.
Concert photography by Nicholas V. Hall.
Get involved
Help write what happens next.
Perform, volunteer, partner, or give. There is a place for you at OMI.
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Share your artistry at OMI concerts, workshops, and community programs.
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