OVERTURE MUSIC INTENSIVE
Great chamber music belongs to everyone.
Overture Music Intensive trains gifted young musicians from around the world, regardless of means, and brings them to the stage of Carnegie Hall.
For Students & Families
World-class training, mentorship, and performance experience.
The Summer Program remains OMI’s flagship education pathway: chamber music study, guided rehearsal, faculty mentorship, masterclasses, and a culminating performance experience in New York City.
Explore the ProgramSupport Our Mission
Help OMI bring chamber music into more communities.
Your support helps present concerts, workshops, mentorship experiences, community outreach, venue partnerships, artist support, and responsible nonprofit growth.
Get InvolvedOur Mission
More than a program.
A movement to make chamber music live again.
We believe chamber music has the power to break down barriers, dissolve prejudice, and bring people of every background together. OMI revives it as a living, inclusive art form, pairing world-class training for young artists with performances that bring music directly into communities.
OMI is dedicated to making chamber music accessible to all through world-class performance, education, and mentorships, and to fostering inclusive communities where artists and audiences inspire each other and grow together.
Excellence
World-class musicianship with human warmth.
OMI holds high artistic standards while making chamber music feel close, welcoming, and alive.
Access
Music in more rooms, not only formal halls.
Access can mean education, community presence, affordable events, clear invitation, and welcoming spaces. Avoid scholarship-first language unless board-approved.
Community
Artists and audiences inspiring one another.
Concerts, workshops, and benefit events become shared experiences among students, mentors, hosts, donors, volunteers, and listeners.
We believe chamber music has the power to break down barriers, dissolve prejudice, and bring people of every background together. OMI revives it as a living, inclusive art form, pairing world-class training for young artists with performances that bring music directly into communities.
OMI is dedicated to making chamber music accessible to all through world-class performance, education, and mentorships, and to fostering inclusive communities where artists and audiences inspire each other and grow together.Excellence
World-class musicianship with human warmth.
OMI holds high artistic standards while making chamber music feel close, welcoming, and alive.
Access
Music in more rooms, not only formal halls.
Access can mean education, community presence, affordable events, clear invitation, and welcoming spaces. Avoid scholarship-first language unless board-approved.
Community
Artists and audiences inspiring one another.
Concerts, workshops, and benefit events become shared experiences among students, mentors, hosts, donors, volunteers, and listeners.
What We Do
Our Programs
One flagship program is live today. New year-round initiatives extend OMI’s reach through concerts, workshops, community partnerships, venue relationships, fundraising performances, and responsible nonprofit growth.
Live · Artist Development
Summer Intensive
Intensive chamber music training, mentorship, guided rehearsal, masterclasses, and performance preparation in New York City.
Learn MoreYear-Round · Community Engagement
Concerts, workshops, and shared spaces
A series of intimate chamber music events in homes, schools, residences, libraries, galleries, venues, and community rooms.
Explore Community OutreachLaunching 2026
Performing Arts × Technology
OMI can explore digital documentation, artist storytelling, recorded excerpts, and online engagement that helps the organization reach new audiences.
Partner with OMIFlagship Education Program
Summer Intensive in
New York City
A rare opportunity to study world-class classical music in the heart of NYC, centered on chamber music coaching, guided rehearsal, masterclasses, mentorship, and performance preparation.
Upcoming Events
Hear OMI live throughout the year.
Use the events page to show OMI’s range: Concerts, community performances, workshops, salons, and Summer Program showcases.
Concerts
OMI Summer Program Gala
Carnegie Hall Weill Hall · Showcasing OMI Summer Intensive's students and faculty.
Community
Community Concert
[insert venue] · A welcoming chamber music program with a local partner.
Artist TALK
Artist Talk · Dov Scheindlin
Queens College Aaron Copland School · An interactive session for OMI Summer Program students and families.
The Next Chapter
OMI is growing from a summer intensive into a year-round nonprofit platform.
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Concerts and gatherings
Show an active calendar of benefit events, salons, community concerts, workshops, and artist talks.
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Bring OMI to your space
Invite OMI into a residence, school, gallery, library, church, hospital, or cultural venue.
Host a ConcertSupport
Fund the work behind the music
Help support concerts, workshops, artists, education, outreach, and operations.
Support OMIJoin
Volunteer or partner
Be a par for event support, venue outreach, media, and community relationships.
VolunteerFeatured Pathway
Host a concert with OMI.
For a year-round nonprofit, hosting can be just as important as applying. OMI can grow through benefit salons, community concerts, school workshops, artist talks, and private or institutional gatherings.
- Benefit chamber evenings in homes, galleries, clubs, residences, or donor spaces.
- Community concerts at libraries, schools, cultural centers, and shared spaces.
- Workshops or artist talks for students, families, and first-time listeners.
- Fundraising events that introduce new supporters to OMI’s mission.
Contact Us
Do you have any questions about Overture Music Intensive? Please do not hesitate to leave us a message!