Chamber ensembles are unconducted small ensembles in which players perform one to a part. Chamber ensembles perform music of many different musical styles and genres. Collaborative music interpretation and performance is at the essence of chamber music. Chamber music requires the total engagement of each performer in unity with, and in dialogue with, other performers in the ensemble. The result is a performance with musical expression that is produced not only by each individual musician but also by the combined members of the ensemble acting as a whole.

Radford University Chamber Ensembles include duos, trios, string quartets, woodwind quintets, brass quintets, guitar ensembles, piano ensembles, percussion ensembles, vocal ensembles and groups that include both instrumentalists and vocalists. Chamber ensembles are open to all qualified students, majors and non-majors, with permission of the ensemble coach. For more information on chamber music at Radford University, contact Dr. Lucy Mauro at lmmauro@radford.edu.