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DACAMERA Young Artist Program

Da Camera Endowment Fund

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Overview

DACAMERA Young Artist Program

Overview: A chamber music fellowship program for emerging professional instrumentalists, singers, and composers.

Goal: Encourage musicians to develop the skills necessary to become passionate, forward-thinking, and community-focused "citizen artists" who reimagine traditional notions of music-making and embrace contributing to society through the transformative power of their art and proactive social engagement.

Geographic Scope: Houston, Texas area

Program Activities:

  • Exciting variety of performances, workshops, and school visits

  • Performances at venues including: Wortham Center, The Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, area hospitals, and libraries

  • Principal teaching artists for DACAMERA's Music Encounters program

  • Participation in master classes with renowned guest artists

    • Eligibility: Emerging professional instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers

    Current Young Artists (2025-2026): The program includes 21 fellows across various instruments and vocal genres including jazz voice, violin, piano, cello, bassoon, mezzo-soprano, jazz bass, harp, viola, clarinet, flute, double bass, percussion, and composition.

    Founded: 2009

    Contact: DACAMERA, 1402 Sul Ross, Houston, TX 77006; Phone: 713-524-5050

    What Da Camera Endowment Fund actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    1
    Total given
    $226K
    Median grant
    $226K
    • By dollars: Texas 100%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX.

    Example grants

    • Da Camera Society of Texas · Houston, TX

      $226K

    IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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