Description
Since 1997, Vento Chiaro has excited audiences nationally and internationally with its unique and captivating performances. Founded at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, its members were immediately drawn to the creative potential and educational opportunities of the woodwind quintet. Vento Chiaro continually strives to produce an environment of high-caliber, entertaining performances to audiences, present sophisticated and inspiring masterclasses and collaborate with communities through outreach programs to expand their knowledge, enjoyment and appreciation of music as an art form. They are continually seeking new compositions and spend time reading newly composed repertoire as well as discovering forgotten works.
Vento Chiaro has earned the recognition of some of this country's most prestigious chamber music competitions including the silver medal from the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition (South Bend, IN), the Saunderson Award at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition (Los Angeles, CA), and semifinalist in the Concert Artists Guild (New York, N|Y). As a professional ensemble, Vento Chiaro has also been the resident ensemble at several educational institutions. These include a long-term position as the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Longy School of music (Cambridge, MA 1999-2006), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA 2007), and the Orange County School for the Arts (Orange County, CA 2004).
Vento Chiaro has also had the privilege of being the woodwind quintet in residence at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, one of the world's most renowned summer festivals for the most talented and ambitious high school students. They have held this position since 2002.
