Thomas Rosenberg receives Arts Advocate of the Year award from Chamber Music America
Chamber Music America is the national network of ensemble music professionals.
Thomas Rosenberg, senior lecturer in cello, has received the 2025 Arts Advocate of the Year award from Chamber Music America (CMA), the national network of ensemble music professionals.
As artistic director of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association since 1981, Rosenberg has exemplified consummate leadership and a commitment to advancing the arts on a national scale, according to the CMA awards committee. He has been an essential piece to Fischoff’s impact on professional development, education, and outreach, and was the leading factor in the organization’s growth over 40 years. A dynamic teacher, performer, and chamber coach, Rosenberg teaches at Carleton and Macalester and maintains an award-winning pre-college home studio. As described by one nominator, “his nurturing of countless ensembles, including those in the junior division, has been an incredible boon for small ensemble growth,” and his work developing extensive community engagement programs has greatly contributed to chamber music’s proliferation.
The presentation for Rosenberg’s honors and others will take place during the CMA Awards Luncheon on February 15, 2025, during the 2025 National Conference in Houston, Texas.
“I am pleased to announce this year’s awards cohort, representing distinguished leadership and artistic excellence in our field,” said cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, a member of CMA’s Board of Directors and Awards Committee Chair. “It’s an honor to celebrate extraordinary achievements of the small ensemble music community across style and discipline, reflecting the breadth and magnitude of chamber music. This group of recipients represents individuals working to expand musical boundaries, stewards of tradition, as well as mentors for the next generation.”
About Chamber Music America
Chamber Music America was founded in 1977 to develop, strengthen, and support the chamber music community. With a membership including musicians, ensembles, presenters, artists’ managers, educators, music businesses, and advocates of ensemble music, CMA welcomes members representing a wide range of musical styles and traditions. In addition to its funding programs, CMA provides its members with consulting services, access to instrument and other insurances, conferences, seminars, and its quarterly publication, Chamber Music magazine.