Classical instrumental chamber music ensembles have until Friday to enter preliminary audition tapes for the 1999 Baltimore Chamber Music Awards.

The annual competition was launched in 1988 by Laura Burrows-Jackson and the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Art Culture to provide recognition and financial support to members of the chamber music community. Each year, monetary awards are offered to a maximum of three ensembles which will be selected at live auditions by a jury of prominent musicians.

The final round of competition will be held before an audience Feb. 6 in the Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall at Johns Hopkins University's Peabody Conservatory of Music. The winning ensembles will perform next summer at Artscape, a Baltimore arts festival.

In order to compete, at least half of each ensemble's members must reside in Maryland. For an entry application, call 410-396-4575.

Pub Date: 11/17/98