Friends of Chamber Music was organized by the Liberal Arts Program Committee of Oregon State College in 1958 in response to the desire by some members of the faculty to bring world class groups to perform chamber music in Corvallis. Its name was changed to Chamber Music Corvallis prior to the start of the 1997-1998 concert season.
CMC launched its first concert season the fall of 1959. Initially CMC presented three concerts a year, moving to four in 1964, five in 1971, and six in 1990. Now there are again five concerts per season, a decision made in June 2014 based on lower revenues and increased competition musically locally and regionally. Chamber Music Corvallis remains dedicated to bringing the finest artists to present the masterpieces of the chamber music repertory. For more details of chronological and alphabetical listings of past performances, visit CMC History.
Chamber Music Corvallis is an independent 501(c)(3) organization which once functioned in cooperation with but now functions independently of Oregon State University. CMC has never had an Executive Director; instead, it relies on a Board of Directors consisting entirely of dedicated local citizens who volunteer their time and effort.
2026 Board of Directors
Amy Rossman, Chair
Angela Carlson, Vice Chair
Tekla Bude, Secretary
Susan Jensen, Treasurer
Micki Barney, Past Treasurer
Karen Heilesen, Hospitality Coordinator
Colton Kohler, Student Intern
Stacie Lillis, Marketing Intern
Mara McManus, Facebook Editor
Jim Ridlington, Concert Operations
Nancy Roberts, Publicity
Kimary Fick, CMC Artistic Director
Dr. Kimary Fick is an Instructor of Music History at Oregon State University. She earned a Ph.D. in Musicology with an Emphasis in Early Music Performance from the University of North Texas, an M.M. in Flute Performance from the University of Oregon, and a B.M. in Music Education with an Emphasis in Flute Performance from the University of Delaware.
Fick’s research interests include intersections of music and philosophy; eighteenth-century aesthetics in relation to identity, morality, gender, and amateur musical performance; primary source study and editing; and historical performing practices.
As Artistic Director of Chamber Music Corvallis, an international chamber music series founded in 1958, Fick’s mission is to bring ensembles to Corvallis who seek to expand the repertoire and challenge audiences to reconsider beloved classics. To further this conversation, she began a public pre-concert talk series, which both offers a larger contextual framework for the music performances and strives to build and strengthen the community around this music.