I was delighted to have the opportunity to attend my favorite Chamber Music Conference in Vermont a couple of weeks ago. The Conference is an amazing community of music lovers who gather each summer to work on and perform prepared chamber music works and sight-read our way through as much music as we desire. This year the Board of the Conference valiantly organized a smaller, all-vaccinated gathering, and we all felt so fortunate that things went smoothly, especially as Covid cases are started to tick upwards again. This was my fourth year attending the Conference. As a participant, I was placed in four chamber groups and received coaching from their renowned faculty. I’m always excited to receive feedback and inspiration from the coaches, and it gives me a sense of being in my own students’ shoes during our lessons back home! Below, the big finish of the Scherzo movement from The Trout Quintet by Schubert at one of the casual afternoon “musicale” recitals.