2026 Festival Details – Saturday, January 24th, 2026 with concerts at 5:30 and 7:00 PM.
Open to ALL musicians—Powers students and the general community.
Free – no cost to play or attend! Registration details coming soon.
The Festival will be in Tracy Powers Concert Hall at Powers Music School, 160 Lexington Street, Belmont, MA.
There will be a reception between the two concerts with a potluck from the performers. This festival is open to the public to attend.
Celebrating 51 Years of Making Music Together
Since 1975, the Stein Chamber Music Festival has welcomed students, amateurs, and professionals
who share a love for playing music together. The Festival honors the memory of Joseph and Lise Stein, long-time Belmont residents who opened their home for joyous music-making several nights a week. Their contagious enthusiasm for chamber music continues to inspire our community, and their love of the genre lives on in this spectacular evening.
The festival welcomes players of all ages and abilities, performing in groups of two or more players, from beginning students to amateurs and professionals. Each year the Festival is exciting, enjoyable, and always exceptional. We have had a wonderful contingent of younger performers in the past, and we encourage more to join in this year as well.
Accessibility information: Powers currently requires guests to go up a short flight of stairs to the main floor of the school. We are committed to improving access to our building for those with limited mobility. The school is in the early stages of this large and important project, but there is no formal timeline set for when it will be started/completed as of yet.
Questions about ticketing, venue accessibility, donations, or anything else? Reach out to our Community Engagement Manager, Noah Stone, at nstone@powersmusic.org or call us at 617-484-4696.