Chamber Orchestra
of America

Joshua Bell
Music Director and Founder

The Chamber Orchestra of America (COA)

An exciting new ensemble founded and led by celebrated violinist and Music Director Joshua Bell. Bringing together today’s most promising young professionals alongside seasoned musicians, COA was created to develop and empower the next generation of artists.

More than just an orchestra, COA serves as a dynamic platform for extraordinary musicians to exchange ideas, collaborate, and make meaningful artistic contributions to the orchestral world and their communities. Under Bell’s visionary leadership, COA offers audiences an unparalleled experience in the art of listening and music-making at the highest level.

A Career Spanning Almost Four Decades

GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. Bell has performed with virtually every major orchestra, and maintains engagements as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, conductor and as the Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

Bell has been nominated for six GRAMMY® awards, was named “Instrumentalist of the Year” by Musical America, deemed a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum, received the Avery Fisher Prize, and was named an "Indiana Living Legend" in 2000.