Building a career in music can be challenging, and it takes much more than just learning how to play an instrument. The UW-Madison Brass...

Chops and numerous project partners recently launched a collaboration to bring attention and resources to the many urban youth drumlines...

Chops’ Summer Performance Ensemble Has a New Co-director! We’re excited to announce that Scott Kolman-Keen is back. He and co-director...

Last year, Chops made the biggest charitable contributions in the history of our organization. In addition to our own programs, we...

Chops, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for our Board of Directors. Chops, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit,...

Chops, Inc., a nonprofit focused on making the marching arts accessible and sustainable, is currently hiring a ballet/modern dance...

We’re proud to announce our donation to support Hopewell Music Cooperative - North. This is one of our biggest donations to date at...

With great sadness and sympathy we say goodbye to long time member Jeffrey Todd Mohr. Jeff was a founding member, board member, member of...

Chops is pleased to announce that longtime staff member and founder of our steel drum programs, Jeremy Kunkel, has been promoted to the...

Chops’ members and instructors have rehearsed at Plymouth Middle School and other Robbinsdale School District locations for years. We...

Announcing 2021 Winterguard Season Auditions!

CHOPS Inc, an all-age music education and performance nonprofit based in Minneapolis, is pleased to announce its new Interim Executive...