2024

St Lawrence Chamber Music Seminar

And that’s a wrap!!

What a week… THANK YOU Everyone!!

Download Eric’s Hi-Res Group Photo

2024 Shared Photo Album

Warren’s Photo Album

Grand Finale/Marathon Concert Program -(mobile friendly version Courtesy of Eric!)

International Showcase and Marathon Concert Recordings Available here

ALERT: Two Seminarians reported Covid positive tests after returning home.

Please take care of yourselves: monitor your health and take appropriate precautions.

AND….

Mark your calendars!

--June 20-29 2025—

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June 21- june 30

You’ve found your way to The Playground!

This is where you will find ALL things Seminar related.

Visit & Refresh often!

Who is coming you ask? Why all our favorites of course!

And this jaw-dropping line-up of Faculty!

Scroll down for detail.

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Questions? Write to  SLSQseminar@gmail.com

Parking permits are required Monday-Friday only and may be purchased in advance at a reduced fee via this link . Be sure the permit you select is valid for the intended lot. NOTE **Permits are virtual. Once your vehicle is registered, you’re set. No receipt or tag is issued.
IMPORTANT: Attendees must purchase permits by June 19th online for event dates through June 30th.

Seminar Headquarters: Braun Music Center, 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford CA 94305

2024 Seminar schedule

GRAND Schedule here

and in long form below.

** Any discrepancies? The GRAND version rules. **

This is the FULL 2024 Seminar Roster!

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The following documents are posted here for easy reference but also embedded below.  

***Subject to Change!*** 

Dress Rehearsal Schedule for Marathon

Coaching Schedule

Masterclass Lineup

Personalized Schedules for Faculty

Shared Drive for Scores/Music

Join our Whatsapp Group

Any gremlins/typos/errors/ conflicts? Please let us know!

BETA! New this year subscribe to the Seminar Schedule via iCal -includes pillar events only!

Or View the Calendar here - includes pillar events only

Join the Seminar Whatsapp Group (coming) and the Facebook Group “St Lawrence Chamber Music Seminar 2024”

Do you have scores/parts to share with your partners or coaches? Upload here.

Contacts for the team: 

Ludo Punzi, Seminar Program Manager | 206.899.8567

Fred Spitz, Seminar Production Manager | 415.926.0140 

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Schedule by DAY  in long form follows…

Very Much Subject to Change!

Friday, June 21

4:45-7:50pm Check-In for On Campus Housing

Meet Ludo (cell number 206.899.8567) on the patio outside of Campbell Recital Hall / Braun Music Center (541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 | the rear of the building closest to the parking lot). Ludo will check you in and then provide directions to your dorm (Munger or Undergrad). 

If you arrive before 5pm, you are welcome to make your way to Braun Music Center (541 Lasuen Mall) and the Seminar headquarters (Room 205) to refuel, relax or just store your luggage until 5pm, when The Housing Office is open for check-in.   Map of Braun here 

Saturday, June 22

9am Coffee Bar available in Campbell Courtyard

Registration Schedule — Please come to Braun Rehearsal Hall (room 110) at your appointed time. (map here) You will receive the key to your studio at this time and sign a harmless waiver. All group members need to register.

9am to 11:30am Registration in lobby outside Campbell Recital Hall

9am-11:30 Studios available for Rehearsal (no coaching)

Lunch on your own.

1pm sharp! Welcome Meeting in Braun Rehearsal Hall

2pm - 5pm   Rehearsal period (No coaching)

5pm Chamber orchestra reading Braun Rehearsal Hall ALL PARTICIPANTS & Faculty

6pm Dinner provided for all in Campbell Courtyard

7pm Rehearsal Period

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Sunday, June 23

9am Continental Breakfast in Campbell Courtyard

9:45am-11:00am Rehearsal Period

11am Lecture/Presentation Danny Philips shares the genius fundamentals of string playing by Dr. DC Dounis. "Bring your instruments and play better instantly!” (pianists included)

12pm  Light lunch provided in Campbell Courtyard

1:00-2:30pm Rehearsal Period

2:30om-4pm  Keynote Session - Spotlight on Alexi! Shifting Ground Campbell Recital Hall

4pm onwards   Rehearsal Period & Faculty rehearsals

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Monday, June 24

8am-8:30am Coffee Bar in Campbell Courtyard

8:30am-9am Crooners in the Campbell Courtyard

9:15am-11:30am DAY ONE coaching sessions and rehearsals  

Faculty Dress Rehearsal Golf Cart Schedule (golf cart schedule here)

12pm Midday Masters Program I at Bing Concert Hall  (NO TICKETS NEEDED.  ALLOW TIME TO WALK)

1:15pm Lunch for Faculty and Guests at Bing Artists Garden

Participants Lunch on your own

2pm - 4:15pm DAY ONE coaching sessions and rehearsals  

4:30pm  Masterclasses 1A & 1B

Faculty rehearsals

Dinner on your own

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Tuesday, June 25

Faculty rehearsals

8am-8:30am Coffee Bar in Campbell Courtyard

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard

9:15am-11:30am DAY TWO coaching sessions and rehearsals  

12:00-1:00pm Noon with Nina! - Lunch provided Campbell Courtyard

1:15pm - 3:30pm DAY TWO coaching sessions and rehearsals  

4-5:30pm Lecture in Campbell Recital Hall “BOWS! with Jennifer Frautschi and Seth Novatt”

Faculty rehearsals

Dinner on your own

6:30pm Faculty Dinner

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Wednesday, June 26

8am-8:30am Coffee Bar in Campbell Courtyard

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard

9:15am-11:30am DAY ONE  coaching sessions and rehearsals  

Faculty dress rehearsal golf cart schedule here

12pm Midday Masters Program II at Bing Concert Hall   (NO TICKETS NEEDED.  ALLOW TIME TO WALK)

1:15pm Lunch for Faculty and Guests at Bing Artists Garden
Participants Lunch on your own

2pm - 4:15pm DAY ONE  coaching sessions and rehearsals  

4:30pm  Masterclasses 2A & 2B

Faculty rehearsals

Dinner on your own

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Thursday, June 27

Faculty rehearsals

8am-8:30amCoffee Bar in Campbell Courtyard

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard

9:15am-11:30am DAY TWO coaching sessions and dress rehearsals for marathon

11:30am - 12pm  Get your lunch starting at this time in Campbell Courtyard

12pm  Rounding the circle  Guest Presenter Robert Howard in Campbell Courtyard

1:15pm - 3:30pm DAY TWO  coaching sessions and dress rehearsals for marathon

4-5:30pm Masterclasses 3A, 3B, 3C

Dinner on your own

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Friday, June 28

Faculty rehearsals

ALL DAY Dress rehearsals in Campbell Recital Hall. Check for your ensemble’s times lot.

8am-8:30am Coffee Bar in Campbell Courtyard

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard

9:15am-11:30am DAY ONE  coaching sessions and dress rehearsals for marathon

Faculty dress rehearsal golf cart schedule here

12pm Midday Masters Program III at Bing Concert Hall  (NO TICKETS NEEDED.  ALLOW TIME TO WALK)

1:15pm Lunch for Faculty and Guests at Bing Artists Garden

2pm - 4:15pm DAY ONE  coaching sessions and dress rehearsals for marathon  

5:30pm Epic sight-reading party. More details to come.

Saturday, June 29

ALL DAY Dress Rehearsals in Campbell Recital Hall.  Schedule to be posted.

8am-8:30am Coffee Bar in Campbell Courtyard

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard

9:15am-11:30am DAY TWO coaching sessions and dress rehearsals for marathon

Lunch on your own

1:15pm - 3:30pm DAY TWO  coaching sessions and rehearsals

2:00pm Azure Family Concert, Campbell Recital Hall

5pm International Showcase, Bing Concert Hall.

7pm Pizza Delivery to Braun Lounge (Seminar Headquarters). Dig in!

Sunday, June 30

8am - 10am Check-out for scholarship housing. Take your instruments and luggage to your rehearsal studio

8:30am Coffee Bar in Campbell Courtyard

11am Check-out for Munger Housing  554 Salvatierra Walk, Jacobson-Sorensen Hall, Stanford, CA. If no one is at the front desk, call 650-723-3225.  Do not leave your key in your room. Take your instruments and luggage to your rehearsal studio

10:30am **Shutter Falls** on Group Photo    All participants/faculty/staff.  Do Not Be Late. Meeting point: in front of Braun on the post office side.

10:45am Refreshments available in Campbell Courtyard

11am Finale Concert at Campbell Recital Hall (all groups perform one movement) Program will be available here.

READ:  THIS IS HOW THE SHOW RUNS

• While Group 1 is ON STAGE...

• Group 2 is tuning in BRAUN REHEARSAL HALL and...

• Group 3 is getting instruments from your studio and meeting by the SNACK TABLE behind BRH.

• THEN when Group 2 goes on stage, Group 3 moves into BRH, and Group 4 should leave the hall to get their instruments.

• Etc, Etc. Come out of the recital hall TWO GROUPS before you play.

4pm Estimated End of Finale Concert.

Seminar check-out throughout the day

• Studio Clean-up: Follow instructions posted on your door.

• Return library music to the lounge.

• Return your studio key to Ludo or Fred at the ticket desk for return deposit.

4pm(estimated) -  WRAP PARTY at the home of Jim and Carie Zehnder .  Bring your instruments if you have more sight reading in you or just come by to enjoy a cold one with seminar friends new and old.  If you have an evening flight, bring your luggage and catch an uber to the airport from the party.

6pm STAFF LEAVES. Building empty. Thank you and So Long!

FOOD

SERVICES

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

·                Stanford’s Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation sells daily Guest Athletic Facility Passes to conferees ages 18 and over who want to use the campus recreational facilities. 

·                Conference attendees may purchase guest passes for their own use during the official dates of the conference upon presentation of a photo ID and their conference ID card. Obtain your conference ID card from your Housing Service Center. 

·                Passes are $18 each and valid for the entire day.  They can be purchased at Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation (ACSR at 341 Galvez Street) or Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center (AOERC at 285 Santa Teresa Street) during normal business hours. Visit rec.stanford.edu/belong/membership for facility hours and locations.

Swimming Pools

·                Avery Recreation Pool are open to conference guests and their immediate families.

• The Avery Recreation Pool, located at the AOERC facility, is open to conference guests and their immediate families with the purchase of a guest pass.

·                Guests aged 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult and can only swim during family swim hours. Review the pool rules and other information by visiting the Recreation & Wellness website.

Tennis

·                The West Campus Courts  are available on a first come, first served basis if they do not conflict with scheduled activities (P.E. classes, tennis camps, special events, or a current reservation with a printed confirmation). Visit Recreation & Wellness Racquet Sports for information about reservations, including creating a free account.

• Due to renovation closures of the Taube South Courts, The West Campus Courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis if they do not conflict with scheduled activities (Athletics practices, P.E. classes, tennis camps, special events, or a current reservation). Visit Recreation & Wellness Racquet Sports for information about reservations, including creating a free account.

·                Tennis racquets and balls are not provided, and tennis shoes are required on the courts at all times. 

·                Summer conferees must purchase a Guest Athletic Facility Pass to use the courts.

• Since the West Campus Courts are open to the community and operate on a first-come, first-served basis, summer conferees are not required to purchase a guest pass to utilize the courts. However, to confirm court availability or make a reservation, please visit Recreation & Wellness Racquet Sports.

Golf

·                The Stanford Driving Range is open to the public 7 days a week. The range features 50 well-spaced driving stations, five target greens, and lights for night play. Visit stanfordgolfcourse.com/golf/learning-center.

·                There is a small pro shop with gloves, balls, bags, shirts, wedges, and golf apparel for sale onsite.  Visit stanfordgolfcourse.com.

Maps

Tuition

We now accept tuition and housing payments via Stripe (fees apply unfortunately)
Munger Housing fees here and Tuition fees here

We also accept Good Old Fashioned Hard Copy Checks
payable to “Stanford University” with “SLSQ Seminar” noted in the memo section. Mail to….. 

St Lawrence Chamber Music Seminar
Braun Music Center
541 Lasuen Mall
Stanford , CA 94305-3076

HOUSING

Students

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• All scholarship housing is shared occupancy (doubles, triples or quads) in an undergraduate dorm. Individual rooms are not available. A survey will posted asking for your roommate preferences (M-F is fine upon request; if assigned roommates will be F-F or M-M.)

Check-in Friday, June 21, 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm 

• On-campus housing is available at 5:00 pm at the earliest. Student participants are expected to arrive on campus on Friday. LATE CHECK-IN MUST BE ARRANGED AHEAD OF TIME. 

• Check in at the housing office: 572 Mayfield, Stanford, CA 94305 phone: (650) 723-8004 where you will receive your room key.

• If you arrive on campus before 5:00 pm on Friday, you are welcome to make your way to Braun Music Center (541 Lasuen Mall)  where you can hang out in the lounge (2nd floor, room 205), or go to the nearby student union and get a coffee. 

 Check-out Sunday, June 30, 8:00 am to 10:00 am

• Late check-out is NOT POSSIBLE.

• Note: you can take your luggage to Braun Music Center for the day.

There is no smoking in campus housing. Stanford is a tobacco-free campus.

Community Members

Housing Information

Munger graduate apartment-style graduate student housing for one person: flat fee $1850.00

Housing Check-in: Friday, June 21 from 5:00pm

Housing Check-out: Sunday, June 30 by 10:00am

Full housing fees are due on April 1, 2024

We encourage you to explore other housing options near campus as room availability is limited!

Participants may request on-campus housing in Munger Graduate Dorm.  Availability is extremely limited and is offered first to returning participants.  Please let us know immediately if you are interested in exploring this option.

Housing Check-in: earliest Friday evening, June 21, 2024 at 5:00 pm.

• 554 Salvatierra Walk, Jacobson-Sorenson Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, 650-723-3225. See staff at Munger Conference Front Desk. They will give you keys and point you towards your nearby building.

• If there is no one at the desk, call 650-723-3225

• After 8:00 pm: Call 650-723-3225. Calls will be forwarded to the after hours HART office who will send a response team member over.

Housing Check-out: Sunday morning, June 30, 2024 at 10:00 am.

• 554 Salvatierra Walk, Jacobson-Sorenson Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, 650-723-3225.

Payment

• Apartment-style graduate student housing for one person: $1850.00.
  NOTE:  If you are interested in On Campus housing, please be in touch immediately and we will add your name to the reservation list.   Payment instructions will follow.

• Payment methods:

  • Pay online

  • Make a check payable to “Stanford University” with “St Lawrence Seminar” noted in the memo section, and mail to:
    St Lawrence Chamber Music Seminar
    Braun Music Center
    541 Lasuen Mall
    Stanford , CA 94305-3076

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