2025

St Lawrence Chamber Music Seminar

June 20-29

What a week… Thank you everyone!!

Shared Seminar Photo Drive — Add/View/Share

Warren’s Photos

Eric’s album including Group Photo (PW in email)

International Showcase and Marathon Concert Recordings (available for download until July 15)

Mark your calendars!

June 20-28, 2026

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Welcome to The Playground!

Here you will find ALL things Seminar related.

Who is coming you ask….?

And the Faculty?! Wowsa!

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Questions? Write to  StLawrenceSeminar@gmail.com

PARKING ON CAMPUS
Link to purchase: https://stanford.aimsparking.com/
Daily Parking Permit ($6): Instructions here
Daily permit voucher code - DAILY2025
Monthly Parking Permit ($47): Instructions here
JUNE permit voucher code - JUNE2025

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

2025 Seminar schedule

GRAND Schedule here

and in long form below.

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

2025 Seminar Roster!

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

***Subject to Change!*** 

Personalized Schedules for Faculty

Coaching Schedule (refresh often)

Masterclass Lineup

Crooners Music Here!

Join our Whatsapp Group (admin must admit each member)

Shared Drive for Scores/Music for EPIC Reading Party

Dress Rehearsal Schedule for Marathon

Spot any gremlins/typos/errors/ conflicts? Please let us know!

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…

Subject to Change!

Friday, June 20

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 21

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
DOWNLOAD PARTS HERE

6pm Dinner provided for all in Campbell Courtyard

7pm Rehearsal Period

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Sunday, June 22

9am Continental Breakfast in Campbell Courtyard

9:45am-10:45am Rehearsal Period & Faculty rehearsals

10:45am Meet at Courtyard to walk to CCRMA
11am Lecture/Presentation Musicking In Architectural Spaces! by Jonathan Berger at CCRMA
Celebrated Stanford composer & researcher Jonathan Berger shares his explorations of musicking in architectural spaces. What might architecture tell us about performance practices?
–how do the architectural features of a space influence composition and a performer’s interpretive choices? Includes an introduction to CCRMA’s  virtual acoustic system and live demonstrations of singing or playing in historic musical heritage spaces.

12pm  Light lunch provided in Campbell Courtyard

1:00-2:30pm Rehearsal Period

2:30pm-4pm  Spotlight on Novacek at Campbell Recital Hall

4pm onwards   Rehearsal Period & Faculty rehearsals

6pm Faculty to off campus event

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Monday, June 23

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

8:30am-9am Crooners in the Campbell Courtyard
DOWNLOAD PARTS HERE

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

Faculty Dress Rehearsal Golf Cart Schedule

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 24

Faculty rehearsals

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

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard
DOWNLOAD PARTS HERE

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

12:00-1:00pm Faculty panel with moderator Jennifer Frautschi | Lunch provided Campbell Courtyard

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

4-5:30pm Special Presentation by Adam Pelzer, Luthier Restoration Wizardy! at Campbell Recital Hall

Faculty rehearsals

Dinner on your own

6:30pm Faculty Dinner

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Wednesday, June 25

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

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard
DOWNLOAD PARTS HERE

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 , 2C

Faculty rehearsals

Dinner on your own

Evening sight reading (optional, but highly recommended!)

Thursday, June 26

Faculty rehearsals

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

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard
DOWNLOAD PARTS HERE

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  Musical Rounds w Melanie Ambler in Campbell Recital Hall

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 27

Faculty rehearsals

ALL DAY Dress rehearsals in Campbell Recital Hall. Schedule here (subject to change)

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

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard
DOWNLOAD PARTS HERE

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

Faculty dress rehearsal

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.
Hosted by Persis Drell and James Welch at their amazing home just a half mile from Braun….  this is a celebration not to be missed.  Address: 776 Dolores St, Stanford 
Fire up your iPads. Bring your instrument, a music stand,  and a stand light if you need one.   

Saturday, June 28

ALL DAY Dress Rehearsals in Campbell Recital Hall.  Schedule here (subject to change)

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

8:30am-9am Crooners in Campbell Courtyard
DOWNLOAD PARTS HERE

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 29

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 is available here.

READ:  THIS IS HOW THE SHOW RUNS

Leave instruments in Braun Rehearsal Hall before start time. Groups 1 and 2 stay in BRH. Everyone else, seated in Campbell Recital Hall.

• While Group 1 is ON STAGE...

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

• Group 3 is preparing instruments, quietly waiting in Braun Rehearsal

• THEN when Group 2 goes on stage, Group 3 moves into BRH, and Group 4 s.

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

4-5pm 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.

5pm(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

REPERTOIRE

Tuition

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 20, 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 29, 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 $1950.00. The fee is due with tuition by April 1, 2025.

Housing Check-in: Friday, June 20 from 5:00pm

Housing Check-out: Sunday, June 29 by 10:00am

Full housing fees are due on April 1, 2025

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 20, 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 29, 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: $1950.00.
  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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