2020 Participant Schedule

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This page contains tentative schedule for 2020 GSIM participants. For a listing of concerts and other events open to the public, please check back later for updates! Click here for a full brochure of events, workshops and concerts for GSIM 2019.

SUNDAY, JULY 26

Arrival in Richmond
+ Pick up from Richmond International Airport (RIC) by shuttle bus.
+ Check-in at hotel.

MONDAY, JULY 27

GSIM Official Welcome and Orientation at 9:30 am
Shafer Court Dining Center
810 Cathedral Place | Richmond, Virginia

Formal Welcome Luncheon at 11 am
Shafer Court Dining Center
810 Cathedral Place | Richmond, Virginia

Opening Concert at 7 pm
W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

TUESDAY, JULY 28

Improvisation Workshop Series | Part I: 2–4pm
by Laurens Patzlaff
Concert Hall | W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Friedrich Kalkbrenner and His “Treatise On Harmony.”
A Glance at the Pedagogy of Piano Improvisation in
the 19th Century.

Pierre Petit: In Defense of Sensibility | 4–5pm
Lecture Recital by Henning Vauth
Concert Hall | W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
A 20th-Century French Composer, TV Host, Arts Administrator and Music Critic

Participants Piano Solo Concert I at 7 pm
Recital Hall | James W. Black Music Center
1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29

GSIM Protégé Competition Finale from 2–5pm
Concert Hall | W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Art
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia

Participants Piano Solo Concert II at 7 pm
Jefferson Hotel
101 West Franklin Street | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

THURSDAY, JULY 30

Verona String Quartet Residency | Workshop I: 2–5pm
Concert Hall | W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
String and Chamber Music Masterclass

Richmond Symphony Summer Recital Series at 6:30 pm
Exploring America
Libby S. Gottwald Playhouse
600 East Grace Street | Richmond, Virginia

FRIDAY, JULY 31

Verona String Quartet Residency | Workshop II: 1–3pm
Concert Hall | W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
String and Chamber Music Masterclass

First Friday Concert Series
GSIM Mixed Showcase at 6 pm
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | Marble Hall
200 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

Verona String Quartet Residency | Workshop III: 9am–1pm
Concert Hall | W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
String and Chamber Music Masterclass

Improvisation Workshop Series | Part II: 3–4pm
by Laurens Patzlaff
Concert Hall | W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Improvisation for Beginners

Participants’ Chamber Music Concert at 4pm
James W. Black Music Center
1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

Excursion to Washington D.C.
Itinerary includes U.S. Marine Corps Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Korean and Vietnam War Memorials, Washington Monument, White House, National Gallery of Art, Georgetown

Global Summer Institute of Music Talent Showcase at 7pm
Family Theatre | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street NW | Washington, D.C.
Free Admission, Open to the Public

MONDAY, AUGUST 3

Featured Guest Artist Violin Masterclass from 9–11:30am
by Nicholas Kitchen
James W. Black Music Center
1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virginia

Guest Lecture from 11:30am–1pm
by Nicholas Kitchen
“Expression marks in Beethoven—more than meets our eye.”
James W. Black Music Center
1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virginia

Performance Anxiety & Nutrition from 3–4pm
Lecture by Joanne Kong
James W. Black Music Center
1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virginia

Mixed Chamber Music Concert at 7pm
St. John’s United Church of Christ
503 Stuart Circle | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4

Potpourri Masterclass from 2–5pm
by GSIM Faculty
Advance Sign-Up Required
James W. Black Music Center
1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virginia

Participants Chamber Concert at 8 pm
James W. Black Music Center
1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5

Richmond Sightseeing Trip

Mixed Chamber Music Concert at 3pm
Westminster Canterbury Roof Terrace
1600 Westbrook Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

Voice Extravaganza at 7pm
Cathedral of Sacred Heart
823 Cathedral Place | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6

Improvisation Workshop Series | Part III: 2–4pm
by Laurens Patzlaff
Concert Hall | W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Masterclass on Improvisation

Closing Gala Concert at 7pm
Featuring GSIM Concerto Competition Winners
W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts
922 Park Avenue | Richmond, Virginia
Free Admission, Open to the Public

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

Departure