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