Schedule
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - GVSU STRING LEADERSHIP DAY
Saturday, November 2, 2019
ALL EVENTS HELD IN THE HAAS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS (HCPA)
STRING LEADERSHIP DAY SCHEDULE
8:00 to 8:50 Registration [LOUIS ARMSTRONG THEATER LOBBY]
9:00 to 10:30 Sectional Rehearsals
- First violins with Megan Crawford [ON STAGE]
- Second violins with Eric Tanner [ROOM 1410]
- Violas with Leslie Van Becker [FRONCEK STUDIO, room 2755]
- Cellos with Pablo Mahave-Veglia [MAHAVE-VEGLIA STUDIO, room 2759]
- Basses with Michael Hovnanian [Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall]
10:45 to 11:55 [ON STAGE] String Leadership Day Festival Orchestra Rehearsal
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch provided for all students and directors [ROOM 1515]
12:00 to 1:00 Tryout new violins, violas, and cellos from Grand Rapids Violins, LLC [ROOM 1525]
1:00 to 1:30 Mini-Recital by the GVSU Faculty Piano Trio and String Trio [Sherman Van Solkema Hall]
1:30 to 3:00 Master Classes [with selection of Best of the Day soloists]
- Violins with Megan Crawford [ON STAGE]
- Violas with Leslie Van Becker [ROOM 1410]
- Cellos with Pablo Mahave-Veglia [NEW MAHAVE-VEGLIA STUDIO]
- Basses with Michael Hovnanian [Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall]
3:00 to 3:15 [LAT LOBBY] break for refreshments, sponsored by GVSU ASTA
3:20 to 5:00 [ON STAGE] String Leadership Day Festival Orchestra Rehearsal
[3:20 to 5:15 Individual rehearsal time with staff accompanist for Best of the Day soloists in Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall]
5:00 to 7:00 Monitored storage for instruments [backstage]
5:00 to 7:00 [FREE TIME] Dinner on your own and change into concert dress
7:00 CONCERT storage for cases [backstage]
[ALL students must be in audience for first half of concert]
- GVSU Symphony Orchestra, Henry Duitman, conductor (Smetana, The Moldau)
- Performance by Best of the Day student soloists
- String Leadership Day Festival Orchestra, Henry Duitman, conductor (Anton Arensky, Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky)
- POST-CONCERT RECEPTION FOR ALL STUDENTS AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS IN LOBBY