Chamber Music Seminar returns

Every summer, Stanford's St. Lawrence String Quartet and special guest faculty teach an intensive seminar to professional and amateur musicians on the delicate art of performing chamber music. Musicians from all over the world ranging in age from 18 to 82 arrived on the Stanford campus to participate in the 10-day St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ) Chamber Music Seminar. Although each of the 75 musicians brings a unique background and musical goals, all share an eagerness to work directly with the SLSQ, Stanford's ensemble-in-residence. Established in Toronto in 1989, the quartet took first prize in the Banff International String Quartet Competition in 1992 and joined the Stanford faculty in 1998. Since its inception, the St. Lawrence has drawn praise for the intensity of its performances, its breadth of repertoire and its commitment to community building through music and education. The SLSQ Chamber Music Seminar brings each facet of the SLSQ's mission together. Every summer, the quartet hosts professional and amateur musicians for an intensive program of coaching, rehearsals, concerts, and classroom sessions with performance and instruction known as masterclasses.