| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration - Main Coat Check Lobby |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Competition Judging - Gold/Whitehall (Not open to the public)
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| 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Study Exhibit - Carnegie Boardroom |
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Attendees must purchase $5 timed tickets at the Registration Desk to view this exhibit. |
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
Vendor Exhibits - Exhibit Hall (Closed for lunch: Noon - 1:30 PM)
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| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Musikwinkel Around Markneukirchen Exhibit - Rockefeller Board Room
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| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Innovations/ Hors’ Concours - Severance Room |
| 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
Varnishing the Oberlin Betts - Grand Ballroom B |
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Antoine Nedelec & Jeff Phillips |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM |
Innovations in Bow Making from Baroque to Modern - Grand Ballroom B |
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David Hawthorne |
| 11:00 - Noon |
Marketing - Grand Ballroom B |
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Ariane Todes, Editor of Strad Magazine |
| Noon - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM |
Librem Segreti de Buttegha: Book of Workshop Secrets - Grand Ballroom B |
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Andrew Dipper |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM |
The Caldwell Collection of Viols - Grand Ballroom B |
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Catharina Meints-Caldwell |
| 3:30 - 4:40 PM |
Historical Relevance of the Meints Gamba Collection - Grand Ballroom B |
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William Monical |
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Thursday night Banquet tickets cannot be sold after 5:00 PM today, so be sure to purchase yours in advance at the Registration Desk, Exhibit Registration Desk, or Competition Registration Desk.
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| 8:00 PM |
Concert: Meints Gambas - Ambassador Room |
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Cathy Meints-Caldwell and Oberlin Conservatory Students |
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration - Main Coat Check Lobby |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Competition Judging - Gold/Whitehall |
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Not open to the public |
| 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Study Exhibit - Carnegie Boardroom |
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Attendees must purchase $5 timed tickets at the Registration Desk to view this exhibit. |
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
Vendor Exhibits - Exhibit Hall |
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Closed for lunch: Noon - 1:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Musikwinkel Around Markneukirchen Exhibit |
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Rockefeller Board Room |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Innovations/ Hors’ Concours - Severance Room |
| 9:00 - 11:00 AM |
Maker’s Forum - Grand Ballroom A |
| 11:00 AM - Noon |
Optics for Luthiers - Grand Ballroom B |
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Michael Molnar |
| Noon - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM |
Origins & Culture of Vogtländ Violin Making - Grand Ballroom B |
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Arian Sheets, American Music Museum |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM |
Musikwinkel Around Markneukirchen Panel Discussion - Grand Ballroom B |
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Arian Sheets, Klaus Grünke and Ed Ball |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
How to Recognize French Bows of the 19th Century - Grand Ballroom B |
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Yannick le Canu |
| 5:30 - 7:30 PM |
Board of Directors Dinner & Meeting - Carnegie Board Room |
| 8:00 PM |
Concert: Miami String Quartet - Ambassador Ballroom |
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| Wednesday, November 14, 2012 |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration - Main Coat Check Lobby |
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Competition Judging - Gold/Whitehall |
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Not open to the public |
| 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Study Exhibit - Carnegie Boardroom |
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Attendees must purchase $5 timed tickets at the Registration Desk to view this exhibit. |
| 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM |
Vendor Exhibits - Exhibit Hall |
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Closed for lunch: Noon - 1:30 PM |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Musikwinkel Around Markneukirchen Exhibit |
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Rockefeller Board Room |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Innovations/ Hors’ Concours - Severance Room |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
For Love or Money: Thoughts on the History of the Violin - Grand Ballroom B |
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David Schoenbaum |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
The Bows of Nikolai Kittel - Grand Ballroom B |
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Yung Chin & Klaus Grünke |
| Noon - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM |
Study Exhibit: Panel of Experts - Grand Ballroom B |
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Jim Warren, Chris Reuning & Jeff Holmes |
| 2:30 - 4:00 PM |
Baroque Instrument Construction - Grand Ballroom B |
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Roger Hargrave |
| 4:00 - 4:30 PM |
Koen Padding Memorial - Grand Ballroom B |
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Following Roger Hargrave’s lecture. |
| Evening On Your Own! |
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
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| 9:00 - 11:30 AM |
Live Scholarship Auction! - Ballroom A |
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David Bonsey, Auctioneer |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Auction Cash Out - Ballroom A |
| Noon - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 - 4:00 PM |
Registration - Main Coat Check Lobby |
| 1:30 - 5:30 PM |
Vendor Exhibits - Exhibit Hall |
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Closed for lunch: Noon - 1:30 PM |
| 1:30 - 5:00 PM |
Musikwinkel Around Markneukirchen Exhibit |
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Rockefeller Board Room |
| 1:30 - 5:00 PM |
Innovations/ Hors’ Concours - Severance Room |
| 1:30 - 3:30 PM |
Government Regulation and Enforcement for Instruments and Bows of the Violin Family
- Grand Ballroom B |
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Lacey Act Requirements for Plants and Plant Products
Gary Lougee, US Dept. Agriculture; Lacey Act Officer
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CITES and the International Trade in Timber and Timber Products
Anne St. John, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Branch of CITES Operations
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To Be Followed By Q&A Session |
| 3:30 - 4:30 PM |
Ebony Project & the Endangered Species Act - Grand Ballroom B |
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Bob Taylor, Taylor Guitars |
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Luisa Willsher, Madinter Trade |
| 6:00-9:00 PM |
Awards Banquet - Grand Ballrooms A & B |
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Competition room opens after Awards Banquet until midnight |
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Friday, November 16, 2012
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| 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM |
Registration - Main Coat Check Lobby |
| 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM |
Competition Room - Gold/Whitehall Room |
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Free Student Admission with current ID. |
| 9:00 AM - Noon |
Vendors Exhibits - Exhibit Hall |
| 9:00 AM - Noon |
Innovations/Hors’ Concours - Severance Room |
| 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
Instrument & Bow Critiques - Gold/Whitehall Room |
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Closed for lunch: Noon - 1:30 PM |
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Sign up sheets available |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 |
Playing of the Award Winning Instruments by Tone Judges - Grand Ballroom B |
| 10:30-11:45 AM |
VSA Biennial Business Meeting - Grand Ballroom B |
| Noon - 1:00 PM |
New Board of Directors’ Meeting - Carnegie Board Room |
| Noon - 1:30 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 PM |
CAS Forum - Severance Room |
| 2:30-3:30 PM |
Bass Forum - Grand Ballroom B |
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Jay vandeKopple |
| 3:30-4:30 PM |
Preparing for Your Next Competition - Grand Ballroom B |
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Past Judges & Medal Winners |
| 8:00 PM |
Concert: Jeremy Kittel Band - Ambassador Ballroom |
| 11:00 PM - Midnight |
Instrument Pick Up |
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Instruments and bows may be picked up without penalty on Friday evening, Nov. 16, between 11:00 PM and Midnight. There is a $75 early removal fee for each instrument picked up before ll:00 PM Nov. 16. |
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Mandatory pick up Saturday morning, Nov 17, between8:00 AM and Noon. |
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Saturday, November 16, 2012
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| 8:00 AM - Noon |
Instrument & Bow Check Out |
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PDF Version version of the schedule
Listing of VSA 2012 Exhibitors/Vendors
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