SLSQ Chamber Music Seminar at Stanford: 2007 Facilities

Stanford University is located near Palo Alto, CA, approximately 30 miles south of San Francisco. Established by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their son, Leland Jr., the campus opened in 1891 as an institution devoted to the principles of a liberal education. Situated on over 8,000 acres in the rolling hills of the coastal range, the University is home to some 14,000 students in seven schools, more than 30 inter-disciplinary centers, programs and research laboratories, several major reference libraries, and eleven separate institutes. With over 1,500 distinguished faculty members, Stanford has long been recognized as one of the leading educational institutions in the country—indeed, in the world.

Braun Music Center is centrally located on the Stanford campus. The facility, specifically designed to suit the needs of Stanford's Music Department, contains more than 15 teaching studios, a piano classroom, seminar rooms, 5 classrooms, and extensive practice facilities, as well as a faculty lounge that serves as "chamber music central" during the Seminar. Performance spaces include the 221-seat Campbell Recital Hall; the 47-seat Baldo Chamber Hall, which also serves as a lecture hall and classroom; and Braun Rehearsal Hall, a multi-purpose space. The adjacent Dinkelspiel Auditorium, with 716 seats, is the department's largest performance facility. The Music Library and the Archive of Recorded Sound are also located in Braun Music Center, as well as the Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities (CCARH) - you might enjoy testing your ear on their quartet quiz, found on their homepage. Seminar participants have use of Braun Music Center, the University Library system, and academic resources, during normal business hours for the span of the Seminar.