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| EARLY BIRD: Student Member Registration | $150 |
| STANDARD: Student Member Registration | $175 |
| SINGLE-DAY: Student Member Registration | $95 |
| EARLY BIRD: Regular Member Registration | $495 |
| STANDARD: Regular Member Registration | $550 |
| SINGLE-DAY: Regular Member Registration | $195 |
| EARLY BIRD: Non-Member Registration | N/A |
| STANDARD: Non-Member Registration | $750 |
| SINGLE-DAY: Non-Member Registration | $225 |
| ALL WEEK: Musician Passes (NIE & Competition Only) | $50 |
Early Bird Registration ended August 31, 2024.
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsors of The VSA International Competition
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Presenting Sponsor of the Augustin Hadelich Concert
Presenting Sponsor of the VSA’s Scholarship Auction
Presenting Sponsor of the VSA’s Competition Awards Ceremony
Program Sponsors
Anya Burgess
Claire Givens
Brandon Godman
Yanick Le Canu
Charles Ruffino
Gary Vessel
Convention Program
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sunday, November 17 | 6:30 pm | Opening Reception |
| Monday, November 18 | 9:00 am | Welcome & Introductions |
| 10:00 am | Bruce Babbitt: Artistic Violins and Bows | |
| 11:00 am | Arian Sheets | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 12:30 pm | NIE Soundtesting - Sponsored by Larsen Strings North America | |
| 1:30 pm | Dmitri Tarakanov: Soviet Union Violin Acoustics Research. What’s Gone Wrong? | |
| 2:30 pm | Andrew Carruthers: Explorations in the Aesthetics of Violin Finishes | |
| 3:30 pm | Luca Jost: Correlations Between Properties of Violins with Different Back Arch Heights | |
| 7:00 pm | Trivia Night | |
| Tuesday, November 19 | 9:00 am | Andrew W. Brown Ph.D.: Scientific Measurement Techniques and the Double Bass |
| 10:00 am | Peter Ratcliff: Dendro-organology - 450 Years of Instrument-Making | |
| 11:00 am | Gerald Pfretzschner: Violins, Strings, and Harmonicas - The Journey from Neukirchen to America | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch Break & Women’s Luncheon (Ticketed Only) | |
| 1:30 pm | Mount Airy Violins: Transitioning to a Cooperative Model | |
| 2:30 pm | Robert Bailey: Multimedia Presentation by Tarisio’s Head of Photography | |
| 3:30 pm | Sharon Que: External Wing Crack Repair | |
| 4:30 pm | Yannick Le Canu: The Bazin Family | |
| 7:00 pm | NIE Chamber Music - Sponsored by Larsen Strings North America | |
| 7:00 pm | Diversity Mixer | |
| 8:00 pm | Tin Can Fiddle Challenge | |
| Wednesday, November 20 | 9:00 am | Greg Sapp: Advanced Technology for Cutting a Neck Graft Socket |
| 10:30 am | Philip Kass and Carlo Chiesa: The Amati Family | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch Break & Speaker Appreciation Lunch (Ticketed Only) | |
| 1:30 pm | Tommaso Chiesa: Violin Makers in 18th Century Genova | |
| 2:30 pm | Anya Burgess & Rozie DeLoach-Zimmerman: Tech Tools for Violin Shops | |
| 3:30 pm | Pierre Flavetta: Groundwork of the Masters | |
| 4:30 pm | John Francis Wright: Training Tomorrow’s Makers | |
| 7:00 pm | VSA Scholarship Auction - Presenting Sponsor: Howard Core Company | |
| Thursday, November 21 | 9:00 am | VSA Business Summit |
| 10:30 am | Ashley Amidon & Lynn Hannings: The Lacey Act | |
| 12:00 pm | VSA Membership Luncheon | |
| 2:30-5:00 pm | Demonstration Stations | |
| 7:00 pm | Red Carpet | |
| 7:30 pm | VSA Competition Awards Ceremony - Presenting Sponsor: Thomastik-Infeld / Connolly Music | |
| 9:00 pm | Awards Ceremony Reception | |
| 9:30 pm | Competition Room Open | |
| Friday, November 22 | 9:00 am | Yung Chin: Comparison of English, French, and German Bows |
| 10:00 am | Yung Chin & Lynn Hannings: 25 Years of Pernambuco Conservation | |
| 10:15 am | Kathy Reilly & Lynn Hannings: Alliance Curriculum for Lutherie Schools | |
| 10:30 am | Ashley Amidon & Lynn Hannings: EUDR | |
| 11:00 am | Philip Kass: The VSA Origins Story | |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30 pm | Ben Hebbert: Why Cremona? The Renaissance at the Time of Andrea Amati | |
| 2:30 pm | Wolfgang Schiele: The Cremonese Violin and the Golden Ratio | |
| 3:30 pm | Theo Marks: The Violinabox Challenge | |
| 4:30 pm | Closing Reception | |
| 7:30 pm | Augustin Hadelich Recital at Indiana Landmarks Center (in Partnership with IVCI) |
New Instrument Exhibit (NIE)
There will be plenty of talent on display in the New Instrument Exhibit...
Rare Instrument Exhibit (RIE)
The RIE this year will feature instruments made by the Amati family...
International Competition
Click here for the Competition Rules
Artisan and Tone Judges:
Violin Artisanship
Guy Harrison
Ulrich Hinsberger
Melina Polizzi
Viola Artisanship
Kelvin Scott
Jason Viseltear
Wendy Moes
Cello Artisanship
Frank Ravatin
Mira Gruszow
Julie Reed-Yeboah
Quartet Artisanship
Kelvin Scott
Jason Viseltear
Wendy Moes
Frank Ravatin
Mira Gruszow
Julie Reed-Yeboah
Bass Artisanship
Mario LaMerre
Bill Lakeberg
David Wiebe
Bow Artisanship
Morgan Andersen
Yannick Le Canu
Emmanuel Begin
Violin Tone
Christian Fatu
Richard Lin
Sandy Yamamoto
Viola Tone
Jordan Bak
Yu Jin
Zhanbo Vheng
Cello Tone
Austin Huntington
Mihail Jojatu
Anna Clift
Bass Tone
Rachel Calin
Sharif Ibrahim
David Murray
Quartet Tone
Pacifica Quartet
Simin Ganatra
Austin Hartman
Mark Holloway
Brandon Vamos
Emilio Colon (Listening Judge)
Shipping Rules
All instruments and bows that are shipped to Indianapolis Violins must include a postage paid return shipping label inside of the package.
Shipping information:
Indianapolis Violins
Attn: New Instrument Exhibit
1047 Churchman Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46203
The Lacey Act
Shipping your instrument from outside the United States? You need to know about The Lacey Act.
