Belvedere Staff
Ingrid Keller
Founder and Artistic Director
Welcome to our 2023-2024 season at The Belvedere Series. We are thrilled to share a beautiful experience with you in our upcoming concerts. My hope is that you will discover something new with each concert you attend, and you will leave a little bit changed for the better. We have a wonderful roster of musicians this year coming from far and near - new faces in addition to returning favorites, all playing truly stunning music.
Founding The Belvedere Series and as its Artistic Director, I never would have dreamed we would be in the position we are now, not quite two seasons in. That the love I have for this music can be shared with you in such a meaningful way is truly something unique and special.
I also realize that for the uninitiated, chamber music can be intimidating. I aspire to break down those barriers and ask you to join me and my fellow musicians in this journey. With each curated concert, we will travel through an idea or a theme which aims to elicit a meaningful reaction. My hope is that Belvedere will create an environment that will pique your curiosity and sense of wonder, and will allow you to explore emotions and expression through music and the arts, both new and old. Please join us in experiencing together something remarkable that resonates within.
Janice Guzman
Administrative Coordinator
Janice Guzman is an aspiring arts manager from Chesapeake, Virginia who strives to make performances a fulfilling experience for both musicians and audience members.
They earned their bachelor’s in music education from Virginia Commonwealth University, which rooted their belief that the performing arts should be accessible for people of all identities and backgrounds. Janice is currently the administrative coordinator for The Belvedere Series, and serves as the choir manager and concert assistant at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. This summer, Janice will participate in the Wintergreen Music Festival as an Arts Admin Leadership fellow with a focus on patron services and executive management.
Sara Laws
Content Marketing Consultant
Sara Wilson Laws is a marketing professional and lover of music and the arts. Like many, she was struck by Ingrid Keller's vision for the Belvedere Series and is honored to be a part of this rich community of global artists and Richmond locals.
With years of experience as a business-to-business marketer on DaaS and SaaS content teams, Sara has also developed content for nonprofit and academic organizations. A professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and a published scholar, Sara earned her PhD in English at the University of Oklahoma. She has authored articles in Criticism: A Quarterly for Literature and the Arts and in the Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies. Her chapter on Joanne Kyger's poetics is featured in the collection Poet in Place and Time: Critical Essays on Joanne Kyger (Clemson University Press, 2024). Sara has lectured on American poetry and American Buddhisms at Mongolia International University, Beijing Normal University, and American University.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Ryan Furgurson, Attorney, Kiernan Trebach
Vice President
Pete Mathis, Operations Manager, Williamsburg Symphony
Secretary Treasurer
Kenna Payne, CPA (ret.)
Director
Walter Bitner, Director of Education and Community Engagement, Richmond Symphony
Director
Cynthia Greene, Administrative Coordinator, Dumbarton Oaks (ret.)
Director
Glenn Van Tuyle, Professor, MCV/VCU (ret.)
Stewardship
Nathan Bick, Executive Director of Development, VCU School of Medicine