Hartt Community Division
Weekly Email Newsletter
November 8, 2007

• Words from the Director
  Thoughts from L.A.

• Help Wanted at The Hartt School Community Division
  Part-time receptionist needed at our Simsbury Location...

• Suzuki String SIGHT READING PARTY CANCELED for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 th 
  Next Sight Reading Party will be November 30 th . See you then!

• Important Information from the Suzuki String Department 
  Recap of Brian Lewis Weekend and Group Class Concert information & violin review list.

• News from the HCD Voice Department!
  For all Hartt Community Division Students, Faculty, Parents & Friends:

• Adult Piano Workshop for HCD Piano Students: Monday, November 12 th at 7:30pm in Berkman
  Contact your teacher today if you wish to participate in an informal performance experience for any adult piano students studying through the Community Division.

• Attn: Concert Choir Families
  Please read to find a correction to the Memo sent home on Tuesday.

• New December Performance Opportunity for HCD Voice Students:
  Pre-Concert for the Holiday Pops Concert in the CT Convention Center ~ December 15 th

• “So You Want to be a Performer” ~ Free Lecture for Kids, Teens, Parents
  Peter Sklar ~ Talent Scout with a Message ~ Reserve your spot today!

• Congratulations to Michael Wheeler!
  Michael Wheeler has won the principal viola position at the Hartford Symphony!
  
  
• Don't miss the upcoming concerts of the Arensky Piano Trio!
  Featuring HCD Faculty members Katalin Viszmeg (violin), Neal Humphreys (cello) and Tamila Azadaliyeva (piano)
  
  
• West End String Quartet in Concert, November 9th and 10th
  Members: Sarah Washburn, Jessica Meyer, Carlynn Savot & Russell Wilson
  
  
• Performances at Trinity on Main in New Britain
  Featuring Community Division & Hartt School Faculty Members!
  
  
• Special Thank You to Hartt Community Division Vocal Students!
  We appreciate everyone who performed at The Hartford Public Library...
  
  
• Susan Cheng, HCD Piano Faculty will be performing with the Hartt Symphony Orchestra
  Friday, November 9 th at 7:30pm in Lincoln Theater
  
  
• Upcoming Concerts & Events at The Hartt School
  Community Division Students will receive discounted tickets to most of these events!
  
  
• News from the Dance Department
  Important Information for Dance Students
  
  
• Ensemble Schedules
  Find out where & when your ensemble is rehearsing.
  
  
• Quiz
  This week's prize: 2 tickets to the Hartt Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Theater
  
  
• FYI and About our Newsletter
  Contact the Community Division Staff; submit a newsletter article.
  

Words from the Director

As my flight landed at LAX in advance of the annual conference of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, I thought about how proud I was to be associated with The Hartt School Community Division. So many of our programs are exemplars in the field.  The Hartt Community Division faculty are the envy of many comparable schools.  Our students are among the highest achieving in the country.

As we strive to improve our facilities, render our operations more efficient and provide access to an increasingly diverse community, I am confident our school has the foundation, resources and ingenuity to be the best at what we do.  Thank you all for being a part of the Hartt School Community Division success story.

Dr. Mark George
Director, Hartt School Community Division

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Help Wanted at The Hartt School Community Division

We are currently hiring a part-time receptionist for our Simsbury location.   Hours include afternoons, evenings and weekend (Saturday) work for an average of 18 hours per week.  Interested persons should have strong customer service and organizational skills, familiarity with Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and Access on the computer and enjoy the performing arts! 

Please send your resume to Tracy Flater via e-mail at flater@hartford.edu , by fax to 768-4777 or mail it directly to:

The Hartt School Community Division
c/o The University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford , CT 06117-1599  

Salaries begin at $8 per hour.

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Suzuki String SIGHT READING PARTY CANCELED for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9th
 

The next Sight Reading Party will be Nov 30. See you then!

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Important Information from the Suzuki String Department
 

Brian Lewis Weekend

Thank you to everyone for an amazing weekend of learning, fellowship, and beautiful music.  I would like to thank all the teachers for preparing their students so well for the master classes and also endorsing the entire weekend.  I would like to thank all the parents who helped sell tickets, make posters, helped out at the potluck and anything else I may have forgotten to mention.  Most of all I would like to thank the students for their dedication and commitment.  I felt they all exhibited wonderful respect, natural curiosity, and appreciation for Brian's teaching and his performing.

I was overwhelmed by the number of people attending the recital and pot luck dinner.  I felt we made a giant step forward in reuniting our community.

~ Teri Einfeldt

Group Class concert and violin review list
This fall the group class concerts are on December 15 at 12:00 for Suzuki guitars and 3:00 for Suzuki violins, violas, and cellos.  Violins, your review pieces are listed below.

All of Book 1
All of Book 2 (especially the following!)
Gavotte from Mignon Thomas
Minuet in G Beethoven
Minuet Bach
Gavotte in G minor Bach
Bouree Bach
Concerto No 2, III Seitz
Concerto No 5, I Seitz
Concerto in A minor, I Vivaldi
Concerto for two violins Bach
Gigue Veracini
Concerto in G minor, II, III Vivaldi
LaFolia Corelli
Sonata in F major, I, II Handel
Gavotte Rameau
Sonata in A major I, II Handel
Largo Espressivo, Pugnani

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News from the HCD Voice Department!

For all Hartt Community Division Students, Faculty, Parents & Friends:

The HCD Vocal Department is presenting a Collaborative Arts Concert Celebrating the Winter Season on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 3:00 pm in Millard Auditorium at The Hartt School.

If you have a musical selection (vocal or instrumental), poem, monologue, dance, or dramatic reading that relates in some way to the theme of winter – cold, snow, nights, darkness, stars, hopes, dreams....etc., you are invited to be a participant in this unique concert.

You may perform literature in any style. Creativity is encouraged! Students from all departments of the Hartt Community Division are welcome to participate in this concert. We encourage students to get the approval and support of their instructors when choosing repertoire for this event.

We hope to display winter-themed artwork and photographs in the Sukman Foyer the day of the concert. Students, parents, friends, professional artists and photographers are welcome to share their visual works of art.

If you are interested in being involved in or helping with this event, please contact Nancy Andersen, HCD Voice Department Chair: 860-768-7768 Ext. 8614 or nandersen@hartford.edu .

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Adult Piano Workshop for HCD Piano Students: Monday, November 12 th at 7:30pm in Berkman

The first of four Adult Piano Workshops will be held this Monday, November 12 th at 7:30pm in Berkman. The purpose of these evenings is to provide a time for our adult students to perform, socialize, talk, listen, commiserate and simply put, get together with others who share their interest in music. This is not intended to be either a recital or masterclass, but rather a low-key performance opportunity amongst friends.

We also welcome any adult who would like to visit the class to listen or to offer moral support to one of our performers. Many times we have seen adults who first came to the class to listen and eventually became so comfortable in the surroundings that they chose to play.

The Adult Piano Workshops are scheduled for:

November 12

March 18 Special Beginner/Intermediate Workshop

March 19

May 22

All Workshops will be held at 7:30 pm in Berkman Auditorium.

Contact your teacher today if you wish to participate in an informal performance experience for any adult piano students studying through the Community Division.


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Attn: Concert Choir Families

The Hartford Symphony will give two complimentary tickets per family (not per singer).  Families with more than one Concert Choir singer will receive two complimentary tickets.

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New December Performance Opportunity for HCD Voice Students:

Singers from the Hartt Community Division Voice Department have been invited to perform in the Hartford Symphony Orchestra's Pre-Concert Series on Saturday, December 15, 2007  at 2:00 pm . This is for the Holiday Pops Concert in the CT Convention Center.  The focus will be holiday songs, but that is not required repertoire, although preferred.  If you are interested in performing, please contact Nancy Andersen, Chair of the HCD Voice Department, at 860-768-7768 x 8614 or nandersen@hartford.edu by November 16.

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“So You Want to be a Performer” ~ Free Lecture for Kids, Teens, Parents

Peter Sklar ~ Talent Scout with a Message ~ See his website at www.petersklarspeaks.net

What do The O.C. 's Mischa Barton, Home Improvement 's Zachery Ty Bryan, Full House 's Lori Loughlin, NYPD Blue 's Rick Schroder, The Young & The Restless' Ashley Bashioum, Charmed and Picket Fences' Holly Marie Combs, Sex & the City' s Sarah Jessica Parker, Walk the Line and Legally Blonde 's Reese Witherspoon and actress and talk-show host Ricki Lake all have in common?


Peter Sklar, who has coached, directed or discovered all of the above young stars and hundreds of others, is offering a complimentary lecture, entitled : So You Want To Be A Performer.

The free talk will provide life-changing insights into the relationship between self-esteem, health and professional success, with a behind-the-scenes look at the causes of eating disorders, stage mothers, industry scams, and the role of talent agents and casting directors.

The lecture will be followed by personal interviews with young members of the audience.

So You Want to be a Performer is based on Sklar's three decades of personal experience with young performers, an Ivy League pedigree, (Masters Degree in Education from Harvard), and his long list of successful protégés who include Sarah Jessica Parker, (HBO's Sex & The City ), Reese Witherspoon,
( Legally Blonde , Walk the Line , etc.), Mischa Barton, (Fox TV's O.C. ), and many others. Sklar has been the subject of multiple feature-length articles in the New York Times , appeared as a guest expert on Donahue , was recently interviewed on E! True Hollywood Story , and has had his work presented on the Bravo Channel, Good Morning America , and in dozens of media outlets. He's currently developing a musical entitled “The Kid Who Played the Palace”, to be directed by William Martin, (Broadway's “The Lieutenant”, five-time Tony Award nominee).

See www.petersklarspeaks.net .


Children under age eighteen (18) must be accompanied by one of their very own parents; nobody under age six (6) will be admitted. Reservations are required.

WHEN:           Saturday, November 17, 2007      7:30pm

WHERE:  The Hartt School Community Division of the University of Hartford
Wilde Auditorium
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford , CT 06117-1599

RESERVATIONS:      860-768-4451

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Congratulations to Michael Wheeler!

Michael Wheeler, HCD Faculty Member, has won the principal viola position at the Hartford Symphony!

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Don't miss the upcoming concerts of the Arensky Piano Trio!

Friday, November 9 at 7:30 pm

University Of Connecticut at Hartford
Maxwell Shepherd Memorial Concert Series, Library Auditorium
Greater Hartford Campus
1800 Asylum Ave. , West Hartford , CT 06117
phone: (860) 570-9214

Meet the Artists! A reception will follow the performance. Admission is FREE.

Saturday, November 10 at 4:00pm

Talcottville Congregational Church
10 Elm Hill Road
Vernon-Rockville , CT 06066
phone: (860) 649-0815

FREE admission

Please visit our website for more details on the trio at www.arenskypianotrio.com

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West End String Quartet in Concert, November 9th and 10th

Members: Sarah Washburn, Jessica Meyer, Carlynn Savot & Russell Wilson

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Performances at Trinity on Main in New Britain

Featuring Community Division & Hartt School Faculty Members!

There are 2 exciting events coming up at Trinity on Main in New Britain . To learn more, read on or visit their website at: http://www.trinityonmain.org/

The Alturas Duo & The Adaskin String Trio will perform on NOVEMBER 10th as part of "The Music and Art of the Macbride Family".

Adaskin String Trio: Emlyn Ngai, Mark Fraser & Steve Larson

For more information about the Adaskin String Trio: www.adaskinstringtrio.com

Alturas Duo: Carlos Boltes & Scott Hill (HCD Faculty)




For more information on the Alturas Duo: http://www.alturasduo.com

The Avery Ensemble with guest violinist Leonid Sigal will perform at Trinity on Main on NOVEMBER 16th . This is the first concert in Avery's "Coming to America " series at T-o-M. They Avery Ensemble is comprised of Annie Trépanier (violin), Steve Larson (viola), Hans Twitchell (cello) & Adriana Jarvis (piano)

For more information about the Avery Ensemble : www.averyensemble.org

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A Special Thank You to Hartt Community Division Vocal Students!

The Hartt School Community Division held the second concert in a brand new performance series at The Hartford Public Library this past Sunday, November 4th.  The concert featured performances by soloists from the Vocal Department.   We are grateful to all of those who participated and to their parents for fighting their way through the Veteran's Day Parade!  Soloists included:   Pauline Jones-Torregrosa, Jane Meditz, Melody Hall, Noelle Currie, Kiyomi Andrada, Katherine Cicchetti, Katherine Meyer, Krystal Sobaskie, Eshani Agrawal,  Elizabeth Brown, Emily Ide, and Rose Lewis.

A special debt of gratitude is owed to pianist Colin Britt for his time rehearsing and performing with our beautiful singers.  Thank you, Colin!

We also appreciate the time and effort of Voice Department Chair Nancy Andersen for all her hard work coordinating these events and to the voice teachers who support Nancy 's efforts - you're the best!

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Susan Cheng, HCD Piano Faculty will be performing with the Hartt Symphony Orchestra

Hartt Community Division Piano Faculty Member, Susan Cheng, will be performing Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor with the Hartt Symphony Orchestra. Christopher Zimmerman will be conducting. The performance will be held in Lincoln Theater on Friday, November 9 at 7:30 pm .

The Hartt Symphony Orchestra is comprised of more than 80 student musicians from Hartt's undergraduate and graduate degree programs, providing Hartt's orchestral instrumentalists with exceptional performance experiences, including more than eight concerts a year and performances with the school's dance, music theatre, and opera departments. 

Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students and groups.  Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt   for more information.

Also on the program: Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique and Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture.

The Hartt Symphony Orchestra

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Upcoming Concerts & Events at The Hartt School

The Hartt School presents the Miami String Quartet ~ Hartt's professional quartet-in-residence, on Thursday, November 8, at 7:30 pm in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford 's West Hartford campus. The world-renowned Miami String Quartet will present works by Beethoven and Dvorak, featuring pianist Jodi DeSalvo.  Admission is $30-36, with discounts for seniors, students and groups.  Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School presents the van Rooy Competition for Musical Excellence ~ Sunday, November 11, at 3 pm in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford 's West Hartford campus.  The eighth annual van Rooy Competition for Musical Excellence features performances by Hartt undergraduate instrumental performance majors, competing for a top cash prize of $10,000, made possible by the generosity of Hartt supporters Jean-Pierre and Marie-Claire van Rooy.  The finalists have been narrowed down from more than 30 applicants to the competition via two preliminary rounds and will present their final selections for the consideration of three adjudicators.  After the competition, join the participants for a dessert reception while you await the announcement of the winners.  Admission is free.  Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

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News from the Dance Department

Dress A Dancer
Your help is needed in raising a relatively small amount of money so that we can purchase children's ballet uniforms for members of the Boys & Girls Clubs who take dance instruction with us. We are able to purchase the uniforms at the cost price of $30 each thanks to Darlene Zoller, faculty member and owner of DanceWorks.   We need to outfit about 15 new students with ballet shoes, leotard and skirt. A donation of $30 will dress one child or please consider donating pre-packed snacks or bottled water that can be sold at the reception desk in Hartford . Thank you. 

Parents' Observation Week: November 5 - 9
During the week beginning Monday, November 5th* through Saturday, November 9th, all parents, Grandparents, Uncles and Aunties etc., are invited to watch their children during their normal class time.  We recommend that all students and parents take advantage of this opportunity to also observe classes of a higher level than their own.   We ask that younger siblings sit with their parents and do not run in and out of the studios and remind you that street shoes are not allowed on dance floors.   At this time we will also be displaying all items from our lost and found.  Please take a moment to see if any of your child's belongings are there.  Any items not claimed will be either donated to charity or added to our Uniform Exchange Program as appropriate.

* Due to Nutcracker rehearsals, on Monday, November 5th, C Ballet observation will be postponed to Monday, November 12th.

Nutcracker Rehearsals

Saturday, 10th November, 2007

Saturday, 17 th November, 2007

Calendar

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Ensemble Schedules

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Quiz

This week's Quiz Question: Who said, “I am in the world only for the purpose of composing"?
(hint: born 1797 and died 1828)

Last week's Quiz Question: The trombone has this number of positions:

a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8

Correct Answer: The trombone has 7 slide positions.

 
Last week's Quiz Winner: John Fitzpatrick, trombone student of Mr. Marshall Brown

This week's prize : 2 tickets to the Hartt Wind Ensemble & Symphony Band Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 at 7:30 pm in Lincoln Theater

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FYI and About our Newsletter

This Hartt Community Division Newsletter is distributed via e-mail to all faculty, staff, and families of the Community Division, who request the newsletter, every Thursday afternoon from September through June. It is also posted in the lobby of the Community Division office and on our website: www.hartford.edu/hartt/community .

Mark George, Director ( george@hartford.edu ) – new program ideas, fundraising, general issues and concerns

Alana Seddon, Associate Director ( aseddon@hartford.edu ) – new program ideas, school-wide issues and concerns, current programming ideas or issues, and operational concerns.

Dawn Zumbroski, Registrar ( zumbroski@hartford.edu ) -- registration issues, billing concerns and payments.

Jill Burnham, Administrative Secretary ( jburnham@hartford.edu ) -- new student referrals and registration.

Judy Chestnut, Budget Adminstrator ( chestnut@hartford.edu ) -- budget and payroll issues

Tracy Flater, Director of Off-Campus Facilities and Programs ( flater@hartford.edu ) -- responsible for managing administrative details for the Simsbury Branch and the Dance Department.

Amanda Kilpatrick, Dance Administrator ( kilpatric@hartford.edu ) -- dance department

Mary MacKinnon, Administrative Assistant ( hcdevents@hartford.edu ) -- recital programs and room scheduling.

Michelle Sessions, Dina Stavola, Jennifer Zak, Lillie Lavado ( harttcomm@hartford.edu) -- part-time receptionists at the main campus.

Cindy Graham, Gretchen Schrader and Helene Fusco ( simsmore@hartford.edu ) – part-time receptionists at the Simsbury location

Krista Rescsanski and Danielle Edson ( dancedesk@hartford.edu ) – part-time receptionists at the Hartford Dance Center

To submit an article, email harttcomm@hartford.edu no later than the Wednesday of the week you would like it to appear. We encourage our faculty, students and staff to submit articles. Articles will appear once. The staff of the Hartt Community Division reserves the right to edit articles for content, grammar and length.

Please visit our website at http://www.hartford.edu/hartt/community

To pay your bills online: http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/bursar/payment.html
To find out about Hartt news, activities, and events, please read the News from the Dean, which is published every other week: http://www.hartford.edu/hartth/Hartt_News/NewsfromtheDean.htm

TO UNSUBSCRIBE: If you do not want to receive the Hartt Community Division's Email Newsletter, please email jburnham@hartford.edu with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body or subject of the email.

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