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Hartt Community Division
Weekly Email Newsletter
November 21, 2007
HCD Thanksgiving Office Hours
The main office of the Hartt Community Division will be closed from 12noon on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 to 8:30am on Monday, November 26, 2007. There will be no activities or classes held this weekend. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday weekend!
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The Nutcracker in a Nutshell
The Hartt School Community Division Dance Department invites you to an exciting one-day Nutcracker event at the Hartt Dance and Opera Center in Hartford . Bring your children to a "sneak peek" at a new work in progress for next year called The Nutcracker in a Nutshell ! This new 60-minute condensed version of the Nutcracker Ballet is told through a combination of narration, mime and dance. Ticket options include: performance only or purchase a special ticket to attend a master ballet class prior to the afternoon showing!
The Nutcracker in a Nutshell
Sunday, December 16th
The Hartt Dance and Opera Center
224 Farmington Avenue (please park and enter through Niles Street), Hartford, CT
1pm - 1:20pm - class registration
1:30 - 2:30 Master Class (movement/ballet)
3:00 - 4:00 Nutcracker in a Nutshell performance
Appropriate for boys & girls ages 3yr - 10yr
Tickets:
$25 Sugar Plum Deluxe Ticket includes: one hour master ballet/movement class; a special visit by the Sugar Plum Faerie; The Nutcracker in a Nutshell Performance; cookies and punch!
$15 Nutcracker Ticket includes: The Nutcracker in a Nutshell performance; cookies and punch!
$5 Adult Ticket; for all accompanying adults!
Tickets will be available beginning Monday, November 19th.
Space is limited. For more information or to register, please contact The Hartt School Community Division at
525-9396 ext 10 or dancedesk@hartford.edu .
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Performers Needed for Simsmore Square 's Family Festival
We are looking for musicians and singers to help celebrate Simsmore Square and the holidays! This is a great
opportunity to help us promote our Simsbury location. You can get involved in any of the following ways:
Need to practice? - Sign up to use one of our practice rooms between 1pm - 3:45pm so we can show guests what our building looks like when it is being used. Contact the Simsbury location to schedule a practice time: 651-3570 or simsmore@hartford.edu
Want to perform? Interested in playing your instrument for the guests attending the festival? We need musicians from 1pm - 3:45pm for various locations throughout the square. One business does have an upright piano. You tell us how much time you can fill, and how many times/locations you would like to perform (we can have you repeat your performance in more than one location). To sign up, please contact Camille Kilgore at ccrsck@comcast.net as soon as possible. The moment you sign up - we can add you to the schedule of events.
Want to help with the Carol Sing? We are holding a Carol Sing from 3:45pm - 4pm on the green (outside) in Simsmore Square . We are looking for a few singers to help lend strong voices to the crowd and/or lead the group. We are also interested in a brass band. Please contact Camille Kilgore at ccrsck@comcast.net as soon as possible if you can help.
For more information about the festival, please visit www.simsmoresquare.com
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Attention Suzuki Violins!
Please note the following changes to the review list for the group class concert on December 15.
We are adding Hunter's Chorus and Minuet 3. Waltz by Brahms is cut from the list. The revised review list is as follows:
Concerto in A minor, I, Bach
Sonata in F Major, II, Handel
Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, I, Bach
Concerto No 5, I, Seitz
Gavotte in G minor, Bach
Minuet (Minuet 3), Bach
Minuet in G, Beethoven
Hunter's Chorus, von Weber
Minuet 2, Bach
May Song
Lightly Row
Twinkle, Stop Ti-Ti, and Theme
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LOST & FOUND
The LOST & FOUND box in the Community Division Office (main campus) is overflowing! If you have lost anything (gloves, music, etc
), please stop by the office to claim your items.
Any items not picked up by Friday, November 30, 2007 will be thrown away or donated.
Thank you!
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News from the Hartt School
The Hartt School presents a Holiday Choral Concert
The Hartt School presents a Holiday Choral Concert on Friday, November 30, at 7:30 pm at the Immanuel Congregational Church in Hartford . Hartt's choral ensembles will ring in the holidays with an exciting program of choral music, including Poulenc's Mass in G as well as a cappella and holiday favorites. Also featured on the program will be solos by Hartt's talented undergraduate vocal performance majors. Proceeds from this concert will benefit Hartt's Spring 2008 choral tour of China , Hong Kong and Taiwan . There is a suggested donation of $10. 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 a Senior Dance Concert
The Hartt School and the Charter Oak Cultural Center present a Senior Dance Concert. The evening will feature premiere works by Senior Dance Composition students Jenna Dannenberger, Caitlin Doody, Danielle Harper, Cassandra Malizia and Heather Lombardo, as well as solo works by guest choreographers Lorelei Li Chang, James Robey, Katie Stevinson-Nollet and Paul Monaghan. The performance will be held at the Charter Oak Cultural Center , 21 Charter Oak Avenue , Hartford , CT , 06106 , on November 30 and December 1, at 7:30 pm. Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors and students. For tickets and reservations, call 860.249.1207.
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Suzuki Uniform Exchange
A reminder that uniform items (current uniforms only please - not uniforms that have been phased out by the school) in acceptable condition can be donated to the uniform exchange. I have a few items available, detailed below. Please contact me if any of these items meet your needs. I can only make available what I receive in
donations, so please keep them coming in!
Boy's black vest: size M (looks like a small to me - would fit a 10 year old maybe.
Boy's band collar pleated front dress shirt: size M
Girl's French toast white Peter Pan collar long sleeved blouse: size 5
Girl's French toast white Peter Pan collar long sleeved blouse: size 8
Girl's French toast white Peter Pan collar long sleeved blouse: size 6
Girl's French toast white Peter Pan collar long sleeved blouse: size 7
Girl's pleated black skirt French Toast: size 8
Girl's pleated navy skirt French Toast: size 12
Girl's pleated navy skirt: size 8
Girl's peter pan collar long sleeved white blouse: size 10
Boys Black Dress pants: Size 26, adjustable waist
Boys/Mens White band collar pleated front shirt: Size 30-31
Boys/Mens Formal Fashions Black Vest: size S (same size as shirt above)
Boys Black Dress Loafers: size 4
Please contact me, Stevie Zimmerman, at steviez@sbcglobal.net with donations or requests
for uniform items.
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News from the Dance Department
THE DANCE DEPARTMENT IS CLOSED FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY FROM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st THROUGH SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25th. We wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
NUTCRACKER UPDATE:
Please note that there is rehearsal today for the POPS performance at 3pm.
Students/parents, please ensure you have marked your calendars for the following Nutcracker Events:
Sunday, December 9th - Lecture Demonstration Hartford Public Library
Saturday, December 15th - Transition/Snow - Hartford
Symphony Orchestra's POPS performance
Sunday, December 16th - A Nutcracker in a Nutshell performance in studio 7
Rehearsal and performance schedules as well as details surrounding all performances will be posted on the board and the Virtual Dance Bag by Wednesday, November 21st.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please contact Tracy Flater at 817-0832 if you can help:
Intensive Students are needed to help on Sunday, December 2nd in Simsbury and on Sunday, December 16th in Hartford . If you are performing in Nutcracker in a Nutshell , you may not volunteer on the 16th. We need helpers in children's ballet classes as well as a Sugar Plum Faerie.
Parents are needed to help with the Nutcracker in a Nutshell event on Sunday, December 16th. Contact Tracy Flater for more details.
Logo Clothing - committee leader or co-leaders needed. There are great volunteers but we need someone who can work with the vendor and lead the efforts.
Calendar
November 21 - 25 |
Thanksgiving Break, no classes (11/21 may be used as a makeup day) |
November 30 - December 1 |
Hartt Senior Dance Concert, Charter Oak Cultural Center |
December 9 |
Performance Ensemble performs Nutcracker at the Hartford Public Library |
December 15 |
Performance Ensemble Performs with Hartford
Symphony Orchestra's Holiday Pops Concert |
December 16 |
Nutcracker in a Nutshell , Studio 7, Dance &
Opera Center |
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Ensemble Schedules
Group |
Dates |
Time & Location |
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Suzuki Orchestras |
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Appoggiatura |
November 28
December 5 |
Rehearsal ~ 5:45-6:30 at the Church
Rehearsal ~ 5:45-6:30 at the Church |
DaCapo |
November 27
December 4 |
Rehearsal ~ 5:45-6:30 at the Church
Rehearsal ~ 5:45-6:30 at the Church |
Intermezzo |
November 27
December 4 |
Rehearsal ~ 4:45-5:45 at the Church
Rehearsal ~ 4:45-5:45 at the Church |
Vivace |
November 24
December 1 |
No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving)
No Rehearsal (Hartt Audition Day ~ Building CLOSED) |
Opus 89 |
November 24
December 1 |
No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving)
No Rehearsal (Hartt Audition Day ~ Building CLOSED) |
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Concert Winds |
November 24
December 1 |
No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving)
No Rehearsal (Hartt Audition Day ~ Building CLOSED) |
Concert Strings |
November 24
December 1 |
No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving)
No Rehearsal (Hartt Audition Day ~ Building CLOSED) |
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GHYWE |
November 25
December 2 |
No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving)
Rehearsal ~ 5:30-7:30pm in Bliss |
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CYS |
November 25
December 2 |
No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving)
Rehearsal 2pm-4pm in Bliss |
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Adult String Ensemble |
November 24
December 1 |
No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving)
No Rehearsal (Hartt Audition Day ~ Building CLOSED) |
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CCC |
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Overture Choir |
November 27 |
5:30-7:00pm Room 120 at Hartt |
Prelude Choir |
November 27 |
5:30-7:00pm Room 105 at the U of H Magnet School |
Canticum Choir |
November 27 |
5:30-7:00pm Room 106 at the U of H Magnet School |
Cambiata Choir |
November 27 |
5:45-7:45pm Room 208 at the U of H Magnet School |
Concert Choir |
November 27 |
5:30-7:30pm in the Agora at the U of H Magnet School |
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Performer's Certificate Program |
November 26
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Edward Cumming Master Class (B) |
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Quiz
The Quiz will resume next Thursday!
Last week's Quiz Question: Frosch means frog and therefore concerns:
a) vocal quality
b) string instruments
c) bassoon timbre
Correct Answer: b) string instruments
Last week's Quiz Winner: Dianne Rechel, mother of Ben Rechel-McCormick, piano student of David Westfall
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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
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