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January 15, 2009


Winners Announced in the Musical Club of Hartford’s 2009 High School Music Competition

 The Musical Club of Hartford announces the winners of its thirty third annual scholarship competition for high school students living or studying music in Connecticut.  The first, second, and third place winners of the piano, strings, winds and voice competitions will share $4,000 in prize money, which will be awarded following the winners’ concert to be held on Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 PM, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2080 Boulevard, West Hartford.  The public is invited to attend this concert free of charge.

Winners in the Piano Division:
1st Place:  Jeffrey Li (Mystic) – Jonathan Bass (New England Conservatory Preparatory Division)    
2nd Place:  Mary Pan (Burlington) – Margreet Francis (Hartt Community Division)
3rd Place:  Tim Tsai (Unionville) – Margreet Francis (Hartt Community Division)
Honorable Mention:  Sarah Pan (Burlington) – Margreet Francis, (Hartt Community Division);
                                    Paul Tine – Margreet Francis, (Hartt Community Division)

Winners in the Strings Division:
1st Place:   Andrew Tang, viola (Simsbury) – Steve Larson (Hartt Community Division)
2nd Place:  Kendra Nealon, violin (Glastonbury) – Teri Einfeldt (Hartt Community Division)
3rd Place:  Luke Piscitelli, violin (West Hartford) -- Teri Einfeldt (Hartt Community Division)
Honorable Mention:  Jacqueline Georgis, cello (Hartford) – Carmen Irons (Hartt Community Division)

Winners in the Voice Division:
1st Place:  Erica Maas, soprano (Manchester) – Dr. Susan Mardinly (Hartt Community Division)
2nd Place:  Suzanne Lis, soprano (West Hartford) – Benjamin Rauch (Hartt Community Division)
3rd Place:  Nigel Rowe, tenor (West Hartford) – Lisabeth Miller (Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts), Sarah Hersh

Winners in the Winds Division:
1st Place:  Jane Sylvester, alto saxophone (Kensington) – Carrie Koffman, classical saxophone (Hartt School); John Mastroianni, jazz saxophone (Univ. of Conn.); Beverly Brown, clarinet (Hartt Community Division)
2nd Place:  Julie Lee, flute (Farmington) – Avi Greenberg (Hartt Community Division)
3rd Place:  Lidiya Selikhov, flute (Storrs) – Greig Shearer (Hartt Community Division)
Honorable Mention:  Emma Sayles, trombone (Colchester) – Topher Logan (Univ. of CT Community School for the Arts)
                                 Arielle Burke, flute (Ivoryton) – Naomi Senzer (Neighborhood Music School)

The Musical Club of Hartford is a non-profit organization celebrating its 118th anniversary this year.  From October to May, concerts are presented by performing members, featuring soloists and vocal or instrumental ensembles.  Professional guest artists perform two major concerts each year and are also invited twice yearly to give lecture-recitals in their area of expertise.

In addition to the scholarship competitions, financial support is allocated to statewide community music organizations.  Membership is open to performers or to those who simply enjoy classical music, providing a network for musicians.  Concerts and lectures are usually held at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2080 Boulevard in West Hartford on selected Thursday mornings at 10:00 am.  All concerts are open to the public and free to members.  Admission for non-members is generally $5.00.  For more information, go to www.musical-club-of-hartford.org

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An update from yet more of our Horn Studio Graduates
They are everywhere, and we are proud of all their accomplishments.

Andrew Dalton will be graduating college in June, and then will be returning to Connecticut to work as an actuary at The Hartford. He misses music a lot, and actually played a fair amount of horn over winter break (his sisters were thrilled).

Jeff DesRosier is a graduate student at Hartt, majoring in Horn Performance.  He completed his Music Education degree here last year, and is now studying horn with Peter Reit.  He has been performing with his horn quartet at many local schools.

Sarah Fitch works for Rayburn Music in West Hartford, and is the proud mother of a 3 ½ year-old.  Thanks in part to the encouragement of current horn student, Rich O’Neill, she has started performing on horn again, and played for Christmas services last month.

Elaine Gunn spent 2 years at University of Massachusetts Amherst as a language major, and has now transferred to the Education program at CCSU.  She continues her horn playing; she took lessons and played at UMass, and has just completed lessons with me again at CCSU, where she performs with the Wind Ensemble.  She hopes to graduate next year.

Kristy Harrington graduated college with a major in psychology, and decided to go into the nursing profession. She lives in CT and continues to play her horn.

Meredith Hickey-Schiappa Klepper is in Baltimore, and is expecting her first child soon.  She graduated from Peabody with a degree in horn performance, and then decided to get her Master’s in Nursing.

Brendan Swiniarski is a sophomore vocal music education student at Hartt.

Alicia Wells is a senior at Skidmore.  While she is not a Music major there, she performs full-time with the Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and in several chamber music groups.  She has taken horn lessons while at college and she presented a Senior Recital last month.

Karla Wurzel is a senior at Conn. College.  Karla plays with the band, the orchestra, in individual student recitals, and last year she even played with the jazz band one time!  She is studying horn with Heather Doughty.

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From the Studio of Dr. Sue Mardinly

 Congratulations to ERICA MAAS for her 1st Place Award in the Voice Division of the Musical Club of Hartford’s High School Competition.  Erica worked really hard for this and is an inspiration to all of us!

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Rebecca Flannery to teach and tour in Japan while on sabbatical for the Spring 2009 Semester

Rebecca Flannery, professional harpist and harp professor at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, Connecticut, has been invited to establish a harp department and teach the first semester harp class at the Japan Lutheran College (JLC) in Mitaka, a suburb of Tokyo, Japan.  Flannery has accepted this invitation and will teach there for the Spring Semester 2009 (April through July, 2009). In conjunction with this, she has accepted the invitation to perform a solo recital at both the Opening Ceremony of the College school year as well as a solo recital in Centennial Celebration of the establishment of JLC.

Ms. Flannery has also accepted invitations for a master class and recital in Tokyo during the month of March 2009, and an 8-concert tour including cities on both the main island of Honshu, where Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka are venues, as well as the southern island of Kyushu, where Nagasaki is located. She has been invited to return to Yonezawa, Japan, where she gave a recital and master class two years ago. Her performance in Yonezawa in 2007 sparked enough interest that 12 new harpists are awaiting her return to work with her.

Flannery, a well-known concert harpist has performed with most CT Orchestras, and has toured extensively in the US, as well as in Europe, especially with her chamber group of harp, flute, viola and voice.  Most recently she performed a new chamber work presented in a faculty concert at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, written by Michael Colgrass, Pan Trio for 2 percussion and harp.

While on sabbatical from The Hartt School and Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, CT she will also be working on a pet project composing music for harp influenced by traditional music of Japan and Japanese culture.  Flannery has already composed several volumes of harp music for lever and pedal harp, including pieces for flute and harp.

Flannery will be traveling to Japan with her husband, Peter Reis, managing partner of Harps International which buys, sells, and rents pedal and lever harps. Harps International maintains showrooms across the US and in Tokyo, and supports various harp therapy groups (groups who perform for patients in hospitals and hospices). Reis will be managing the company from offices in Japan.

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News from the Bassoon Studio of Rebecca Noreen

All 3 of Rebecca Noreen’s bassoon students from the Hartt School that auditioned for Regionals placed top in their ensembles.  I am so proud, and kudos to the students for working so hard.  They are:  Michelle Wallace, Jeremy Joo and Kevin LeBlanc.

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Sight Reading Parties start up again this Friday, January 16th!  Spring Dates Announced!

String students from the following ensembles and groups are welcome and invited to attend: Intermezzo, Vivace, Opus, Concert Ensemble, and CYS. We will begin the party with the most accessible sight reading and progress throughout the evening to more difficult music.

Depending on the numbers of students at different levels who attend, the evening will look something like this:
7:30-8 Intermezzo level sight reading
8-8:30 Vivace/Concert Ensemble level reading
8:30-9 Opus/CYS level reading

Everyone is invited to attend for the whole hour and a half, but we will "tailor" the reading to the levels of the students who come. Faculty and college students are invited and encouraged to come and play along side your students as well! Come, and bring a stand and a tasty treat to share.

Room 342 from 7:30-9pm on Friday nights....

Friday January 16
Friday January 23
Friday January 30
Friday February 20
Friday February 27
Friday March 6
Friday March 20
Friday March 27
Friday April 10
Friday April 24
Friday May 8
Friday May 22

We hope to see you this Friday!

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2009 SVI Audition Dates Announced!
Summer Vocal Institute: Musical Theater Intensive
June 25 - July 5, 2009

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION:
·        Two contrasting 32-bar song selections
·        One short monologue under 2 minutes - memorized
·        An accompanist will be provided; bring sheet music.

AUDITION DATES: 
·        Sunday, March 15       1:30 – 5:00 pm   Room 410/412
·        Saturday, April 4         1:30 – 5:30 pm    Room 410/412
·        Sunday, April 26         1:30 – 5:30 pm    Room 420

Email harttcomm@hartford.edu with the following information to request an audition time:

Name (First, MI, Last):
Current Age & Grade in Fall 2009:
Phone Number:
Email Address:

Or contact the Hartt Community Division at 860-768-4451 to sign up for an audition time. 

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Ernie Andreoli (Suzuki Guitar) featured in a Glastonbury Reminder News article

 Ernie Andreoli
photo credit: www.remindernews.com

Ernie Andreoli, a seventh grade Suzuki Guitar student of Jim Rickevicius, performed his first solo gig at Glastonbury Senior Center on December 30, 2008.  Ernie Andreoli was featured in a Glastonbury Reminder News article about the Senior Center’s New Year’s event, the “Countdown to Noon” lunch.

To read the article:
http://www.remindernews.com/node/7/&url=GBURY-2009-01-06-10-Ar01000

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Viola Day 2009:  Featuring Master Teacher Heidi Castleman of the Juilliard School
All HCD string students are welcome to register and observe the MasterClasses or Chamber Coachings.

viola           Heidi Castleman
Viola (www.wikipedia.com)               Heidi Castleman (www.julliard.edu)

Internationally renowned master teacher Heidi Castleman of the Juilliard School will be presenting masterclasses, chamber music coaching, and a lecture for parents and serious advanced string students on the topic of balancing music and the other aspects of the busy, overbooked, teenaged life.  Masterclass and Chamber Coaching participants will be chosen by HCD Faculty Members.  All HCD string students are welcome to register and observe the masterclasses or chamber coachings.  If a child registers and participates in any part of these activities their parent may attend the lecture for free.  If the child is not registered, then the parent must register and pay for the lecture as outlined below.


Click her to read more: http://www.juilliard.edu/update/journal/portrait_fac_0503_Castleman.html

You don't want to miss this rare opportunity to work with one of the world's most respected and sought after master teachers!


Tentative Schedule:

9am-11am                  Viola MasterClass
11am-12noon              Violin/Viola MasterClass (with Opus Violin Group Class)
12noon-1:30pm           Lunch Break   (bring your own lunch)
1:30-3pm                    Chamber Coachings
3:30pm-5pm              Lecture for parents and advanced string students

Tuition: 
The cost for "Viola Day" will be $20 on or before January 31, 2009 & $25 after January 31, 2009.  The tuition of $20 or $25 (as appropriate by date registration received) is for any part of the day, or the entire day.  The cost will not be pro-rated, if you choose not to participate in a particular activity.

Click Here to download the registration form.

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Bassists Needed!

 

upright bass


It’s a fact: String Bass players have more fun; especially the members of the Hartt Suzuki Bass program!  Why?  Well, we’ll admit to being biased, but the String Bass has the most beautiful, warm and resonant tone of all the string instruments, and provides depth and structure to any ensemble in which it is played.  Did you know that the String Bass is the most versatile member of the string family?  Together with its modern cousin, the Bass Guitar, (which is tuned and fingered the same way), it is at home in orchestras, jazz bands, rock bands, swing bands and more.  It’s one of the few instruments used in virtually all styles of music.

We need more bassists to play in our orchestras and ensembles in the Hartt Community Division!  Bassists study with Susan Powell, who, in addition to having a Master’s degree from Julliard, has 35 years experience teaching students of all levels.  Ms. Powell also directs the Hartt Suzuki Bass ensembles.  Like violins and cellos, string basses are available in smaller sizes for younger students.   So, come join us and learn how to make joyous music on the most beautiful sounding member of the string instrument family -- the String Bass!

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Immediate Openings for new Cello Students with David Gibson!
Accepting students from young beginners to advanced students!

We are happy to announce that David Gibson is available to teach private cello students (from young beginners to adult students) through the Hartt Community Division. 

David Gibson received his B.S. from The Juilliard School and his M.M. from Yale University; both degrees are in cello performance.  His primary teachers included Luigi Silva, Dorothy DeLay, and Claus Adam in cello;
Jacob Druckman in composition; Robert Mann in Chamber Music; and Jorge Mester in conducting. He served on the faculty of SUNY Albany from 1972-1979 and has been a professor of music in the Electronic Arts Department and conductor of the RPI Orchestra at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute since 1994.  He has also been an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, Mount Holyoke College, Bennington College, Meadowmount School, the Mannes College Preparatory Division, and the Hartt School Community Division.  He has had a large private cello teaching studio for more than thirty years and has placed students in every major conservatory in the country during that time.  Many of his students have become professional cellists and have participated successfully in national and international competitions, such as Clancy Newman who won the Naumberg International Competition in 2001. 

If you are interested in private lessons with Mr. Gibson, please fill out the Request for Private Lessons Form on our website (link below) or call HCD Administrative Secretary Jill Burnham at 860-768-5772.

Request for Private Lessons: http://hcd.hartford.edu/music/RequestPrivateLessons.htm

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HSO Family Matinee Shows Kids and Adults How to Dance, Sing and Play with Classical Music
Interactive Program to Feature Movie Soundtracks and Orchestral Classics

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will show kids (and “kids at heart”) how to “Sing, Dance, Play!” with classical music at the second of this season’s Family Matinee concerts Saturday, February 14, 2009 at 3:00 pm at The Belding Theater in The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Led by Family Matinee conductor Marc Kaplan, this interactive program will feature movie music and orchestral classics, including selections from Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Little Mermaid,” Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, and Shostakovich’s Festive Overture.  As a bonus, audiences will get to hear a world premiere by local composer Greg Kallor and performances by youthful vocal soloists Suzanne Lis (soprano) and Alita Moses. 

           Suzanne Lis, is the daughter of HCD faculty members Jarek and Malgosia Lis (violin & suzuki piano).  Suzanne is a long-time Community Division student, and currently studies violin with Teri Einfeldt.

“Sing, Dance, Play!” was specifically designed to reach families; there is something for everyone,” says Family Matinee conductor Marc Kaplan.  “This repertoire will have people moving in their seats and wanting more!  The music is incredibly diverse, spanning all periods from classical to the modern day.  There will be music sung and played from movies, classical music which has inspired dance for today's music, and a world premiere of a new composition by Greg Kallor, who has been my best friend since we were in Kindergarten.  What is also very special about this concert is that all of the soloists are very talented young musicians who have been students of mine.  I think that every young musician in the audience will be inspired by seeing youth thriving on a professional stage.” 

Described as “energetic and stylish” by Jon Lender and “a ball of fire” by Hartford Symphony Music Director Edward Cumming, West Hartford native Marc Kaplan is recognized as one of the finest music educators in America.  In 2002, Marc became a faculty member at King Philip Middle School and Hall High School, where he received national recognition for his innovative educational programs.  Kaplan will lead the Hartford Symphony Orchestra for both the 2008-2009 Family Matinee Series and the 2008-2009 Discovery Series, as well as the “Symphony In The Schools” Chamber Concerts. 

Ticket Prices: $12, $14, $18, $20 for adults; $10 for children

Tickets can be purchased in person Monday through Friday between the hours of 10 am and 5 pm at Hartford Symphony Orchestra Ticket Services, 99 Pratt Street, Suite 500 in Hartford, by calling (860) 244-2999, or online at www.hartfordsymphony.org

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The Connecticut Dance Alliance's Fifth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Dance
footprints dance co                        rachna agrawal
Footprints Dance Company                          Rachna Agrawal 


Connecticut Dance Alliance (CDA) and ACES Educational Center for the Arts (ECA) celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. with a day of WORLD DANCE. This fifth annual celebration includes a rich variety of dance styles and techniques from around the world each presented by a professional dancer. It is to be held on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Monday, January 19, 2009, 9:00am – 3:30pm.

The day comprises a morning of master classes, an afternoon performance plus a lunch-time dance college panel (for dancers 12+) to be held at ACES Educational Center for the Arts, 55 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510 For directions, go to: www.aces.org
 
The professional artists who are teaching master classes are as follows: Afro-Caribbean with Stephen Hankey back by popular demand; American Modern, Horton technique with Freddie Moore from Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, NYC; Javanese dance with Maeny Urip Sri; Kathak dance with Rachna Agrawal; Yoga with Nazorine Ulysse Paglia; Russian character dance with Alla Nikitina; Hip Hop with Jimmy Locust who has worked with Michael Jackson and Paula Abdul.

The afternoon performance includes Freddie Moore’s Footprints Dance Company; Ulysse and Dancers, a New Haven-based company under the artistic direction of Nazorine Ulysse Paglia; Rachna Agrawal, CT’s Kathak dancer and teacher; Maeny Urip Sri, Javanese dancer based at Wesleyan University, CT’s Bloomfield High School dancers in their first public performance outside school; Hartt Dancers from the University of Hartford; and ECA dancers representing the Educational Center for the Arts.

Program for the Day
9:00 Registration
9:3 0-10:30 Master class (3 options)
10:40-11:40 Master class (3 options)
11:45-12:30 Lunch (Please bring your own lunch)
12:30-1:30 Hip Hop for all
1:30-2:30 College panel/video viewing
2:30-3:30 Performance

CDA members $30; CDA non-members $40; 
Students of CDA member schools $20 (All Hartt Students would receive the CDA member school discount);
Students of CDA non-member schools $25. 
Group discounts available.

To register, go to www.ctdanceall.com and click on “What’s new”, or contact Susan Matheke at ECA, 203 777-5451 ext 316.

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News from the Dance Department

Performance Ensemble

Ensemble will resume on Saturday, January 17th for the following students only:

Pas de Quatre
Carlotta Grisi - Katelin Maxwell/Emily Goodman
Marie Taglioni – Hannah Bertoldi/Kailah King
Lucile Grahn – Jillian Greenberg/Haley Rose
Fanny Cerrito - Raechel Manga/Phoebe Magna

Corsaire
Pas de trios
3rd variation – Hannah Bertoldi 
… More roles to come

Coppelia
Katie Manger
…. More roles to come

 

Monday, January 19th
There are no changes to our class schedules, classes as usual

Important notice about changes to our calendar
Due to some upcoming college auditions, all classes held at the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, January 24th will be cancelled.  The make-up day for all of these classes will be Saturday, February 21st.  
Also, all classes on Saturday, February 14th will be cancelled.  The makeup day for all of these classes will be Saturday, April 18th.

New Men’s Class
Beginning Thursday, January 15th we will be adding a new Men’s Ballet class at 6:00 pm.  This class will be taught by our very own Miguel Campaneria.

A note about shoes at the Performing Arts Center
Students need to change from their outdoor shoes into dance shoes in the sound lock areas before class and, after class change back to their outdoor shoes.  If students have another class following immediately in a different studio, students may cover their dance shoes with an appropriate non-slip covering.

Calendar

Sunday, January 18, 2009
Boston Ballet - Summer Program Auditions at the Performing Arts Center
Registration 1pm; Auditions follow beginning at 1pm

Monday, January 19, 2009
BalletMet Columbus – Summer Program Auditions
Registration:  10:00-10:30am
Audition:  10:30am-12:00pm
Instructor:  Susan Brooker
Audition Fee:  $20.00
Audition will be held at the Performing Arts Center

January 26th – 31st - Parent Observation Week


Mark your Calendars for our 2009 Summer Programs
Information about some of these programs is already on our Summer Programs page on our website.
International Summer Ballet Academy – Hartford
June 30 to July 25
M-F 9am to 5pm and Sat 9am to 12pm 
Full Force Dance Theatre Summer Workshop – Hartford
July 6 - 17, 2009
M-F 10am to 12:15, Studio 1 
Teen Adult 6 week program – Hartford
July 6-Aug 14, 2009
Dancing on Broadway Workshop – Hartford
Aug 3 -7, 2009
M-F 9am to 5pm, 
Children’s Ballet Workshops – Hartford
July 27-31, 2009 & Aug 1-14, 2009
M-F 8:30am to 12:30pm
Youth Summer Dance Intensive –Simsbury
July 20-31
M-F 9am to 5pm
Children’s Ballet Workshops- Simsbury
July 13-17, and Aug 3-7
M-F 9am to 12pm

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HCD Ensemble Rehearsal Schedules


Please check your ensemble’s web calendar to any last minute changes or cancellations:  http://hcd.hartford.edu/music/instrumental_ensembles.htm


HCD Ensemble

Day

Time

Date

Location

 

 

 

 

 

Suzuki Orchestras

 

 

 

 

Appoggiatura

Wednesdays

5:45-6:30pm

January 21, 2009
January 28, 2009

Multi-Purpose Room at the UUC

Da Capo

Tuesdays

5:45-6:30pm

January 20, 2009
January 27, 2009

Multi-Purpose Room at the UUC

Intermezzo

Tuesdays

4:45-5:45pm

January 20, 2009
January 27, 2009

Multi-Purpose Room at the UUC

Vivace

Saturdays

11:15am-12:15pm

January 17, 2009
NO REHEARSAL on January 24, 2009

Bliss Music Room, Hartt

Opus 89

Saturdays

12:30-2:30pm

January 17, 2009
NO REHEARSAL on January 24, 2009

Bliss Music Room, Hartt

 

 

 

 

 

Concert Ensemble (Winds & Strings)

Saturdays

9:00-11:00am

Rehearsal as usual: January 17, 2009
Dress Rehearsal Sunday, January 18, 2009 11am-1pm in Lincoln Theater
Concert Ensemble CONCERT Sunday, January 18, 2009
3pm-4pm Lincoln Theater

Bliss Music Room, Hartt

 

 

 

 

 

GHYWE

Sundays

5:30-7:30pm

Rehearsal as usual on: January 18, 2009
January 25, 2009
February 1, 2009

Bliss Music Room, Hartt

 

 

 

 

 

CYS

Sundays

2:00-4:00pm

January 18, 2009
January 25, 2009
February 1, 2009

Bliss Music Room, Hartt

 

 

 

 

 

Joza Karas Adult String Ensemble

Saturdays

11:15am-12:45pm

January 17, 2009
NO REHEARSAL on January 24, 2009

Room 342, Hartt

 

 

 

 

 

CT Children’s Chorus

 

 

 

 

Overture Choir

Tuesdays

5:30-7:00pm

Dress Rehearsal for Overture, Prelude, Canticum ~ Tuesday, January 20, 5:30pm – 7:00pm at Immanuel Church, Hartford
Concert - Overture, Prelude, Canticum
Sun, January 25,
Immanuel Congregational Church
1:30pm - Warm-up 2:30pm - Doors open 3:00pm - Concert

The Immanuel Congregational Church  in Hartford is located at the corner of Farmington Ave and Woodland Street in Hartford. Parking is available behind the Medical Arts Building across the street. (map)

Prelude Choir

Tuesdays

5:30-7:00pm

Dress Rehearsal for Overture, Prelude, Canticum ~ Tuesday, January 20, 5:30pm – 7:00pm at Immanuel Church, Hartford
Concert - Overture, Prelude, Canticum
Sun, January 25,
Immanuel Congregational Church
1:30pm - Warm-up 2:30pm - Doors open 3:00pm - Concert

Immanuel Congregational Church  in Hartford is located at the corner of Farmington Ave and Woodland Street in Hartford. Parking is available behind the Medical Arts Building across the street. (map)

Canticum Choir

Tuesdays

5:30-7:00pm

Dress Rehearsal for Overture, Prelude, Canticum ~ Tuesday, January 20, 5:30pm – 7:00pm at Immanuel Church, Hartford
Concert - Overture, Prelude, Canticum
Sun, January 25,
Immanuel Congregational Church
1:30pm - Warm-up 2:30pm - Doors open 3:00pm - Concert

Immanuel Congregational Church  in Hartford is located at the corner of Farmington Ave and Woodland Street in Hartford. Parking is available behind the Medical Arts Building across the street. (map)

Cambiata Choir

Tuesdays

5:30-7:00pm

January 20, 2009
January 27, 2009

Room 208, Magnet School

Concert Choir

Tuesdays

5:30-7:30pm

January 20, 2009
January 27, 2009

Agora,
Magnet School

FREE
Sight Reading Parties
for String Students in Intermezzo, Vivace, Opus, Concert Ensemble & CYS

Fridays (intermittent)

7:30-9:00pm

January 16, 2009
January 23, 2009

Rehearsals will be held in Room 342, Hartt

 

 

 

 

 

Performer’s Certificate

Mondays

3:30-5:30pm

Next Class:
January 26, 2009

Mid-Term Review

 

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HCD Email Newsletter Quiz

This week’s question:     One of these instruments is NOT played by blowing through a round hole:

a)         flute     
b)        clarinet
c)         piccolo

Last week’s question:    The Toy Symphony, in which a tin horn, a bird whistle, and other children’s toys appear, is by:

a)         Bizet
b)         Ravel
c)         Pierne
d)         Haydn

Correct Answer:          d)         Haydn   *  This may not be the actual composer.

Quiz Winner:            Bob Dusza, father of Bobby (Tuba, in GHYWE)

Excerpt from Mr. Dusza’s email: “Here is an article suggesting the actual individual who composed the piece:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   

The Toy Symphony (full title: Cassation in G for Orchestra and Toys) is a musical work with parts for toy instruments and is popularly played at Christmas.  It was long reputed to be the work of Joseph Haydn, but later scholarship suggested that it was actually written by Leopold Mozart. Its authorship is still disputed, however, and other composers have been proposed as the symphony's true author. Recent research on a newly found manuscript suggests the Austrian benedictine monk Edmund Angerer (1740–1794) to be the author, but these findings are disputed among scholars.”

This week’s prize:     2 tickets to the Hartt Symphony Orchestra concert on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm in Lincoln Theater.

To submit your answers, send your reply to jburnham@hartford.edu with the subject “Quiz Answer”.  Answers must be received before 12 noon on the Tuesday after the Newsletter is sent.  If more than one person answers correctly, the winner will be chosen randomly, using the tried-and-true “pick a name out of a hat” method.  Please also note your connection to the Hartt Community Division (teacher/program) when you submit your answer.

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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.hcd.hartford.edu   

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 Administrator (chestnut@hartford.edu ) -- budget and payroll issues.

Jill Vasbinder, Assistant Director of Dance and Off-Campus Programs (jvasbinde@hartford.edu ) -- responsible for managing administrative details for the Simsbury Branch and the Dance Department.

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

Emmett Drake, Scheduling Coordinator (hcdevents@hartford.edu ) -- recital programs and room scheduling

Noah Glynn, Events & Programs Coordinator (glynn@hartford.edu ) – managing ensembles and coordinating special events

Marian Gandara (harttcomm@hartford.edu ) – full-time receptionist at the main campus

Jessica Rudman, Eva O’Brien (harttcomm@hartford.edu ) - part-time receptionists at the main campus

Cindy Graham, Isabelle Phillips, Cierra Berry and Gretchen Schrader (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

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