Summer is on its Way!  Register Now for Private Music Lessons!

Summer will be here soon!  The summer session begins the week of June 22nd. 
If your summer plans include some private lessons, be sure to talk to your teacher
soon to make arrangements.  Then contact the HCD Office at (860) 768-4451
or harttcomm@hartford.edu to register. 
Or
CLICK HERE to download a registration form.

The tuition rates per lesson are as follows:
30 minute lesson:                      $36.50
45 minute lesson:                      $50.50
60 minute lesson:                      $67.00

A $15.00 registration fee is also assessed for all summer students taking 3 or more lessons.

We hope to see you over the summer!

News from the HCD Dance Department

 
Well everyone, our school year is almost at a close with the culmination of the Spring Festival.  This year’s Spring Festival will be held at the Hoffman Auditorium at St. Joseph’s College, West Hartford as our very own Millard auditorium is getting it’s much needed new roof.  Tickets for the Saturday shows are almost sold out.  If you need tickets please call the University’s Lincoln Theater Box Office at (860) 768-4228.  We would also like to remind parents of children performing in the Saturday show that you can get one free ticket to either the Friday 7pm  evening show or the Sunday 3pm for your child. Please mention this to the box office staff at time of purchase.

There is no need for you to hear your children say the words ‘I’m bored’ during the summer.   The Dance Department has many programs to offer with classes and workshops for all ages, even you.  Here is a brief summary of many of the programs but there is more information on our website www.hcd.hartford.edu click on Summer Dance for all the dance programs and Summer Music for music programs

For young children 3-5 we have two Music & Movement Workshops lined up.  These workshops are a great way to stimulate children’s creativity and imagination using music, stories and songs.

The Children’s Ballet Workshop returns again this year and is a very popular half-day workshop.  There are two Children’s Ballet Workshops scheduled during the summer for children ages, 3-5 & 5-8.

For the serious young dancer ages 8yrs – 14yrs we have a full day program called the Youth Ballet & Dance Intensive, which begins every morning with a ballet technique class, followed by a pointe class for those students already on pointe or a prep for pointe class for those who are not on pointe yet.   The rest of the day will vary day by day, but examples of classes the students will take are: tap, jazz, modern, improvisation, dance appreciation, dance composition and creative studies. Save $75 dollars by signing up for both weeks before July 7th.

For children age 10 an up & adults we have a terrific program of classes running for 6 weeks in the evenings beginning July 7th.

Love Broadway?  Well, the Dancing on Broadway Summer Workshop returns for 2 full weeks jam packed with classes focused on the musical theater aspect of dance.

More detailed information on these summer dance programs are on our website at: www.hcd.hartford.edu click on summer dance

Spring Festival

Just as a reminder a copy of the Theatre Procedures Handbook for Children’s Dance and Intensive Division Students are on our website in the virtual Dance bag  http://www.hcd.hartford.edu/dance/dance_bag.htm

Spring Festival Schedules

Thursday June 11th at Saint Joseph College

 Intensive Full Dress Rehearsal

6:00 to 7:30pm Warm-up for C-F intensive dancers at Handel

7:45pm A & B Dancers Arrival Backstage
8:00 to 9:30pm Dress Rehearsal (for June 14th Intensive show)
All Dancers must arrive ready in Hair and Make-up

Friday June 12th at Saint Joseph College
Intensive Performance
4:30 C-F dancers arrive for Warm-up at 4:45pm – 6pm on stage

5:45pm Arrival of A and B Dancers
7:00pm Performance #1
 

Saturday June 13th at Saint Joseph College

Hartford Children's Performance *
11:45 Hartford Children's Dance call
12:15 run through on stage
12:30pm Call ( Pas de Quatre - Hanna Bertoldi & Rebecca Cornett, Haley Rose & Jillian Greenberg. Coppelia – Katie Manger & Darion Flores)

2:00pm Performance #2

Simsbury Children's Performance *
3:15 Simsbury Children's Dance call
3:45pm run through on stage
4pm Call ( Pas de Quatre - Emily Goodman & Katelin Maxwell, Haley Rose & Jillian Greenberg. Coppelia – Katie Manger & Darion Flores)

5:30pm Performance #3
-Cast party following for the Simsbury children, organized by the Simsbury parents
 

Sunday June 14th Saint Joseph College

Intensive Performance
12:30 C- F Intensive Dancer Call
12:45pm to 2:00pm Warm-up on stage

1:45pm A & B Dancer Call
3pm Performance #4
 
Cast Party follows in the atrium catered by Café on the Run, organized by ‘The Dance Department Family’

Photo Caption: Community Division dance students prepare for upcoming performances.

Essential 5 - Brass Quintet performance at Duncaster
Thursday, June 11th at 8pm ~ All are welcome!

Location - Duncaster  Retirement Center ~ Bloomfield

Parking - Park at the Aquatic and Fitness Center

Concert Location - Meeting Room of Main Building

Meeting Time - 7:00 PM - We will meet go over the music and stage deportment

Performance Time - 8:00 PM

Dress -  Pit Black & Don’t Forget your shades!    Sun Glasses - For Pink Panther

Program -
Excerpts from Beethoven's 9th
(Finale)  arranged by Arthur Fracnenpohl

Impressions of a Parade
by Samuel Baron

The Pink Panther
by Henry Mancini

Essential 5 - Brass Quintet

Rebecca -Lee Molina - Trumpet
Hannah Cole - Trumpet
Gabrielle Lambiase - Horn
Erin Michet - Trombone
Mitchell Bernier - Tuba

Walter A. Gibson
Ensemble Coach

Directions to Duncaster 

84 Westbound
Take Rt. 291, exit 61.
Follow Rt. 291 to Rt. 218 exit.
Take left onto Rt. 218. Follow for about 3 miles.
Take right onto Rt. 189 and follow to the center of Bloomfield.
Take a left on Rt. 178. Continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.5 miles.
Turn right into Duncaster and follow the signs.

84 Eastbound
Take exit 41.
Go left on South Main St. [which becomes North Main St. at West Hartford Center] for 4.6 miles to Rt. 185.
Turn left on Rt. 185 for 1.8 miles.
Turn right on Rt. 178. Duncaster is 1/4 mile down on the left.
Turn left into Duncaster and follow the signs.

91 [North or South]
Take exit 36.
Go west on Rt. 178 for 4.5 miles to the center of Bloomfield.
At the traffic light continue straight on Rt. 178 for 1.5 miles.
Follow remaining directions from Westbound

People’s Bank Summer Music Concert Series

The Lucky 13 Quartet Performance on Thursday, June 4th Featuring Hallie Smith and Amanda Jin-Corcoran – violin, Eleanor Yang – viola & Gabi Smith-Rosario – cello

Two Quartets Are Better Than One!
 

Horn Quartet: (l-r) Hannah Fitzgerald, Emma Staudacher, Kevin Carlson, Molly Bruzzese


Brass Quartet: Jackie Schober, horn; Maddie Stocker, trombone; Brendan O’Donnell and Jacob Humerick, trumpet

North Haven, CT – The Horn Quartet and Brass Quartet from The Hartt School Community Division, University of Hartford, performed in a free concert at 7:30pm on Friday, June 5, 2009 at St. John’s Church, 3 Trumbull Place.

Both quartets are comprised of eight talented high school musicians from all over Connecticut, representing six different high schools.  Selected by audition, the students are coached by Susan Spaulding.  Ms. Spaulding is the principal horn for the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra and New Britain Symphony Orchestra.  She is also assistant principal horn for the New Haven and Hartford Symphony Orchestras.  Ms. Spaulding has been a Hartt Community Division faculty member since 1995 and on the Hartt College faculty since 2007.  She is the Director of the Hartt Middle School Band Institute and Hartt Summer Horn Institute as well as a faculty member of Central Connecticut State University.

St. John's Church is situated at the top of the Green in North Haven, where our doors are open for prayer and peace. For more information about this and other St. John’s events, please call the parish office at (203) 239-0156 or visit us at www.stjohns-northhaven.org.
 

New Backstage Café Jazz Series to Debut June 19

The new Backstage Café Jazz Series will kick off on Friday, June 19, with a concert featuring renowned Hartt School faculty members and a number of top students from the school’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz.

Hartt faculty member and internationally acclaimed bass player Nat Reeves will headline the concert, which also will feature renowned trombonist and Hartt faculty member Steve Davis.

Also featured will be: Chris Casey, piano and musical director; Jovan Alexandre, tenor saxophone; Josh Bruneau, trumpet; Aja Wilson, vocals; and Jonathan Barber, drums.

The concert will take place on Friday, June 19, at the Roberts Theater in the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway (corner of Albany Avenue), Hartford.

A reception with a cash bar and hors d'oeuvres will take place at 6 p.m., and the jazz will begin at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $25 and will be available in advance at the University Box Office (860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587) and at the door.

HCD Summer Programs for Children

The Community Division is offering a number of week-long music camps this summer.  The programs are an affordable and convenient way for students to stay connected to the performing arts.  A summary follows. There are also other half-day programs available.

Complete details are available on our website using the links below.

Summer Music Programs:  http://hcd.hartford.edu/Programs/Summer.htm

Summer Dance Programs:  http://hcd.hartford.edu/dance/SummerDance.html

REGISTER ONLINE!

If you have questions about any of these programs contact us
at our main office at 860-768-4451 or harttcomm@hartford.edu
or
our Dance Department at 860-768-6000 dancedesk@hartford.edu.

HCD Ensemble Rehearsal Schedules

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

HCD Ensemble Rehearsal Schedules

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

HCD Email Newsletter Quiz

This week’s question:      Mendelssohn’s Spring Song is part of his:
a)   Elijah
b)   Midsummer Night’s Dream
c)   Songs Without Words
d)   St. Paul

Last week’s question:    The meaning of the word “cacophony” is:

a)  a rooster’s crowing
b)  discordant sounds
c)  harmony

Correct Answer:       b)  discordant sounds

Quiz Winner:              Sarah Gedicks, Suzuki strings and CCC parent

This week’s prize:    A Hartt Community Division T-Shirt

To submit your answers: 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.

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

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

Michele Ouellette, Kelley Dineen, Cindy Mickens, and Gretchen Schrader (simsmore@hartford.edu ) – part-time receptionists at the Simsbury location

Krista Rescsanski, Jennifer Fuller and Rosemary Metcalf (dancedesk@hartford.edu ) – part-time receptionists at the Hartford Dance Center

To submit an article, email jburnham@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.

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