Hartt Community Division

Weekly Email Newsletter

March 5, 2009

• Words from the Director
  Dean Search Update

• Group Theory & Music History Classes Cancelled for March 7th! 
  Make-Up Classes will be held during a scheduled make-up week!

• Heidi Castleman of the Juilliard School will be presenting MasterClasses & Chamber Coachings.
  LAST CALL FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS TO REGISTER!

• Attention String Faculty:  Senior String Honors Audition Date Announced ~ March 15, 2009
  Deadline for submission of forms is TOMORROW ~ Friday, March 6th!

• Auditions for the 2nd Annual David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar  Contact Diane Slone to schedule an audition!

• 2009 Summer Vocal Institute Auditions:  1st Audition Date:  March 15, 2009
  Email harttcomm@hartford.edu to schedule an audition!

• Teachers & Students:  Let us know of your Regional & All-State Acceptances!
  The list will be published after the All-State Festival.

• HCD Suzuki Guitar Students are performing at the Yale Guitar Extravaganza VI
  From Baroque to Electric

• Now Scheduling Auditions for Next Year’s Ensembles:  Audition Date:  June 14, 2009
  Contact us to reserve your spot!

• “BETWEEN THE LINES” IS WORLD PREMIER FOR SIX DANCE COMPOSITIONS
  Student and Professional Choreographers Unveil New Works

• Join Mickey Reisman in Germany this summer at the InterHarmony International Music Festival!
  Spend two weeks in Bavaria with an internationally renowned faculty consisting of many well-known soloists and chamber musicians!

• Thailand Chamber Music Festival:  December 26, 2009 to January 9, 2010
  For violin, viola, and cello students between the ages of 17 and 25!

• The String House of Kanack will be visiting the Hartt School on Saturday, March 14. 
  There will be cellos, violas and violins of varying sizes and levels of quality available for you to try.

• HCD Student Tessa Romano, soprano, will perform in a Benefit Concert on Saturday, March 7th in New Britain.                  
  The program will include selections by Bernstein, Saint-Saens, Barber, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Howard Boatwright and Victor Herbert. 

• Simsbury Light Opera Company Presents "The Merry Widow"
  Performances will be held March 7, 8, 14 & 15

• The Ithaca College Choir presents a free public concert!
  Saturday, March 14th at 7:30 PM in the Meetinghouse of the First Church of Christ in Farmington

• Wethersfield High School presents its spring musical "The Music Man"
  Performances will be held March 6, 7, 8, 13 & 14

• News from the Dance Department
  Important Information for all HCD Dance Students

• Ensemble Rehearsal Schedules
  Find out your ensemble’s upcoming rehearsal & performance schedule!

• HCD Email Newsletter Quiz
  Play to win:  2 tickets to the Hartt Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band Concert Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm in Millard Auditorium

• FYI and about our Newsletter
  How to contact the Hartt Community Division Staff; submit a newsletter article.

Words from the Director

Dean Search Update

The search for a new Dean of The Hartt School has entered its final phase. Four candidates have visited the University of Hartford campus in the past month to meet with faculty, staff and students.  Participating on the search committee has made me realize that searching for a new leader is as much about self-examination as it is about vetting external candidates. 

What is the identity of The Hartt School?  What does the outside world think of us?  How do convert our great potential into a blossoming reality?  What combination of qualities do we seek in a leader?  How will a new dean impact the mission of the Community Division? 

An announcement about the new dean is expected from the Provost within the next four to six weeks.   Regardless of the outcome, the Community Division is well positioned to provide excellent service and leadership in performing arts education.

Dr. Mark George, Director
The Hartt School Community Division

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Group Theory & Music History Classes Cancelled for March 7th! 

Notice from Ertan Sener:  The Group Theory & History Classes held on Saturday mornings have been cancelled for this Saturday, March 7th.  The class will be made up during a make-up week this semester.  Classes will resume next Saturday.

Thank you!

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Heidi Castleman of the Juilliard School will be presenting MasterClasses & Chamber Coachings.  
LAST CALL FOR STUDENTS TO REGISTER!

                       
Viola (www.wikipedia.com)       Cello                                 Double Bass


Heidi Castleman Day:  March 14, 2009

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 here to read more about Heidi Castleman: 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" is $25.  The tuition of $25 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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Attention String Faculty:  Senior String Honors Audition Date Announced ~ March 15, 2009
Deadline for submission of forms ~ Friday, March 6th!

Audition Date:  Sunday, March 15, 2009
Deadline for submission of the Audition Information form is TOMORROW ~ Friday, March 6, 2009.

Audition Information Forms for the 2009 Senior String Honors Auditions have been distributed to string faculty ~ check your HCD mailbox! 

NEW INFORMATION! 

The Senior String Honors Concert will be held on Sunday, April 5th at 5:00pm at Hamilton Heights.

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Auditions for the 2nd Annual David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar (DECMS) will be held on March 14, 2009.
Auditions for violinists and cellists will be scheduled on Saturday, March 14 (Opus violins will be scheduled beginning at 8am.).  Auditions for violists will be scheduled on Monday, March 16 beginning at 4pm.  In-person auditions are available to string players (only) as an alternative to submitting a DVD with the written application.  The written application form (link) and deposit must still be submitted by the day of the audition.  Auditions will be recorded, with recordings remaining the property of the Hartt School and the David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar. 

To schedule an audition, email Diane Slone at slone@hartford.edu.  Priority will be given to students of Hartt faculty.
David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar
For Advanced String Players and Pianists Ages 13 through 17
August 1-9, 2009

Featuring String Quartet-in-Residence

The Biava Quartet -Winner of the Naumburg Chamber MusicPrize

Austin Hartman, violin; HyusuKo, violin; Mary Persin, viola; Jason Calloway, cello

Applied faculty:
Margreet Francis, piano
Carey Beth Hockett, cello
Katie Lansdale, violin
Michael Lacardo, viola

The DECMS is a residential chamber music program offering advanced students a dynamic combination of classes, ensemble rehearsals, coachings and individual lessons with the Biava and our exceptional applied faculty, as well as ample opportunity for social interaction.
For more information, please contact Diane Slone, seminar coordinator, at slone@hartford.edu.

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2009 Summer Vocal Institute Auditions: 1st Audition Date:  March 15th



The Summer Vocal Institute: Musical Theater Intensive is an eleven-day intensive performance program designed for singers, actors and dancers who want to take their vocal, dramatic and dance skills to the next level.
2009 Theme: Movie Musicals
Music & Scenes from Contemporary Musical Theatre
Directors:

• Nancy Andersen, Program Director
• Jack Pott, Musical Director
• Katie DeVries, Artistic Director, Staging Director & Choreographer
• Plus: Guest Artists from Broadway
• Special Guest Masterclass Teachers
• Faculty from The Hartt School Collegiate & Community Divisions

Fees: $675 (includes tuition & materials)
Students entering grades 8 through their first year of college in Fall 2009 are eligible to audition.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION:
·        Two contrasting 32-bar contrasting 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  in  410/412
·        Saturday, April 4         1:30 – 5:30 pm  in  410/412
·        Sunday, April 26         1:30 – 5:30 pm  in 420

Contact the Hartt Community Division at 860-768-4451 to sign up for an audition time.  You may also 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:

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Attn: Teachers & Students:  Let us know of your Regional & All-State Acceptances!

We are compiling the list of HCD students accepted to the Regional & All-State Festivals.  We have quite a list already (74 students, so far!), but we don’t want to miss anyone! 

Teachers ~ please send us a list of your students accepted to Regional & All-State Festivals, if you haven’t already!

Parents & Students ~ please let us know if you were accepted & participated in the Regional & All-State Festivals!

Please contact Jill Burnham at jburnham@hartford.edu with the following information:

Student Name:
Instrument:
HCD Teacher or Program:
Middle or High School:
Regional Acceptance (East, West, South, etc.):
Regional Group (orchestra, choir, jazz band, etc.):
All-State Acceptance:
All-State Group:

Thank you!

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HCD Suzuki Guitar Students are performing at the Yale Guitar Extravaganza VI
From Baroque to Electric

A group of HCD Suzuki Guitar students will be performing at Yale’s Guitar Extravaganza VI on Saturday, March 7th, 2009.

Concert:  Music for Guitar Ensemble

Hartt School Suzuki Guitar Ensemble
David Madsen, director

Heritage High School Guitar Ensemble
Kevin Vigil, director

10am @ Sprague Hall - Morse Recital Hall
 

For more information: http://music.yale.edu/news/?p=978

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Now Scheduling Auditions for Next Year’s Instrumental Ensembles:  Audition Date:  June 14, 2009

We are now Scheduling Auditions for Next Year’s Instrumental Ensembles (2009-2010). 

Auditions will be held on Sunday, June 14, 2009.

Please contact us at 860-768-4451 to schedule an audition or email harttcomm@hartford.edu with the following information:

Student Name:
Instrument:
Piece:
Composer:
Parent's Name:
Home Phone:
Cell/Work Phone:
Address:
City/State & Zip: 
Email Address:
Current Ensemble:
HCD Private Lesson Teacher:

Please note that we will begin scheduling the CCC auditions soon!

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“BETWEEN THE LINES” IS WORLD PREMIER FOR SIX DANCE COMPOSITIONS
Student and Professional Choreographers Unveil New Works

Photo credit:  Hartt dance students, by Thomas Giroir

The Hartt School Dance Division presents "Between the Lines", an evening of Senior Dance Composition works by Marisa Harris, Kristen Himmelberger, and Jocelyn Wallace, as well as new works by professional choreographers.  Performances take place on Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 13, at 7:30 PM at the Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation Theater in the Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway in Hartford.  Tickets are $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups.  For tickets and information, call the University of Hartford Box Office at (860) 768-4228 or (800) 274.8587, or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt. 
The evening will feature six world premiers, three of which are solo works created and set on the Dance Division Seniors by professional choreographers Perla Joy Furr, Silas Reiner, and Katie Stevinson-Nollet.  Senior student choreography premiers include “From There to Here”, “With Trust: Life”, and “Follow the Leader”.  Join Hartt in celebrating these young choreographers and the joy of dance. 
The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford that offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre.  With more than 400 concerts, recitals, plays, master classes, dance performances, and musical theatre productions a year, performance is central to Hartt’s curriculum.  For more information on The Hartt School, visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.  

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Join Mickey Reisman in Germany this summer at the InterHarmony International Music Festival!

HCD Violin Faculty Mickey Reisman will be teaching at the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Germany this summer. 

http://www.srimf.com/
Germany
4 - 16 August 2009

The Sulzbach-Rosenberg International Music Festival (SRIMF) offers you the opportunity to spend two weeks in Bavaria with an internationally renowned faculty consisting of many well known soloists and chamber musicians. The festival faculty combine their international experience with elements of the famous Russian School to produce a unique and invaluable environment for learning and growth. This two week experience will allow students to significantly develop their musical abilities, achieve artistic growth, elevate their professional training and network with fellow musicians.
The festival will be held in the city of Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria and will offer each student four private one-hour lessons, ample practice facilities, the opportunity to perform with various ensembles coached by faculty members and the opportunity to participate in and attend master classes offered on various instruments. There will be numerous festival concerts, many of which will be open to the public. In addition, there will be planned excursions to a variety of fascinating destinations in the area.

Sulzbach-Rosenberg is a picturesque Bavarian town that is more than twelve hundred years old. It is located on the “Golden Road,” which runs from Nuremberg to Prague. The town is located 50 km from Nuremberg and 80 km from Regensburg.

The festival will take place at the Sing- and Musikschule (SMS). Festival participants will be housed in the facilities of Hotel-Gasthof Bayerischer Hof.
A complimentary shuttle service* will be provided to and from Nuremberg Airport at the beginning and end of the festival: On August 4, 2009 the shuttle to Sulzbach-Rosenberg will depart at 12:00pm/Noon from Nuremberg airport. For one half-hour prior to the shuttle’s departure, beginning at 11:30am, a festival representative will be at the gate at Nuremberg Airport to greet festival participants and guide them to the shuttle.

The last concert of the festival will take place on the evening of August 15, 2009. On August 16, 2009 the shuttle will depart from Sulzbach-Rosenberg at 8:00am for Nuremberg Airport. (Approximate travel time from Sulzbach-Rosenberg to the Airport is 45 minutes).

For more information, visit:  http://www.srimf.com/   or   http://www.interharmony.com/

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Thailand Chamber Music Festival:  December 26, 2009 to January 9, 2010

Announcing a new chamber music festival that will take place in Thailand directed by John Lindsey and his wife, Nok. John has participated in many overseas chamber music festivals and has seen first hand what works and what does not work, and is using this experience and knowledge in putting together a well- organized and unique festival. Nok is a native of Thailand, so she has personal connections and an intimate relationship with this country.

The festival takes place from December 26, 2009 - January 9, 2010. It is for violin, viola, and cello students between the ages of 17 and 25, who will play in string quartets. They will be coached by John Lindsey
(performer and professor of violin at Crane (Potsdam)), Jennifer Reuning Myers (violin performer and teacher in NYS), Harold Levin (violist and professor at Marywood University (PA)), and Karen Kaderavek (cellist from Montreal, professor at John Abbott College). We will begin with rehearsals, and then travel and perform in quite a few places in the country.

What makes this program particularly unique is the cultural exchange, which is a very important part of the program. We will be staying with host families for part of the stay, and will also see much of the country. Please go to the website www.thailandcmf.org to learn more about it, and look at the gorgeous pictures there, under "Attractions", "Lodging and Meals", and "Gallery".

John and Nok just returned from a visit to Thailand to finalize performing venues, host families, hotels and restaurants, activities (they were particularly excited about the boat trip to Phi Phi Island), and are thrilled with how everything has fallen into place.

Deposit is due March 31 (for best deals on plane fare).

For more information or an application:  www.thailandcmf.org

If you have any questions about this program, email: t-cmf@hotmail.com

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The String House of Kanack will be visiting the Hartt School on Saturday, March 14. 
There will be cellos, violas and violins of varying sizes and levels of quality available for you to try.

The String House of Kanack from Rochester, NY will be visiting the Hartt School on Saturday, March 14.  They will be in the Millard lobby from 10:00-3:30.  They will have cellos, violas and violins of varying sizes and levels of quality available for you to try.  If you have specific needs, please call Stephen Kanack at 800-828-3548 by March 7, and he will do his best to bring a selection specifically suited to your size and level. 

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HCD Student Tessa Romano, soprano, will perform in a Benefit Concert on Saturday, March 7th in New Britain.                  

A Benefit Concert for the Alexander P. Franklin Foundation will be presented by Tessa Romano, soprano, and Stephen Scarlato, piano, on Saturday, March 7 at 7:00 pm at South First Congregational Church, 90 Main Street, New Britain.  The program will include selections by Bernstein, Saint-Saens, Barber, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Howard Boatwright and Victor Herbert.  Tessa is a senior at Farmington High School and is a student of Leslie Imse at Farmington; Nancy Andersen at the Hartt Community Division; Richard Lalli at Yale University and Helen Boatwright of Syracuse, New York.  Donations will be accepted at the door for the Foundation.  Alexander P. Franklin exemplified strong leadership qualities and tremendous dedication to promoting activities that would have a positive impact on his fellow students.  The Foundation was established by his family to honor his life, his accomplishments, and his memory.

Tessa Romano, soprano                     
Age 18, Grade 12
Farmington High School Senior

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Simsbury Light Opera Company Presents "The Merry Widow"
Performances will be held March 7, 8, 14 & 15

The Simsbury Light Opera Company presents “The Merry Widow,” an opera in three acts composed by Franz Lehar.  Its beautiful music and witty comedy have enchanted audiences everywhere.  The show features the famous Merry Widow Waltz, folk dancing, and Can-Can girls! A cast of over 30 includes Elizabeth Gunn, a HCD dance student, Elaine Gunn, a former HCD student, and Hartt students Chevalier Lovett, Tamara Molloy, Kyle Torrence and Alice Matteson in principal roles.  You are certain to enjoy this turn-of-the-century romantic romp!

March 7 & 14 at 8:00 pm
March 8 & 15 at 2:30 pm

Simsbury High School Auditorium, 43 Farms Village Road, Simsbury, CT
Tickets

$22 adults
$17 students and senior citizens
Tickets will be available at the door, or ahead by calling 860-561-0078.
For more information about the Simsbury Light Opera Company:  http://www.sloco.org/

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The Ithaca College Choir presents a free public concert!
Saturday, March 14th at 7:30 PM in the Meetinghouse of the First Church of Christ in Farmington
Former HCD student Chris Weigel is bringing The Ithaca College Choir for a free public concert on Saturday, March 14th at 7:30 PM in the Meetinghouse of the First Church of Christ, 75 Main St., Farmington.  Chris, 2007 HCD Senior Vocal Award winner, will be singing the baritone solos in selections from Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”.  Other works include Corigliano’s “Fern Hill” and music of Behzad Ranjbaran, Morten Lauridsen, David Dickau, James Mulholland and spirituals by Moses Hogan. For thirty-one years, the Ithaca College Choir has been recognized as one of the finest and most innovative ensembles at the collegiate level. The Ithaca College Choir has toured extensively, including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and abroad.          

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Wethersfield High School presents its spring musical "The Music Man"
Performances will be held March 6, 7, 8, 13 & 14

Wethersfield High School presents its spring musical "The Music Man" on March 6, 7, 8, 13 and 14. Meredith Willson's classic tribute to small-town America, first performed over fifty years ago, remains a favorite with all ages.  A cast and orchestra of over 80 students, including Britanny Pfund, a HCD voice student, perform such classics as "Iowa Stubborn" and "Pick-a Little, Talk-a-Little/Good Night, Ladies". Come hear "Seventy-Six Trombones" and check out the "Trouble in River City" for yourself!

March 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 PM
March 8 at 3:30 PM
Wethersfield High School Auditorium, 411 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield, CT

Tickets:   $12/$6 students and senior citizens, available at the door, or ahead by calling 571-8200, ext. 595

For more info, call (860) 721-9075.

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News from the HCD Dance Department

The Dance Department is now on Facebook!

Just login to your Facebook account and search: Dance Department, Hartt Community Division of the University of Hartford and become a Fan!

5th Annual Ballet Workshop, Sunday April 5, 2009

The Hartt School Community Division announces the 5th Annual Ballet Workshop at the Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Pkwy, Hartford, CT 06112. Come join us Sunday April 5, 2009 from 11:00am to 5:00pm for a day full of master classes in ballet, pointe, and modern dance.  Guest teachers include Igal Perry of Peridance Center in New York, Kathleen Mitchell of Boston Ballet, Deborah Goffe of Scapegoat Garden, and Adam Battelstein, formerly of Pilobolus.  We will offer three technique levels with four workshops throughout the day for elementary through advanced dancers ages 11 and up.  Please call for details, fees and information on other dance and music programming at Hartt Community Division:  860-768-6000.  You may also visit our website at www.hcd.hartford.edu.

Dance Department Trip Planned for April 15th

A Dance Department Trip is being planned to visit the Diaghilev Exhibition currently running at the Wadsworth Athenaeum.  Watch for flyers being handed out.  This event will be during the day during the School April Vacation.

Performance Ensemble 

We are planning performances for a few Windsor schools during the school day.  The dates are April 21st through April 24th.  We will do our best to cast for these performances so that students may only need to miss a couple of days of school. We are also planning to show these performances at the Performing Arts Center on April 24th and April 25th; tickets will be very limited so please watch out for further announcements.  These performances are in addition to our Spring Festival Performances in June.

Performance Ensemble, Rehearsals

Thursday, March 5th

7pm-8:30pm,  Pas de Quatre, Pas de Trois, All in Don Quixote & Coppelia Pas MC

Friday, March 6th

7pm – 8:30pm, Pas de Quatre, Pas de Trois, All in Don Quixote & Coppelia Pas MC

Saturday, March 7th

1pm – 1:30pm   English Folk Song Suite, 1 st Movement. DCR
1:30pm – 2pm   All Tango Dancers MC
2:pm – 2:30pm, Coppelia Pas MC
2:30pm -3:00pm, *Swan Lake Pas MC
2:00pm – 3pm *English Folk Song 3 rd Movement   DCR
3pm – 3:30pm Jean Marie Robles for English Folk Song DCR
3:00pm – 4pm, All in Don Quixote MC
*Phoebe : Do first half hour of English 3rd Movement and then go to Swan Lake.

Tango Dancers

Hello Tango Dancers:
We will be performing Viva Tango at the Ted Hershey Dance Marathon and we will probably even have our live musicians!  Technical Rehearsal for the event is 8:00pm to 8:30pm Friday, March 13. Please arrive at 7:15pm to be sure we are ready to go the minute they call us on stage. We will have the red and black costumes from the Holiday Suite performance to wear. The Performance is Saturday, March 14 at 7pm at Charter Oak Cultural Center. Tickets are $25 general, $10 seniors/members/”Let's Go!” arts, or $5 for students. Call 860- 249-1207 for tickets.
Performance Ensemble Tentative Casting… So Far….. AND Subject to change is posted in the virtual dance bag in the dance pages on our website.  Casting is NOT Final.

Dance Related Events:

Art & Ballet

The Wadsworth Athenaeum has brought the fabulous Diaghilev collection out of its vaults for a short time for the public to view.  This event is a must see with wonderful costume designs.  Also, follow the history of the Ballet Russes and its Hartford connections.  The exhibition runs until May 24th.   Call 278-2670 for information.
 HCD Dance Calendar

March 30th – April 4th, Parent Observation Week
April 5th  -  5th Annual Ballet workshop, Performing Arts Center
April 14th – April 17th  Hartford location vacation (Make-ups scheduled for 4/13 & 4/18)
April 15th – Trip to Wadsworth Athenaeum
April 20th  - 24th  Simsbury location vacation (Make-ups scheduled for 4/25)
April 21- 24th  Windsor School Performances for Ensemble
April 24th & 25th, Performance Ensemble to Perform at the PAC

Mark your Calendars for our Upcoming Summer Program!

Dance with Hartt in Summer 2009 

Check out our website at www.hcd.hartford.edu  or call 860-768-6000 for more details which will be available soon!

Information about some of the programs listed below is already available on our website:
http://hcd.hartford.edu/SummerPrograms.htm

International Summer Ballet Academy ~ June 30 to July 25
Hartford Location –Audition February 15th at the Performing Arts Center

Full Force Dance Theatre Summer Workshop ~ July 6 to 17  
Hartford Location 

Teen/Adult 6 week program ~ July 6-Aug 14
Hartford Location

Dancing on Broadway Workshop ~ Aug 3 -7 and Aug 10 – 14th
Hartford Location

Children’s Ballet Workshops ~ July 27-31 and Aug 10-14
Hartford Location

Youth Summer Dance Intensive ~July 20-31
Simsbury Location

Children’s Ballet Workshops ~ July 13-17 and Aug 3-7
Simsbury Location

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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

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HCD Email Newsletter Quiz

This week’s question:     One of these ancient scholars is credited with connecting mathematics with  music:

a)         Pythagoras
b)         Plato    
c)         Phidias
d)         Polycletus

Last week’s question:   A concerto is a composition for:

a)           five instruments
b)           full orchestra
c)           orchestra and a solo instrument
d)           two instruments

Correct Answer:          c)        orchestra and a solo instrument

Quiz Winner:        Bob Dusza, father of Bobby Dusza who is a Tubaist in GHYWE.
 
This week’s prize:    2 tickets to the Hartt Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band Concert Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm in Millard Auditorium
The Hartt Wind Ensemble will feature Hartt Faculty member and saxophonist Carrie Koffman performing the premier of Jennifer Higdon's Saxophone Concerto. Also on this program is the birthday celebration (100 years) of the Holst First Suite in E-Flat. The Symphony Band will feature works influenced by jazz including Frank Ticheli's Blue Shades, Steven Bryant's Dusk, and Michael Daugherty's Raise the Roof for Timpani and Band with guest timpanist Bill Solomon.

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.

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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

Cindy Mickens, 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, Jennifer Fuller and Danielle Edson (dancedesk@hartford.edu ) – part-time receptionists at the Hartford Dance Center

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