Hartt Community Division
Weekly Email Newsletter
September 4, 2008
Words from the Director
Welcome back for another year of study at The Hartt School Community Division. The first weeks of the year are full of activity with students registering, finding new teachers and classes, and auditioning for ensembles. It is a pleasure to see our many families returning to our locations at the University of Hartford, Simsmore Square, the Unitarian Universalist Church and the brand new Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center.
Please stop by to say hello if you visit the Fuller Building at the University of Hartford, or if you see me at one of our other venues. I want to hear about what is good with the Community Division AND what needs improvement. My staff and I will do everything possible to ensure that your Community Division experience is positive.
Mark George, Director
Hartt Community Division
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New Courses for Adult Learners
Adult World Drumming, Music Explorations – Music for the Piano and Alexander Technique courses are now offered through the Hartt Community Division!
The Hartt School Community Division is launching a series of non-credit enrichment courses for adult learners. The first ten-week session begins the week of October 6th at the new Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center.
Offerings include Adult World Drumming (Mondays 6:00pm – 7:00pm) with Ben Toth, professor of percussion at The Hartt School; and Music Explorations – Music for the Piano, with Mark George, Director of the Community Division (Tuesdays 7:00pm – 8:00pm).
Click Here to download the flyer and registration form!
All courses are designed for music lovers who want to know more about the musical art. No prior musical experience is required. To register, call (860) 768-4451 or email harttcomm@hartford.edu.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION for all Private Lesson Students!
Announcing YEAR-LONG Private Lesson Registration for 2008-2009!
Registration Policy Changes
- Music students will only be required to register one time for the academic year (September through June).
- Returning music students should check with their instructors to determine whether they should register for a 34-week or 28-week session. The default number of weeks is 34 which spans the normal school year. Dance students are already required to register for a full 36-week session.
- A 10% minimum deposit will be required at the time of registration (based on a full year’s tuition). Remaining tuition payments will be billed in four installments throughout the academic year.
- The registration fee for the entire academic year will be $25 (instead of past year’s two $15 registration fees). During the early registration period (on or before August 1st), the registration fee is waived. Fees for late registration will still be assessed after September 7th.
- Families will still have the option to withdraw without penalty at the halfway point of the academic year if they so choose. Notice must be submitted to Dawn Zumbroski, Deputy Registrar, by mail or email (zumbroski@hartford.edu) prior to January 15, 2009.
Important Registration Dates
July 1 |
Re-registration packets will be mailed out to ALL Private Lesson Students |
July 14 |
Online registration will begin |
August 1 |
Last day for returning students to register without a registration fee
(Save $25!) |
August 15 |
Last day for dance students to claim an Appreciation Scholarship |
September 2 |
Lessons and classes resume |
September 7 |
Last day for returning students to register without a late fee ($30) |
September 21 |
Audition Day for ensembles and chamber music |
January 26 |
Halfway point of academic year |
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Attention CCC Concert Choir:
The first rehearsal for the 2008-2009 season is Tuesday, Sept. 9 from 5:30-7:00 in the Agora at the UHMS. There will be a meeting for all parents and singers at 7:00. We will preview the coming concert year. We have a lot to share with you! Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday.
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Additional discounted tickets available to Hartt & HCD Students to Hartt productions this year!
Attention students of The Hartt School and The Hartt School Community Division: This year, tickets for all ticketed Hartt productions will be handled through the University of Hartford Box Office at Lincoln Theatre. As in past years, each Hartt student is eligible to receive one free ticket to each Hartt production by presenting his/her current University of Hartford or Hartt Community Division ID at the Box Office. This year each Hartt students also may purchase up to four (4) additional tickets for family members at the discounted rate of $18 ($2 off the regular price of $20). These family discount tickets may be purchased in advance at the Box Office onlyand will be subject to verification of Hartt student status.
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From the studio of Scott Hill
Megha Viswanath has published an article called “Doors to Art - An eye-opener for kids about arts” in the children’s publication “Notable Stars”. Congratulations to Megha!
Click here to read her article (on page 8)!
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Review of the CT Children’s Chorus performance in France!
Joli concert du CCC cet après-midi en Église Saint Séverin à Paris (France)!
(Pretty concert of the CCC this afternoon in Church Saint Séverin in Paris)! (July 4th)
Bravo!
Pascal BOUVET
chef de choeur
(choirmaster)
Photo: Pascal Bouvet
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Photo’s from the GHYWE trip to Austria!
Contributed by HCD parent Deb Ney
By all accounts the GHYWE trip to Austria was a great success! Stay tuned for a full recap! Here are some great photos sent in by HCD parent Deb Ney!
Congratulations to all the GHYWE members who participated in this trip!
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Former Hartt Dance Student Meaghan Hinkis - Now a Member of ABT II
Congratulations to Meaghan!
A former student of The Hartt School Community Division Dance Department of the University of Hartford has just completed her first year as a contracted company member of ABTII. The Hartt School Community Division Dance Department congratulates Meaghan Hinkis for all her much deserved success! Meaghan has offered to return to Hartt and speak with dance students in the future. We look forward to bringing Meaghan back to inspire our pre-professional intensive ballet students.
Meaghan Hinkis is a recent graduate of the JKO School at ABT. She began training there, under full scholarship in the elementary division and just completed the advanced level under Franco DeVita. Meaghan began dancing at New England Dance under Loree Cloud and followed her studies at The Hartt School /Dance Connecticut under Susan Brooker and Peter O’Brien. Upon moving to NYC she continued with her private training under Fabrice Herrault. Meaghan was the recipient of YAGP’s Hope Award and Dance Educators National Dancer of the Year. Meaghan danced the role of Clara with ABT Studio Company, Kirk Peterson's American Nutcracker with Dance Connecticut and with Radio City Music Halls Christmas Spectacular for two years. She attended the ABT Summer Intensive as a National Training Scholar performing the role of Sylvia in 2006 and Kitri in 2007. In 2007 Meaghan attended the Stiefel and Stars Program. Meaghan was named a Bender Foundation Scholar and was the recipient of the Carmen D. Barth Scholarship. Meaghan joined ABT II in 2007.
ABT II is a small classical company of thirteen young dancers of outstanding potential. In its thirteenth season, ABT II prepares these dancers to enter American Ballet Theatre and provides opportunities for the emergence of new and established choreographers and composers. Through national performances, lecture-demonstrations and academic residencies, ABT II brings the excitement of close contact with a professional company into communities around the country. The dancers (ages 16-19) are handpicked from around the world by the artistic staff of American Ballet Theatre. ABT II dancers will train in the program for one or two years before joining American Ballet Theatre’s main Company or other leading national and international professional companies. American Ballet Theatre is America's National Ballet Company.
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Hartt Community Division Student Wins Role in Billy Elliot on Broadway!
Congratulations to Meg Guzulescu, dance, vocal and SVI student...
The Hartt School Community Division congratulates Meg Guzulescu on her recent most recent success - securing the role of a ballet dancer in the brand new Billy Elliot on Broadway. Meg and her family head to NYC to begin rehearsals this week! Billy Elliot begins previews October 1st and opens November 13th. Congratulations Meg, we will miss you and wish you all the best! For up-to-date information on the show, visit www.billyelliotbroadway.com
Meg has performed in White Christmas the Musical in Boston (Susan Waverly u/s) and as Young Cosette/Young Eponine in the National Tour of Les Miserables. She has been a soloist with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and appeared in various roles on television.
Meg Guzulescu
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From the studio of Louise Fauteux
HCD Voice student Savannah Giammarco has won the title of 2008 Miss CT Preteen
HCD Voice student Savannah Giammarco has won the title of 2008 Miss CT Preteen, with 2nd runner up for talent and 1st runner up for actress. She will represent CT in the Nationals this November. Savannah is a voice student of Louise Fauteux.
Savannah Giammarco who won the title of Miss CT Preteen this past Sunday evening at the Stamford Marriott.
Savannah is 10 years old from Middletown and she began competing in all natural pageants at the age of 7 where she won her first talent trophy never having had any voice lessons and only preparing for 2 weeks. It was at this point, that we realized that she really enjoyed singing and we started taking lessons with Louise.
Savannah Giammarco
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News from the Dance Department
The Dance Department would like to welcome back all our returning students and offer a big welcome to all new students. We look forward to an exciting new year ahead under the leadership of Miguel Campaneria.
The Hartford location has moved to its new location at the Handel Performing Arts Center at 35 Westbourne Parkway (Corner of Albany Avenue).
If you need to reach the HCD Dance receptionist, our new number is 768-6000. All email addresses remain the same.
Parents please note that when you drop off your child you will need to come into the building to pick up a pink Community Division Parking Pass. This pass will need to be displayed on your dashboard every time you park your car in our lot. Public safety will be ticketing cars with no permit shortly. Parents also need to come into the building when picking up your child. Children will not be released outside the building unless accompanied by an adult.
Faculty will need to pick up a University of Hartford parking tag from Public Safety at the main campus. They will need to display their University of Hartford ID in order to pick up their parking tag. If you do not yet have an ID, contact the main office for details.
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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, Ciera 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
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.
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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