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Hartt Community Division
Weekly Email Newsletter
September 25, 2008
Parent Meeting for Suzuki Orchestras
We ask that the parents of our Suzuki Orchestra students attend the last 10 minutes of the first rehearsal for a brief parent meeting. Thank you!
Intermezzo Orchestra
Tuesday 9/30/08 4:45-5:45pm (arrive at 5:35pm for parent meeting)
Da Capo Orchestra
Tuesday 9/30/08 5:45-6:30pm (arrive at 6:20pm for parent meeting)
Appoggiatura Orchestra
Wednesday 10/01/08 5:45-6:30pm (arrive at 6:20pm for parent meeting)
Vivace Orchestra
Saturday 10/04/08 11:15am-12:15pm (arrive at 12:05pm for parent meeting)
Opus 89 Orchestra
Saturday 10/04/08 12:30-2:30pm (arrive at 2:20pm for parent meeting)
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Sight Reading Parties are back!
Starting on Friday, October 3rd, SIGHT READING PARTIES ARE BACK! Come join us on Friday evenings in room 342 from 7:30-9pm for sight reading fun (and tasty treats).
The schedule for this fall includes: Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17, Nov 7, Nov 14, Dec 5, Dec 12, Jan 16, Jan 23.
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.
Look for Sight Reading Party reminders in the Hartt Community Division E-Newsletter.
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Music Composition Classes Start Oct. 26
The Inter-District Music Composition Program will be returning this year with classes starting on Oct. 26. As
members of this program, students will work in small groups with one of the faculty composers, Ken Steen and Jessica Rudman. Students will learn to use notation or MIDI sequencing and digital audio software to communicate their musical ideas as well as compositional techniques used to create music. Our goal is to provide each student with the skills to develop his/her own voice as a composer, and small class size will allow students to spend a considerable amount of time on individual projects, which can then be featured on the end of year concert. This year, we will be offering four class levels:
~ Intro to Electronic Music Composition
~ Intro to Music Composition
~ Intermediate Music Composition
~ Advanced Music Composition
The program offers free tuition for students enrolled in grades 7 - 12 at a public, charter or magnet school.
Tuition for private or home-schooled students will be $100 for the year. Registration materials are available in the Hartt Community Division Office and will be available online shortly. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Registration materials must be received by Monday, Oct. 13, 2008.
For more information or to receive registration materials, please contact Jessica Rudman at rudman@hartford.edu.
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Musical Matinee ~Please join the Moyer, Meyer, Whitman-Logan Trio for an afternoon of classical music.
3:00 pm, Saturday October 4, 2008
Millard Auditorium, The Hartt School, University of Hartford
Please join the Moyer, Meyer, Whitman-Logan Trio for an afternoon of classical music.
Works include W. A. Mozart’s charming String duo for violin and viola in G major, transcribed for cello, a seldom-performed sonata in C major by Bohemian composer Franz Benda, and Sergei Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 1 f minor for violin and piano.
This concert is free and open to the public. Refreshments will follow the performance.
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Meet the Stars of the New Musical PBS Series
Lomax: The Hound of Music
Visit Essex Steam Train & Riverboat to meet Lomax, a good-natured, melody-obsessed puppet pooch, Delta, his blues-singing feline sidekick and Amy, their human companion and top-notch singer …traveling together by train to discover our nation's diverse musical heritage.
Lomax: The Hound of Music is produced by Sirius Thinking, Ltd., and premiers on CPTV, Saturday mornings at 9:30 AM, beginning October 18, 2008 (repeats Sundays at 7:30 AM). The series is designed to increase the musical intelligence of children ages 3 - 7, based on the curriculum of renowned University
of Hartford music educator and author John Feierabend. As Lomax, Delta and Amy crisscross the musical landscape of America in a caboose aboard the "Melody Hound Express", real kids are invited to sing classic folksongs and along the way, gain a greater facility for music that will last a lifetime.
The "Melody Hound Express" pulls into Essex Steam Train, Saturday, September 27th
Lomax, Delta and Amy will appear at Essex Steam Train to share a variety of Lomax: The Hound of
Music activities:
~ Enjoy 4 Live Performances (10 minutes each) at River Valley Junction. To coordinate with
regularly scheduled Essex Steam Train & Riverboat rides, show times are: 10:15 AM, 11:45
AM, 1:15 PM, and 2:45 PM.
~ Meet and Greet the Creators and Performers of Lomax: The Hound of Music. After each
live performance, the actors, puppeteers, and creators of the Lomax series will be available
for audience questions, pictures, and autographs.
~ View the "Melody Hound Express" - the train that Lomax and his friends ride across country
in search of fun-filled tunes. The entire "Melody Hound Express", Engine 97, Coach and
Caboose, will be on display adjacent River Valley Junction.
~ Preview of Lomax: The Hound of Music Television Series. Visit the Oliver Jensen Gallery to
preview an episode of Lomax: The Hound of Music.
Essex Steam Train & Riverboat's role in Lomax: The Hound of Music is that of outdoor location for
filming and home of the Melody Hound Express. As of October 18th, you will not only be able to enjoy
Lomax: The Hound of Music on PBS, but can visit Essex Steam Train & Riverboat to view the very
Caboose that Lomax, Delta and Amy call home aboard the "Melody Hound Express."
http://www.essexsteamtrain.com/lomax.html
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Connecticut Dance Alliance 2008 Distinguished Achievement Awards
Friday, September 26, 2008, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
CDA Members: no charge/ Non-members: $20
Hartt students: no charge
The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Dance Alliance and the Hartt School Community Division, University of Hartford, are hosting the Connecticut Dance Alliance’s 2008 Distinguished Achievement Awards at the brand new, magnificent Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center at the University of Hartford. These awards are presented annually to remarkable members of the dance community who have given distinguished services to dance in our State. This event will provide the opportunity to honor this year’s awardees: Noble Barker, Artistic Director, New Haven Ballet, New Haven; and Cheryl Smith, Associate Director, the Artists Collective, Inc., Hartford.
The evening will commence with a wine reception in the lobby of the Handel Center and move to a welcome in a black box theater from Dr. Mark George, Director of the Hartt School’s Community Division, and CDA President, Jill Henderson. This will be immediately followed by the presentation of the awards. Cheryl Smith will be introduced by the Founding Executive Director, Artists Collective, Mrs. Dolly Mclean, and Noble Barker will be introduced by Jim Sinclair, Music Director, Orchestra New England. The ceremony will be followed by an informal dance performance with representatives performing from the Artists Collective, the students and faculty of New Haven Ballet, and students and faculty of the Hartt School Community Division Dance Department. A tour of the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center will complete the event.
2008 Connecticut Dance Alliance Distinguished Service Awardees
Cheryl Smith, Associate Director, Artists Collective, Inc.
Cheryl L. Smith was appointed to Associate Director in April 2005.
In 1970, after meeting Artists Collective Founder, Jackie McLean, and Dollie McLean, Founding Executive Director, Cheryl was invited to become a co-founder of the Artists Collective.
Ms. Smith taught dance and later became the Director of the Dance Department. Ten years prior to her appointment in 2005, Ms. Smith functioned in a leadership position as Program Director.
Studying dance with Phyllis Stone and Angela Bowen-Peters, Cheryl went on to become the Director of Dance at Westledge School in Simsbury. She also taught at the Watkinson School in West Hartford, the University of Connecticut, Trinity College, as well as numerous public schools.
As an early exponent of African Dance in Hartford and under the tutelage of “Aca” Lee Thompson, Artists Collective’s master choreographer, she has been a role model to generations of Hartford dancers of all ages and the inspiration for the development of numerous dance ensembles now performing and teaching in Greater Hartford. A native of Connecticut, Ms. Smith has taught and performed throughout the state since the 1960’s.
In her position as Associate Director, Ms. Smith’s duties continue to include artistic administration and management functions of the day-to-day operations of the Artists Collective. She continues to inspire hundreds of Greater Hartford youth and adults and is an integral part of the leadership at the Artists Collective.
Cheryl Smith has received many community awards including most recently, The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs “Sojourner Truth Meritorious Service Award.”
Noble Barker, Artistic Director, New Haven Ballet, New Haven
In 2006, after spending nearly six years in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts, Noble Barker returned to the position of Artistic Director of New Haven Ballet which he founded in 1985. Barker originally trained at the School of the Pennsylvania Ballet while attending the University of Pennsylvania and went on to dance with Cincinnati Ballet, Concert Dance Company of Boston, Hartford Ballet, and finally at Connecticut Ballet in New Haven. He danced soloist and principal roles in works by master choreographers George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, August Bournonville, Jennifer Muller, Ana Sokolov, and Michael Uthoff and he has taught at schools and companies throughout the region including Yale University, UMASS Amherst, Mount Holyoke College, Nutmeg Ballet, and Portland Ballet in Maine. As a choreographer, he has created over 50 repertory works for student and professional companies ranging in style from classical to modern to musical theater including full-length versions of The Nutcracker, Coppélia, and Cinderella. From 1981-1985, Barker served as resident choreographer for Connecticut Ballet and from 1985-2000, he choreographed for Yale Opera, New Haven Symphony, Orchestra New England, and Chancel Opera Company. During the last six years, Noble and his wife, Ruth Barker, served as Artistic Director and Ballet Mistress respectively for Northampton’s Pioneer Valley Ballet School and Company and later their own school and company in neighboring Hadley, MA. The Barkers are currently living in Hamden with their five-year-old daughter Eliza and are delighted to have returned to the area.
The New Haven Ballet currently has 450 students enrolled at studios in New Haven and Guilford. Productions include the annual Nutcracker and Discover Dance at New Haven’s Shubert Theater and repertory performances by the New Haven Ballet Company. The New Haven Ballet Community Initiative provides dance classes and performance opportunities for New Haven and Shoreline elementary school children, scholarships for economically and socially disadvantaged children, and for 2008-2009, a shared – ability program that will bring together children with disabilities and New Haven Ballet Company dancers for workshops, rehearsals, and performances. For more information, please visit www.newhavenballet.org.
CONNECTICUT DANCE ALLIANCE, INC. is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness of dance in all its forms and serving the needs of the state-wide dance community.
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News from the Dance Department
Winter Performance
Audition results for the Winter Performance are posted in our Virtual Dance Bag on our website. www.hcd.hartford.edu/dance/dance_bag.htm
Rehearsals for Performance Ensemble for Saturday, September 26, 2008
Studio 4
2:00 to 3:00pm Angels
3:00 to 4:00pm Mother Ginger
Studio 5
2:00 to 4:00pm All cast members not in Angels or Mother Ginger
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.
Remember Bring A Friend
September 22nd through October 4th are ‘Bring a Friend to Class Weeks’ All registered students in Discovery, Children’s Ballet and Youth classes are asked to share your love of dancing with a friend. Flyers are being handed out in class or pick one up from the receptionist desk at both locations.
Virtual Dance Bag
If your child misses a class for any reason, please check our virtual dance bag located on our website for any flyers/handouts he or she may have missed. www.hcd.hartford.edu/dance/dance_bag.htm
Calendar
September 22nd through October 4th – Bring a friend to class for all Children’s Ballet and Youth Programs
November 17th – 23rd – Parent Observation Week
November 26th – 30th – Thanksgiving Break, No Classes
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HCD Email Newsletter Quiz
This week’s question: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major is known as the:
a) “Emperor”
b) “Eroica”
c) “Pastoral”
d) “Choral”
Last week’s question: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first symphony at what age?
A) 5
B) 9
C) 12
D) 17
Correct Answer: B) 9
Quiz Winner: Vy Dang, Piano student of Malgosia Lis
This week’s prize: 2 tickets to the Hartt School’s performance of “Carousel” on Saturday, October 18 at 7:30pm 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.
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.
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