| HCD welcomes new Registrar, Erik Pavesic | | |
 It is our pleasure to announce the appointment of Erik Pavesic as the Hartt Community Division's new Registrar. Erik graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a B.A. in Psychology. He recently moved to Hartfod from Chicago where he was a manager in the Family Medical Leave Division of ComPsych Corporation. At ComPsych, he worked extensively in the areas of database management, customer service and employee training. He helped build the department from 15 to 50 employees to assist the rapidly growing market for such services. During his tenure, the FMLA department went from servicing 50 to more than 200 companies throughout North America. Erik is excited to be in Hartford and has spent much of his down time exploring the region. Erik enjoys ballroom dancing and has an appreciation for a variety of music. Please join us in welcoming Erik to the HCD team.
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| CCC Concert Choir invited to perform at CMEA's Annual Conference | | |
We are proud to announce that the CCC Concert Choir has received an invitation from the Connecticut Music Educator's Association (CMEA) to sing a featured concert at this year's annual conference. The CCC Concert Choir was chosen after submitting a recording for review by a CMEA committee. This is probably one of the biggest honors a performing ensemble can receive in the state.
We are very proud of our Concert Choir! They will be giving a 30 minute performance during the CMEA conference which will be held April 7-9, 2011 at the Convention Center in Downtown Hartford.
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| CYS Concerto Competition Winners Announced | | |
In December, members of the Connecticut Youth Symphony and piano students of The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) gathered to compete in the Annual Connecticut Youth Symphony Concerto Competition.
The jury panel consisted of Elsje Kibler-Vermaas (Director of Community Engagement and Education for the Hartford Symphony), Aaron Flagg (Dean of The Hartt School) and Emmett Drake (Director of the HCD Suzuki Orchestras).
The level of performance was its usual quality of excellence and the competition was intense! After careful and detailed deliberation, the jury panel selected two outstanding performers as winners of this year's competition:
 Gunnar Moll, a violin student of Teri Einfeldt. Gunnar will perform the last movement of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy "Finale; Allegro Guerriero"during next Fall's concert program.
Ethan Wu, a piano student of Sima Brodsky (both pictured on left). Ethan will perform the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Edward MacDowell with CYS in May.
Unfortunately, we could only designate two winners; however I am happy to congratulate all of the competition participants for their outstanding performances!
Daniel D'Addio, Music Director
The Connecticut Youth Symphony
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| Upcoming HCD Performances | | |
Celesti Sondato in Concert
Saturday, January 22, 2011 Concert Poster
7pm Tickets: $10 (available at the door)
Universalist Unitarian Chuch
433 Fern Street, West Hartford, CT
http://harttweb.hartford.edu/events/details.aspx?sid-22545
Under the direction of Noah Glynn, Celesti Sondato, the HCD's adult chamber choir presents Daniel Pinkham's Christmas Cantata with brass quintet and organ as well as works by Bob Chilcott, Frank Ticheli and others. The HCD's Honors Bass Quintet will join Celesti Sondato as special guest performers.
CCC in Concert: Overture, Prelude &
Canticum Choirs
Sunday, January 23, 2011
3pm
This concert is FREE
& Open to the Public!
Immanuel Congregational Church
10 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT
The Overture Choir will perform The Bell Doth Toll (a traditional round) and She's Like The Swallow (arranged by Lori-Anne Dolloff) featuring Becky Schwartz, member of HCD's Connecticut Youth Symphony, on flute. Jeffrey Rhone directs this group of 1st-3rd grade students.
The Prelude choir, directed by Katherine Zahara and accompanied by Cihan Yucel, will perform Sarasponda (arranged by Ruth Boshkoff), February Twilight (by Stephen Gryc) and Oye by Jim Papoulis.
The Canticum Choir, directed by Lillie Feierabend and accompanied by Matthew Campisi, will perform Laudeamus Te by Antonio Vivaldi (arr. by Doreen Rao), When I Lay Me Down to Sleep by James Quitman Mulholland and "She Shall Have Music" from the Nursery Rhyme Cantata by Nick Page.
A Family Concert with Susan Reed
Susan Reed is a nationally-acclaimed classical violinist, folk musician, singer and storyteller from the Boston area. Her goal is to inspire a life-long love of music. Common to all of her performances is a trademark sense of humor and optimism, and her conviction that music has the power to broaden people's understanding of the world around them. Performing with Ms. Reed will be the HCD's Opus 89 String Orchestra and the Canticum Choir of the Connecticut Children's Chorus.
February 6, 2011
3pm
St. Thomas Seminary
467 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, CT
Suggested Donation: $10 (donations accepted at the door)
All proceeds will go towards The Hartt Community Division's Fund For Access financial aid program and The David Einfeldt Memorial Scholarship Fund. |
| 2011 David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar Auditions | | |
We are happy to announce audition dates for the 2011 David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar, which will be held July 27 - August 7, 2011.
Housed on the campus of the University of Hartford, the David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar provides advanced high school string players the opportunity to experience a high quality summer music program as well as an intense musical experience in a short time.
The Fry Street Quartet will join us again as the quartet-in-residence for this 2011 summer program.
Live Audition Dates:
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Location
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Boston, MA
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Carriage House Violins
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February 4, 2011
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Boston, MA
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Longy School of Music
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February 5, 2011
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Chicago, IL
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Chicago Youth Symphony
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February 19 & 20, 2011
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Hartford, CT
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The Hartt School
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January 16, 2011
Feburary 26 & 27, 2011
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Ithaca, NY
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Ithaca College
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February 12, 2011
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Lexington, KY
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Transylvania University
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March 4, 2011
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Louisville, KY
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Performing Arts School
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March 5, 2011
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DVD Auditions also accepted; rolling admissions begin January 30, 2011.
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Both live and DVD auditions will be accepted. DVDs will be accepted, and reviewed, from students who attended in 2008, 2009 or 2010 beginning January 1, 2011. Students who would like to return in 2011, and who submit their DVD at the beginning of January, will receive advanced consideration, and notification will be made by January 30. DVDs from all other students will be viewed beginning January 30, 2011.
For detailed information about the 2011 DECMS program, please visit our website at: http://hcd.hartford.edu/music/DECMS.htm
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| News for Dance Students | | |
THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 16th!
We are thrilled to welcome New York City dancer and choreographer Camille A. Brown to the Handel Performing Arts Center on Sunday, January 16th in Studio 3 from 3:00pm-4:30pm. This is an advanced level class offered for Adults, Intensive Levels D through F, and college BFA students. The cost is $10 at the door (cash or checks only, please). For more information on Camille and her work, click here.
Bring a Friend to Class Week
January 24th-29th will be our "Bring a Friend to Class Week". All registered students in Discovery, Tiny Tap, Tap, Children's Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Adult Classes are encouraged to share your love of dance by bringing a friend to class!
Modern Dance Master Class
with Camille A. Brown
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| Sight Reading Party Tonight | | |
All HCD string players are invited to our Sight Reading Party tonight, January 14, from 7-8:30pm in Room 342 at Hartt. Please join us!
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Next Suzuki Parent Forum, Thursday, January 27
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Join us Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 5:45 pm for our next parent forum at the UUC, Program Room (1st floor next to choir room) at 5:45pm. Carlynn Savot will be leading this forum. Our parent forums are open to all Suzuki parents but this one will be directed toward parents of book 1 students. A short question-answer session will follow.
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| Single Day Adult Workshops | | |
LOVE YOUR VOICE: Vocal Technique Workshop
Led by Nancy Andersen
Keep your voice in good condition for a lifetime. This class will explore simple, yet effective, exercises that can be used to develop a healthy daily vocal regimen. Seasoned singers and beginners alike will benefit. All techniques may be applied to solo or choral singing in many styles.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Time: 3:00-5:00 PM
Fee: $50 (materials included)
Registration Deadline: February 4, 2011
Room 342 The Hartt School /
University of Hartford
Instructor: Nancy Andersen, Chair of Vocal Studies
The Hartt School Community Division
To register for this workshop, please contact our office by February 4 at (860) 768-4451 or by email at harttcomm@hartford.edu
Creative Movement Workshop for
Teens & Adults
 Express your creativity! Have fun with creative movement and mime while releasing stress and enhancing physical coordination. Regardless of your skill level or experience, this is an energizing way to explore different forms of expressive movement; no dance experience required. Led by Angie Settlemire, a nationally recognized specialist in mime, vocal performance, musicianship, story-telling and writing, these workshops will surely spark your creative energy. In this workshop, participants will learn the foundational elements for using movement to convey stories. Express yourself by connecting body movements and emotions while engaging your imagination. Participants will practice improvisational and interactive exercises based on body control, statuary technique, rhythms and more.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Time: 2-4pm
Fee: $40
Instructor: Angie Settlemire
Registration Deadline: January 28, 2011
Aston Patterning Workshop
Improving Body Usage and Performance, Decreasing Injury, and Increasing Enjoyment on Your Instrument - Wellness for Musicians.
This workshop is an introduction to The Aston System for Musicians. It will teach you how to find your optimal playing and/or singing position (each person is different!). Please bring two bath towels, your instrument, and a desire to improve your playing or singing.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Time: 4:15-5:15pm
Fee: $40
Registration Deadline: January 31, 2011
Instructor: Amanda Skidmore-Farasat
For more information about our adult workshops, please visit our website at: http://hcd.hartford.edu/music/adult_program.htm or contact us at harttcomm@hartford.edu or 860-768-4451.
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| Upcoming Faculty Performances | |
Pi-Hsun Shih & Sirena Huang in Concert
Saturday, January 16, 2011
2pm
Wood Memorial Library
783 Main Street, South Windsor, CT
Pi-Hsun Shih, HCD Piano Faculty member, performs with HCD alumna Sirena Huang this Saturday. Works include: Prokofiev Sonata No. 2, Chausson Poem, Tchaikowsky Waltz-scherzo and Ravel Tzigane.
This concert is FREE and open to the public.
Faculty Recital: Watson Morrison, piano
 Sunday, January 23, 20113pm Lincoln Theater, University of Hartford
Watson Morrison, Professor Emeritus of Piano, peforms a program of romantic piano music observing the 200th anniversary of the births of Shumann, Chopin and Liszt.
This concert is FREE and open to the public.
Hartt Community Division Faculty perform in The Hartt School's Faculty Recital Series
Sunday, January 23, 2011
2pm
Berkman Recital Hall, The Hartt School, University of Hartford
The program will include two works by Bach, a trio sonata and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, music of Max Bruch for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, and Four Sketches for Brass Quintet by Anthony Plog.
Performers include: Katie Bonner, Daniel D'Addio, Melinda Daetsch, Teri Einfeldt, Alan Francis, Margreet Francis, Jordan Jacobson, Emlyn Ngai, Sue Powell, Susan Robison, Pete Roe, Greig Shearer and Susan Spaulding.
This concert is FREE and open to the public. Come out and see your teacher in action!
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| The University of Hartford gets a little greener... | | |
The University of Hartford is enhancing its recyling program. HCD students, faculty & staff are encouraged to recycle bottles & cans in the newly provided recycling bins which will be marked with signs displaying the new "Committed to Community" recycling logo:
A few guidelines to keep in mind:
- Empty cans and bottles will be placed in the new bins, which are labeled and located in the hallways.
- All office paper (both white and colored paper) will be placed in the original blue bins.
Please do your part to make our corner of the world a little greener! |
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