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. 

We would like your feedback on our recent closings and delays due to inclement weather.  

It will just take a few minutes of your time! 
 

PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY

Respond by 12noon on Monday, February 14th (with contact information included) to be eligible to win 2 tickets to the The Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series-featuring the Brentano String Quartet on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7:30pm in Millard Auditorium.   The winner will be chosen at random from the responses received before 12noon on Febuary 14th.  

Thank you in advance for your feedback! 

Alfresco Chamber Coaching with members of the Fry Street Quartet

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 an exceptionally high quality and intensity of musical experience in a short time. 

 

 

 

 

The Fry Street Quartet will join us again as the quartet-in-residence for 2011.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Live Audition Dates:

 

City	Location	Date
Boston, MA	Carriage House Violins	February 4, 2011
Boston, MA	Longy School of Music	February 5, 2011
Chicago, IL	Chicago Youth Symphony	February 19 & 20, 2011
Hartford, CT	The Hartt School, University of Hartford	Feburary 26 & 27, 2011
Ithaca, NY	Ithaca College	February 12, 2011
Lexington, KY	Transylvania University	March 4, 2011
Louisville, KY	Performing Arts School	March 5, 2011
DVD Auditions also accepted; rolling admissions begin January 30, 2011.

 

 

Elevator Music (aka The Borodin Quartet)

 

 

Both live and DVD auditions will be accepted.  
 

DVDs from all students will be viewed beginning January 30, 2011.
 

CLICK HERE FOR AUDITION REQUIREMENTS & DETAILS

 

 

 

2010 DECMS Student Pyramid

 

"My favorite part of The E was all the friends I made and how we were with the Fry Street Quartet most of the time because that really helped me to be a better player.
 

2010 DECMS Student

 

 
 

For detailed information about the 2011 DECMS program please visit our website at: http://hcd.hartford.edu/music/DECMS.htm 

 

 

 

Join us on Saturday, March 12th!

for our Annual Hartt Suzuki String Workshop

We have some exciting clinicians coming to coach our students & enhance their playing:  

Dr. Shinichi Suzuki

CLICK HERE!  Detailed information & registration materials are now available!

HCD Students will also be offered the opporunity of Master Classes with the clinicians, by teacher recommendation only.  Please consult your teacher for more information. 

In addition, a Teacher Workshop session with Linda Fiore for Suzuki Teachers will be held on Sunday, March 13th.  For more information: 

If you have any questions, please email us at HARTTSUZU@HARTFORD.EDU.  

Parent Observation Week- NEXT WEEK!!

The next Open House Parent Observation Week will be February 7th-12th. This is the week all parents are invited into the classroom to get some great information about the school and see their child in action.  Parents are also encouraged to visit classrooms of other teachers and other levels to see what the rest of the school has to offer.  Please stop by the Dance Division main office to meet your school's staff members and grab a cookie or two! 

Make-up classes for Snow Days 

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday classes, please stay tuned to the Virtual Dance Bag and for an email from the Dance Department on when Make-up days will be held.  You can also always make up a class on another day at the same or lower level. Please ask the receptionist for a make up slip, no reservation necessary.

Performance Ensembles 

Please check the Virtual Dance Bag for the most up-to-date rehearsal schedule. This is also posted on the Bulletin Board outside the office. If you have any questions, please contact Program Manager Melissa Lenge at mlenge@hartford.edu.

Masterclass Opportunity for HCD String Chamber Groups

The West End String Quartet Seminar continues on February 4th. In this new chamber music program, The West End String Quartet will offer a series of four masterclasses for Hartt Community Division string chamber groups. These classes will be held in room 410/412 of The Hartt School, University of Hartford campus, free of charge for HCD chamber ensembles.
The classes will also be open to the public.

 

Friday, February 4, 7:30-8:30 
Participating HCD Chamber Groups:   JAMS String Quartet & Drake String Quartet

 Two more masterclasses will be held this year: 
Friday, March 25, 7:30-8:30 

Friday, April 8, 7:30-8:30
 

For information on the West End String Quartet, please visit their website at www.westendstringquartet.com!

 

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  

HCD Students Offered Free Recording Time!

It's that time of year again. The Hartt Music Production and Technology department is looking for recording subjects for it's MPT 451 and 461 courses. This time around we are looking for classical soloists or ensembles (any instrumentation) to be subjects for our recording students' projects.

These sessions take place in room 342 of the Fuller building and the sessions require the musicians to be available from 3:00 until 4:00 pm on the days listed below.  After about 30 minutes of setup and sound adjustment,  you will be able to record a few takes of a piece or movement that is approximately 10 minutes long.  

You will receive an unedited CD copy of the session in a few days at the latest. If you want any further editing done you will need either do it yourself, or hire a Hartt Recording Studio Engineer at a cost of $50 per hour.

This is a great opportunity to get a high quality recording done for little or no cost. If you are interested in any of the time slots below please email the instructor listed for that day back as soon as possible as the dates are coming up fast.

Please realize that these are graded projects for our students and they need reliable and prepared subjects. Please only respond if you are sure you can make it and will be prepared by the date chosen.

Respond via email to the address indicated.
  

Tuesday Feb. 8

Thursday Feb. 10 

Tuesday Feb. 15

Thursday Feb. 17

Tuesday Feb. 22

Thursday Feb. 24

Tuesday Mar. 1

Thursday Mar. 3

Tuesday Mar. 8

Thursday Mar. 10
 

For the dates listed above, please contact Mark Goodell by email at mark.goodell@gmail.com.  Please put "MPT 451 Recording" in the subject.

Friday, February 4

Friday, February 11

Friday, February  18

Friday, February 25

If you are interested in a Friday session, please contact Gabe Herman by clicking on this link:

mailto:gherman@hartford.edu?subject=MPT 451 Acoustics Session  or by emailing him at gherman@hartford.edu.

These are first come first serve, so please respond right away if you are interested.