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First Steps in Music ~ Spring Session begins March 15th | | |
First Steps In Music The Spring Session begins March 15th. Contact our office to register, or download a registration form.
CURRENT FSIM FAMILIES:
Refer a friend who registers for the spring 2011 session and receive a 25% discount on your spring 2011 session!
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The Connecticut Classic
Please wish the very best of luck to four of our dancers who will be competing in  the Connecticut Classic. This is the first Connecticut Dance Alliance Classical Ballet Scholarship Competition for pre-professional students. The competition is being hosted by Westover School in Middlebury, CT. Dance Department students who will be competing on Sunday, March 13th are: Gabrielle Collins, Alice Garsuah, Noami Lemire and Kathryn Manger.
Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon
The 13th Annual Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon will be held this Saturday, March 12th at 7pm at the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford. This year the Dance Department will be presenting variations from Le Corsair danced by Gabrielle Collins, Kathryn Manger and Katrina Schmidt. For details: http://www.tedhershey.com/
Hartt Dance Division Senior Concert
The Hartt School Dance Division presents 'Pinnacle of Pursuit'
 Friday, March 11th at 7:30pm and Saturday, March 12th at 2pm and 7:30pm in the Roberts Theater at the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center. This concert will feature the works of the Hartt Dance Division seniors.
Tickets are $20 general admission or FREE with a University of Hartford ID. Contact the Lincoln Theater Box Office for ticket information at: (860) 768-4228.
Spring Festival 2011
Reminder to all parents of students in Children's Ballet I through Intensive Level E/F: Permission to Perform slips need to be returned to either the Hartford or Simsbury location receptionists no later than Saturday, March 12. You may also fax your completed forms to (860) 768-2496. |
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Upcoming Events | |
Senior String Honors Recital Join us for the Senior String Honors Recital on Saturday, March 12, 2011, 7:00 pm in Berkman Recital Hall, featuring the Hartt Community Division's top string players. These students were selected by audition, and our adjudicators were Dr. Jeffrey Cox, Chair of the Department of Music and Dance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst; and Andrew Mark, Chair of the Department of Strings at Boston Conservatory of Music and cellist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Performers: Matthew Hannau, Meredith Keen, Maggie Klucznik, XingYing (Anny) Li, Gunnar Moll, Luke Piscitelli, Tiana Piscitelli, Trent Ransom and Shreya Sachdev. In addition, two alternate performers were chosen: Elizabeth Hong & Andrew Schreindorfer.
This concert is free and open to the public. Please come see the HCD's top string players in action!
Junior String Honors Recital
The Junior String Honors Recital features HCD string players in grades 6-8 who have been recommended by their HCD private lesson teacher. This year's participants will be: Sophia Gilchenok, Gioia Gedicks, Dan Hardiman, Austin Zhu, Priscilla Back, Kaila Piscitelli, Joel Margolis and Miriam Peschet.
The concert will be held on Sunday, March 13, at 6:00 pm at the Duncaster Retirement Community. Free and open to the public.
 Susan Cheng in concert with the Wallingford Symphony Orchestra
Susan Cheng, HCD piano faculty member, will be performing the Brahms d minor Piano Concerto on Saturday, March 19, at 8pm in Wallingford.
Click here for more info about the concert.
11th Annual Women Composers Concert
Come out to see Hartt Community Division Voice Faculty & Guest Artists perform in the 11th Annual Women Composer's Concert on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 5pm in Berkman Recital Hall. This concert is free and open to the public.
Featuring:
Sopranos Nancy Andersen, Susan Mardinly & Sarah Comfort-Reed
Mezzo-Soprano Adrienne Milics
Tenor Jack Pott
Bass Jason Stammen
The concert will include music by women composers: Libby Larsen, Hartt Alum Gwyneth Walker, Clara Schumann and Sarah Meneely-Kyder as well as the 2011 VOCAL SCORE CALL WINNERS: Dale Trumbore and Beth Anderson.
The Connecticut Doctors Orchestra
The Connecticut Doctors Orchestra will be presenting a benefit concert Sunday, March 25th. The concert will include appearances by The First Church of Christ Women's Praise Choir, Simsbury High School's men's and women's a capella groups, and Ethel Walker School's a cappella group "The Grapes".
Free-will donations will be accepted for the purpose of completion of the construction of a health clinic and the provision of bed nets in the village of Bawa, Cameroon.
Sunday, March 27th
3:00PM
The Ethel Walker School
230 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury, CT 06070
Admission to the concert is free
Established in November 2008, The Connecticut Doctors' Orchestra (www.thecdo.com) is comprised of a group of health care and medical science professionals who love music and wish to share music with the community. Our members are physicians, nurses, biomedical scientists, and medical and dental students making it one of the nation's few string orchestras whose musicians work in the health field. The CDO's conductor is Eric Dahlin (HCD Cello Faculty) and the music director is Melinda Daetsch (HCD Suzuki Viola & Viola Faculty). |
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2011 HCD Summer Programs | | |
We are excited to announce our 2011 Summer Programs. Please contact us at harttcomm@hartford.edu or 860-768-4451 for more information.
Summer Vocal Institute: Musical Theater Intensive
 June 24-July 2, 2011
Intensive personalized performance program designed for singers, actors and dancers who want to take their skills to the next level in a short time. 2011 Theme: REAL LIFE ON BROADWAY - Musical Vignettes Inspired by True Events. Open by audition. Tuition & Fees: $700
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2011 Hartt Suzuki Institute
July 31 -Aug 5, 2011
 Join us for the 2011 Hartt Suzuki Institute! Drawing talented Suzuki faculty from around the country, Hartt's Suzuki Institute will be a challenging and fun experience for you and your child. More Info
2011 Hartt Suzuki Institute Teacher Workshops
The Suzuki Teacher Institute is designed for teachers who wish to gain expertise in Suzuki pedagogy. Courses offered:
-Every Child Can! (ECC) Saturday, July 30, 10:00am - 5:30pm
-Guitar Book 1 with Mary Lou Roberts July 31-Aug 7
-Violin Book 1 with Carrie Reuning-Hummel July 31-Aug 7
-Violin Book 2 with Christie Felsing Aug 1-5
-Violin Book 3 with Sue Baer Aug 1-5
-Piano Book 3 with Mary Craig Powell Aug 1-5
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 David Einfeldt Chamber Music Seminar
July 29 - August 7, 2011
Intensive residential program for advanced high school string players featuring quartet-in-residence The Fry Street Quartet, and applied faculty Susan Waterbury (violin), Emily Yaffe (viola) and Pamela Devenport (cello). Open by audition. Tuition & Fees: $1750 More Info
Children's Ballet Workshop
 Hartford: June 27-July 1
Simsbury: July 25-29
8:30am-11:30am
Ballet Workshop for children ages 5-8, includes creative movement, ballet, choreographed dances, related arts and crafts, and a studio performance. Beginners welcome!
Tuition: $175
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 Summer Youth Dance Intensive
Simsbury: July 11-22
Hartford: July 25-Aug 5
9am-5pm
Two-Week Summer Youth Dance Intensive in our Simsbury studios for serious young dancers ages 9-15. Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Dance Composition classes with bonus courses on nutrition, stretch & strengthening and stage make-up.
Tuition: $900 for each 2-week session
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 Performing Arts Primer
Week 1: July 5-8 Tuition: $255
Week 2: July 11-15 Tuition: $325
8:30am-5:30pm
Introduction to Performing Arts, music, dance & theater, for children in grades K-6. No experience necessary!
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 Summer Tune Up
July 11-15
8:30am-5:30pm
A week-long summer music camp open to students in grades 5-8 who play Strings, Winds, Brass, Guitar or Piano. Students must have 1+ years experience on their instrument.
Tuition: $325 Full Day
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High School Intensive Instrumental Workshop
July 25-29
8:30am-5:30pm
Instrument-specific workshops for high school students who play flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, low brass, violin/viola or cello. Tuition: $325 Full-Day
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Middle School Intensive Instrumental Workshop
 August 8-12
8:30am-5:30pm
Workshops for flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, low brass, violin/viola or cello will focus on specific skills, techniques, repertoire and ensembles. Two years experience needed. Half-day option available 8:30am-12:30pm with instrument specific classes only.
Tuition: $325 Full-Day or $250 Half-Day
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If you have questions about any of these summer programs, please contact us at harttcomm@hartford.edu or 860-768-4451. See you this summer! |
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2nd Annual JC Music Solo Competition Announced!
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This year's competition is for Woodwind, Brasswind and String players from grades 6-9 and includes students from throughout Connecticut. Preliminary auditions will be held on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 through Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at JC Music, 529 West Main Street in Meriden. If you cannot attend the preliminary audition dates, contact JC Music at (203) 630-2496, to arrange an audition.
Final Auditions held at the Augusta Curtis Cultural Center in Meriden on May 7th, 2011 starting at 10am.
Registration Deadline: March 25, 2011.
Sponsored by www.JC-Music.com
Follow this link for registration and all required paperwork:
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Tune of the Week
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Do you know the Tune of the Week?
This week's tune:
If you know this week's tune, send your answer, name and email address to harttcomm@hartford.edu. Please put "TUNE OF THE WEEK" in the subject line of the email.
Prizes will be awarded: lollipops or erasers for each correct answer. Get 5 right and win 2 tickets to a Hartt performance.
Last Week's Tune of the Week was: Entertainer by Joplin
Correct answers were submitted by:
Ruth Petkaitis, Anthony DeQuattro, Anonymous, Devanney Haruta, Elizabeth Waterman & Kiyomi Andrada
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Contact Us:
General Information: Phone: 860-768-4451
Billing & Registration: Phone: 860-768-4334
Dance: Phone: 860-768-6000
Simsbury Location: Phone: 860-651-3570
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