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Community Day ~ Free Family Fun for All!
Community Day
at the University of Hartford
Saturday, April 30, 2011
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Rain or Shine
More than 50 Events and Attractions
Free Family Fun!
The University of Hartford invites you to campus on Saturday, April 30. Our ninth year features exciting new attractions in addition to the tried and true favorites of the past. Come one, come all!
The Hartt Community Division will be well represented at this year's festivities with chamber group performances on the main stage, Suzuki Group Class performances, First Steps in Music demonstrations and dance classes. For the full calendar of events, which include everything from scavenger hunts and face painting to robots designed by the University High School of Science & Engineering students, click here.
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Summer Focus:
Middle School Intensive Instrumental Workshop
 August 8-12, 2011
8:30am-5:30pm (full-day)
8:30am-12:30 pm (half-day)
Tuition:
Half-day $250
Full-day $325
$15 registration fee, waived if enrolled by June 1.
- Download the registration form
 Students with at least two years of experience on their instrument will enjoy a comprehensive music program that combines the performing arts with summer fun.
Workshops for flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, low brass, violin/viola, and cello will focus on specific skills, techniques, repertoire, and ensembles.
Instrument-specific classes, formerly called institutes, will take place for half the day.
Faculty will gear activities for this age group including:
- Basic technique: tone, breathing, range, pitch accuracy, intonation, articulations, dynamic range, scales, fingerings, bowings, hand & body positioning, embouchure, etc.
- Reading skills: rhythm patterns, note accuracy, key signatures, sight-reading, visual to sound connections, and lots of practice
- Solo playing: coaching on solo preparation, mock auditions, audition techniques, tone and sound production specific to solo playing
- Ensemble playing: independent part playing in two to four part ensemble music focusing on an introduction to small ensemble playing skills and musical independence
- Preparation for regional auditions
There are two program choices: half and full-day. The half-day program includes the instrument-specific classes only. The full-day program includes the half-day program as well as classes on music writing, music history, ear-training, beginning improvisation, chorus, and will be designed to provide new artistic experiences, refine participants' musical skills, foster a broader understanding of the arts and yet still be fun and summer-focused.
Beginning Harp Class
New for summer 2011, the Middle School Intensive Instrumental  Workshop is offering beginning harp class. Students should have two years of experience on any other instrument. Harps will be provided for class instruction for an additional $50 instrument fee. Students will attend the harp class during the morning instrumental workshops and will use their everyday instrument during the improvisation class in the afternoon. To sign up for this class, register for the Middle School Instrumental Workshop, and indicate "harp" on your registration form.
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"How to Practice" Workshop by Sheri Brown
 We've all heard that practice makes perfect, and musicians know that learning to play well requires diligent work with the instrument. But what exactly does it mean to practice well? How do we make the most out of our practice time? Is it possible for practice to be efficient, effective, and fun? In this "How to Practice" workshop you will learn how to set goals, structure meaningful practice sessions, and gain a wide variety of fresh approaches to improve your skills and enjoyment of your instrument.
Join us for this informative workshop at The Hartt School on April 30th or May 1st. Participation is free and open to all Hartt Community Division students; no pre-registration required.
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 11:30am-12:30pm
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 4:15pm-5:15pm
Room 342, The Hartt School
University of Hartford
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Congratulations to Donna Menhart
 Donna Menhart, Adjunct Theory Faculty at the Hartt School and Performer's Certificate Program director has been selected for Hartt's full-time Ear Training faculty appointment. Donna has been teaching Kodaly and traditional ear training, music theory fundamentals, and harmony classes at The Hartt School since 1993. She received the University of Hartford Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award in 2007. She also serves as the coordinator and music theory/Kodaly ear-training instructor for the Performer's Certificate Program, a college-preparatory program for advance high school musicians she developed for The Hartt School Community Division. Donna currently is Vice President/President-Elect and Newsletter Editor on the Board of the Kodaly Educators of Southern New England (KESNE), and presents regularly at conferences for local, regional, and national professional music organizations including The Hartt School Music Theory Colloquium, the Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA), KESNE, and the Organization for American Kodaly Educators (OAKE). Donna has recently been named the National Program Chair for the OAKE National Conference, which will be held in Hartford in 2013. Congratulations!
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News from the Piano Department
 Kelly Zheng (pictured on right), piano student of Sima Brodsky won "Best Performance Award" in the Little Pianist Division Competition of the University of Rhode Island Piano Extravaganza, 2011. This event is sponsored by the University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center.
Vy Dang (pictured below), piano student of Malgosia Lis, tied for second place in the Senior  Pianists Division of the University of Rhode Island Piano Extravaganza. Ly Dang, also a piano student of Malgosia Lis and sister of Vy, received a special award in the same competitioncalled the Bach Award for "the most intelligent performance" in the Junior Pianists Division. For more information, check out this article on courant.com. Congratulations!
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Upcoming Events
New Voice Faculty Member Craig Hartt in Concert
On Friday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. Craig and Susan Hart will present a concert at St. James Church, 3 Mountain Road, in Farmington, CT (adjacent to Miss Porter's School). Craig has a distinguished career as an operatic bass and his wife Susan is a well-known pianist, vocal coach, and repetiteur.
Chamber Music Master Class with Curt Blood
On Saturday, April 30 from 3:00 to 5:00 there will be a Woodwind Chamber Music Master Class with Curt Blood, Principal Clarinet of the Hartford Symphony. Curt, in addition to his career as a symphony musician, has extensive experience as a chamber player. Mr. Blood will coach groups in the class including a mixed winds ensemble, a woodwind trio and two woodwind quintets, as they perform music of Vincent Persichetti, Eric Ewazen and others. The class, which is free and open to the public, will meet in room 342 of the Fuller Music Building.
GHYWE in Concert
Under the direction of Glen Adsit, the Community Division's Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble performs Irish Tune from  County Derry by Percy Aldridge Grainger, ed. by R. Mark Rogers; Alligator Alley by Michael Daugherty, conducted by Matthew Forte; Concertino for Four Percussion and Wind Ensemble by David R. Gillingham featuring Shane Jones, Benjamin Toth, and Matthew Torcellini; Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold, arr. by John P. Paynter, conducted by Matthew DeLassus; Chester - Overture for Band by William Schuman, conducted by Matthew Forte; Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, arr. by John Krance.
Tickets: Adults $8.00, Seniors $6.00, Students $4.00
For tickets to or information about this or any other Hartt event, please contact the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 1.800.274.8587, or Buy Tickets Now! online.
Kelet Duo in Concert
me Land (Smetana), Romanian Folk Dances (Bartok), Sonate-Fantaisie (Villa-Lobos), Mangolian Suite (Ma Sicong), Fisherman's Song and Romance and Dance (Chen Yi).
Ticket $25
To order tickets; send check or money order to Connecticut Alliance for Music, Inc., 61 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824
Concert location: Home of Julie and Steve Sharp, 6 Tulip Tree Lane, Norwalk, CT
Pizza for a Cause! Full Force Fundraiser at Flatbread Company
 Join us from 5pm-10pm on Tuesday, May 10th at the Flatbread Company (The Shoppes at Canton, 110 Albany Turnpike, Canton) for an evening of good food and philanthropy. A portion of all pizza sales will provide scholarship funding for the Full Force Dance Theatre's 8th Annual Summer Intensive. Eat in or take out! Please join us to support this summer program for aspiring young dancers!
Collabrative Choral Concert featuring Celesti Sondato
 Under the direction of Noah Glynn, hope, faith, life, love is a concert featuring Celesti Sondato, a chamber choir of The Hartt School Community Division, The Shoreline Chorale, and The New England Girls' Choir. Works include Faure Requirm with orchestra, featuring Hartt faculty member Nancy Andersen, soprano, and Joseph Baker, baritone. This concert takes place at Center Church, 60 Gold Street, Hartford. A suggested donation of $15-20 will be collected at the door.
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Dance News
Performance Ensemble Concert, Saturday, April 30th, 2pm
This year's Performance Ensemble concert will feature students from the Junior and Senior Performance Ensembles from the Intensive Division of the Dance Department alongside students from the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, The Hartt School's Collegiate Dance Division and members of Full Force Dance Theatre. The performance will be on Saturday, April 30th at 2pm at the Mandel Jewish Community Center (JCC), 335 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. Tickets for the event are $10 General Seating ($5.00 JCC Members). Stop by the Dance Department to purchase your tickets or call (860) 768-6000 or email kilpatric@hartford.edu.
Performers: Remember to check the Virtual Dance Bag for the day's schedule and to bring a packed lunch.
Non-Perishable Food Collection at the Performing Arts Center
 In conjunction with Foodshare's Walk Against Hunger which will be in Hartford on Sunday, May 1st, the Dance Department will be collecting non-perishable food items for this very worthy cause. There will be a container located by the Pointe Shoe sculpture in the lobby area at the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 23rd through Saturday, April 30th for you to drop off your items when your child comes to class.
Foodshare's Walk Against Hunger is the largest anti-hunger event in the region. All of the proceeds raised go directly to fighting hunger in Hartford and Tolland Counties, where more than 128,000 people are hungry, including 50,000 children. More info Drop off your donations by the sculpture of a pointe shoe!
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HCD Students Accepted to Regional and All-State Festivals
We are proud to publish the list of HCD Students accepted to the CT Music Educators Association (CMEA)'s 2010-11 Regional & All-State Festivals. A total of 254 Hartt Community Division students were accepted to various regional festivals and/or the All-State Festival. See the full list.
An impressive 51% of the All-State Orchestra and 55% of the Northern Regional Orchestra were Hartt Community Division students.
We would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to all of the students who worked diligently to prepare for the auditions and festivals. Another congratulations goes out to the dedicated Hartt Community Division private lesson teachers, ensemble conductors and chamber coaches who guided their students through the audition process.
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HCD Students Perform at Rock Cats Game May 3rd ~ LAST CALL!
 Hartt Community Division and College Viola Players perform the National Anthem at the Rock Cats Baseball Game on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in New Britain, CT. Purchase your tickets and share in the fun watching baseball together with other families from Hartt. Ticket orders must be received no later than Saturday, April 30th in the Hartt Community Division office. Tickets, through this offer, are available for just $7 each. All performers can attend the game for free. Checks made payable to "University of Hartford" accompanying the order form. Tickets will be available in the "will call" booth at the game.
For questions about performing the National Anthem with Hartt viola players, contact Melinda Daetsch, mbd716@aol.com.
Go Rock Cats!
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Tune of the Week
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: Bayly Long, Long Ago 
Correct answers were submitted by: Gioia Gedicks, Rosa Park, Jessica Wong, Isabel Nip, Benita Rose, Francois Nezwazky, Avril-Ann Thompson, Elizabeth Waterman, Joshua Barlow, Marisol Carty and Maddy (no last name given).
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Contact Us
Phone: 860-768-4451 Billing & Registration: Phone: 860-768-4334 Dance Programs: Phone: 860-768-6000 Simsbury Location: Phone: 860-651-3570 |
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