Hartt Community Division Newsletter ~ March 15, 2012

Congratulations to Hartt Community Division dance students who participated in the Connecticut Dance Alliance Classic Competition! You all gave beautiful performances.

Congratulations to students who won special awards in their divisions:

Junior Division

Eugenie Chen - Silver

Chloe Knopf - Gold

Senior Division

Alice Garsuah / Megan Krementowski -Top Ten

Gabrielle Collins - Bronze

Kathryn Manger - Gold

Sandy Reuning at the Suzuki String Workshop

This weekend, March 16-17, is the Suzuki String Workshop. We are pleased to welcome Sandy Reuning, guest teacher and speaker. Mr. Reuning is the director of Ithaca Talent Education and an adjunct professor at the School of Music, Ithaca College. He is a past president and board member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas and currently serves on the Violin Committee. Mr. Reuning has taught at workshops and institutes in over 23 states and 6 foreign countries and he has distinguished himself at International Suzuki Conferences, serving as a faculty member in 1978 and 1999 and as a chairman in 1981. We are grateful to have such a renowned educator working with our students and faculty this weekend.

Audition Day: Sign up now

In 1938 when Rubin Segal founded the Hartt School Community Division's first orchestra, he started with 10 students. The first week he asked each of them to bring a friend and the next week they had 20 students. Again he invited each ensemble member to bring a friend. By the concert they had over 30 members creating music together. Sign-up for the 2012 Audition Day Festival and tell a friend to do the same!

To request an audition, fill out the online form or contact us at (860) 768-4451 or harttcomm@hartford.edu.

For more information about specific audition guidelines related to your instrument, click here.

Every Child Can! Course

The Hartt Community Division is offering an Every Child Can! Course on Sunday, April 1, from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm. This course is an introduction to the Suzuki philosophy designed for parents, teachers, and prospective teachers. It provides an inspiring, in-depth look at the Suzuki approach to teaching and learning.

SAA

We invite all parents, teachers, and prospective teachers to join us for Every Child Can!. The facilitator is David Madsen, Hartt Community Division Department Chair for Guitar. Registration is due by Monday, March 19. Click here for registration and fee information.

Piano Honors Students and Recital

Each year, the Community Division holds Music Honors

auditions and recitals to recognize pre-college students who achieve high levels of performance and musicianship. On Saturday, March 17th, we will hold three Piano Senior Honors Recitals. These concerts will be held in Berkman Recital Hall at 2:00, 5:00 and 8:00 pm.

Congratulations to the 2012 Piano Honors students:

Alison Boghosian

Giulia Bambara

Dax Brockington

Ly Dang

Vy Dang

Melinda Fan

Anna Fedenyuk

Jazmin Giles

Anysia Lee

Stefanie Ma

Anna Pan

Ritik Shrestha

Conan Xiao

Noah Yoon

Andrew Hannau

Jessica He

Justin He

Stephanie Hua

Jonathan Joo

Meredith Keen

Kirsten Mossberg

Isabel Nip

Siobhan O'Neil

Stephen Pang

David Park

Nikki Pet

Yoshino Toi

Yukino Toi

Jason Zheng

Kelly Zheng

Angela Luo

Jane Yu

Ann Wang

Samuel Wiseman

Reminder: Hartt Community Division Viola Group at the Rock Cats Game

The Hartt Viola Tour Group will present an opening performance for the April 7th Rock Cats game at the New Britain Stadium. The Hartt Viola Tour Group is comprised of both Community Division pre-college students and Hartt college students.

Come out for a delightful afternoon of music and baseball. Gates open at 12:05 pm and the game starts at 1:35 pm. Hartt Community Division families can purchase tickets for $8 per person by completing and submitting this form with payment.