The Hartt School Announces Their Upcoming May Events

The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford. Hartt offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. Renowned faculty who perform and teach around the world mentor our students in their pursuits of excellence. With dozens of performing organizations and more than 400 instrumental and vocal performances, recitals, plays, master classes, dance performances, and musical theatre productions a year, performance is central to Hartt's curriculum.

The Hartt School Presents Hartt Dances
The Hartt School presents Hartt Dances, its spring main stage dance concert, on Friday, April 30, and Saturday May 1, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, May 2, at 3:00 PM, in Lincoln Theater. The program features re-staging of works by giants in the world of dance recreated by members of these choreographers' own companies. The concert repertoire includes Steps in the Street, a Martha Graham work re-staged by former Martha Graham Company dancer Kim Stroud; A Choreographic Offering, a Jose Limon work re-staged by former Limon Company Principal Dancer, Stephen Pier; Significant Other, a searing contemporary take on the inner tensions of relationship, by Full Force Dance Theatre Director, Katie Stevinson-Nollet; Dark Elegies, a pas de deux originally choreographed by Antony Tudor, re-staged by Hilda Morales, who worked closely with Tudor as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater; Tarantella, an excerpt from the third act of Napoli, re-staged by Hilda Morales; and excerpts from Don Quixote, re-staged by Hilda Morales and Alla Nikitina. Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents Performance 20/20
The Hartt School presents Performance 20/20, Hartt's honors chamber ensemble, on Saturday May 1, at 3:00 PM, in Berkman RecitAl Hall. Join 20/20 for music and refreshments, including a full performance of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat featuring members of Hartt's Theater Division in the roles of the Soldier, the Devil, and the Narrator. Video footage of the concert will be streamed live on the web at http://hartford.edu/2020streaming. Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents The Hartt Steelband
The Hartt School presents The Hartt Steelband on Saturday, May 1, at 7:30 PM, in Millard Auditorium. Join the Steelband for an evening of Caribbean music, featuring the calypso and soca music of Trinidad. The ensemble performs on drums (or "pans") created from finely tuned 55-gallon oil barrels hand-crafted steel by Trinidad-native Clifford Alexis. Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents the Opera Acting and Movement Class Spring Showcase
The Hartt School presents the Opera Acting and Movement Class Spring Showcase on Saturday, May 1, at 7:30 PM in The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation Theater, Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway, Hartford. This performance features Hartt opera students from and includes highlights from The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Die Fledermaus, with music, dialogue, and dancing. Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents Britten's War Requiem
The Hartt School presents Britten's War Requiem on Sunday, May 2, at 5:00 PM, at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, 140 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT. The formidable talents of The Hartt School Choruses (Edward Bolkovac, director), Hartt Symphony Orchestra (Christopher Zimmerman, director), Connecticut Children's Chorus (Sallie Ferrebee and Stuart Younse, co-directors), and Hartford Chorale (Richard Coffey, director), combine to perform Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, conducted by Christopher Zimmerman. Soloists William Hite tenor, David Murray, baritone, and Jonita Lattimore, soprano, join the more than 300 vocalists and instrumentalists for this massive work. Marked by the juxtaposition of Wilfred Owen's poetry and the text of the Latin Mass, the Requiem presents in strong and poignant terms the brutality and, for Britten, futility of war. This is believed to be the first time in more than 50 years that this work has been presented in Connecticut with the full compliment of vocal and instrumental musicians as intended by Britten himself. Admission is $25 advanced, reserved preferred seating; $50 advanced admission, premium reserved seating; $20 suggested donation at the door, general seating. Limited seating available; advanced reservations strongly encouraged. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents The Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Student Ensemble
The Hartt School presents The Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Student Ensembles on Sunday May 2, at 3:00 PM and Monday, May 3, at 8:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium. Student Ensembles present a broad range of jazz repertoire.
Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents End of Semester Chamber Music Concerts
The Hartt School presents End of the Semester Chamber Music Concerts on Monday, May 3, Tuesday, May 4, and Wednesday, May 5, at 7:00 PM in Berkman RecitAl Hall. Hartt undergraduate and graduate students perform a wide variety of repertoire in various chamber ensembles. Each Mid-Semester Chamber Music Concert features a different program . Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents the Hartt Composers Ensemble, "A Souvenir for Spring"
The Hartt School presents the Hartt Composers Ensemble on Thursday, May 6, at 7:00 PM, at Capitol Community College, 950 Main Street, Hartford, CT. The Ensemble presents new and unusual works, including music by John Cage, Donald Erb, and Steve Reich, as well as premieres by Hartt composers. An engaging and entertaining evening guaranteed for all! Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents Julius Caesar
The Hartt School presents Julius Caesar Thursday, May 6, through Saturday, May, 8, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, May 9, at 2:00 PM, in the Kent McCray Theater, Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway, Hartford, CT. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a swift and riveting political thriller where the life-and-death struggle for power in ancient Rome comes alive through an enthralling story of ruthless ambition, violent conflict, and chilling intrigue. One of Shakespeare's most revered plays, Julius Caesar has a cautionary resonance in the political and social dilemmas that haunt us today. Admission is $20 with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents Faculty Recital Series 2009-2010
The Hartt School presents the final Faculty Recital Series on Sunday, May 9, at 3:00 PM, in Berkman RecitAl Hall. This concert features Community Division Faculty, a lively mélange of music and performers. Admission is free. Please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

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