Upcoming Events Announced At The Hartt School In February 2011

The Hartt School Presents the Institute of Contemporary Music Composers Seminar Series
The Hartt School presents the Institute of Contemporary Music Composers Seminar Series on Wednesday, February 2, in Room 410, Fuller Music Center, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Hartt faculty member Janet Arms, flute, speaks about contemporary flute music. 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 Hansel and Gretel
The Hartt School presents E. Humperdinck's beloved opera Hansel and Gretel Thursday, February 3, through Saturday, February 5, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, February 6, at 3:00 PM, in Millard Auditorium. This undergraduate main stage opera tells the well-known Grimm's fairy tale of a poor broom-maker's children who become lost in the woods, get captured by an evil witch, and use their wits to escape. Set to the lilting melodies and lush orchestration of famous turn-of-the-century composer E. Humperdinck, this production is sure to delight! Hartt Dance Division students also appear in this production in a section choreographed by Dance Division Director Stephen Pier. 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 an Evening of Concerto Winners
The Hartt School presents "An Evening of Concerto Winners" on Friday, February 4, at 7:30 PM, in Lincoln Theater, on the University of Hartford's main campus. This concert showcases four concerto competition winners from the 2010-2011 season, accompanied by the Hartt Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. 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 2010-2011 Faculty Recital Series
The Hartt School presents the 2010-2011 Faculty Recital Series on Sunday, February 6, at 2:00 PM in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. Luiz de Moura Castro, piano, performs an all-Liszt program in the year of the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. Admission is free. Seating is limited. 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 Community Division Presents a Family Concert with Susan Reed
The Hartt School Community Division presents a Family Concert with Susan Reed on Sunday, February 6, at 3:00 PM at St. Thomas Seminary, 467 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield, CT. Songwriter Susan Reed, with Opus 89, Connecticut Children's Chorus, and HCD Winds, perform a family concert to benefit the Fund for Access and the David Einfeldt Fund. A suggested donation of $10 will be collected.

The Hartt School Presents a Lecture and Master Class with Samuel Rhodes
The Hartt School presents a Beethoven String Quartet Lecture and Master Class with Samuel Rhodes on Wednesday afternoon , February 9, time TBA (please see Hartt web site for exact time), Auerbach Auditorium in Hillyer Hall on the University of Hartford campus. Samuel Rhodes, violist of the Juilliard String Quartet, gives a lecture on the Beethoven String Quartet, assisted by musicians of Hartt's 20/20 Honors Chamber Music program. Following the lecture, he will give a quartet and viola master class, open for audience observation. Admission is free.

The Hartt School Presents the Institute of Contemporary Music Composers Seminar Series
The Hartt School presents the Institute of Contemporary Music Composers Seminar Series on Wednesday, February 9, in Room 410, Fuller Music Center, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Don Sosin, composer/pianist/film accompanist, speaks about his music and activities. 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 an Evening with Guitar
The Hartt School presents an Evening with Guitar on Thursday, February 10, at 8:00 PM, in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This concert features solo and chamber music performances by undergraduate and graduate students in the classical guitar department. Admission is free. Seating is limited. Visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.

The Hartt School Presents Full Force Dance Theatre
The Hartt School presents Full Force Dance Theatre, The Hartt School's resident professional modern dance company, for Human Landscapes on Thursday, February 10, and Friday, February 11, at 7:30 PM, and Saturday, February 12, at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM, at The Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation Theater, Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway, Hartford. A thrilling concert of modern dance, Human Landscapes is a performance in two parts; the first half of the evening explores the architecture and natural landscapes, the second half focuses on the human psyche from an all female perspective. Admission: $25 general, $20 seniors/students, $10 University of Hartford faculty/staff, $5 University of Hartford students. 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 a Trombone Quartet Panorama
The Hartt School Presents A Trombone Quartet Panorama on Saturday, February 12, at 8:00 PM, in Berkman Recital Hall.
On Lincoln's birthday the Hartt Trombone Ensemble presents a panoramic presentation of musical styles from the works of Josquin, on sackbuts (the modern trombone's precursor), to repertoire representing more recent trends in musical composition. Admission is free but seating is limited. 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 Institute of Contemporary Music Composers Seminar Series
The Hartt School presents the Institute of Contemporary Music Composers Seminar Series on Wednesday, February 16, in Room 410, Fuller Music Center, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Matt Sargent's Ghost Music, performed by Bill Soloman, percussionist. 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 Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series
The Hartt School presents The Brentano String Quartet, the third concert of the 2010-2011 Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series, on Thursday, February 17, at 7:30 PM, in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. Widely hailed as one of the most exciting quartets to appear in many years, the Brentano is making headlines with its imaginative programming and dazzling virtuosity. This Series has been made possible by a grant from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. A special pre-concert dinner precedes this performance and begins at 6:00 PM in the University's 1877 Club. Patrons may purchase Series subscriptions or individual tickets to the performances and/or the pre-concert dinners. 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 Pride and Prejudice
The Hartt School presents Pride and Prejudice Thursday, February 17, through Saturday, February 19, at 7:30 PM, and on Sunday, February 20, at 3:00 PM, in the Kent McCray Theater, Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway, Hartford. Directed by Diana Moller-Marino, students of the Hartt Theatre Division bring Jane Austen's classic 1893 novel to life. 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 Collage Concert
The Hartt School presents its annual Collage Concert on Friday, February 18, and Saturday, February 19, at 7:30 PM, in Lincoln Theater, University of Hartford. Hartt's gift to the community, this concert features two acts of continuous music, dance, and theatre. This concert offers something for everyone. Admission is free, but tickets are required. 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 Bass Band
The Hartt School presents a concert by Hartt's Bass Band on Sunday, February 20, at 5:00 PM, in Berkman Recital Hall. Students from the studio of Robert Black perform works by Bach, Schuttenhelm, Funch, Kennedy, Veracini, Dauthage, Silva, and J.D. Robb. Admission is free, but seating is limited. 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 Institute of Contemporary Music Composers Seminar Series
The Hartt School presents the Institute of Contemporary Music Composers Seminar Series on Wednesday, February 23, in Room 410, Fuller Music Center, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Evan Cogswell, composer/organist, previews his March 8th organ recital. 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 a Lecture and Master Class with Brett Simner
The Hartt School Presents a Master Class with Brett Simner on Thursday, February 24, in Room 410/412 of the Fuller Music Center. Mr. Simner presents a lecture/recital and master class entitled Viennese Violone 101: An Introduction to Viennese Bass. The lecture/recital is from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM, and the double bass master class is from 6:00 PM to 8:00
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 2010-2011 Faculty Recital Series
The Hartt School presents the 2010-2011 Faculty Recital Series on Sunday, February 27, at 2:00 PM in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. Robert Barefield, baritone, joined by Kevin Jones, piano, and special guest Korby Myrick, mezzo soprano, performs a program of art songs and works by Beethoven, Butterworth, Poulenc, and Johannes Brahms. Admission is free. Seating is limited. 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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