Hartt School Presents 'Evening with Chamber Music Society', 10/14

The Hartt School, the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford, is pleased to present An Evening with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Thursday evening, October 14, 2010, at 7:30 PM, in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus.  Individual concert tickets are $30 and Series subscriptions are $100, with discounts on individual tickets and subscriptions for seniors, educators, University of Hartford alumni, students, and groups.  

The first concert in the 2010-2011 Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series, this performance features artists of the country's premier chamber music organization, known to millions from its many appearances on PBS.  The roster of artists for this concert includes violinists Ani and Ida Kavafian, violist Paul Neubauer, and clarinetist David Shifrin.  "What the New York Philharmonic is to symphonic music, what the Metropolitan Opera is to opera, the Chamber Music Society is to chamber music." - The Aspen Times

A special pre-concert dinner precedes the 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.   Dinner tickets are $39 each.  To purchase Series subscriptions or individual tickets, or to get additional information, please call the University of Hartford Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587.  To purchase tickets online, please visit www.hartford.edu/hartt. 
 
The Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series for 2010-2011 also includes performances by Bang on a Can All-Stars on December 9, 2010; Brentano String Quartet on February 17, 2011; and the New York Woodwind Quintet on April 7, 2011.  The Garmany Series, which quickly has established itself as the region's premier showcase for visiting chamber music artists, is made possible in part by a grant from the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
                    
"These are among the most celebrated chamber music ensembles in the world today," says Steve Metcalf, artistic director of the Garmany Series.  "We're thrilled that the Garmany Fund is making it possible for us to bring these artists to our campus and to our community."
 
An Evening With the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Thursday, October 14, 2010
Spend an evening with the country's premier chamber music organization, known to millions from its many appearances on PBS.  The roster of artists for this concert will include violinists Ani and Ida Kavafian, violist Paul Neubauer, and clarinetist David Shifrin.  "What the New York Philharmonic is to symphonic music, what the Metropolitan Opera is to opera, the Chamber Music Society is to chamber music." - The Aspen Times

Bang on a Can All-Stars - Thursday, December 9, 2010
Bang on a Can All-Stars is the internationally celebrated new-music group whose every concert is a unique event.  The six-person ensemble, which includes Hartt's dynamic professor of bass Robert Black, performs to cheering audiences all over the world.  "They present new music the way it should be presented -- with passion, precision, dynamism, stylistic authority and a welcoming informality." - Newsday 

Brentano String Quartet - Thursday, February 17, 2011
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.  "Glittering...intoxicating...revelatory..." - The Strad   "Magnificent....The Brentanos are the talk of the chamber music community." - Kansas City Star
 
New York Woodwind Quintet - Thursday, April 7, 2011
Celebrating its 60th year, the New York Woodwind Quintet is one of chamber music's most honored and venerable ensembles.  Each of the Quintet's members is an established artist in his or her own right and the group's bassoonist, Marc Goldberg, is a long-time member of the Hartt faculty. "For more than half a century, this group has defined great wind playing..." - The New Yorker
 
The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford that offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre.  Founded 90 years ago, Hartt has been an integral part of the University of Hartford since its charter merged the then Hartt School of Music, the Hartford Art School, and Hillyer College to create the University in 1957.  2010 marks Hartt's 90th year of providing world class performing arts education to students in Greater-Hartford and around the world.  With more than 400 concerts, recitals, plays, master classes, dance performances, and musical theatre productions a year, performance is central to Hartt's curriculum.  For more information about The Hartt School, visit www.hartford.edu/hartt. 
 
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for the 29-town Greater Hartford region, dedicated to improving the quality of life for area residents for the past 85 years.  The Foundation receives gifts from thousands of generous individuals and families, and last year, awarded grants of nearly $26 million to a broad range of area nonprofit organizations.  For more information about the Hartford Foundation, visit www.hfpg.org or call 860-548-1888.

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