'Carrie Koffman and Friends: A WELFund Celebration Concert' Held 9/13

Carrie Koffman, Hartt saxophone faculty member, presents "Carrie Koffman and Friends: A WELFund Celebration Concert" on Sunday, September 13, at 3 PM in Berkman Auditorium on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Hartt faculty, students and alumni performing with Carrie are:

Curt Blood, clarinet Marc Goldberg, bassoon David Westfall, harpsichord

Janet Arms, flute Janet Rosen, oboe George Sander, trombone
Bill Solomon, percussion Ben Toth, percussion John Fisher, piano
Rebecca Flannery, harp Anthea Kreston, violin Emlyn Ngai, violin
Steve Larson, viola Mihai Tetel, cello Glen Adsit, conductor
Maggie Francis, piano Louis Hanzlik (University of Connecticut), trumpet

In 2007, Carrie Koffman received a WELFund Grant for "Contemporary Music for Saxophone Composed By Women", and has spent the past two years preparing and recording a CD that will be the first recording devoted entirely to music for the saxophone by women composers. This CD will include both new music and music not yet recorded. This WELFund Celebration concert will preview several pieces that will be featured on the CD currently being recorded, and is a celebration of the work that Koffman has done over the past two years.

According to Koffman, this is an important project because women are significantly underrepresented internationally in saxophone performance and composition. This project marks an important step to forward the awareness of women's contributions in both disciplines.

Support for this work was provided in part by The Women's Education and Leadership Fund, a Legacy of Hartford College for Women at the University of Hartford. The Women's Education and Leadership Fund was established in 2006 to foster and support University of Hartford initiatives to enhance the education of women; advance women as scholars and as the subject of scholarship; cultivate and sustain women's leadership skills; and increase awareness about women as individuals and in communities. Rooted in the deep and lasting history of the Hartford College for Women, the fund benefits women in all their diversity through the provision of grants to students, staff and faculty of the University of Hartford, and promotes collaboration within and beyond the University

The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford that offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. 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 on The Hartt School, visit www.hartford.edu/hartt.

 

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