Upcoming Events at The Hartt School for May 2009
The Hartt School Presents Hartt Dances
The Hartt School presents Hartt Dances from Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3 at Lincoln Theater on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. The exciting Hartt Dance program for spring 2009 includes Napoli variations, choreographed by August Bournonville and restaged by Hilda Morales; the internationally acclaimed ballet Flames of Paris choreographed by Alla Nikitina; and Ink Passion choreographed by Lorelei Chang. The highlight of the program will be Act Two of Giselle after Marius Petipa, restaged by Hilda Morales. 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: Do the Duo
The Hartt School presents Performance 20/20: Do the Duo on Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m. in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This performance features exciting duos classic and new, including the Lutoslawski Paganini Variations for two pianos. 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 Performance 20/20: Classic Quintets
The Hartt School presents Performance 20/20: Classic Quintets on Sunday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This performance features gorgeous woodwind, brass, and guitar quintets as well as the beautiful Brahms B Major Trio. 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 2008-2009 Faculty Recital Series with Scott Mendoker, Tuba
The Hartt School presents a Faculty Recital with tuba player Scott Mendoker on Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m. in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This performance will feature Salvatore Macchia's World Premier of Marches for solo tuba and electronics. Also on the program will be the Concerto for Bass Tuba by Ralph Vaughan Williams and David Sampson's Evensong for Solo Tuba and Computer Sounds. Nikki Stoia will accompany. 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 Student Jazz Ensembles
The Hartt School presents Student Jazz Ensembles on Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Millard Auditorium on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. 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, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This performance features the students of Richard Provost. 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 Big Love
The Hartt School presents Big Love from Thursday, May 7, through Sunday, May 10, in the Kent McCray Theater at the Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center, 35 Westbourne Parkway in Hartford. Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. In Big Love, Charles L. Mee spins a zany retelling of the oldest play in western drama, Aeschylus' Suppliant Women, which is the story of fifty brides who flee fifty grooms to escape forced marriage. Like the original, Mee addresses ageless themes of justice, freewill, marriage, and of course, love. 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 Public Works
The Hartt School presents Public Works on Friday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Bliss Music Room on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This performance features new works by Hartt student composers. 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 End-of-Semester Chamber Music Concert
The Hartt School presents an End-of-Semester Chamber Music Concert on Saturday, May 9, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This concert features Hartt chamber ensembles performing works studied during the course of the semester. 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 2008-2009 Faculty Recital Series
The Hartt School presents the 2008-2009 Faculty Recital Series on Sunday, May 10, at 3 p.m. in Berkman Recital Hall on the University of Hartford's West Hartford campus. This performance features Community Division Faculty Members performing a diverse program including works for voice and piano, a wind and piano quintet, and the Dvorak Double Bass Quintet. Performers include Nancy Andersen, Andy Bhasin, Carlos Boltes, Alan Francis, Maggie Francis, Mark George, Marilyn Krentzman, Rebecca Noreen, Susan Powell, Susan Robison, Susan Spaulding, and Katalin Viszmeg. 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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