Hartt Orchestra

01/03/2018

Last November, members of the Hartt School presented a Concert for Understanding in response to heart breaking events on campus. Below is a link to a recording of one of the pieces on the program, 'Finlandia' by Jean Sibelius. Enjoy and Happy New Year!

Students from the University of Hartford's The Hartt School held a "Concert for Understanding" on Friday, Nov 10.

11/09/2017

This Friday, November 10th, members of the Hartt Orchestra and Wind Ensemble will be playing a Concert for Understanding in the North Gengras Cafe at 4 pm. All are welcome to attend this free concert.

The Concert for Understanding is a student-driven initiative, with guidance from Professor Glen Adsit and Associate Professor Edward Cu***ng. In coming to us, students from the Instrumental Studies Division at The Hartt School wanted to do something in response to a school crisis that continues to grip them still, to this day, using a language all of us can understand--music. Members of the Hartt Orchestra will speak at the event and students are encouraged to speak during the concert as well.

The program below, devised by the students, was done with careful consideration towards a spiritual, non-religious, and hopeful tone.

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Ives: Unanswered Question
Elgar: ‘Nimrod’ (from Enigma Variations)
Barber: Adagio for strings
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Bernstein: One Hand, One Heart (from West Side Story)
Sibelius: Andante festivo
Liadov: Plaintive Song
Sibelius: Finlandia

10/14/2017

We had an amazing experience performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the Bushnell last night! Now, onto Mahler's Second Symphony 'Resurrection' on October 20th in the newly renovated Millard Auditorium. We hope to see you there!

Getting ready for Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

10/06/2017

We are so excited to perform Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts along with The Hartford Chorale next week!
Read all about how this concert came together at the link below with comments from a few of our musicians.

Maestro Edward Cu***ng leads The Hartt School Orchestra, the Hartford Chorale and a quartet of vocalists from Yale Opera through Beethoven's epic Ninth Symphony during a free concert for the community at the Bushnell on Oct. 13.

09/02/2015

Tuesday, September 1st: Exciting day as we kicked off the first Hartt Orchestra rehearsal with a brilliant reading of the first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5! It's great to see many familiar faces as well as new faces and we hope we can make these new faces a part of our family.

08/11/2015

Here's a little throwback to last spring. We had a truly inspiring experience working with conductor Gerard Schwartz on Shostakovich 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERJREG-SnE4

07/30/2015

Check out this fantastic opportunity to study at Promisek!

12/11/2014

Sign up soon not to miss this opportunity with our own faculty!

Katie Lansdale, violinist and director

Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
January 17-18, 2015
Promisek / Bridgewater, CT

For those beginning to explore solo Bach violin repertoire or returning to it many times over, these workshops provide in-depth exploration of this magnificent repertoire.

Although the focus will be the violin repertoire, violists and cellists are welcome as well (violists may play cello suites or violin works). Auditors are also welcome.

The weekend includes: overview/discussions of solo Bach violin repertoire; professional performances; masterclasses as well as practice time for all participants; 3 pm Sunday concert by selected participants and Katie Lansdale. In addition to general discussions and work in masterclasses, the weekend will have two special focuses for performers, students and teachers--Preparing for Performance; Memorization--- Techniques and Reinforcement

Where: Promisek, a Catholic educational and environmental estate located on the Three Rivers Farm in Bridgewater, CT. Phone 860-350-8226. Driving/GPS Address: 694 Skyline Ridge Rd, Bridgewater CT 06752. Postal Address: Promisek, Inc. , P.O. Box 402, Bridgewater CT 06752. For more information, see http://www.promisek.org/.

Fees :
Workshop: $150 /Participant, $50 /Auditor.
Lodging is available, however, housing needs to be reserved as soon as possible ([email protected]).
Food: Unless you prefer to bring your own food, meals are provided for $50 for the weekend.

Registration: Please send form and non-refundable check (made out to Katie Lansdale) to the address below. Spaces for participants will be very limited so we urge you to register soon.
Katie Lansdale / 184 Fans Rock Rd / Hamden CT 06518

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12/08/2014

The countdown to our final concert of the semester begins! We have great works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and Steen and you won't want to miss it! This Friday at Lincoln Theater, 7:30 p.m. If you can't make it, it'll be live-streamed at: http://harttweb.hartford.edu/about/features/streaming.aspx

12/06/2014

Check out these action shots from our Vaughan Williams rehearsal with Maestro William Eddins. We got a lot of great work done and can't wait to perform it at our concert next Friday. Hope to see you there!