Saturday, March 22, 2014

Thomas Schuttenhelm Selected to Perform at International Guitar Research Centre Symposium



On March 29th 2014, Thomas Schuttenhelm (DMA '01) and soprano Sarah Hersh-Armstrong will perform a recital of American Art Song and Song Cycles (for voice and guitar) at the inaugural symposium of the International Guitar Research Centre in Surrey [just outside of London proper] (UK).

The recital will feature all Hartt composers.  The program includes An Infant Crying by Larry Alan Smith (Hartt faculty), Time in Eternity by Tony Solitro (Hartt alumnus), When I Shut My Eyes by Ken Steen (Hartt faculty), and two of Schuttenhelm's song cycles: One Look Too Close and Tres CanciĆ³nes EspaƱolas (text by Cuban-American poet and artist Rafael Oses, a Hartford Art School alumnus).

Saturday, March 15, 2014

The Hartt School and The Stamford Symphony Form Partnership

The Stamford Symphony and The Hartt School recently announced the creation of a partnership. This partnership will focus on Training and Mentorship of Hartt music student fellows.

“We are excited to introduce a program of this caliber to the students at HARTT School of Music. This contact with professional musicians is preparation for when they graduate and will be developing their orchestra career.” – Barbara Soroca, CEO and President, Stamford Symphony

Our first annual Mentorship Program afforded Chaeyong Son, violinist and Jinyoung Son, cellist to perform in the Stamford Symphony for the March 1st and 2nd concerts. The two student fellows were chosen by blind audition and then, were prepared for the concerts by the HARTT School faculty.

In addition to the performance experience, fellows benefited from a mentorship experience where Symphony principal musicians and their colleagues met with the students to share their perspectives on creating a career in an orchestra. They also offered musical coaching. To round out the experience, the fellows spent two nights in New York City where they rehearsed with the orchestra, attended a live musical performance, and spent more time with the members of the orchestra as well as some individual time with the Music Director, Eckart Preu and CEO, Barbara Soroca. This experience was very well received and met the goal of the Partnership.
- See more at: http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/Entertainment_12/Stamford-Symphony-and-The-HARTT-School-of-Music-Form-Partnership_np_21662.shtml#sthash.CLzSdMaq.dpuf
Barbara Soroca, Stamford Symphony’s CEO and President announced that Connecticut’s premier professional orchestra has created a partnership with Connecticut’s premier arts university, The HARTT School. This partnership will focus on Training and Mentorship of their music student fellows.

“We are excited to introduce a program of this caliber to the students at HARTT School of Music. This contact with professional musicians is preparation for when they graduate and will be developing their orchestra career.” – Barbara Soroca, CEO and President, Stamford Symphony

Our first annual Mentorship Program afforded Chaeyong Son, violinist and Jinyoung Son, cellist to perform in the Stamford Symphony for the March 1st and 2nd concerts. The two student fellows were chosen by blind audition and then, were prepared for the concerts by the HARTT School faculty.

In addition to the performance experience, fellows benefited from a mentorship experience where Symphony principal musicians and their colleagues met with the students to share their perspectives on creating a career in an orchestra. They also offered musical coaching. To round out the experience, the fellows spent two nights in New York City where they rehearsed with the orchestra, attended a live musical performance, and spent more time with the members of the orchestra as well as some individual time with the Music Director, Eckart Preu and CEO, Barbara Soroca. This experience was very well received and met the goal of the Partnership.
- See more at: http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/Entertainment_12/Stamford-Symphony-and-The-HARTT-School-of-Music-Form-Partnership_np_21662.shtml#sthash.CLzSdMaq.dpuf

The first annual Mentorship Program afforded Chaeyong Son, violinist and Jinyoung Son, cellist to perform in the Stamford Symphony for the March 1st and 2nd concerts. The two student fellows were chosen by blind audition and then, were prepared for the concerts by The Hartt School faculty.

In addition to the performance experience, fellows benefited from a mentorship experience where Symphony principal musicians and their colleagues met with the students to share their perspectives on creating a career in an orchestra. They also offered musical coaching. To round out the experience, the fellows spent two nights in New York City where they rehearsed with the orchestra, attended a live musical performance, and spent more time with the members of the orchestra as well as some individual time with the Music Director, Eckart Preu and CEO, Barbara Soroca. 


Everyone involved had praise for this partnership and hopes that it can be repeated and expanded and serve as model of other project in which The Hartt School collaborates with organizations outside the University. 



“We are excited to introduce a program of this caliber to the students at HARTT School of Music. This contact with professional musicians is preparation for when they graduate and will be developing their orchestra career.” – Barbara Soroca, CEO and President, Stamford Symphony

Our first annual Mentorship Program afforded Chaeyong Son, violinist and Jinyoung Son, cellist to perform in the Stamford Symphony for the March 1st and 2nd concerts. The two student fellows were chosen by blind audition and then, were prepared for the concerts by the HARTT School faculty.

In addition to the performance experience, fellows benefited from a mentorship experience where Symphony principal musicians and their colleagues met with the students to share their perspectives on creating a career in an orchestra. They also offered musical coaching. To round out the experience, the fellows spent two nights in New York City where they rehearsed with the orchestra, attended a live musical performance, and spent more time with the members of the orchestra as well as some individual time with the Music Director, Eckart Preu and CEO, Barbara Soroca. This experience was very well received and met the goal of the Partnership.

- See more at: http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/Entertainment_12/Stamford-Symphony-and-The-HARTT-School-of-Music-Form-Partnership_np_21662.shtml#sthash.CLzSdMaq.dpuf
Barbara Soroca, Stamford Symphony’s CEO and President announced that Connecticut’s premier professional orchestra has created a partnership with Connecticut’s premier arts university, The HARTT School. This partnership will focus on Training and Mentorship of their music student fellows.

“We are excited to introduce a program of this caliber to the students at HARTT School of Music. This contact with professional musicians is preparation for when they graduate and will be developing their orchestra career.” – Barbara Soroca, CEO and President, Stamford Symphony

Our first annual Mentorship Program afforded Chaeyong Son, violinist and Jinyoung Son, cellist to perform in the Stamford Symphony for the March 1st and 2nd concerts. The two student fellows were chosen by blind audition and then, were prepared for the concerts by the HARTT School faculty.

In addition to the performance experience, fellows benefited from a mentorship experience where Symphony principal musicians and their colleagues met with the students to share their perspectives on creating a career in an orchestra. They also offered musical coaching. To round out the experience, the fellows spent two nights in New York City where they rehearsed with the orchestra, attended a live musical performance, and spent more time with the members of the orchestra as well as some individual time with the Music Director, Eckart Preu and CEO, Barbara Soroca. This experience was very well received and met the goal of the Partnership.

- See more at: http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/Entertainment_12/Stamford-Symphony-and-The-HARTT-School-of-Music-Form-Partnership_np_21662.shtml#sthash.CLzSdMaq.dpuf