The Hartt School

Joza Karas dies at 82; musician revived compositions by Jews in concentration camp

2008-12-26 00:00:00

Joza Karas, a Czechoslovakian-born violin teacher who spent decades tracking down and reviving musical compositions written by Jews in the Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt, died Nov. 28 at his home in Bloomfield, Conn. He was 82 and had congestive...

READER SUBMITTED: Town And Country Club Scholarship Awards Luncheon

2013-06-09 16:10:03

Eight scholarships were awarded at the May 21 annual Town and County Club Scholarship Awards luncheon. The Town and County Club is a private member-owned Club in Hartford's West End. T and C Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs Carol Gourlie and Louise...

Dance Of Death At HSO Concert

2013-06-01 00:00:00

The Hartford Symphony continued its Masterworks series in the Belding Theater at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Thursday with a program advertised for its "unexpected sounds." Not only were the sounds centered on unusual combinations, but two...

"Marie Antoinette," "Gentleman's Guide" Get Top Honors From Ct Critics

2013-05-30 11:23:00

A Broadway-bound musical about a charming serial killer and a play about a misunderstood French icon received top honors from the Connecticut Critics Association, honoring the best of the 2012-13 theater season in the state Hartford Stage's production...

The Shinolas Return With a Star-Studded Mini-Tour

2013-05-28 10:30:00

Let's Revue! Bantam Tour 2013 w/Freedy Johnston, Syd Straw, Chris Collingwood and the Shinolas, May 31, 8 p.m., The Kate, Old Saybrook, katharinehepburntheater.org; June 2, 5 p.m., SS&C SummerWind Performing Arts Center, Windsor, sscsummerwind.org. �...

CT's 3 Penny Makes It Through On 'America's Got Talent'

2013-06-06 11:11:00

A group of Connecticut-based musicians made its way through the first round of the popular NBC tv show “America’s Got Talent” this week and has moved on to the next round in Las Vegas. The group, 3 Penny Chorus and Orchestra, led by...

READER SUBMITTED: Hands On Hartford Volunteer Awards

2013-05-28 16:10:05

On May 16, Hands On Hartford presented its annual volunteer awards to some of the 2,500 volunteers who have given a total of 16,000 hours of service at Hands On Hartford programs and events. The celebration event was held in Hartford at South...

HSO, Hartt To Salute Stravinsky

2013-05-30 00:00:00

The Hartford Symphony will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" in its MasterWorks series Thursday through Sunday, May 30 to June 2, at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford. It's...

Kevin Gray Memorial Set For Monday In New York

2013-05-09 13:08:00

A memorial celebration for Hartt' School's s theater division faculty member, Kevin Gray, will be held Monday , May 13 at 2 p.m. in New York at Broadway's� Majestic Theatre, 247 W. 44th St., home of "Phantom of the Opera," a show in which Gray played both...

Casting Set For 'Cabaret"'At Playhouse on Park

2013-05-09 09:51:00

Erin Lindsey Krom (Everyman Theatre's “Private Lives”, The Secret Theatre's “Side Show”) plays Sally Bowles in Playhouse on Park’s production of the musical “Cabaret” which runs June 12 to July 21 in West...

MSO names new executive director

2013-05-06 13:50:00

Michael Jonnes, who led the Springfield (Mass.) Symphony Orchestra for 15 years, has been named the Maryland Symphony Orchestra’s new executive director. MSO Board President Dori Nipps said Wednesday that the search committee liked Jonnes’...

Che Ayende, Joe Paulik In 'Twelfth Night' Cast At Hartford Stage

2013-04-23 12:17:00

Che Ayende (Hartford Stage's "The Whipping Man") and Joe Pauiik (Hartford Stage's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer") join the previously announced Kate McCluggage in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at Hartford Stage. In the show, which runs May 18 to...

The Hartt School Community Division is presenting the ballet, Snow White opening Friday and running through Sunday.

2013-06-13 00:00:00

Erika Haynes, Hartt School professor, hugs Jess Brey before the commencement ceremony begins at the University of Hartford on Sunday afternoon. Brey received a performing arts management degree from the Hartt School of Music.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Zach Bencal as Oscar Jaffe, and Katie Sarno as Lily Garland star in "On the 20th Century" at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford this week.

2013-03-12 10:29:00