The fall of 2014 brought the Brentano to Yale as the Resident String Quartet of the Yale School of Music where they perform in concert each semester, and work closely with the students in chamber music contexts. I have also taught keyboard literature at The Hartt School. 122 Old Ayer Rd Groton, MA 01450 978-486-9524, Office Hours Mon-Fri: 9am 9pm Sat: 8am 6pm Sun: closed. Scott Hill, a native of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, has performed with orchestras, choirs, instrumentalists, and vocalists throughout Canada, United States, Europe, and South America as a soloist and chamber musician. As UNTs Graduate Teaching Fellow, Claire directed a studio of undergraduate cellists and coached undergraduate chamber ensembles. You will be able to forge professional partnerships through additional training and internships, honing your skills while creating valuable networking opportunities. The Hartt School Presents the 2011-2012 Faculty Recital Series featuring Mihai Tetel, Cello . Diplomas with Merit, advanced Chamber Music ABRSM in Music Theory), Queens College, CUNY (Aaron Copland School of Music) lennon.ashton@liu.edu. A member of the piano faculty at the Juilliard School since 1999, Mr. McDonald joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2007. Yoshiko Kline Yoshiko Kline performs as recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician throughout Japan and the New England area. Janet previously held piano faculty positions at the Rivers Music School Conservatory in Weston and at St. Marks School in Southborough. My performing engagements have led me to over 500 concerts in the USA, Israel, France, Serbia, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Slovakia as a solo performer and chamber musician. Muriago has presented recitals featuring Latin-American music for the Argentina Festival in Hong Kong, the Latin American Cultural Week in New York City, the Sonus International Music Festival, for the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series, and for the Latin American Music Center in Washington, D.C. Building Young Artists and Audiences of the Future, DMA, University of Hartford, Hartt School of Music. Concerts & Events Calendar; Subscription Series Skip to Main Content University of HartfordUniversity of Hartford My UHart My UHart Blackboard He has also held teaching positions at The Hartt School Community Division and New York University. My professional life is equally divided between teaching and performing. The Hartt School's faculty perform, teach, and present all over the country and around the world. Longy School of Music The peaceful setting of the whispering pines and the lake create the atmosphere that brings us close to one another as human beings as well as musicians. Mr. McDonald has also performed with the Takcs, Vermeer, Juilliard, Brentano, Borromeo, American, and Shanghai string quartets, and in tours with Music from Marlboro. My teaching style is always geared toward students current needs and level. Head: Strings (HCD); Suzuki Violin; Music Skills Specialist in Suzuki Pedagogy, Director of Teaching and Learning, HCD; Suzuki Violin; Music Skills Specialist in Suzuki Pedagogy, Theater Division Director; Assistant Professor of Theater, Actor Training Coordinator; Artists Teacher, HCD Director of Music Programs; Voice Faculty; Artist Teacher, Voice Teacher; Artist Teacher; Mixed Choir Director: Connecticut Children's Chorus, Associate Professor of Choral Music and Director of Choral Activities. The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford located in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, that offers degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. The opportunities and insight we are able to give these young musicians by living in such close proximity, leading by example and letting them witness the daily life of professional musicians is priceless. She is currently performing with the Bridgeport, Ridgefield, and Wallingford Symphonies and is the professor of cello at the University of Bridgeport. The Hartt School at The University of Hartford ; Performer's Certificate, Purchase College, SUNY ; MM, Yale University . After all, studying music gives us the chance to understand our own humanity through art and to communicate that understanding through sound! One of the concert tours took me through seven countries beginning in Tbilisi, Georgia, traveling through Southeast Asia, performing in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, and ending with a recital at Tokyos Kioi Hall. Bruce believes that music and the arts are a vital part of education and that every child should have the opportunity to study andlearn how to play an instrument. Canadian cellist Claire Dresselhuis holds a Bachelors in Cello Performance from the University of Victoria (UVic) in British Columbia and a Masters in Cello Performance and Performing Arts Health from the University of North Texas (UNT). She has adjudicated for competitions and festivals throughout New England. Bobby Broom, an internationally renowned guitarist and associate professor of jazz guitar and jazz studies at the NIU School of Music, is hosting a master class, Thursday, March 23 at 11 a.m. in Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building. Instructor, PianoDanaLaporta earned her Bachelor of Music degree from the Hartt School of Music and her Master of Music in piano from the Manhattan School of Music. Currently, I am head of the piano department at Silver Music school in NYC and piano faculty at JCC Thurnauer School of Music in New Jersey. We each have different struggles at the various stages of learning piano. D.M.A. The Quartet has received many awards throughout their illustrious career, including Lincoln Centers Avery Fisher Career Grant and Martin E. Segal Award, and Chamber Music Americas Cleveland Quartet Award. 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At Hartt, we think the best way to learn and perfect your craft is by doing. He has performed with members of the Juilliard String Quartet at the Library of Congress and given numerous concerts with the Brentano String Quartet. Because of the small class sizes at Luzerne, Ill be able to work closely together with students as a teacher and mentor. [5] In 2015, facing total declinement of enrollment, the school closed down its organ studies program and sold the Gress-Miles organ to United Methodist Church in Babylon, New York. I have also benefited from several master classes with renowned pedagogues such as Steven Kovacevich, Marc Durand, Robert McDonald, Andre Michel Schub, Joseph Kalichstein, Jerome Lowenthal, Robert Levin, John Perry, and Jacques Rouvier. B.M. Since its inception in 1992, the Brentano String Quartet has appeared throughout the world to popular and critical acclaim. Concert Performance, Piano Faculty Artist Series with Mark Kellogg Hatch Recital Hall Eastman School of Music Rochester, NY. He plays regularly as Principal Double Bassist in the Hamden Symphony and as the bass player in JINQS, a jazz combo based in Torrington, CT. Beside working as a freelance artist in various ensembles and as a private teacher throughout the State of Connecticut, he has also presented as a guest artist at the 2017 Fairfield County String Festival. Then, Anne Koscielny, professor of piano at Hartt School, joined as faculty for ten years. This is the Borromeo String Quartets seventeenth season at the TSoM. Classes are adapted to include movement as needed, use a variety of positive reinforcement tools, and are sensory-friendly. In 1982 Robert McDonald, now on the faculty of the Julliard School and Curtis Institute of Music, joined the school as resident pianist and Artistic Director and remains with Taos School of Music today. More recently, she received a Graduate Professional Diploma from the Hartt School of Music at the University of Hartford, Connecticut. Laura is a versatile musician, equally adept on both modern and historical flutes, and is highly regarded as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player, and educator. Principal studies with Anne Koscielny, Raymond Hanson, and Lily Dumont. Please note:We have students who come to Hartt from across the United States and around the world. A huge advocate for contemporary music, my performances of Gorecki's Piano Sonata and Four Preludes as well as Richard Rodney Bennett's Noctuary: Variations on a Theme by Scott Joplin were received by critics to high acclaim (Classical Source, Art Desk, The Guardian), and have all been recorded and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Janet previously held piano faculty positions at the Rivers Music School Conservatory in Weston and at St. Mark's School in Southborough. Janets piano students have consistently won and placed in regional and state piano competitions such as the Steinway Society of Massachusetts, MMTA, NEPTA, Worcester Young Artists Scholarship, and many others. As a soloist, chamber musician and member of the Alturas Duo, Mr. Hill has premiered over sixty pieces of new music and has won the Chamber Music America/ASCAP Adventurous Programming award, a New Music America commissioning grant, the World Cultural Initiative Laureate Prize for best Latin Band, and is a Canada Arts Council recipient. B.S. Degrees Offered Bachelor of Music Undergraduate Diploma Master of Music in Piano Performance Master of Music in Piano Performance - Pedagogy Emphasis Graduate Professional Diploma Doctor of Musical Arts That is one of the things that makes a Hartt education so special. The masterclass will feature the members of his touring quartet and feature music [] Class sizes at The Hartt School are small in order for you to build strong relationships with the faculty. Sarah, has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe and she strives to capture audiences with her energy and passion. 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The Hartt School is an internationally acclaimed performing arts school with programs in music, dance, and theatre. Son also received an Artist Diploma from the University of Tennessee and was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Hartt's faculty perform, teach, and present all over the country and around the world. She is an adjunct faculty member at Greens Farms Academy and is passionate about creatively tailoring teaching to her students needs and interests. I have been featured in performances at Weill Recital Hall (Carnegie Hall), Merkin Concert Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Tenri Cultural Institute, Milton Court Concert Hall, and the Yamaha Salon, as well as Paul Hall (The Juilliard School). Laura Thompson holds a Master of Science degree in Music Therapy from SUNY New Paltz. As a teacher, I currently work with students of all ages and levels. 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