The Hartford Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 Jazz and Strings Series will pay tribute to legendary saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. at the Theater for the Performing Arts at the Learning Corridor in Hartford.
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HSO Sunday Serenades to Portray Sounds of the European Masters at Wadsworth Atheneum February 26
HARTFORD, February 1, 2012 – The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will present “Sounds of the European Masters,” the second concert of the 2011-2012 Sunday Serenades Chamber Music series, on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Courtyard of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. This program is inspired by the Wadsworth’s European Art collection and will feature performances of works by Brahms, Saint-Saëns, and Menotti.
Carolyn Kuan Leads HSO in New Cirque de la Symphonie Show February 18
Concert to Join Classical Music with Acrobats, Jugglers, Strongmen, Contortionists, Magicians and More HARTFORD, January 17, 2012 – Back by popular demand, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra will present a brand-new Cirque de la Symphonie show on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. in Mortensen Hall in The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Led [...]
Hartford Symphony to Perform Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and North American Premiere of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet for Viola and Orchestra February 9-12
HARTFORD, January 9, 2012 – To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra will perform a Masterworks Series program dedicated to romance and drama on Thursday, February 9 – Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. Led by guest conductor Alexander Mickelthwate, these concerts will feature a Beethoven masterpiece- his [...]
HSO “Good Bets” for Upcoming Concerts
By JEFFERY JOHNSON, Special to The Courant The Hartford Courant January 1, 2012 Read the Full Article January 5 – 8, 2012 The Hartford Symphony Orchestra presents Brahms and “beatboxing: Baltimore-based beatboxer Shodekeh will perform in the concerto Fujiko’s Fairy Tale by Finnish composer Jan Mikael Vainio. In an interview on “mic(ism)” Shodekeh said that [...]
Carolyn Kuan to Lead HSO “Brahms & Beatboxing” New Year’s Concerts January 5-8
Guest Artist Shodekeh to Perform Beatboxing Concerto with Hartford Symphony Orchestra HARTFORD, December 16, 2011 – To celebrate the New Year, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra will take a look back and a step forward at Brahms & Beatboxing on Thursday, January 5 – Sunday, January 8, 2012 at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. [...]
HSO Brass Quintet to play at Bushnell Park Ice Skating Rink this Saturday
HARTFORD, December 8, 2011 – As part of the downtown yuletide events this weekend, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet will play a program of holiday favorites at the free ice skating rink at Bushnell Park this Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. HSO Music Director Carolyn Kuan will act as emcee for this [...]
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Hartford Symphony Orchestra Launches CityMusic at Hartford Public Schools
HSO, Hartford Public Schools, CT Center for Nonviolence and Billings Forge Collaborate for El Sistema-Inspired Music Program in Frog Hollow HARTFORD, CT- November 28, 2011– The Hartford Symphony Orchestra announces the launch of CityMusic, its brand new after-school music program at the Latino Studies Academy at Burns, a public K-8 school in the Frog Hollow [...]
Hartford Symphony to Celebrate Music from Around the World at Holiday POPS! Spectacular December 10
Carolyn Kuan’s Holiday POPS! Debut to Feature Carols, Klezmer, Choirs and More HARTFORD, November 15, 2011 – The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will celebrate musical holiday traditions from around the world at this year’s Holiday POPS! Spectacular on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Mortensen Hall in The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. The program will [...]