The Hartt School

07/30/2026

The Hartt School is excited to welcome four new music and theatre faculty members. All will begin their positions this Fall.

The new faculty include: T. André Feagin, Associate Professor of Conducting and Director of Bands and Wind Ensembles; Ryan Walsh, Oboe Faculty; Janelle Robinson, Assistant Professor of Music Theatre; and Korine Fujiwara, Assistant Professor of Viola.

Let's give them a warm welcome to Hartt!

07/30/2026

The Hartt School is excited to welcome two new dance faculty members. The new faculty include: Ambre Emory-Maier, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance and Interim Division Director of Dance, and Catherine Meredith, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance.

Ambre Emory-Maier succeeds former Director of Dance (and now Professor Emeritus) Stephen Pier, who retired in June after 17 years of leadership at Hartt. Another long-time member of the dance faculty Katie Stevinson-Nollet (now Professor Emeritus as well) also recently retired.

Both Ambre Emory-Maier and Catherine Meredith will join four other new faculty members to Hartt (in the music and theatre divisions) this Fall.

We are so excited to have them both join our community. Let's give them a warm welcome!

07/28/2026

Hartt alumna Chris Anne Powers ’95 is the recipient of the 2026 Hartt Alumni Award! Since 1959, this prestigious award has recognized outstanding Hartt alumni who have made significant accomplishments in the performing arts as artists, scholars, educators, managers, and technicians.

Chris Anne Powers has been a music educator since 1995 and currently teaches K–5 general music, band, chorus, and theater in Greenwich, Connecticut. She earned her undergraduate degree in music education and her Kodály certificate from The Hartt School, where she studied with Dr. John Feierabend, and she received a master’s degree in education from Sacred Heart University. She now serves as Director of the Kodály Certification Program at The Hartt School and teaches Methodology II and III.

The Hartt Board of Trustees and The Hartt School will present Ms. Powers with the 2026 Hartt Alumni Award on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at the Hartt Dean’s Convocation at 12:45 p.m. in Millard Auditorium.

06/12/2026

We are so excited about this!

There's no place like Hartford! 🎶

Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford are bringing Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to our city and the production is filled with The Hartt School ties!

🔪 Matt Faucher '08 is keeping his shop in London Town as the title role, Sweeney Todd.
🙏 Carey Brown '03 takes on the Beggar Woman, pleading her desperate case on the streets of London.
👯‍♂️ Ralph Perkins, The Hartt School's Director of Theatre Dance, choreographed the production
🎭 Rob Ruggiero, who directed The Hartt School Theatre Division's production of 'Violet' in 2023, is back directing this Hartford Stage production.

Learn more about the production and get your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4v5zGqp
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is running at Hartford Stage now through July 5, 2026.

04/01/2026

Day of Giving is here! Together, we have the chance to unlock additional funds for The Hartt School through pledged challenges and matches from generous alumni, parents, and friends. Let's meet their challenges and secure a bright future for Hartt!

03/24/2026

In just over a week, we round out this season's Garmany Concert Series with the Dali Quartet!

On April 2, the quartet will perform Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13 and works by Astor Piazzolla, Silvestre Reueltas, and Sonia Morales.

We hope to see you there! For more information, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/2sf873r3

03/18/2026

Save the date! Celebrate the talents of our Hartt Dance Division for the upcoming Hartt Dances performances happening April 16-18. The concert highlights include two premiers, works by guest choreographers, collaborations with a few of Hartt’s instrumental groups (The Hartt Orchestra and The Hartt Graduate Percussion Ensemble!), and more!

photo credit: Cloe Poisson

02/05/2026

Our Garmany Concert Series continues this semester, beginning on February 19.

Our third concert in the series will welcome the koto and cello artists of Duo YUMENO, who will perform traditional and contemporary works, while exploring the dialogue between classical Japanese and Western music.

Grab your tickets and we'll see you soon. You can learn more about all the performances as well as obtain your tickets via this link: https://www.hartford.edu/garmany

02/05/2026

We hope you will join us!

Hartt Opera Theater presents Mozart’s “La finta giardiniera”

📆 Friday, February 6th at 7:30pm
📆Sunday, February 8th at 3:00pm

Join us for bold fashion, groovy moves, and a whole lotta love!
🍸🪴☮️ 🪩✌️🕺🏼💗
Mozart’s comedy meets the far-out flair of the ‘70s!

🎟️Tickets are ON SALE NOW - grab yours through the link in our bio and don’t miss this retro twist on a Mozart classic!

01/22/2026

We hope to see you there!

Join Hillyer College - University of Hartford and The Hartt School for a Multicultural Music Festival and Workshop on Wednesday, January 28. 🗓️🎼

Audiences will have the chance to experience the beauty, power, and innovation of Korean music through a 12:45 p.m. workshop in the Shaw Center, and a free 7 p.m. concert in Lincoln Theater featuring Jazz Department students and faculty. Learn more about this event here: https://bit.ly/4r1APNq