<p>The Musical Club of Hartford launched its 131st season of live programming on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 10 a.m. on Zoom, with Mark Bailey, Director, Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings. Back by popular demand, Mr. Bailey presented a program&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>"Listening for Composers' Imprint and Performance Practice Insights in Historical Recordings of Classical Music"</strong>.</p><p>He played&nbsp;recordings from the Collection featuring performers specifically&nbsp;selected, taught and/or coached by renowned composers in the&nbsp;performance of their own music. Through&nbsp;these recordings, Mr. Bailey suggested&nbsp;how we can glean insights&nbsp;into composer intent as well as contemporary performance practices of&nbsp;their time.</p><p><em>"To&nbsp;hear Frederic Lamond, a student of Liszt, perform the famous&nbsp;</em>Liebestraum<em>&nbsp;is revelatory. Or Victor Maurel singing Falstaff, for&nbsp;whom Verdi wrote the role. Or Leopold Auer playing Tchaikovsky, for&nbsp;whom Tchaikovsky wrote his Violin Concerto. And so on!"&nbsp;</em>(Mark&nbsp;Bailey)</p><p>You can<span>&nbsp;watch a recording</span><span>&nbsp;</span>of Mark's presentation below:</p><p><br></p><div class="se-component se-video-container __se__float-none" contenteditable="false" style="width: 100%;"><figure style="width: 100%; height: 56.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0px;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iJtH73rmzPk" data-proportion="true" data-percentage="100%,56.25%" data-size="100%,56.25%" data-align="none" data-file-name="iJtH73rmzPk" data-file-size="0" data-origin="100%,56.25%" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" data-index="0"></iframe></figure></div><p><br></p><p><br>​<br><br><br>​</p>

Mark Bailey Menu Title

Mark Bailey: Listening for Composers' Imprint and Performance Practice Insights in Historical Recordings of Classical Music

Mark Bailey on Historical Recordings, Part 2

<p>The Musical Club of Hartford co-sponsors the annual&nbsp;​<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.hartford.edu/hartt-community-division/enrollment/honors-artist-program.aspx" alt="Hartt Honors Competition" class="on">Hartt Honors Competition</a>.&nbsp;</span>Winners of the 2020-2021 competition will perform for us today. You will be amazed at the talent possessed by these serious young musicians!</p><p>Honors is a longstanding Hartt Community tradition celebrating the individual accomplishments of students within each department of Hartt Community Division. Last year was no exception. An unprecedented year called for an innovative, school-wide, and inclusive opportunity. The Hartt Honors Artist Competitions (junior and senior) were populated by students of varying instruments/voice from across the school and the Greater Hartford area, creating a Hartt Honors program like never before. Dozens of tiered scholarships ranging from honorable mention to full-tuition were awarded. These were made possible by the generous support of The Musical Club of Hartford, as well from other donors.<br><br>At this virtual recital we will enjoy the pre-recorded musical offerings of the students who were awarded top-prizes in Guitar, Piano, Voice, Winds/Brass/Percussion, and Strings. Our hostess and guide will be Michelle Fiertek, Interim Executive Director, The Hartt School Community Division.<br></p><p>You can watch a recording of this event below:</p><div class="se-component se-video-container __se__float-none" contenteditable="false" style="width: 100%;"><figure style="width: 100%; height: 56.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0px;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p4K6rTYSdwY" data-proportion="true" data-percentage="100%,56.25%" data-size="100%,56.25%" data-align="none" data-file-name="p4K6rTYSdwY" data-file-size="0" data-origin="100%,56.25%" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" data-index="0"></iframe></figure></div><p><br><br></p>

Winners of the 2020-2021 Hartt Honors Competition Winners perform for us.

Hartt Community School Honors Artist Competition Winners

<p>MCH will be going back to Westminster Presbyterian Church in 2022 for in-person programs!</p><p>Our first MCH in-person program on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at 10 a.m. is a Jolidon Concert Series performance by Claire Huangci, pianist, back by popular demand! &nbsp;</p><p>On November&nbsp;18, the Executive Board and Scheduling Committee invite everyone to hop onto a Zoom meeting to share and ask questions about our plans to remain safe and secure as we return to in-person programs.&nbsp; The documents linked below will give you a sense of our excitement AND caution:</p><ul><li><a href="http://musicalclubhartford2.org/files/flyer_2021-11-18.pdf" target="_blank" alt="Invitation to meet on Zoom on November 18">Invitation to meet on Zoom on November 18</a><span>&nbsp;</span>to get details and ask questions about how we plan to manage COVID safety protocols for our audiences and performers alike. &nbsp;</li><li>The<span>&nbsp;</span><a href="http://musicalclubhartford2.org/files/safety_protocols_2022.pdf" target="_blank" alt="one page&nbsp;&quot;COVID safety protocols&quot;" class="on">one page&nbsp;"COVID safety protocols"</a>&nbsp;is a summary of our plans for you to review in advance.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br><br></p><p>You can watch a recording of this program below:</p><div class="se-component se-video-container __se__float-none" contenteditable="false" style="width: 100%;"><figure style="width: 100%; height: 56.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0px;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdnXSE40Hgc" data-proportion="true" data-percentage="100%,56.25%" data-size="100%,56.25%" data-align="none" data-file-name="zdnXSE40Hgc" data-file-size="0" data-origin="100%,56.25%" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" data-index="0"></iframe></figure></div>

Join us for a pre-holidays online social gathering.

Westminster Presbyterian, here we come!

<p>Hartford's Charter Oak Cultural Center has long been a recipient of Musical Club donations. Today's program included pre-recorded video showing us the many exciting ways in which City children are participating in music and dance. Susan Mazer, COCC Arts Director, was our guide.<br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">You can watch a recording of this program below:</span></p><div class="se-component se-video-container __se__float-none" contenteditable="false" style="width: 100%;"><figure style="width: 100%; height: 56.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0px;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MWmLScee20w" data-proportion="true" data-percentage="100%,56.25%" data-size="100%,56.25%" data-align="none" data-file-name="MWmLScee20w" data-file-size="0" data-origin="100%,56.25%" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" data-index="0"></iframe></figure></div>

Music-learning opportunities for Hartford kids

Charter Oak Cultural Center

<p>Evelyn Bonar Storrs Piano Scholars in Recital. Several of the following 2021 Storrs Piano Scholars will appear in person to perform for us:&nbsp;</p><p>​Emma Bocciarelli<br>​Ho Man Cheung<br>​Sofia DiNatale&nbsp;<br>​Guangfu He&nbsp;<br>​Salome Jordania<br>​Ina Jun&nbsp;<br>​JingCi Liu&nbsp;<br>​Yuanyuan Liu&nbsp;<br>​Tongqing Liu&nbsp;<br>​Janice Yun Lu&nbsp;<br>​Coco Ma&nbsp;<br>​Arisa Sato&nbsp;<br>​Sophiko Simsive<br>​Oswald Tang<br>​Yoshino Toi<br>​Tristan Wong<br>​Christine Wu&nbsp;<br>​Aiting Yue&nbsp;<br><br>​<br></p>

Evelyn Bonar Storrs Piano Scholars Recital

<p>​<a target="_blank" href="https://manhattanchamberplayers.com/" alt="Manhattan Chamber Players" class="on">Manhattan Chamber Players</a>​<br></p><p>Composed&nbsp;of some of the best young chamber music players in NYC, members of this group&nbsp;will perform three of the great clarinet piano trios:</p><p><br></p><p>Mozart: Trio in E-flat Major, K.498 "Kegelstatt" Trio<br>Bruch: Selections from Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 83<br>Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114<br><br></p><p> Mark Dover, clarinet<br>Luke Fleming, viola<br>Brook Speltz, cello<br>David Fung, piano<br></p><p><br></p><p>(Photo credit: Sophie Zhao)</p>

Manhattan Chamber Players

<p>"Ensembles Galore!"</p><ul><li><strong>Baroque Ensemble</strong> (Deborah Robin, David Schonfeld, Leonor Snow, Anne Mayo, Laura Mazza-Dixon):&nbsp;Huitiéme Concert by François&nbsp;Couperin</li><li><strong>Piano Trio</strong> (Stacy Cahoon, Lisa Kugelman, Fran Bard):&nbsp;Piano Trio No. 2 in B Minor, Opus 76 by Joaquin Turina</li><li><strong>Woodwind Quintet</strong> (Cynthia Lang, David Schonfeld, Carolyn Bernstein, Fred Fenn, Susan Norland*):&nbsp;Quintet for Winds in E-flat, Op. 71&nbsp;by Ludwig van Beethoven</li></ul><p>​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford2.org/files/2022-04-21_program.pdf" alt="Printed Program">Printed Program</a>​<br></p>

Apr 21, 2022: Music by Members

<p>The Musical Club co-sponsors this event with the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hartford.edu/hartt-community-division/classes-lessons/default.aspx" alt="Hartt Community School" class="on">Hartt Community School</a>.</p><p>​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford2.org/files/2022-04-24_program.pdf" alt="Printed Program" class="on">Printed Program</a>​</p>

Concert by the Hartt Community School 2020-2021 Honors Artist Senior Competition winners

Hartt Community School 2020-2021 Honors Artist Senior Competition winners

<p>This exciting program contains music of many styles and time periods. Form and style will be explored by Linda MacGougan, piano, with performances of Preludes and Fugues by Bach and Franck.<br></p><p>In Honor of Janice T. Ross, beloved student and excellent singer, Susan Mardinly, soprano and Lean-Cheng Tan, piano will offer four spirituals which tell the stories of "Deep River" and the emergence of human rights for all.</p><p>Soohyung Yoo, piano, will perform <em>Suite bergamasque </em>by Claude Debussy. And Alice Matteson, soprano and David Garrido Cid, piano will pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim (assisted by Patrice Fitzgerald, mezzo-soprano), followed by piano selections from Albeniz’s <em>Iberia</em> and the <em>Mephisto Waltz</em> by Liszt.</p><p>​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford2.org/files/2022-05-12_program.pdf" alt="Printed Program" class="on">Printed Program</a>​</p>

David Garrido-Cid; Alice Matteson; Susan Mardinly & Lean-Cheng Tan; Linda MacGougan; Soohyung Yoo

May 12, 2022: Music by Members: "Form and Style"

<p>Do you need a trip to heaven and beyond? The morning will begin with Mark Silk, flute, performing J.S. Bach’s Partita in A minor, arguably the greatest work ever written for solo flute. It is a suite of dances that can be imagined as a performance before God by a solitary angel. Angels then heavenly choirs!<br></p><p>The Flute Choir is a beautiful medium of musical expression! It has rich tone colors, and the alto and bass flutes give added depth to the overall sound. This program will take you through historical musical eras from Baroque to Modern musical styles! Ensemble members are: Bridget Gilchrist, Leo Snow, Mark Silk, Nancy Skeele, Deb Howarth, Anne-Marie DiFusco​<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">*</span>, Frank DiFusco*, Diane Day (piano).<br>To bring us back down to earth, Fran Bard, cello, and Carolyn Woodard, piano, will perform the soulful Myaskovsky Cello Sonata, written for Rostropovich, with it’s melancholy Romanticism--possibly a discovery for most listeners. And Diane Day, piano, will perform Rachmaninoff’s Prelude No. 10, Op. 23 in G-flat major and Debussy’s 1st Arabesque in E major from Deux Arabesques.</p><p>​<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-drag: none; overflow: visible; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; vertical-align: baseline;">​</span><a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford2.org/files/2022-06-02_program.pdf" alt="Printed Program" class="on">Printed Program</a></p>

Fran Bard & Carolyn Woodard; Diane Day; Mark Silk; Flute Ensemble

Jun 2, 2022: Music by Members

<p><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">All members are invited to the Club's&nbsp;Annual Business Meeting, held this year at Westminster Presbyterian Church, West Hartford, in Fellowship Hall.&nbsp;There will be refreshments but no sit-down luncheon.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Prior to the meeting, we will gather in the sanctuary to hear the musicians who were unable to perform as scheduled on May 12. Alice Matteson, soprano and David Garrido Cid, piano will pay tribute to Stephen Sondheim (assisted by Patrice Fitzgerald, mezzo soprano), followed by Beethoven's C-minor Variations&nbsp;and the&nbsp;</span><em>Mephisto Waltz</em><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;by Liszt.</span></p><h4><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">PROGRAM</span></h4><p>A Set of Songs in Memory of Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)</p><ul><li>Green Finch and Linnet Bird (from Sweeney Todd)</li><li>A Very Nice Prince (from Into the Woods)</li><li>On the Steps of the Palace (from Into the Woods)</li></ul><p><br>Alice Matteson, soprano<br>Patrice Fitzgerald, mezzo-soprano<br>David Garrido-Cid, piano</p><p><br></p><p>32 Variations on an Original Theme in&nbsp;C minor, WoO 80 by&nbsp;Ludwig van Beethoven&nbsp;(1770-1827)<br>Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514 by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)</p><p><br>David Garrido-Cid, piano</p><p><br></p>

Jun 9, 2022 Annual Business Meeting

<div>Beethoven - Violin Sonata, Op. 24 in F Major, “Spring"</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Virginia Allen, violin</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michelle Duffy, piano</div><div><br></div><div>Mendelssohn - Andante cantabile e Presto agitato in B major</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sandra Ann Craig, piano</div><div><br></div><div>Schnittke - Suite in Old Style (Op. 80)</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lisa Kugelman, violin</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Annette Shapiro, piano</div><div><br></div><div>Debussy - Première Rhapsodie</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rob Breen, clarinet</div><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Annette Shapiro, piano</div><p><br></p><p>​<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; -webkit-user-drag: none; overflow: visible; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; vertical-align: baseline;">​</span><a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford2.org/files/2022-06-16_program.pdf" alt="Printed Program">Printed Program</a><br></p><p><br></p>

Rob Breen & Annette Shapiro; Annette Shapiro & Lisa Kugelman; Sandra Ann Craig; Virginia Allen & Michelle Duffy

Jun 16, 2022: Music by Members

<p>Most (but not all) Musical Club of Hartford events take place at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2080 Boulevard, West Hartford, CT (between Ridgewood and Mountain Roads). Location information is given at the bottom of each event description.</p><p>​<a target="_blank" href="http://musicalclubhartford.org/files/performance_index_2022.pdf" alt="Current Performance Index" class="on">Current Performance Index</a>​<br></p>

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