Hartt Community Division Presents The JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band

CELLIST AMY KANG RETURNS TO CONNECTICUT WITH NYC’S JP JOFRE HARD TANGO CHAMBER BAND, PERFORMING AT THE HARTT SCHOOL COMMUNITY DIVISION NOV. 14

West Hartford, CT – The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) presents the in-demand, NYC-based JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band on Saturday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. Featuring cellist Amy Kang, a former Simsbury resident and HCD alumna, the concert will be held in the Millard Auditorium at the University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford. The performance is free and open to the public, but tickets must be reserved by calling 860.768.4228 or online at hartford.edu/tickets. Attendees may make a suggested donation of $10 to support HCD activities and scholarships.

The JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band, based in NYC, was started in 2008 by bandoneonist and composer Juan Pablo (J.P.) Jofre. After its debut performance at the Public Theatre in NYC in 2008, the group has appeared at Great Performers at Lincoln Center, Celebrities Series of Boston, and Seattle Town Hall, among many others. Along with Jofre, the band comprises violinist Eric Silberger, cellist and HCD alumna Amy Kang, double bassist Ron Wasserman, and pianist Pablo Cafici.

Amy Kang was a student of HCD from 1998 to 2003, studying cello with Eric Dahlin and playing in the Opus ‘89 orchestra conducted by Dominick Fiore and the Connecticut Youth Symphony (CYS) conducted by Dan D’Addio. Kang lived in Simsbury from age 10 through high school, after which she attended Columbia University in Manhattan and studied cello with Fred Sherry, a teacher Kang calls “one of the most important people in my experience living in New York City.” Kang has an affinity for New York and still lives there today.

Prior to the concert, the JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band will present a master class at 4 p.m. in the Alfred C. Fuller Music Center. Interested participants may contact the Hartt Community Division at 860.768.4451 for more information.

Free parking for both the concert and master class is available in parking lot D, across from the auditorium.

JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band

Saturday, November 14, 2015

7:30 PM

FREE, reserve tickets at hartford.edu/tickets

Millard Auditorium, University of Hartford

200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford

The Hartt School Community Division (HCD) is a comprehensive community arts school that annually provides performing arts instruction to more than 2,800 students. As the community arm of The University of Hartford’s Hartt School, the mission of HCD is to enrich lives through innovative and unparalleled performing arts education. HCD’s diverse programing provides a comprehensive music and dance experience for students of all ages and abilities. For more information on The Hartt School Community Division, visit hartford.edu/hcd.

The Hartt School is the performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford that offers innovative degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. Founded in 1920, Hartt has been an integral part of the University of Hartford since its charter merged the then Hartt School of Music, the Hartford Art School, and Hillyer College to create the University in 1957. 2010 marked Hartt’s 90th year of providing world class performing arts education to students in Greater-Hartford and around the world. With more than 400 concerts, recitals, plays, master classes, dance performances, and musical theatre productions each year, performance is central to Hartt’s curriculum. For more information about The Hartt School, visit hartford.edu/hartt.

Photo credit: Photo courtesy of the JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band

Pictured : JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Band