Music Marathon: Be careful of the parade!

The Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held this Saturday at 11 am, and the parade route is very close to both the Hilton Hotel and Charter Oak Cultural Center, where our marathon will be held.  Please be advised and plan your travel times accordingly!  There will be foot crowds along the parade route (including Capitol Ave. and Main St.), and some roads will be closed to car traffic starting at 9:30 am.  Details can be found here.

Congratulations to our 2016 score call winners!

We are delighted to announce that the following participants have been selected for this year’s Festival:

Nautilus Brass Quintet Concert
Victoria Bond
Chia-Yu Hsu
Jessica A. Hunt

Nautilus Brass Quintet Student Workshop
Michelle Barren
Hang-yu Grace Chang
Elizabeth Brooks Duers

WCForum Papers and Presentations
Amanda Johnston and Jessica McCormack
Joann Marie Kirchner
Sacha Peiser
Nannette Solomon
Loralee Songer

Music Marathon Day Presenters
Jeri-Mae Astolfi
Becky Brown
Liane Curtis
Nadine Dyskant-Miller
forty/sixty String Trio
Alika Hope
Amanda Johnston and Jessica McCormack
Rachael Lansang
Lilac 94 Harp Duo
Katherine McLellan
Julia Mortyakova
Theresa Pilz
Sun Mi Ro
Paola Savvidou

Voice and Piano Works
Elizabeth Austin
Erica Ball
Jennifer Bellor
Mel Fitzhugh
Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Jessica A. Hunt
Liz Johnson
Eun Young Lee
Wendy Wan-Ki Lee
Tawnie Olson
Jamie Leigh Sampson

We’re very excited to be presenting the music of these women alongside that of our composer-in-residence Jessica Meyer and other great women composers, past and present.

2016 Calls for Participation are Here!

The Festival is excited to announce our 2016 calls for participation.  This year,  we are looking for submissions by composers, performers, and scholars. You can view all our calls here and submit your proposals online through our submission forms.  Deadlines for all calls are Oct. 31.  We’re looking forward to another year of strong submissions – so send us your stuff!