Connecticut Summerfest is proud to offer a free, live-streamed concert series as a part of our festival each year. Our Evening of Premieres is a night to showcase the diverse voices of our festival composers and is the capstone of months of hard work by our festival composers and ensembles-in-residence.

Schedule Overview

Arrival Day
June 6th, 2024

-Transportation provided for arrivals at Bradley Airport and the Hartford Train Station
-Check-in
-Welcome Dinner
-Tour of Campus

First Day
June 7th, 2024

-Breakfast
-Faculty Presentations
-Rehearsals & Lessons
-Lunch
-Rehearsals & Lessons
-Composition Seminar
-Dinner
-2024 Connecticut Summerfest Schedule Overview

Second Day
June 8th, 2024

-Breakfast
-Just A Theory Press Lecture
-Rehearsals & Lessons
-Lunch
-Rehearsals & Lessons
-Composition Seminar
-Dinner
-Ensemble-in-Residence Concert
-Ensemble-in-Residence Concert

Third Day
June 9th, 2024

-Breakfast
-Faculty Presentations
-Rehearsals & Lessons
-Lunch
-Rehearsals & Lessons
-Ensemble-in-Residence Concert
-Dinner
-Rehearsals & Recordings

Fourth Day
June 10th, 2024

-Breakfast
-Recording Sessions
-Recording Sessions
-Lunch
-Recording Sessions
-Group Photo
-Outing to Elizabeth Park
-Picnic Dinner

Fifth Day
June 11th, 2024

-Breakfast
-Composition Seminar
-Composition Seminar
-Lunch
-Summerfest Presentation
-Guest Lecture
-Dinner
-Premieres of New Works

Departure Day
June 12th, 2024

-Transportation provided for departures from Bradley Airport and the Hartford Train Station

Schedule of Events:

Friday, June 7th at 8:00PM EDT: ~Nois Artist Residency Concert
Saturday, June 8th at 8:00PM EDT: Haven Trio Artist Residency Concert
Sunday, June 9th at 3:00PM EDT: Black Moon Trio Artist Residency Concert
Tuesday, June 11th at 8:00PM EDT: Evening of Premieres Concert

Date: June 7-11, 2024

Location: The Hartt School, Berkman Recital Hall - 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117

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