Spring 2012
DMA Dissertations
Monday, April 30, 2012 in Music Building, Room 122
10:15 a.m. - Guan-Ting Liao will defend her DMA dissertation, "A Text-Critical Analysis of Robert Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 1, in Comparison with Other Romantic Violin Concertos"
2:30 p.m. - Stanislas Renard will defend his DMA dissertation, "The Contribution of the Laŭtari to the Compositions of George Enescu: Quotation and Assimilation of the doina”
Earthtones and Steel Pan Ensembles
Friday, April 27, 2012 at 7 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Opera Studios
Friday, April 27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Admission is free
CSA Advanced Chamber Concert
Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 2 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Community School of the Arts Advanced Chamber Students will perform.
Admission is free.
UConn Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Student Recitals
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Jiyeon Yoon, soprano
UConn Symphonic Band
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Student Recitals
Monday, April 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Sam DeCaprio, cello
Wind and Brass Chamber Ensembles
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Student Recitals
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 3 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Leah Brown, soprano
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Joshua May, tenor
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Noelle Currie, soprano
Spencer Reese, tenor
Alumni Update
Dan Campolieta graduated from UConn in 2008 with a B.M. in organ performance, and a B.S. in music education. Dan was involved with the choirs, jazz ensembles, and collegium, and accompanied as many as 40 instrumental and vocal students at a time. He currently serves as organist and associate music director for Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford, an 1,800 member church with a nationally recognized music program. www.dancampolieta.com
Dan (B. Mus., 2008) has released his first CD as a pianist and composer of chamber music. The title work, Guided Imagery, is a 10-movement song cycle based on the poems of Linda Beher, written for bass-baritone voice, oboe, and piano. www.cdbaby.com/cd/dancampolieta
UConn Concert Band
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Jazz Lab Band
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Concert Choir
Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 3 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Voices of Freedom
Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 6 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Open House
Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 9:45 a.m. - 1:20 p.m.
UConn's Open House for admitted undergraduate students begins in Gampel at 9:45 on Saturday, April 14, 2012. The Department of Music invites high school juniors to join admitted music students in the Music Building between 10 and 10:15. The program will include question-and-answer sessions with faculty and student panels; master classes in voice, strings, brass and jazz; and performances by student ensembles.
Both admitted students and juniors are encouraged to register to participate fully
in a program that provides substantive information about our ways that our quality reputation translates into students' daily living and learning experience. Music's Open House provides an opportunity to acquaint students and family members with the excitement of studying music at UConn. Please RSVP today.
Interdisciplinary Seminar
“Practicing Perfection: How Musicians Prepare for Performance”
Tânia Lisboa & Cristina Capparelli Gerling
Sponsored by: University of Connecticut Research Foundation
Co-sponsored by: Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies Center for the Study of Perception and Action (CESPA), Community School of the Arts, Music Department, Trecker Library, University of Connecticut Greater Hartford.
Tuesday, April 10 - Tânia Lisboa& Roger Chaffin, UConn Hartford at 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Practicing Perfection: Memory and Music Performance
Thursday, April 12 - Peter Kaminsky & Tânia Lisboa, Music Dept at 5:15 p.m.
"Shape-Intensification-Performance: Modeling the Expressive Potential of Musical Structures"
Friday, April 13 - Tânia Lisboa & Cristina Capparelli Gerling, Recital in von der Mehden at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 14 - Recital, Community School of the Arts at 11:00 a.m.
UConn Jazz 10tet
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
The 10-piece UConn Jazz Ensemble will perform works from Jim McNeely's 2002 Grammy-nominated CD, "Group Therapy".
Alumni Updates
Kat Guthrie Demos (B. Mus., 2006) has been accepted into the Ravinia Festival Steans Institute's Program for Singers in Chicago, and will also be joining the roster of Astral Artists, an organization in Philadelphia that helps to build the careers of young classical musicians. www.kathrynguthriedemos.com
Meredith Hansen (B.A., 1999) will be making her debut at The Metropolitan Opera in the 2012-13 Season, singing Woglinde in The Ring Cycle (Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung). She is also scheduled to cover Frasquita in Carmen. This year, Meredith joined the Charlotte Symphony for two sold-out performances of Orff's Carmina Burana. Upcoming performances include the Poulenc Gloria with the Plymouth Philharmonic, the lead role of Beatrice in Boston Lyric Opera's new production of John Musto's The Inspector, Beethoven's 9th in Greensboro, NC, a Mozart Mass, Exultate Jubilate, and an Opera Concert in Aiken, SC. www.meredithhansen.com
Student Recital
Friday, April 6, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Sungyeum Kim, cello
Student Recital
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Dale Baldwin, composition
Student Recital
Monday, April 2, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Tara Borchert, flute
Student Recitals
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 12 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Melissa Wilhelm, clarinet
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 3 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Robert Kennon, percussion
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 12 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Kurty Galvan, piano
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 3 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Jason Stammen, baritone
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 5 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Jessica Pratt, clarinet
Andrew Potts, violin
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Oksana Bereza, mezzo soprano
Saxophone Quartet
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Collegium Musicum
Friday, March 30, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Mark’s Episcopal Chapel
Student Recitals
Friday, March 30, 2012 at 6 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Janet Zimmerman, soprano
Student Recitals
Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Ryan Weber, Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 3 p.m. in room 107
Dissertation Defense: "'All and All Kinds:' Harmonic Language and Questions of Identity in Edvard Grieg's Late Vocal Works."
UConn Jazz Combos
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Directed by Earl MacDonald, John Mastroianni and Gregg August. The Brien McMahon High School Jazz Ensemble will be the opening act.
African Percussion Workshop
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in room 102. Free.
You are cordially invited to an African Percussion Workshop presented by Dr. Michael Vercelli, who is an alum of the University of Connecticut Department of Music.
Dr. Michael B. Vercelli is the director of the World Music Performance Center at West Virginia University. Dr. Vercelli has studied the traditional music of other countries and has done fieldwork in Bali, Cuba, Brazil, Uganda, and primarily, Ghana. Dr. Vercelli has received many awards for both his performance and study of indigenous music such as being named a Fulbright Alternate and recipient of numerous grants including the prestigious Northern Trust/ Piper Enrichment Scholarship. read more
Student Recitals
Anastasis Pilato, violin
Friday, March 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Katharina Jackson, piano
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
UConn Opera presents La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
Friday, March 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Nafe Katter Theatre
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 3 p.m. in the Nafe Katter Theatre
For tickets call call or visit the Jorgensen box office (860) 486-4226
Music History-Music Theory Colloquium presents:
Timothy Johnson (Ithaca College), “Neo-Riemannian Transformations and Hexatonic Systems in John Adams's Nixon in China.”
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 5:15 p.m. in room 107
Dave Douglas
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Dave Douglas is arguably the most original trumpeter / composer of his generation. His influences include Igor Stravinsky, Stevie Wonder and John Coltrane. He has recorded more than 20 albums as a leader.
Douglas is a Sackler Artist in Residence. His performance and educational workshops at the University of Connecticut are funded through the Sackler Artist in Residence Program for the Advancement of the Arts.
Thursday, March 22, von der Mehden Recital Hall
2:00 p.m. - Music Convocation - 60 minute discussion with students
3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - open rehearsal
7:30 p.m. - Concert: The Dave Douglas Quintet
featuring Jon Irabagon - tenor sax, Gerald Clayton - piano, Linda Oh - bass, and E.J. Strickland - drum set
$5 - students, $10 - adults
Friday, March 23
9:30 a.m. - composition master class in room 122
11:00 a.m. - coaching session with jazz combos and classical chamber groups in room L103
Percussion Ensemble
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Javier Diaz, Director
Colorado String Quartet
Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
When you think “chamber ensemble,” do you think “charismatic” and “intoxicating”? No? Well, you ought to, if the ensemble in question is the Colorado Quartet, which is recognized on four continents as one of the finest string quartets on the international scene. They are winners of both the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award, and their performances are noted for musical integrity, impassioned playing and lyrical finesse.
Violinist Julie Rosenfeld and cellist Katie Schlaikjer are on the faculty in the Department of Music.
The quartet will perform an all-Beethoven program:
String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18
String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95
String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132
Link: http://www.coloradoquartet.com/CQ/Home.html
Pre-concert talk at 6:45 PM by Julie Rosenfeld and D. Lydia Redding, quartet members
Line C3 Percussion Group
Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. von der Mehden Recital Hall
Louis Hanzlik & Gregg August featured on Chick Corea's newest recording
Department of Music faculty members Louis Hanzlik (trumpet) and Gregg August (bass) are featured on piano legend Chick Corea's newest 2 disc (album) release and globally inspired composition, "The Continents: Concerto for Jazz Quintet and Chamber Orchestra." See video here.
Conducted by Steven Mercurio and performed with an All-Star New York City orchestra, including members of the Harlem Quartet and Imani Winds. The piece features Chick as a composer and instrumentalist within his vision of world, jazz, latin, and classical music -- converging into a new, whole work of startling beauty. This is Chick's first Deutsche Grammophon release.
Student Recitals
Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Haein Kim, piano
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Meagan Cairns, trombone and Kevin Kelleher, trumpet
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Theresa Pilz, soprano
Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Lisabeth Miller, soprano
Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 5:00 p.m in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Sarah Leiby, soprano
Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Avery Krueger, soprano
UConn Symphony Orchestra
Thursday March 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
UConn Symphonic Band
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
UConn Jazz - Spring Showcase
Monday, February 27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
All six of the UConn Jazz groups will perform. Expect plenty of variety; from bebop to big band swing!
Gregg August, Earl MacDonald & John Mastroianni, directors.
Student Recital
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
Christina Nadeau, tuba
Mary Bartolotta, trombone
UConn Men's Chorus
with special guests, the Connecticut Men’s Ensemble & their conductor, Sal Cicciarella and the University of Hartford, Hartt School Community Division
Michele Holt, conductor
Allan Conway & David McWilliams, pianists
Student Recital
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 5 p.m.
David Dorfman, trumpet
Undergraduate Audition Day
Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Audition days provide an opportunity for the Department of Music to evaluate the abilities of each applicant as well as an opportunity for parents and prospective students to learn more about the Department and the University of Connecticut. Representatives of the department also discuss many aspects of the college experience, musical careers, the admissions procedure, and musical life at the university. We look forward to meeting all prospective students.
Wind Ensembles
February 23, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Dr. Jeffrey H. Renshaw, conductor
Matthew J. Smith, assistant conductor
French horn instructor, Robert Hoyle will perform Verne Reynolds’ “Last Scenes” with the ensemble. Works by Richard Strauss, Paul Hindemith and Joseph Turrin are also on the program.
Professor Hanzlik Plays To Rave Reviews at Carnegie Hall
Dr. Louis Hanzlik was a featured soloist this past weekend with Grammy-Award winning the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble. He performed the Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet & Strings in College Park, MD and New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall.
In the New York Times review, Allan Kozinn noted "[Orpheus's] trumpet soloist, Louis Hanzlik, stood throughout the work, and his crisp, focused playing — particularly in the muted, gently chromatic solo in the Lento movement — made a strong case for equal billing [of the trumpet and piano as concerto instruments], as did the measured interplay among trumpet, piano and orchestra in the finale. " Read the entire review here.
The Washington Post praised Hanzlik's "appropriately rollicking performance". Reviewer, Tom Huizenga went on to state "it was Hanzlik, relishing in Shostakovich sarcasm, who easily stole the show." The entire review can be read here.
UConn Opera Outreach was recently featured in the Norwich Bulletin. Click on the following link to view some terrific photos and a write up describing their performance of "Little Reds Most Unusual Day" at Kelly Middle School last Tuesday.
Photo by Aaron Flaum, the Norwich Bulletin
Meredith Ziegler has been selected one of twelve (six women) from hundreds of young teachers across the country to participate in the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) competitive and prestigious Intern program this coming summer. The interns are chosen after submitting letters of recommendation, sample teaching videos, DVDs of recent performances, a CD of their singing, and a written philosophy of teaching. Additional information about the program can be read at the following link: www.nats.org/programs/nats-intern-program.html
Congratulations, Meredith!
Sojourner Truth Opera
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall.
“1st Chair” Invitational High School Band and Director’s Clinic
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012
Selected high school students will form a top quality band, similar in level to the All-State Band. The “1st Chair” band will prepare one or two pieces of its own; then, the members will sit side-by-side with the first-chair players from the UConn Wind Ensemble in rehearsal and performance of one of the masterworks of concert band literature.
An equally important part of the day will be interactions between and among our guest high school directors, UConn faculty, and music industry representatives. In addition to conducting clinics, there will be time to share ideas and build camaraderie among professional colleagues.
| 8:30 AM |
UConn “1st Chair” Band Rehearsal (von der Mehden Recital Hall) |
| Director’s Conducting Clinic | |
| 11:30 | Master Classes (each instrument by UConn Applied Faculty) |
| Lunch | (visit the Vendor Exhibition Room) |
| 1:30-2:30 |
UConn “1st Chair” Band Rehearsal |
| 1:30-2:30 | Director’s Session #1 |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break (visit the Vendor Exhibition Room) |
| 2:30-2:45 | Director’s Session #2 |
| 2:45- 3:45 | UConn “1st Chair” Band Rehearsal |
| 4:00 | Festival Band Rehearsal |
| 5:00 | Concert (UConn Wind Ensemble, UConn Symphonic Band, UConn “1st Chair” Invitational Band and Festival Band) |
A great day for students and directors to learn and share!
UConn Jazz 10tet To Perform At Manchester High School Jazz Festival
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 at 4:50 p.m.
Manchester High School, 131 Middle Turnpike East, Manchester, CT
The UConn Jazz 10tet, under the direction of Earl MacDonald, will be the featured performers at the Manchester High School jazz festival. MacDonald will also serve as one of the festival’s adjudicators/clinicians. Participating school ensembles include Illing Middle School, Wallace Middle School, Mystic Middle School, Timothy Edwards Middle School, Martin Kellogg, Coventry-Captain Nathan Hale, South Windsor High School, East Catholic High School, Manchester High School Jazz Combo, Ellington High School, East Catholic Stage Band, Newington High School, Berlin High School, Waterford High School, Northwest Catholic, Bacon Academy and Manchester High School.
Student Recital
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital hall
Elaine Steel, french horn
Robert Barney, bass trombone
American Songbook IV
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
UConn vocal students, under the direction of Connie Rock, present another relaxing evening with American Songbook IV, including tunes from Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. These “standards,” with their urbane lyrics and memorable melodies from the 1920s to the ‘60s, were introduced by music greats like Hoagie Carmichael, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, and Richard Rogers and went on to become an essential part of this country’s musical vocabulary. Don't wait to get your tickets, past productions with limited, intimate seating, have been a sell-out!
Audition Day
Saturday, February 11, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Audition days provide an opportunity for the Department of Music to evaluate the abilities of each applicant as well as an opportunity for parents and prospective students to learn more about the Department and the University of Connecticut. Representatives of the department also discuss many aspects of the college experience, musical careers, the admissions procedure, and musical life at the university. We look forward to meeting all prospective students.
The Ambassadors Jazztet
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10 a.m. in room 102 of the UConn Music Building
The Ambassadors Jazztet of the United States Army Field Band will perform and conduct a master class in jazz improvisation. The event is open to the public and all students are encouraged to attend.
Bay State Winds
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
The United States Air Force Band of Liberty’s Bay State Winds will perform a free concert during the Department of Music’s convocation hour.
Student Recital
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in von der Mehden Recital Hall
Ryan Burns, baritone
UConn's 18th Annual Cello Festival
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Featuring:
Steven Doane - Guest artist
Katie Schlaikjer
Cheung Chau
There is still time to register for the UConn cello festival this coming Sunday. The incomparable Steven Doane will be our guest of honor and participants will play works of Bach, Tchaikovsky and Debussy en mass in cello orchestra--this will be well worth the trip! Information at: Cello Fest
Chucho Valdés Master Class
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in MUSB 102 at 2pm
The great Cuban jazz pianist, Chucho Valdés will present a master class in room 102 of the UConn Music Building on Saturday, Jan. 28th, 2012. There is no cost and all are welcome to attend.
Hailed as “the dean of Latin jazz” and “one of the world’s great virtuosic pianists” by The New York Times, multi-Grammy Award-winner Chucho Valdés has recorded over eighty CD’s during his illustrious career, performing with countless jazz masters, including Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea.
Valdés will perform in concert with the Afro-Cuban messengers on Jan 27 & 28 at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. For more information go to www.jorgensen.uconn.edu, or call the Box Office at 860-486-4226.
Welcome Javier Diaz!
The Department of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Javier Diaz as our new adjunct percussion instructor.
Javier Diaz, a native of Cuba, is a percussionist with the American Symphony Orchestra and with several chamber music groups and Latin Jazz Bands in the New York Area. An alumnus of El Sistema de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela and the Aspen Music Festival, Mr. Diaz holds a BM from the University of Southern California and a MM from The Juilliard School.
Please take a minute to read his biographical profile, complete with performance and recording credits.
Music History and Theory Colloquium
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 5:15 p.m. in MUSB 107
Sean Gallagher (Boston University), “Ockeghem's Oronyms: Gesture, Tempo and Notation in his Missa L'homme armé.” (Please note that the venue is now MUSB 107, not L103 as in the past.)
Collaborative Music & Visual Performance
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. in UConn’s New Classroom Building.
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Presented by Earl MacDonald, Deborah Dancy and Ted Efremoff.
Newly composed music by Earl MacDonald will correspond to a series of changing, projected visual images
The performance will feature the 10-piece New Directions Ensemble: Kris Allen - alto sax, Frank Kozyra - tenor sax, Lauren Sevian - bari sax, Jeff Holmes - lead trumpet, Josh Evans - trumpet soloist, John Clark - French horn, Sara Jacovino - trombone, Earl MacDonald - piano, musical director, Gregg August - string bass and Ben Billelo - drum set.
There will be no admission charge and the event is open to the public.
Noch Frei in der Kunst!
Sunday January 22, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. in the William Benton Museum of Art
Glenn Stanley and Sebastian Wogenstein, lecturers
Thedore Arm, violin/viola
Blanka Bednarz, violin
Robert Meyer, viola
Cheung Chau, cello
Curt Blood, clarinet
Jan Zimmerman, soprano
Works by Gideo Klein, Victor Ullman, Olivier Messiaen, Hans Krasa, Dmitri Shostakovich.
Student Recital
Ashley Kirk, voice
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in Storrs Congregational Church
Eric Sasman, tuba
Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. in von der Mehden recital hall.
To all students studying, practicing, and / or listening to music:
I want to wish you the most successful of jury / exam weeks, a refreshing semester break, and the best of times with family and friends. And, as we proceed through the frenzy of the next few days, I hope that we all can be mindful of the amazing privilege that is ours — "doing" music with colleagues and faculty who are passionate, knowledgeable, and incredibly talented — doing music with people who care.
Best of luck, everyone, and happy, happy holidays!
Dr J
The Season for Giving
Photo by Jessica Tommaselli
Charitable giving and the learning experiences that come with it are an important part of the holiday season. At the jazz and choral concerts last weekend, admission fees were waived. Instead, donations were collected for WAIM and My Sister's Place. Over $800 was raised.
The Windham Area Interfaith Ministry uplifts and unites our community by providing caring service and resources to meet our neighbors' needs with dignity and respect. WAIM redistributes donated clothing, furniture and household items, and provides emergency financial assistance to over 8,000 people each year who are struggling to make ends meet. Donations to WAIM help people from Windham/Willimantic, Mansfield and eleven other surrounding towns.
My Sister's Place in the north end of Hartford, Connecticut is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of homeless women and their children. Since 1982, My Sisters' Place has been a safe haven for those who are suddenly forced into the streets due to domestic violence, eviction, unemployment or mental illness. Through guidance and empowerment, My Sisters' Place helps those who slip into homelessness transition to a future of self-reliance and permanent, safe housing.
Thank you to everyone who attended these concerts and who gave so generously.
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