December 2000
Tuesday, December 5
Performance 20/20
Stravinsky: Octet
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels Quintet
Copland: Duo
8 p.m. Lincoln Theater
Admission is free.

Wednesday, December 6
"Chick Austin: The Friends and Enemies of Modern Art"
Gene Gaddis, curator of the newly restored Austin House in Hartford (now a part of the Wadsworth Atheneum) gives a President's College lecture on the eve of the publication of his new Chick Austin biography.
7:30 p.m. Wilde Auditorium, Harry Jack Gray Center
Admission: $15

Friday, December 8
Hartt Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Christopher Zimmerman
Diamond: Symphony No. 4
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3, with Sae Hee Kim, pianist, winner of the student concerto competition
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
8 p.m. Lincoln Theater
Admission: $15, $12, $10

February 2001
Friday to Sunday, February 16 to 18
As a featured event of the Copland Symposium, a new version of Copland's first full-scale orchestral piece, his ballet Grohg, will be fully staged for the first time.
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sunday at 3 p.m. Lincoln Theater
Admission: $15, $12, $10

March 2001
Wednesday, March 7
"Lennie! Portrait of a Legend"
President's College lecture by Schuyler Chapin, author of Leonard Bernstein: Notes from a Friend, who will offer personal insight into the life and work of one of America's greatest musical artists: Leonard Bernstein.
7:30 p.m. Wilde Auditorium, Harry Jack Gray Center
Admission: $15

Thursday, March 15
Hartt Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Robert Carl: "Death" for orchestra
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
8 p.m. Millard Auditorium
Admission: $15, $12, $10

April 2001
Wednesday, April 4
"Protests and Rituals: Avant-garde Theatre in America 1960–1969"
President's College presentation by Chris Baker, literary director of the Hartford Stage
7:30 p.m. Wilde Auditorium, Harry Jack Gray Center
Admission: $15

Thursday, April 19
"Modern Music: An Interview with John Corigliano"
Robert Carl, chair of composition, The Hartt School, and recipient of the first Aaron Copland Award, will discuss with Corigliano his score for The Red Violin and his views on the direction of American music, in this President's College event.
7:30 p.m. Wilde Auditorium, Harry Jack Gray Center
Admission: $15

May 2001
Wednesday, May 23
"Hartford in the 21st Century"
In this President's College panel discussion on the future of Hartford arts, UofH President Walter Harrison hosts a select group of Hartford's primary leaders in the arts to discuss issues of funding, education, programming, and public appreciation. Audience participation will be encouraged, as the direction of Hartford's artistic development over the last decade and into this century comes under scrutiny.
7:30 p.m. Wilde Auditorium, Harry Jack Gray Center
Admission: $15