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Hilary Hahn
@violincase

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Strange Fruit arr. by Edward W. Hardy Repost from @edwardwhardy • This week I had the pleasure of creating music with my friends again. I haven’t been in the same room with other musicians for several months due to Covid-19 but boy was this a fulfilling experience that lifted my spirits.

YOSHIAKI OKAWA
(箏男kotomen /桜men)
@ookawayoshiaki

The performance in New York has ended successfully! Thank you very much for your support♪ This was my first time performing in America, and I was a little nervous, but as I rehearsed with everyone, it became more and more fun, and I was able to give it my all on stage! When I was walking around New York, I was happy to hear from my Instagram followers many times♪ My next goal is to come to New York to perform within the next two years! And I hope to be able to hold a solo concert at that time! Let's continue to have a wonderful time making music together!…

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Liz Vice
@lizvice

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“Strange Fruit” arr. by Edward W Hardy ••••••••••••••••• Performed by: @edwardwhardy - violin @dandan.nyc - violin @thapelomasita - cello @tia.ivonne - viola •••••••••••••••••• “Strange Fruit” by Abel Meeropol, made famous by Billie Holiday & Nina Simone •••••••••••••••••• 🎥 @jeremystanley •••••••••••••••••• Miss seeing and hugging the beautiful people of @goodshepherdny"

Spencer X
2.65M subscribers

"Was here when this dropped! Awesome job bro! :)"

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Cristina Goletti
Dean of Performing and Visual Arts at University of Northern Colorado

So excited!

BROADWAYWORLD.COM

Edward W. Hardy, Georgina Escobar, and More Will Present at UNCO's First Arts Equity Summit

Edward Medina
Amazon Best-Selling Author
@loboed13

I'm directing this wonderfully talented composer and violin virtuoso in his first one man show at the legendary Cutting Room. Tickets are now available!! 😎

Marco Alexander
@marcoalexanderofficial

Who could ever imagine the life we live, could be the same? You can hear them saying over and over… AVAILABLE NOW ON ALL PLATFORMS. Official music video link in the bio! Co-Producer/Mixing Engineer: @cmajorslodown Mastering Engineer: @keybeeetsss Videographer/Editor: @daveyxking

Jessie Jacobs @classicaljessie

So excited @edwardwhardy’s story was on Morning Edition this morning. And on All Things Considered tonight! Listen at 5:50 pm MST at http://CPR.org.

CPR Classical
@CPRclassical

Status update: Edward W. Hardy in the CPR Performance Studio! 🎻

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Haute Living

Take a look inside Haute Living + Watches of Switzerland Official's private cover launch dinner honoring legendary rapper + entrepreneur 50 Cent

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Haute Living

@theHauteLiving

Inside Haute Living's exclusive cover launch party honoring legendary rapper NAS, with Watches of Switzerland Official and Hennessy

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Haute Living

@theHauteLiving

Inside last night's dinner with Hublot, honoring Alexander Ovechkin at Nobu Washington DC

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CPR Classical @CPRClassical

"Harlem has a rich musical culture of jazz, blues, rap… but classical? Not so much. “In the neighborhood, there were no classical musicians that I knew,” Edward Hardy says."

The Gist
@SlateGist

Special shoutout to @edwardwhardy, the violinist who reimagined our intro theme music—you'll hear that all week.

International Wizard of Oz Club, Inc.

The official soundtrack for The Woodsman is now available for purchase!"

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Apollo Theater
@apolloedharlem

This Monday, we welcomed back students and teachers to the @apollotheater to experience a live orchestra. In this special collab with @natblacktheatre and @amercomporch our audiences were engaged in featured excerpts from The Gathering: A Collective Sonic Ring Shout.

Wolf Trap Opera
@WolfTrapOpera

Wolf Trap Opera's UNTRAPPED series brings you:
Lineage: Poems of Margaret Walker
The performance is this Friday, July 1st, 7pm, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC. Featuring soprano Tiffany Townsend, bass-baritoneCory McGee, violinist/composer Edward W. Hardy and pianist Alex Munger. Ms. Townsend and Mr. Hardy will present the world premiere of his composition, Born Free. This is a FREE ADMISSION performance! RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION. Further information can be found at the link in our bio.• #wolftrapopera #wolftrap #summeropera

NewYorkTheatreReview
@NYTRTweets

To Stir the Soul with Music: @BareftContester interviews @edwardwhardy on Composing for Theater

University of Northern Colorado Graduate School
@UniversityNorthernColorado

What are UNC’s outstanding graduate students up to? Edward W. Hardy's research includes analyzing his own original compositions inspired by the African American Experience.

Purchase College SUNY

@SUNY_Purchase

Congrats to alum Edward W. Hardy. If you missed @TheWoodsmanPlay, you can still catch the soundtrack.

Edward W. Hardy @edwardwhardy

#TheWoodsman Album is Now Released to the Public

Experience A Music Journey Unlike Any Other

www.edwardwhardy.com/TheWoodsmanAlbum

CPR Classical @CPRClassical

Tune in to Colorado Matters tomorrow at 9 a.m and 7 p.m. on Colorado Public Radio News to hear about the student teacher bond that brought violinist Edward W. Hardy from New York City to Colorado.

BBW NYC

@BWW_NYC

Violinist @edwardwhardy is coming to @CuttingRoomNYC this weekend! broadwayworld.com/article...

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University of Northern Colorado College of Performing & Visual Arts
@uncpva

Celebrating our doctoral music student Edward W. Hardy on student spotlight Tuesday! Hardy is a violinist and composer, and he recently landed a music publishing deal with the world's largest print music publisher, Hal Leonard and the RSL Awards–Rockschool. Chosen from among Hardy’s collection of original compositions for his off-Broadway plays, his solo violin work, “The Lovers Dance” from “The Pearl Diver: A Japanese Legend,” was added to the educational violin studies book “RSL Classical Violin Grade 6."

Listen to "The Lovers Dance" at https://youtu.be/hcB-ktzJoOg

Hardy's fascinating musical journey started in Harlem, where it was not easy for him to become a classical musician. Read more of his story in this CPR article: https://www.cpr.org/.../he-followed-his-passion-for.../

#violin #classicalmusic #UNCBears

EtM
@ExploMetro

TONIGHT! 7 PM! @TBMStweets @edwardwhardy FREE! #EtMConEdisonMusic http://exploringthemetropolis.org/event/public-program-edward-w-hardy-four-days-with-edgar-allan-poe/

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Morris-Jumel Mansion @MorrisJumel

#MansionMonday Next week, join us in the Park for the new Omnipresent Music Festival! The OMF showcases #BIPOC professional musicians & composers while entertaining communities. More: http://ow.ly/g2Jm50FIEnr @edwardwhardy #music #NYC #Jazz #livemusic #classicalmusic #summertime

Rhymes Over Beats @ROBTheatreCo

Nov. 10th and 11th @Nhojj @edwardwhardy @CuttingRoomNYC #nyc #nyctheatre #offbroadway #artist #hiphopculture #hiphip #hiphoplife

SIX VIOLINS

NPRMemberPartnership@nprstations

From @CPRClassical : Learn about violinist Edward Hardy's talent and passion for music, and how that passion took him from Harlem to Colorado.

FilmTVDiversity
@FilmTVDiversity

Primary Stages Announces Concert Series Timed With A Walk With Mr. Heifetz - Saturday Night Strings series with special guest violinists to follow select performances: Including Edward W. Hardy of Sterling Strings on Saturday, February 17

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MusicTalks @musictalksconcerts

We are excited to welcome back Violinist @edwardwhardy aka Edward Hardy who will lead Our Schubert Quintet concert at Central Park! Join us next Thu. 8/4 at 6:30pm ! Have you gotten your tickets yet? Link in BIO...

The Greene Space
@The Greene Space

Tonight at 7pm ET, catch a brand new Still Live from NYC featuring stunning performances from @sugarvendil , @churnel22, @iamsonnysingh , @angelyau , @edwardwhardy , @AttaccaQuartet 's @schramnate and TGS Artist-in-Residence @madmcferrin ! Hosted by @adamhamway

PurchaseCollege SUNY

@SUNY_Purchase

Interesting interview with @TheWoodsmanPlay's composer, alum @edwardwhardy. http://bit.ly/23V63nG #proofofpurchase

Entrepreneur_cm
@entrepreneur_cm

UNCO Faculty and Composer Edward W. Hardy Launch the Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship - Broadway World

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BWW Denver
@BWWDenver

UNCO Faculty And Composer Edward W. Hardy To Present The DAY OF ART In Northern Colorado

BWW Denver
@BWWDenver

UNCO Faculty And Composer Edward W. Hardy To Present The StART SALON At The Moxi Theater

Golden Hornet
@goldenhornetatx

Part of the ensemble and one of the composers for THIS Saturday's concert, meet Edward W. Hardy!

Edward W. Hardy is a critically acclaimed Black and Puerto Rican composer, music director, virtuoso violinist and violist and is one of the foremost exponents of solo violin repertoire for theatrical productions. Learn more about him at https://www.edwardwhardy.com/...

Austin Chamber Music Center
@ATXChamberMusic

Inspire 🌟 ACMC brings world-renowned talent to Austin to concertize and engage in community opportunities that will connect, educate, and inspire people from all walks of life, including the next generation of artists. You know that amazing feeling you get when you see a great performance? Does it make you feel dreamy or optimistic? Or does it push you to go practice your instrument, or hone your craft? A gift to ACMC allows us to create new inspirational moments in the new year. Photo of one of our collaborative #ATXChamberFest concerts by Renee Dominguez Photography

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Laura Benanti
@LauraBenanti

Yessssssssss!

Edward W. Hardy @edwardwhardy

#TheWoodsman Album is Now Released to the Public

Experience A Music Journey Unlike Any Other

www.edwardwhardy.com/TheWoodsmanAlbum

Rosie
@Rosie

"@edwardwhardy - u r talented and beautiful Edward"

Lori Tan Chinn

Congrats, young Edward W. Hardy, virtuoso violinist, violist, composer. (Dang, you gotta see this video of him playing Vivaldi: goo.gl/HYXmnI) - A fantastic, beautiful production. You did a great job. Loved it!

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HER Music
@officialHERmusic

🔥🔥🔥

Telly Leung

@tellyleung

"@TheWoodsmanPlay = one of my favorite shows EVER! Get the album!!!

Edward W. Hardy @edwardwhardy

#TheWoodsman Album is Now Released to the Public

Experience A Music Journey Unlike Any Other

www.edwardwhardy.com/TheWoodsmanAlbum

Lisa Ramey
@lisarameymusic

For Your Consideration | Best Gospel Song | Best Craft | The 64th Annual Grammy Awards

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Eileen Scully

@eemscully

What a morning! I just met the extraordinary talent that is @edwardwhardy! People - find and follow and fund this talented man. And thank you @PBS39Channel @GroverSilcox for having me on the show!

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President Bill Clinton

- Clinton Foundation

"If it ain't got that swang!... I love that."

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Jeffrey Zeigler
@jzcello

Last night was electric. I am so grateful to the @amercomporch for making it possible to bring @markadamomusic brilliant and powerful cello concerto “Last Year” to @carnegiehall #zankelhall. @meiann.chen was brilliant all across the program. Absolutely smokin’ performances by @attaccaquartet and @sandbox_percussion . Bravo @vietcuongmusic @millennial_perennial @yvettejaninejackson

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Damien Sneed
@damiensneed

Thank you everyone for a SUPER successful The Three Sides of Damien Sneed: Classical, Jazz & Sanctified Soul show in Central Park for @SummerStage
[@goosbyy @itsgooz @edwardwhardy @alto_goon]

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Edgar Allan Poe

Watch this music video of Edward W. Hardy's “Nevermore” for Solo Violin, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”. It was partially filmed at
Edgar Allan Poe’s Cottage in The Bronx.
http://goo.gl/uJZQcM

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Edgar Allan Poe

Virtuoso violinist Edward W. Hardy will be performing a mixture of musical genres with original music inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe and L. Frank Baum along with other premieres and arrangements of Hardy's works.

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BROADWAYWORLD.COM

Composer Of THE WOODSMAN Edward W. Hardy Performs Works Inspired By Edgar Allan Poe & L. Frank Baum

Dr. Tobias Guzmán @VP_Tobias

UNC Doctoral Student and Violinist Edward W. Hardy to Present CELEBRATION FOR A NEW DAY With...

The Strad
Magazine

Edward W. Hardy writes about his quest to own this quite special violin [📷Includes lots of pics of the instrument by Guy Rabut - Violin Maker] https://bit.ly/2Ef4Fuv

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'He handed me the Black Violin and said, try this one - it was love at first sight'

Andrew Lloyd Webber
@AndrewLloydWebber

A beautiful performance! 👏😍
- TeamALW

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Steven Pasquale
@StevenPasquale

@edwardwhardy @TheWoodsmanPlay Congratulations to you sir. Incredibly well done.

Ciara Renée

@Ciararenee8

@edwardwhardy Awh, I would have been down for that too! I just wanted more! Fantastic work!

Andrew Lippa

@lippaofficial

"The concept, the notion of all the puppets and how it works with the music. The Woodsman is an absolute masterpiece!"

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Marc Acito
@MarcAcito

Much DESERVED success @edwardwhardy @TheWoodsmanPlay

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Mark Robinson

Theatre Critic for Playbill

@theatreguy22

This music is phenomenal (just as the show was). Theatre fans - this is a must for your collection!

Edward W. Hardy @edwardwhardy

#TheWoodsman Album is Now Released to the Public

Experience A Music Journey Unlike Any Other

www.edwardwhardy.com/TheWoodsmanAlbum

Mark Robinson

Theatre Critic for Playbill

@theatreguy22

@edwardwhardy one of the most inspiring and transformative pieces of theatre I have ever experienced.

Damien Sneed
@damiensneed

What a tremendous blessing it was to be back in my “home across the pond”, London to record a 2nd full project for Apple Music on Platoon but this time to be joined by an INCREDIBLE group of singers and musicians who are amazing friends - Justin Michael Austin (Justin Austin) , Jacqueline Echols McCarley (Jacqueline Echols, Soprano) and the Griot String Quartet - Amyr Joyner, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Miles Goosby and Edward W. Hardy‼️ I can’t wait to share this new music with you all !!… See more

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Rachel Brosnahan
@RachelBros

Exhilarating, Musical and Special!
I think that describes it.

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James Ortiz

Eddie, I simply have no words. You have cared so much about this show even when no one else did. So. I just have to thank you, for that, for your focus, and for the generosity of your talent. I cannot thank you enough. ♥ James

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Claire Karpen

"Eddie, Thank you for your exceptional music and talent that has been essential to bringing Oz and this story to life. I still get chills whenever the witch enters and my heart breaks with the love scenes. I hope we get to work together again soon. Meanwhile thank you and congratulations!

Love, Claire"

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Mark Robinson

Theatre Critic for Playbill

#1 out of 10 - It wasn’t a musical, but everything about it felt musical in nature and that was predominantly thanks to the luscious Edward W. Hardy music that underscored the entire event.

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Michael Bradley Block

Theater Critic for Theater in the Now

If you've seen "The Woodsman" you know the importance of music in the play. We're putting a Spotlight On the man behind the music Edward W. Hardy! If you haven't seen "The Woodsman" yet, what are you waiting for?!

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Forbes

@Forbes

How Critically Acclaimed Violinist Edward W. Hardy Is Transforming Mood Into Music

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The U.S. is the world’s largest music market accounting for one third of the total world recorded music market and 45% of its total annual growth, ...