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HAUTE LIVING
HAUTE LIVING CELEBRATES 50 CENT WITH WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Violinist Edward W. Hardy set the mood with a hip-hop-style violin performance of 50 Cent’s most iconic hits before guests took their seats for dinner.
ALL CLASSICAL
AMPLIFYING NINETEEN BLACK COMPOSERS’ VOICES FOR JUNETEENTH
JUNE 18, 2020
Edward W. Hardy is a renowned American composer, music director, virtuoso violinist and violist. His featured recording on this blog is Nevermore...
ALLEGRO MAGAZINE
‘WHY WE JOINED THE UNION’ EDWARD W. HARDY
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
"I joined Local 802 after already establishing a career as a musician and composer. I was asked to be a sub for “Rocktopia” on Broadway, which was a fantastic experience, and prompted me to join the union."
Q&A WITH COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN, EDWARD W. HARDY
JANUARY 20, 2020
A man of many talents within the music world, Edward W. Hardy is an award-winning 28-year-old composer, music director, virtuoso violinist and violist...
HAUTE LIVING AND WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND CELEBRATE NAS
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
As they made their way down the stairs, violinist Edward W. Hardy played a rendition of iconic Nas songs to the violin with a high-energy performance...
HAUTE TIME
HUBLOT HONORS HOCKEY LEGEND ALEXANDER OVECHKIN AT NOBU WASHINGTON D.C.
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
...Edward W. Hardy, who put on a 15-minute rendition of hip-hop songs like “All of the Lights,” “Wild Thoughts,” and... as the audience listened on in admiration.
RUSSIAN MACHINE NEVER BREAKS
HUBLOT NAMES ALEX OVECHKIN ‘FRIEND OF THE BRAND’ DURING FANCY DINNER RECEPTION AT NOBU
At the dinner, Hautetime.com reported that Ovechkin and the VIP guests enjoyed cocktails and a specially-curated meal while violinist Edward W. Hardy played...
BOOK RIOT
13 SONGS INFLUENCED BY EDGAR ALLAN POE
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Is there a more perfect gloomy, gothic, and eerie poem to set some weeping violins, dramatic piano, or thrashing guitars to?... Edward W. Hardy, “Nevermore”
BROADWAY PODCAST NETWORK
BONUS: INTERVIEW W/ COMPOSER EDWARD W. HARDY (“THE WOODSMAN”)
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
In this super special BONUS episode Jess & Andrew interview the incredible composer of “The Woodsman” Edward W. Hardy! In this super special bonus...
THE STRAD
'HE HANDED ME THE BLACK VIOLIN AND SAID, TRY THIS ONE – IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT'
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Violinist and composer Edward W. Hardy remembers his first encounter with a unique instrument he is now raising funds to purchase.
PLAYBILL
GO INSIDE OPENING NIGHT OF SHARON WASHINGTON’S FEEDING THE DRAGON OFF-BROADWAY
APRIL 4, 2018
The autobiographical solo piece opened at the Cherry Lane Theatre April 3.
BEST PRODUCTS
THE BEST CAST RECORDINGS EVERY MUSICAL FAN NEEDS TO HEAR
OCTOBER 16, 2017
We're breaking the pattern here, because this is a play, but this folk/classical score is incredible. Telling the story of the Tin Man from the perspective of of L. Frank Baum's The Tin Woodsman of Oz...
BCTV CENTER
AMERICAN MUSIC FEATURING EDWARD W. HARDY
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
This installment of the American Music series features Edward W. Hardy - A critically acclaimed violinist, violist and composer.
BROADWAY WORLD
STAGE TUBE: INSIDE LOOK - THE WOODSMAN ORIGINAL OFF-BROADWAY SOLO RECORDING TUGS THE HEART STRINGS
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
...Click below to listen to Hardy play a beautiful selection from the album in the recording studio!
MARK ROBINSON WRITES
My Ten-Best Musical Theatre Experiences of 2016
DECEMBER 28, 2016
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....
HOW THE COMPOSER OF THE WOODSMAN FOUND HIS PASSION
OCTOBER 25, 2016
Violinist Edward W. Hardy has been playing the violin since he was seven—now he‘s determined to make a career out of it in the theatre.
BROADWAY AM REPORT, 6/30/2016 - VINEYARD LUNCHEON, IDINA ON THE TALK AND MORE! (REVIEW)
JUNE 30, 2016
What we can't stop listening to: The haunting violin solos from off-Broadway's THE WOODSMAN, played by Edward W. Hardy...
NEWYORK.COM (NOW SHOWTICKETS.COM)
MY FAVORITE SONG: EDWARD W. HARDY OF 'THE WOODSMAN'
MAY 13, 2016
Composer, violinist and violist Edward W. Hardy has composed gorgeous music to the critically acclaimed show 'The Woodsman', L. Frank Baum's backstory...
NEW YORK THEATRE REVIEW
TO STIR THE SOUL WITH MUSIC: EDWARD W. HARDY ON COMPOSING FOR THEATER
APRIL 23, 2016
Critically acclaimed violinist, violist & composer, Edward Wellington Hardy began his study of the violin at the age of seven. He has performed as a soloist...
THEATER IN THE NOW
SPOTLIGHT ON...EDWARD W. HARDY
APRIL 7, 2016
Why theater?: I found my love for theatre during my first undergraduate year at SUNY Purchase. The senior acting company, 12’, was looking for a violinist that could act and play two characters in their production of Chekov’s Three Sisters.
SEE PHILLIPA SOO, STEVEN PASQUALE, ANDREW LIPPA, COREY COTT AND MORE CELEBRATE THE WOODSMAN!
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
It was a festive star-studded opening night for the Off-Broadway engagement of The Woodsman, the untold story of Oz's Tinman and the woman he loved. See who was there for the Feb. 8 celebration!
VULTURE | NEW YORK MAGAZINE
THEATER REVIEW: THE WOODSMAN GETS YOU HOME BEFORE DARK (REVIEW)
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
The show is also beautifully accompanied, almost continuously, by the violinist Edward W. Hardy, whose score suggests the dusty sound of Methodist hymns and modest social dance.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
LED BY A TENDER HEART, BEFORE IT IS RIPPED OUT (REVIEW)
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
Edward W. Hardy, who composed the omnipresent music, plays the violin superbly throughout, occasionally complemented by the actors’ choral vocals or percussion: hand claps, finger snaps.
EDGE MEDIA NETWORK
THE WOODSMAN (REVIEW)
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
While the puppetry and the theater wizardry are in full effect throughout the performance, it is Edward W. Hardy who shines brighter than any pair of silver shoes. The composer-violinist manifested a minimalist score all-pervading within the totality of the show; each note adds subtext or tension to every moment...
THEATERMANIA
THE WOODSMAN USES FOLK MUSIC AND PUPPETRY TO TELL THE TIN MAN'S ENCHANTING TALE
JANUARY 23, 2015
Theater artist James Ortiz and professional violinist Edward W. Hardy talk about their "creatively fulfilling" collaboration for Strangemen & Co.
HUFFINGTON POST
STAGE DOOR: DA, THE WOODSMAN (REVIEW)
The strains of a violin are a perfect backdrop to the eerie atmosphere that envelops Munchkinland, thanks to Edward W. Hardy, the composer/music...
TIMEOUT NEW YORK
THE WOODSMAN TIME OUT SAYS CRITICS PICK
JANUARY 20, 2015
Evocative bunraku puppets, haunting vocal sound effects and a lone violinist (composer Edward W. Hardy) to tell the backstory of Dorothy's cherished tin man...
THE WOODSMAN - THE LAND OF OZ RETURNS TO 59E59 THEATERS (REVIEW)
JANUARY 18, 2015
...wordless interactions set to a violin underscore (beautifully textured folk music composed and performed by Edward W. Hardy)."
POST AND COURIER
COLOUR OF MUSIC FESTIVAL VIRTUOSI PLAY EVERY SEASON, TWICE (REVIEW)
OCTOBER 22, 2014
Edward Wellington Hardy, a student at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, and a student of Daniel Phillips (well known to fans of Spoleto festival's chamber music series), tackled "Summer" with vigor, control and expressiveness
SHOWCASE
DELIGHTFUL COMPOSITIONS
MARCH 31, 2014
Close your eyes, and imagine a stage with a spotlight shining on a lone violin player. All at once, you come to the realization that the sweet singing of the violin is doing more than sending melodic waves to the audience, it is telling a story.
MANHATTAN WITH A TWIST
THE WOODSMAN MESMERIZES ITS AUDIENCE (REVIEW)
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
The violin music reminiscent of pre-civil war folk pulls the audience into the scene, eerily notifying the spectators of the danger that lay moments away.
THEATRE IS EASY | THEASY
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
Edward W. Hardy's playing served as a gorgeous undertone of audible emotions. The themes present in this production are everlasting. A heartbeat tune keeps the characters working and loving and growing.
THE WOODSMAN - L. FRANK BAUM'S TALE OF THE TIN WOODSMAN COMES TO 59E59 THEATERS, PUPPETS IN TOW.
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
The story is told through a combination of movement and music with (a) mood-setting violin accompaniment composed and performed by the talented Edward W. Hardy.
