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EDWARD W. HARDY FACTS FOR KIDS
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Edward W. Hardy (born January 12, 1992) is an American composer, music director, violinist and violist. He is known as the composer, co-conceiver, music director, and violinist of the Off-Broadway show The Woodsman and is the owner of The Black Violin.
LIVE MUSIC PROJECT
WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS: OUR SONG, OUR STORY
DECEMBER 24, 2022
The concert brings together two of today's most exciting operatic voices in a diverse and powerful event featuring Jacqueline Echols and Justin Austin, accompanied by Damien Sneed on piano and the Griot String Quartet; Amyr Joyner on violin, Messiah Ahmed on violin, Edward W. Hardy on viola, and Thapelo Masita on cello.
BROADWAY WORLD (DENVER)
PHOTOS: SEE UNC ASIAN MIXED ENSEMBLE AT THE 2022 BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES CONCERT SERIES
DECEMBER 22, 2022
See the beauty of BITR's concert Journey to the East at the UNC Campus Commons: Performance Hall below! This concert featured various works by de Lalande, Debussy, Arensky, and a guest performance of Kreisler's 'Tambourin chinois' by violinist Edward W. Hardy and pianist Hanguang Wang.
BROADWAY WORLD (ROCKLAND/ WESTCHESTER)
MOUNT VERNON'S GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH TO PRESENT ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WITH GRACE TODAY
DECEMBER 18, 2022
This Christmas celebration will feature the Grace Christmas Orchestra, including GBC musicians Edward W. Hardy (violin), Amadi Azikiwe (violin), Rachel Nierenberg (horn), Amy Fraser (bassoon), and Donna Lee Thompson (percussion), the Grace Cathedral Choir, Levites of Grace, and extraordinary guest artists including world-renowned soprano Brandie Sutton.
BROADWAY WORLD (OFF-OFF BROADWAY)
CHRISTMAS WITH GRACE AT GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
DECEMBER 13, 2022
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GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH - CHRISTMAS WITH GRACE
Join Pastor Richardson and the Grace church family this holiday season for its annual Christmas concert, "Christmas with Grace," on Sunday, December 18, 2022. It will be broadcasted live from Grace's sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. on Impact TV Network (check your local listings.)... Grace Christmas Orchestra, including GBC musicians Edward W. Hardy (violin), Amadi Azikiwe (violin), Rachel Nierenberg (horn)...
BROADWAY WORLD (OPERA)
HARLEM'S ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH TO PRESENT G.F. HANDEL'S MESSIAH
DECEMBER 11, 2022
On Sunday, December 11 at 10 AM ET live, in-person & virtual, Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church will present G. F. Handel's Messiah under to baton of maestro Courtney Carey. Performers include Chauncey Packer (tenor), Janinah Burnett (soprano), Lucia Bradford (mezzo-soprano), Phillip Bullock, bass), Courtney Carey (conductor), Nathaniel Gumbs (continuo)... Edward W. Hardy, (violin, first)...
G.F. HANDEL'S MESSIAH AT THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH
DECEMBER 9, 2022
PHOTOS: DAY OF ART (2022) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
DECEMBER 8, 2022
On October 14, 2022, the Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship founding members Edward W. Hardy, Dr. Sarah Off, and Dr. Rand Harmon hosted their first-ever Day of Art, an all-day event that featured Classical to Jazz music, Visual Arts, and Theatrical and Cabaret performances by current students attending the University of Northern Colorado. Day of Art was a student-produced showcase of performances and exhibits from UNCO's College of Performing and Visual Arts.
THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH - G.F. HANDEL'S MESSIAH
Join G. F. Handel’s Messiah at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem... featuring Chauncey Packer (tenor), Janinah Burnett (soprano), Lucia Bradford (mezzo-soprano), Phillip Bullock (bass), Edward W. Hardy (violin, first), Messiah Ahmed (violin, second), Tia Allen (viola), Thapelo Masita (cello), Courtney Carey (conductor), Nathaniel Gumbs (continuo), [and the] Abyssinian Baptist Church Cathedral Choir.
EPISCOPAL COLORADO
CONCERTS & MUSIC
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Capitol Hill Concerts with critically-acclaimed violinist Edward W. Hardy, Saturday, April 29, at 1400 Lafayette St., Denver. For those seeking an intimate concert experience, there’s a hidden gem in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Capitol Hill Concerts was launched in 2018 with a mission to offer high-caliber, musically-diverse, affordable and family-friendly concerts, and support community nonprofits.
OPERA WIRE
DAMIEN SNEED, JUSTIN AUSTIN & JACQUELINE ECHOLS STAR IN OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS CONCERT
DECEMBER 2, 2022
The Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is set to present Damien Sneed‘s concert “Our Song, Our Story.” The program’s curator will provide piano accompaniment for baritone Justin Austin, and soprano Jacqueline Echols. They will be joined by the Griot String Quartet: Dr. Amyr Joyner on violin, Messiah Ahmed on violin, Edward W. Hardy on viola, and Thapelo Masita on cello.
CITY OF GREELEY (RECREATION)
ACTIVE ADULT CENTER NEWS - DECEMBER
DECEMBER 1, 2022
GRASP [Holiday Event] Monday, December 5, 2022, 1:30 pm–3:00 pm. Program will celebrate the holidays with solo violinist Edward Hardy and his program, Music of the Nutcracker. Fee: $5 members, $10 non-members
BROADWAY WORLD (CLASSICAL MUSIC)
PHOTOS: DAMIEN SNEED'S OUR SONG, OUR STORY – THE NEW GENERATION OF BLACK VOICES AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
See photos of Our Song, Our Story, created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed... Amyr Joyner (violin), Messiah Ahmed (violin), Damien Sneed (piano), Amanda Lynn Bottoms (mezzo-soprano), Raven McMillon (soprano), Thapelo Masita (cello), Edward W. Hardy (viola)...
DENVER POST
CAPITOL HILL CONCERTS: EDWARD W. HARDY - CLASSICAL, POP & ORIGINAL WORKS
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Capitol Hill Concerts will present its 2022-2023 Concert Series Finale with a multi-genre concert by composer/ violinist Edward W. Hardy. The program will include the Colorado premiere of Hardy's BORN FREE, a song cycle based on the poetry of Margaret Walker commissioned by Wolf Trap Opera.
BROADWAY WORLD (MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL)
INTERVIEW: RAEHANN BRYCE-DAVIS OF OUR SONG, OUR STORY – THE NEW GENERATION OF BLACK VOICES AT ORDWAY CONCERT HALL
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The concert brings together two of today's most exciting operatic voices in a diverse and powerful event featuring Raven McMillon and Raehann Bryce-Davis, and accompanied by Damien Sneed on piano and the Griot String Quartet; Amyr Joyner on violin, Messiah Ahmed on violin, Edward W. Hardy (The Woodsman) on viola...
INTERVIEW: RAVEN MCMILLON OF OUR SONG, OUR STORY – THE NEW GENERATION OF BLACK VOICES AT ORDWAY CONCERT HALL
Created and directed by composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed, Our Song, Our Story is an evening of music highlighting some of the world's most well-known operatic arias, art songs and spirituals... Edward W. Hardy (The Woodsman) on viola...
VISIT DENVER
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
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. At the age of 25, “Hardy (was) one of the youngest composers to ever be accepted into the Exploring the Metropolis Con Edison Composer Residency and one of the most prominent composer / violinists in New York City” (BroadwayWorld).
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EDWARD W. HARDY - CLASSICAL, POP & ORIGINAL WORKS
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CAPITOL HILL CONCERTS: CLASSICAL, POP AND ORIGINAL WORKS: EDWARD W. HARDY, VIOLIN
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Capitol Hill Concerts will present its 2022-2023 Concert Series Finale with a multi-genre concert by composer/violinist Edward W. Hardy. The program will include the Colorado premiere of Hardy’s BORN FREE, a song cycle based on the poetry of Margaret Walker commissioned by Wolf Trap Opera. A portion of the proceeds from this concert will benefit Colorful Colorado Collaborations. Their mission is bringing together Colorado Black INDIGENOUS and People of Color musicians and local businesses to celebrate collaboration creativity and commerce.
CAPITOL HILL CONCERTS: EDWARD W. HARDY – CLASSICAL, POP, & ORIGINAL WORKS
(Program) Edward W. Hardy — Evolution (pre-concert performance; inspired by the evolution of Black Music) Johann Sebastian Bach — “V. Chaconne” from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 Fritz Kreisler — Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 Eugène Ysaÿe — Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 27, No. 3 "Ballade" Edward W. Hardy — BORN FREE (Colorado premiere)...
THEATERMANIA
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
"Edward W. Hardy, who composed the omnipresent music, plays the violin superbly." – The New York Times A portion of the proceeds from this concert will benefit Colorful Colorado Collaborations. Their mission is bringing together Colorado Black INDIGENOUS and People of Color musicians and local businesses to celebrate collaboration creativity and commerce. For tickets: https://capitolhillconcerts.com/
CARATS & CAKE | BEHIND THE SCENES
THE MAKING OF A UNIQUE ART MUSEUM WEDDING FOR YARENI AND BENJAMIN
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
For the ceremony, Edward W. Hardy played a combination of old classics and modern hits on cello and violin, including songs by The Temptations, Elvis Presley, Sixpence None The Richer, and Beyonce. And after they were declared newlyweds, Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” played in celebration.
BROADWAY WORLD (DENVER SHOWS)
EDWARD W. HARDY - CLASSICAL, POP & ORIGINAL WORKS AT FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY OF DENVER
BROADWAY WORLD
IMG ARTISTS TO PRESENT DAMIEN SNEED'S OUR SONG, OUR STORY 2022-23 TOUR
The concert brings together two of today's most exciting operatic voices in a diverse and powerful event featuring Raehann Bryce-Davis, Amanda Bottoms, and Raven McMillon (Fall 2022) and Jacqueline Echols, Janinah Burnett and Justin Austin (Winter 2023), accompanied by Damien Sneed on piano and the Griot String Quartet; Amyr Joyner on violin, Messiah Ahmed on violin, Edward W. Hardy (The Woodsman) on viola, and Thapelo Masita on cello
CAPITOL HILL CONCERTS
EDWARD W. HARDY | CLASSICAL, POP & ORIGINAL WORKS | SATURDAY APRIL 29, 2023
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES: CONCERT SERIES - THE LOVELAND ORCHESTRA
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Our final concert will present the Loveland Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Louie Silvestri, in a Beethoven program that will also feature the world premiere of “The Flood” - a new orchestral work by Jim Klein and Ian Jamison reflecting on the story of the 1973 flood in the Greeley and Kersey area... Edward W. Hardy, Artistic Advisor & Digital Marketing Director of the Beethoven in the Rockies: Concert Series.
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES: THE LOVELAND ORCHESTRA AT UNC CAMPUS COMMONS (PERFORMANCE HALL)
Beethoven in the Rockies: Concert Series (BITR) will have its season concert finale this Friday, October 28, 2022, featuring The Loveland Orchestra... guest pianist Adam Zukiewicz, and the world premiere of The Flood - a new orchestral work by Jim Klein & Ian Jamison... Edward W. Hardy, Artistic Advisor & Digital Marketing Director of the Beethoven in the Rockies: Concert Series.
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES: CONCERT SERIES
OUR TEAM: BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES: CONCERT SERIES
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Edward W. Hardy, Digital Marketing Director and Artistic Advisor... He is also the founder and artistic director of the Omnipresent Music Festival - BIPOC Musicians Festival, the digital marketing director and artistic advisor of Beethoven in the Rockies: Concert Series, and the senior director of operations and co-founder of the Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship.
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES TO FEATURE THE LOVELAND ORCHESTRA IN ITS SEASON CONCERT FINALE (REVIEW)
After a beautifully engaging concert by the UNC Asian Ensemble and an exquisite and crowd-pleasing performance of "Tambourin Chinois" by Edward W. Hardy (violin) and Hanguang Wang (piano), Beethoven in the Rockies will have its season concert finale this Friday featuring The Loveland Orchestra...
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO, UNC
COLLEGE OF PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS | HIGHLIGHTS
Current doctoral violin student Edward W. Hardy performs at Carnegie Hall | October 22, 2022) | Hardy played new music with the American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with Jeffrey Zeigler, the Attacca Quartet, and Sandbox Percussion.
DAY OF ART (2022) AT AROUND GREELEY
OCTOBER 14, 2022
The Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship, founded by Edward W. Hardy, Dr. Sarah Off and Dr. Rand Harmon, will host an all-day event that features classical to jazz music, visual arts, theatrical, and cabaret performances by current students attending the University of Northern Colorado. DAY OF ART is a student-produced showcase of performances and exhibits from UNCO's College of Performing and Visual Arts.
UNC ASIAN MIXED ENSEMBLE
The fourth concert will take us on a journey to the East, presenting the UNC Asian Mixed Ensemble performing traditional and modern gems of Asian repertoire on original and modern instruments as well as Western masterworks inspired by the rich Asian cultural heritage. This concert will also feature various works by de Lalande, Debussy, Arensky and a guest performance of Kreisler's "Tambourin chinois" by violinist Edward W. Hardy and pianist Hanguang Wang.
UNCO FACULTY AND COMPOSER EDWARD W. HARDY TO PRESENT THE StART SALON AT THE MOXI THEATER
OCTOBER 10, 2022
In the Fall of 2022, with the support of the PVA Dean's Office, UNCO faculty Dr. Sarah Off, Dr. Rand Harmon, and composer Edward W. Hardy brought the vision of the Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship to life. Following the Day of Art and Graduate Salon events, the center is excited to host the 8th annual StART Salon in the Spring of 2023.
NORTHERN COLORADO CENTER FOR ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP: 2022 DAY OF ART
OCTOBER 1, 2022
DAY OF ART is a student-produced showcase of performances and exhibits from UNCO’s College of Performing and Visual Arts. This reimagined experience by UNC students will bring their artistic vision to numerous local spots around Greeley, Colorado... Edward W. Hardy/ Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES: GREELEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
The third concert will feature a traditional Lakota Nation music and dance ensemble, and the Greeley Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Dan Frantz, with glorious music by the Native American Ancestors and classical and modern masters. Edward W. Hardy/ Beethoven in the Rockies: Concert Series.
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StART SALON (2023)
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
On March 23, 2023, the Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship founding members Edward W. Hardy, Dr. Sarah Off and Dr. Rand Harmon will host the 8th annual UNCO StART Salon. See what the University of Northern Colorado students come up with for this annual multi-art event at the Moxi Theater!
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On March 23, 2023, the Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship founding members Edward W. Hardy, Dr. Sarah Off and Dr. Rand Harmon will host the 8th annual UNCO StART Salon. This vibrant exhibit of visual art, music, theatre, and dance is curated and presented annually by students of the College of Performing and Visual Arts for engagement with the community of Greeley, Colorado...
EDWARD W. HARDY AND UNCO FACULTY TO PRESENT GRADUATE SALON AT UNC CAMPUS COMMONS
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
"Me, Dr. Harmon, and the rest of the NOCO Center for Arts Entrepreneurship are so excited to have Mr. Hardy be a part of our team, serving as the Senior Director of Operations and Artist-Entrepreneur in Residence for the center!" - Dr. Sarah Off, University of Northern Colorado Assistant Professor of Violin, co-director at NOCO CfAE
UNC PRESENTS: GRADUATE SALON: EDWARD W. HARDY, VIOLIN
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The University of Northern Colorado, School of Music’s outstanding graduate students including Edward Hardy, violin, are behind this evening of musical creativity, with performances by individual students and student-led chamber groups. Enjoy this free concert that showcases the best UNCO has to offer!
GRADUATE SALON
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022
The University of Northern Colorado, School of Music’s amazing graduate students are behind this evening of musical creativity, with performances by individual students and student led chamber groups. Come and enjoy this family-friendly, free concert that showcases the very best UNCO has to offer! This multi-genre concert is presented by Edward W. Hardy, senior director of operations at the Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship, along with co-directors Dr. Sarah Off and Dr. Rand Harmon.
UNCO FACULTY AND COMPOSER EDWARD W. HARDY TO PRESENT THE DAY OF ART IN NORTHERN COLORADO
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
This event allows students to display their artistic mediums in front of a live audience. NOCO Center for Arts Entrepreneurship directors Dr. Sarah Off, Dr. Rand Harmon, and senior director of operations Edward W. Hardy will partner with five community organizations/businesses that will serve as venues for the DAY OF ART functions...
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES: BOULDER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Our second concert will feature the thrilling Boulder Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Bahman Saless, with the music of the much beloved Mozart. With Adam Zukiewicz, piano; Jubal Fulks, violin; Gal Faganel, cello. Edward W. Hardy/ Beethoven in the Rockies: Concert Series.
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES: CONCERT SERIES - THE BOULDER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Our second concert will feature the thrilling Boulder Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Bahman Saless, with the music of the much beloved Mozart... Edward W. Hardy, Artistic Advisor & Digital Marketing Director of the Beethoven in the Rockies: Concert Series.
AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA OPENS SEASON AT CARNEGIE HALL WITH THE NATURAL ORDER
The Natural Order includes the New York premiere of Mark Adamo's Last Year, a dystopian reflection on Vivaldi's Four Seasons co-commissioned by ACO for cello soloist Jeffrey Zeigler and the American Composers Orchestra, including ACO musicians Miho Saegusa (Aizuri Quartet), Edward W. Hardy (The Woodsman), Monica Ellis and Brandon Patrick George (Imani Winds).
GREELEY TRIBUNE
DAY OF ART (2022)
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
The Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship will present an all-day event that features music, visual arts, theatrical, and cabaret performances by current students attending the University of Northern Colorado. DAY OF ART is a student-produced showcase of performances and exhibits from UNCO's College of Performing and Visual Arts.
UNCO Faculty and Edward W. Hardy present DAY OF ART... This event allows students to display their artistic mediums in front of a live audience. NOCO Center for Arts Entrepreneurship directors Dr. Sarah Off, Dr. Rand Harmon, and senior director of operations Edward W. Hardy will partner with five community organizations/businesses that will serve as venues for the DAY OF ART functions...
UNCO FACULTY AND COMPOSER EDWARD W. HARDY LAUNCH THE NORTHERN COLORADO CENTER FOR ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SEPTEMBER 3, 2022
The Northern Colorado Center for Arts Entrepreneurship, led by co-directors Dr. Sarah Off, Dr. Rand Harmon, and senior director of operations Edward W. Hardy, is located in Crabbe Hall, Rm 203. Throughout the 22-23 season, the NOCO CfAE will host four major community events in Greeley, Colorado. Various events will include visual art, music, theatre, and dance performances curated and presented by students of UNC PVA.
MEET EDWARD W. HARDY
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The NOCO CfAE’s impact expands UNC’s reputation for artistic and academic excellence by realizing a connected NOCO arts community, inspiring new creative questions and explorations, and advancing the careers of students, alumni and community artist-entrepreneurs... Edward W. Hardy, Senior Director of Operations, Artist-Entrepreneur in Residence
NORTHERN COLORADO CENTER FOR ARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 22-23 SEASON
AUGUST 25, 2022
The Natural Order includes the New York premiere of Mark Adamo's Last Year, a dystopian reflection on Vivaldi's Four Seasons performed by Zeigler and the American Composers Orchestra, including ACO musicians Miho Saegusa (Aizuri Quartet), Edward W. Hardy (The Woodsman), Monica Ellis and Brandon Patrick George (Imani Winds).
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES CONCERT SERIES: THE COLORADO PIANO TRIO
AUGUST 19, 2022
The first concert of the 2022 BITR concert series will feature the Colorado Piano Trio performing Beethoven's Piano Trio in B-Flat major, Op. 11, as well as “fiery” tangos from the Argentinian master Astor Piazzolla - “Four Seasons: Tango Suite for piano trio"... Edward W. Hardy, Artistic Advisor & Digital Marketing Director of the Beethoven in the Rockies: Concert Series.
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES CONCERT SERIES - THE UNC ASIAN MIXED ENSEMBLE
AUGUST 15, 2022
This concert will also feature various works by de Lalande, Debussy, Arensky and a guest performance of Kreisler's "Tambourin chinois" by violinist Edward W. Hardy and pianist Hanguang Wang.
BEETHOVEN IN THE ROCKIES: UNC ASIAN MIXED ENSEMBLE
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