Hartt Unites with the Uncertainty of Fate Festival

Join the Hartt School and an international community of artists for the virtual Uncertainty of Fate Festival. Composers from around the world and at home were asked to create works that represented their experience during the “Great Pause” of 2020. Over 40 works for various instrumentation were created, some with dance and other media. The opening concert will feature 20 new miniatures written and performed by Hartt faculty, students, and guest composers.

Curator and organizer of the Uncertainty of Fate Festival, Rita Porfiris, felt the need to unite artists during this unprecedented time. “The pandemic has affected us all. In the beginning, most performing venues shut down and gatherings of people were prohibited. The performing arts were especially devastated,” said Porfiris. “One by one, musicians, dancers, and writers began to find ways to express themselves. Perhaps in our expression is a kind of catharsis, and a way to unite across the barriers that separate us. We hope these expressions- of isolation, loss, rage, and hope, help to honor the experience of all of us during this time,” she continued.

In addition to the opening concert, this Festival includes masterclasses and recorded concerts performed by Hartt faculty, students, and guest artists. The new compositions, with themes of isolation, pandemic, rage, and civil unrest will be interwoven with works by Beethoven, George Walker, Florence Price, Daniel Bernard Roumain, and Clarence Cameron White.

Performances start May 1 and end May 5. For complete details and more information visit The Hartt School Calendar. To experience this festival visit Hartt Livestream.