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Harry Potter Septet

Seven movements, seven voices, inspired by the seven-book Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. For Soprano, Alto, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano.

Stay tuned for recordings and future performances.



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Past Performances

Friday, December 5, 2008
4:00pm–6:00pm
Free

Stony Brook University
Tabler Arts Center

Composer/Conductor: Vi Hart

Performers: Claire Fowler, Veronica Gonzalez, Darla Gutierrez, David Kim, Jenny LaBonte, Maura O'loughlin, Shih-Han Pan

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Press Coverage

Nov. 2008 Researcher of the Month: Vi Hart
Interview by URECA, Stony Brook University.

“I'm a composer and I've been composing for as long as I can remember. I got inspired last year by none other than the Harry Potter series. The project started off as a cute idea and then I just ran with it. It took about 14 months. But I completed a septet—originally 2 hours of music, which I've cut down to one and one-half hours.”

“I think there's definitely a connection [between music and mathematics]. Maybe I'm biased because those are the two things I know how to do, so they're the only things I know how to see connections between. They're similar in that sense of discovery, having things fit together. When I'm composing a piece, I often feel that I know what has to come next and what makes sense. Certain notes work and other notes don't work. If you can figure it all out and put it together, you end up with a beautiful piece. Mathematics is often the same way where you're on this trip of discovery. Certain things work, certain things don't. And when you're done, you have something beautiful, elegant.”

Dec. 5, 2008 Newsday, Entertainment/Theater section

Vi Hart, a Stony Brook University senior music major, has been wild about Harry since she was about the same age as the adolescent wizard in J.K. Rowling's first novel, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Hart will conduct the premiere of the "Harry Potter Septet" she composed for string quartet, violin, piano and two female voices. It's based on all seven Rowling books in the series.

Nov. 2008 Harry Potter Septet, composed by URECA honoree, to premier Dec. 5
Homepage Feature, Stony Brook University.
Nov. 2008 Harry Potter Septet To Premier December 5
Stony Brook Admissions Blog.


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