Connecticut is a state of the United States in the New England region. Music institutions and venues Following the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra is the fourth-oldest orchestra in the country. It gave its first performance in January 1898. The city of Hartford is home to Connecticut Opera (founded in 1942 and closed in 2009), the New Haven Symphony Orchestra (founded in 1934), The Hartford Chorale (founded in 1972) and the Hartford Conservatory, an institution of music education. The Yale Summer School of Music hosts the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, a major music festival devoted to chamber music. There is also a Connecticut Early Music Festival. Norwalk is home to the Norwalk Youth Symphony. Major performance venues in Connecticut include the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, The Ridgefield Playhouse, The El' N' Gee Club in New London, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, The Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport, Xfinity Theatre in Hartford (formerly known as The Meadows), the Palace Theater in Waterbury, the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Toad's Place in New Haven, The Cellar in Hamden (formerly known as The Space), The Ü Party in Downtown New Haven, and the Stamford Center for the Arts. Musicians from Connecticut The Alternate Routes, Bridgeport band signed to Vanguard Records Apathy, rapper A Will Away, Naugatuck alternative rock band signed to Triple Crown Records Barefoot Truth, indie rock band, founded in Mystic Michael Bolton, crooner, has 2 #1 Hot 100 hits, including "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" in 1989. Bronze Radio Return, indie/roots rock, revival rock sextet from Hartford The Carpenters had 3 #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including "(They Long to Be) Close to You" in 1970 Chris Carrabba, lead singer and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional, raised in West Hartford Bob Carter, jazz bassist and arranger, born in New Haven Dick Cary, jazz musician, born in Hartford Cassie, R&B singer Thomas Chapin, composer, saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist, born in Manchester Ed Cherry, jazz guitarist, born in New Haven Clint Conley, bassist/singer for Mission of Burma Rivers Cuomo, lead singer and lead guitarist of Weezer, was raised in Pomfret Center and Storrs Dead by Wednesday, New Haven Heavy Metal, Conbat Records Deep Banana Blackout,