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Ithaca, New York

Gerald Wolfe, Director

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NEWS FROM THE ITHACA COMMUNITY CHORUS
Week of October 29, 2007
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychorus.clarityconnect.com)
Send mail to the ICC Board ( IthacaCommunityChorus@clarityconnect.com)

MESSAGE FROM GERALD WOLFE

HOMEWORK FOR 11/7:

Handel - Anthem II and Anthem IV

Haydn - Gloria and Credo

The attachment now has the complete German Latin pronunciation for Haydn and all the markings for both Handel and Haydn.

CONCERT & CHORAL WORKSHOP BY BY ZEDASHE ENSEMBLE
The Zedashe Ensemble, a folk music and dance troupe from the Republic of Georgia, will give a choral workshop and concert at Cornell University on Saturday, November 3, 2007. (See http://www.northernharmony.pair.com/Zedashe2007/ for information, pictures, and audio files.)

Both events are free and open to the public. The choral workshop will be held in Lincoln Hall, Rm. B20, 5:00-6:00 pm; participants will learn several Georgian songs. The concert will be given in Barnes Hall at 8:00 pm.

If you think you might attend the workshop, please send an e-mail to John Rowehl at jmr7@cornell.edu, with "Zedashe workshop" in the subject line. Or call or text him at 607-592-8820.

INTERFAITH MUSIC CELEBRATION - Sunday, November 4, 3:30 p.m.
Interfaith Music Celebration, Sun., 11/4, 3:30 p.m. Come and enjoy a program presented by area congregations of many faiths at First Presbyterian Church. Through the joy of music this community event will bring us together in unity even as it demonstrates and lifts up our rich diversity. Open to the public; a free will offering will be taken for ACT to distribute to community service projects. The event will be followed by a time of socializing and a light supper. (Also see the announcement in Thursday, Nov. 1 "Ticket" in the Ithaca Journal.)

This is the second annual interfaith music celebration. However, this event has a special relationship to the Ithaca Community Chorus. These celebrations were inspired by the event, "A Musical Response to 911", sponsored by the ICC in November of 2001, which invited choirs from the Ithaca area to come together to help find some meaning in that troubled time.

MUSIC AT GRACE CONCERT BY LUSCINIA - Sunday, November 11, at 4 PM
Grace Episcopal Church, Elmira, NY

Luscinia, a five-voice a cappella ensemble specializing in a cappella music from the 13th-17th centuries, consists of Liz Peters and Sherry Smart, sopranos; Lynn Leopold, alto; Jonathan Ivers, tenor; and Geof Royall, bass. Their program, “Sacred and Secular Songs of Love,” will feature settings of the Song of Solomon by Palestrina, courtly love songs by Dufay, Spanish Renaissance motets, a piece from the Kleine geistliche Konzerte by Schütz, and music by Tallis and Monteverdi.

The public is cordially invited; a free-will offering will be accepted. Detailed directions may be obtained from the parish website: www.grace-elmira.org or by calling the parish office at 607-732-0545.

MESSIAH REHEARSALS
The Cortland Messiah rehearsals have been changed to Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:15, due to some schedule conflicts with members of the chorus. If any ICC members would like to join us, it would be splendid! The dress rehearsal is Saturday, Dec. 1, 2:00-5:00. Performance is with professional orchestra, hot-shot, magnificent soloists, good food and artwork afterward in the reception, and an incredibly enthusiastic audience. Who could ask for more after a 35-minute drive?
David Neal (NealD@cortland.edu)

DATES TO REMEMBER
Saturday, 12 January 2006, 8:00 PM – ICC concert

NEWSLETTER ITEMS?
If you would like to include a brief item in the ICC e-newsletter, send text ready to copy and paste by Friday 11:00 am to Mary Royer (mroyer@twcny.rr.com). Notices should be related to the chorus or the local music community.

Mary Royer
ICC Newsletter Editor
mroyer@twcny.rr.com