The Ithaca Community Chorus

and Chamber Singers

Ithaca, New York

Gerald Wolfe, Director

VOICES Multicultural Chorus

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NEWS FROM THE ITHACA COMMUNITY CHORUS
Week of December 3, 2007
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychorus.clarityconnect.com)
Send mail to the ICC Board ( IthacaCommunityChorus@clarityconnect.com)

MESSAGE FROM GERALD WOLFE

HOMEWORK FOR 12/12:

Handel - My Heart Is Inditing and Zadok the Priest

Haydn - Gloria, m. 192 - end, Credo, Benedictus, Dona nobis pacem

Please work on these at home - this is our last full rehearsal before the brush-up on Jan. 2. If nothing else, please read the text of the Credo, m. 8-83, in rhythm and faster than our tempo.

READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND THE CHORUS CONCERT ?

Ankle-length black skirt -- comfortable polyester, elastic waistband (26-30") contact Diana Nathanielsz <dnathani@twcny.rr.com>.

VOICES MULTICULTURAL CHORUS AND THE LANSING HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS AND CHORALE PRESENT WINTER CONCERT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, AT 7:00 PM

Voices Multicultural Chorus and the Lansing High School Chorus and Chorale present "Festivals of Light" at the Lansing Middle School Auditorium on Saturday, December 15, at 7 pm. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $3.00 for children, students, and seniors, and are available at the Ticket Center at the Clinton House, at Ludgate's Produce, from chorus members, and at the door.

THE LIFE OF MARY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, AT 7 PM

WHAT: Paul Hindemith’s “Das Marienleben” in song and dance
WHEN: Wednesday, December 19 at 7 PM
WHERE: Grace Episcopal Church, 375 West Church at Davis, Elmira, NY

Soprano Judith Kellock, pianist Kirk Severtson, and dancer Risa Fujita will perform Paul Hindemith’s setting of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem “Das Marienleben."

Hindemith’s piece for soprano and piano is a passionate musical portrait of the life of Mary, emphasizing the love, perils, and grief of a mortal woman and mother. The idea to add dance to the musical performance led to a collaboration between two faculty members at Cornell University: soprano Judith Kellock, of the Department of Music, and choreographer Joyce Morgenroth, of the Department of Theatre, Film, and Dance. Kirk Severtson, on the faculty of the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, will be the pianist, and Risa Fujita will dance the role of Mary. Admission is free and all are cordially invited.

LUSCINIA: SELDOM HEARD SONGS OF THE SEASON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2007 AT 8:00 PM
EARLY CHORAL MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca
306 N. Aurora St., (Corner of Buffalo St.)
Ithaca, NY

A program of music for the three seasons of Christmas from the 13th through the 17th centuries; including works by: Lassus, Victoria, Guerrero, Fernandez, Enzina, Palestrina, Sweelinck, and others. Admission is free.

Luscinia is a 5-voice a cappella vocal ensemble specializing in music before 1750. Luscinia members: Liz Peters, Lynn Leopold, Sherry Smart, Jonathan Ivers, and Geof Royall. Contact: Jonathan Ivers, 607 351-4859

HANDEL'S MESSIAH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, AT 8:00 PM

Handel's Messiah at First Presbyterian Church, corner of N Cayuga and Court Streets, on Saturday, December 15 at 8:00 pm, performed by the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble and orchestra under the direction of Lawrence Doebler. (This group was founded by Gerald Wolfe.)
http://www.cayuga-vocal.org/

DATES TO REMEMBER

Saturday Dec 15 - Voices Concert at Lansing High School - Gospel Messiah
Sunday Dec 16 - Chamber Singers sing at Kendal
Saturday, Jan 12, 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