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Ithaca, New York

Gerald Wolfe, Director

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NEWS FROM THE ITHACA COMMUNITY CHORUS
Week of January 21, 2008
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychorus.clarityconnect.com)
Send mail to the ICC Board ( IthacaCommunityChorus@clarityconnect.com)

MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT

Hello Everyone!

Are you ready to begin the next season? Personally, I'm quite excited. I've never had the opportunity to sing Elijah, and now it's here! Exciting. There are a number of reminders and notices, so I will try to be concise:

Next week is first rehearsal!
Registration begins as usual at 6:15, Wednesday night. Please, come early, get settled, and perhaps help set up. Feel free to bring a snack for the table if you'd like.

Registration materials are online---and finally typo free. If you mail them out today or tomorrow, they should be in by Wednesday. If you are having any problems or questions about registration, please email me at: bellamayophoto@hotmail.com

The chorus has 23 used copies of Elijah for sale at $4 per copy. They will be available on a first come-first serve basis on Wednesday night. If you have already paid for a new copy, Kim and her helper will give you a $5 refund.

The new member reception is set for February 13! The board simply could not help deciding to give the party a Valentine theme.

Well, i think this is it. I hope so anyway. I feel like I'm missing something, but I have everything on my list. I'll see you soon!

Steph

RETURNING BORROWED HAYDN SCORES

Many thanks to all of you that returned the blue Haydn Nelson Mass vocal scores that we borrowed from Cornell. Unfortunately, not everyone did so. If you are amongst this group, please do not fail to return your score at next Wednesday's ICC rehearsal (30th January). I plan to return them to Cornell a day or two after that, so must have them by then. It would also be helpful if you could email me at <IthacaCommunityChorus@clarityconnect.com>, so that I know your intentions.

Many thanks
Clare Fewtrell
ICC&CS Music Librarian

NOTE ABOUT THE CONCERT CD'S

Due to computer malfunction there are two small problems with the recording of our concert:

1) There are 3 spots in movements II and III of My Heart Is Inditing where the recording had to be patched, missing very short segments

2) The first minute of the Chamber Singers' O Magnum Mysterium is missing

Repairs have been made the best they can. If anyone has sent me an order and wants to cancel it, please let me know (jdm9@cornell.edu).

Others who are interested in ordering tapes, please do so by Monday, Jan. 28 or at least contact me to tell me of your intention.

Thanks!

Joyce Morgenroth
jdm9@cornell.edu

OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS

ORGAN CONCERT - GERALD WOLFE

On Sunday, February 10, at 4 PM very locally famous organist Gerald Wolfe will present a recital at Grace Episcopal Church, 375 West Church at Davis, Elmira, as part of the Music at Grace concert series. The Grace Church organ, renovated in 1991 by the Rev. A. R. Strauss of Ithaca, has 5 divisions, 48 independent stops, 67 ranks, and 4007 pipes, making it one of the largest in the state.

The public is 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.

PROGRAM

Suite from L’Oeuvre D’Orgue - Louis Marchand (1669-1732)

a. Plein jeu b. Basse de trompette c. Tierce en taille d. Recit. e. Dialogue

Three Preludes on the Chorale Herzlich tut mich verlangen

Setting one: Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Settings two and three: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 538 (Dorian) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

A Meditation on Brother James’s Air - Harold Darke (1888-1976)

Chorale No. 3 in A Minor - César Franck (1822-1890)

La Nativité du Seigneur - Olivier Messiaen (1905-1992)

VII. Jésus accepte la souffrance (Jesus accepts suffering)

VIII. Dieu parmi nous (God among us)

Gerald Wolfe is well known locally for his performing and conducting work in the Elmira/Ithaca area. Serving at Grace Episcopal Church as parish musician since 1995, Gerald is organist and choir director, conducting the Grace Church Choristers (adults) and the St. Nicholas Youth Choir. For 23 years he was organist and choir director at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Ithaca. He was founder and director of the Gerald Wolfe Singers, now the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble. He has given numerous recitals in the central New York area and elsewhere. Gerald is a graduate of Princeton University, where he studied organ with Dr. Carl Weinrich.

"The Mystery and Magic of Love"
A Valentine Cabaret with Margaret Wakeley and Friends

~ Come enjoy our own Margaret Wakeley (alto section) in Cabaret ~

Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA)
Third Floor performance space
330 East State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
8:00 pm Saturday, February 9, 2008
~ Special desserts and Selected Beverages ~
Tickets $35 in advance, $45 at the door

TICKETS: Call or visit the CSMA office during office hours: 607-272-1474

DATES TO REMEMBER

Wednesday, January 30 6:15 PM - registration for Spring semester
Wednesday, February 13 6:30 PM - ICC New Member Reception
Saturday, May 3 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