The Ithaca Community Chorus

and Chamber Singers

Ithaca, New York

Gerald Wolfe, Director

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NEWS FROM THE ITHACA COMMUNITY CHORUS
Week of January 28, 2008
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychorus.clarityconnect.com)
Send mail to the ICC Board ( IthacaCommunityChorus@clarityconnect.com)

MESSAGE FROM GERALD WOLFE

HOMEWORK FOR 2/6: #1, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13.

MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT

Hello All,

Welcome back! If you are new, welcome to ICC! We sounded amazing the other night, and it was only our first rehearsal. Our last concert was hard to beat, performance wise, and I must say that we just may beat it this semester, if we continue at this pace. Elijah is simply exquisite.

Just a few reminders:

February 6th rehearsal is in the Unitarian Annex. The Unitarian Church is on the corner of Buffalo and Aurora. Enter from Buffalo St (not the main entrance!) and go up the stairs. Because the space is so different acoustically, it is very important (as always) to keep talking and whispering to an absolute minimum.

We have two more rehearsals left in the registration grace period. If you have any friends who are interested in joining, bring them along!

February 13, at 6:15, is our New Member Reception. Everyone is invited! The VOICES half of the board has also been invited, so it is a great opportunity to mingle with new members and the whole board of directors. Feel free to bring finger foods. The theme is "We love our new members."

Chamber Singers try-outs will take place after rehearsal on February 13. Try-outs are short and painless. We will be preparing 4 Mendelssohn motets, to be performed in a separate performance from Elijah. The concert will also feature an organ performance by the amazingly talented Gerald Wolfe.

Rehearsal CDs. Jim Myers should be bringing in our rehearsal CD's next week. If you did not raise your hand the other day in rehearsal, and have decided that you would like one, e-mail Jim: scortch44@hotmail.com

Check out the ICC Web site. Rehearsal schedules are available online, along with our fact sheet and information sheet. Visit: ithacacommunitychorus.clarityconnect.com

Diane Schwartz has also created a Google Calendar, which can also be found at our Web site. Add it to your bookmarks, and be one click away from frequent chorus updates. Thanks Diane!

As always, if you have any concerns, feel free to contact me. My email is bellamayophoto@hotmail.com, and my phone is 533-0075.

Be Well, Choristers (and get well if you need to!)
Steph Meyer
ICC VP, Chorus

RETURNING BORROWED HAYDN SCORES

If you have not returned your borrowed score from last semester to Clare Fewtrell, please do, so she won't have to run around town gathering them. E-mail her if there is a problem: cmf3@cornell.edu

FOUND SUNGLASSES

Someone left a pair of sunglasses on Wednesday night. You can claim them from Kim Kline at the sign-in table at next week's rehearsal.

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, February 6 7:00 PM - Rehearsal at the Unitarian Annex
Wednesday, February 13 6:15 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