The Ithaca Community Chorus

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Ithaca, New York

Gerald Wolfe, Director

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NEWS FROM THE ITHACA COMMUNITY CHORUS
Week of February 4, 2008
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychorus.clarityconnect.com)
Send mail to the ICC Board ( IthacaCommunityChorus@clarityconnect.com)

MESSAGE FROM GERALD WOLFE

HOMEWORK FOR 2/13

Review #1, 5, 9, 11. Study #12, 13, 16.

RECORDINGS OF ELIJAH

Several people have asked for a recommendation of recordings. My favorite is the Harmonia Mundi CD by Philippe Herreweghe, but it's in German. I think the best English recording for our purposes is the Chandos CD directed by Richard Hickox. The Shaw (Telarc) and Marriner (Philips) have changed the words. The Daniel (London) is pitched down a half step.

MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT

Top Secret Info From the VP:

Next Tuesday, February 12, is Gerald's Birthday! Last year, we tried to surprise him with a cake, but we were thwarted by a huge snow storm........so, at the New Member Reception next Wednesday night, we will have a surprise cake for Gerald. Leaks of this sensitive top secret information are highly discouraged!!

Hello Choristers!

Well, here we are in an Ithaca February.....gray, gray, gray. However, I have noticed daffodils peaking out of the ground, so there is a reassurance that warmth and sun are on their way.

Just a few reminders:

New Member Reception! "We Love Our New Members" Wednesday February 13th @ 6:15
Whip out those heart shaped muffin pans and cookie cutters that only get used once every few years and make some heart-y snacks! Come and bond with the whole board and mingle with each other and above all, our new members.

New rehearsal schedules, fact sheets, etc. are on the ICC Web site ( http://ithacacommunitychorus.clarityconnect.com).

A heavy blue sweater was left at rehearsal last Wednesday night. Contact me to claim (bellamayophoto@hotmail.com).

Thanks and Be Well,
Steph Meyer
ICC Chorus VP

STILL MISSING 4 BLUE HAYDN SCORES

Although most of you have kindly returned the blue Haydn Scores that we borrowed from Cornell, I'm still missing 4. Even if you think you returned yours, could you take a look at home and see if it is hiding somewhere? If you find it, please bring it to next week's rehearsal and/or email me at <cmf3@cornell.edu> and we can arrange how to get it to me.
Many thanks
Clare Fewtrell
ICC&CS Music Librarian

CHAMBER SINGERS TRY OUTS

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.

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 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