Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers
Weekly Notes
June 18, 2013
Dear ICC Community Member,
Tomorrow’s weather looks great! With apologies for multiple postings, I want to remind you that the Annual Meeting of the “membership” of the Ithaca Community Choruses takes place tomorrow, Wednesday June 19, from 5 to 7 pm in the Small Pavilion at Stewart Park. This is really a picnic and celebration of the great year all four of our choral projects have experienced! We will have our official meeting for about 5 minutes and socialize the rest of the time: come when you can!
Reminders for our picnic:
Please bring a dish and beverage to share.
Please bring your own plate, cup, knife and fork if you can. We will have a few extras only.
Please label your dish with as much detail as you can. If not home made, leave it in the store packaging!
Children are welcome; Stewart Park does not permit dogs.
Questions? Call me at 607 227 9063!
Best,
Susanne
Susanne Morgan
Board Chairperson
Chorus Picnic and Annual Meeting on Wednesday
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Last Saturday’s Garden Tea in Elizabeth Mount’s glorious garden was a huge success, not least because the weather was perfect for visiting gardens and for taking tea and time for conversation in a beautiful and relaxing environment.
A special note: We hope those of you who picked up plants will grow them successfully or will ask Elizabeth for advice — gardeners are always happy to share their plants. However, the pots and other garden ware needed a contribution to the chorus, and we trust you noted that. If you would like guidance on value, please ask Elizabeth at 257-6765 or email a clear description to her at elizamount@yahoo.com. Please mail your contribution to ICC&CS at PO Box 622, Ithaca, NY 14851. Many thanks.
We understand that several people took photos, maybe on your cell phone. Do send your photos to Elizabeth <elizamount@yahoo.com> and/or Diana <dnathani@twcny.rr.com>. We’d love to see them. Thanks.
Special thanks to all who shared in such a beautiful event — our bakers, greeters, those who helped with set-up and clean-up, etc, etc, and to those of you who brought your friends…… We raised almost $1000 for the Chorus, which goes towards our music-making endeavors!
We had fun too! Thank you ~ Elizabeth and Diana
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Newsletter Editor Needed!
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I need to retire as newsletter editor, at least for as long as I remain president, since I just don’t have time for it. The job is a great volunteer position–high visibility, not much work. I have “boilerplate” text written for each week, so the only thing the new editor would have to do is drop in Gerald’s messages and paste in any announcements of local musical events that come from members of the chorus. Please let me know if you can help or I can answer any questions you might have.
Thanks,
Mary
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Artist’s Market July 26th
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Offer to help staff our Ithaca Community Choruses booth at the annual Artist’s Market by the lake! Sponsored by the Community Arts Partnership, the event is a great chance to invite people to join our choruses, or to attend our concerts! Write icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.
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Repertoire for 2013-2014
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Next semester, we will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, September 11, for performance of Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle on Saturday, January 18.
For the Spring Concert, we will perform Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony on Saturday, April 26.
Of the two recordings of the Rossini that Gerald listened to, he prefers the one on Conifer Classics 74321 16191 2, CBSO Chorus conducted by Simon Halsey,
(recorded 1990).
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Dates to Remember
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 5-7 pm, Annual Meeting and Summer Picnic
Friday, July 26, 2013, 2-8 pm, Artist’s Market
Dates for next semester:
Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 pm St. Paul’s Church, ICC&CS registration and first rehearsal
Saturday, November 2, 2013, IGMC Fall Festival Concert
Saturday, December 7, Voices Winter Concert, A Feast of Carols
Saturday, January 18, 2014, ICC&CS Winter Concert, Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Saturday, April 26, 2014 ICC&CS Spring Concert, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
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Community Events
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Gilbert and Sullivan’s Ruddigore June 25 and 26
Cornell Savoyards will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s Ruddigore in Cornell’s Schwartz Center at 7:30 pm on Tuesday June 25 and Wednesday June 26. This delightful operetta includes a witch’s curse, a hidden identity, a gallery of ghosts (including Geoff Royal and Jim Hedlund), and a bevy of professional bridesmaids. There is an evil baronet, a high-born hero in disguise, a virtuous heroine, a faithful servant, a true-blue plain-spoken sailor, and a woman driven mad by love and jealousy. It’s a semi-staged production with costumes, dancing, and props, but minimal scenery. Admission is free but tickets are required, available starting at 6:15 pm the night of each performance. Last year’s Pirates of Penzance sold out both nights, so come early. For an official publicity announcement, see https://www.facebook.com/e
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Newsletter Items?
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If you would like to include a brief item in the ICC&CS e-newsletter, send text ready to copy and paste by Thursday at 11:00 am to Mary Royer (mary@mroyer.com). Notices should be related to the chorus or the local music community.
The ICC & CS newsletters are posted to the ICC & CS web site each week. You can view them at
June 13, 2013
From the Director
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Dear Singer,
Before our performance of Bach’s Passion according to St. John fades too far into memory, I wanted to thank you all for a terrific concert. It’s a big work, and you sang the opening chorus with power, the chorales with beauty, the turba choruses with excitement, and the final chorus with great feeling. On top of that, your German diction was very expressive.
Thanks again for a wonderful semester, and I look forward to making music with you in the fall.
Gerald
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Visit Elizabeth Mount’s Perennial Gardens,
303 East Upland Road, Ithaca, NY,
behind the White Picket Fence
Join us for this fun ICC&CS fundraiser at 303 E Upland Road, 3-5 pm, Saturday, June 15; Tickets: $12. Don’t forget to wear your favorite, all-weather HAT!
Sandwiches, smoked salmon, cakes & international teas will be served.
Walk-ins are welcome, or if you hurry, you can make a reservation: $12/person
Make out your check to Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers (Memo: Garden Tea)
Mail check to Diana Nathanielsz, 203 E Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
to make your reservation
NOTE: this is an All-Weather Event. Luckily, the forecast for Saturday is Good, but even if it weren’t, you would still be enjoying your tea, sandwiches and sweets underneath a huge TENT.
Questions/volunteer:
Diana Nathanielsz,dnathani@twcny.rr.
Elizabeth Mount, elizamount@yahoo.com (
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Summer Sing Started on Monday, June 10!
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But it’s not too late to join! Our highly popular summer signing opportunity again features Katie Howell as director! Open to everyone, Summer Sing is located in the naturally cool Dining Room of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 402 N. Aurora St. The 8-week series includes songs from pop to classical to international, and participants range in age from teens to 80s.
Dates are Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, from June 10 through July 29. Our final evening is a show for our friends and family, including solo performances by members. We understand that most people can’t attend every week!
How to register….
Dues are $30 for the 8 weeks, and include music. Please pre-register to speed the process on Monday! And you can pre-pay safely through Paypal too! Here is the link, on our ICC web page.
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Chorus Picnic and Annual Meeting
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Artist’s Market July 26th
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Offer to help staff our Ithaca Community Choruses booth at the annual Artist’s Market by the lake! Sponsored by the Community Arts Partnership, the event is a great chance to invite people to join our choruses, or to attend our concerts! Write icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.
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Repertoire for 2013-2014
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Next semester, we will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, September 11, for performance of Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle on Saturday, January 18.
For the Spring Concert, we will perform Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony on Saturday, April 26.
Of the two recordings of the Rossini that Gerald listened to, he prefers the one on Conifer Classics 74321 16191 2, CBSO Chorus conducted by Simon Halsey,
(recorded 1990).
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Dates to Remember
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Monday, June 10, 2013, 7-9 pm, first Summer Sing rehearsal
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 3-5 pm, Garden Tea to benefit ICC&CS
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 5-7 pm, Annual Meeting and Summer Picnic
Friday, July 26, 2013, 2-8 pm, Artist’s Market
Dates for next semester:
Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 pm St. Paul’s Church, ICC&CS registration and first rehearsal
Saturday, November 2, 2013, IGMC Fall Festival Concert
Saturday, December 7, Voices Winter Concert, A Feast of Carols
Saturday, January 18, 2014, ICC&CS Winter Concert, Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Saturday, April 26, 2014 ICC&CS Spring Concert, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
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Community Events
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Gilbert and Sullivan’s Ruddigore June 25 and 26
Cornell Savoyards will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s Ruddigore in Cornell’s Schwartz Center at 7:30 pm on Tuesday June 25 and Wednesday June 26. This delightful operetta includes a witch’s curse, a hidden identity, a gallery of ghosts (including Geoff Royal and Jim Hedlund), and a bevy of professional bridesmaids. There is an evil baronet, a high-born hero in disguise, a virtuous heroine, a faithful servant, a true-blue plain-spoken sailor, and a woman driven mad by love and jealousy. It’s a semi-staged production with costumes, dancing, and props, but minimal scenery. Admission is free but tickets are required, available starting at 6:15 pm the night of each performance. Last year’s Pirates of Penzance sold out both nights, so come early. For an official publicity announcement, see https://www.facebook.com/e
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Newsletter Items?
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If you would like to include a brief item in the ICC&CS e-newsletter, send text ready to copy and paste by Thursday at 11:00 am to Mary Royer (mary@mroyer.com). Notices should be related to the chorus or the local music community.
The ICC & CS newsletters are posted to the ICC & CS web site each week. You can view them at
It’s a June-Bloom Garden Tea!
Treat yourself and your friends
Support Our Community Chorus!!
Saturday, June 15 – 3 to 5 pm
(see attached flier)
Visit Elizabeth Mount’s Perennial Gardens,
303 East Upland Road, Ithaca, NY,
behind the White Picket Fence.
All this rain has certainly made the garden grow! Astilbe, cranesbill, baptisia, Little Princess spirea, evening primrose, Kousa dogwoods and so much more. Even during the rain, the foliage glistened, with droplets cupped in every leaf of the Ladies Mantle. For bird lovers, there’s a newly erected 28 room purple martin house way out back. It will touch your sense of whimsey even if the purple martins haven’t moved in yet! Luckily, the forecast for Saturday is Good, but even if it weren’t, you would still be enjoying your tea, sandwiches and sweets underneath a huge TENT. Walk-ins are welcome, with parking on the street (house-side only) or either of the 2 neighboring driveways. Join us for this fun ICC&CS fundraiser at 303 E Upland Road, 3-5 pm, Saturday, June 15; Tickets: $12. Don’t forget to wear your favorite, all-weather HAT!
Reservations: $12/person
Write your check to Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers
(Memo: Garden Tea)
Mail check to Diana Nathanielsz, 203 E Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
to make your reservation
NOTE: this is an All-Weather Event.
Sandwiches, smoked salmon, cakes & international teas will be served in the gardens on a beautiful day, or on the porch in case of sudden rains. Wear your favorite HAT!
May 30, 2013
Make your reservations soon!
Music for the Garden Tea! Marilyn Crooker, our alto section leader, has offered to accompany anyone wishing to sing, play violin, flute, etc, etc. If you have a keyboard to lend, she’d be happy to hear from you. Please contact her with your musical ideas <marilyncrooker@yahoo.com>.
We need MORE HELP making sandwiches, baking small cakes/sweets, setting up/striking sets, or greeting visitors (1/2-hour shifts). We offer recipe suggestions, if needed.
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It’s a June-Bloom Garden Tea!
Treat yourself and your friends
Support Our Community Chorus!!
Saturday, June 15 – 3 to 5 pm
(see attached flier)
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Visit Elizabeth Mount’s Perennial Gardens,
303 East Upland Road, Ithaca, NY,
behind the White Picket Fence.
Reservations: $12/person
Write your check to Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers
(Memo: Garden Tea)
Mail check to Diana Nathanielsz, 203 E Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
to make your reservation
NOTE: this is an All-Weather Event.
Sandwiches, smoked salmon, cakes & international teas will be served in the gardens on a beautiful day, or on the porch in case of sudden rains. Wear your favorite HAT!
Questions/volunteer:
Diana Nathanielsz,dnathani@twcny.rr.com (257-6765)
Elizabeth Mount, elizamount@yahoo.com (257-0928).
May 22, 2013
Director, Gerald Wolfe
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychoruses.org/ )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.org )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.
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Summer Sing Returns in June!
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Our highly popular summer signing opportunity again features Katie Howell as director! Open to everyone, Summer Sing is located in the naturally cool Dining Room of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 402 N. Aurora St. The 8-week series includes songs from pop to classical to international, and participants range in age from teens to 80s.
Dates are Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, from June 10 through July 29. Our final evening is a show for our friends and family, including solo performances by members. We understand that most people can’t attend every week!
How to register….
Dues are $30 for the 8 weeks, and include music. Please pre-register to speed the process on Monday! And you can pre-pay safely through Paypal too! Here is the link, on our ICC web page.
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Chorus Picnic and Annual Meeting
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Visit Elizabeth Mount’s Perennial Gardens,
303 East Upland Road, Ithaca, NY,
behind the White Picket Fence
Reservations: $12/person
Make out your check to Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers (Memo: Garden Tea) & mail to Diana Nathanielsz, 203 E Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
NOTE: this is an All-Weather Event.
Sandwiches, smoked salmon, cakes & international teas will be served in the gardens on a beautiful day, or on the porch in case of sudden rains. Wear your favorite HAT!
Plus, HELP!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR Bakers, Greeters and Strong Backs. And we’d love to have music as well. Please let Diana know what fun numbers you could perform and which jobs you could help us with. Share the Attached Invitation with ALL your Best Friends, and contact us with any questions:
Diana Nathanielsz,dnathani@twcny.rr.
Elizabeth Mount, elizamount@yahoo.com (
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Artist’s Market July 26th
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Offer to help staff our Ithaca Community Choruses booth at the annual Artist’s Market by the lake! Sponsored by the Community Arts Partnership, the event is a great chance to invite people to join our choruses, or to attend our concerts! Write icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.
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Repertoire for 2013-2014
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Next semester, we will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, September 11, for performance of Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle on Saturday, January 18.
For the Spring Concert, we will perform Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony on Saturday, April 26.
Of the two recordings of the Rossini that Gerald listened to, he prefers the one on Conifer Classics 74321 16191 2, CBSO Chorus conducted by Simon Halsey,
(recorded 1990).
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Charles Pearman
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Charles Pearman, husband of our long-time member Carol Skinner, passed away on May 10. Please keep Carol in your thoughts during this sad time. If you wish to send a note, her address is 8241 Searsburg Rd, Trumansburg, NY 14886.
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Left at the Church after the Concert
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Kevin at St. Paul’s kindly e-mailed me to let us know that a dark brown seat cushion and 2′x3′ gray-green rug were left at the church after the concert. Also, two water bottles–one purple, one silver–were left as well. They are at the lost and found at the church. If they are yours, please contact the church at office@stpaulsithaca.org to see when you can pick them up.
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Dates to Remember
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Monday, June 10, 2013, 7-9 pm, first Summer Sing rehearsal
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 3-5 pm, Garden Tea to benefit ICC&CS
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 5-7 pm, Annual Meeting and Summer Picnic
Friday, July 26, 2013, 2-8 pm, Artist’s Market
Dates for next semester:
Wednesday, September 11, 7:00 pm St. Paul’s Church, ICC&CS registration and first rehearsal
Saturday, November 2, 2013, IGMC Fall Festival Concert
Saturday, December 7, Voices Winter Concert, A Feast of Carols
Saturday, January 18, 2014, ICC&CS Winter Concert, Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Saturday, April 26, 2014 ICC&CS Spring Concert, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
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Community Events
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The Savage Club Alumni Reunion Show on June 6th
The Cornell Reunion Show at Cornell Statler Auditorium.
Pre-show JAZZ Band in Statler Foyer starting usually around 7 PM
Show curtain at 8:30.
Tickets at $20 each available at Pastimes Antiques (Adam Perl) at Dewitt Mall, at Pesco’s Barber Shop on Rt. 13 across from Home Depot, and soon online via CC at Savageclubofithaca.com. We hope to have the web site up by next week. We are hoping to hold the show to 2 hours.
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Newsletter Items?
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If you would like to include a brief item in the ICC&CS e-newsletter, send text ready to copy and paste by Thursday at 11:00 am to Mary Royer (mary@mroyer.com). Notices should be related to the chorus or the local music community.
The ICC & CS newsletters are posted to the ICC & CS web site each week. You can view them at
May 17, 2013
Director, Gerald Wolfe
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychoruses.org/ )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.org )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.
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It’s a June-Bloom Garden Tea!
Treat yourself and your friends
Support Our Chorus!!
Saturday, June 15 – 3-5 pm
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Visit Elizabeth’s Perennial Gardens,
303 East Upland Road, Ithaca, NY,
behind the White Picket Fence.
Reservations: $12/person
Make out your check to Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers (Memo: Garden Tea) & mail to Diana Nathanielsz, 203 E Upland Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
NOTE: this is an All-Weather Event.
Sandwiches, smoked salmon, cakes & international teas will be served in the gardens on a beautiful day, or on the porch in case of sudden rains. Wear your favorite HAT!
Plus, HELP!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR Bakers, Greeters and Strong Backs. And we’d love to have music as well. Please let Diana know what fun numbers you could perform and which jobs you could help us with. Share the Attached Invitation with ALL your Best Friends, and contact us with any questions:
Diana Nathanielsz,dnathani@twcny.rr.
Elizabeth Mount, elizamount@yahoo.com (257-0928).
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Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers
P.O. Box 622
Ithaca, NY 14850
May 13, 2013
Director, Gerald Wolfe
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychoruses.org/ )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.org )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.
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From the Director
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Dear Singer,
Jonathan King is organizing a chorus for a performance of Duruflé’s Requiem and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs at Grace Church, Elmira, on Saturday, June 29. I will be the organist, and the program will include Duruflé’s Requiem and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs. He has invited you to participate. Here’s the rehearsal schedule. Please let me know ASAP if you can join us.
Thanks.
Gerald
OWEGO FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE REHEARSALS:
Monday, June 24 6:30-9 PM
Tuesday, June 25 6:30-9 PM
Wednesday, June 26 6:30-9 PM
DRESS (Grace Episcopal): Friday, June 28 7 PM
PERFORMANCE (Grace Episcopal): Saturday, June 29 8 PM downbeat, 7 PM call
Note from Jonathan King:
Will Liverman, our baritone for both the Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Duruflé (biography attached below), will be giving a masterclass to a select number of singers on Thursday, June 27, located at the Owego First Church of the Nazarene, as a thank you to the chorus, as well as to donors who are helping to fund this project. All members of the chorus will be invited to attend this private event.
If any singers might additionally be interested in participating in this masterclass as a soloist, we welcome submissions of any audio or video recording of a recent performance that will serve as audition material. All submissions can be emailed to mr.jonathan.king@gmail.com, or mailed to :
Jonathan King
re: masterclass
1518 Golden Ave
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Submissions will be due by June 3.
WILL LIVERMAN BIOGRAPHY
Will is a world-class voice, and this is a wonderful opportunity for our community. I’m hoping this can really continue to draw numbers in!
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Repertoire for 2013-2014
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Next semester, we will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, September 11, for performance of Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle on Saturday, January 18.
For the Spring Concert, we will perform Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony on Saturday, April 26.
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Chorus Picnic and Annual Meeting
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Concert CDs
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CDs of our St. John’s Passion concert will be available to chorus members for $15. Please order no later than May 17, prepaid to ICC. Joyce Morgenroth will be collecting forms and money in chorus and by mail. See the attached form.
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Note from Marilyn Crooker
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To my dear friends in the Chorus,
This semester began on January 30 and we spent many hours together preparing the wonderful “St. John Passion” that culminated in our amazing performance on Saturday, April 27, but those weeks also began a new journey in my life as I lost my beloved husband after forty-seven and a half years on February 7. From the delivery by Janine of the most beautiful vase full of white roses the day after his death, to the cards and words of comfort from so many of you in the group, to the final moving, and for me heart-wrenching last chorus that filled our souls with sadness, but also hope, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. The love and support you have given me, as well as the joy of music, have been a source of comfort and strength as I faced this difficult time. Whenever I listen to the recording of that coming together of the chorus, the instrumentalists, the soloists and the audience, I will remember how in some of my darkest hours, I found solace in being with you and singing the music that brings us all together across the ages. Mere words cannot express what that has meant to me, but again I simply say: Thank You”.
“Rest well ,rest well, Beloved,sweetly sleeping, That I may cease from further weeping, Rest well. rest well, and let me, too, rest well.” AMEN.
Have a wonderful refreshing and renewing summer, and I’ll see you all again this fall, ready for more wonderful musical experiences.
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Note from Thom Baker
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Dear friends,
It was a great pleasure to perform Bach’s magnificent work with you. Thank you all for your support and commitment to the piece and the performance. The Chorus responded so well as a character in its own right. You should all be very proud of your accomplishment and I hope that you use it as a point by which to measure your musical self-expectations in the future. In such a case, your efforts will continue to provide you with deeply satisfying musical experiences.
Thank you so much for your extraordinary gift. Yesterday, as I was about to go into class and take a music theory test, I found a card-sized envelope that someone had pressed into my hand before our performance. The fond memory of our performance (and the extraordinary Tempranillo/Garnacha blend at the party) occupied my mind as I found your generous gift inside.
It was not my intention for you all to know that I donated my service. My only agenda was to try to provide you with an Evangelist who would give you his all, with whom you could have a musical dialogue. You responded beautifully to me and, more importantly, to your fearless, tireless leader. Gerald Wolfe’s love of the piece was indelibly infused into all of us. He is to be congratulated for his didactic study and teaching of the music and his example of inspiration and commitment on the podium (and for not turning me down).
Many of you have been counted among my friends for years now, and now all of you are my musical friends. May our friendship grow, blossom and be fruitful.
Congratulations on a job well done and thank you again.
Sincerely,
Thom Baker
P.S. Where can I find that wine?
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Water Bottles Found at Church
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The staff at St. Paul’s found 2 water bottles left after our concert. One is purple, and one is silver. Call the church to claim 273-5971.
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Dates to Remember
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 Annual Meeting and Summer Picnic
Dates for next semester:
Wednesday, September 11, St. Paul’s Church, Registration and first rehearsal
Saturday, January 18, 2014, Winter Concert, Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Saturday, April 26, 2014 Spring Concert, Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
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Community Events
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The Savage Club Alumni Reunion Show on June 6th
The Cornell Reunion Show at Cornell Statler Auditorium.
Pre-show JAZZ Band in Statler Foyer starting usually around 7 PM
Show curtain at 8:30.
Tickets at $20 each available at Pastimes Antiques (Adam Perl) at Dewitt Mall, at Pesco’s Barber Shop on Rt. 13 across from Home Depot, and soon online via CC at Savageclubofithaca.com. We hope to have the web site up by next week. We are hoping to hold the show to 2 hours.
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Newsletter Items?
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If you would like to include a brief item in the ICC&CS e-newsletter, send text ready to copy and paste by Thursday at 11:00 am to Mary Royer (mary@mroyer.com). Notices should be related to the chorus or the local music community.
The ICC & CS newsletters are posted to the ICC & CS web site each week. You can view them at
April 29, 2013
Director, Gerald Wolfe
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychoruses.org/ )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.org )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.
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Thanks!
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Thanks to everyone for all your hard work! By all accounts, the concert was a great success.
Thanks also to Annie and Matt Wall for hosting the post concert party and for all the delicious food they provided. The party was a fine finish to a wonderful evening!
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Missing Tote Bag
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Did you inadvertently take a Kankakee Public Library tote bag after the concert, which contained Susanne Morgan’s score and water bottle? It also had her phone! If you have it, would you call her at 277 1511 or write morgan@ithaca.edu?
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Chorus Picnic and Annual Meeting
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Concert CDs
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CDs of our St. John’s Passion concert will be available to chorus members for $15. Please order no later than May 17, prepaid to ICC. Joyce Morgenroth will be collecting forms and money in chorus and by mail. See the attached form.
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Dates to Remember
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm VOICES 10th Anniversary Concert
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Annual Meeting and Summer Picnic
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Community Events
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Verdi Requiem performances in Cortland
Friday, May 3 at 8 pm, and
Sunday, May 5 at 3 pm (pre-concert lecture at 1:30 pm by renowned Verdi scholar David Rosen) 19 Church Street, Cortland Free will donation Tamara Acosta, soprano; Ivy Walz, mezzo soprano; Jonathan Howells, tenor; David Neal, bass baritone. Additional information at The Arts at Grace at 607-753-3073
SCHOLA CANTORUM To Present Concert on Saturday May 4
Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 PM
Grace Episcopal Church
375 W. Church Street, Elmira
Schola Cantorum is a chamber choir of fourteen voices, including Gerald Wolfe, devoted to the performance of early music, defined as European classical music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque eras, prior to the time of J.S. Bach. Their “Peace and Love” concert will feature great choral works on commemorations both public and private – treaties and marriages – featuring DuFay’s Missa Se la face ay pale and Isaac’s Virgo Prudentissima. The concert is free and open to the public. Detailed directions may be obtained from the parish website: www.grace-elmira.org
Aleeza Meir To Present Piano Recital on May 5
Aleeza Meir, former Ithaca Community Chorus accompanist, will present a piano recital of Bach Partitas and Prokofiev in celebration of her new CD, at Ithaca’s St Paul’s Methodist Church, North Aurora Street, on Sunday, May 5 at 3pm. Poster attached.
Here’s the link for tickets: http://
Spring Writes and the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble
The Cayuga Vocal Ensemble, directed by Carl Johengen, will present
“Spring Writes: Poetry and Song” on Sunday, May 12, at 4:00 pm at Ithaca’s First Presbyterian Church
Meet the performers at a Reception to follow. The Ensemble explores the theme of great choral music and great American writers. In addition to glorious music, the program features readings by local poets Jay Leeming and Frank Robinson and the photography of Dede Hatch. Go to www.cayuga-vocal.org for more details.
The Savage Club Alumni Reunion Show on June 6th
The Cornell Reunion Show at Cornell Statler Auditorium.
Pre-show JAZZ Band in Statler Foyer starting usually around 7 PM
Show curtain at 8:30.
Tickets at $20 each available at Pastimes Antiques (Adam Perl) at Dewitt Mall, at Pesco’s Barber Shop on Rt. 13 across from Home Depot, and soon online via CC at Savageclubofithaca.com. We hope to have the web site up by next week. We are hoping to hold the show to 2 hours.
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Newsletter Items?
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If you would like to include a brief item in the ICC&CS e-newsletter, send text ready to copy and paste by Thursday at 11:00 am to Mary Royer (mary@mroyer.com). Notices should be related to the chorus or the local music community.
The ICC & CS newsletters are posted to the ICC & CS web site each week. You can view them at
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Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers
P.O. Box 622
Ithaca, NY 14850
April 26, 2013
Director, Gerald Wolfe
Read the ICC website ( http://ithacacommunitychoruses.org/ )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.org )
Send mail to the ICC Board ( icc@ithacacommunitychoruses.
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Important Note for Altos and Tenors
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Please be at the church at 6:30 on Friday (instead of 6:45). Mike needs to make some seating changes and has asked that your arrive at 6:30.
Sopranos and Basses should be in the sanctuary by 6:45.
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Tickets!
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Please turn in your ticket money and any unsold tickets to Eva Hepelmann by the end of rehearsal on Friday!
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Money Envelopes
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As usual, there will be envelopes on a pew at the back of the sanctuary for “thank you” donations for Gerald and Alan. ALSO, since Thom Baker, our “Evangelist” tenor soloist, is donating his services for the concert, I’ll also put an envelope out for him so we can offer him a monetary “thank you” as well.
Thanks, Mary
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Sitting/Standing with Correction
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Ushers Needed for Concert
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We can still use a few more ushers, so if you know of anyone who might be interested, please let them know! Ushers need to sign up in advance and arrive 1 hour and 5 minutes before the concert. Contact Mike Billing if you or someone you know can help (mikebilling@gmail.com).
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Help Needed with Take Down After Concert
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We will need lots of help to take down and put away the chairs, music stands, etc. after the concert. Please stay around after the concert and help out if you can. Thanks.
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Concert Attire
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Women: long-sleeved, plain, black top with a long, black skirt, mid-calf skirt with black stockings, or full-length dress slacks; black shoes. Please, no black jeans, black sneakers, or thick sweaters.
Men: long-sleeved, plain, black dress shirt or turtleneck; black dress pants; black socks; black shoes. Please, no jackets, ties, black jeans, black sneakers, or sweaters.
Dress Fund: The ICC will reimburse up to $10 worth of correct concert attire purchased at the Salvation Army (or other recognized nonprofit organization) after presentation of a receipt. We will be closely seated in the sanctuary, so please do not wear any scented products. Several chorus members are very sensitive to these products.
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Post-Concert Party!
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Sincere thanks to Annie Wall for once again offering to host the post-concert party.
Please bring a dish-to-pass and/or a beverage (wine, beer, etc). We’ll pass out printed directions to Annie’s house this week.
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Concert CDs
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CDs of our St. John’s Passion concert will be available to chorus members for $15. Please order no later than May 17, prepaid to ICC. Joyce Morgenroth will be collecting forms and money in chorus and by mail. See the attached form.
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Press Release and Poster for the ICC&CS Concert on April 27
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Here is a press release with information about our concert on April 27.
J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion – April 27, 2013
WHAT: J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion
WHO: Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers directed by Gerald Wolfe
WHEN: Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 pm
WHERE: St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Ithaca, NY
TICKETS: $15 in advance at www.ithacacommunitychoruses.
The Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers, under the direction of Gerald Wolfe, will perform J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion with soloists Thom Baker, Geoffrey Royall, Janine Willis, Ivy Walz and Ian Woolford on April 27, 2013, at 7:30 in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 402 N. Aurora St. (the corner of Aurora and Court), Ithaca, NY. Tickets are $20 at the door and $15 in advance at http://www.
Thanks to Elizabeth Mount for the beautiful job she did with the poster (attached). We are also very grateful to Marie Loparco for her donation of the use of her lovely “Angel Flying with Four Birds” for our poster and advertising. Here is some information Marie has provided about her work on her web site at http://www.marieloparco.com/
Inspired by mythology, folk art, and a cross cultural mixture of sacred art, my work reflects the influences of Russian icons, Mexican shrines and altars, Italian renaissance painting, as well as, ancient Greek and Buddhist goddesses. Often using winged figures and birds to symbolize the connection between heaven and earth, as well as, people and nature, these pieces also symbolize the world of spirit as nurturing and protective.
As a mixed media painter, the materials themselves, (these include decorative papers, fabrics, paints, and acrylic mediums) encourage the creative process by inviting me to work using a playful layering process.
I live in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York with my husband, David, a photographer, surrounded by rolling hills and wildlife. I received my MFA from Syracuse University, taught art for many years, and have shown my work in galleries nationally and internationally.
Please spread the word about our concert. Eva Hepelmann will distribute ticket envelopes at rehearsals. Please turn in your money and unsold tickets to her by the end of our Friday dress rehearsal.
Our web page for online ticket sales is up and running, so please let people know that they can buy advance-sale tickets there up until midnight on Friday, April 26. Thanks to Matthew Stedinger for getting this going for us.
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Spring Rehearsal Schedule
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Required “dress” rehearsals (you don’t have to wear concert attire)
Friday, April 26 in the sanctuary at 6:30 pm ALTOS AND TENORS and 6:45 pm everyone else
Concert
Saturday, April 27
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Dates to Remember
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Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 7:30 pm ICC&CS Spring Concert
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm VOICES 10th Anniversary Concert
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Community Events
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SCHOLA CANTORUM To Present Concert on Saturday May 4
Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 PM
Grace Episcopal Church
375 W. Church Street, Elmira
Schola Cantorum is a chamber choir of fourteen voices, including Gerald Wolfe, devoted to the performance of early music, defined as European classical music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque eras, prior to the time of J.S. Bach. Their “Peace and Love” concert will feature great choral works on commemorations both public and private – treaties and marriages – featuring DuFay’s Missa Se la face ay pale and Isaac’s Virgo Prudentissima. The concert is free and open to the public. Detailed directions may be obtained from the parish website: www.grace-elmira.org
Aleeza Meir To Present Piano Recital on May 5
Aleeza Meir, former Ithaca Community Chorus accompanist, will present a piano recital of Bach Partitas and Prokofiev in celebration of her new CD, at Ithaca’s St Paul’s Methodist Church, North Aurora Street, on Sunday, May 5 at 3pm. Poster attached.
Here’s the link for tickets: http://
The Savage Club Alumni Reunion Show on June 6th
The Cornell Reunion Show at Cornell Statler Auditorium.
Pre-show JAZZ Band in Statler Foyer starting usually around 7 PM
Show curtain at 8:30.
Tickets at $20 each available at Pastimes Antiques (Adam Perl) at Dewitt Mall, at Pesco’s Barber Shop on Rt. 13 across from Home Depot, and soon online via CC at Savageclubofithaca.com. We hope to have the web site up by next week. We are hoping to hold the show to 2 hours.
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Newsletter Items?
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If you would like to include a brief item in the ICC&CS e-newsletter, send text ready to copy and paste by Thursday at 11:00 am to Mary Royer (mary@mroyer.com). Notices should be related to the chorus or the local music community.
The ICC & CS newsletters are posted to the ICC & CS web site each week. You can view them at
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Ithaca Community Chorus & Chamber Singers
P.O. Box 622
Ithaca, NY 14850