Ithaca College

The School of Music today announced the full line-up of events for next week's performances and presentations by WeBe3--the vocal trio widely known as Bobby McFerrin's "voicestra."

Offering a variety of free, public workshops, presentations for students, and performances for all, WeBe3 will be on campus Monday, Feb. 25 through Wednesday, Feb. 27, bringing with them a brand of unparalleled vocal and rhythmic improvisation known the world over.

WeBe3 Programming Includes:

Monday, February 25

• 9 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | 4308-Vocal Pedagogy Class
• Noon - 1 p.m. | Friends Green Room | “Music and Healing” with Rhiannon – all welcome! 
• 3 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. | 3304-Increasing Creativity and Spontaneous Music Making in the Vocal Rehearsal/Lesson – guest observers invited!
• 7:00 p.m. | Ford Hall | “Teaching Teachers to Teach Improvisation” – open to public!

 
Tuesday, February 26

• 9:50 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | 3102-Chorus: Circle of Singing
• 10:50 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. | 3104-Women’s Chorale: The Mystery and Method of Improvisation
• Noon -1 p.m. | Friends Green Room Informal time with faculty to discuss the teaching of improvisation
• 3:05 p.m. - 4:55 p.m. | 3104-Opera Workshop class – guest observers welcome!
• 7:00 p.m. | Ford Hall | Participatory Improvisation Workshop – open to public!

Wednesday, February 27

• 10 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Ford Hall | School of Music Convocation
• 8:15 p.m. | Public Concert | (tickets for the general public can be purchased at ithacaevents.com)

About Convocation:
School of Music Convocations are designed to bring together all music majors at Ithaca College. This year's Convocation will explore the theme "New Ways of Looking at Music," with guest artists WeBe3 leading the discussion. Attendance is required of all Music majors. Students must pick up their recital attendance cards in the music office before the convocation, as the card will require one punch for these events. If students have a course scheduled outside of the School of Music at this time, they should turn in a copy of their schedules with their recital cards to be excused from these events. An additional write-up on convocation can be found here.

About WeBe3:
Rhiannon, Joey Blake and David Worm have a long musical history together. They are original and continuing members of Bobby McFerrin's Voicestra since 1986, touring with Bobby internationally. They are all co-founders of the innovative vocal ensemble SoVoSo', vocal/instrumental ensemble Bowl Full of Sound and their newest project, WeBe3. | webe3music.com

Rhiannon is a performer, master teacher, composer and recording artist with five albums on her own RhiannonMusic label. She continues to perform and teach internationally, has a year long intensive “ALL THE WAY IN” bringing singers to her unique approach to vocal improvisation and is releasing her book on improvisation in spring of 2013, VOCAL RIVER. | www.rhiannonmusic.com

Joey Blake is a gifted performer, recording artist, producer and recording engineer. He teaches vocal improvisation and ensemble development at Berklee College of Music in Boston where he also produces emerging artists nationally. | joeyblake.com/

David Worm performs and records with his band Glass House as well as with SoVoSo', Left Hook and The Miribai Ensemble. He also composes for Bay Area dance companies, including Robert Moses' Kin, Stanford Lively Arts, Project Bandaloop and Axis Dance as well as scoring for film. | glasshousemusic.org

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact the School of Music at 607-274-3717. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.