Too varied to be briefly summarized---read on!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Organ Faculty and Studio Recital
7:00pm | Ford Hall
The French Romantic Organ Music by Vierne, Langlais, Messiaen, Widor, Boellmann. Jean Radice, Mark A. Radice, Christopher Davenport, Kelton Burnside, Emily Mazzarese, organists
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Guest Recital: Darren Stokes, bass-baritone
7:30pm | Ford Hall
A Black History Month Event, with the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers. Music from oratorio, opera, musical theater, and spirituals.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Wind Ensemble
8:15pm | Ford Hall
Christopher Hughes, conductor. “Songs and Dances” Dukas: Fanfare | Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium | Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Jesters | Bach: Come, Sweet Death | Stravinsky: Circus Polka for a Young Elephant | Mozart: Serenade “Gran Partita” | Gliere: Russian Sailor’s Dance | Ticheli: Shenandoah | Gorb: Yiddish Dances
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Student Showcase Recital
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Black History Month Concert
8:15pm | Ford Hall
Featuring Ghanaian Drummer Alhassan Iddrisu, the Worlds of Music Class, African Drumming and Dance Ensemble, and the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Composition Premieres III
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Piano Studio Recital: Students of Charis Dimaras
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Guest Recital: Daniel Gilbert, clarinet
8:15pm | Ford Hall
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
Percussion Ensembles
8:15pm | Ford Hall
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
Brass Choir and Trombone Troupe
7:00pm | Ford Hall
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
Mary Hayes North Recital Competition for Senior Piano Majors
2:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Faculty Recital: Percussionist Conrad Alexander and Friends
7:00pm | Ford Hall
SATURDAY, MARCH 4
Jazz Ensemble
8:15pm | Ford Hall
Ithaca Community Collaborative Jazz Concert with guest ensembles the Cornell University Jazz Band, Paul Merrill director and the Ithaca High School Jazz Ensemble, Mike Treat director
SUNDAY, MARCH 5
Symphony Orchestra Concerto Concert
4:00pm | Ford Hall
Winners of the Concerto Competition perform, with Finlandia by Sibelius to open, and Rachmaninoff’s “Isle of the Dead” to close. Michael Hall, conductor. Concertos include: Malecki: Concerto for Vibraphone, Marimba, and Orchestra, performed by EASTHAMA (Lindsey Eastham and Hiromu Nagahama, marimba) | Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 (I & II) performed by David Fenwick | Prokofiev: Piano Concerto in C major (I), performed by Junwen Liang
MONDAY, MARCH 6
String Chamber Music
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
Chorus and Madrigal Singers
8:15pm | Ford Hall
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Erik Kibelsbeck at ekibelsbeck@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3717. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
