News for ICC&CS           Friday, February 13, 2026 
 
Director:  Gerald Wolfe
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Different Rehearsal Location Next Week
Due to conflicts with Ash Wednesday observances at St. Paul's, next week's (February 18) rehearsal will be held in the auditorium at Kendal at Ithaca, 2230 North Triphammer Road.  The attached map shows where to park and the  location of the auditorium within the main building.
 
From the Director
HOMEWORK for 2/18:  No. 1, A Song for All Seas, All Ships"
Since we are using several different scores, it is essential that you insert (write in) bar numbers at the beginning of each system.
In the Ludwig Masters edition (and perhaps others) the following bars are split between the top and bottom systems on the page:  m. 248, 368, 371, 374, and 377
For your reference:  
[A] 13, [B] 25, [C] 34, [D] 45, [E] 51, [F] 67, [G] 76, [H] 86, [I] 99, no [J], [K] 109, [L] 121, [M] 139, [N] 148], [O] 159, [P] 171, [Q] 185, [R] 199, [S] 215, [T] 229, [U] 240, [V] 263, [W] 272, [X] 286, [Y] 301, [Z] 313, [Aa] 332, [Bb] 338, [Cc] 355, [Dd] 369, [Ee] 381, [Ff] 387, [Gg] 394, [Hh] 404
 
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Bill says "Many of us have the '124-page version' of Sea Symphony.  Here are page/system measure numbers for [No. 4] 'The Explorers.' "  [attached]
 
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Opus Ithaca (the music school that operates out of St. Paul's) is offering an adult sight-singing class on Thursday evenings.  See the attached flyer for more details.
 
Kate's Corner

I missed seeing you and singing with you at rehearsal this week.

Thanks to Allen for making the announcements, and I echo his invitation to every one of you to help strengthen our chorus by joining the Steering Committee.  My mother used to say, “Many hands make light work,” and we can use your creativity, skills and insight to pilot us forward into our next 50 years!

“When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

I think that singing in a chorus has much the same effect on me.  I may enter rehearsal with my mind jangling with the news of the day or an upset in my personal life, but singing beautiful music invariably makes me feel better -- which is why I hate to miss rehearsal!  See you next week at Kendal.

(Please let someone know if you would like a ride.  You can always reach me via the email address on the website.)


Article:  "How Music Rewires the Aging Mind"
Patricia Haines shares this article from U.S. News and World Report:  "Music, and singing in particular, help reduce stress, boost plasticity, and build community."  
 
 
 
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