News for ICC&CS Thursday, October 29, 2026
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From the Director
HOMEWORK FOR 11/4: 1. Requiem, 2. Dies irae
On Sunday, Nov. 8, at 7 PM, at Kendal, there will be a showing of the Verdi Requiem, choreographed by Christian Spuck and performed by the Zurich Opera and Zurich Ballet, December, 2016. All are welcome.
I can’t recommend this performance highly enough.
Gerald
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Upcoming Musical Events
Halloween Pipe Organ Spooktacular
Friday, October 30 7pm-8pm
First Presbyterian Church, 315 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca
- Bach's Toccata & Fugue in DM
- A Piece with No Hands
- Other spooky & fun selections
See attached poster.
Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers Concert
The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers (DCJS) will present a special program of gratefulness to usher in the season of Thanksgiving:
Sunday, November 1 at 4pm
Ithaca College's Ford Hall, November 1, 2026, at 4:00pm.
Please consider making a donation to help keep concerts free and open to all.
Organ festival
Tenth anniversary festival of the Juget-Sinclair French romantic organ at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Avenue, Ithaca:
- Sunday, November 8 at 4pm: Nathan Laube, organ - Renowned international recitalist and teacher at the Eastman School of Music.
- Wednesday, November 11 at 7pm: Daniel Roth, organ - Longtime organist at St. Sulpice in Paris. Music of Sweelinck, Bach, Franck, Vierne, Dupré, Roth, Widor (and more) plus an improvisation.
NYS Baroque: Sweet Harmony
Friday, November 13 (Syracuse) & Saturday, November 14 (Ithaca)
"This treasury style concert of baroque music from Europe and the United States will feature gorgeous voices in duets, also with violins, harpsichord, lute, and cello. There will be music by Claudio Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi, Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and more, including Americans Supply Belcher and John Antes, and some fiddle tunes!
There’s an informal and informative pre-concert talk at 6:45, and a post-concert reception to meet the artists. Whether you already love baroque music, or this is something new to you, this concert will appeal with its tunes, virtuosity, and playful spirit."
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Kate's Corner
I’m blaming Verdi for the poor quality of my sleep last night. I was so pumped after rehearsal with the gorgeous fugues in the Sanctus and Libera Me movements reverberating in my mind that it was hard to fall asleep! Then, every time I woke up, the music was there, stirring me up again.
We have reached the halfway point in our semester: 8 rehearsals behind us and 7 to go before our dress rehearsals. The months of November and December always go fast since the holidays cause us to lose rehearsal time. Now is the time to revisit difficult, fast-moving passages and unexpected note intervals so that they become second nature. By the time January comes, we would like to be putting on finishing touches and not struggling with notes and rhythm.
I can think of no more perfect song than that of the wind blowing through crisp fall leaves.
Happy Halloween!
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How You Can Help Your Chorus
- - Join the ICC Steering Committee. Meets every 4-6 weeks from Aug-May. 1.5 hour meetings. Next meeting will be in mid- Nov.
- - Help plan a reception to take place after our January concert
- - Serve on the ACI Board. 1.5 hour commitment every 3 months. Next meeting is in December. Contact Vivian Goldsmith at treasurer@ACIthaca.org if interested or for more information.
- - ACI Secretary needed. 3 hour commitment every three months. Review the Zoom meeting notes, perhaps reformat them, and send them to Board members. Contact Vivian Goldsmith at treasurer@ACIthaca.org if interested or for more information.
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Musical Medicine of the Week
Jane Roth wrote: “When I am feeling blue, I like to listen to ‘Up On the Watershed’ by the Indigo Girls because it reminds me that all lives have trials.”
Catherine Gale wrote: “When I am feeling overwhelmed, I like to play Bach on the piano, especially his Inventions.”
Al Samplaski wrote: “When I am feeling annoyed, I like to listen to Bach or Mozart because the math is calming.”
Bronwyn B wrote: “When I am feeling down, I like to listen to ‘Grazing in the Grass’ by Hugh Masekela because it boosts my mood.”
Anne Jiang wrote: “When I am feeling sad, lonely or unconfident, I like to listen to ‘Not Strong Enough’ by boygenius because it reminds me that I am not alone in how I feel and that it will pass.”
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Affiliated Choruses of Ithaca
P.O. Box 622
Ithaca, NY 14851
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