News for ICC&CS Thursday, November 12, 2026
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From the Director
HOMEWORK FOR 11/18: 7. Libera me (m. 179-421), 1. Requiem, 2. Dies irae
David Rosen, renowned Verdi scholar, will give a talk on the Verdi Requiem at the Kendal auditorium on Sunday, January 10, at 1:30 PM. All are invited.
The full choreographed performance of the Verdi Requiem by the Zurich Opera and Zurich Ballet is available for streaming on Marquee TV. You can pay $5 a month for two months, or sign up for a 7-day free trial through Amazon Prime. A DVD is available for $44. (Deborah Berman shares that a friend of hers seems to have found it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0WPtEoFgOE )
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Upcoming Musical Events
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."
Vivaldi's Gloria
Singers invited!
Choir with strings, trumpet, oboe, and organ.
First Congregational Church, 309 Highland Road in Cayuga Heights
Rehearsals: every Thursday 7:30-8:45 pm
Performance: Sunday morning, December 13, during church service
Contact: Bill Cowdery, wwc147@gmail.com
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Concert Prep
Ushers: After Thanksgiving, we will have a sign up sheet for ushers for the January 16th concert. We will need 10-12 ushers. Two of those ushers will be tellers at the ticket table to sell tickets. They must arrive at the church by 6:15 pm on concert night. We will need their name, email, and telephone number. Ushers attend the concert for free.
Concert dress: Long, plain, solid black. Long-sleeved shirt; long pants or skirt; black socks/hose; black shoes. No patterns or other colors, no sparkly/glittery accessories. YES to good personal hygiene, NO to scents. Members can apply to be reimbursed for any items of concert attire purchased from a thrift store.
Poster: Attached (thanks, Allen!). Please feel free to share by email and on social media now -- and again closer to the concert date -- but hold off on hanging paper copies until after Christmas.
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Kate's Corner
I missed singing with all of you at rehearsal this week! I hope it was a great rehearsal, and that you are noticing good progress, individually and collectively, with singing the right notes with the correct dynamics more of the time!
No matter where you currently are in your comfort level with our music, we have good company in our musical pursuits by the name of Albert Einstein who said, “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”
I will be back with you next week, and until then stay warm, dry and healthy!
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Musical Medicine of the Week
Betsy Schermerhorn wrote: “When I am feeling upbeat, I like to listen to 'All That Jazz' or 'Chorus Line' because I like to dance along.”
Jonathan R wrote: “When I am feeling a long way from home, I like to listen to Symphony No. 3 in A Minor (Scottish) by Felix Mendelssohn because it reminds me of sitting in the back seat of my parents’ car -- they used to listen to it a lot.”
Margaret Nichols wrote: “Listening to the Brahms's Requiem always makes me feel moved because my mother and I both sang it, in different choruses and decades.”
Bill Cowdery wrote: “Listening to Abbey Road always makes me feel upbeat because it’s so well thought out.”
Hilary Wong wrote: “When I am feeling tense, I like to listen to the peaceful parts of the Lord of the Rings soundtrack because it soothes me.”
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Newsletter Items?
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Affiliated Choruses of Ithaca
P.O. Box 622
Ithaca, NY 14851
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