News for ICC&CS               Saturday, May 10, 2025 
 
Director:  Gerald Wolfe
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From the Director
There is a wonderful 1 hour 13 minute documentary about Morten Lauridsen available from Vimeo for $4.95:

SHINING NIGHT

A PORTRAIT OF COMPOSER

MORTEN LAURIDSEN

a man, an island, and music that moves the world

 
Concert Day Details
Call times (be in the sanctuary choir loft ready to sing):   
 
- Chamber Singers 6:00
- Chorus 6:45
 
Dress:  
 
- plain, solid black (including hose/socks & shoes)
- long (sleeves, pants, skirt)
- no colorful or sparkly accessories/jewelry
- shower/deodorant/teeth-brushing yes, scents no
 
Other tips:
 
- DON'T LOCK YOUR KNEES!  If your feet/legs are getting tired, try unobtrusively lifting first one heel, then the other.  If you start to feel dizzy or light-headed, it's better to sit down than fall down!
 
- remember to hold your music UP so that you can WATCH GERALD over the top of it without having to tilt your face downward to read it
 
- when standing in the choir loft, angle your body slightly toward the center -- try putting your "outside" foot slightly forward -- to give yourself and the people on either side of you a little more space
 
- when processing in/out, carry your music in the hand AWAY from the audience
 
Afterparty!
When:  Following the concert
 
Where:  Gerald's & Joyce's house, 474 Snyder Hill Road, about 2 miles up from Pine Tree Road (a sage green Victorian on the left as you head uphill)
 
Who:  singers, orchestra members, and significant others are welcome
 
Parking:  There are a few spaces along our side of the road between our house and the garage 50 yards towards Ithaca. Or turn onto Whitted Road, which is a little farther out from Ithaca on the other side of our road. It is a dead end road, so safe to park anywhere there. 
 
Food, drink:  Please bring food and/or drink to share. 
 
Newsletter Items?
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