News for ICC&CS      Thursday, February 27, 2025 
 
Director:  Gerald Wolfe
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From the Director
Homework for 2/26: 
     Frostiana:  #4 The Telephone; #5 A Girl’s Garden
     Lux Aeterna  II. In Te, Domine, Speravi; III. O Nata Lux

Different Rehearsal Location Next Week
Due to Ash Wednesday activities at St. Paul's, rehearsal on March 5 will be at Kendal at Ithaca, the retirement community at 2230 North Triphammer Road.
Parking is available on both sides of the main building.  Upon entering the campus, turning right at the stop sign brings you around to the North parking lots, while turning left leads to the "South Parking lot," which may have less space available because it is used heavily by residents who drive to dinner in that central building from elsewhere on the campus.  Enter the building from either end and follow the main hallway to the auditorium.  Please do not park on the shoulders of the Ring Road, as clear emergency access must be maintained at all times.

ICC&CS Workshop:  Qigong for Singers

Qigong is a mind-body practice that originated in China. It involves movement and focused-mind breathing, which can improve a person’s overall health and well-being. In this introductory session — organized for singers — you will be guided in gentle movements and breathing patterns that work with the nervous system to create a profound level of relaxation throughout your body. Practicing proper body alignment while gently stretching, and combining this with breath work, can produce amazing results in a short period of time.


Better breath control and increased capacity are just two results common to the practice of Qigong.  Efficient use of energy also increases a person's stamina, resulting in less fatigue on various parts of the body.  If being able to stand through a long rehearsal or a performance concert with fewer body aches sounds good, then what about not gasping or air in the pauses between notes?  Consider Qigong, and enjoy your singing with both your body and your mind humming along, making beautiful music.


When:   Saturday, April 5, 2025 

Time:    10:00 - 11:30 am

Where:  Moy and More Studio in Fall Creek (1201 North Tioga Street)

Cost:     $15.00 per person


Benefit for Ithaca Welcomes Refugees
From Deborah BermanDebbie Benzer and Yvonne Fogarty are organizing a jewelry sale to benefit Ithaca Welcomes Refugees.  All jewelry sold at the sale is gently used and donated by people like you (everyone has jewelry they don’t wear anymore or inherited and never wore!).  

Anyone interested in donating can contact Debbie at (607) 279-7174 (dpbenzer@twcny.rr.com) or Yvonne at (607) 592-2799 to arrange pickup or dropoff.


The sale will take place on April 26, 2025.


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