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Conductor Gerald Wolfe joins us to talk about the two rarely-performed choral masterpieces that will be on the program of the next Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers concert on May 12th at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
Maestro Cornelia Laemmli Orth of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra joins us to talk about the performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ with the Ithaca College Choir. Also on the program is the Sinfonia No.5 of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and the Flute Concerto in D, “The Goldfinch” by Antonio Vivaldi.
Photo credit: Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
The VOICES Multicultural Chorus performs ‘Great Expectations: Songs of Hope’ on Saturday, May 5 at 4pm in Ithaca’s First Baptist Church. Music Director Lorrene Adams joins us to talk about the great range of sources and languages for this inspirational concert.
Photo credit: Affiliated Choruses of Ithaca
Violinist Chris McKhool joins us to talk about his band, the Sultans of String, who will be performing at the Hangar Theatre on May 11. The band members come from many musical traditions and present a wide range of styles in their concerts. For this concert, they welcome sitarist Anwar Khurshid.
Photo credit: Sultans of String
Women’s Works presents ‘Building Bridges’
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Music Director Cornelia Laemmli Orth joins us by phone to talk about this weekend’s concert featuring music by Stravinsky, Bartok, Bottesini, and also by their soloist, bassist Edgar Meyer.
Ithaca, NY (WSKG) – With around 700 people in attendance, Tracy Mitrano was the winner of a Democratic straw poll on Monday at the State Theater in Ithaca. Six of the seven candidates vying for the seat held by Republican Tom Reed took part.
‘Winterdance’ is back as the Ithaca Ballet performs at the Hangar Theatre
Opera Ithaca presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ in two performances.
