Ithaca Community Orchestra

Sunday, May 9th
4:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Methodist Church
On the corner of Court and Aurora, Ithaca, NY

Made possible with grant support from the Community Arts Partnership

Featuring

Blaise Bryski, piano
Judith Kellock, soprano

The Ithaca Community Chorus

Jay Leeming ~ Tompkins County Poet Laureate
Amy Li ~ Ithaca High School Poetry Competition Winner

and

Two new compositions by local composers
Tom Schneller and Zachary Wadsworth

PROGRAM:
Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, op.30 no.1 and op.19 no.3
Orchestrated by Cayenna Ponchione and Dorian Bandy

Schneller: Afterlife
Judith Kellock, soprano; text by Jay Leeming

Wadsworth: Green Knolls
Judith Kellock, soprano; text by Amy Li

Beethoven: Choral Fantasy
Blaise Bryski, piano; Ithaca Community Chorus

Refreshments served after the concert for all to enjoy!

Cayenna Ponchione, music director

Diana Geiger, assistant conductor

The concert is free, although donations at the door are always appreciated.

The Ithaca Community Orchestra was founded in 2000 by composer and conductor John Webber and in 2005 Cayenna Ponchione was engaged as the new music director. The ICO presents concerts for the general public, plays at community events, and is dedicated to performing at local residential institutions such as nursing homes. The orchestra gives avocational string players the opportunity to be part of a large ensemble and gives avocational wind players an opportunity to play the orchestral literature. more...

The ICO meets every Wednesday during the school year from 7:00-9:30 p.m. at the Lakeside retirement center on Route 96 near the Cayuga Medical Center. All instrumentalist are encouraged to enquire as we have openings in winds, brass, strings and percussion. For more information email cayenna@cayennaponchione.com.