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Laurence Juber, Two-time Grammy Winning Lead Guitarist for Paul McCartney's WINGS, in Concert at CSMA on April 14, 2007

Renowned acoustic guitarist Laurence Juber will make his first concert appearance in Ithaca, NY on Saturday, April 14 at 8:00 pm. Juber, two-time Grammy winner, and lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's band, Wings, makes his visit at the invitation of The Guitar League. The concert will be held in the Third Floor Performance Space of the Community School of Music and Arts in Ithaca.

As a young working musician in London, England in the 1970s, Laurence Juber got an extraordinary, life-changing break when Paul McCartney hand-picked him to become the lead guitarist of the band Wings. Juber spent three years recording and touring with the band and won a Best Rock Instrumental Grammy Award for the track "Rockestra" from the Wings album Back to the Egg. After Wings disbanded in 1981, Juber embarked on a career as a solo artist, composer and arranger, and soon developed a reputation as a world-class guitar virtuoso, being voted #1 by Fingerstyle Guitar magazine. He has released 11 critically acclaimed solo albums, including LJ Plays the Beatles and Guitarist. His new release, One Wing, is a collection of solo guitar arrangements drawn from the Paul McCartney and Wings repertoire. As a studio and touring musician he has worked with such artists as George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul Williams and Al Stewart. His guitar playing is featured on films such as "Dirty Dancing", "Pocahonatas", "Good Will Hunting" and many TV shows including "Home Improvement" and "Seventh Heaven". His solo guitar arrangement of "The Pink Panther Theme" is featured on the GRAMMY®-winning collection Henry Mancini-Pink Guitar.

This is the second of three concerts to be offered by The Guitar League in Ithaca. The Guitar League is a local organization of recreational and professional guitar players who meet on the first Monday of the month at Syracuse Center 4 Arts. Meetings include a main presentation and then breakout sessions for Rookies, Minors and Majors.

Tickets to the concert are available at TIX.COM and at McNeil Music, Guitar Works, Small World Music, and Finger Lakes Guitar Repair. Tickets are $20 in advance, $24 at the door, and $7 for students. Children under 12 are free if accompanied by an adult. For more information about the concert or regular meetings of The Guitar League, visit www.guitarleague.com.

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Also guitar workshop on Wednesday http://www.guitarworks.com/

In addition to Laurence Juber's Saturday performance, he's giving a free guitar workshop tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 7 pm at Ithaca Guitar Works. It's more of a demo/lecture that a one-on-one.

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Finger Lakes Women's Chorale sings "With a Little Help from our Friends"

The Finger Lakes Women’s Chorale, under the direction of Music Director Doreen Kelly Alsen, will present a concert entitled “With a Little Help From Our Friends” on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 4:00 P.M. at the Community School of Music and Arts, 330 E. State Street in downtown Ithaca. The concert includes selections by Copland, Lauridsen, Hildegard and Gibbons as well as new music by young composers.

“We’re very excited about this concert,” says Music Director Alsen. “The word ‘friends’ has several different meanings. Most of these pieces are ones we’ve performed before and loved, so we’re eager to be performing them again. The new music we’re performing was written by friends whose work we know and love and we’re thrilled to present their songs.” Among these pieces are “I Will Arise” by Ithaca College grad Domenick DiOrio, A Birthday by Allegra Martin and the group’s signature song, “How Can I Keep From Singing?”, arranged by another IC grad, Jessica Holl.

The Finger Lakes Women’s Chorale is accompanied by Christopher Morgan Loy.

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $8 general, $6 students/seniors. Family rate available for just $15. For more information, call 607-272-1474 or email info@csma-ithaca.org.

The Finger Lakes Women’s Chorale is an affiliate of the Community School of Music and Arts.

The Finger Lakes Women’s Chorale, under the direction of Music Director Doreen Kelly Alsen, will present a concert entitled “With a Little Help From Our Friends” on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 4:00 P.M. at the Community School of Music and Arts, 330 E. State Street in downtown Ithaca. The concert includes selections by Copland, Lauridsen, Hildegard and Gibbons as well as new music by young composers. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $7 general, $5 students/seniors. Family rate available for just $15.
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Nuestras Voces: Spring Concert for the Ithaca Children’s Choir



On Tuesday, May 15 at 7:30 pm, the Ithaca Children’s Choir will present “Nuestras Voces”, a concert of multicultural music that celebrates the power of words. The program will be held in Ford Hall of the James Whalen Center, Ithaca College. The Ithaca Children’s Choir, a program of the Community School of Music and Arts, is a nationally renowned chorus that achieves a high level of musical excellence. Under the direction of Janet Galvan, ICC has pioneered the performance of choral music from diverse cultures.

The concert features “Nuestras Voces” by Matthew McClure, an eleven year old composer from Geneseo. McClure’s father, Glenn McClure, is an accomplished composer who helped Matthew complete the work for chorus and steel drums. The song asks “How will you use your voice? Will you use it to hurt or to heal?” Choir Director Janet Galvan says, “This song has a great message for young people, that they have choices over what they say and that they can make the decision to help or hurt with their words.”

For one young singer in the Choir, “Nuestras Voces” has special meaning. Fanny Lora, a high school exchange student from the Dominican Republic, overcame her homesickness through the power of song and the companionship of the Choir. She especially enjoys singing in her native language.

In addition to artistic director Janet Galvan, the choir’s sections will be lead by Lisa Winans, Jennifer Haywood, Verna Brummett, and Sean Conor Anderson. Auditions for 2007-2008 school year will take place in August. Young singers at all levels are welcome to join.

“Nuestras Voces” takes place on Tuesday, May 15 at 7:30 pm in Ford Hall of the James Whalen Center, Ithaca College. Tickets for the concert are $5, $15 for a family, and will be available at the door. For more information, call CSMA at 272-1474.


CALENDAR LISTING and PSA

On Tuesday, May 15 at 7:30 pm, the Ithaca Children’s Choir will present “Nuestras Voces”, a concert of multicultural music that celebrates the power of words. The program will be held in Ford Hall of the James Whalen Center, Ithaca College. The Ithaca Children’s Choir is a nationally renowned chorus that achieves a high level of musical excellence. Tickets for the concert are $5, $15 for a family, and will be available at the door. For more information, call 272-1474.

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Enroll Now for Fall 2007 Classes at CSMA



Just click here to àBrowse and Register for classes on-line!



New Offerings at the Community School in

Art, Dance, Writing, and Interdisciplinary Explorations



Toddler Storytime Art, for ages 2 to 3 with parent.

Each week, a new storybook will inspire explorations with various materials. Parent attendance is required. Dress for mess!

Thursdays from 11:00 am-12:00 pm.



Multicultural Arts & Maths for ages 10 and older.

Through games, crafts, puzzles, stories, and art projects we’ll explore geometry, probability, strategy, patterns, and more and see where “art” and “math” meet.

Thursdays from12:30 -2:30 pm.



Scratchboard Drawing for ages 14 to adult.

Create bold or delicate images with this inexpensive, highly effective medium!

Wednesdays from 7:00-9:00 pm.



Color in Painting for ages 15 to adult.

Paint with oils, working tonally with attention to lights and darks and sources of light.

Mondays from 9:30 am-12:30 am.



Hip-Hop for Kids for ages 9 to 11.

Hip-Hop for young dancers by way of street jazz and jazz funk. New steps added every week.

Thursdays from 4:00-5:00 pm



Beginning Ballroom: 3 Favorite Dances in 3 Short Courses for ages 16 to adult.

Foxtrot Fundamentals; The Graceful and Romantic Waltz; Rumba, El Baile de Amor – learn basic steps, essentials of good leading and following, and graceful movement in a relaxed and upbeat environment. Registering with a partner is recommended.

Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00 pm - 3rd Floor



West Coast Swing 1 for ages 15 to adult.

Learn the sophisticated West Coast Swing and dance to blues, pop, R&B, and hip-hop music. No partner necessary to register.

Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 pm.



Beginning Screenwriting for ages 16 to adult.

Learn proper format, story structure, how to write dialogue and create rich, full characters for films.

Mondays from 6:30-9:00.



Personal Time Lines for adults.

Explore the nature of identity and construct a creative time line of your life story in this interdisciplinary class using storytelling, poetry, song writing, painting, mask making, and performance art.

Sundays from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.



Writing Life Stories Workshops for teens & adults.

With guided exercises, create several new narratives or continue narratives already begun.



Visual Art Classes For Kids & Teens

Pre-School Storytime Art, for ages 4 to 5.

Basic Drawing for Kids for ages 6 to 8.

Basic Watercolor for Kids for ages 7 to 11.

Imagination Art Club for ages 8 to 12.

Drawing for Teens for ages 14 to 18.



Visual Art Classes for Teens and Adults

Open Sketch

Basic Cartooning for teens and adults.

Advanced Cartooning for teens and adults.

Portrait Drawing and Painting for ages 18 to adult.

Basic Drawing for ages 18 to adult.

Advanced Drawing for ages 17 to adult

Beginning Watercolor for teens and adults.

Intermediate Watercolor for teens and adults.

Intermediate Oil Painting for ages 18 to adult.

Painting the Figure for ages 18 to adult.

Pastel Landscape Intensive for teens and adults.

Pastel Variations Intensive for teens and adults.



Dance for Kids, Teens, and Adults

Pre-Ballet for Children for ages 4 to 5.

Beginning Ballet I for Children for ages 5 to 7

Beginning Ballet II for Children for ages 6 to 8.

Intermediate Ballet I for Children for ages 7-9.

Beginning Ballet for Adults for ages 12 to adult.

Basic Intermediate Ballet for Adults for teens and adults.

Modern Dance for ages 15 to adult.

Intermediate Jazz for ages 16 to adult.

Hip-Hop 1 for ages 13 to adult.

Hip-Hop 2 for ages 15 to adult.

Tap for Kids for ages 7 to 11.

Beginning Tap 1 for teens and adults.

Beginning Tap 2 for teens and adults.

Intermediate Tap for teens and adults.

Tap Repertory Group for teens and adults.

Belly Dancing for teens and adults.



Social Dancing for Teens and Adults

Coast to Coast Swing for ages 15 to adult.

Intro to Latin Dance: Salsa and More! for ages 13 to adult.

Mas Salsa! On 2! - Intermediate for ages 13 to adult.



Music Classes and Ensembles

Music & Movement for Little People for ages 3-4 with parent.

Music & Movement for Kinder Kids for ages 4-5

Clarinet Ensemble for ages 12 to adult.

Jazz Improv. Group for ages 11-14

Steel Drum Ensemble for ages 12 to adult.

Monthly Recorder Ensemble for ages 8 to adult

Finger Lakes Women’s Chorale for ages 18 to adult.

The Ageless Jazz Band for teens and adults.



Ithaca Children’s Choir

Training Choir for ages 7 to 10.

Senior Choir for ages 8 to 12.

Choraliers

Chorale

Young Men’s Chorus of Ithaca



Creative Words: Theatre, Writing, Languages

Acting I / Training for Ensemble Actors for ages 18 to adult.

Poetry Writing for ages 18 to adult.

German Folksongs and Poems for ages 15 to adult.

Beginning Italian I for teens & adults.

Beginning Italian II for Adults for teens & adults.





Register on-line at http://csma-ithaca.org, call 607-272-1474,

or visit the school at 330 E. State Street in downtown Ithaca.

Just ½ block away from the Seneca Street Parking Garage.
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Joe Crookston’s songwriting celebrates the people and stories of the Finger Lakes region



ITHACA, NY: One Year. Eleven Finger Lakes. 50 Songs. After exploring the Finger Lakes region and writing or assisting in the creation of some fifty songs, Joe Crookston was putting the finishing touches on a new lyric, seeking a balance between the facts of the story, and the emotional impact of the song he desired. “I kept losing the essence and immediacy of the emotion, and was writing like a historian instead of a songwriter. Halfway through the project, I came across this quote, ‘Don't let the facts get in the way of telling a truthful story,’ I leaped out of my chair!! That’s it!! It freed me up to interpret the stories with images and emotion, and not have to write someone’s biography…I’m really proud of these songs.”



Crookston was the artist in residence for a year-long project at the Community School of Music and Arts, made possible with a grant from the New York State Music Fund. His mission was to write songs about life in the Finger Lakes and to teach the art of songwriting to teenagers and adults. The results will be celebrated on Friday, September 14th during the free “Finger Lakes Song Festival” featuring Crookston’s new songs and selected songs by his students. Pianist Molly MacMillan, percussionist Charlie Shew, and stand-up bass player Mike Levy will be joining Crookston on stage.



The project was inspired by the songwriting of Woody Guthrie. In 1941, Guthrie received a federal grant to travel around Washington State, collect stories, and write songs about modern progress on the Columbia River. With a grant from the New York State Music Fund, Joe Crookston was able to travel for a year collecting stories and writing songs that celebrate the people, places, and culture within the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Crookston says, “This songwriting project really turned my songwriting on its head. I loved it, I struggled with it, and ultimately it pushed me in directions that have deepened me as an artist. He gravitated towards personal stories, sayings, and expressions that are used and passed down within families, such as a local family’s repeated expression, “Don’t hang your straight door on someone else’s crooked wooden frame” which became the chorus line of his first song in the project. Other stories that inspired Crookston’s songs included one about a red rooster in Corning that got into some moonshine liquor during the Prohibition Era, a local legend about an Indian woman named On-No-Lee, the annual Rutabaga Curl at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market, the pristine beauty of Canadice Lake, an ex-slave named John Jones, and more.



During the year, Crookston also conducted four song-writing workshops for teenagers and adults. Each workshop, lasting 12 hours, was attended by ten people. The students’ songs were recorded in multi-track and mixed by down audio engineer Karl Fitzke. Students wrote in many styles, including hip-hop commentaries, country-western ballads, and swinging jazz numbers on subjects as far ranging as love for a cat, the joy of attending a Renaissance Faire, the challenge of coming out of a personal cocoon, and a yearning for a small and simple home in the woods.



The Finger Lakes Song Festival will take place on Friday, September 14th at 8 pm at the Community School of Music and Arts, 330 E. State Street in downtown Ithaca, NY. Admission is free and the doors will open at 7 pm. For more information call 607-272-1474 or write to songs@csma-ithaca.org.











The “Finger Lakes Song Festival” takes place on Friday, September 14th at 8 pm at the Community School of Music and Arts, 330 E. State Street in downtown Ithaca, NY. With new songs about the people he’s met and the stories he’s heard, Joe Crookston and his students will celebrate a year of songwriting about the Finger Lakes region. The concert is free and doors will open at 7 pm. For more information call 607-272-1474 or write to songs@csma-ithaca.org.





INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLABORATORS



The Community School of Music and Arts is recognized as a leader in community arts education, with programming that is sensitive to every level of experience. Its mission is extraordinary: to make instruction in the arts available to everyone with a desire to learn, to develop and offer cultural and artistic programs and events, and to serve as a resource for professional artists and musicians. The School began in 1956 as a music kindergarten and has grown to become a leader in arts education for adults and youth. It has a full-time administrative staff and 70 faculty members providing instruction to approximately 1,800 students per year. In 1999, the School moved from a Victorian mansion to an historic building in downtown Ithaca which it renovated into 15 practice and ensemble rooms, studios for art and dance, meeting spaces, a performance auditorium, administrative offices, and art galleries. In 2002, the School purchased the building to insure long-term stability.

Joe Crookston is the artist-in-residence for the Songs from the Finger Lakes project. For the last thirteen years, he has been composing, recording, performing, and teaching music as a contemporary songwriter, composer, storyteller, and workshop facilitator throughout the US. He was born and raised in rural Ohio with Hungarian roots. He inherited his passion for music from his late mother, a prolific gospel singer/songwriter and accordion polka wizard. Although his music is contemporary, it draws from the richness and history of traditional folk and world music. Yearly, Joe performs an average of 100 concerts, 25 workshops, and 50 community centers and public schools as a teaching artist. He has performed at Club Passim (Cambridge, MA), The Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, MN), The Kent State Folk Festival (Kent, OH), Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry, NH), Folkstage (WFMT-FM, Chicago, IL), Live at Noon, (WUMB-FM, Boston, MA), and was featured on All Songs Considered (NPR). He has released four full-length recordings, Nobody Told Me (1994), Michelangelo Knew (1996), Rounding the Square (1999), Fall Down as the Rain (2004) on his independent label. His song, “Fall Down as the Rain,” was the 20th most aired recording on public and community radio for 2005.

The New York State Music Fund was created when the New York State Attorney General’s Office resolved investigations against major record companies that had violated state and federal laws prohibiting “pay for play” (also called “payola”). The settlement agreement stipulated that funds paid by music businesses would support music education and appreciation for the benefit of New York State residents. The Attorney General’s Office enlisted the services of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, one of the nation’s largest and most experienced philanthropy services, to develop and manage the grant program. Awards to the 153 grantees represent every region of New York State and range from $15,000 to $750,000. Diverse forms of popular or experimental music, including hip-hop, indie rock, fusion and reggae account for about 37 percent of grants and more than 13 percent celebrate a spectrum of jazz; 30 percent include new classical music. The state’s ethnic or racial minority communities are served by 45 percent of the programs, while 47 percent target low-income communities. The Fund’s size and emphasis on music of our time set it apart from other arts grant programs.

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The Community School of Music and Arts Presents
330 E. State Street in downtown Ithaca
in the Third Floor Performance Space

FREE CONCERT!
Songs from the Finger Lakes Festival
Friday, September 14, 2007

Doors open at 7 pm for reception; Concert starts at 8 pm.

Join Joe Crookston and the Community School of Music and Arts
to celebrate a year of songwriting from the Finger Lakes.

Since September 2006, Ithaca musician and songwriter Joe Crookston has been traveling throughout the Finger Lakes region of New York, listening to personal stories, gathering sayings and expressions, documenting family memories, and writing original "local" songs based on the the people and stories he's discovered. These are songs of the cabinet maker, the legend of On-No-Lee, the Polish immigrant, the Rutabaga Curl of the Ithaca Farmer's Market, Canadice Lake, the dairy farmer, ex-slave John Jones, travelers, drunken red roosters, and New York locals. These are the "Songs of the Finger Lakes."

During the year, Joe also conducted four song-writing workshops for teenagers and adults. 54 students wrote songs which were recorded by audio engineer Karl Fitzke. Students wrote in many styles, including hip-hop commentaries, country-western ballads, and swinging jazz numbers on subjects as far ranging as surviving Hurricane Katrina, love for a cat, the joy of attending a Renaissance Faire, the challenge of coming out of a personal cocoon, and a yearning for a small and simple home in the woods. Our concert to celebrate this year of work will showcase some of these amazing local songwriters.

For more information call 607-272-1474 or write to songs@csma-ithaca.org.

Red Rooster in the Mash Pile

Inspired by a story told by Walt Losey Corning, NY. The Prohibition (1920–1933) was the era during which the United States Constitution outlawed the manufacture, transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages. The term also includes the prohibition of alcohol by state action at different times, and the social-political movement to secure prohibition. Selling, manufacturing, or transporting (including importing and exporting) alcohol were prohibited by the Eighteenth Amendment.

Red rooster in the mash pile
Saying Cackle Dackle Doo
The boys are makin’ whiskey
And the rooster’s drinking too

Out back behind the woodshed
In the Sugar Maple grove
Red rooster’s in the mash pile
By the whiskey cooking stove

Red rooster sleeps all morning
He don’t do no sunrise call
He’s up all night drinkin’
bootleg alcohol

Red rooster clucks and stumbles
And staggers through the town
The laughing stock of Corning
Can’t keep his liquor down

Crooked Wooden Frame

Inspired by a story from Wayne Edkin about his grandfather, Otto Charles, a cabinet maker and furniture builder in the late 20’ and thirties.

I take pride my work
Pride in who I am
A plank of solid cherry wood
And a chisel in my hand
Yeah, you can make it cheaper
But it ain’t gonna be the same
And I won’t hang my straight door
On someone else’s crooked wooden frame (2x)

I learned it from my grand dad
I’m a craftsman by trade
Twenty years of taking pride
In the cabinetry I made
And he always said when you do a job
Make sure to sign your name
And never hang your straight door
On someone else’s crooked wooden frame (2x)

Then the factory moved to town
You know, good things never last
These new machines now do my job
Twenty times as fast
And I’m working the assembly line
And the quality is a shame
They say.. hang your straight door
On someone else’s crooked wooden frame (2x)

I went to work this morning I came home at noon
My darlin’ wife she asked me
“Honey why you home so soon?”
They said faster is better
They said I’m old and lame
And I won’t hang my straight door
On someone else’s crooked wooden frame (2x)

The Rutabaga Curl

A work in progress about the International Rutabaga Curl Founded in Ithaca, NY in 1996.

In 1996 along the shores of Cayuga Lake
On a cold December morning as the day began to break
The Farmers Market opened and each vendor set up shop
The Baker brought….and each farmer brought their crops

But the weather it was lousy…freezing rain and fog
And with Christmas coming soon hardly no one came at all
Jimmy Haskell brought winter squash
McFarland brought some kale
And a load of Rutabagas and a sign that said For Sale

The farmers all stood around bored out of their minds
Started tossing rutabagas back and forth to bide their time
Jimmy Haskell tossed a big one, McFarlan let it drop
And it wobbled and it rolled until it hit a pole and stopped

So Jimmy Jenkin started thinking practicing his aim
He rolled a rutabaga and it turned into a game
You grab a rutabaga wind up and let it roll
And the winner is the one that gets it closest to the pole

McFarland never made a dime they had a lot of fun
He drove his rutabagas home he never even sold a one
But on that cold and foggy late December morn
A sport they call the Rutabaga Curl had been born

So the next year in December they played the game again
They put up signs and advertised and invited all their friends
McFarland brought his rutabagas in his old pick up truck
And sold them to contestants for just a couple bucks.

Blue Tattoo

A work in progress, inspired by a story told by Dina Jacobson, a Holocaust survivor living in Elmira, NY.

With a leather suitcase
And a blue tattoo
I sailed to America
I was 22

They took my family
They took our farm
They put these numbers
Here on my arm

And still I wonder
But I don’t know why
I was a lucky one
To leave alive

With a leather suitcase
And a blue tattoo

In New York harbor
As the ship pulled in
I was a young girl trembling
Starting over again

With a baby girl
And a strong will
I made my home
In these New York hills

If there is a God
I cannot say
Sometimes still I
Bow and pray

The artist-in-residence for the Songs from the Finger Lakes project is professional musician, Joe Crookston. For the last twelve years, he has been composing, recording, performing, and teaching music as a contemporary songwriter, composer, storyteller, and workshop facilitator throughout the US. He was born and raised in rural Ohio with Hungarian roots. He inherited his passion for music from his late mother, a prolific gospel singer/songwriter and accordion polka wizard. Although his music is contemporary, it draws from the richness and history of traditional folk and world music. Yearly, Joe performs an average of 100 concerts, 25 workshops, and 50 community centers and public schools as a teaching artist. He has performed at Club Passim (Cambridge, MA), The Cedar Cultural Center (Minneapolis, MN), The Kent State Folk Festival (Kent, OH), Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry, NH), Folkstage (WFMT-FM, Chicago, IL), Live at Noon, (WUMB-FM, Boston, MA), and was featured on All Songs Considered (NPR). He has released four full-length recordings, Nobody Told Me (1994), Michelangelo Knew (1996), Rounding the Square (1999), Fall Down as the Rain (2004) on his independent label. His song, “Fall Down as the Rain,” was the 20th most aired recording on public and community radio for 2005.

The New York State Music Fund was created when the New York State Attorney General’s Office resolved investigations against major record companies that had violated state and federal laws prohibiting “pay for play” (also called “payola”). The settlement agreement stipulated that funds paid by music businesses would support music education and appreciation for the benefit of New York State residents. The Attorney General’s Office enlisted the services of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, one of the nation’s largest and most experienced philanthropy services, to develop and manage the grant program. Awards to the 153 grantees represent every region of New York State and range from $15,000 to $750,000. Diverse forms of popular or experimental music, including hip-hop, indie rock, fusion and reggae account for about 37 percent of grants and more than 13 percent celebrate a spectrum of jazz; 30 percent include new classical music. The state’s ethnic or racial minority communities are served by 45 percent of the programs, while 47 percent target low-income communities. The Fund’s size and emphasis on music of our time set it apart from other arts grant programs.

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The Community School of Music and Arts
330 E. State Street, downtown Ithaca
607-272-1474


The Ithaca College Student Chapter of the Music Teacher's National Association will be holding an
Instrument Petting Zoo on Saturday, September 29 from 2-4
in the Third Floor Performance Space of the CSMA building located at 330 East State St.

College musicians will provide demonstrations, answer questions, and give everyone
the opportunity to try out many different instruments in a fun and informal setting.

Admission is free.
Children and adults of all ages are welcome.

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Music and Dance Classes CSMA Spring 2008
http://www.csma-ithaca.org/

Music Classes and Ensemble Groups

Music & Movement for Little People -- Sat 9:45-10:30 am -- 4/26-6/21

Music & Movement for Kinder Kids -- Sat 10:45-11:30 am -- 4/26-6/21

Clarinet Ensemble -- Mon 7:30-9:00 pm -- 4/21-6/16

Jazz Improv Group -- Thur 4:00-5:15 pm -- 4/24-6/12

Recorder Ensemble - Intermediate -- Wed 5:15-6:00 pm -- Starts 4/23

Finger Lakes Women’s Chorale -- Tues 7:00-9:30 pm -- Ongoing rehearsals

The Ageless Jazz Band -- Mon 8:00-10:00 pm -- Ongoing rehearsals



Dance for Kids, Teens, and Adults

Pre-Ballet for Children -- Sat 9:30 am, or 11:15 pm -- 4/26-6/21

Beginning Ballet I for Children -- Sat 10:15 or 12:00 -- 4/26 - 6/21

Beginning Ballet II for Children -- Sat 11:15 am or 12:00pm -- 4/26-6/21

Intermediate Ballet I for Children -- Sat 12:45-1:45 pm -- 4/26-6/21

Beginning Ballet for Adults -- Mon 5:30-7:00 pm -- 4/21-6/16

Continuing Ballet for Adults -- Thur 5:30-7:00 pm -- 4/24-6/12

Modern Dance -- Thur 6:15-7:45 pm -- 5/1-6/19

Intermediate Jazz -- Tues 7:00-8:30 pm -- 4/22-6/10

Hip-Hop for Kids -- Thur 4:00-5:00 pm -- 4/24-6/5

Hip-Hop 1 -- Tues 6:00-7:15 -- 4/22-6/3

Tap for Kids -- Sat 9:00-10:00 am -- 4/26-6/21

Beginning Tap 1 -- Mon 6:30-7:30 pm -- 4/21-6/16

Beginning Tap 2 -- Sat 10:00-11:00 am -- 4/26-6/21

Intermediate Tap -- Fri, 5:30-6:30 pm -- 4/25-6/20

Irish Step Dance -- Fri, 7:30-8:30 pm -- 4/25-6/20

Belly Dancing -- Mon 7:30-8:30 pm -- 4/21-6/16

Belly Dance Workout -- Tues 7:30-8:30 pm -- 5/6-6/10
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Do you wanna MOVE?

Two new classes beginning Thursday, May 1, at Community School of Music & Arts (CSMA) in downtown Ithaca:

West Coast Swing 1 (4 weeks, 8-9pm)
Modern Dance (8 weeks, 6:15-7:45pm)

West Coast Swing 1
HOT · funky · Smooth...
Think blues, hip-hop, top 40 · Think stylish & flirtatious · Think party dance meets ballroom
Review 6-count basics; advance to 8-count basics including whip.
Learn to look good with style & musicality.

For dancers with some exposure to WCS or experience with other social dances.

THURSDAYS, 8-9pm
Beg 1: May 1 – May 22
(4 classes)
CSMA Members $35 · Non-members $47
No partner necessary.
WATCH! And enjoy: West Coast Swing advanced lead/follow

Call 272-1474 to register
www.csma-ithaca.org

Modern Dance Classes
Technique · Choreography · Expression

THURSDAYS, 6:15-7:45pm
Spring session: May 1 - June 19
Previous movement experience helpful.
CSMA Members: $114
Non-members: $152

Call 272-1474 to register
www.csma-ithaca.org

All classes held at:
Community School of Music & Arts
330 E. State Street · Ithaca, NY
607-272-1474 · www.CSMA-Ithaca.org


Hope to see you on the dance floor!
Maren Waldman
607-227-7422 for course questions

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Benefit Concert: "Images" by Laurie Conrad

Friday, June 6, 2008

Door opens at 7:30 pm; Performance begins at 8:00 pm



Featuring "Images" by Laurie Conrad and an exhibit of her recent paintings

Laura Campbell, flute, Myra Kovary, harp, William Hurley, violin and Suzanne Miller, viola.



Laurie Conrad is a pianist, composer, and painter living in Ithaca, NY. Her music is performed all over the world by professional performers and ensembles, as well as on radio and television.



While Laurie is a local favorite in the chamber music scene of Ithaca she isalso well-known for her lush garden located on a busy intersection of the Fall Creek neighborhood of Ithaca. Planted as a means of calming traffic, the garden includes a miniature fairy town hidden in the greenery. When Laurie developed a life-threatening reaction to a bee sting in 2006, making it dangerous to be outdoors during the summer months, Laurie took up the art of painting, while friends continued her garden.



"Images" was written in 2004 in the tradition of French impressionist music as a cycle of six movements: Elegy, The Fairy Banquet, Brownies, Interlude, The Feather, and Dance. The music performance will take place against a backdrop of Laurie's paintings in the CSMA Gallery.



The concert is a benefit performance for the Community School of Music and Arts with donations gratefully accepted at the door. The performance will be held in the CSMA Gallery on the main floor and is wheel-chair accessible. A light reception will follow the performance. Everyone is welcome.
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“At Your Side”
The Ithaca Children’s Choir Fall 2008 Concert
Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 pm, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (401 N. Aurora St., Ithaca)
admission: $5 all; tickets at the door and at CSMA office (330 E. State St., Ithaca; 607/272-1474)

“At Your Side” will be the message as over 125 children and youth, ages 7 to 19, take to the stage for the Ithaca Children’s Choir Fall 2008 Concert, Tuesday, November 18 at 7:30 pm at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in downtown Ithaca (corner of Aurora and Court Sts.).

There will be music from West Africa, music based on Native American poetry, Hebrew songs, music from Zimbabwe, Gospel music, Sámi Yoik (a music of the Sami people of Scandinavia), music by Franck, jazz, and more.

All five of ICC’s ensembles are featured: the Chorale, under the direction of Artistic Director Dr. Janet Galván; the Young Men's Chorus and the Choraliers, directed by Jennifer Haywood; the Senior Choir, directed by Ana Withiam; and the Training Choir, directed by Lisa Winans.

The title of the program is taken from “Ma No Efe Dusime,” a recreational folk song from Ghana based on the virtues of love and care. The literal translation is "I will be at your right hand side. I will place my left arm on your neck."

“The extended meaning is that love reveals itself in the support and comfort given to another in all times,” says Galván. “This theme seems appropriate because it represents the philosophy of the choir­excellence in an environment of support. We choose great repertoire from many Chilcultures and musical traditions. We build cooperation among singers and learn about the world as we all strive to be not only better singers and musicians, but better people.”

An Ithaca treasure for 22 years, the Ithaca Children's Choir is a comprehensive choral program for children and youth, ages 7 to 19, offered through the Community School of Music and Arts.
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