CONCERTS this week at Whalen Center for Music

By Molly Windover, October 24, 2023

A stage with 2 grand pianos

In our concert halls this week...

A guest violinist for the Haines Residency, a collaborative Wind Ensemble concert, a clarinet residency, and a spooky Halloween Percussion special!

All concerts and master classes are FREE and open to the public.

For a complete listing of all concerts, recitals, and music events, see our full Concert Calendar.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25
The Angela and William Haines Young Concert Artists Residency presents Risa Hokamura, violin and Albert Cano Smit, piano
7:00 pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall

The Haines Residency returns for its 5th year, with violinist Risa Hokamura, joined by Albert Cano Smit on piano, for a recital of Bach, Beethoven, Paganini, Ravel, Saint-SaĂ«ns, and Ma Sicong.
The full concert program is viewable here.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
Wind Ensemble - Daniel Cook, conductor
3:00 pm | Ford Hall

The Wind Ensemble, conducted by new Director of Bands, Daniel Cook, presents a concert for Alumni Weekend featuring faculty soloists Eric Troiano, saxophone, and David Earll, tuba, and joined by the Ithaca College Choir for a new composition by Professor Emeritus Dana Wilson.
The full concert program is viewable here.
This concert will be livestreamed, and available for on-demand viewing a few days afterward, at ithaca.edu/music/live 

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers - Baruch Whitehead, director
4:00pm | Ford Hall
This concert will be livestreamed, and available for on-demand viewing a few days afterward, at ithaca.edu/music/live 

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 30
Guest Recital: Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima, clarinets, with Mohamed Shams, piano
7:00pm | Hockett Family Recital Hall
As part of a 3-day residency, internationally acclaimed clarinetists Charles Neidich and Ayako Oshima, accompanied by pianist Mohamed Shams, will give a recital featuring works by Poulenc, Berg, Farkas, Neidich, and Brahms.
Full concert program, with artist bios, is viewable here.

The residency also includes the following masterclasses: 

Charles Neidich Masterclasses:
Sunday, October 29, 12:00-3:00pm
Hockett Family Recital Hall

Monday, October 30, 10:00am-12:00pm
Nabenhauer Recital Room

Tuesday, October 31, 11:00am-1:00pm
Nabenhauer Recital Room

Ayako Oshima Masterclass:
Monday, October 30, 10:00am-12:00pm
Husa Gallery

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31
Percussion Ensemble - Conrad Alexander and Mike Truesdell, directors
8:15pm | Ford Hall
Performing music to accompany the first vampire movie ever made, the 1922 silent film Nosferatu! Mostly in the dark...possibly in costume...Happy Halloween!
This concert will be livestreamed, and available for on-demand viewing a few days afterward, at ithaca.edu/music/live 

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Zachary McDonald at zmcdonald@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3717. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.