Events

It’s the event you’ve been waiting for! Join us for the 2019 Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert, CSMA’s signature event benefiting our education programs.

The concert will take place on Saturday, March 9 in CSMA’s historic Martha Hamblin Hall starting at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30. Admission is $12 in advance or $15 at the door, with all proceeds benefiting the school.

This year’s lineup will include Michael Allinger, Lorraine Bates, Mary Bentley, Rich DePaolo, Joseph Gaylord, Colleen Kattau, Diana Leigh, Molly MacMillan, Alice Saltonstall, Alison Wahl, Margaret Wakeley, and others.

Joseph Gaylord, a singer-songwriter on the bill for the evening, has been the brainchild and organizer of the Joni Mitchell Tribute since its launch at CSMA in 2010.

“Local musicians deeply embrace her music,” says Gaylord. “Each year, I can’t wait to see who will share their talents and what their vision of Joni Mitchell’s music is. And this year’s show will look and sound better than ever with CSMA’s brand new lighting and audio equipment.”

$12 advance; $15 at the door

Advance tickets may be purchased at CSMA’s office during weekday business hours.

info@csma-ithaca.org or (607) 272-1474

The concert is generously sponsored by American Crafts by Robbie Dein and True Insurance.

Photo credit: Mark Hanauer

Opera Ithaca is excited to announce the finalists for the Edward M. Murray International Competition of Voice 2019! Come hear these amazing artists on March 17, 1:00pm – 5:00pm, in Hamblin Hall at CSMA. Free and open to the public.

The third annual Edward M. Murray International Competition of Voice recognizes outstanding emerging singers in the operatic field and pays homage to the lifetime achievement of the late Maestro Edward M. Murray, who served twenty-five years as the director of the Cornell Symphony Orchestra and over twenty years as the music director of the former Ithaca Opera Association. The fifteen finalists have been invited to Ithaca to compete before an audience and a distinguished panel of judges from the operatic field.

The finalists are: Rachel Blaustein, Leah Brzyski, Miriam Chaudoir, Joseph Gansert, Kameron Ghanavati, Kathryn Grumley, Andrew Allan Hiers, Christopher Holmes, Courtney Jameson, Geeseop Kim, Felicia Moore, Laura Sanders, Robin Steitz, Zohaniris Torres Rosado, and Maria Zoi.

FREE and Open to the Public

For more information: operaithaca.org/contact

Come see Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “Pulcinella” reimagined. The original score has been reworked for the Music’s Recreation Micro-Philharmonic by our own Bill Cowdery, and our friends at Lilypad Puppet Theater have crafted a puppet version of the ballet. It revolves around the many inhabitants of a local pond who come alive as Pulcinella the frog hops in and out of trouble. Also on the program is Stravinsky’s “Symphonies of Wind Instruments” arranged for flute, clarinet and piano and a set of three 4-hand piano duets. This is a wonderful way to introduce children to the vibrant character of Stravinsky’s music.

Adult: $10; Age17 and under: Free

Tickets at the door

For more information: csmakms@aol.com

Ithaca’s premier experimental music event Naked Noise returns, with our annual large ensemble of improvised ritual drone.

CSMA’s Martha Hamblin Hall will be transformed into Ithaca’s premiere experimental audio-visual event. A selection of Ithaca’s most talented and innovative musicians will encircle the room with percussionists in the center, while a visual installation will envelop the space in a transcendental array of light, projection, and reflection.

The ensemble will perform two 45 minute sets of improvised drone and noise. Participants are encouraged to explore the ring around the space for a unique auditory experience with every step. This is an event of epic proportions and is not to be missed!

Naked Noise #10 performers include:
Sarmistha Talukdar (Tavishi) – https://tavishi.bandcamp.com/
Ada Adhiyatma (Madam data) – http://madamdata.net
Chris Corsano – http://www.cor-sano.com
Annie Lewandowski (powerdove)
Phillip Price (Kayo Dot) – https://kayodot.bandcamp.com/
Heather Fae
Piyawat Louilarpprasert
Anna Coogan – https://annacoogan.com/
Alejandra Marie Diemecke (La Llorona)
Fidget Illy Zero (Food Pill / Zero Mean) – https://zeromean.bandcamp.com
Dara Anissi -https://daraanissi.com
Charles Chatman (No-Comply) – https://no-comply.bandcamp.com
Smax Maxwell (SMaxKult) – https://smaxkult.bandcamp.com
Desmond Bratton
Chelsea Smarr
Zacc Charvolin (CHRMSM)

Visuals by Jeremy Veverka, Jason Passmore.
Installation by Yarra Berger.

In memory of Jeff Valla, Naked Noise co-founder.

This event is made possible with grant support from the Tompkins County Tourism Program, the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, and the Community Foundation of Tompkins County.

Sponsored by Illume Projects & The Watershed.

$5 | All Ages | Safe Space | 9PM Doors | 930PM Start