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