Intergenerational Choir

Stillitano, Joseph M.

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Ithaca College

Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs4-25-2000Concert: Intergenerational ChoirIntergenerational ChoirJoseph M. StillitanoFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programsPart of the Music CommonsThis Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted forinclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC.Recommended CitationIntergenerational Choir and Stillitano, Joseph M., "Concert: Intergenerational Choir" (2000). All Concert & Recital Programs. 6252.https://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/6252INTERGENERATIONAL CHOIR Joseph M. Stillitano, conductor David Blazier, piano My Favorite Things Richard Rodgers arranged by John Carter from The Sound of Music Simple Gifts When Irish Eyes are Smiling Dona Nobis Pacem Siyahamba Shaker Song arranged by Aaron Copland Irish Folk Song Johann Sebastion Bach arranged by Jay Althouse South African Freedom Song arranged by R.J. de Frece SENIOR CHOIR of the ITHACA CHILDREN'S CHORUS Verna M. Bummett, conductor Grace Yum, assistant conductor Joseph M. Stillitano, assistant conductor Michael Lippert, piano Jubilate Deo Cindy Gloria Canon Manx Lullaby Michael Praetorius American Folk Song arranged by Michael Scott Franz Joseph Haydn arranged by Donald Moore Manx Folk Song arranged by Lori-Anne Dolloff Joyfully Sing We A Great Big Sea God Bless America ( Tradition~! Canon Newfoundland Folk Song arranged by Lori-Anne Dolloff COMBINED NUMBER Recital Hall Tuesday, April 25, 2000 7:00 p.m. Irving Berlin The Intergenerational Choir, formerly known as the Ithacare Intergenerational Choir, was conducted by its founder Nancy Tittelbaugh-Riley, from 1993 until 1998. This unique endeavor which centers on older adults and Ithaca College students joining together in a weekly choral experience has brought joy to everyone who has sung in the choir and everyone who has heard them perform. During the initial years, the Intergenerational Choir and the Ithaca Children's Chorus performed together on several occasions, one of which was the premier of a vocal jazz piece, Spring, written by noted composer/arranger Dave Riley. After a brief hiatus during the transition to Longview, the Intergenerational Choir started again last fall. Ithaca College's professional male music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has committed to perpetuating the Intergenerational Choir. Tonight's concert features singers from approximately ages 9 to 90 ! The Ithaca Children's Chorus, formed in 1983 as an ensemble of the Community School of Music and Arts, is open to young people with a desire to sing. Under the artistic direction of Dr. Janet Galvan, the group has grown from approximately ten children into a full youth choral program which includes the Training Choir, Senior Choir, Chorale, and Young Men's Chorus. The Senior Choir, directed by Dr. Verna M. Brummett, is comprised of singers from grades four to eight who atten area public, private, and home schools. Dr. Verna M. Brummett, Associate Professor of Music Education at Ithaca College, has taught vocal/general music in the Midwestern United States, Germany, and Egypt before coming to New York. Her choirs have performed extensively, including special appearances for the New York State School Music Association, Missouri Music Education Association, the Northwest Missouri State University Show Choir Festival, the Egyptian National Children's Day of Peace, and the Near East Schools Association Choral Festival. Dr. Brummett's current duties at Ithaca College include coordination of the Junior Vocal Student Teaching Program, teaching the elementary music methods class, and various graduate music education courses. Dr. Brummett has conducted the Senior Choir for the past seven years. She is an active guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator for High School, Junior High, and Elementary School choral ensembles and vocal soloists as well as a frequent presenter at national, regional, and state music conferences. Sh is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, and the Association of American University Women. Dr. Brummett received her Doctorate in Music Education from the University of Illinois and Bachelor and Master Degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Joseph M. Stillitano, a senior music education and vocal performance major at Ithaca College, is the conductor of the Intergenerational Choir and Ithacappella, the Ithaca College Men's Chorus. As part of his music education program, Mr. Stillitano taught music at Immaculate Conception School. He was accepted to the 1999 Dennis Keene Choral Festival and performed with the Men's Honors Choir at the Eastern Regional American Choral Directors Association Conference in February. Mr. Stillitano has been a guest choral clinician in high schools across New York and New Jersey. He also just conducted the world premiere of the choral piece Wild Geese by composer Benjamin Hartman. He is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Mr. Stillitano has been an Ithaca College Dana Intern with the Ithaca Children' s Chorus this academic year. Grace Yum is a senior music major at Ithaca College. She has served as accompanist for the Ithaca College Women's Chorale and was honored to -, be selected to conduct visiting high school choirs at Ithaca College in April of 1999. Miss Yum was the pianist for the premiere of the orchestration of Cantan by Francisco Nunez at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. She worked at the Interlochen National Arts Summer Music Camp this past summer and is currently a Dana Intern with the Ithaca Children's Chorus. 0 0 David Blazier is a senior music education major at Ithaca College. He has been a member of the Ithaca College Men's Chorus for four years and is currently business manager for the group. He has also conducted the I.C. Pep Band. Mr. Blazier recently completed his senior student teaching at Binghamton High School where he conducted the Women's Chorale Concert Choir, Mixed Ensemble and the Madrigal Choir. Last year he taught music to 5th and 61h grade students at Immaculate Conception School. He performed with the Men's Honors Choir at the Eastern Regional American Choral Directors Association Conference in February. Michael Lippert is Director of Music at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Cayuga Heights. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a major in creative writing and the social and decision sciences, he has taught in the Lansing Schools and assisted with their Middle and High 

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