Friends of Ithaca College
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Friends Pops Concert and Campaign Finale -- March 30, 2008
On Sunday, March 30, 2008, approximately 200 Finger Lakes-area alumni, parents, and Friends of Ithaca College gathered on campus to celebrate the success of the Campaign for Ithaca College: Making a World of Difference in conjunction with the annual Friends Pops Concert. After an opening cocktail reception, Friends of Ithaca College President Loren Colbert '78 welcomed guests and reported that members of the Friends contributed over $1.2 million to the campaign. Shelley Semmler, Ithaca's vice president for institutional advancement, thanked the Friends Advisory Committee volunteers for all their hard work and highlighted the accomplishments of Peggy R. Williams during her 11 years of service as IC president. President Williams also shared a multimedia presentation demonstrating the positive impact the campaign will have on IC students.
The program continued with an outstanding performance by the Ithaca College Symphonic Band, led by conductor Elizabeth Peterson. The Americana and baseball theme brought listeners some wonderful pieces, including a special performance of “Casey at the Bat” with guest narrator Art Ostrander, dean of the School of Music.
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Friends Presidential Reception and Founder's Day Concert in the Park
The Friends of Ithaca College and hundreds of guests from the community were treated to music fit for a king at this year's Founder's Day Concert in the Park, on September 21, 2008. Conductor Steve Peterson led the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble in a host of selections with a royal theme.
Prior to the concert in Dewitt Park, Ithaca College's new president, Thomas R. "Tom" Rochon, hosted a special reception for the Friends at his home.
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Friends Annual Holiday Dinner 2008
The Friends of Ithaca College rang in the holidays at their recent annual holiday dinner and business meeting. President Tom Rochon spoke to the Friends about the importance of their support and briefed the group on some of the latest accomplishments at the College. Former Friends president Loren Colbert '78 passed the baton to new president Joe Metz and welcomed Beverly Hartz to the Friends Executive Committee. A highlight of the evening was hearing from Katie Fowler '11 about the difference a Friends scholarship has made in her life. And Greg Woodward, dean of the School of Music, spoke of recent accomplishments within the school and kicked off the musical portion of the evening with performances by the all-faculty Ithaca Brass and the Ithaca College Madrigal Singers. When the Ithaca College Jazz Workshop Big Band hit the stage, the Friends headed onto the dance floor, and the evening concluded with dancing and a great deal of holiday merriment.
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Founder's Day Concert 2009
We had glorious weather which really topped off the 18th annual Friends Founder"s Day Concert in Dewitt Park. There was a great turnout of at least 250 people enjoying the fine weather and music. The president of the Friends, Joe Metz, welcomed everyone, and Tom Rochon made a few brief remarks before turning the podium over to conductor Steve Peterson and the wind ensemble which played music inspired by dances from the polka to the waltz. The clarinet polka was a favorite. But the show stealer was the little boy about 3 years old who had been sitting in his mini lawn chair next to his father conducting the whole time and bowing after every piece. During the Sousa finale Steve Peterson invited the little boy up to the stage where he unabashedly conducted the ensemble to the great amusement of the audience and the musicians.