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Festivities continue on Sunday, May 18, with the College's 102nd Commencement. The program will include remarks by Dot Richardson, an orthopedic surgeon who starred with the U.S. women's softball team at last summer's Olympics. |
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Ithaca College's 30th annual Commencement Eve Concert, "Around the World in 50 Minutes," will be held on Saturday, May 17, at 8:30 p.m. in Ben Light Gymnasium. Free and open to the public, the concert is dedicated to James J. Whalen in this, his 22nd and final year as president of the College. Charles A. Dana Professor of Music Dana Wilson will direct the concert for the 10th consecutive year. The program includes performances by a variety of Ithaca College ensembles as well as vocalists, and will employ Wilson's "surround sound" concept, which promises a good seat anywhere in the audience. Ensembles are positioned around the gymnasium, and when one group finishes, another begins, creating a continuous performance that originates from various directions. Zooming from one ensemble to the next, "surround sound" makes it possible to present a broad spectrum of offerings from different groups associated with the School of Music. Wilson describes it as "a very exciting environment, musically, emotionally, and energy-wise," where "everyone has a chance to feel close to the music." |
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Festivities continue on Sunday, May 18, with the College's 102nd Commencement. The program will include remarks by Dot Richardson, an orthopedic surgeon who starred with the U.S. women's softball team at last summer's Olympics. |
