Ithaca College News 2000-2001

School of Music Announces the 2000-2001 Concert Season

The Ithaca College Concerts 2000-2001 series, "Best of Class," features musicians who are celebrated as masters in their field of performance. This year's artists include internationally acclaimed cellist Janos Starker, the dynamic vocal jazz ensemble SoVoSó, and the touring Musicians from Marlboro sextet.

All three concerts will begin at 8:15 p.m. in Ford Hall, located in the James J. Whalen Center for Music. A free pre-concert lecture will precede each performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert A. Iger Lecture Hall. Season subscriptions to "Best of Class" offer a 20 percent discount and are available at the following levels:

Children, senior citizens, Ithaca College students--$21.50 ($27.00 value);

Ithaca College alumni, faculty, staff, and administrators; Friends of Ithaca College; other students--$36.00 ($45.00 value);

General public--$43.00 ($54.00 value).

For season tickets and a subscription brochure, call 274-3171.

Janos Starker

The new season opens on Tuesday, September 26, with a performance by Janos Starker, a Grammy Award-winning recording artist and one of the supreme musicians of the 20th century. He began his study of the cello in his native Budapest at the age of 6. He emigrated to the United States in 1948 and subsequently held principal chairs with the Dallas Symphony, Metropolitan Opera, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His Ford Hall program will feature sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, and Strauss.

SoVoSó

SoVoSó will perform on Sunday, November 12. As part of renowned vocalist Bobby McFerrin's a cappella group Voicestra, members of SoVoSó toured extensively from 1986 to 1993. Since renaming itself SoVoSó (from "soul to the voice to the song") in 1994, the group has shaped its own musical style, drawing on a global musical perspective that includes African American spirituals, blues, Afro-Latin idioms, R&B, pop, world beat, and jazz. The ensemble's Web site is at www.singers.com/jazz/SoVoSó.html.

Musicians from Marlboro

Musicians from Marlboro will perform on Tuesday, March 20. The Musicians from Marlboro touring program was created as an extension of Vermont's Marlboro Music Festival. These tours are noted for their joyous performances and for being showcases for artists early in their careers. This year's sextet will perform works of Borodin, Brahms, Kirchner, and Ravel. Find out more about the group at www.marlboromusic.org.