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Chamber Orchestra in Ireland
The Ithaca College Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Jeffrey Grogan
and joined by four faculty guest artists, traveled to Ireland during
the College's spring break and performed concerts in Galway, Limerick,
and Dublin. The tour was a component of an exchange program between
Ithaca College and the University of Limerick's Irish World Music
Centre.
 The
four string faculty members --- Susan Waterbury, Rebecca
Ansel, Debra Moree, and Elizabeth Simkin --- conducted master
classes at the music center, a graduate school offering performance
and academic courses in music and dance. The faculty members
also performed with the chamber orchestra as the Ariadne
Quartet. In addition to playing the works of various American
composers, the two Ithaca College ensembles joined faculty
musicians from the music center in playing works by center
director Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin,
a leading proponent of traditional Irish music.
The exchange program supports a series of performances
and enables students from the music center and Ithaca College
to study at the partner institution for various lengths of
time. |
Photos by Janice Levy |
