Performing

Intergenerational Choir
The Linden Center is pleased to support the Intergenerational Choir, a cooperative ensemble comprised of both IC students (of any major) and the older adult residents of Longview, an Ithacare Community. Each Tuesday from 7-8pm, students meet at Longview to sing with residents.

This year, Dr. Jennifer Haywood and Melanie Wade will be leading the ensemble along with student leaders from throughout the school of music professional fraternities and beyond.  Any person interested in joining the choir should contact Melanie at mwade1@ithaca.edu or call 274-1628. 

ICGI Fall 2009 Workshop Series
Fall 2009 Workshop Series will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00-4:30 p.m. at the Longview facility, 1 Bella Vista Drive. Advance registration is required and is on a space available basis.

• October 7     Share the Care for the LGBT Community: A Model for Providing Nonmedical Support
  Presenter:    Nancy K. Bereano, Cornell University Public Service Center Fellow
• October 21   Cultural Aptitude and Rurao Elders
  Presenter:    Lindsay Lake Morgan, PhD, RN, GNP, Assistant Professor, Decker School of Nursing
• Nov. 4:         Eden at Home: Creating Collaborative Care, Creating Collaborative Care 
  Presenter:    Laura Beck, MPAff, Program Director, Eden at Home, The Eden Alternative 
  
  
  *1.0 CEU is available to participants upon completion of 10 contact hours within a calendar year. Each workshop carries an award of 0.2 CEUs. There is a nonrefundable fee of $10 for Continuing Education Units.

Past Workshops have included the following topics:

• March 26, 2008 | 2:00-4:30pm:  "Creativity & Resiliency in Aging: Duke Ellington’s Artistry in His Final Decades"
• April 2, 2008 | 2:00-4:30pm:  "Aging, Chronic Disease and the Significance of Therapeutic Dance and Movement"

All workshops take place at Longview.  Fees for each workshop are $20 general public and $12 for retired persons.  For more information and to sign up please contact Marilyn Kinner at (607) 274-1967, email mkinner@ithaca.edu or visit the Gerontology Workshops website.

Enduring Masters
The Linden Center has provided support for the Enduring Masters program, a $150,000 grant awarded to the Gerontology Institute and the School of Music by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York Attorney General and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. This project, now completed, has been amazingly successful having supported 19 Enduring Master's concerts. The list of performers included Billy Taylor, Karel Husa, Joan Tower, Chico Hamilton, Dick Hyman, Daniel Binelli, and William Bolcom, accompanied by Joan Morris. Visit the Enduring Masters website for more details.

Voices for Creative Aging
Voices organized outreach between Ithaca College student ensembles and sponsored concerts featuring community musicians and under-represented music. Some 22 student concerts and 12 performances by local musicians were held.