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The Ithaca College Choir, under the direction of Lawrence Doebler is recognized through its annual tour and many campus appearances as one of the most innovative ensembles at the collegiate level.

In each of the last twenty-eight years, the Ithaca College Choir has premiered works that have been published by Theodore Presser as part of the Ithaca College Choral Series. Composers who have accepted commissions are Vincent Persichetti, Samuel Adler, Karel Husa, William Schuman, Eugene Butler, Iain Hamilton, Ellen Zwilich, Richard Wernick, Peter Schickele, Thomas Pasatieri, Augusta Read Thomas, Ronald Caltabiano, two by Norman Dello Joio, Thea Musgrave, Daniel Pinkham, Daniel Asia, Chen Yi, Robert Maggio, Lowell Liebermann, Anthony Iannaccone, George Tsontakis, Anthony Iannaconne, Daniel Dorff, Dan Welcher, Ron Nelson, and Dana Wilson.

The Ithaca College Choir has toured extensively on the east coast and in the midwest, and it has presented major concerts at the American Choral Directors Association Convention, Music Educators National Conference; Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Cooper Union in New York City; and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn. In addition to their a capella tradition, the choir has performed with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble, as well as other professional ensembles.

Click on "Documents" at left to hear samples of the Choir in performance.

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