Comprising both faculty and students, the Ithaca College Contemporary Ensemble focuses on music of our time as well as classics of the 20th century. Formerly co-directed by Jeffery Meyer and Richard Faria and currently under the direction of Jorge Grossmann, the ICCE provides a uniquely formative and intense performance experience for IC students. The ensemble performs two concerts a year; its programs also include music by current composition students, alumni and guest composers.

In past concerts, the ICCE has performed works such as Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire and Five Pieces for Orchestra (chamber version); Ligeti’s Chamber Concerto, as well as works by Elliott Carter, Steven Mackey, Joan Tower, Karel Husa, Steven Stucky, among others.

In 2008, the ICCE--previously known as "Kulmusik" --performed at the 20th International New Music Festival "Sound Ways" in St. Petersburg, Russia. The concert took place at Glinka Hall of the Philharmonic, one of St. Petersburg's most beautiful and prestigious halls.

The 2011-12 season features performances of chamber works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner (Karel Husa Visiting Professor of Composition) as well as pieces by Pierre Boulez, Dana Wilson, Geof Holbrook, and Kay Rhie.