Ithaca College Events Dec. 5–11

By Dave Maley, December 4, 2019
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

THURSDAY, DEC. 5
LECTURE

“Think Indigenous: Richard Oakes and the Red Power Movement,” a presentation and roundtable discussion on the 50th anniversary of the takeover of Alcatraz Island; 5:30 p.m., Klingenstein Lounge, Campus Center.

MUSIC
“The Origins of Laurie Anderson’s ‘O Superman’: A Detective Story,” a presentation by Alex Reed, associate professor of music theory, history and composition; 5 p.m., room 3106, Whalen Center.

Concert by the Jazz Vocal Ensemble, featuring works by Coltrane, Holland, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Welsman; 8:15p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

THEATRE
Ithaca College Theatre staging of “Antigone Project: A Play in Five Parts,” a contemporary re-telling of the classic Greek tragedy that explores what happens when a woman challenges male authority and the unjust rules of society; 8 p.m., Clark Theatre, Dillingham Center (admission charged).

FRIDAY, DEC. 6
MUSIC

Concert by the Sinfonietta and Campus Band; 7 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Recital by the voice faculty, presenting the songs of Hugo Wolf; 7 p.m., Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

THEATRE
Ithaca College Theatre staging of “Antigone Project: A Play in Five Parts,” a contemporary re-telling of the classic Greek tragedy that explores what happens when a woman challenges male authority and the unjust rules of society; 8 p.m., Clark Theatre, Dillingham Center (admission charged).

SATURDAY, DEC. 7
MUSIC

Concert by the Percussion Ensemble; 1 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Concert by the Jazz Lab Band; 3 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Faculty recital featuring Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time”; 7 p.m., Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Concert by the Jazz Ensemble, with guest saxophonist Braxton Cook, performing “That Familiar Connection,” the winning composition in the David P. (’60) and Susan Wohlhueter Composition Contest; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

THEATRE
Ithaca College Theatre staging of “Antigone Project: A Play in Five Parts,” a contemporary re-telling of the classic Greek tragedy that explores what happens when a woman challenges male authority and the unjust rules of society; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Clark Theatre, Dillingham Center (admission charged).

SUNDAY, DEC. 8
MUSIC

Guest piano recital by John Milbauer; 1 p.m., Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Winter Choral Concert by the Choir, Treble Chorale, Madrigal Singers and Chorus, featuring works by Bach, Favero, Monteverdi and Whitacre; 3 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

Concert by the Brass Choir with the Ithaca Community Concert Band, performing works by Koetsier, Nelhybel and Sullivan; 7 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

THEATRE
Ithaca College Theatre staging of “Antigone Project: A Play in Five Parts,” a contemporary re-telling of the classic Greek tragedy that explores what happens when a woman challenges male authority and the unjust rules of society; 2 p.m., Clark Theatre, Dillingham Center (admission charged).

MONDAY, DEC. 9
MUSIC

Concert by the Jazz Vocal Repertory Ensemble, featuring works by Lennon/McCartney, Morrison, Short and Sting; 7 p.m., Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Lecture and recital with the Orchestra performing selections from Sibelius’s Second Symphony; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10
MUSIC

Concert by the Campus Choral Ensemble; 7 p.m., Hockett Family Recital Hall, Whalen Center.

Concert by the Orchestra, with violist Kyle Armbrust, performing works by Sibelius and Tower; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11
MUSIC

Concert by the Concert Band; 8:15 p.m., Ford Hall, Whalen Center.