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May 02 Thursday
With a career spanning decades and a dozen albums with Lowen & Navarro, Grammy Nominated Songwriter Dan Navarro is currently on tour in support of his most recent album, "Horizon Line."
May 03 Friday
The Ghost is a trio featuring John Moran (bass) and Joey Sullivan (drums), which focuses on exploring, exploiting, interrogating, and unpacking the queer potential within the free jazz tradition. The Ghost released its last record, Vanished Pleasures, on Relative Pitch Records in 2023. The Ghost has performed around the US & Canada including Artists Space (NYC), Fire Museum (Philly), Elastic Arts (Chicago), Casa del Popolo (Montreal).Michael Foster's work as a saxophonist & curator focuses on the overlap of queer identity/theory and free improvisation within myriad experimental mediums. As a saxophonist he often employs extensive instrumental preparations (such as drum heads, vibrators, amplification, balloons, etc) in conjunction with a broad dynamic tone that draws inspiration from the saxophonic tradition of Ben Webster and Sonny Rollins. I often work with Sarah Hennies, Lydia Lunch, Leila Bordreuil, William Parker, Weasel Walter, Psychic TV, Spiritualized, Han Bennink, and countless others. As a curator, Michael has run countless series throughout NYC including Queer Trash, a curatorial platform for LGBTQIA+ artists engaged in experimental performance practices. Queer Trash was awarded the 2018 Curatorial Fellowship at Issue Project Room and has since presented work at MoMA/PS1, and countless spaces around NYC.Wednesday May 1st 6pm @ Grayhaven Motel Michael will be giving a free workshop on Queerness in Experimental Music followed by a ticketed performance by "The Ghost" trio.Tickets can be purchased online until April 30th for $16.25 - OR- in person at Grayhaven Motel $15 cash advance / $20 cash doorMade possible in part with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Community Arts Partnership and sponsorship from the Cornell Department of Music and Hound & Mare.
Doors open at 6 Concert starts at 7
No Tickets necessary! Free Will offering will be taken at intermission. Snacks and Beverages will be available
Phone # 607-648-8076 ( Day of Concert only)
ABOUT THE SEVEN WONDERS
The Seven Wonders are seven world-class musicians paying homage to the music of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. The band`s collective performing experience brings the crowd powerful renditions of these timeless tunes. They authentically recreate all the great hits of Fleetwood Mac, including "Dreams," "Go Your Own Way," "Rhiannon," "Landslide," and "Gypsy," plus solo hits like "Edge of Seventeen" and much more.
Since their inception in 2017, they have garnered national attention for their high-energy performances. The Seven Wonders reconnect fans with the music they love. Find out more about the band at https://livefleetwoodmac.com.
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ABOUT THE HANGAR THEATRE
Celebrating its 50th season in 2024, the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, N.Y. serves as a venue for a variety of performing artists and community organizations. It is home to the Hangar Theatre Company, which each summer presents a series of Mainstage performances as well as a season of KIDDSTUFF productions. Its historic building — once part of the Ithaca Municipal Airport — is located at 801 Taughannock Blvd. (Route 89) on the shores of Cayuga Lake, just minutes from downtown Ithaca. Learn more at https://hangartheatre.org.
Orpheus Chorale of Hornell presents their spring concert including music set to the poetry of Langston Hughes, William Blake and Sara Teasdale in compositions by Elaine Hagenberg, Matt Podd, Rosephanye Powell, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan.
May 04 Saturday
Not all superheros wear capes! The musicians of the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra don their concert wear and save the day with music from Black Panther, Wonder Woman, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, and more in an evening sure to thrill fans of all ages.
The Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers, with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, will perform Kodály's “Te Deum” and Brahms's “Schicksalslied” (Song of Fate) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 402 North Aurora Street, Ithaca. Tickets ($20, children and students free) are available at https://acithaca.org/groups/icccs/tickets/ and at the door.
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Under the direction of Gerald Wolfe, accompanied by Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, the Ithaca Community Chorus and Chamber Singers will perform Zoltan Kodaly’s magnificent Te Deum, a festive work celebrating the 250th anniversary of the recapture of Buda Castle from the Turks. Kodaly was the foremost collector of Hungarian folk music and uses stylistic elements of it throughout.
We will complement the Kodaly with a beautiful work by Brahms. Schicksalslied, or “Song of Fate”, is considered to be one of Brahms’s best choral works, along with Ein Deutsches Requiem. One scholar says, “Had Brahms never written anything but this one work, it would alone have sufficed to rank him with the best masters.”
The Chamber Singers will perform a set of four secular songs by Brahms.
May 05 Sunday
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AUBURN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT
“Young Person’s Concert: Come Meet the Orchestra” by the Auburn Chamber Orchestra (ACO) will be presented on Sunday, May 5th at 2:00PM in the Auburn Junior High School auditorium located at: 191 Franklin Street, Auburn, NY 13021.
This concert, conducted by Victor Vallo, Jr., will feature music from the operas “Carmen” and “Die Fledermaus,” themes from the movies “E.T” and “Pirates of the Caribbean,” a selection from Carnival of the Animals, a Bugs Bunny medley, and the famous Radetzky March. Captain Jack will also be making an appearance.
Auburn Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1986. The orchestra musicians come from a wide range of age groups, communities and professions.
This family-friendly event, which is open to the general public, is free, although donations are greatly appreciated. For further information about Auburn Chamber Orchestra, go to www.auburnchamberorchestra.com or visit us on Facebook.
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