Kristina Jackson recital April 5, 7:00 pm

Kristina Jackson, soprano, will be giving a recital on Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Ithaca, on Friday, April 5, 2013. I first heard her sing last spring at a recital at Ithaca College. She has a very expressive and beautiful voice. See you there.

Flute Alors!

The Montreal-based recorder quintet is coming to Ithaca! Not to be missed!
April 22, 7pm. Unitarian Church on Aurora Street. More info to follow soon.

Here's their latest video: Paranormal

For Heather Miller Lardin

Last Saturday night, at the final concert of the season of the New York State Baroque, Peter Hedrick read this tribute to Heather, who has announced that she and her family are leaving Ithaca for Philadephia, and she will no longer be the artistic director of NYSB.

I have loved working with her and getting to know her. We all will miss her very much.

Ode for Heather 

from Verses To the Author of the TRAGEDY of CATO (1713)

‘Tis nobly done thus to enrich the Stage,

And raise the Thoughts of a degen’rate Age,

To show, how endless Joys from Musick spring:

How life without it is a worthless Thing.

The inborn Greatness of your Soul we view,

You tread the Paths frequented by the few.

With so much Strength you play, and so much Ease,

Virtue, and Sense! how durst you hope to please?

Yet Crouds the Sentiments of ev’ry Line

So heartfelt clap’d, and own’d the Work divine.

See! how your Lays the noble Youth inflame!

They long to shoot, and ripen into Fame.

Applauding Theatres disturb their Rest,

And unborn MARAIS’s heave in ev’ry Breast.

How shall I your unrival’d Worth proclaim,

Lost in the spreading Circle of your Fame!

We heard at distance soft, enchanting Strains,

From blooming Mountains, and Italian Plains.

Then, the delightful Theme of ev’ry Tongue,

Th’ immortal HANDEL was your daring Song.

Thus Jewellers confound our wandr’ing Eyes,

And with variety of Gems surprise.

Silent we stand, unable where to praise,

In Pleasure sweetly lost ten thousand Ways.