As we near Commencement, we are so proud to celebrate our graduating seniors from the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble this semester! Congratulations to Mad, Brady, Grace, Evelyn, Amanda, Elora, Simon, Elias, Nick, Andrew, Rachel, Alan, and Seamus! We know you are moving on to achieve great things, and we look forward to seeing the impact you make on the world!
As finals conclude, we wanted to share another video from our final concert of the semester! It was a blast performing Omar Thomas’ “Come Sunday” for a packed Ford Hall of students at the Northeast Concert Band and Orchestra Festival. We were delighted to welcome 1,000 students between our Friday and Saturday events! Learn about our 2027 Festival at: https://www.ithaca.edu/academics/school-music-theatre-and-dance/student-resources/music-students/music-ensembles/ithaca-college-bands/northeast-concert-band-orchestra-festival-ic
On April 27th in Ford Hall, the IC Campus Band held a concert in collaboration with the IC Sinfonietta! The concert includes works by Carter, Stuart, Nishimura, and La Plante, closing with Higgins’s rousing arrangement of music from “The Lion King”. Congratulations to Wind Ensemble members Kaitlin Barron and Sydney Tomishima who made their conducting debuts with the Campus Band!
Please join us in congratulating and welcoming our incoming graduate wind conducting students, Laurel Stinson and Meg Siergiey!
Laurel Stinson is an accomplished music educator and conductor with over 15 years of experience in ensemble leadership, curriculum development, and performance-based learning across New York City schools and community organizations. Currently Lead Music Teacher at Success Academy HSLA-Manhattan, she has built comprehensive band programs, produced major concert events, and performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, the Barclays Center, and multiple national conferences. Stinson has overseen programs serving up to 500 students and has earned consistent “Highly Effective” teaching ratings for her leadership, mentorship, and innovative curriculum design. Her work has been nationally recognized through the Manilow Music Project Award. A founding member and conductor of the Gotham City Music Collective, she remains active as both a community music leader and performer, including appearances over 50 concerts with the Brooklyn Wind Symphony.
Meghan “Meg” Siergiey is a multifaceted conductor and educator completing her third year at Bishop Stang High School, where she directs band, jazz band, chorus, and select choir. She is dedicated to fostering musical growth through supportive, student-centered instruction and has revitalized several areas of the school’s music program, including the Bishop Stang Pep Band. She has served as music director and assisted with choreography for the annual spring musical, prepared students for regional choral festivals and solo opportunities, and coaches the BSHS Dance Team. Meg is an alumna of Ithaca College, holding a degree in Music Education with a concentration in clarinet. She has furthered her conducting studies at the Northeast Wind Conducting Symposium and the University of Michigan with distinguished clinicians including Col. Jason Fettig, Dr. Mallory Thompson, Dr. Courtney Snyder, and Dr. Daniel Cook. She is excited to return to Ithaca College this fall to begin her MM in Wind Conducting. She is joined by her shadow and musical companion, her cat Rosiley (a.k.a. “Peach)!
On April 30th, the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble gave a rousing performance of Omar Thomas’s “Come Sunday”! We had a wonderful time sharing this thrilling piece with an audience of 1,000 students at the Northeast Concert Band and Orchestra Festival, and we can’t wait to continue making music next semester!
On May 1st and 2nd, the Ithaca College Center for Music held the 3rd Annual Northeast Concert Band and Orchestra Festival, a regional affiliate of Music for All, presented by Yamaha. We welcomed 1,000 students to the Whalen Center for Music to join us in a thrilling weekend of masterclasses, clinics, and performances! Clinicians and ensembles from around the country gathered to cultivate an uplifting, educational, and supportive musical environment. We’d like to extend a special shoutout to @scott.casagrand , Music for All’s National Festival Coordinator, for serving as a clinician and lending his time to our festival!
Thank you so much to all of the ensembles who participated, and we hope to see you again next year!
We hope to see you TODAY at 8:15pm in Ford Hall for our final concert of the semester with the Ithaca College Concert Band, Chamber Winds, and Wind Ensemble! The Concert Band kicks off our night with an exhilarating program featuring the world premiere of Josh Oxford’s “Scale of Weirdness”, followed by the Chamber Winds’ performance of Dvořák’s classic, Serenade, op. 44. We finish with the Wind Ensemble, featuring horn soloist Finny Keefe on Catherine Likhuta’s “Vivid Dreams” and closing with Omar Thomas’s rip-roaring “Come Sunday.” We can’t wait to see you there!
Come join the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and Chamber Winds THIS THURSDAY at 8:15pm in Ford Hall! Catherine Likhuta’s “Vivid Dreams” illustrates an eerie trek through the woods guided by featured horn soloist Finny Keefe, winner of Ithaca College’s 2026 Concerto Competition. We hope to see you for our last concert of the semester!
Come see the Ithaca College Chamber Winds THIS THURSDAY in Ford Hall at 7pm! We present works by Vaughan Williams, Jacob, and Dvořák. We conclude with Stravinsky’s Mass for Mixed Chorus and Double Woodwind Quintet, a collaboration with Madrigal Singers conducted by Dr. Sean Linfors. We hope to see you there!
Come see the Ithaca College Chamber Winds, Madirgal Singers, and Choir TODAY at 7pm in Ford Hall! We hope to see you join us for our performance of Brahms’ Begräbnisgesang!
Come see the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble celebrate the 60th anniversary of the IC Saxophone Studio TOMORROW, April 10th at 7pm in Ford Hall! Alongside the world premiere of Dr. McCune’s saxophone concerto, we present a cornerstone of the wind band genre, Maslanka’s Symphony No. 4! Listen to the “Power Surge”, a variation of the hymn tune “Old Hundredth” that epitomizes the tremendous expression of joy that fuels the piece. We hope to see you soon!
Join us THIS SATURDAY, April 11th at 7pm in Ford Hall for a joint performance with Chamber Winds, Madrigal Singers, and Choir. Performing standard pieces of wind chamber music alongside vocalists, this concert will feature notable works by Stravinsky and Brahms. We hope to see you there!
