2025 – 2026 Season

Sean Linfors, Artistic director

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Sunday, October 19, 2025, 4:00 pm
St. Catherine of Siena
309 Siena Drive, Ithaca

“Ancient Texts”ANCIENT TEXTS

This concert features Felix Mendelssohn’s full-length Psalm 42, supplemented by pieces by Hildegard von Bingen, J.S. Bach, Lili Boulanger, David Childs, and Reena Esmail. The texts include hymns and psalms, along with poems by Rumi and Amir Kusro. Under the direction of Sean Linfors, the choir will be performing pieces in Latin, German, English, and Farsi, spanning nearly a thousand years of choral music. The group will be accompanied by Emmett Scott on piano and organ.

Pay what you wish – suggested donation is $20

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Saturday, December 6, 2025, 7:30 pm
Ford Hall
Ithaca College

“Handel’s Messiah”, with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

The Cayuga Vocal Ensemble joins Cayuga Chamber Orchestra’s with Maestro Pirard at the podium to lead a stirring performance of Handel’s timeless masterpiece, joined by acclaimed soloists Rachel Schutz, Brenda Iglesias, Noah Unser, and Marc Webster. Celebrate the season with this cherished holiday tradition. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra’s website.

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Saturday, April 19, 2026  4:00 pm
Saint Luke Lutheran
109 Oak Avenue
Ithaca, NY
“CVE Sings !”

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Saturday, May 3, 2026, 4:00 pm
First Presbyterian Church
315 N, Cayuga Street, Ithaca, NY

“CVE Sings !”

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This program is made possible in part with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County.  

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