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Photo Credit:  Sarah Blodgett

From the Cradle

Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Ford Hall, Ithaca College

Pre-concert Chat at 6:30 pm

From first breath to final memories. Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, composed to celebrate the birth of his son, glows with intimate joy and new life while a new piece by Laura Cetilia will see its first performance. Morton Feldman’s Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety is a hushed farewell to his dear piano teacher. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, restless and unresolved, stands outside time—at once youthful and haunted. 

CONCERT DETAILS

Guillaume Pirard, Conductor

  • Morton FELDMAN:  Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety                

  • Laura CETILIA:   CCO Commission World Premiere              

  • R. WAGNER:  Siegfried Idyll              

  • W. A. MOZART:  Symphony No. 40 in g minor, K.550

Running Time:  Approximately 86 minutes including intermission

Pre-Concert chat with Maestro Pirard and Laura Cetilia will start 1 hour before the concert.

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Photo Credit:  Julie Fowells

Laura Cetilia, Composer

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