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Corey Seapy
  • conducting
  • Class of 2014
  • Ipswich, M.A.

Corey Seapy Goes on Tour with Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble

2014 Feb 11

Corey Seapy, a sophomore conducting major in the School of Music at Ithaca College and a member of the Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble, recently returned from a trip to Dallas, T.X., where ensemble director Mike Titlebaum and his students attended the conference of the Jazz Education Network. At this conference, the ensemble performed two concerts including a featured slot at the conference itself and another at nearby Plano Senior High School. Ensemble members also attended numerous clinics, lectures and concerts with world-class jazz musicians.

"I learned more than I thought I would from a surprisingly wide variety of clinics, and left inspired by nearly a dozen performances, some of which were simply jaw-dropping. Representing Ithaca College by performing such a unique set in two completely contrasting settings for teachers and students was an honor and a blast," said Seapy.

The premier jazz group at Ithaca College is the Jazz Ensemble. The ensemble performs two formal concerts at Ithaca each semester, in addition to many other additional events on campus and in the community. In recent years, guest artists have included jazz trumpet artists Terell Stafford, John Sneider, Rick Henly and John Bailey, Eastman School of Music Professor Bill Dobbins, world-renowned bassist and educator Chuck Israels, former Ithaca College jazz director Steve Brown, and world-renowned jazz pedagogue Fred Sturm.