Winter Village Music
Camp Concerts!
JANUARY 8-11, 2026
Camp Closing Concert
Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, 4:00-6:30 pm
CSMA’s Martha Hamblin Hall (3rd floor)
Join us on Sunday afternoon, January 11th at 4:00 pm as we bring Winter Village 2026 to a close with three fine duos. Viv & Riley will present their old time original songs and traditional tunes, along with Rakish performing their fine celtic fiddle tunes and original songs. In addition, Allison De Groot will be joined by Ithaca’s own Rosie Newton for some rollicking old time tunes.
The concert will be held at Martha Hamblin Hall - please note the last minute venue change from the Unitarian Church. Tickets are $15 for registered campers, $20 advance, and $25 at the door.
Opening Camp Concert
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Community School of Music & Art’s Martha Hamblin Hall
Join us on Thursday evening, January 8th at 7:30 pm as we kick off Winter Village 2026 with Ithaca's own Contradictions (Dave Davies, Tom Hodgson, Tim Ball, Ariana Kim & Rick Manning) playing a few tunes at the beginning of the first set. The first set will continue featuring visiting faculty members Natalie Padilla on fiddle, Grant Gordy on guitar, David Benedict on mandolin, Bill Evans on bass, and Joey Arcuri on bass. Natalie, Grant and David will perform a few tunes on their own then be joined by Austin Scelzo and the Contradictions for a closing tune to end the first set. The second set features multi-instrumentalist Jake Blount with his pals Judy Hyman and Jeff Claus and joined by Gus and Huck Tritsch and Sally Freund.
The concert will be held in Martha Hamblin Hall on CSMA's third floor. Tickets are $15 for registered campers, $20 advance, and $25 at the door.
Come early and check out some free happy hour music next door at the Bike Bar featuring Rochester’s favorite old time band, Nine Pound Possum..
JANUARY 5 NOTE:
CAMP FACULTY CONCERT IS SOLD OUT!
Camp Faculty Concert
Sat, Jan. 10, 2026, 7:30 - 10 pm
CSMA’s Martha Hamblin Hall (3rd Floor)
Join us on Saturday evening, January 10th at 7:30pm for a highlight of the Winter Village Music Camp, the always popular and often sold-out Faculty Concert. The concert features virtually all of the faculty, with a focus on the visiting faculty, in a series of short impromptu performances. It is not to be missed if you enjoy an eclectic concert full of surprises and joy!
The concert will be held in Hamblin Hall on CSMA's third floor. Tickets are $25 in advance and, if available, $30 at the door. Campers registered for 2 days or the full weekend can attend the show for free.
NOTE: TICKETS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY!
Come early and check out some free happy hour music next door at the Bike Bar featuring The Notorious Stringbusters.