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Concerts

The Department of Music sponsors more than a hundred concerts on campus each year, given by faculty members, students, departmental ensembles, and distinguished visiting artists. All are open to the public and most are free, unless ticketing information is given. The listings below also include the Cornell Concert Series, which brings artists of international stature to campus; admission is charged for all of these events. The Cornell Concert Commission hosts large-scale pop and rock acts, and many additional student-organized musical events take place on campus; for information, check with the Willard Straight Hall Ticket Office at 255-3430 (Mon-Fri).

Tuesday, May 21
   8:00 pm		 Barnes Hall Auditorium MAYFEST, Cornell’s 6th annual international chamber music festival: Xak Bjerken and Miri Yampolsky, artistic directors, with six international guests: Tatiana Samouil, violin (Belgium), Chezi Nir, horn (Israel); Pavel Gomziakov, cello (Portugal); Natalia Tchitch, viola (Russia); Alexander Vassiliev, bass (Germany); and Eyal Ein-Habar, flute (Israel). Concert #3 features: Schumann: Andante and Variations, for two pianos, two cellos and horn (Anastasio, Bjerken, Gomiakov, Haines-Eitzen, Nir); Erwin Schulhoff: Flute Sonata (1927) (Ein-Habar, Yampolsky); Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death (Vassiliev, Yampolsky); songs of Poulenc and Rudi Stephan (Vassiliev, Bjerken); Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor (Samouil, Yampolsky). Tickets ($20 general, $10 students for each concert; festival pass $85) available at https://mayfest.ticketbud.com/mayfest2013 and at the door.
Wednesday, May 22
   8:00 pm		 Barnes Hall Auditorium MAYFEST, Cornell’s 6th annual international chamber music festival: Xak Bjerken and Miri Yampolsky, artistic directors, with six international guests: Tatiana Samouil, violin (Belgium), Chezi Nir, horn (Israel); Pavel Gomziakov, cello (Portugal); Natalia Tchitch, viola (Russia); Alexander Vassiliev, bass (Germany); and Eyal Ein-Habar, flute (Israel). Concert #4 features: Haydn: Flute Trio in D Major (Ein-Habar, Gomiakov, Bilson); Mozart: Horn Quintet, K. 407 (Nir, Samouil, Tchitch, TBA, Gomiakov); Mussorgsky: Without Sun (Vassiliev, Yampolsky); Dohnanyi: Sextet, op. 37 (Yampolsky, Samouil, Tchitch, Haines-Eitzen, Nir, and Lau). Tickets ($20 general, $10 students for each concert; festival pass $85) available at https://mayfest.ticketbud.com/mayfest2013 and at the door.
Thursday, May 23
   8:00 pm		 Carriage House Cafe Hayloft MAYFEST, Cornell’s 6th annual international chamber music festival: Xak Bjerken and Miri Yampolsky, artistic directors, with six international guests: Tatiana Samouil, violin (Belgium), Chezi Nir, horn (Israel); Pavel Gomziakov, cello (Portugal); Natalia Tchitch, viola (Russia); Alexander Vassiliev, bass (Germany); and Eyal Ein-Habar, flute (Israel). Concert #5: Ithaca’s favorite jazz pianist John Stetch joins in for an evening of duos with all of our guests . . . some serious, some fun. Tickets ($20 general, $10 students for each concert; festival pass $85) available at https://mayfest.ticketbud.com/mayfest2013 and at the door.
Saturday, May 25
   3:00 pm		 Arts Quad CU Winds: Wind Ensemble; Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor. Senior week concert features a fun mix of international and American music, as well as Cornell songs. As per recent tradition, an audience member will be invited to conduct the band! (In the case of rain, the concert will take place in Barton Hall.)
Saturday, May 25
   8:00 pm		 Bailey Hall Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club; John Rowehl, conductor: Senior week concert. Admission: $10, available at BaileyTickets.com and at the door.
Friday, June 7
   9:15 pm		 Bailey Hall Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club and their alumni; John Rowehl, conductor. The Reunion 2013 concert features old and new favorites, concluding with the greatest songs ever written for an Ivy League institution. Admission: $10, available at BaileyTickets.com and at the door.