In Praise of Sage Chapel, East Hill’s beloved house of worship
Built in an era when the University was under fire for being nonsectarian, it offers respite from a bustling campus.
Seare Farhat selected for the 2026-27 "Creator Corps" program with the Louisville Orchestra
Seare Farhat, DMA candidate in Composition, has been selected for the 2026–27 “Creator Corps” program—a competitive one-year appointment as composer-in-residence with the Louisville Orchestra.
‘Songs In Flight,’ inspired by Cornell-based project, earns Grammy nod
Based on poems by A&S alumna Tsitsi Ella Jaji, M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’08, the songs by Shawn Okpebholo bring to life individual stories preserved by the Cornell-based Freedom on the Move project.
Vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant featured on Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series
Salvant, a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy Award winner, is an artist celebrated for bringing historical depth, dramatic flair, and exceptional musical insight to jazz standards and original works.
Combining humanities and tech for research gains
An interdisciplinary project is sparking collaborations among those interested in digital approaches to the study of history, languages and culture.
Commemorating composer, pianist, pedagogue Louise Farrenc Nov. 14-15
The two-day event features performances of Farrenc’s chamber music on historical instruments, a reimagining of the salon culture in collaboration with the Johnson Museum of Art, and scholarly presentations.
Cornell composer’s work featured in upcoming Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series event
A new work by Cornell alum Zachary Wadsworth DMA ’12, will premiere this weekend in three concerts, including one at Cornell’s Bailey Hall.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to perform with violinist James Ehnes Oct. 26
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with violin soloist James Ehnes will perform a program entitled “Postcards from Paris” in the next Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) production of the 2025-26 season.
‘The Keyboards Strike Back’: concert sequel set for Oct. 9
Cornell faculty and graduate students unleash a genre-bending program across seventeen keyboard instruments, from the delicate whisper of the clavichord to the analog punch of the Roland Juno-60.
Music Oct. 2-5: Homecoming concerts and historical keyboards
Cornell orchestras, vocal ensembles and the Center for Historical Keyboards plan performances.
Ethnomusicologist Martin Hatch, professor of music emeritus, dies at 83
Martin F. Hatch Jr., Ph.D. ’80, professor of music emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 23 in Ithaca, New York. He was 83.
Le Vent du Nord plays Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series Sept. 20
A leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement, Le Vent du Nord will perform in the first Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
New Faculty: Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit
Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit, Music
New Faculty: Igor Santos
Igor Santos, Music
2025 Nexus Scholars talk about academic growth, transformation
Ten students who participated in this summer's Nexus Scholars Program share their stories..
Gabriela Gómez Estévez to Guest Conduct National Symphony of the Dominican Republic
Gabriela Gómez Estévez to Guest Conduct National Symphony of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo
Modern theory of music perception posited by 1700s potter
A new book by Carmel Raz focuses on the work of John Holden, an 18th-century potter who also wrote an influential treatise on musical theory.
Festival celebrates pianos in history, history in pianos
Musicians, scholars and instrument makers will gather at Cornell Aug. 5-10 for Forte | Piano 2025: Crafting Soundscapes, a conference and festival exploring dimensions of historical keyboard practice from performance and scholarship to instrument making and listening.
Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series announces 2025-26 Season
The season will include explorations of timeless classics, as well as concerts highlighting new frontiers in music.
‘End of a hopeful era’: Cornell expert reflects on Wilson and Stone legacies
The deaths of Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys, and funk and soul pioneer Sly Stone, of Sly and the Family Stone, mark the end of a pivotal era in music, says professor Judith Peraino.
From posters to precedent, humanities scholars showcase their research
Projects spanned topics from Confederate cemeteries to Korean textiles.
Gift creates new Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series at Cornell
A $2 million gift from the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts will rename the Cornell Concert Series and allow it to continue its efforts to bring world-class musicians to campus.
Ariana Kim featured on PBS NewsHour's arts and culture series, CANVAS
Ariana Kim was featured on PBS NewsHour's arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Rafael Torralvo da Silva Defends Dissertation
The department warmly congratulates Rafael Torralvo da Silva, who successfully defended his PhD dissertation in music and sound studies on April 21, 2025.
Music professor named new director of Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity
Roger Moseley, associate professor of music, will begin in the new role July 1.
Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
Learn about this year's graduating class
'This class opened the door to experimenting as a musician and learning how to marry coding and improvisation.'
James Koga is a computer science major.
'I developed machine learning models to predict the progression of diabetic retinopathy'
Dean Zhang is majoring in biological sciences, computer science and music.
Annie Lewandowski and Students Blend Art, Music, and Marine Conservation in Provincetown
An article in the Provincetown Independent highlights faculty member Annie Lewandowski’s MUS 1213 class, focusing on her conservation efforts and artistic work with whales.
Center for Historical Keyboards boosted by $5 million gift
The gift will secure the future of the center's museum-quality holdings, as well as a rich program of concerts, festivals and educational offerings.
DMA Candidate Jack Yarbrough Releases Debut Recording
On April 14th, 2025, DMA candidate Jack Yarbrough released his debut recording on the renowned British record label Another Timbre.
In ‘Silence’ spring conference, Fellows ‘attend to what is not there’
On April 25, seven Society for the Humanities’ Fellows will present their projects in progress during the annual Spring Fellows’ conference, highlighting the various ways that the theme of silence has been explored –
PMA’s ‘SHED’ performance features intermedia dance
The culmination of a year-long study of “New/Futurism: Installation, Intermedia, Interactive & Immersive Dance,” the April 25-26 performance also features the work of influential choreographer Merce Cunningham and highlights collaboration among art forms.
Vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth featured on Cornell Concert Series April 24
Roomful of Teeth is a Grammy Award-winning vocal band dedicated to re-imagining the expressive potential of the human voice.
‘Collaborative creativity’ of Gamelan inspires student band
The Cornell Gamelan Ensemble and a collection of antique instruments sparked the formation of Twin Court – a band that melds rock and traditional Indonesian music.
Morton Wan Awarded Junior Research Fellowship at University of Oxford
Morton Wan Awarded Junior Research Fellowship at University of Oxford
Cornell Concert Series hosts Sona Jobarteh, musician of the West African griot tradition
A living archive of the Gambian people, Sona Jobarteh innovates to support a more humanitarian future.
Joseph Burns, emeritus professor, former dean of faculty, dies at 83
Joseph A. Burns, Ph.D. ’66, emeritus professor of engineering and astronomy, and a former vice provost and dean of the Cornell faculty, died Feb. 26 in Ithaca.
Support Music on Giving Day, March 13!
Mark your calendar for Giving Day on Thursday, March 13! Every gift, no matter the size, directly supports our students.
Concert celebrates the wonders of space March 2
In a musical journey through the cosmos, the Cornell Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of “Ex Terra, Ad Astra,” a new work commissioned especially for this year’s Young Person’s Concert.
Chief Adjuah featured on Cornell Concert Series March 7
NPR has hailed Adjuah as “ushering in a new era of jazz."
Pianist Jonathan Biss featured on Cornell Concert Series Feb. 21
Biss is a performer, teacher and musical thinker whose on-stage repertoire ranges from the core canon to contemporary commissions. He will perform works by Franz Schubert and Tyson Gholston Davis.
New Klarman Fellows to join the College of Arts and Sciences
Fellows will pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Concerto Competition announces three winners
This year's Cornell Concerto competition honored three students as winners.
February 1: David Yearsley and Baroque violinist Martin Davids Album Release Recital
The newest album by False Azure Records, "In the Cabinet of Wonders with Scheidemann and Schop: Music for Organ and Violin from 17th-Century Hamburg," featuring violinist Martin Davids and organist David Yearsley will be presented in recital on February 1st at Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Concerto Competition announces three winners
For the first time, the Cornell Concerto Competition winners will perform with the Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Symphony
YAMATO The Drummers of Japan featured on Cornell Concert Series February 2
Described as the “epitome of the Japanese spirit,” Yamato will bright their show “Hito no Chikara”, The Power of Human Strength to Baily Hall.
Exhibit highlights art/tech intersections in student work
The event invited undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to display their projects at the historic A.D. White House.
Things to do: Apple Bake-Off, orchestra and wind, Mohawk River exhibit
Enjoy symphony concerts this weekend among other campus activities.
Morton Wan awarded 2024 Thomas Hampson Fund grant by the AMS
The American Musicological Society has awarded its 2024 Thomas Hampson Fund grant to Morton Wan in support of his project, “Chao Yuen Ren’s Art of Songs.”