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Han Xu named postdoctoral fellow at Peking University

Rachel Horner and Kate Thorpe win Spencer Prize

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Three Piekut Paperbacks

Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students

By | Kathy Hovis

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Two doctoral students selected as Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows

By | Katya Hrichak

Chopin Masterclasses at CCHK

New recording of Sierra works

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Mayfest chamber music festival returns to Ithaca May 19-23

By | Laurel Gilmer

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Wind Symphony Commencement Concert: CU Music

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Glee Club and Chorus Commencement Concert

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Mayfest chamber music festival returns to Ithaca May 19-23

5/11/2023

Cornell's international music festival welcomes longtime friends and new collaborators for five world-class concerts May 19-23.

Chopin Masterclasses at CCHK

5/03/2023

In collaboration with the International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments, the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards presents a weekend of masterclasses, lectures, and recitals drawing on its collection of "Chopin" instruments – original Pleyel, Broadwood, Graf, and Erard pianos.

Students’ island clean-up trip inspires multimedia projects

4/24/2023

Students trekked to Cuttyhunk Island during spring break to clean up traps and other fishing gear that had been abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded.

Student Spotlight: 2023 Seniors

Claire Duan and Hannah Robins are music students in the Class of 2023 who were profiled by the College of Arts & Sciences for their "Extraordinary Journeys" series. Click the links below to read profiles of Claire and Hannah, along with additional profiles of extraordinary music students from years past. Please also celebrate our complete list of Class of 2023 graduates.