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The Sierra Duo – John Haines-Eitzen, cello, and Matthew Bengtson, piano – will Sierra’s “Cuatro Piezas para cello y piano” and other pieces Jan. 29.
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'Welcoming students to campus and providing them with the opportunity to connect to faculty and each other is a joy.'
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The 18th Concerto Competition highlighted the exceptional musical talent on campus
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Annette Richards' new book was recently published by the University of Chicago Press
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Llhuros – its relics, rituals, poetry, and music – as well as the academic commentary it inspired, "documents just one tiny little sliver of Cornell’s history. But it’s a fascinating one.”
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Professor Marianthi Papalexandri Alexandri won the CHF 24,000 Wekbeitrage des Kanton Zurich award for a new sound installation
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2022-2023 Stucky Residency ensemble loadbang started off their two-part visit to Cornell’s campus with a bang.
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Read more about their residency events
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Cornell University Press has recently published Sounding Out the State of Indonesian Music, co-edited by Senior Lecturer Christopher J. Miller and Andrew McGraw.
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Elizabeth Ogonek's new piece performed
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"At every point in your life, different music will speak to you in new ways."
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The event takes place Sat., Oct. 15 at 3 pm in Bailey Hall.
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The ensemble will collaborate with graduate composers on new works and engage with students in a variety of ways.
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“We welcome singers from any department of the university and from the community,” said Michael Poll, music director and Klarman Fellow.
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This year, 15 new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.
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New Muses Project Launches
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Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
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Welcome Joe Lerangís
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Alison Torrillo French ’95 writes about her experience singing with the chorus during Reunion 2022.
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loadbang selected as 2022-23 Stucky Residency for New Music ensemble
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Cibele Moura wins Sanjek Student Paper Prize
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Young artists from around the world will be immersed in one of the world’s most significant collections of performance-ready historical pianos, with performances open to the public August 1-6.
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Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri has been awarded the Aurelie Nemours Prize with Pe Lang.
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The doctoral candidate in music from Denton, Texas studies music composition with a focus on time malleability.
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BBC honor for Roberto Sierra
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Originally known as the Women’s Glee Club, the group will celebrate its centennial at Reunion ’22.
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Hosted by the Cornell ReSounds Project, the FutureSounds Festival featured guest builders and performers as well as newly designed instruments and compositions by Cornell students.
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A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
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Highlighting FutureSounds
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The music department's annual springtime festival of world-class chamber music will feature performances by exceptional guest artists from around the world.
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Forte/Piano Summer Academy Welcomes Applications
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Nanor Seraydarian will perform Ernest Chausson’s “Poème” as a featured soloist alongside the Cornell Symphony Orchestra at Bailey Hall
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Alejandro L. Madrid, professor and chair of music, and Valzhyna Mort, associate professor of literatures in English, were honored as fellows.
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“Gayageum, Meet Violin” is a recital and discussion, set for April 16, featuring a preview performance of a new composition “Apba Hagoo, Nah Hagoo” by Ariana Kim for the Korean traditional zither (gayageum) and violin.
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These professorships continue the College’s priority to recognize faculty excellence and accomplishments.
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On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
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The opera centers on a pivotal moment in French operatic history known as the “War of the Buffoons.”
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Read all about the accomplishments of music department faculty, students, and alums from the past year!
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Big Red Icon is a competition for student bands from across the university that is designed to help rebuild, uplift and connect musicians from all musical traditions. Winners will be given an opportunity to perform at Slope Day Events.
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Mark your calendars for Cornell Giving Day, March 16th! Your donation of any size on March 16 will go towards direct costs of music making, including scholarships for lessons. Thank you for your generosity and for making a difference for our students!
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Gifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.
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Department Chair Alejandro L. Madrid shares highlights from 2021
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The Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards had another busy, productive, and exciting year in 2021.
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Seven exceptional early-career scholars will be awarded three-year fellowships to pursue independent research in the arts and humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
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Cornell ReSounds welcomed an esteemed slate of musicians, composers, and instrument builders for a two-day virtual symposium.
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A new Silbermann piano has joined the instrument collection at the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
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On Saturday, January 29, the LA Philharmonic will perform the US premiere of Elizabeth Ogonek's Cloudline, under the baton of conductor Elim Chan. Ogonek provided the following insights on the piece: In Song of the Universal, Walt Whitman wrote, “Over the mountain growths, disease and sorrow, / An uncaught bird is ever hovering, hovering, / High...
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Cornell ReSounds aims to establish Cornell as a center for the design and creation of new musical instruments and a hub for Cornell’s creative artists – a dialogue between the future of instrument-building and collaborative artistic creation. As part of ReSounds, Elizabeth Ogonek and Ryan McCullough welcome an esteemed slate of musicians,...
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