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.”
Things to do: Much music, Supreme Court panel, advice for aspiring filmmakers
Pick from several concerts, attend the Town-Gown Awards, consider the Supreme Court and get advice for a career in film at events around campus.
Nintendo music app ‘rivals major record labels,’ not just for gamers
Some of Nintendo's music has attained classic status, says music professor Roger Moseley.
Rachel Horner Awarded Lise Waxer Prize from SEM
The Popular Music Section of the Society for Ethnomusicology has awarded the Lise Waxer Prize to Rachel Horner, a PhD candidate in Music and Sound Studies. The honor recognizes the most distinguished student paper on popular music presented at the Society’s 2023 Annual Meeting.
American Studies Association honors Nic Vigilante
Graduate student Nic Vigilante received an honorable mention for their paper Salty, Sweet, and Spicy: Ingestion and Immersion in Queer Asian American Nightlife for the 2024 Gene Wise-Warren Susman Prize from the American Studies Association.
Jones understood all art, especially Black art, is ‘political’
Music producing legend Quincy Jones understood the political aspect of art, says Cornell music scholar.
Danish String Quartet featured on Cornell Concert Series Nov. 14
At Cornell, the GRAMMY-nominated quartet will perform works by Caroline Shaw, Haydn, Shostakovich, and a selection of their original compositions and traditional folk tunes.
Things to do: election insights, Halloween movies, Canine Crawl
Hear from experts about the election and the future of democracy, listen to the music of a 1914 alumnus who experimented with blending Chinese and Western musical traditions, and more.
Handel’s greatest hits, reimagined for organ
David Yearsley, the Herbert Gussman Professor of Music, has configured some of George Frideric Handel’s greatest works into pieces for solo organ in his new album.
Art + tech exhibit looking for student work
Submissions are due Oct. 31 and should combine art and technology in any way: video games, fashion, sculpture, graphic design, virtual reality, AI collaborations, performance, music, etc.
Events celebrate Chinese composer who also transformed language
Chao Yuen-Ren 1914, composer of the first Chinese keyboard music, was also a ground-breaking linguist who transformed the Chinese language through his scholarship on Chinese grammar and phonology.
‘Silence’ theme of Society for the Humanities Fall presentations
Six fellows from a broad swath of humanities fields will present their projects in progress during the annual Fall Fellows’ conference, on Friday, Oct. 25.
Piekut Book Wins Prize in Japan
The Japanese-language version of Professor Benjamin Piekut’s Henry Cow: The World Is a Problem has been awarded a prize.
Thomas Cressy wins American Bach Society 2024 Scheide Prize
The American Bach Society is pleased to announce that Thomas Cressy has received the 2024 Scheide Prize.
Michael Millenheft has article published in the Journal of Popular Music Studies
Graduate student Michael Millenheft’s article “Somos Sordos: Countercultural Noise Practice in Contemporary Powerviolence” has just appeared in the Journal of Popular Music Studies (36/1, September 2024).
David Yearsley releases new album, Handel’s Organ Banquet
David Yearsley releases new album, Handel’s Organ Banquet
Splinter Reeds on campus as Stucky Residency for New Music ensemble
The West Coast's first reed quintet will come to campus Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 as the new Stucky Residency for New Music ensemble, hosted by the Department of Music.
‘Mr. Mozart’ finishes comprehensive catalog of maestro’s work
The three-decade project is a fitting capstone to the 85-year-old Neal Zaslaw’s career as one of the world’s leading Mozart authorities, one who was once dubbed “Mr. Mozart” by the New York Times.
New Faculty: Victoria Netanus Xaka
Victoria Netanus Xaka, Music
New Faculty: Carmel Raz
Carmel Raz, Music
From portfolios to pizza, fall A&S career events explore diverse fields
"Cornell alumni are generous with their time and efforts to assist students, to answer questions from students, or connect them to people and places."
New A&S dean relishes ‘life in a university’
Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
Cornell Concert Series presents 24-25 season
Cornell Concert Series presents 24-25 season
Jordan Musser, PhD 2020, Named Managing Editor at AMS
Jordan Musser (PhD, 2020) has joined the American Musicological Society's staff in the role of Managing Editor, AMS Publications.
Faculty, students pair up for summer Nexus Scholar research projects
More students can afford to stay on campus to work in faculty labs during the summer thanks to generous alumni.
Cornell crafts multifaceted game studies program
The field of game studies is growing at Cornell, including an expanded set of classes, workshops and symposia and a growing library collection of games.
Forte/Piano Summer Academy returns to Cornell
The July 30-Aug. 3 experience for young artists will culminate with a series of concerts, presentations and roundtable discussions featuring distinguished performing artists, teachers and “rising stars."
Restored Moog synthesizer featured on new album
A new album of music — played on several innovative new instruments created and restored at Cornell, including a Moog synthesizer —will debut June 28 from the band EZRA, which includes a Cornell faculty member.
Teaching conducting in extended reality
A virtual reality setting can enable conducting students to engage with gestures in low stakes environment.
Building and cataloging a world of games at Cornell
Cornell scholars are developing a collection of games, both digital and analog, in the Cornell Library, and connecting that to teaching across disciplines and courses.
Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences
Coming from the University of Toronto, where he was the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen began his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.
Eighteen receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence
A&S graduate students and faculty were among those honored with 2024 Distinguished Awards at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration on May 14.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
Learn more about this year's graduates
Steve Pond Retires
Music students, faculty, and friends celebrate beloved professor Steve Pond's retirement
Outstanding A&S teachers, advisors honored with 2024 awards
Among the faculty members being recognized this year for exceptional teaching and mentorship are Liliana Colanzi, Durba Ghosh, and Nick Admussen.
Cornell jazz musicians bring home awards from DownBeat Magazine
For the first time in university history, Cornell students have won Student Music Awards from DownBeat Magazine, one of the world’s premiere jazz publications.
Four faculty receive 2024 Carpenter Advising Awards
Among those recognized for contributions to advising undergraduates are Paul Merrill, associate professor of practice in music, and Ravi Ramakrishna ’88, professor of mathematics.
Mayfest, Cornell’s Int’l Chamber Music Festival, begins May 17
Mayfest is “a festival of joy, music, friendships, and deep connections among the musicians and with the loyal and wonderful audiences,” said co-artistic director Miri Yampolsky.
Christopher Miller awarded Fulbright Scholar Award
In Spring 2025, Miller will travel to Indonesia and teach two courses at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta.
Pasqualini wins leadership award
PhD candidate Alex Pasqualini recognized with the Exemplary Leadership Award from the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement
CTI grant recipients build student confidence, connection
James Spinazzola is one of the 2023-2024 recipients of an Innovative Teaching and Learning Grant, harnessing immersive technology to help students build confidence as they learn to conduct an ensemble.
The Klezmatics to play in Cornell Concert Series April 13
The Klezmatics’ music is steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality, while also incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights and antifundamentalism, and eclectic musical influences — from jazz and punk to Arab, African, Latin and Balkan rhythms.
Kiss-Pophouse deal shows recording ‘promises a certain immortality’
The recordings can be endlessly reconfigured to bring Kiss to life for new audiences, says Benjamin Piekut, professor of music.
Summer Experience Grant applications now open
The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
Community Work-Study Program celebrates 50 years
The Community Work-Study Program enables Cornell undergraduates with federal work-study as part of their financial aid package to work for local nonprofits, schools and municipalities.
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