Moura Accepts Position at University of Miami
Cibele Moura (PhD, Music and Sound Studies, 2025) has accepted a tenure-track assistant professorship at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.
Einhorn Center launches new staff fellowship program and welcomes largest cohort of new engaged fellows
Cornell College of Arts and Sciences scholars are among the 42 faculty members and staff from 19 Cornell schools, colleges and units named Engaged Fellows for 2026-2027, the largest cohort since the program’s launch in 2013.
Announcing 2026-2027 EAP fellowship and grant recipients
Graduate students connected to Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences departments — history, linguistics, Asian studies, history of art and visual studies, government, comparative iiterature, Romance studies and music —have received Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies East Asia Program fellowships and grants for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series announces dynamic 2026-27 Season
Cornell University’s 2026-27 Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series will feature global artists spanning Afro-Cuban jazz, classical music and cross-cultural traditions at Bailey Hall. The season schedule includes Chucho Valdés, Time for Three with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, Isabelle Faust and Sunny Jain.
Your June 2026 Reads
Cornell University alumni highlight June 2026 book releases, including a College of Arts & Sciences professor's punk-rock history and alumni works on academia, civil rights, and poetry.
MUS 1213 Students Partner with Center for Coastal Studies to Document Marine Debris
MUS 1213 Students Partner with Center for Coastal Studies to Document Marine Debris
‘Lisette’ first step in making Cornell a center for Haitian classical music
Cornell University baritone Jean Bernard Cerin released album tracing evolution of Haitian Creole song Lisette across global history. The Lisette Project, in the College of Arts & Sciences, expands Haitian classical music research and performance.
Historical keyboard academy offers public events June 23-27
The Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards announces historical keyboard festival and public concerts June 23–27. The Chamber Music Collective and Fortepiano Tech Academy highlight collaborative performance, rare repertoire, and hands-on training with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century instruments.
Jazz septet earns national DownBeat Magazine award
The Herbert Gussman Jazz Septet at Cornell has been recognized with a DownBeat 2026 Student Music Award in the category of Small Jazz Ensemble/Combo - College/Undergraduate Outstanding Performance.
Buzzing in: Gilmer turns trivia love into a Jeopardy! moment
Laurel Gilmer of Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences competed on Jeopardy! May 12, showcasing trivia expertise after a rigorous audition process. The music department events director highlighted preparation strategies and contestant experience on the iconic quiz show.
Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired them
Cornell University honored 31 Merrill Presidential Scholars May 19, recognizing academic excellence and mentorship. College of Arts and Sciences senior Carolina Aguilera-Garza and peers celebrated influential teachers and Cornell mentors shaping leadership, scholarship, and public impact.
Twenty-three receive awards recognizing excellence and impact
Several Cornell College of Arts and Sciences graduate students and one faculty member from the college were honored with 2026 Graduate Excellence and Impact Awards. Presented May 13, the awards honor leadership, service and mentorship.
Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
The department celebrates eight music majors in 2026, including many double-majors: Turner Aldrich (Environment and Sustainability), Felicia Chen (Computer Science), Isaac Dorio (Anthropology), Catherine Frank (Government), Junoh Lee, Evelyn Smith (Economics), Derek Thompson (Computer Science), Joseph Wolff
Lisette: A Song’s Journey from Haiti & Back
Performed by baritone Jean Bernard Cerin, soprano Michele Kennedy, and keyboardist Nicholas Mathew, LISETTE traces the three-century journey of Lisette quitté la plaine, the earliest known Haitian Creole song text, following its evolution across Haiti, France, and the United States.
Faculty excellence in teaching and advising honored with 2026 awards
Cornell’s College of Arts & Sciences honors the winners of its 2026 teaching and advising awards. Faculty members Nicole Giannella, Karola Mészáros and Landon Schnabel stand out this year, earning major awards for excellence; many instructors and teaching assistants received recognition, as well.
PhD candidate Mark Mahoney has been awarded a prize for Best Research Paper in Jazz and Improvised Music
PhD candidate Mark Mahoney has been awarded a prize for Best Research Paper in Jazz and Improvised Music by the Jazz & Improvisation Study Group of the American Musicological Society. The essay, titled "'Europe’s Answer to Woodstock': Genre, Politics, and Genre Politics at the 1969 Actuel Festival,” examines the 1969 Actuel Festival held in Amougies,…
Mayfest, Cornell’s international chamber music festival, returns May 15-19
After a two-year break, Cornell University music faculty are bringing back Mayfest from May 15-19 in Barnes Hall. The event will feature music from Bach to Kurtág, including works by Arensky, Dvořák, Puccini, Brahms and a new commission by Cornellian Joseph Phibbs, a tribute to his teacher, Steven Stucky.
Listening party to celebrate music professor’s improvisational album drop
Violinist Ariana Kim, faculty member in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences explores improvisation in pieces from classical to folk traditions in her new album, “(un)common thread,” which will drop from Saffron Soul Records May 26. A May 3 listening party will celebrate the release.
Gamelan concert highlights Thai royal anthem
At Cornell University, Christopher J. Miller and Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit present Thai-inspired gamelan music in Klarman Hall’s Groos Family Atrium on April 26, marking Wangpaiboonkit’s arrival as assistant professor.
Ask an ambassador: The first-year music experience
Student Ambassador Alexandra Hui, Class of 2029, describes finding mentorship and belonging in Cornell Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra.
Flamenco artists featured on Concert Series April 11
The Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series at Cornell University closes its 2025-26 season with renowned company Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana at Bailey Hall during a performance on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. The event features QUINTO ELEMENTO (Fifth Element), a new work by dancer/choreographer Patricia Guerrero, featuring an original live score by Francis Gómez.
Admitted Class of 2030 seeks real-world impact
Cornell admits the Class of 2030 emphasizing real-world impact, enrolling 5,776 students from 102 countries. At Cornell University, the diverse cohort reflects the land-grant mission and applied learning goals across multiple colleges.
Misfits find a home – and a history – in the ongoing story of punk
A new book by Judith Peraino, professor of music in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, explores the outsider spirit of punk music and culture. "We're Having Much More Fun: Punk Archives for the Present from CBGB to Gilman and Beyond" draws upon Cornell University Library’s archive of punk-related material.
Renowned pianist Sir Stephen Hough plays Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series
In the concert, Hough will play an imaginative program that includes works by Schubert, Brahms, Schoenberg, Beethoven and a suite from "Mary Poppins."
Events honor the legacy of composer Steven Stucky
The Department of Music is honoring the late Steven Stucky, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and beloved Cornell professor, with a series of concerts.
Rachel Horner joins Indiana University as Visiting Lecturer in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Rachel Horner, who recently completed her PhD in Music and Sound Studies, has accepted a visiting lecturer position in the Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department at Indiana University. Rachel will offer undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from large surveys to dedicated seminars in her research areas. Home to one of the longest standing folklore institutes and…
Pianist, composer Tigran Hamasyan plays Dallas Morse Concert Series
Released on Feb. 6 via Naïve Records, Hamasyan's album "Manifeste" marks a new chapter for one of the most visionary artists working at the intersection of jazz, progressive rock, and global music.
Composer Michael Abels, famous for work on Jordan Peele films, to visit March 6-7
Events include film screenings, panel discussions and a concert by the Barbara & Richard T. Silver Wind Symphony.
Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty
Four faculty from A&S have been awarded Cornell’s highest honors for graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Ariana Kim chosen as 2026 Cornell Asian Alumni Association Honoree
Associate Professor Ariana Kim has been chosen as the 2026 Cornell Asian Alumni Association Honoree, an award recognizing excellence, leadership, and service in her field. She received the award on January 31 in New York City at the CAAA 2026 Pan-Asian Banquet, where she delivered a keynote presentation and performed at the event.
Garifuna Collective featured on Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series
Rooted in the Afro-AmerIndian heritage of communities along the Caribbean coasts of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras, Garifuna music blends West African rhythms, indigenous Carib influences and the Arawak language.
Fossiles to fortepianos: The Hill's 'mini-museums' and collections
The next time you visit Ithaca, check out exhibits on Chimes history, astronomical instruments, historical keyboards and so much more
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.
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, Assistant Professor and Director of Cornell Orchestras, will guest conduct the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic on September 17 and 18 in Santo Domingo. The program will feature works by Dvorák, Bartók, and Tchaikovsky.
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.