Undergraduates
Music Majors
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
Music Minors
Eleven students earned a Music Minor this year, demonstrating their commitment to engage with musical theories, materials, and techniques, the study of music in history and culture, and performance while continuing studies in their major. Some were constant members of our ensembles, some were solo performers, and some engaged through music and sound studies or composition.
We congratulate our minors of 2026: Abigail Black, Paloma Chapman, Sophia Davis, Adowyn Ernste, Ryan Goldsmith, Jonathan Henry, Timothy Lin, Rilo Oberg, Daniel Polhamus, Jacob Seto, Nancy Zheng
Graduates
We congratulate our recent graduates with the following degrees conferred:
María Alejandra Bulla Clavijo - DMA Composition
Rachel Horner - PhD Music and Sound Studies
Cibele Moura - PhD Music and Sound Studies
Richard Edward Francis Valitutto II - DMA Performance
Student Prizes
The Ellen Gussman Adelson Prize, which rewards and encourages outstanding Cornell students excelling in instrumental music performance, went to Turner Aldrich and Isaac Dorio.
The John James Blackmore Prize, which assists undergraduate and graduate students studying music, was awarded to Arthur Li, Ariel Mo, Abigail Gabalski, Cole Laudenslager, and Seare Farhat.
The H.A. Falconer Memorial Scholarship, which assists talented undergraduates in studying voice, went to Pedro Villa-Forte and Anya Packard.
The Otto R. Stahl Memorial Award, which honors a graduate composer for excellent work, went to Eliot Burk.
The Barbara Troxell Vocal Music Award, for outstanding vocal students who evidence professional musical interests, went to Beyanca Guilme and Joseph Wolff.
The Donald J. Grout Memorial Prize, for recognition of exceptional dissertations, went to Cibele Moura.
