Fellowship will fund study of Warhol’s impact on ’70s music

Music Professor Judith Peraino won the 12-month fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Sierra world premiere featured in Rochester Philharmonic's new season

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra announced its 21-22 concert season, the first under new music director Andreas Delfs. The programming will include the world premiere of a new Violin Concerto by Roberto Sierra, commissioned by the RPO. More information is available online.

Humanities scholars begin first year undertaking diverse paths of discovery

Students in the program undertake their own independent, interdisciplinary undergraduate research in the humanities.

ONEcomposer partners with Philadelphia Orchestra for Florence Price premiere

Cornell music faculty are working with the Philadelphia Orchestra to bring to light the works of a historically erased composer.

Cornell chorale, high school collaborate on commission

“You are human. You are meant to make mistakes. You are meant to be happy. You are deserving. Stay amazing.”

These lyrics, inspired by students at Cornell and at Longmeadow High School in Longmeadow, Mass., are part of an online choral/video project the students created in partnership with composer LJ White.

Students and faculty show resilience and creativity in fall semester

Throughout the Fall 2020 semester, the students and faculty of the music department have shown remarkable resilience and creativity in order to continue their musical activities. The circumstances of the pandemic required innovation and adaptation, but the results allowed students to stay connected with each other and with audiences onscreen. Many...

Peraino receives National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship

Professor Judith Peraino has been awarded a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship for her book project Popism in Stereo: A Musical Guide to the Warhol Seventies. This fellowship will provide Professor Peraino with a year’s support to focus exclusively on the project.Professor Peraino's fellowship is part of $32.8...

Wynton Marsalis interview with James Spinazzola

A.D. White Professor-at-Large Wynton Marsalis talks with James Spinazzola (Barbara & Richard T. Silver ’50, MD ’53 Assistant Professor of Music) about developing an individual musical style; practice habits; playing, interpreting, and composing the blues; studying African rhythms while composing Congo Square (2006); and composing his first...

Chorus and Glee Club present virtual Readings & Carols

Carrying on a beloved annual tradition, the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club will offer a musical holiday celebration including singalong carols (featuring the virtually assembled choirs), seasonal poetry readings, and recordings from past Christmas services Dec. 16.

Improvisation Ensemble releases recording

As part of their work this semester, the Improvisation Ensemble, led by Annie Lewandowski, has released a recording of Cornelius Cardew’s The Tiger’s Mind, a piece with a text score in which the musicians play the different characters, interacting with each other musically. The recording was available through Jan. 6 and has expired.  The...