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.
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Performance is a fundamental part of Cornell’s cultural life. The Department of Music encourages music-making through a wide array of chamber and large ensembles, as well as its offerings in private lessons and directed coaching by members of the music faculty. Master classes, degree and non-degree recitals, contemporary music concerts, and an annual concerto competition supplement the music department’s concert offerings.
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Featured Ensemble Performance: Cornell Chorus, Glee Club, and Symphony Orchestra April 26, 2025
The program includes Bach’s uplifting Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, Dvořák’s triumphant Te Deum—featuring soloists Rachel Schutz, soprano, and Jean Bernard Cerin, baritone—Brahms’ lyrical Schicksalslied. Performed by the Cornell Glee Club and Chorus, and the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, led by Joe Lerangis and Gabriela Gomez Estevez.
Music events
Sep
17
Wednesday
12:30 PM
Midday Music for Organ: Jennifer Shin and Jasmine Ngai (CU Music)
Anabel Taylor Chapel
Sep
20
Saturday
07:30 PM
Sep
23
Tuesday
12:15 PM
Sep
25
Thursday
12:30 PM
Midday Music in Lincoln: Roger Moseley and Travis Johns (CU Music)
Lincoln Hall Room B20
Sep
25
Thursday
04:30 PM
Sep
27
Saturday
07:30 PM
Cornell Wind Symphony Concert (CU Music)
Bailey Hall
Music news
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.
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2025 Nexus Scholars talk about academic growth, transformation
Ten students who participated in this summer's Nexus Scholars Program share their stories..
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Gabriela Gómez Estévez to Guest Conduct National Symphony of the Dominican Republic
Gabriela Gómez Estévez to Guest Conduct National Symphony of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo
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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.
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Festival celebrates pianos in history, history in pianos
Musicians, scholars and instrument makers will gather at Cornell Aug. 5-10 for Forte | Piano 2025: Crafting Soundscapes, a conference and festival exploring dimensions of historical keyboard practice from performance and scholarship to instrument making and listening.
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