Reunion 2022 features host of A&S events
A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
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A fundamental part of Cornell’s cultural life
Performance
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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Spring 2022 audition details are now available.
Featured Ensemble Performance: Symphony Orchestra, 4/29/18
Cornell Symphony Orchestra (CSO), led by conductor Chris Younghoon Kim, features Tchaikovsky's Slavonic March and Symphony No. 6.
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Music news
Grateful to be together: Meet the extraordinary class of 2022
Hear about the Cornell experiences of some of the amazing students in our graduating class.
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Mayfest chamber music festival returns to Ithaca May 20-24
The music department's annual springtime festival of world-class chamber music will feature performances by exceptional guest artists from around the world.
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Forte/Piano Summer Academy Welcomes Applications
Forte/Piano Summer Academy Welcomes Applications
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Concerto Competition winner to perform with Cornell Symphony Orchestra
Nanor Seraydarian will perform Ernest Chausson’s “Poème” as a featured soloist alongside the Cornell Symphony Orchestra at Bailey Hall
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Musicologist and poet awarded Guggenheim fellowships
Alejandro L. Madrid, professor and chair of music, and Valzhyna Mort, associate professor of literatures in English, were honored as fellows.
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Ariana Kim’s piece for Korean zither highlights April music offerings
“Gayageum, Meet Violin” is a recital and discussion, set for April 16, featuring a preview performance of a new composition “Apba Hagoo, Nah Hagoo” by Ariana Kim for the Korean traditional zither (gayageum) and violin.
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