Doctoral student to speak in Soup & Hope series

Alex Nik Pasqualini will share their story of hope in a talk as part of the Soup & Hope series on Feb. 23.

GRAMMY-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw performs Feb. 24

Maria Schneiders’ “Winter Morning Walks” headlines the program in Barnes Hall.

Silver linings: Innovation, kits, tech animate a hybrid semester

Elora Robeck ’24 couldn’t find rubbing alcohol. She needed alcohol to preserve the soft-bodied insects she’d collected near her home in Missouri, for her entomology class at Cornell. But it wasn’t included in her box of supplies, because alcohol is too flammable to ship. Her local drug store was all sold out. So at her professor’s suggestion, she asked her father to buy a bottle of 190-proof Everclear instead.

Cornell community honors Toni Morrison with “The Bluest Eye” reading

A total of 122 readers, plus a number of Cornell musicians, paid tribute to Toni Morrison M.A. ’55 Oct. 8 during a marathon reading of “The Bluest Eye.”

Instrumental music faculty get creative in light of pandemic

“My goal was to engage as many students as possible. If they’re not making music, their skills can disappear so quickly.”

New multimedia piece honoring George Floyd and others premieres Sept. 27

Center for Historical Keyboards presents fall concerts online

The Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards (CCHK) presents a full program of virtual events for the fall 2020 semester, comprised of two distinct series: "Music as Refuge," beginning Sept. 23; and "Beethoven and Pianos: Off the Beaten Path," beginning Oct. 2.

30 Arts & Sciences faculty honored with endowed professorships

The College is able to bestow these honors to outstanding faculty thanks to generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.

Applications open for Klarman fellowships

The three-year fellowships are available to early-career scholars conducting leading-edge research in any of the College’s discipline areas.

Richards on Bach's Passacaglia in C minor

"Radical Sounds"

Peraino on "The Odyssey" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

"Odysseus, The Sirens, and a little bit of Rocky Horror"

Stephanie Lozina: 'My education allowed me to pursue two very different interests'

Stephanie Lozina

Chemistry & Music

Fort Montgomery, NY

Michael Lee: 'I took every opportunity I could to broaden my educational horizons'

Michael Lee

Mathematics, Music & Physics

Vernon, CT

Graduate student Tonia Ko composes a soaring career

Graduate student Tonia Ko’s career as a young composer and artist has hit a new level, with several recent international honors, concert commissions and performance premieres, including a piece performed on bubble wrap.Ko, 26, was one of nine recipients of the 63rd annual BMI Student Composer Awards, held May 18 in New York City. The winners ranged in age from 14 to 26.

"I have become tenacious in pursuit of my dreams, most of which I didn't even know I had until coming here."

Jasmine Edison '15 

Major: MusicHometown: Warner Robins, GA

"Stopping on Libe Slope always elicits overwhelming feelings of joy."

Paul Hwang '15

Major: MusicHometown: Palisades Park, NJ

Music professor focuses on Mexican composer in new book

Alejandro L. Madrid, associate professor of ethnomusicology in the Department of Music, has released a new book, In search of Julian Carrillo and Sonido 13 (Oxford University Press).  Madrid’s research on popular and art music, dance and expressive culture from Mexico, the U.S.-Mexico border, and the circum-Caribbean focuses on the intersection of modernity, tradition, globalization and identity. 

Contrapunkt concert showcases student composers

Talented Cornell undergrad composers showcased their work in a recent concert.

Emeritus professor, director of bands Marice Stith dies

Professor Emeritus of Music Marice Wilbur Stith, who as director of bands conducted the Cornell University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band over his 23-year Cornell career, died Oct. 7 at Cayuga Medical Center after a long illness. He was 89.

Malcolm Bilson receives medal in Hungary

On a recent trip to Budapest, Malcolm Bilson, the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music Emeritus, received The Order of the Hungarian Gold Cross, an award given each year to seven or eight foreigners who are distinguished artists, scientists, writers and others for their contribution to Hungarian intellectual and cultural life.

"Things that you never thought you would do reshape your mindset about the world."

Mingkun Ding '16

Major: Math and Philosophy (Minor: Music)Hometown: Shanghai

Ariana Kim records ‘powerful’ works by women composers

Ariana Kim’s solo album, “Routes of Evanescence,” showcases works by pioneering American women composers.