Recent Concert Playlists

McGraw Tower with cherry blossoms

McGraw Tower in spring

Did you enjoy a recent concert, but didn't recognize all of the songs? Click on the links below to view concert playlists.

The chimesmasters play the "Cornell Changes", affectionately known as the "Jennie McGraw Rag" to begin each day. This piece was originally requested by the first Cornell President Andrew D. White. The midday concert concludes with the "Alma Mater", and the day ends with the "Cornell Evening Song" (which shares its tune with the German carol "Tannenbaum"). These songs are not listed below because their placement is the same within each concert. Composers are listed when known.
 

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Evening

Prelude / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Circle of Life (from "The Lion King") / John, Elton
Under the Sea (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Bad Romance / Lady Gaga

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Morning

Symphony No. 7 - II / Beethoven, Ludwig van

Afternoon

The Moon Represents My Heart (Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin = 月亮代表我的心) / Weng Ching-Hsi
Let It Go (from "Frozen") / Anderson-Lopez, Kristen
Oh What a Beautiful Morning (from "Oklahoma!") / Rodgers, Richard
I Hear Bells (from "Starting Here, Starting Now") / Shire, David
On a Clear Day (from "Kiki's Delivery Service") / Hisaishi, Joe

Evening

Dear Theodosia (from "Hamilton") / Miranda, Lin-Manuel
Flower Man (from "Deltarune") / Fox, Toby
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind / Brion, John
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil
Cornell Alma Mater w/ Backdoodle
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Monday, August 3, 2026

Afternoon

Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Bring Him Home (from "Les Misérables") / Schönberg, Claude-Michel
I Want It That Way / Backstreet Boys
Love and Maple Syrup / Lightfoot, Gordon
Cornell Alma Mater in A Flat

Evening

Cornell Changes (Jennie McGraw Rag)
Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Somewhere (from "West Side Story") / Bernstein, Leonard
Organ Prelude in D Minor / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Cornell Alma Mater
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Evening

Jingle, Bells / Pierpont
Silent Night w/Descant
Cornfield Chase (Solo Version) (from "Interstellar") / Zimmer, Hans
Requiem (from "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind") / Hisaishi, Joe
Electric Love / BØRNS
For Good (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen
Summer / Hisaishi, Joe
My Neighbor Totoro - theme / Hisaishi, Joe
Amid the Pines / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Salmon / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Friday, July 31, 2026

Morning

Cornell Changes to Upside-Down / Chen, Jessie (YC '29)
Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star / Traditional
Lullaby / Zheng Jianchun
Croatian Rhapsody / Huljić, Tonči

Evening

If You're Happy And You Know It / Traditional
DuckTales Theme / Mueller, Mark
A Thousand Years / Hodges, David
Viva la Vida / Coldplay
Qing Hua Ci (Blue and White Porcelain) / Chou, Jay
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Morning

My Buddy / Kahn, Gus
Clair de Lune / Debussy, Claude

Evening

Qing Tian (Sunny Day) / Chou, Jay
Ethereal Mountaintop / Isaacson, Benjamin (BMI '27)
Waving Through a Window (from "Dear Evan Hansen") / Pasek, Benj
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Evening

Etude / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
Take Me Home, Country Roads / Danoff, Bill
On My Own (from "Les Misérables") / Schönberg, Claude-Michel
In the Hall of the Mountain King / Grieg, Edvard
Cornell Evening Song with descant