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.
 

Monday, October 5, 2026

Morning

Yellow / Coldplay
Sonata No. 1 for two bellmen / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
Yao Zu Wu Qu (Dance of the Yao People), Part A / Liu Tieshan, Mao Yuan
In the Chapel in the Moonlight / Hill, Billy

Afternoon

Sesame Street Theme / Joe Raposo
Breezy (from Final Fantasy VIII) / Uematsu, Nobuo
Boundless Ocean, Vast Skies (海闊天空) / Beyond
Somewhere In My Memory (from "Home Alone") / Williams, John
Force Theme (from "Star Wars") / Williams, John

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Morning

Westminster Waltz/Big Ben Bagatelle / Ubogy, George '58
You Are My Sunshine / Davis, Jimmie
Mr. Perfectly Fine / Swift, Taylor
Dreaming of Home and Mother + 旅愁 + 送别 / John P. Ordway, 犬童球渓 (Kyūkei Indō), 李叔同 (Li Shutong)

Afternoon

My Way / Revaux, Jacques
Photograph / Ed Sheeran
My Heart Will Go On (from "Titanic") / Horner, James
I Want It That Way / Backstreet Boys

Evening

The Courting Song (from "Over the Garden Wall") / The Blasting Company
Ordinary / Warren, Alex
Liebesleid / Kreisler, Fritz
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune
Cornell Evening Song - KJC Descant / Cook, Kevin (KJC '21)

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Morning

Happy Farmer -- Album for the Young / Schumann, R.
Holly and the Ivy
The Bells / Riegger '10
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree / Van Alstyne
Waltzing Matilda / Australian Folk Song
The Daughters of Erin ("Garryowen") / Traditional
The Legend of Ashitaka from "Princess Mononoke" / Hisaishi, Joe

Afternoon

Paparazzi / Lady Gaga
La Vie En Rose / Piaf, Edith
Through the Fire and Flames / Dragonforce
Hoist the Colors/He's a Pirate (medley from "Pirates of the Caribbean") / Badelt, Klaus
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle / Wu, Serena (SYW '28)

Evening

Little G Minor Fugue, BWV 578 / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Ballet from the Petite Suite / Debussy, Claude
Cornfield Chase (from "Interstellar") / Zimmer, Hans
March from The Nutcracker / Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Uncle John's Band / Garcia, Jerry
If I Can't Love Her (from "Beauty and the Beast") / Menken, Alan
The Seas of the Earth / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Dueling Chimesmasters / Ubogy, George '58

Friday, October 2, 2026

Morning

My Way / Revaux, Jacques
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
New York, New York / Kander, John
California Gurls / Perry, Katy

Afternoon

Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 / Rachmaninoff, Sergei
18th Variation of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Hedwig's Theme (from "Harry Potter") / Williams, John
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil

Evening

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Variations on the Cornell Evening Song

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Morning

Fuzzy Blue Lights / Owl City
Sabre Dance from Gayane Ballet / Khachaturian, Aram
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron

Afternoon

The Addams Family / Mizzy, Vic
Bubble Paradise / Arena, Andrew (AJA '28)
Summer Haze (夏霞) / Atarayo (あたらよ)
Lost in Thoughts All Alone (from "Fire Emblem: Fates") / Morishita, Hiroki
Rain / Scallon, Rob
Cupid / FIFTY FIFTY
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle / Wu, Serena (SYW '28)

Evening

Cornell Changes (Jennie McGraw Rag)
Salmon / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
A Thousand Years / Hodges, David
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Morning

Defying Gravity (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen
Oh What a Beautiful Morning (from "Oklahoma!") / Rodgers, Richard
Fallen Down (from "Undertale") / Fox, Toby
Romantic Flight (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John

Afternoon

Under the Sea (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
The Jasmine Flower / Traditional
Lullaby / Zheng Jianchun
If I Didn't Have You (from "Monster's Inc.") / Newman, Randy

Evening

Old Town Road / Lil Nas X
Laudamus Te -- Chamber Mass / Vivaldi, Antonio
Through the Fire and Flames / Dragonforce
You Belong With Me / Swift, Taylor

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Morning

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine
Solomon Levi
Little Ah Sid
Lacrimosa (from the Requiem in D minor) / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Annie Lisle: A General Outline of FLH's Arrangement
Cornell Alma Mater

Afternoon

Shut Up And Dance / Walk the Moon
Marzipan (from the Nutcracker Suite) / Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Amazing Grace (Variations)
Ode to Joy -- Symphony No. 9 / Beethoven, Ludwig van
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle

Evening

Etude for two bellmen / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
Under the Sea (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Send in the Clowns (from "A Little Night Music") / Sondheim, Stephen
Cornell Evening Song - KJC Descant / Cook, Kevin (KJC '21)