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 26, 2026

Morning

Carefree Highway / Gordon Lightfoot
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head / Bacharach, Burt
Good Luck, Babe! / Chappell Roan

Afternoon

Tell Your World / Livetune
Estudio no. 6 / Sor, Fernando
Satellite / Matthews, David J.
DuckTales Theme / Mueller, Mark
Organ Prelude in D Minor / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Hedwig's Theme (from "Harry Potter") / Williams, John

Evening

Dynamite / Taio Cruz
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Salut d'Amour (duet version) / Elgar, Edward
Abracadabra / Lady Gaga

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Morning

Happy Birthday
Bohemian Rhapsody / Queen
Fallen Down (from "Undertale") / Fox, Toby

Afternoon

Ordinary / Warren, Alex
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
A Whole New World (from "Aladdin") / Menken, Alan
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle

Evening

Arrival in New Haven / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Etude / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
Memory (from "Cats") / Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Monday, August 24, 2026

Morning

Chimesmaster comment:
Happy first day of classes, Cornell!

Golden (from "K-Pop Demon Hunters") / Huntrix
Phineas and Ferb Theme Song "Today is Gonna be a Great Day" / Bowling for Soup
Life is a Highway / Tom Cochrane and Rascal Flatts
Cascadium / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Cornell Alma Mater

Afternoon

Gabriel's Oboe (from "The Mission") / Morricone, Ennio
Somewhere In My Memory (from "Home Alone") / Williams, John
Rain / Scallon, Rob
Qing Tian (Sunny Day) / Chou, Jay
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You / Valli, Frank and the Four Seasons
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2

Evening

Your Idol (from "Kpop Demon Hunters") / Boys, Saja
Can-Can (from "Orpheus in the Underworld") / Offenbach, Jacques
In the Dark of the Night (from "Anastasia") / Flaherty, Stephen
Espresso / Carpenter, Sabrina
The Duck Song / Oden, Bryant
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Evening

Tetris Medley / Tanaka, Hirokazu
Salmon / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Viva la Vida / Coldplay
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Friday, August 21, 2026

Morning

Cascadium / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Take Me Home, Country Roads / Nivert, Taffy
Sinfonia to Cantata No. 29 (excerpt) / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Prima Donna (from "The Phantom of Opera") / Lloyd Webber, Andrew
When You Wish Upon a Star (from "Pinocchio") / Harline, Leigh

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Morning

Once Upon a December (from "Anastasia") / Flaherty, Stephen
Reflection (from "Mulan") / Goldsmith, Jerry
You Belong With Me / Swift, Taylor
To a Wild Rose / MacDowell, Edward

Evening

Super Mario Bros. theme / Kondo, Koji
Rosalina in the Observatory (from "Super Mario Galaxy") / Kondo, Koji
Peach's Castle (from "Super Mario 64") / Kondo, Koji
Super Mario 64 Staff Roll / Kondo, Koji
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Morning

Rag Backdoodle / Dalaker, Joe (JPD '95)
Canon / Pachelbel, Johann
Liebesleid / Kreisler, Fritz

Afternoon

Nessun Dorma (Aria from "Turandot") / Puccini, Giacomo
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / Simon, Nat
Simple Sage / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Be Thou My Vision (Slane) / Irish Traditional
Grandfather's Clock / Work, Henry C.
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle