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, May 12, 2025

Morning

Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / Simon, Nat
Promenade (from "Pictures at an exhibition") / Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Gavotte / Bach, Johann Sebastian

Afternoon

Happy Birthday
Country Roads / Taffy Nivert and Bill Danoff
Romantic Flight (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
One is a Bird / The Blasting Company
Fairytale (from "Shrek") / Gregson-Williams, Harry

Evening

Cult of Dionysus / The Orion Experience
Danse Macabre / Saint-Saƫns, Camille
Arrival in New Haven / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / Simon, Nat
Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Morning

The Jasmine Flower / Traditional
The Moon Reflected on the Second Spring / Abing (Hun Yanjun)
Tian Mi Mi (Sweet As Honey) / Teng, Teresa
Heart and Soul (Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal)
Yesterday / Beatles, The

Afternoon

The Rainbow Connection / Williams, Paul
Never Gonna Give You Up / Astley, Rick
Second Suite in F for Military Band - I. March / Holst, Gustav
Second Suite in F for Military Band - II. Song Without Words "I'll Love My Love" / Holst, Gustav
Second Suite in F for Military Band: IV. Fantasia on the "Dargason" / Holst, Gustav
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil

Evening

Shut Up and Dance / Walk the Moon
You Raise Me Up / Groban, Josh
For Good (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen
Supermarket Flowers / Ed Sheeran
Into the Unknown (from "Over the Garden Wall") / The Blasting Company
Suite from the Polar Express / Silvestri, Alan
Country Roads / Taffy Nivert and Bill Danoff
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Morning

Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Serenade from Petite Suite / Borodin, Alexander
Menuet (from French Suite No. 3) / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (from "Cinderella") / Hoffman, Al

Afternoon

What A Wonderful World / Weiss, George David
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from "The Lion King") / John, Elton
Amid the Pines / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Happy Birthday
I Don't Know How to Love Him (from "Jesus Christ Superstar") / Lloyd Webber, Andrew

Evening

I See the Light (from "Tangled") / Menken, Alan
Happy Farmer -- Album for the Young / Schumann, R.
Take on Me / a-ha
The Victors (University of Michigan Fight Song) / Elbel, Louis
Pomp and Circumstance / Elgar, Edward
Imagine / Lennon, John
Hedwig's Theme (Duet for Chimesmaster and Muggle) / Williams, John
Test Drive (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal) / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Friday, May 9, 2025

Evening

I Hear Bells (from "Starting Here, Starting Now") / Shire, David
Friend Like Me (from "Aladdin") / Menken, Alan
Before He Cheats / Underwood, Carrie
O Danny Boy
Send in the Clowns (from "A Little Night Music") / Sondheim, Stephen

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Afternoon

Bells of Notre Dame (from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame") / Menken, Alan
No Surprises / Radiohead
Married Life (theme from "Up") / Giacchino, Michael
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2

Evening

Barcarolle -- Tales of Hoffman / Offenbach, Jacques
Pictures of Childhood: 1. A Little Song / Khachaturian, Aram
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Gravity Falls Main Title Theme / Breeck, Brad
September / Earth, Wind, and Fire
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Morning

You Raise Me Up / Groban, Josh
Landslide / Stevie Nicks
In the Hall of the Mountain King / Grieg, Edvard
Fire on the Mountain / Grateful Dead

Evening

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head / Bacharach, Burt
Hippopotamus Song (Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud) / Flanders, Michael
In a Crowd of Thousands (from "Anastasia") / Ahrens, Lynn
Student Prince: Drinking Song / Romberg, Sigmund
Evening Waltz

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Morning

Prelude from First Cello Suite / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Allemande from First Cello Suite / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Courante from First Cello Suite / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Sarabande from First Cello Suite / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Menuets I and II from First Cello Suite / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Gigue from First Cello Suite / Bach, Johann Sebastian

Afternoon

Pink Pony Club / Chappell Roan
Take Me to Church / Hozier
Landslide / Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac
A Thousand Years / Christina Perri, David Hodges

Evening

Through the Fire and Flames / Dragonforce
Take on Me / a-ha
Driving Rain / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Secrets / OneRepublic
Test Drive (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
Like Autumn Rain / Shames, Kayla
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Morning

Sweet Caroline / Diamond, Neil
The Scientist / Coldplay
Starships / Minaj, Nicki
Ink / Coldplay

Afternoon

Pure Imagination (from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") / Bricusse, Leslie
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Photograph / Ed Sheeran

Evening

Take on Me / a-ha
Test Drive (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
Eleanor Rigby / Beatles, The
La fille aux cheveux de lin / Debussy, Claude
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Starships / Minaj, Nicki

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Morning

Sweet Caroline / Diamond, Neil
The Scientist / Coldplay
Starships / Minaj, Nicki
Ink / Coldplay

Afternoon

Pure Imagination (from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") / Bricusse, Leslie
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Photograph / Ed Sheeran

Evening

Take on Me / a-ha
Test Drive (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
Eleanor Rigby / Beatles, The
La fille aux cheveux de lin / Debussy, Claude
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Starships / Minaj, Nicki

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Morning

Sweet Caroline / Diamond, Neil
The Scientist / Coldplay
Starships / Minaj, Nicki
Ink / Coldplay

Afternoon

Pure Imagination (from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") / Bricusse, Leslie
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Photograph / Ed Sheeran

Evening

Take on Me / a-ha
Test Drive (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
Eleanor Rigby / Beatles, The
La fille aux cheveux de lin / Debussy, Claude
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Starships / Minaj, Nicki

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Morning

Sweet Caroline / Diamond, Neil
The Scientist / Coldplay
Starships / Minaj, Nicki
Ink / Coldplay

Afternoon

Pure Imagination (from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") / Bricusse, Leslie
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Photograph / Ed Sheeran

Evening

Take on Me / a-ha
Test Drive (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
Eleanor Rigby / Beatles, The
La fille aux cheveux de lin / Debussy, Claude
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Starships / Minaj, Nicki

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Morning

Sweet Caroline / Diamond, Neil
The Scientist / Coldplay
Starships / Minaj, Nicki
Ink / Coldplay

Afternoon

Pure Imagination (from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") / Bricusse, Leslie
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Photograph / Ed Sheeran

Evening

Take on Me / a-ha
Test Drive (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
Eleanor Rigby / Beatles, The
La fille aux cheveux de lin / Debussy, Claude
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Starships / Minaj, Nicki

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Morning

Golliwog's Cakewalk (Children's Corner, L. 113) / Debussy, Claude
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Symphony No. 7 - II / Beethoven, Ludwig van
Stacy's Mom / Fountains of Wayne

Afternoon

Clocks / Coldplay
La La Land / Hurwitz, Justin
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil

Evening

Betty / Swift, Taylor
Sabre Dance from Gayne Ballet / Khachaturian, Aram
September / Earth, Wind, and Fire
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from "Howl's Moving Castle") / Hisaishi, Joe
Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz") / Arlen, Harold
Dear Theodosia (from "Hamilton") / Miranda, Lin-Manuel
Don't Stop Believin' / Journey
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Morning

Golliwog's Cakewalk (Children's Corner, L. 113) / Debussy, Claude
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Symphony No. 7 - II / Beethoven, Ludwig van
Stacy's Mom / Fountains of Wayne

Afternoon

Clocks / Coldplay
La La Land / Hurwitz, Justin
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil

Evening

Betty / Swift, Taylor
Sabre Dance from Gayne Ballet / Khachaturian, Aram
September / Earth, Wind, and Fire
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from "Howl's Moving Castle") / Hisaishi, Joe
Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz") / Arlen, Harold
Dear Theodosia (from "Hamilton") / Miranda, Lin-Manuel
Don't Stop Believin' / Journey
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Morning

Golliwog's Cakewalk (Children's Corner, L. 113) / Debussy, Claude
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Symphony No. 7 - II / Beethoven, Ludwig van
Stacy's Mom / Fountains of Wayne

Afternoon

Clocks / Coldplay
La La Land / Hurwitz, Justin
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil

Evening

Betty / Swift, Taylor
Sabre Dance from Gayne Ballet / Khachaturian, Aram
September / Earth, Wind, and Fire
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from "Howl's Moving Castle") / Hisaishi, Joe
Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz") / Arlen, Harold
Dear Theodosia (from "Hamilton") / Miranda, Lin-Manuel
Don't Stop Believin' / Journey
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Morning

Golliwog's Cakewalk (Children's Corner, L. 113) / Debussy, Claude
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Symphony No. 7 - II / Beethoven, Ludwig van
Stacy's Mom / Fountains of Wayne

Afternoon

Clocks / Coldplay
La La Land / Hurwitz, Justin
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil

Evening

Betty / Swift, Taylor
Sabre Dance from Gayne Ballet / Khachaturian, Aram
September / Earth, Wind, and Fire
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from "Howl's Moving Castle") / Hisaishi, Joe
Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz") / Arlen, Harold
Dear Theodosia (from "Hamilton") / Miranda, Lin-Manuel
Don't Stop Believin' / Journey
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Morning

Golliwog's Cakewalk (Children's Corner, L. 113) / Debussy, Claude
Love Story / Swift, Taylor
Symphony No. 7 - II / Beethoven, Ludwig van
Stacy's Mom / Fountains of Wayne

Afternoon

Clocks / Coldplay
La La Land / Hurwitz, Justin
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil

Evening

Betty / Swift, Taylor
Sabre Dance from Gayne Ballet / Khachaturian, Aram
September / Earth, Wind, and Fire
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from "Howl's Moving Castle") / Hisaishi, Joe
Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz") / Arlen, Harold
Dear Theodosia (from "Hamilton") / Miranda, Lin-Manuel
Don't Stop Believin' / Journey
Cornell Evening Song - Traditional Folk Tune

Friday, May 17, 2024

Evening

Remember Me (from "Coco") / Lopez, Robert
Ashitaka and San (from "Princess Mononoke") / Hisaishi, Joe
Lacrimosa (from the Requiem in D minor) / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Friday, May 17, 2024

Evening

Remember Me (from "Coco") / Lopez, Robert
Ashitaka and San (from "Princess Mononoke") / Hisaishi, Joe
Lacrimosa (from the Requiem in D minor) / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Friday, May 17, 2024

Evening

Remember Me (from "Coco") / Lopez, Robert
Ashitaka and San (from "Princess Mononoke") / Hisaishi, Joe
Lacrimosa (from the Requiem in D minor) / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Friday, May 17, 2024

Evening

Remember Me (from "Coco") / Lopez, Robert
Ashitaka and San (from "Princess Mononoke") / Hisaishi, Joe
Lacrimosa (from the Requiem in D minor) / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Friday, May 17, 2024

Evening

Remember Me (from "Coco") / Lopez, Robert
Ashitaka and San (from "Princess Mononoke") / Hisaishi, Joe
Lacrimosa (from the Requiem in D minor) / Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Evening

Whole New World, A (from "Aladdin") / Menken, Alan
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Defying Gravity (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Evening

Whole New World, A (from "Aladdin") / Menken, Alan
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Defying Gravity (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Evening

Whole New World, A (from "Aladdin") / Menken, Alan
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Defying Gravity (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Evening

Whole New World, A (from "Aladdin") / Menken, Alan
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Defying Gravity (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Evening

Whole New World, A (from "Aladdin") / Menken, Alan
Kiss the Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Defying Gravity (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Evening

Time Warp (from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show") / O'Brian, Richard
Welcome to the Black Parade / My Chemical Romance
Pompeii / Bastille
Viva la Vida / Coldplay
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Evening

Time Warp (from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show") / O'Brian, Richard
Welcome to the Black Parade / My Chemical Romance
Pompeii / Bastille
Viva la Vida / Coldplay
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Evening

Time Warp (from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show") / O'Brian, Richard
Welcome to the Black Parade / My Chemical Romance
Pompeii / Bastille
Viva la Vida / Coldplay
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Evening

Time Warp (from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show") / O'Brian, Richard
Welcome to the Black Parade / My Chemical Romance
Pompeii / Bastille
Viva la Vida / Coldplay
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Evening

Time Warp (from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show") / O'Brian, Richard
Welcome to the Black Parade / My Chemical Romance
Pompeii / Bastille
Viva la Vida / Coldplay
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Evening

Chimesmaster comment:
Happy Mother's Day!

You Raise Me Up / Groban, Josh
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from "The Lion King") / John, Elton
Part of Your World (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Evening

Chimesmaster comment:
Happy Mother's Day!

You Raise Me Up / Groban, Josh
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from "The Lion King") / John, Elton
Part of Your World (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Evening

Chimesmaster comment:
Happy Mother's Day!

You Raise Me Up / Groban, Josh
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from "The Lion King") / John, Elton
Part of Your World (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Evening

Chimesmaster comment:
Happy Mother's Day!

You Raise Me Up / Groban, Josh
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from "The Lion King") / John, Elton
Part of Your World (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan

Sunday, May 12, 2024

Evening

Chimesmaster comment:
Happy Mother's Day!

You Raise Me Up / Groban, Josh
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from "The Lion King") / John, Elton
Part of Your World (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Afternoon

Chimesmaster comment:
Congratulations to the 137th Law School Graduates!

Cornell Alma Mater
Pomp and Circumstance / Elgar, Edward
Mickey Mouse March / Dodd, Jimmie
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Graduation (Friends Forever) / Vitamin C
Cornell Hymn / Quarles, J. T.
Where, oh Where?
Great Gate of Kiev -- Pictures at an Exhibition / Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
The Rainbow Connection / Williams, Paul
Prince of Denmark March (The Famous Trumpet Voluntary) / Clarke, Jeremiah
Grand March -- Aida / Verdi
Alma Mater Waltz (The Alma-Waltz) (Waltzing Cayuga)

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Afternoon

Chimesmaster comment:
Congratulations to the 137th Law School Graduates!

Cornell Alma Mater
Pomp and Circumstance / Elgar, Edward
Mickey Mouse March / Dodd, Jimmie
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Graduation (Friends Forever) / Vitamin C
Cornell Hymn / Quarles, J. T.
Where, oh Where?
Great Gate of Kiev -- Pictures at an Exhibition / Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
The Rainbow Connection / Williams, Paul
Prince of Denmark March (The Famous Trumpet Voluntary) / Clarke, Jeremiah
Grand March -- Aida / Verdi
Alma Mater Waltz (The Alma-Waltz) (Waltzing Cayuga)

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Afternoon

Chimesmaster comment:
Congratulations to the 137th Law School Graduates!

Cornell Alma Mater
Pomp and Circumstance / Elgar, Edward
Mickey Mouse March / Dodd, Jimmie
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Graduation (Friends Forever) / Vitamin C
Cornell Hymn / Quarles, J. T.
Where, oh Where?
Great Gate of Kiev -- Pictures at an Exhibition / Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
The Rainbow Connection / Williams, Paul
Prince of Denmark March (The Famous Trumpet Voluntary) / Clarke, Jeremiah
Grand March -- Aida / Verdi
Alma Mater Waltz (The Alma-Waltz) (Waltzing Cayuga)

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Afternoon

Chimesmaster comment:
Congratulations to the 137th Law School Graduates!

Cornell Alma Mater
Pomp and Circumstance / Elgar, Edward
Mickey Mouse March / Dodd, Jimmie
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Graduation (Friends Forever) / Vitamin C
Cornell Hymn / Quarles, J. T.
Where, oh Where?
Great Gate of Kiev -- Pictures at an Exhibition / Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
The Rainbow Connection / Williams, Paul
Prince of Denmark March (The Famous Trumpet Voluntary) / Clarke, Jeremiah
Grand March -- Aida / Verdi
Alma Mater Waltz (The Alma-Waltz) (Waltzing Cayuga)

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Afternoon

Chimesmaster comment:
Congratulations to the 137th Law School Graduates!

Cornell Alma Mater
Pomp and Circumstance / Elgar, Edward
Mickey Mouse March / Dodd, Jimmie
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Graduation (Friends Forever) / Vitamin C
Cornell Hymn / Quarles, J. T.
Where, oh Where?
Great Gate of Kiev -- Pictures at an Exhibition / Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
The Rainbow Connection / Williams, Paul
Prince of Denmark March (The Famous Trumpet Voluntary) / Clarke, Jeremiah
Grand March -- Aida / Verdi
Alma Mater Waltz (The Alma-Waltz) (Waltzing Cayuga)