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, October 21, 2026

Morning

You'll Be Back (from "Hamilton") / Miranda, Lin-Manuel
Do Re Mi (Doe a Deer) (from "The Sound of Music") / Rodgers, Richard
My Favorite Things (from "The Sound of Music") / Rodgers, Richard
California Gurls / Perry, Katy
When You Wish Upon a Star (from "Pinocchio") / Harline, Leigh

Afternoon

Slow Dancing in the Dark / Joji
A Sky Full of Stars / Coldplay
Happy Birthday
Doxology / Avery, Richard K.

Evening

Let It Go (from "Frozen") / Anderson-Lopez, Kristen
Idol / YOASOBI
Kamado Tanjiro no Uta / Shiina, Go
Ashitaka and San (from "Princess Mononoke") / Hisaishi, Joe

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Morning

Jennie McGraw Rag in G
Brandenburg Concerto / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Short Prelude No. 4 / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Suite II for Violoncello, BWV 1008 (I. Prelude) / Bach, Johann Sebastian

Afternoon

From the Start / Laufey
Time Warp (from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show") / O'Brian, Richard
Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner
On a Clear Day (from "Kiki's Delivery Service") / Hisaishi, Joe
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil

Evening

Arrival in New Haven / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Gnossienne No. 1 / Satie, Erik
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Monday, October 19, 2026

Morning

Golliwog's Cakewalk (Children's Corner, L. 113) / Debussy, Claude
Don't You Worry Child / Swedish House Mafia
Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18 / Rachmaninoff, Sergei

Afternoon

From the Start / Laufey
Zai Shui Yi Fang (Across the Water) / Lin Jia Qing
BOW AND ARROW / Yonezu, Kenshi
Through the Fire and Flames / Dragonforce
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle / Wu, Serena (SYW '28)

Evening

The Duck Song (Mortal Duet) / Oden, Bryant
Whole Tone Fantasy -- The Bellman's Suite / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
BOW AND ARROW / Yonezu, Kenshi
Bellman's Fiesta / Lee, Richard H. (RHL '41)
The Moon Represents My Heart (Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin = 月亮代表我的心) / Weng Ching-Hsi
Tung Tung Tung Sahur Theme Song
Cornell Evening Song with descant

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Morning

Everything I Do, I Do It for You / Adams, Brian
The Honest Charlatan / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Heart and Soul (Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal)
Let's Go Fly a Kite (from "Mary Poppins") / Sherman, Robert
Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz") / Arlen, Harold
Babylon / Hayes, Philip

Afternoon

Sweet Caroline / Diamond, Neil
Take Me Home, Country Roads / Nivert, Taffy
Starman / Bowie, David
Video Games / Del Rey, Lana

Evening

Frog's Theme / Mitsuda, Yasunori
Frog's Theme / Mitsuda, Yasunori
Frog's Theme / Mitsuda, Yasunori
Your Idol (from "Kpop Demon Hunters") / Boys, Saja
Hikarunara (from "Your Lie in April OP") / Goose House
Oompa Loompa / Bricusse, Leslie
Do you hear the people sing (part of "Les Misérables" medley) / Schönberg, Claude-Michel
Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Morning

Haruhikage (from "BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!") / Fujita, Junpei
Stay Alive (from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty") / González, José
STAY / The Kid LAROI

Afternoon

Music of the Night (from "The Phantom of the Opera") / Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You / Valli, Frank and the Four Seasons
Go the Distance (from "Hercules") / Menken, Alan
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle

Evening

Wizards in Winter / Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Concerto for Two Violins, 1st Movement / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Hot to Go! / Roan, Chappell
Under the Sea (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / Simon, Nat
My Neighbor Totoro - theme / Hisaishi, Joe
Jingle Bells (Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal) / Pierpont, James Lord
Cornell Evening Song - KJC Descant / Cook, Kevin (KJC '21)

Friday, October 16, 2026

Morning

Mamma Mia / ABBA
STAY / The Kid LAROI
Let It Go (from "Frozen") / Anderson-Lopez, Kristen
Golden (from “Kpop Demon Hunters”) / Huntrix

Afternoon

Espresso / Sabrina Carpenter
Quiet and Falling (from "Celeste") / Raine, Lena
Hot to Go! / Roan, Chappell
Reflection (from "Mulan") / Goldsmith, Jerry
Londonderry Air

Evening

Viva la Vida / Coldplay
Cascadium / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
The Seas of the Earth / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)
Doctor Worm / They Might Be Giants
Waltz No. 2 (from "Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra") / Shostakovich, Dimitri
Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Secrets / OneRepublic
Graze the Roof (from "Plants vs. Zombies") / Shigihara, Laura
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (from "Cinderella") / Hoffman, Al
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) / Simon, Nat
Through the Fire and Flames / Dragonforce
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil
Cornell Alma Mater Backdoodle / Wu, Serena (SYW '28)
Golden (from “Kpop Demon Hunters”) / Huntrix
You Are My Sunshine / Davis, Jimmie
Lover / Swift, Taylor
Edelweiss (from "The Sound of Music") / Rodgers, Richard
As Time Goes By (from "Casablanca") / Hupfield, Herman
The Way You Look Tonight / Kern, Jerome
Can't Help Falling in Love / Weiss, George David
Harvest Moon / Young, Neil

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Morning

Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
The Sound of Silence / Simon, Paul
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
STAY / The Kid LAROI
Happy Birthday

Afternoon

If I Can't Love Her (from "Beauty and the Beast") / Menken, Alan
Little G Minor Fugue, BWV 578 / Bach, Johann Sebastian
Dark Eyes / Traditional
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 1 and 2
Cornell Alma Mater, Variations 3 and 4 / Krasicky, Phil
Cornell Alma Mater

Evening

Cheap Thrills / Sia
18th Variation of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Rachmaninoff, Sergei
Cornfield Chase (from "Interstellar") / Zimmer, Hans
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Evening Song with descant