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.
 

Friday, July 4, 2025

Afternoon

Chimesmaster comment:
Happy Independence Day!

Star Spangled Banner / Smith, John Stafford
America the Beautiful (Materna) / Ward, Samuel A.
God Bless America / Berlin, Irving
America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) / Carey, Henry
Yankee Doodle
O Shenandoah
Battle Hymn of the Republic / Steffe

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Evening

Tightrope (from "The Greatest Showman") / Benjamin Pasek and Justin Paul
Suwe Ora Jamu / R. C. Hardjosubroto
A Thousand Years / David Hodges and Christina Perri
Isabella's Lullaby (from "The Promised Neverland") / Obata, Takahiro

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Evening

The Duck Song / Oden, Bryant
The Legend of Ashitaka from "Princess Mononoke" / Hisaishi, Joe
Hey Jude / Beatles, The
Isabella's Lullaby (from "The Promised Neverland") / Obata, Takahiro
You See Big Girl / arr KW
Cornell Changes (Jennie McGraw Rag)
Through the Fire and Flames / Dragonforce
Sir Duke / Stevie Wonder
Main Theme from "Ori and the Will of the Wisps" / Gareth Coker
La La Land / Hurwitz, Justin
Hoedown from Rodeo / Copland, Aaron
Cornell Evening Song - KJC Descant / Cook, Kevin (KJC '21)
Evening Song Backdoodle / KW '27

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Evening

Fuzzy Blue Lights / Owl City
Test Drive (from "How to Train Your Dragon") / Powell, John
Merry-Go-Round of Life (from "Howl's Moving Castle") / Hisaishi, Joe
Imagine / Lennon, John
Cornell Evening Song - TMC Descant / Czebiniak, Taras (TMC '06)

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Evening

Here Comes the Sun / Beatles, The
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Hallelujah / Cohen, Leonard
La Vie En Rose / Piaf, Edith

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Evening

Part of Your World (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
Pure Imagination (from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory") / Bricusse, Leslie
In Dreams (from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring") / Shore, Howard
Nimrod / Elgar, Edward

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Afternoon

Chimesmaster comment:
A windy Juneteenth day on campus

The Rainbow Connection / Williams, Paul
Let's Go Fly a Kite (from "Mary Poppins") / Sherman, Robert
Colors of the Wind (from "Pocahontas") / Menken, Alan
A Change is Gonna Come / Cooke, Sam
Lift Every Voice and Sing / Johnson, J. Rosamund
God Bless the Child / Holiday, Billie
Windrose / Jenkins, Keith (KGJ '93)

Evening

Ave Maria / Biebl, Franz
You Are My Sunshine / Davis, Jimmie
She's Got a Way / Joel, Billy
Somewhere Only We Know / Keane
The Sound of Silence / Simon, Paul
Cornell Alma Mater

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)