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, December 23, 2024

Evening

Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) (Come Hither, Ye Faithful)
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (Bethlehem) / Mendelssohn, Felix
First Nowell (Noël) with descant
There is No Rose of Such Virtue
Il est Né le Divin Enfant
Home for the Holidays / Allen, Robert
Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen (Rosa Mystica) / Praetorius
Some Children See Him / Burt, Alfred
Personent Hodie
Antioch (Joy to the world) / Handel, George Frideric
Carol (It Came Upon a Midnight Clear) / Willis, Richard Storrs
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, Veni, Emmanuel)
Carol of the Bells / Leontovich, Mykola
Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen (Rosa Mystica) / Praetorius
Some Children See Him / Burt, Alfred

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Morning

Jingle Bell Rock / Beal, Joseph
Avatar’s Love / Jeremy Zuckerman
Jubilee / Smith, Barrett (BTS '14)
Carol of the Bells / Leontovich, Mykola
Frosty the Snowman / Nelson, Steve

Friday, December 20, 2024

Evening

Pink Pony Club / Chappell Roan
Levitating / Dua Lipa
Donde Estas, Yolanda? / Pink Martini
Espresso / Sabrina Carpenter
Jingle Bells (Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal) / Pierpont, James Lord
Ode to Joy - Symphony No. 9 (Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal) / Beethoven, Ludwig van
What a Wonderful World / Weiss, George David
Maria (from "West Side Story") / Bernstein, Leonard

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Evening

Cornell Alma Mater
Defying Gravity (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen
Friend Like Me (from “Aladdin”) / Alan Menkin
Part of Your World (from "The Little Mermaid") / Menken, Alan
A Whole New World (from "Aladdin") / Menken, Alan
La La Land / Hurwitz, Justin
Cornell Alma Mater
Cornell Evening Song - KJC Descant / Cook, Kevin (KJC '21)

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Evening

Great Gate of Kiev -- Pictures at an Exhibition / Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let it Snow! / Styne, Jule
Frosty the Snowman / Nelson, Steve
Singin' in the Rain (from "Singin' in the Rain") / Brown, Nacio
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head / Bacharach, Burt
Cornell Alma Mater
America the Beautiful (Materna) / Ward, Samuel A.
Summertime / Gershwin, George
Morgenstimmung, Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46 / Grieg, Edvard
Goodnight My Someone (from "The Music Man") / Willson, Meredith
Finale from "The Firebird Suite" / Stravinsky, I.

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Evening

California Gurls / Perry, Katy
Electric Love / BØRNS
Starships / Minaj, Nicki
Defying Gravity (from "Wicked") / Schwartz, Stephen
Cornell Alma Mater
Umbrella / Rihanna
Bad Romance / Lady Gaga
Greensleeves (Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal) / Traditional
Heart and Soul (Duet for Chimesmaster and Mortal)

Monday, December 16, 2024

Evening

Heathens (from "Suicide Squad") / Twenty One Pilots
Hey Jude / Beatles, The
What a Wonderful World / Weiss, George David
June (Barcarole) / Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
La Campanella - Rondo from Violin Concerto No. 2 / Paganini, Niccolo
Moon River / Mancini, Henry
Christmas Time is Here (from "A Charlie Brown Christmas") / Guaraldi, Vince
Night of Silence / Silent Night / Kantor, Daniel
The Swan / Saint-Saëns, Camille

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)