This website aims to keep the Cornell and Ithaca communities up-to-date with all symphony-related information. Additionally, this website serves as the course website for MUSIC 343/344, the academic courses for Cornell students participating in the orchestra.
August 25, 2008
Want to join the orchestra? Details regarding next year's auditions for the orchestra, which will begin on the 25th of August, have been posted. More »
January 8, 2009
The governing board is busy planning and fundraising for the orchestra's tour to Ireland next year. All help is welcome to make this tour possible. More »
The Cornell Symphony Orchestra will be touring Ireland next year, during the week of January 8, 2009. The tour page has been updated to reflect the governing board's current plans for the trip.
Be sure to attend this weekend's concert, a joint concert with the CU Wind Symphony, on Sunday (March 9) at 3 PM in Bailey Hall.
The orchestra will be performing Jacob's Ladder by Marc Mellits, the first movement of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major (featuring Jimmy Liu), and the Porgy and Bess Symphonic Picture (Gershwin, arr. Russell Bennett). Free admission.
The rehearsal schedule has been updated with information regarding the week of February 4th. Orchestra members are encouraged to check the schedule page weekly for such updates.
The first rehearsal for the orchestra's spring semester will be on Wednesday, January 23rd, at 7:00 PM in Lincoln B20. There will be no Monday rehearsal this week.
Congratulations to Jian Liu (violin), the winner of the Fourth Annual Cornell Concerto Competition. Jian will perform Sergei Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, March 9, 2007 at 3 PM in Bailey Hall.
The results of the first round of the Cornell Concerto Competition are in! A total of twelve musicians will be moving on to the second round:
Spring 2008 auditions for the Cornell Symphony Orchestra have concluded. The results are posted on the orchestra board in Lincoln Hall, and the orchestra roster has been updated to reflect these changes. Welcome all new members to the orchestra!
Further information regarding the participants in the competition and the order of events has been posted. The competition this year will feature 23 entrants, of which three to five will be chosen for the finals concert on Sunday, December 9.
Auditions for the next spring semester will be held in November. Visit the audition page for more information. A list of openings:
The Fourth Annual Cornell Concerto Competition is approaching quickly. Three to five finalists will play in the finals evening concert at 8:00 PM in Barnes Hall on Sunday, December 9. Further information regarding the competition, including the guidelines and application form, is available here.
2007 Fall auditions began on Monday August 20 and lasted for the entire week ending on Saturday, August 25. The following number of instrumentalists auditioned on each instrument:
The audition results are posted on the members page. Thank you all for auditioning for the orchestra.
The elections for the 2007-2008 Orchestra board were held during Finals Week, May, 2007. After tallying the votes, the results are in. Visit the board's webpage for the results and more information.