The Cornell Chamber Orchestra is an orchestra of about 20 players, comprising students from all of the colleges on campus. Acceptance into the orchestra is by audition only.

The regular rehearsal times for CCO are:
Tuesday afternoons from 4:45 - 6:15 pm in Barnes Hall
Thursday afternoons from 4:45 - 6:45 pm in Barnes Hall

The Chamber Orchestra performs a wide range of works from the 18th century to present time, written expressly for the intimate setting of a smaller chamber orchestra. Individual players' musical responsibility and preparation is required for the more virtuosic Chamber Orchestra.

Chamber Orchestra rehearses in Barnes Hall and performs many of their concerts in this venue.

CCO Membership - Fall 2006 (in alphabetical order) Violins Adrienne Carey, Undecided, '09 Kevin Eckes, Biological Engineering, '09 Alex Fe, co- principal, Bioengineering, '08 Lily Hakim, AEM Business, '07 Jennifer Hwang, Policy Analysis and Management, '07 Melanie Jacobs, Psych/English, '09 Charlene Kluegel, concert master, Biology/Music, '10 Alex Ma, Biology, '08 Carol Ohh, Engineering, '10 Benjamin Ou-Yang, Astronomy, '10 Meredith Riley, Music Brightin Schlumpf, co-principal, Music, '07 Adam Sidor, co-principal, Mechanical Engineering, '08 Haran Tae, Government and History, '10 Yvette Wong, Math, '10 Violas Eric Auerbach, Industrial Labor Relations, '10 Dorian Bandy, Music, '10 Claire Barbasch, Math/Music, '07 co-principal Tina Chen, English, '08 Samantha Feibush, Hotel Mgmt, '07 Christina Hung, Psychology, '09 co-principal Jennifer Lee, Biology/Economics, '08 Cello Ellen Haynes, Animal Science, '09 Julia Hillabrant, Biology/Music, '08 Abe Katzen, Biology, '07 co-principal Brian Lee, Chemistry, '10 Anjana Rajan, Operations Research/Industrial Engineering, '08 Theresa Tan, Psychology, '09 co-principal Bass Mike DeFlorio, Atmospheric Science, '09 Aara Edwards, Music Flute Laura Hairgrove, Music, '07 Oboe Julia Capurso, Environmental Engineering '07 Anna Herforth, Nutrition, Grad Bassoon Melanie Adamsky, Biological Sciences, '09 Sean Shepherd, Composition, Grad Horn Carlie Kilgore, Music, IC

Past Members

2007 Fall
2007 Spring

2006 Fall

2006 Spring

2005 Fall

2005 Spring

2004 Fall

2003-2004 membership
Spotlight on Betsy Cooper '04

Senior Betsy Cooper, a major in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, has won numerous honors during her Cornell career. Frank DiMeo/University Photography


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