Concert Schedule


2012-2013 Season

Orientation Week Concert

Saturday, August 18 at 6:30 PM, Sage Chapel. FREE

Hear the Cornell University Glee Club and the Cornell University Chorus perform separate repertoire, as well as combined selections in this short, free concert! Also includes appearances by The Hangovers and After 8. Check us out in concert and then audition! 


Annual Retreat

Sunday, September 16 at 10:00AM, Skaneateles United Methodist Church, Skaneateles, NY. FREE

Come see the Glee Club as they prepare for their Homecoming Concert and for a new year during their annual retreat to Skaneateles. Every year the Glee Club is graciously hosted by the Skaneateles United Methodist Church for a weekend of singing and group bonding.  Their performance during the 10:00AM worship service at the church will preview some of the new repertoire for Homecoming, as well as some group favorites.

Homecoming Concert 

Saturday, September 22 at 8:00 PM, Bailey Hall. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students

Under the direction of John Rowehl for the 2012-2013 season, the Glee Club presents its annual Fall concert during Homecoming Weekend. Features works by Shulamit Ran, Stephen Paulus, and Steven Sametz, as well as the premiere of Alan Fletcher’s I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing, commissioned by the Glee Club for this concert. In the second half there will be a set of sea shanteys, an appearnce by The Hangovers, and a generous helping of Cornell Songs. 

New York Young Men Singing 

Saturday, November 17 at 3:30pm, Ford Hall, Ithaca College. FREE 

The culmination of the Glee Club's annual festival for high-school aged guys, features performances by the Glee Club, the Hangovers, and the Glee Club performing along side young singers from across New York State under the direction of guest clinician, Jameson Marvin. Details for how to register to participate in the festival will be available shortly. Registration fee is $25 and the festival is open to any interested high-school-aged singers.

Sage Chapel Christmas Vespers 

Sunday, December 2 and Monday, December 3 at 7:30pm, Sage Chapel. FREE 

Join the Glee Club and Chorus for this annual candlelit celebration of the holidays, featuring choral anthems by Whitacre, Rutter, Palestrina, and Stanford in addition to traditional lessons and carols. Features Annette Richards, University Organist. 

Southeast Tour

January 2-15

Come hear the Glee Club in the Southeastern United States! Featuring a diverse repertoire spanning from the Renaissance to recent commissions, from sea shanteys to Cornell Songs. Click here for more information.

Return From Tour Concert

Tuesday, January 22 at 8:00pm, Sage Chapel. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students

Celebrate the Glee Club's return from the Southeast as they present the repertoire from their tour.

Mt. Holyoke College Concert

Saturday, March 2 at 8:00pm, Abbey Chapel, Mt. Holyoke College

Hear the Cornell Glee Club in concert with the Mt. Holyoke College Glee Club as they each present a set of their own repertoire and combine along with the Mt. Holyoke College Orchestra to present Haydn's Harmoniemesse. 

Morehouse College Glee Club Concert

Wednesday, March 13 at 8:00pm, Sage Chapel. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 students

Hear the Cornell Glee Club in concert with the Morehouse College Glee Club for a concert collaboration featuring folk songs and sea chanteys with performances by each ensemble, as well as selections from the combined groups. Tickets may be purchased here.

Schubert Mass No. 4 in C with Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

Saturday, April 13 at 8:00pm, Sage Chapel, for ticketing info click here

The Cornell Glee Club and Chorus join forces with the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra to present Schubert's Mass No, 4 in C Major under the direction of Lanfranco Marcelletti. For tickets and more information about the CCO, click here.

Jazz Mass

Saturday, April 20 at 8:00pm, Bailey Hall

As part of the 22nd Annual Cornell Jazz Festival, the Cornell Glee Club and Chorus perform Wolfgang Knittel's Jazz Mass for Big Band and Choir under the direction of Paul Merrill, Cornell Director of Jazz Ensembles. 

Senior Week Concert

Saturday, May 25 at 8:00pm, Bailey Hall

The Cornell Glee Club and Chorus perform their annual Senior Week Concert, including pieces for all-male chorus, all-female chorus, and mixed voices. The concert concludes with several traditional songs of Cornell.

 


  • Cornell University Glee Club
  • Day Hall Mailroom, Cornell University
  • Ithaca, NY 14853
  • gleeclub@cornell.edu