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Clocktower Closed to Visitors Until November 2024

By Sofia Rubinson | September 24, 2023

Cornell’s clocktower will remain under construction until November 2024, closing the 161-step tower to visitors and reducing the Cornell Chimes’ concert schedule.

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Closed to Visitors, Cornell Chimes Rings in Chimesmaster Traditions, Expands Song Library

By Sofia Rubinson | March 26, 2021

Cornell Chimes is carrying on with chimesmasters continuing to climb McGraw Tower’s 161 steps to play classic and contemporary tunes for all of central campus.

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Inside One of Cornell’s Most Competitive Music Tryouts

By Johnathan Stimpson | January 27, 2019

During the grueling 10-week tryout process for ‘chimesmaster,’ upwards of 40 candidates are winnowed down to an average of 2 finalists a year.

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Cornell Undergraduates Compose Music for the Chimes

By Jolie Wei and Lucy Xu | October 23, 2018

“It is an honor to be able to have a piece played for the whole campus, but I think it more feels like I’m deeply connected to the larger musical culture on campus,” Drake Eshleman ’20 told The Sun.

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Generations of Alumni Reunite for Cornell Chimes’ Sesquicentennial

By Rochelle Li | September 23, 2018

From The Wizard of Oz to Harry Potter, “My Old Cornell” to John Lennon, the Cornell Chimes celebrated its birthday with music spanning across its 150-year history.

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Cornell Chimes Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial With Sing-Alongs and Birthday Cake

By Miguel Soto | September 16, 2018

The Cornell Chimes — a set of 21 bells housed in McGraw Tower — will celebrate its 150 year anniversary during this year’s homecoming weekend with a special narrated concert and a chimesmasters reunion for the classes of 1965 to 2021.

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