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A Teacher, A Composer

Liza Sobel  —  Nov 17, 2011

The Sun interviews  award winning composer, William Bolcom.

Randel on Arts in a Research University

Liza Sobel  —  Oct 18, 2011

Don Randel came to speak on Cornell's failures and successes as an institution of both Arts and Sciences.

Quite the Kraft-y One

Liza Sobel  —  Oct 5, 2011

Liza Sobel sits down with music legend William Kraft to discuss percussion, his past as a Jazz musician and Ivor Stravinsky.

Student Artist Spotlight: Cornell Piano Society

Graham Corrigan  —  Feb 2, 2011

Graham Gorrigan '11 chats with Marwan Sledge and Catherine Yam '14 of the Cornell Piano Society.

An Etude In Innovation

Peter Jacobs  —  Nov 5, 2009

While there is no stereotypical member of Contrapunkt, Cornell’s main outlet for undergraduate composition, Zach Romeo ’10 seems to embody the group strengths. As the group likes to stress, he is an engineer — which should be an anomaly in a group of music majors. However, it isn’t, as Contrapunkt boasts several engineers as well as members from other non-musical majors such as the AEM program. His pieces for piano draw heavily on improvisation, solely because Romeo likes to improvise. Most importantly, Contrapunkt’s upcoming free concert at Barnes Hall this Sunday is Romeo’s first public appearance with his work. Contrapunkt has given him the opportunity to showcase his original work for the first time during his Cornell career.

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