Lucy Li gives a recap of a Vienna-themed evening at the Johnson Museum, featuring the music of Schoenberg, the prints of Kandinsky and delicious Austrian cuisine.
After seven years of planning and building, the University unveiled the new hand-built Cornell Baroque Organ in Anabel Taylor Chapel on Tuesday morning. Munetaka Tokata, an organ designer from Gothenburg Organ Art Center, is currently perfecting the sound of the instrument and expects to complete the organ by the fall.
Prof. Ronald Hoy, neurobiology and behavior, has an ear for fine music, and he uses it to study the sounds of life. From Beethoven and Vivaldi to mosquitoes and birds, Hoy listens to the sounds of life, and connects animal movement to communication.