Cornell Chimes

03/06/2026

Giving day is coming up! Visit https://givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/chimes-general-fund on March 12th, from 12am - 11:59pm EDT to support the chimes! 🔔🎶🐻

02/10/2026

After a nearly two-year hiatus, we are returning to facebook! Here's what we've been up to in the mean time:

06/10/2024

🎉 Welcome our newest chimesmasters, Kimon Vontas ’27 and Benjamin Isaacson ’27!! 🎉

Congratulations to you both, we’re so excited to have you join the chimes family!! 🔔

03/13/2024

🔔 Tomorrow, Thursday, March 14th, we are ringing in Giving Day 2024! 🔔

Since 1868, the Cornell Chimes program has been an integral part of the Cornell community and experience, all thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends.

If you are able, please visit our Giving Day website and make a contribution! https://givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/chimes-general-fund

Your donations will directly support our Chimesmasters through program costs, facilities management of the tower and its instruments, and ongoing opportunities for Chimesmasters to develop their skills.

Thank you for celebrating Giving Day and the chimes journey with us, we truly appreciate all your support! ❤️

01/30/2024

WE’RE OPEN FOR VISITORS!!! 🎉

We are very happy to announce that we are now able to have visitors at our concerts again, as construction is paused for winter weather from now until around April!

⚠️ Important things to note:

🕑 The bottom entrance of the tower will be open from 15 minutes before concerts until halfway through the concert or when we reach occupant capacity.
(As of right now, we will NOT be using CampusGroups for signups.)

🚧 The view from the top (belfry area) is currently closed, but you CAN still watch the chimesmasters play and request your favorite songs!

We missed interacting with you all at our concerts and look forward to seeing you again soon!

05/26/2023

Congratulations to our class of '23 graduating chimesmaster seniors!!!!!

Cameron Carr (CMC)
Sebastian Guo (SJG)
Chenchen Lu (CLL)
Jenna Mertz (JKM)
Vivan Zhao (VZ)

Listen out for their senior recital tomorrow, Saturday, May 27, from 6-7:30 pm featuring their favorite songs. The tower will only be open to friends and families of chimes seniors, but join us on our Zoom live-stream!

Zoom information:

https://cornell.zoom.us/j/97013012396?pwd=bDEra0kyQWNORmtZcm1aUmMrcjE5UT09

Meeting ID: 970 1301 2396
Passcode: chimes

04/25/2023

🌸 Beautiful blooms near McGraw Tower 🌸

03/16/2023

Giving Day is today! We hope you'll be able to support the chimes so we can continue to share our music with Cornell's community. Go to https://givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/chimes-general-fund to make a contribution and show your love for the bells!

We hope you can join us for our special Zoom concert tonight at 6pm Eastern in appreciation of your support. You can RSVP for it here, and the Zoom link will be sent out by 3pm Eastern today: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/CHIMES/survey?survey_uid=ea18fc33-bc3e-11ed-902f-0e3e5d452619&fbclid=IwAR1oG30mpZ2BlZ5ciryv9vplh8l74wgQvC7KJzZTRhVTfClSn8bCPYa-bQ8

Thanks so much!

03/14/2023

Giving Day is coming up on Thursday, March 16th! The Cornell Chimes program continues to be an integral part of the Cornell community and experience, thanks to your support.

We are excited to host a special Zoom concert in appreciation of your generosity! Chimesmasters will set up video for you to have a front-row concert experience during our evening concert on Thursday, March 16th at 6pm EST (Clocktower time). We will send a Zoom link out at 3pm that day to all attendees who RSVP. Please complete this brief RSVP if you are interested in attending – and to suggest a song! https://cornell.campusgroups.com/CHIMES/survey?survey_uid=ea18fc33-bc3e-11ed-902f-0e3e5d452619

On Thursday, March 16, please visit our Giving Day website and make a contribution! https://givingday.cornell.edu/campaigns/chimes-general-fund

Your donations will directly support our Chimesmasters through program costs, facilities management of the tower and its instruments, and ongoing opportunities for Chimesmasters to develop their skills. Our goal is to raise enough funds so we can buy an elevator (just kidding)!

Thank you for celebrating Giving Day with us!

03/06/2023

The Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium is currently conducting research into the perception and appreciation of carillon music by the general public. This is part of a graduation project put together by Emily Kim under the supervision of Luc Rombouts.

If you’d like to help out with this project, please take the survey below! It will only take 5 minutes to complete and the answers are anonymous. Here is the link: https://forms.gle/4yT1VGWZugNMXG3J7

Because the target audience for this survey is the general public, please do not complete the survey if you are a carillonneur yourself. The survey will be taken down on March 10, so be sure to submit your response before then.

**For clarification, the following survey asks about the carillon (larger instrument that typically has 40-50 bells and can be played with a keyboard) rather than the Cornell Chimes.

Thank you for your time!

This online questionnaire was developed as part of a 2022-2023 thesis project at the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium by Emily Kim, under supervision of Luc Rombouts. Its purpose is to get a better understanding of the public perception and appreciation of carillon music. Completing this q...