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A look at the audition process for the iconic role\u2014which began over a century ago, with a president\u2019s yen for beautiful music<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Melissa Newcomb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Andrew Arena \u201928 toured campus as a high schooler, he listened in awe to the sounds of Bach being played on the Cornell Chimes<\/a>. Then, in spring 2025, he climbed up McGraw Tower to take the first step toward making that music himself: an info session where nearly two dozen Cornellians learned about the audition process to become a chimesmaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of the next 10 weeks, Arena would make the trek up the tower stairs almost daily\u2014often so excited, he\u2019d run rather than walk.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A 1930s view of the bells inside the tower.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Then, in late April, he and three others got the news they\u2019d dreamed of: they\u2019d been chosen to become chimesmasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of work, focus, and nerves\u2014but I really love the instrument and the community,\u201d says Arena, a computer science major in Arts & Sciences who\u2019d previously played the piano and violin. \u201cGetting to be part of something with this much history is pretty crazy. I\u2019m still trying to wrap my head around it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Getting to be part of something with this much history is pretty crazy. I\u2019m still trying to wrap my head around it.<\/p>\nNew chimesmaster Andrew Arena \u201928<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In auditioning to become a chimesmaster, Arena took part in a Big Red tradition that stretches back nearly 125 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all started in 1902, when archaeology professor Eugene Andrews dropped by President Jacob Gould Schurman\u2019s office to enthuse that the Chimes were being played \u201cbeautifully\u201d\u2014a situation that was, apparently, distressingly uncommon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? In the decades since the instrument had debuted on campus in 1868\u2014first on a temporary playing stand, then atop the Arts Quad’s McGraw Hall, and finally in the tower upon its completion in 1891\u2014the chimesmasters hadn\u2019t been appointed on the basis of musicianship. Rather, the positions were passed down from friend to friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jason Koski \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption>
Tie-dye-clad chimesmasters in 2017 celebrate another Chimes tradition: a concert marking the anniversary of the legendary “5-8-77” Grateful Dead show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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That led to regular complaints about the uneven quality of the tunes emanating from the tower\u2014and as Andrews later recalled in the book Bells of Cornell<\/em>, Schurman was getting tired of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a personal favor to me,\u201d the president told him, \u201cI ask you to take charge from now on, and try to evolve some system for selecting players who will give us music worthy of this splendid chime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The audition process that Andrews put in place\u2014including devising a practice playing stand from old boxes and a toy instrument\u2014set the foundation for a system that, though it has evolved over the years, more or less endures today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a personal favor to me, I ask you to take charge from now on, and try to evolve some system for selecting players who will give us music worthy of this splendid chime.<\/p>\nPresident Jacob Gould Schurman<\/strong> to Prof. Eugene Andrews<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The quest to become a chimesmaster is open to all members of the University community\u2014staff and faculty included\u2014who have at least two years left on campus, and have not competed twice previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To try out, hopefuls\u2014known as \u201ccompets\u201d\u2014must be able to read sheet music (or learn to do so), navigate the nine flights of stairs, and be physically capable of pushing the levers and pedals that control the tower\u2019s 21 bells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no other instrument that prepares you to stand on one foot, shimmy around, and make music on bells,\u201d observes Chimes advisor Jennifer Courtley Lory-Moran \u201996, MAT \u201997<\/a>, who became a chimesmaster her freshman spring and has been the program\u2019s advisor since 2000. \u201cSo there\u2019s this leveling of the playing field, because nobody has done it before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s no other instrument that prepares you to stand on one foot, shimmy around, and make music on bells.<\/p>\nJennifer Courtley Lory-Moran \u201996, MAT \u201997<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Compets can rehearse on the practice stand\u2014a more sophisticated version of one Andrews created in the early 1900s, it allows them to hear their playing, but the sounds aren\u2019t shared with the rest of campus\u2014with many opting to practice daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the first four weeks, compets prepare for the \u201csilent audition,\u201d in which they perform the \u201cAlma Mater,\u201d the \u201cEvening Song,\u201d and the \u201cJenny McGraw Rag\u201d by hovering over the levers at the correct tempo (but not actually striking them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven though it\u2019s silent, it\u2019s surprisingly not hard for us to determine how they\u2019re doing\u2014because we\u2019ve played it so much,\u201d notes chimesmaster Gianna Weidman \u201925, who oversaw the 2025 audition process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sreang Hok \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption>
New chimesmaster Alex Gardocki \u201927 (far left) gets congrats from Chimes advisor Jennifer Courtley Lory-Moran \u201996, MAT \u201997.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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For the half-dozen or so hopefuls who typically pass the silent audition, the second phase is the concert-playing period. Chimesmasters coach the compets as they learn the material for one morning and one evening performance each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compets are responsible for putting together a program from the database of more than 3,000 pieces; each concert comprises four to six songs and, per Chimes guidelines, a selection can\u2019t be repeated within a two-week period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the first four weeks, compets prepare for the \u201csilent audition,\u201d in which they perform by hovering over the levers at the correct tempo (but not actually striking them).<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey want to slowly add songs of greater difficulty to their repertoire,\u201d says Weidman, who majored in environmental engineering. \u201cThey can still play easy songs\u2014but it will be less impressive, and what they play helps us decide whether they should be a chimesmaster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final evaluation comes over the course of the last two weeks\u2014when Lory-Moran, the student running that year\u2019s audition process, and as many other chimesmasters as possible meet beneath the tower to listen to every compet concert at 7:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.<\/p>\n\n\n

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New bells await installation in 1908, when a revamped set of 14 was installed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Says Lory-Moran: \u201cWhat people can accomplish in just 10 weeks is phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After deliberating for a couple of days, they announce the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a Sunday night in late April 2025, ILR student Serena Wu \u201928 nervously awaited the call. Around 10 p.m., she picked up the phone; it was Weidman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They want to slowly add songs of greater difficulty to their repertoire. They can still play easy songs\u2014but it will be less impressive, and what they play helps us decide whether they should be a chimesmaster.<\/p>\nGianna Weidman \u201925<\/strong>, who oversaw the 2025 audition process<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought if I did make it, it would just be some basic pleasantries\u2014but all of a sudden, I heard everyone cheering for me,\u201d recalls Wu, who\u2019d previously played piano and studied music theory. \u201cAll the chimesmasters were very supportive. I was so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for Wu, Arena, and the two others chosen in 2025\u2014Wenlong Fang \u201927 and Alex Gardocki \u201927\u2014their time as chimesmasters won\u2019t end with Commencement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sreang Hok \/ Cornell University<\/figcaption>
Serena Wu \u201928 (center) enjoys the playing of fellow chimesmasters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once a compet successfully completes the audition process, they\u2019re considered a chimesmaster for life\u2014welcome to perform during trips back to the Hill, even decades after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top: New chimesmaster Andrew Arena \u201928 (center) performs a duet during the welcome concert for 2025’s successful “compets.” (Sreang Hok \/ Cornell University)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published June 5, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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