SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

In concert: GRAMMY-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw to perform Winter Morning Walks by Maria Schneider
An A.D. White Professors-at-Large keynote public event
Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at 7pm
Barnes Hall

Join us for a special evening with internationally acclaimed and five-time GRAMMY Award-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw when she performs Maria Schneiders’ Winter Morning Walks, on Friday, Feb. 24, at 7pm, Barnes Hall. Guest artist Scott Robinson (saxophonist-clarinetist) will join Upshaw on stage, along with Cornell students and faculty. Upshaw will also share insights about the piece and her career.

A studio album composed by Maria Schneider and featuring Upshaw, Winter Morning Walks won the 2014 GRAMMY for Best Classical Contemporary Composition; Best Engineered Album, Classical; and Best Classical Vocal Solo for Upshaw’s performance.

Free and open to all. Advance ticket is required: cornelltickets.com.

This event is cosponsored by the Dept. of Music.

Xak Bjerken (Professor, Dept. of Music) serves as faculty host.
Tamara Acosta (Interim Director of the Voice Program, Dept. of Music) serves as faculty co-host.