Join us for our Homecoming Concert with the Cornell University Glee Club at Bailey Hall.

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Homecoming Concert 2026

Cornell University

The work of Amadeus Julian Regucera (b.1984, He/They) engages with the embodied and acoustical energy of sound and the erotics of its production through concert music, installation, performance art, and video. He has had the opportunity to present works around the world. His music has been commissioned and performed by musicians and ensembles such as Talea Ensemble, Wavefield Ensemble, Ensemble Linea, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Intercontemporain, EXAUDI vocal ensemble, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Elaine Mitchener, Jennifer Koh, Splinter Reeds, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Duo Cortona, Third Sound, and the University of California, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. In addition to concert music, his practice intersects with visual and performance art, most notably in RIGOR, a collaboration with visual artist Nicolás Rupcich and commissioned by violinist Jessica Ling (2021); the performance installation Absence in relief (April 2021); IMY/ILY – a monodrama for solo percussionist; The trauma you keep safe is the pain your pass along (2018) for flutist, performer, and video; and the installation Communication (2013). Amadeus holds degrees in Music from the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Berkeley. Amadeus is currently the Senior Curator, Arts & Music at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

In recent work, Amadeus explores what he calls the “erotics” of sound production, or how a body, as a physical form and as a container for personal experience, is a nexus for a multiplicity of possible meanings. His current practice stems from the belief that each body is physically unique and comes with its own manifold history which can and should be expressed in the music. Amadeus sees the work of music as finding and cultivating lyricism while foregrounding the [physical] struggle that creates it. Inspired and educated by the musical modernism of the 20th century, Amadeus wishes to expand the genre’s potential as an expressive tool for composers beyond its origins. His work is often developed in close collaborations with performers which provoke conversations about consent and trust, complicity and gaze, and power dynamics in performance.

Composers' Forum: Amadeus Regucera

The devastation of the natural world through climate change, pollution, urban sprawl, and the accelerating extinction of plant and animal species has prompted a wave of urgent musical responses in recent years.

Music of the Natural World

The work of Amadeus Julian Regucera (b.1984, He/They) engages with the embodied and acoustical energy of sound and the erotics of its production through concert music, installation, performance art, and video. He has had the opportunity to present works around the world. His music has been commissioned and performed by musicians and ensembles such as Talea Ensemble, Wavefield Ensemble, Ensemble Linea, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Intercontemporain, EXAUDI vocal ensemble, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Elaine Mitchener, Jennifer Koh, Splinter Reeds, the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Duo Cortona, Third Sound, and the University of California, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. In addition to concert music, his practice intersects with visual and performance art, most notably in RIGOR, a collaboration with visual artist Nicolás Rupcich and commissioned by violinist Jessica Ling (2021); the performance installation Absence in relief (April 2021); IMY/ILY – a monodrama for solo percussionist; The trauma you keep safe is the pain your pass along (2018) for flutist, performer, and video; and the installation Communication (2013). Amadeus holds degrees in Music from the University of California, San Diego and the University of California, Berkeley. Amadeus is currently the Senior Curator, Arts & Music at the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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What do we consider our shelter? Does it have to be a physical place or can it be a state of being, thinking, or communing with others? Does our "home"--natural, physical, or emotional--shelter us? What can threaten that? Join the Cornell Chorus and Glee Club for their annual Homecoming Concert: Shelter in the Storm. The concert will feature an eclectic range of pieces for treble, tenor-bass, and mixed choir ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary works. Composers hail from across the centuries and the world, including Laura Jekabsone, Shruthi Rajasekar, Jeffrey Ames, Josef Rheinberger, Florence Price, Pavel Chesnokov, and more. Tickets are available from cornelltickets.com.

Cornell Chorus and Glee Club Homecoming Concert (CU Music)

Cornell University Library is hosting a series of exhibits titled From the Brink: Contributions to a Sustainable Future from across Cornell, at different libraries across Cornell University Library and in close partnership with other departments and groups on campus. From the Brink showcases collections, research support, and collaborative efforts across Cornell and illuminate ways of addressing issues of critical, global importance. The series of exhibits aims to stimulate conversations about the threat of environmental and cultural loss and its implications, while also offering insights about positive developments and constructive steps toward a healthier future for our planet and our communities.

"From the Brink" Exhibit Series

Cornell University Library

Join us as we celebrate Latino Heritage Month with student/student organization performances, music, dinner and keynote address by Yen Ospina, President of the Latino Civic Assocation of Tompkins County (LCA).

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Willard Straight Hall

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Humanities Scholars Program 5 Year Anniversary Celebration

Join pianist Linda Ruan for an afternoon of modern and contemporary works by Dutilleux, Ueda, Southam, Wang, and Debussy - spanning three continents and each offering diverse perspectives and play on musical architecture. Ueda’s piece for speaking pianist sits at the heart of the recital, combining theatre and music.

Linda Ruan, piano

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Music and Sound Studies Colloquium: Rachel Mundy, Style Criticism and the Song of the Humpback Whale

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Cornell University Department of Music

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Salon Solèy: Inhabiting Text & Music in Contemporary American Art Song

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FAUST at Sage Chapel with Live Score by Invincible Czars!

Sage Chapel

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Morton Feldman's Triadic Memories performed by Jack Yarbrough (CU Music)

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Midday Music for Organ: Guest organist Tim Pyper (CU Music)

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