BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Prior Performing Arts Center - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Prior Performing Arts Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Prior Performing Arts Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T142709 CREATED:20250819T145725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T134740Z UID:4906-1759435200-1759435200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Pamela Z: Recital DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Pamela Z: Recital\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPamela Z is a composer/performer and media artist working primarily with voice\, live electronics\, sampled sound\, and video. A pioneer of live looping\, her performances combine experimental extended vocal techniques\, operatic bel canto\, found objects\, text\, digital processing\, and custom-designed wireless instruments that allow her to manipulate sound with physical gestures. In addition to her solo work\, she has been commissioned to compose scores for dance\, theatre\, film\, and chamber ensembles including Kronos Quartet\, Eighth Blackbird\, the Bang on a Can All Stars\, Julia Bullock with SF Symphony\, and the LA Philharmonic New Music Group. Her interdisciplinary performances have been presented at venues including The Kitchen (NY)\, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (SF)\, REDCAT (LA)\, and MCA (Chicago)\, and her installations have been presented at such exhibition spaces as MoMA (NY)\, the Whitney (NY)\, SAVVY Contemporary (Berlin)\, and the Krannert Art Museum (IL). She is the recipient of numerous honors\, including the Rome Prize\, the Berlin Prize\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, the Doris Duke Artist Impact Award\, and the MIT McDermott Award\, as well as further distinctions from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts\, United States Artists\, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation\, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \nPamela Z’s five-day residency as a Distinguished Visiting Practitioner will feature a range of campus engagements\, including a lecture-demonstration and a recital\, both free and open to the public. The residency is sponsored by the Office of the Provost\, with additional support from the Departments of Music\, Mathematics and Computer Science\, and the Prior Performing Arts Center.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Oct 2\, 20258 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nIn addition to this recital\, please join us for Z’s Lecture-Demonstration at The Prior: \nPamela Z Lecture-DemonstrationTuesday\, September 30 @ 5:30pmBooth Media Lab and BeehivePrior Performing Arts CenterFree entry \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n “Z’s body of work definitely deserves curatorial attention\, but it has already proved that it can evolve\, having adapted to changing hardware and software technologies through the years. Have faith that\, afforded a modicum of care\, it will both endure and continue to amaze.” \n Giacomo Fiore\n Contributor\, San Francisco Classical Voice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Explore More URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/pamela-z-recital/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENTS OF MUSIC AND COMPUTER SCIENCE – Luth Concert Hall –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pamela-z-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T142709 CREATED:20250917T174057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T132706Z UID:5319-1759519800-1759519800@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Irish Music & Song with Liz Knowles* DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Irish Music & Song with Liz Knowles\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n*Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty\, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program \nJoin us for this collaboration of music & song with Liz Knowles\, fiddle; Diarmuid Ó Meachair\, accordion & voice; John Hannagan Brooks Scholar\, fiddle and accordion; and Ulysses Loken\, piano. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 3\, 20257:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/irish-music-song-with-liz-knowles/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/liz-knowles-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T190000 DTSTAMP:20260429T142709 CREATED:20250821T202145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T202306Z UID:5060-1759863600-1759863600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series: Ezequiel Menendez DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Ezequiel Menendez\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nDr. Ezequiel Menendez\, Artist-in-Residence and Organ Professor at the College of the Holy Cross\, will perform a captivating recital titled Passacaglias: Past and Present. \nThe program will center on the timeless Passacaglia in C minor by J.S. Bach\, one of the most celebrated works in the organ repertoire\, and will explore the evolution of the form through selections from both historical and contemporary composers. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 7\, 20257 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-chapel-artist-series-organ-ezequiel-menendez/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/menendez-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T142709 CREATED:20250821T201717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T201737Z UID:5052-1760040000-1760040000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Mike Monaghan & Friends DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Mike Monaghan & Friends\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nRenowned jazz musician Mike Monaghan and his friends\, Ben Cook\, Marshall Wood\, Marty Richards\, John Wilkins will perform an exciting evening of jazz improvisation. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n October 9\, 20258 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/mike-monaghan-friends-jazz-2025/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mikemonaghan-10-9-25-landscape.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T142709 CREATED:20250821T200710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T171011Z UID:5042-1761334200-1761334200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Wind Ensemble | Living Landscapes DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Wind Ensemble\n \n \n \n \n \n Living Landscapes\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoin the Holy Cross Wind Ensemble for an exploration of the relationship between global cultures and their natural environments! This program brings the listener to the radiant landscapes of the Arctic\, with its varied indigenous peoples\, its midnight suns and ceaseless nights. Then\, experience a work inspired by Japanese folklore\, blending authentic kitsune folksongs with alto and soprano recorders\, unique keyboard-percussion effects\, and a thrilling clash of mischievous yako and benevolent zenko spirits. \nWe invite you for a musical reflection on the interplay between humanity and nature: how exactly does one influence the other? \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n October 24\, 20257:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-wind-ensemble-fall-2025/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/wind-ensemble-fall-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T142709 CREATED:20250821T185813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T173049Z UID:5007-1761420600-1761420600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:A Century of Piano Music: Sofia Gubaidulina Tribute | Liudmila Georgievskaya\, piano DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n A Century of Piano Music: Sofia Gubaidulina Tribute\n \n \n \n \n \n Liudmila Georgievskaya\, piano\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThis program invites listeners into a rich tapestry of twentieth-century piano music where echoes of the Baroque tradition inspire new\, individual voices. \nIt opens with the shimmering\, impressionistic landscapes of Debussy’s Préludes\, whose titles are placed at the end of each piece to reflect his unique poetic approach. Bach’s enduring influence is celebrated in Busoni’s immortal piano transcription of the Chaconne from the Second Violin Partita\, a work that became an instant staple of the repertoire. Gubaidulina passionately reimagines the continuous variation form in her 1962 Chaconne. Throughout her life\, she felt a profound affinity with Bach\, especially in their shared fascination with number\, numerical symbolism\, and his chorales—elements that resonate strikingly and form the very foundation of her own Chaconne. Together\, these works chart a lineage of innovation—composers who\, like Debussy and Gubaidulina\, forged unconventional paths of timbral and structural exploration. \nThe journey culminates in Ralf Yusuf Gawlick’s Mysterium doloris quintae (Tropen-Kreuz)\, a meditation on the crucifixion that takes shape as a musical cruciform. Quotations from Bach\, Mozart\, and children’s songs from around the world intersect within an aural cross that binds Christ’s suffering to the pain of all innocents. Bach’s Mache dich\, mein Herze\, rein and the Crucifixus stand at its core\, while Mozart’s K.414 Andante and Contessa perdono introduce moments of purity\, mercy\, and forgiveness. Suspended between recitations of the Ave Maria plainchant\, the work collapses past and present\, revealing Golgotha as an ever-present reality wherever innocence suffers. In this cruciform\, suffering is transformed into a space where grace\, mercy\, and hope break through\, embodying Christ’s words: “Let the children come to me\, and do not prevent them. For such is the kingdom of heaven.” \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n October 25\, 20257:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/a-century-of-piano-music/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/liudmila-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T153000 DTSTAMP:20260429T142709 CREATED:20250829T182448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T172307Z UID:5189-1761665400-1761665400@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Rasa String Quartet: Chamber Music Masterclass* DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Rasa String Quartet\n \n \n \n \n \n Chamber Music Masterclass\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n*Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty\, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program \nJoin us for this Chamber Music Masterclass from the Rasa String Quartet during their visiting artist residency with the Holy Cross Department of Music\, free and open to the public. \nThe Rasa String Quartet explores the musical space where classical and folk traditions intersect and influence one another. Formed in 2019\, the Boston-based ensemble brings together violinists Emma Powell and Maura Shawn Scanlin\, violist Kiyoshi Hayashi\, and cellist Mina Kim\, who are graduates of the New England Conservatory\, the Shepherd School of Music\, and Yale University. \nThe quartet has earned top prizes at competitions including Chamber Music in Yellow Springs\, Plowman Chamber Music Competition\, MTNA Chamber Music Competition\, and the Associazione Europea di Musica e Comunicazione (Italy). They’ve also served as ensemble-in-residence at Phillips Exeter Academy. Rasa has collaborated with renowned folk artists like Celtic harpist Maeve Gilchrist\, Irish fiddler Liz Carroll\, and singer-songwriter Judy Collins\, and have performed across the U.S. and abroad at events like the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition\, Celebrity Series of Boston\, Newport Classical\, Rockport Music\, Jordan Hall\, and the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival. \nTheir love of teaching has led to educational residencies at Bowdoin College\, Walnut Hill School for the Arts\, UMass Dartmouth\, and Boston Music Project\, among others. By exploring the connection between music and storytelling at the heart of folk traditions\, Rasa delivers fresh\, engaging performances that blend classical elegance with folk charm\, celebrate global musical roots\, and highlight underrepresented composers. In Sanskrit\, the term rasa refers to the indescribable power of art to move\, inspire\, and connect us—a quality Rasa String Quartet strives to embody in every performance. \nFind out more at rasastringquartet.com \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 28\, 20253:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/rasa-string-quartet-chamber-music-masterclass/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rasa-string-quartet-fall-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T142709 CREATED:20250821T201334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T172217Z UID:5047-1761681600-1761681600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Rasa String Quartet | Soundtrack to a Nightmare* DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Rasa String Quartet\n \n \n \n \n \n Soundtrack to a Nightmare\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n*Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty\, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program \nThis Halloween-inspired program follows the arc of a classic horror movie – from eerie atmospheres and unsettling beauty to blood-chilling terror and otherworldly transformation. \nFeaturing Schubert’s feverish Death and the Maiden\, Mozart’s ominous Dissonance Quartet\, haunting tracks from Radiohead\, and iconic Halloween hits\, this spine-tingling journey blends classical drama\, cinematic suspense\, and supernatural flair! \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 28\, 20258 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/rasa-string-quartet-soundtrack-to-a-nightmare/ LOCATION:DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/rasa-string-quartet-fall-2025.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR