Department of Music

This performance of jazz, blues, and traditional Irish music will feature student musicians from a variety of academic departments on campus during Family Weekend at Holy Cross.

Organist Dexter Kennedy is the winner of the Grand Prix d’Interprétation at the 24th Concours International d’Orgue de Chartres.

This lunchtime concert features the music of American icon and innovative jazz vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Nina Simone. Performers include vocalist Rhiannon Hurst (Brooks Fenwick Scholar), pianist Matthew Jaskot, and other music department students.

Traditional Irish musicians Diarmuid Ó Meachair and Sorcha Costello will deliver a very special afternoon performance at Brooks Concert Hall.

Renowned Jazz musician Mike Monaghan and his colleagues, Ben Cook, Marshall Wood, Marty Richards, John Wilkins will perform an exciting evening of jazz improvisation.

Renowned performers John Carty and Alan Murray will explore together the rich and diverse domain of Irish traditional music.

Music celebrating life, earth, and heaven from geographically distant locations. Most of the selections on our program come to us from countries that are over 4000 miles away; locations that would take multiple legs of transportation, or are otherwise a challenge to access from Worcester, MA.

The Holy Cross Orchestra collaborates with the Worcester Youth Wind Ensemble for this shared concert at Luth Concert Hall.

Johann Vexo is the organist for the Cathedral of Nancy, France.