Spanning nearly a century of musical styles, this program featuring Holy Cross Music Faculty reveals how composers with remarkably different musical languages all found compelling ways to transform conversation into sound.
The Holy Cross Wind Ensemble presents Nightfall, a concert inspired by the changing season and the transition from day into night that follows a musical journey through autumn landscapes, shifting light and imaginations running wild featuring works by Giroux, Grainger, Standridge, Whitacre and more.
Award-winning Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits will be joining the Holy Cross musical community for an October residency in preparation for a performance of Kreek’s Notebook. As part of his residency, Kõrvits will be working with theory and composition students and guiding student musicians in coachings and rehearsals.
Internationally celebrated organist and former Organist of Notre-Dame de Paris will present a diverse and captivating concert program at the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at College of the Holy Cross.
An ensemble of students and faculty present Julius Eastman’s infectious Stay On It, a minimalist classic that springs forth from a joyful, syncopated riff to more complicated textures that resemble free jazz. Free and open to all in "The Beehive" Atrium in The Prior Performing Arts Center.
Honoring Veterans Day as the United States celebrates its 250th Anniversary, The Holy Cross Orchestra presents a program featuring music of remembrance and reflection to recognize the service and sacrifice of veterans at Holy Cross and beyond.
Join us for pianist Amy Williams' performance of Morton Feldman’s extraordinary late solo piano work Triadic Memories (1981), a study in slowly evolving repetitions described by the composer as “the biggest butterfly in captivity.”
This recital features the students who participate in the Department of Music's Chamber Music Course as they perform the works they have studied during the semester.
Join us for an exciting evening of live jazz featuring the Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos, featuring an eclectic program spanning genres like swing, Latin, bebop, funk and more.
On the Feast of Saint Cecilia, Professor Ezequiel Menéndez will present an organ recital featuring works based on the chorale Our Father, Who Art in Heaven (Vater unser im Himmelreich), exploring a variety of musical settings of this beloved hymn by composers from different periods and highlighting its rich theological and musical heritage.