Holy Cross Chamber Singers
2025-04-13 17:00 (America/New_York) | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Holy Cross Chamber Singers

Chamber Singers presents a program of music centered around Holy Week.
Composers have been inspired throughout history by this most spiritually charged week in the Christian liturgical calendar. Musical selections reflect the solemnity and contemplation inspired by the biblical texts describing the events preceding the crucifixion and include settings of Miserere mei Deus, Ubi Caritas, Wondrous Love, Crucifixus, and the celebrated Easter Cantata by J.S. Bach, Christ lag in Todes Banden.

Details

April 13, 20255:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

CANCELED: Bala Brass Quartet
2025-04-14 19:30 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Bala Brass Quartet

THIS PRESENTATION HAS BEEN CANCELED.
The award-winning Bala Chamber Brass presents their second concert of the season, featuring two new works for brass quintet by Holy Cross faculty composers Chris Arrell and Matthew Jaskot. Other pieces include Morley Calvert’s Suite from the Monteregian Hills, and Robert Bradshaw’s “Right Then. Same Time Tomorrow?”

Details

April 14, 20257:30 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series | Jessica Nguyen, Holy Cross Organ Scholar
2025-04-15 19:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Jessica Nguyen, Holy Cross Organ Scholar ‘28

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

Holy Cross Organ Scholar Jessica Nguyen (Class of 2028) will perform her first recital at Holy Cross featuring works by Da Grigny, Mendelssohn, Bohm, and Bach.

Details

April 15, 20257:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Lunchtime Concert Series | The Late 20th Century Piano Music of Japan: Contrasts in Modern
2025-04-16 12:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – The Beehive –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

The Late 20th Century Piano Music of Japan: Contrasts in Modern

Lunchtime Concert Series

Ulysses Loken, piano
The Messiaen-influenced harmonic and gestural language of Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) is set against the elegant modal counterpoint of Takashi Yoshimatsu (b. 1953), with influences of Bach, Satie, jazz, and progressive rock.
Takemitsu’s Rain Tree Sketch (1982) and Rain Tree Sketch II – In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen (1992), written in his mature compositional language, melds western classical music with Japanese aesthetics and traditions. The concept of ma, of empty space, influences the structure and sound of these pieces.
Yoshimatsu describes the Pleiades Dances IV (1992) as “a new form of preludes for the modern piano.” This set is a study of pedal points, the subtle counterpoint dancing around the fixed notes.

Details

April 16, 202512:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

The BeehiveThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series | Loreto Aramendi
2025-04-22 19:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Loreto Aramendi

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

Organist | Santa Maria del Coro, San Sebastian, Spain
Internationally renowned organist Maestra Loreto Aramendi will perform her first recital on the Taylor and Boody organ at Holy Cross.

Details

April 22, 20257:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Holy Cross Orchestra & College Choir | Academic Conference Concert
2025-04-23 20:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Holy Cross Orchestra & College Choir

Acadmic Conference Concert

The Holy Cross Orchestra & College Choir join forces for their annual Academic Conference Concert in the Luth Concert Hall at The Prior.

Details

April 23, 20258:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

End of Semester Student Recitals
2025-04-25 16:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

End of Semester Student Recitals

Music students who participated in the College’s private lesson program perform the works they have studied during the semester.

Details

April 25, 20254:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series | David Jonies
2025-04-29 12:40 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

David Jonies

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

Organist & Director of Music | Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago, IL
German organist David Jonies will present a program that includes works of Bach, Cabanilles and Widor.

Details

April 29, 202512:40 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble
2025-04-29 20:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble

The Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble will perform American Jazz standards under the direction of Mike Monaghan.

Details

April 29, 20258:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Chamber Music Recital
2025-05-01 18:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Chamber Music Recital

This recital features the students who participate in the College’s Chamber Music course, who will perform the works they have studied during the semester.

Details

May 1, 20256:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Rhiannon Hurst ’25 | Fenwick Scholar Recital
2025-05-03 14:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Rhiannon Hurst ’25

Fenwick Scholar

Rhiannon’s Fenwick Project, “Vanguard for a New Age: Artivism through Jazz,” aims to uplift the voices of women and nonbinary individuals throughout Jazz history. This recital will function as an actualization of her research, featuring jazz selections from the project album and will include reflections and songs performed during her musical journey here at HC. The concert aims to bring together a multigenerational, broad community through music.
This performance will include her students from OpporTUNEiety (Lincoln Street Elementary), professionals from the Boston area, Holy Cross students, and Holy Cross faculty.

Details

May 3, 20252:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Holy Cross Wind Ensemble
2025-05-04 15:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Holy Cross Wind Ensemble

The Holy Cross Wind Ensemble will present a concert showcasing new and diverse music for wind ensemble composed in the 2020s.
The program will feature works that explore various genres and themes, highlighting underrepresented voices. Highlights include Before the Dawn by 14-year-old Liliana Alarcon, a mysterious and epic composition, and Golden Embers by deaf and neurodivergent composer Tyler Mazone.
Additional pieces like Michaele Fernández’s vibrant La Fiera Asturiana and Satoshi Yagisawa’s lush Amaranthus further illustrate the exciting and diverse world of recent works for wind ensemble.

Details

May 4, 20253:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

The Seventh Annual Gregorian Vespers
2025-05-05 18:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

The Seventh Annual Gregorian Vespers

For its seventh year, the Chant Class of Professor Daniel DiCenso, Department of Music, will sing Gregorian Vespers under the direction of Laurence Rosania, Director of Liturgy and Music. Over 30 students will bring to life this ancient and haunting music in the majestic acoustics of the Chapel during its 101st year! All are warmly invited to share in this evocative experience of sound and spirit.
Live stream the performance at the link below:

Details

May 5, 20256:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Brooks Scholar Robert Gardner, piano | South American Soundscapes
2025-09-08 12:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Brooks Scholar Robert Gardner, piano

South American Soundscapes: Guastavino, Ginastera, Piazzolla

This recital is the capstone of a transformative year studying in the bustling, vibrant city of Buenos Aires. Come experience Guastavino’s chacarera rhythms, Ginastera’s nostalgic modernism, and Piazzolla’s gripping tangos — with interpretations informed by immersion in the diverse and majestic landscape of Argentina.

Details

September 8, 202512 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Bala Brass Quintet
2025-09-11 19:30 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Bala Brass Quintet

The award-winning Bala Chamber Brass presents a program from across the Americas, featuring two new works for brass quintet by Holy Cross faculty composers Chris Arrell and Matthew Jaskot.
Other pieces include Canadian composer Morley Calvert’s Suite from the Monteregian Hills, Four Sketches by American composer Anthony Plog, and an arrangement of the Colombian folk dance, Otro Buchipluma.

Details

September 11, 20257:30 p.m.

Price

Free entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center

Traditional Irish Music Concert
2025-09-15 12:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – The Beehive –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Traditional Irish Music Concert

Diarmuid Ó Meachair, accordion
John Hannigan, accordion
Nathan Gourley, guitar

Pop-up concert of Traditional Irish Music – Experience the lively spirit of Irish music at a traditional Irish music pop-up concert!
Join us for an energetic performance featuring traditional jigs and reels. Whether you’re a fan of Irish culture or just curious, this free event offers a unique opportunity to experience live Irish music—right here on campus.
Don’t miss the chance to tap your feet! All are welcome!

Details

September 15, 202512 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

The BeehivePrior Performing Arts Center

Lunchtime Concert Series: Nate Murray ‘26, piano
2025-09-24 12:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – The Beehive –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Nate Murray ‘26, piano

Lunchtime Concert Series

This program will feature solo piano music by Felix Mendelssohn, Frédéric Chopin, and Alexander Scriabin.
Throughout this program, we will examine the history of each piece, the striking similarities between two etudes written over 60 years apart from each other, and the expansion of the early Romantic period into the late.

Details

September 24, 202512 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

The BeehivePrior Performing Arts Center

Pamela Z: Lecture-Demonstration
2025-09-30 17:30 | DEPARTMENTS OF MUSIC AND COMPUTER SCIENCE – Booth Media Lab –, 1 College St, Worcester, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Pamela Z: Lecture-Demonstration

Pamela 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.
Pamela 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.

Details

Sep 30, 20255:30 p.m.

Price

Free entry

Venue

Booth Media LabThe Prior Performing Arts Center

In addition to this Lecture-Demonstration event, please join us for Z’s public performance at The Prior on October 2:
Pamela Z: RecitalThursday, October 2, 8pmLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts CenterFree

“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.”
Giacomo Fiore
Contributor, San Francisco Classical Voice

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Pamela Z: Recital
2025-10-02 20:00 | DEPARTMENTS OF MUSIC AND COMPUTER SCIENCE – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Pamela Z: Recital

Pamela 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.
Pamela 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.

Details

Oct 2, 20258 p.m.

Price

Free entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

In addition to this recital, please join us for Z’s Lecture-Demonstration at The Prior:
Pamela Z Lecture-DemonstrationTuesday, September 30 @ 5:30pmBooth Media Lab and BeehivePrior Performing Arts CenterFree entry

“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.”
Giacomo Fiore
Contributor, San Francisco Classical Voice

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Irish Music & Song with Liz Knowles*
2025-10-03 19:30 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Irish Music & Song with Liz Knowles

*Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program
Join 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.

Details

October 3, 20257:30 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series: Ezequiel Menendez
2025-10-07 19:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Dr. Ezequiel Menendez

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

Dr. 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.
The 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.

Details

October 7, 20257 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Mike Monaghan & Friends
2025-10-09 20:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Mike Monaghan & Friends

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

Details

October 9, 20258 p.m.

Price

Free entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center

Holy Cross Wind Ensemble | Living Landscapes
2025-10-24 19:30 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Holy Cross Wind Ensemble

Living Landscapes

Join 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.
We invite you for a musical reflection on the interplay between humanity and nature: how exactly does one influence the other?

Details

October 24, 20257:30 p.m.

Price

Free entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center

A Century of Piano Music: Sofia Gubaidulina Tribute | Liudmila Georgievskaya, piano
2025-10-25 19:30 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

A Century of Piano Music: Sofia Gubaidulina Tribute

Liudmila Georgievskaya, piano

This program invites listeners into a rich tapestry of twentieth-century piano music where echoes of the Baroque tradition inspire new, individual voices.
It 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.
The 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.”

Details

October 25, 20257:30 p.m.

Price

Free entry

Venue

Luth Concert Hall

Rasa String Quartet: Chamber Music Masterclass*
2025-10-28 15:30 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Rasa String Quartet

Chamber Music Masterclass

*Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program
Join 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.
The 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.
The 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.
Their 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.
Find out more at rasastringquartet.com

Details

October 28, 20253:30 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Rasa String Quartet | Soundtrack to a Nightmare*
2025-10-28 20:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Rasa String Quartet

Soundtrack to a Nightmare

*Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program
This Halloween-inspired program follows the arc of a classic horror movie – from eerie atmospheres and unsettling beauty to blood-chilling terror and otherworldly transformation.
Featuring 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!

Details

October 28, 20258 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Family Weekend Concert: Holy Cross College Choir & Chamber Singers
2025-11-01 14:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Family Weekend Concert

Holy Cross College Choir & Chamber Singers

All Saints Day, or the Feast of All Saints, is a Christian celebration of all named saints, as well as those departed saints whose names we hold in our hearts. Music traditionally associated with All Hallows’ Day can range in mood from celebratory and triumphant to introspective, mystical, and mournful.
We look forward to welcoming friends and family to a concert of music around the theme of remembrance that will take place on November 1 at 2 p.m. in stunning St. Joseph Chapel. Our selections include beloved liturgical repertoire, as well as some delightful gems: movements from the Durufle Requiem, a deeply moving setting of the text, “And I Saw a New Heaven,” an arrangement of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Harry T. Burleigh; Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia on the poetry of W.H. Auden which extols the virtues of the patron saint of music and musicians, and joyful bluegrass and folk music featuring local musicians.

Details

November 1, 20252 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Family Weekend: Traditional Irish Music & Flanagan Brothers Presentation
2025-11-01 19:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Family Weekend

Traditional Irish Music & Flanagan Brothers Presentation

Diarmuid Ó Meachair, accordion
John Hannagan ‘28, Brooks Scholar, accordion
Ulysses Loken, piano
Dan Neely, banjo
Mat Mulqueen, piano

Enjoy a foot tapping performance of traditional Irish music by Diarmuid Ó Meachair, accordion, John Hannagan ‘28 Brooks Scholar, accordion and Ulysses Loken, piano.
This performance will be followed by a Flanagan Brothers presentation by Dan Neely, Banjo, Matt Mulqueen, Piano and Diarmuid Ó Meachair, melodeon.

Details

November 1, 20257 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Traditional Irish Music
2025-11-03 12:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Dinand Library –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Traditional Irish Music

Diarmuid Ó Meachair, accordion
John Hannigan, accordion
Nathan Gourley, guitar

Pop-up concert of Traditional Irish Music – Experience the lively spirit of Irish music at a traditional Irish music pop-up concert!
Join us for an energetic performance featuring traditional jigs and reels. Whether you’re a fan of Irish culture or just curious, this free event offers a unique opportunity to experience live Irish music—right here on campus.
Don’t miss the chance to tap your feet! All are welcome!

Details

November 3, 202512 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Dinand Library

Traditional Irish Music
2025-11-03 14:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Dinand Library –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Traditional Irish Music

Diarmuid Ó Meachair, accordion
John Hannigan, accordion
Nathan Gourley, guitar

Pop-up concert of Traditional Irish Music – Experience the lively spirit of Irish music at a traditional Irish music pop-up concert!
Join us for an energetic performance featuring traditional jigs and reels. Whether you’re a fan of Irish culture or just curious, this free event offers a unique opportunity to experience live Irish music—right here on campus.
Don’t miss the chance to tap your feet! All are welcome!

Details

November 3, 20252 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Dinand Library
