Accordion player Diarmuid Ó Meachair and Galway fiddle player Ellie Egan will perform a program of music from legendary east Galway figures such as Paddy Fahey, Paddy Kelly, Conor Tully, Paddy Carty and Joe Burke, accompanied by Simon Lace (Guitar) and Brooks Scholar John Hannigan '28 (Accordion & Fiddle).
Spanning nearly a century of musical styles, this program from Holy Cross Department of 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 program inspired by the changing season and the transition from day into night featuring works by Giroux, Grainger, Standridge, Whitacre and more.
Award-winning Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits will be joining the Holy Cross musical community for a residency from October 20–25, 2026 in preparation for a performance of Kreek’s Notebook .
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.
Diarmuid Ó Meachair and John Hannigan (Accordions) will be joined by acclaimed Irish musicians Liz Knowles (Fiddle) of NEC and Kieran O'Hare (Uileann Piper & Flute) for a 12 p.m. performance at Dinand Library and a 2 p.m. performance at Fenwick Library.
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.
Internationally recognized Hungarian organists Sándor Kádár & Levente Kuzma join forces for a special performance on the world-renowned Taylor & Boody organ at St. Joseph Memorial Chapel.
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.
Amy Williams performs 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.”