For over four decades on the concert stage, the Grammy® Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) has continually set the standard for expression and virtuosity among guitar ensembles. Their critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground.
Join us for a Working Writers Series presentation from the Creative Writing Program at Holy Cross featuring award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author R. F. Kuang.
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.
Led by Arabic Studies faculty Alma Richeh, the Jazal Choir performs classical Arabic music as well as contemporary and modern Arabic songs. Their Harmony of Nations program blends Arabic and Middle Eastern musical styles with Western choral traditions of a cappella and harmony-based singing and orchestration.
Join us for an informal exhibition of commissioned art works accompanied by a panel discussion between Prior Composer-In-Residence, Osvaldo Golijov, and Prior-Commissioned Artist, Alex Sopp, on the process and eventual marriage of a new work for chorus & orchestra premiering with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in November 2026 with art-infused projection as a way of communicating a world that inspired the inception of this new work.
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.
Under the direction of Nyoman Catra, one of Bali’s most renowned master artists of traditional dance & theatre, our Balinese Dance and Gamelan students collaborate with guest artists for this fall's concert.
Join us for this Working Writers Series presentation from the Holy Cross Creative Writing Program featuring environmental science journalist Erica Gies, author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge.
From The Ashes is a “chamber-jazz” live musical performance from composer Daniel Weidlein and choreographer Gwendolyn Gussman using contemporary dance and immersive film projections to journey through the life-cycle of a forest fire.
New West Guitars’ signature sound comes from an innovative style that highlights rhythm, beauty and virtuosity through classic “archtop style” jazz guitars. Their current tour features live performances and recordings representing newly commissioned guitars from The Blue Guitars Foundation, formerly featured in The Smithsonian.