Jha D Amazi of MASS Design

PRIOR PRESENTS - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Jha D Amazi leads the Public Memory and Memorial Lab at the pathbreaking MASS Design Group. The lab’s projects honor the experiences and cultures of communities historically underrepresented in our memorial landscape, with works including The Embrace in Boston and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.

Working Writers Series: Michelle Ephraim & Alizah Holstein

CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM - Booth Media Lab - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Co-sponsored by the Jenks Chair of Contemporary American Letters and the Creative Writing Program, this Working Writers Series presentation features authors & scholars Michelle Ephraim (GREEN WORLD: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love & Shakespeare, 2024) and Alizah Holstein (My Roman History, 2024).

Irish Music Hour

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - Brooks Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Diarmuid Ó Meachair (button accordion & melodeon) and Nathan Gourley (guitar) perform the music of the Dwyer family from The Beara Peninsula in West Cork, Ireland.

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series | Gavin Klein, Holy Cross Organ Scholar

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - St. Joseph Memorial Chapel - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Holy Cross Organ Scholar Gavin Klein (Class of ‘26) will perform works by Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Reger for the Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series at the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel.

Lunchtime Concert | Two Piano Mini-Extravaganza

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

This concert celebrates the two remarkable Steinway pianos housed in Luth Concert Hall with performances by Music Department students and faculty.

Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome Piano Recital

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

In this one-hour recital, pianist Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome invites you on a captivating journey through time and sound, exploring the evolution of The Prelude.

Holy Cross College Choir

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

The Holy Cross College Choir will present a program inspired by Gerald Gould’s poem “Wander-Thirst,” exploring its themes and images pertaining to a thirst for adventure, beautiful landscapes, and personal transformation through the lens of choral music by 20th-century American composers.

Sphinx Virtuosi | American Form/s

PRIOR PRESENTS - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

A journey through classically-framed infusions of soul, bluegrass, jazz, blues, and rag from the dynamic and inspiring chamber orchestra Sphinx Virtuosi, American Form/s is a co-production with Music Worcester.

Brooks & Organ Scholars Concert

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - Brooks Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

The Department of Music is proud to present this concert featuring the Brooks Scholars, its most accomplished student artists.

Working Writers Series: Michelle Nijhuis

CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM - Rehm Library in Smith Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Michelle Nijhuis (author, Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction) is a contributing editor of High Country News and a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books. She has reported on science and the environment for National Geographic, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine.