Featuring over 30 paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, and fiber works from c. 1900 to the present, Queens, Gods, and Devotees foregrounds earthly and divine greatness, and their associated devotional objects and ritual practices. On view at the Cantor Art Gallery from August 25-November 24, 2026.
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.
This ferocious, unsettling and often hilarious work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins transforms the American family play into a riveting examination of race, memory and the stories families tell themselves.
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.
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. This program is made possible by the Heidi Brake Smith '82 Fund for the Arts.
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.
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.