Form, Structure, and Symmetry: Bach in the Gallery
2025-02-25 16:00 (America/New_York) | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Cantor Art Gallery

Form, Structure, and Symmetry: Bach in the Gallery

Cello Concert + Talk
This immersive concert features selections from Bach’s iconic Cello Suites, performed by Pietro Romussi ’27, Brooks Scholar, and Julianna Stratton ’26, followed by a lively discussion on Bach, math, and symmetry between Mathematics Professor Gareth Roberts and artist Michael Beatty.
Set in the inspiring Cantor Gallery, this unique program weaves together the intricate beauty of Bach’s compositions with the mathematical elegance and harmony of the sculptures on display. Attendees are invited to move freely through the gallery, experiencing music and art in perfect dialogue. The 30-minute concert will be followed by a 30-minute talk, which will also feature musical performances by Romussi and Stratton.
Please join us for what’s sure to be an engaging event and discussion!

Details

February 25, 20254:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Cantor Art GalleryThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Holy Cross Wind Ensemble & Orchestra | Game On: A Celebration of Video Game Music
2025-02-26 20:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Holy Cross Wind Ensemble & Orchestra

Game On: A Celebration of Video Game Music

Video game music often transcends its digital origins, offering timeless themes and otherworldly places.
On February 26, The Holy Cross Wind Ensemble and Orchestra will present a joint concert featuring iconic melodies from the video game industry. This program will include classics like The Legend of Zelda, Halo, and Super Mario, along with selections from lesser-known titles.
The performance will explore the deep connections between video game music and its classical and cinematic influences. Several pieces will be enhanced by multimedia displays, immersing the audience even further into the worlds of these games.

Details

Feberuary 26, 20258:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Jeremy Flower: A Series of Resolutions
2025-02-27 19:00 | PRIOR PRESENTS – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Prior Presents 2024–25

Jeremy Flower: A Series of Resolutions

RSVP: Thu Feb 27, 2025 @ 7:00 PM

with the Semiosis Quartet

Jeremy Flower, multi-instrumentalist and composer of acoustic and electronic music, will perform a piece commissioned by Composer-In-Residence Osvaldo Golijov at The Prior on February 27.
Like much of Flower’s work, A Series of Resolutions aims to live outside genre definitions, creating a place where moments of harmonic exploration and dissonance can coexist with earnest melodies. The extended sonic tapestry allowed through live electronic manipulation of the string quartet is mixed with synthesized and sampled sounds which can sometimes leave the listener wondering where a particular sound is originating.
Flower and Golijov have collaborated extensively on film and concert music, most recently the score to Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, as well as the Grammy-nominated song cycle Ayre (2006) and the double Grammy Award-winning Ainadamar (2007). Flower finds himself at home on a concert stage supporting groups such as the Silkroad Ensemble, or David Krakauer as well as in louder settings with long-time collaborators Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi, and Jon Evans.

Details

February 27, 20257:00 PM

Price

Free EntryRegistration Required

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

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Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series | Matthew Luca
2025-03-11 19:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Matthew Luca, Holy Cross Organ Scholar ‘22

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

Rising star (and soon to be Dr.) Matthew Luca will perform an organ program with works by Buxtehude, Scheid, Bach and Reubke as part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series at the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel.

Can’t join in person? Join a live stream of the performance via the YouTube link below:

Details

March 11, 20257:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Lacina Coulibaly | Until the Lion Tells the Story...
2025-03-12 18:00 | DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, 01610, United States
Department of Theatre & Dance

Lacina Coulibaly

Until the Lion Tells the Story…

Until the Lion Tells the Story… invites audiences to embrace the wisdom of Africa as a vital perspective in understanding our shared humanity. Drawing on the golden ratio and Fibonacci sequence, Coulibaly builds a transformative narrative inspired by ancient Egyptian practices and the writings of African intellectuals like Omotunde Kalala and Cheikh Anta Diop. The work explores themes of history, memory, and self-renewal, reminding us that reconnecting with our past is key to understanding ourselves.
With lighting design by Roderick Murray, costume design by Oumar Ouedraogo, and set design by Sylvester Akakpo, this performance promises to be a rich blend of artistry and storytelling. Music inspired by African traditions and sound composition by Kimathi Moore further enhance the experience.

About the Artist

Born in Burkina Faso, Lacina Coulibaly has crafted a career blending traditional African dance with contemporary influences, creating a unique choreographic expression. His extensive experience spans collaborations with global companies, teaching at esteemed institutions like Yale and Brown, and performing in award-winning works. Coulibaly’s artistic vision bridges cultural traditions and modern innovations, inspiring audiences worldwide.

“I have always believed that dance is the sovereign expression of African arts. Life is about achievements and failures, and one should not allow themselves to fail twice in the same way. As I said, I am expressing in my performance, in my journey, the path I choose: self-determination, trust in myself, and sovereignty.”
Lacina Coulibaly

Details

March 126:00 PM

Price

Free entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

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Faculty & Artist Roundtable
2025-03-13 17:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Cantor Art Gallery

Faculty & Artist Roundtable

Please join us at the Cantor Art Gallery for a spirited roundtable discussion about creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving across disciplines with the artist Michael Beatty and Holy Cross faculty.

Details

March 13, 20255:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Cantor Art GalleryThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Jha D Amazi of MASS Design
2025-03-18 18:00 | PRIOR PRESENTS – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Prior Presents 2024–25

Jha D Amazi

Residency supported by the Division of Justice, Equity, Belonging, and Identity

RSVP: Tue Mar 18, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

As a Principal at MASS Design Group, Jha D Amazi leads the Public Memory and Memorial Lab, an ongoing research and design project which asks, “How can spatializing memory support healing and inspire collective action for generations to come?” MASS Design’s Public Memory and Memorials Lab has engaged communities to design projects such as The Embrace (Boston, MA), the National Memorial for Peace and Justice (Montgomery, AL), and the Franklin Park Action Plan (Boston, MA). Across its work, the Lab honors the experiences, histories, and cultures of people historically denied representation in our memorial landscape.
Beyond MASS, Amazi is also a spoken word artist, event producer, and space maker for LGBTQ+ communities of color. With an M.Arch from the University of Pennsylvania, Amazi has worked as a Designer at Sasaki and taught studio at the Boston Architectural College.

“Design excellence should be defined by the impact a project (through all phases; conception, construction, and occupancy) has on the quality of life of those who experience the space.”
— Jha D Amazi

Details

March 18, 20256:00 PM

Price

Free Entry (RSVP Required)

Venue

Luth Concert Hall
The Prior Performing Arts Center

Working Writers Series: Michelle Ephraim & Alizah Holstein
2025-03-20 16:30 | CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM – Booth Media Lab –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Michelle Ephraim & Alizah Holstein

Co-sponsored by the Jenks Chair of Contemporary American Letters and the Creative Writing Program

Michelle Ephraim is a Shakespeare scholar and Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her debut book GREEN WORLD: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love & Shakespeare (UMASS Press, 2024) was awarded the 2023 Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction.
Alizah Holstein authored My Roman History (Viking Press, June 2024). She holds a MFA in Creative Writing & Literary Translation from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a PhD in medieval Italian History from Cornell University.

Details

March 20, 20254:30 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Rehm Library

Irish Music Hour
2025-03-25 15:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Irish Music Hour

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.

The Dwyer brothers, John, Richard, Finbarr, and Michael, came from a musical family of nine children. Their father played the fiddle and their mother played accordion. Brothers Michael and Finbarr, who died in 1997 and 2014 respectively, were musicians and composers. Richard, also a musician and composer, now lives in Ennis, Co. Clare.

Details

Mar 25, 20253:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series | Gavin Klein, Holy Cross Organ Scholar
2025-03-25 19:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Gavin Klein, Holy Cross Organ Scholar ‘26

Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

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.

Details

March 25, 20257:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Lunchtime Concert | Two Piano Mini-Extravaganza
2025-03-26 12:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Two Piano Mini Extravaganza

Lunchtime Concert Series

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

Details

March 26, 202512:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome Piano Recital
2025-03-28 20:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome Piano Recital

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.
From its origins as a simple introduction in Bach’s day, to the rich and varied forms it has taken across centuries, this intimate program weaves together history and music, illuminating the transformations of the prelude from the Baroque to the present.
Through Sonya’s insightful commentary, you will be guided to a deeper, personal connection with the genre’s remarkable journey.

Details

March 28, 20258:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Holy Cross College Choir
2025-03-29 16:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Holy Cross College Choir

The Holy Cross College Choir presents a program inspired by Gerald Gould’s poem “Wander-Thirst,” featuring a setting by Florence Price.
The program explores themes and images present in the poetry pertaining to a thirst for adventure, beautiful landscapes, and personal transformation through the lens of choral music by 20th-century American composers.
Celebrated selections include works by Moses Hogan, Rollo Dilworth, Margaret Bonds, and Morten Lauridsen.

Details

March 29, 20254:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Sphinx Virtuosi | American Form/s
2025-03-30 16:00 | PRIOR PRESENTS – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Prior Presents 2024–25

Sphinx Virtuosi

American Form/s

A co-production with Music Worcester, Inc.

Buy Tickets: Sun Mar 30, 2025 @ 4:00 PM

Described by the Washington Post as musicians who demonstrate “immeasurable power, unwavering command and soulful beauty,” the Sphinx Virtuosi is a dynamic and inspiring chamber orchestra. It serves as the flagship performing entity of the Sphinx Organization, a Detroit-based leading social justice non-profit dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Comprised of 18 accomplished Black and Latinx artists, a critical aim of the Sphinx Virtuosi is to evolve and transform the face of classical music through artistic excellence, pioneering programming, and impassioned community engagement. As a bilingual ensemble, these artist-citizens break down existing barriers to foster connections with the broader community.

This co-production with celebrated Worcester arts presenter Music Worcester features American Form/s, a journey through classically-framed infusions of soul, bluegrass, jazz, blues, and rag.

“With a burst of new attention to phrases like diversity, equity and inclusion over the past two years, Sphinx’s steady, patient work has come to seem prescient.”
— The New York Times

Details

March 30, 20254:00 PM

Price

$55 | $45 | $35Prices are subject to change without notice

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

About The Artists

About The Sphinx Organization
The Sphinx Organization is dedicated to transforming lives through the power of the arts and has reached more than 100 million people worldwide. Focused on increasing representation in classical music and celebrating excellence, Sphinx programs serve beginner students, seasoned classical music professionals, cultural entrepreneurs, and artistic administrators by addressing the systemic lack of access within Black and Latino communities.
Based in Detroit, Michigan, with global reach, Sphinx envisions a day in which our art form reflects our greater society, where every young person has the opportunity to express themselves and learn classical music, where audiences reflect the breadth of our community, and where leadership – on stage and off – includes all deserving voices.
Read more about Sphinx’s programs at www.sphinxmusic.org.

About The Sphinx Virtuosi
The Sphinx Virtuosi is a dynamic and inspiring professional self-conducted chamber orchestra and serves as the flagship performing entity of the Sphinx Organization – the leading social justice non-profit dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Comprised of 18 accomplished Black and Latino artists who reflect the highest level of musicianship in America, a critical aim of the Sphinx Virtuosi is to evolve the breadth and impact of classical music through artistic excellence, pioneering programming, and impassioned community engagement. Its members serve as cultural ambassadors for audiences and communities around the United States and abroad.
Since 2004, the Sphinx Virtuosi’s concerts have been presented by leading arts organizations, including annual return visits to Carnegie Hall as an established highlight of the fall season. Frequently selling out venues, the ensemble has garnered effusive accolades, including from The New York Times, that has described the group as “top-notch…more essential at this moment than ever…a vibrant, assured performance” and The Washington Post that wrote “true to their name, the Sphinx Virtuosi call up the vision of an iconic mythological feline with its immeasurable power, unwavering command, and soulful beauty.” Their debut album, Songs for Our Times, was released on Deutsche Grammophon in July 2023 and represents the rich history of the Sphinx Organization and the vibrant future of classical music by centering the artistry of extraordinary composers and artistic visionaries.
Their 2024-25 season includes performances for Washington Performing Arts and the John F. Kennedy Center, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, the Symphony Center Presents in Chicago, IL, and a return performance at the New World Symphony in Miami.
Heralded for its kaleidoscopically varied repertoire and bold thematic programming, Sphinx Virtuosi concerts give prominence to historically excluded composers such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Alberto Ginastera, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Florence Price, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and George Walker. In an effort to expand its repertoire and engage new audiences, the ensemble commissions new works annually. Commissions have included major new works from Michael Abels, Terence Blanchard, Valerie Coleman, Xavier Foley, Ricardo Herz, Jimmy Lopez, Jessie Montgomery, Daniel Bernard Roumain, and Carlos Simon.
Members of the Sphinx Virtuosi have performed as soloists with major American orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland, Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. Members also hold professional orchestral and academic positions. The Sphinx Virtuosi’s community engagement initiatives regularly extend beyond masterclasses and workshops to members leading community empowerment initiatives within arts organizations and connecting with other Sphinx programming to further the mission of achieving excellence through inclusive programming. As a bilingual ensemble, these artist-citizens frequently break down existing barriers empowering the artform to connect with the broader community. During the pandemic, the ensemble found creative ways to connect with audiences and communities virtually through performances, panel discussions, masterclasses, Q&A sessions, and more reaching over 30,000 people across 20 organizations.
The Sphinx Virtuosi has collaborated with major artists such as Terence Blanchard, Denyce Graves, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Damien Sneed, Will Liverman, J’Nai Bridges, and Davóne Tines, among others. Outside of the classical realm, its musicians have also worked with leading international artists such as Beyoncé and Jay-Z and made high-profile appearances, including on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and the broadcast of the 2022 GRAMMY Awards.
Sphinx Virtuosi Tours are made possible through the support of Robert F. Smith, JPMorgan Chase, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Learn more at www.sphinxmusic.org/sphinx-virtuosi.

About percussionist Josh Jones

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Josh Jones started hitting things at age 2 and received his first drum set at age 3. Josh began his formal studies in percussion with the Percussion Scholarship Program under the direction of Chicago Symphony member Patricia Dash, and Chicago Lyric Opera member Douglas Waddell. He earned his Bachelor’s in Music from DePaul School of music and was the orchestra fellow of both the Detroit and Pittsburgh symphonies. In 2022, Josh joined the Grant Park Festival Orchestra as Principal Percussionist. Josh has been featured at Carnegie Hall, on radio and television, and has had two short documentaries made about his musical development and experience. He also authored a percussion method book series, “Spatial Studies for Hitting Things”, and writes musical and philosophical blogs on his website, drummojo.com. Josh really enjoys giving back to the community as well as mentoring young musicians and traveling.

About co-presenter Music Worcester
Celebrating More Than 160 Years of Music and Culture
Music Worcester, Inc., originally known as the Worcester County Music Association, for years ran the Worcester Music Festival. Current programs reflect the merger in the mid-1990s of the Festival with International Artists Series and the MA Jazz Festival. Great performances by world-renowned orchestras and guest soloists, chamber music, ballet, world music and dance, jazz and choral masterworks are hallmarks of Music Worcester’s annual operations.
Multiple educational programs currently serve youth and families of greater Worcester: masterclasses by visiting artists, Tickets to Opportunity, Festival Singers, in-schools residencies, and the Young Artist Competitions. Integral to Music Worcester’s annual operations, The Worcester Chorus has been part of the organization since the very first concert season in 1858.
Learn more at MUSICWORCESTER.ORG

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Brooks & Organ Scholars Concert
2025-04-01 20:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Brooks Scholars Concert

The Brooks and Organ Scholarships are four-year, full tuition scholarships offered to a music major or double major in Music and another discipline. These students demonstrate outstanding accomplishment in their area of musical study as well as significant academic achievement.
The Department of Music is proud to present this concert featuring the Brooks and Organ Scholars, its most accomplished student artists.

Details

April 1, 20258:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Enron by Lucy Prebble
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-13 | DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE – Boroughs Theatre –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Theatre & Dance

Enron

by Lucy Prebble

Buy Tickets: April 3-13

How much is an idea worth? For the American energy company Enron, it was worth billions . . . until it wasn’t. When CEO Kenneth Lay gives golden boy Jeff Skilling free rein at Enron, the company soars to new financial heights, while whiz kid Andy Fastow struggles to keep the bubble from bursting. If more is always better and rules are only for everyday folks, how could they possibly lose?
The British playwright Lucy Prebble’s darkly comic take on real-life events shows how ambition, delusion and boy’s-club insiderism led to one of the biggest financial scandals of the new millennium.
Scott Malia directs.

EVENING PRESENTATIONS

THU APR 3 @ 7:30 PMFRI APR 4 @ 7:30 PMSAT APR 5 @ 7:30 PMTHU APR 10 @ 7:30 PMFRI APR 11 @ 7:30 PMSAT APR 12 @ 7:30 PM

MATINEE PRESENTATIONS

SUN APR 6 @ 2:00 PMSUN APR 13 @ 2:00 PM

Details

April 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, and 12 at 7:30 PMApril 6 and 13 at 2:00 PM

Price

$15 Public | $10 Holy Cross Community

Contact the box office at priorboxoffice@holycross.edu for assistance with Card to Culture ticket purchases.

Venue

Boroughs TheatreThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Working Writers Series: Michelle Nijhuis
2025-04-03 19:30 | CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM – Rehm Library in Smith Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Creative Writing Program

Michelle Nijhuis

Working Writers Series

Michelle Nijhuis is the author of Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction. She 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.

Details

April 3, 20257:30 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Rehm LibrarySmith Hall, 3rd Floor

Irish Music Concert | Diarmuid Ó Meachair & Friends
2025-04-08 14:30 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Irish Music Concert: Diarmuid Ó Meachair & Friends

Diarmuid Ó Meachair (button accordion & melodeon) performs with friends Seamus Noonan (flute), Joe de Georgeo & Ellie Egan (fiddle), and Simon Lace (guitar).

Details

Apr 8, 20252:30 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Piano Studio Recital
2025-04-08 20:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Piano Studio Recital

Join us for an inspiring evening of diverse repertoire performed by the talented students of the College of the Holy Cross Piano Department.

Details

Apr 8, 20258:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Holy Cross Chamber Singers
2025-04-13 17:00 | 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

Everything/Nothing | 2025 Senior Studio Concentration Seminar Exhibition
2025-04-23 - 2025-05-23 | DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS – Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Visual Arts & Cantor Art Gallery

Everything/Nothing

2025 Senior Studio Concentration Seminar Exhibition

The Cantor Art Gallery and the Department of Visual Arts are honored to present Everything/Nothing, an exhibition of the work of studio art majors from the College of the Holy Cross. Throughout their senior year, the students have participated in a rigorous capstone seminar, honing their artistic practice through independent work and experimentation.
Featuring work by Jane Doyle, Peyton Ellinghaus, Aine Frisch, Jackson MacLeod, Serena McCarthy, Alex Raper, Marley Rehm, and Isaac Trius.

Exhibition Events

Academic Conference Presentations by Senior Studio MajorsWednesday, April 23 | 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Opening ReceptionThursday, April 24 | 5:30 – 7 p.m.

Details

April 23-May 23, 2025

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art GalleryThe Prior Performing Arts Center

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
