BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Prior Performing Arts Center - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Prior Performing Arts Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260608 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260501T184924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T205908Z UID:6311-1780531200-1780876799@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Reunion Weekend 2026 DESCRIPTION:Reunion Weekend 2026\n \n Learn More & Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nWhether it’s been five or 55 years since you were last on The Hill\, you are always welcome home. \nClick “Learn More & Register” above to access information about registrations and Reunion Weekend itinerary for 2026. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n June 4-7\, 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Registration required. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nCollege of the Holy Cross URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/reunion-weekend-2026/ LOCATION:Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events at The Prior,Holy Cross Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/reunion-weekend-2026-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260801 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260521T194021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T163451Z UID:6387-1781568000-1785542399@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:La Machina de los Sueños: New Works from El Salón Artists DESCRIPTION:Cantor Art Gallery\n \n \n \n \n \n La Machina de los Sueños\n \n \n \n \n \n New Works from El Salón Artists\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLa Machina de los Sueños is the second in a series of annual summer exhibitions that foregrounds and celebrates the Worcester arts community at the Cantor Art Gallery. \nGuest curators Vanessa Calixto and John Vo have assembled artists connected to the Worcester-based organization El Salón\, a collective of BIPOC creatives working together through a “by us\, for us” model. \nFeatured artists include Sharon Amuguni\, George Annan\, Jennessa Burks\, Vanessa Calixto\, Britney Colome\, Jose Criollo\, Claudio Eshun\, Aiko Itadani\, Ivory Henry\, Kappokraft\, Julian Cintron Pabon\, Savonne Pickett\, Angel Rojas\, Ryan Smith\, Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui\, Sharinna Travieso\, Bruja the Villain\, John Vo and Hank von Hellion. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Exhibition Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nOpening ReceptionFriday\, June 12 | 6-8 p.m.Cantor Art Gallery \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Summer Gallery Hours\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nWednesdays: 12–5 p.m.Thursdays: 12–5 p.m.Fridays: 12–5 p.m.Saturdays–Tuesdays: CLOSED \nJune 19 & July 1–3: CLOSED \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n On View June 16-July 31\, 2026 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nIris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor\, The Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/la-machina-de-los-suenos-new-works-from-el-salon-artists/ LOCATION:Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Cantor Art Gallery,Events at The Prior,Worcester Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/La-Machina-Digital-Screen-Horz-EjB-d1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T190000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260612T194028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T194030Z UID:6463-1788289200-1788289200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series: James O’Donnell | Yale University DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n James O'Donnell\n \n \n \n \n \n Yale University\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe former Organist and Director of Music of London’s Westminster Abbey will present a distinguished program devoted entirely to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach in this Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series presentation from the Department of Music. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n September 1\, 20267 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/james-odonnell-organ-holy-cross-chapel/ LOCATION:St. Joseph Memorial Chapel\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/james-odonnell-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260529T121930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T121932Z UID:6427-1789068600-1789068600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Working Writers Series: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Working Writers Series\n \n \n \n \n \n Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nNew York Times-bestselling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah will read from and discuss his work as part of the Working Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. \nNana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah was raised in Spring Valley\, New York\, and now lives in the Bronx. His debut collection\, Friday Black\, was a New York Times bestseller\, won the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing\, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award and the Dylan Thomas Prize. His first novel\, Chain-Gang All-Stars\, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction\, shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize and the Books Are My Bag Awards\, and selected as a New York Times Top Ten Books of the Year. Adjei-Brenyah is a National Book Foundation’s ‘5 Under 35’ honoree. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n September 10\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Alden” Performance Studio3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/working-writers-series-nana-kwame-adjei-brenyah/ LOCATION:Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Program,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Nana-Kwame-Adjei-Brenyah-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260612T202908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T144357Z UID:6487-1789068600-1789068600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Polytope | Memory DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Polytope\n \n \n \n \n \n Memory\n \n \n \n \n \n Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty\, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program\n \n Tickets On Sale Soon\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nMemory is a concert curated for Polytope Music’s 2026 residency program at Holy Cross. An immersive\, interactive work featuring Jie Ma\, pipa player (traditional Chinese lute)\, educator & sound artist; Brian Foreman\, percussionist and electronic musician; and Professor Brian Saia\, sound designer. \nWhere thousands of years of eastern tradition meet music technology\, it’s an evening that asks the question: what does it mean to remember through sound? \nThe performance is the culmination of a residency that brings Polytope Music into the classroom\, where students work alongside the artists to explore how tradition and technology can be woven into living sound. As the past speaks to the present\, Memory does what music has always done best — it draws us toward connection across generations and cultures\, time and space. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n September 10\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\, Reservation Required. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBoroughs TheatrePrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/polytope-memory/ LOCATION:Boroughs Theatre – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/polytope-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T160000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260612T180142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T180145Z UID:6449-1789574400-1789574400@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Eryk Salvaggio | Artistic Practice With and Against Generative AI DESCRIPTION:Department of Visual Arts\n \n \n \n \n \n Eryk Salvaggio\n \n \n \n \n \n Artistic Practice With and Against Generative AI\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBeyond the Magic: AI Image Speaker Series\n\nSponsored by the Office of the Provost via a Ruettgers Grand Challenge Award on the theme of Ethical Computing and Humane Technology \nJoin us for an AI Image Speaker Series presentation from artist and Gates Scholar Eryk Salvaggio on his research on How to Read an AI Image. \nEryk Salvaggio is a researcher and artist interested in the social and cultural impacts of artificial intelligence. His work explores the creative misuse of AI and the transformation of archives into datasets for AI training: a practice designed to expose ideologies of tech and to confront the gaps between datasets and the worlds they claim to represent. \nEryk is a Gates Scholar at the University of Cambridge for a PhD in the Digital Humanities\, examining the relationship between archival practices and generative AI. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n September 16\, 20264 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/eryk-salvaggio-artistic-practice-with-generateive-ai/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Visual Arts,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/eryk-salvaggio-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T120000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T132257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T132258Z UID:6554-1790164800-1790164800@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Lunchtime Concert: Sophie Rose Riopel ‘29\, Brooks Scholar | September Serenade DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n September Serenade\n \n \n \n \n \n Sophie Rose Riopel ‘29\, Brooks Scholar \nLunchtime Concert Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Scholar Sophie Rose Riopel (saxophone & voice) performs a set of jazz standards inspired by the musical partnership between Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley\, whose 1962 album collaboration brought together Wilson’s rising stardom and Adderley’s famously celebrated quintet. \nInspired by Adderley’s tone\, and Wilson’s expressive phrasing\, the program highlights each artist’s broader repertoire and influence. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n September 23\, 202612 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Beehive” AtriumThe Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/lunchtime-concert-sophie-rose-riopel/ LOCATION:The Beehive in The Prior\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/sophie-rose-riopel-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260612T200358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T200438Z UID:6477-1790278200-1790278200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Wild & Tended | Mary Mackenzie\, soprano & Matthew Jaskot\, piano DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble\n \n \n \n \n \n Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty\, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAcclaimed Worcester-based soprano Mary Mackenzie and Matthew Jaskot present Wild & Tended\, a program of art song for soprano & piano. \nThe art song is a cultivated form — it emerged in the early 19th century\, as composers began to set poetry to music in a more deliberate and expressive way\, using melody\, harmony\, and rhythm\, to convey the emotional and psychological depth of the text. The 20th century saw significant changes in the genre\, with the influence of atonality\, serialism\, folk music\, and popular music. \nArt song was born as an intimate genre\, written to be performed in people’s homes — music for a room\, for a gathered circle of friends\, for a voice close enough to hear every detail. It continues to be a vibrant and diverse genre\, and this program lives in that tension — between the wild and the tended — tracing the art song from its Romantic roots to music written in our own time. \nProgram to include works by Clara Schumann\, Hugo Wolf\, Arnold Schoenberg\, Francis Poulenc\, John Frantzen and more. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n September 24\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/wild-tended-mary-mackenzie-soprano-matthew-jaskot-piano/ LOCATION:Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mackenzie-jaskot-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T135451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T135452Z UID:6580-1791315000-1791315000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Faculty Showcase Recital DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Faculty Showcase Recital\n \n \n \n \n \n Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome\, piano\nSergio Muñoz Leiva\, viola\nAleksandra Labinska\, violin\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThis program goes beyond showcasing virtuosity for its own sake\, inviting listeners into a series of musical conversations. From the irresistible pulse of Piazzolla’s Libertango to the architectural clarity of Hindemith\, the meditative timelessness of Pärt’s Fratres\, the playful energy of Lauren Bernofsky’s Blue Monkey\, and the lyrical warmth of Elaine Fine’s Trio\, each work offers a distinct musical voice while exploring the many ways instruments can listen\, respond\, challenge\, and inspire one another. Spanning nearly a century of musical styles\, the program reveals how composers with remarkably different musical languages all found compelling ways to transform conversation into sound. \nAstor Piazzolla | Libertango \nHindemith | Sonata for Viola and Piano Op. 11 No. 4 \nArvo Pärt | Fratres \nLauren Bernofsky | Blue Monkey \nElaine Fine | Trio for Violin\, Viola\, and piano \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 6\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/faculty-showcase-recital/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/faculty-showcase-recital-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260527T203123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T204428Z UID:6411-1792438200-1792438200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Reem Jubran\, Visiting Distinguished Practitioner | Screening + Q&A DESCRIPTION:Reem Jubran\n \n \n \n \n \n Visiting Distinguished Practitioner\n \n \n \n \n \n Film Screening + Q&A\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nReem Jubran’s Distinguished Visiting Practitioner residency opens with a screening of LA Rebellion: A Cinematic Movement\, a PBS documentary featuring Jubran\, historicizing diverse and oppressed voices as creative storytellers of their communities’ experiences. The film highlights the explosive emergence of UCLA’s 1960’s Black filmmaking students\, rooting their productions in social justice and community service\, creating a ripple effect for Indigenous\, Chicano\, and Asian filmmakers at UCLA throughout the 1970s and 80s. \nJubran\, a Palestinian feminist filmmaker\, and UCLA graduate\, follows her predecessors with experience spanning from collaborations with legendary Palestinian filmmakers Annemarie Jacir and Elia Sulieman\, leading to her award-winning short film Don’t Be Long\, Little Bird. The screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPlease also mark your calendars for closing residency event on October 30\, 2026. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Oct 19\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry\, general admission seating. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Explore More URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/reem-jubran-visiting-distinguished-practitioner/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/reem-jubran-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260529T122717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T122718Z UID:6433-1792697400-1792697400@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Working Writers Series: Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Working Writers Series\n \n \n \n \n \n Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAward-winning poets Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson will read from and discuss their work as part of the Working Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. \nYona Harvey is the author of You Don’t Have to Go to Mars for Love\, winner of The Believer Book Award in Poetry\, and Hemming the Water\, winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award from Claremont Graduate University and finalist for the Hurston/Wright Award.  Between the publication of her first two poetry books\, Harvey co-wrote Marvel Comics’ World of Wakanda\, which earned an Eisner Award for best limited series\, and co-wrote the comic book series Black Panther & the Crew. Her third poetry collection is forthcoming in September 2026. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora\, The Best American Poetry\, Letters to the Future: Black Women/Radical Writing and A Poet’s Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry. She’s the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship\, a Japan Creative Artists Fellowship\, the Heinz Foundation’s Carol Brown Award\, and the inaugural Lucille Clifton Legacy Award from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland. \nBorn and raised in Topeka\, Kansas\, Gary Jackson is the author of the poetry collections\, small lives\, (University of New Mexico Press\, 2025) origin story (University of New Mexico Press\, 2021)\, both part of the Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series\, and Missing You\, Metropolis (Graywolf\, 2010)\, which received the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. He’s also co-editor of The Future of Black: Afrofuturism\, Black Comics\, and Superhero Poetry (Blair\, 2021). His poems have appeared in numerous journals including Callaloo\, The Sun\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Gulf Coast\, and Copper Nickel. He’s published work in several anthologies\, including Shattered: The Asian American Comics Anthology\, African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song\, and A Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of Color on the New American South. He was featured in the 2013 New American Poetry Series by the Poetry Society of America\, and received fellowships and residencies from Cave Canem\, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference\, and Art Omi. He’s been a guest on the BBC News World Service: The Cultural Frontline\, and given readings and craft talks for Carnegie Hall\, Folger Theater\, and various venues across the country. In 2023\, he was selected to serve as part of the Cave Canem Cultural Preservation Project Team to record the oral histories of the first-year fellows and founders of Cave Canem.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n October 22\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Alden” Performance Studio3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/working-writers-series-yona-harvey-gary-jackson-poetry/ LOCATION:Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Program,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/harvey-jackson-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261023T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T134325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T135617Z UID:6571-1792783800-1792783800@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Wind Ensemble Concert | Nightfall DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Nightfall\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Wind Ensemble\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe Holy Cross Wind Ensemble presents Nightfall\, a concert inspired by the changing season and the transition from day into night. As October gives us darker evenings\, the program takes listeners through autumn landscapes\, shifting light\, and imaginations running wild. \nAutumn is a season of change. The brilliant colors of fall in New England gradually give way to bare branches and longer nights\, creating a landscape that is stark\, reflective\, and mysterious. \nThe program begins in the warmth of the season with works such as Julie Giroux’s Bookmarks from Japan and Percy Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry. Eric Whitacre’s October captures the character of autumn itself\, evoking the feelings of the season through rich musical colors. \nAs the evening unfolds\, the music moves toward twilight\, mystery\, and darkness. Eric Whitacre’s Ghost Train draws upon American folklore and the imagination that emerges after nightfall. Together\, these works trace a path from daylight into night and from autumn toward winter\, exploring the beauty and mystery that accompany this seasonal transition. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 23\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-wind-ensemble-concert-nightfall/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/wind-ensemble-landscape.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T150000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T131601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T150342Z UID:6548-1792940400-1792940400@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Choir with guest composer Tõnu Kõrvits DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Choir\n \n \n \n \n \n with guest composer Tõnu Kõrvits\n \n \n \n \n \n Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty\, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe Holy Cross College Choir will be performing a program of music from Scandinavia and the Baltics\, featuring Kreek’s Notebook by Award-winning Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits. \nEstonia has a rich tradition of choral music. The country plays host to the Estonian Song Festival\, which started in 1869 and currently runs every five years\, is one of the largest singing festivals in the world\, welcoming over 100\,000 people coming together to unite in song. Kreek’s Notebook celebrates the rich heritage of Estonian Choral Music through the use of native folk hymns collected by ethnomusicologist Cyrillus Kreek (1889–1962). Korvits weaves sacred folk hymns and texts collected by Kreek into his own distinct musical language. A multi-movement work for string orchestra and choir\, Kreek’s Notebook synthesizes traditional melodies with thrilling avant-garde string writing\, inviting the listener into moments of spiritual contemplation and visceral passion. \nAdditional works on the program include music by Arvo Pärt\, Veljo Tormis\, Algirdas Martinaitis\, and Laura Jekabsone. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n October 25\, 20263 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-choir-with-guest-composer-tonu-korvits/ LOCATION:St. Joseph Memorial Chapel\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/composer-Tonu-Korvits-web.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T190000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260612T193224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T193300Z UID:6455-1793127600-1793127600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series: Johann Vexo | Cathedral of Nancy\, France DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Johann Vexo\n \n \n \n \n \n Cathedral of Nancy\, France\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe 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. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 27\, 2026\n7 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-chapel-johann-vexo-organ/ LOCATION:St. Joseph Memorial Chapel\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vexo-organ-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T140000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T143946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T143947Z UID:6600-1793188800-1793196000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Traditional Irish Music in Dinand & Fenwick Libraries DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Traditional Irish Music in Dinand & Fenwick Libraries\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nDiarmuid Ó Meachair and John Hannigan (Accordions) will be joined by acclaimed musicians Liz Knowles (Fiddle player) of New England Conservatory and Kieran O’Hare (master Uileann Piper & Flute player) for this pair of afternoon concerts at the Dinand and Fenwick Libraries at Holy Cross. \nKnowles and O’Hare are members of Open the Door for Three. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n October 28\, 202612 p.m. in Dinand Library2 p.m. in Fenwick Library \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nDinand Library & Fenwick Library URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/traditional-irish-music-in-dinand-fenwick-libraries/ LOCATION:Dinand Library\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/irish-musicians-libraries-web.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T120000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T132851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T132853Z UID:6561-1793793600-1793793600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Lunchtime Concert: Stay On It DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Stay On It\n \n \n \n \n \n Lunchtime Concert Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAn 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. Composed for an open instrumentation\, the score calls for flexibility as performers make choices on what and when to play in real time\, so that no two performances are ever the same. \nPlease join us for this exciting communal performance! \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n November 4\, 202612 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Beehive” AtriumThe Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/lunchtime-concert-stay-on-it/ LOCATION:The Beehive in The Prior\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/beehive-stairs-lunchtime-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T190000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T142930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T142931Z UID:6595-1794337200-1794337200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Chapel Artist Series: Sándor Kádár & Levente Kuzma DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Sándor Kádár & Levente Kuzma\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nInternationally recognized Hungarian organists join forces for a special performance on the world-renowned Taylor & Boody organ at Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n November 10\, 20267 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/chapel-artist-series-sandor-kadar-levente-kuzma/ LOCATION:St. Joseph Memorial Chapel\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/kuzma-kadar-web.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260529T123301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T123302Z UID:6439-1794339000-1794339000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Working Writers Series: R. F. Kuang DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Working Writers Series\n \n \n \n \n \n R. F. Kuang\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nAward-winning author R. F. Kuang will read from and discuss her work as part of the Working Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. \nRebecca F. Kuang is the #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy\, Babel: An Arcane History\, Yellowface\, Katabasis\, and Taipei Story. Her work has won the Nebula\, Locus\, Crawford\, and British Book Awards. She was named to the 2023 Time100 Next list and the Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2024. A Marshall Scholar\, she has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford. She is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale\, where she researches Sinophone literature and Asian American literature. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n November 10\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Alden” Performance Studio3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/working-writers-series-r-f-kuang/ LOCATION:Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Program,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/r-f-kuang-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260708T165435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T145147Z UID:6507-1794425400-1794425400@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Orchestra Veterans Day Concert DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Orchestra\n \n \n \n \n \n Veterans Day Concert\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nThe Holy Cross Orchestra presents a program honoring Veterans Day as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. \nFeaturing music of remembrance and reflection\, the concert recognizes the service and sacrifice of veterans at Holy Cross and beyond. This program will also feature Holy Cross Organ Scholar Ben Saylor\, Class of 2030\, performing George Frideric Handel’s Organ Concerto No. 4 in F Major. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 11\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-orchestra-veterans-day-concert/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hc-orchestra-veterans-day-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T133712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T145739Z UID:6566-1794511800-1794511800@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Morton Feldman's Triadic Memories | Amy Williams\, piano DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Morton Feldman’s Triadic Memories\n \n \n \n \n \n Amy Williams\, piano\n \n \n \n \n \n Funded by The Patrick E. Moriarty\, M.D. ’57 Visiting Scholars Program\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nMorton Feldman’s extraordinary late solo piano work\, Triadic Memories (1981)\, is a study in slowly evolving repetitions over the 75-minute duration. The composer described the piece as “the biggest butterfly in captivity.” \nExact repetitions\, subtle variations\, shifting patterns and fresh new materials are interwoven. Materials are constantly recontextualized\, using different voicing and registers\, changing one note of a chord\, juxtaposing new harmonies—always changing and always soft. The piece is not outwardly triadic (the harmonies are built entirely of seconds\, sevenths and augmented fourths)\, but triads emerge through the hazy resonance. Some materials happen only once\, while others are repeated\, varied and recontextualized. \nThe listener is taken on a journey of deep concentration and reflection. Pianist/composer Amy Williams has been connected to Feldman’s music since her childhood—her father and Feldman were close colleagues at the University of Buffalo. She has recorded and performed his music for nearly three decades. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 12\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/morton-feldmans-triadic-memories-amy-williams-piano/ LOCATION:Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/amy-williams-morty-feldman-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261115T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261115T123000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T144639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T144640Z UID:6608-1794745800-1794745800@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Chapel Artist Series: Organ Scholar Jessica Nguyễn ‘28 DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Organ Scholar Jessica Nguyễn ‘28\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoin Holy Cross Organ Scholar Jessica Xuân-Mai Nguyễn ‘28 for an organ recital following the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday\, November 15. \nThis program will feature works by J.S. Bach\, Josef Rheinberger and more\, free and open to all. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n November 15\, 202612:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/chapel-artist-series-organ-scholar-jessica-nguyen-28/ LOCATION:St. Joseph Memorial Chapel\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/jessica-nguyen-26-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261117T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261117T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T142236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T142237Z UID:6590-1794943800-1794943800@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Chamber Music Recital DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Chamber Music Recital\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nChamber music is played by small ensembles of two or more players such as duos\, trios\, quartets\, etc.\, where every part is played by a single performer. Its intimate setting creates a process that is democratic\, participative\, and that across history has been compared to a conversation among friends. \nThis recital features the students who participate in the Chamber Music course as they perform the works they have studied during the semester. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 17\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBrooks Concert Hall URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/chamber-music-recital-fall-2026/ LOCATION:Brooks Concert Hall\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/chamber-music-recital-2026-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260707T203016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T203250Z UID:6393-1795030200-1795030200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Painting Creation DESCRIPTION:Painting Creation\n \n \n \n \n \n Osvaldo Golijov\, Prior Composer-In-Residence\nAlex Sopp\, Prior Commissioned-Artist\n \n Tickets On Sale Soon\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoin 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. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Wed Nov 18\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free entry\, reservation required.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBoroughs Theatre\nThe Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/painting-creation/ LOCATION:Boroughs Theatre – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/osvaldo-alex-sample-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261119T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260612T195612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T195615Z UID:6473-1795116600-1795116600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble Concert DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoin us for an evening of live jazz as the Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos take the stage for a dynamic night of music. \nThis celebration of legendary jazz artists and composers from across the decades features an eclectic program showcasing the sounds of swing\, Latin rhythms\, bebop\, and funk. \nPerformed by talented Holy Cross student musicians\, the concert spans classic jazz standards and contemporary grooves\, promising an engaging experience. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 19\, 20267:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nLuth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/holy-cross-jazz-ensemble-concert/ LOCATION:Luth Concert Hall – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/jazz-ensemble-2025-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261122T150000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T134800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T134802Z UID:6575-1795359600-1795359600@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Chapel Artist Series: Ezequiel Menendez\, College of the Holy Cross DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Ezequiel Menendez\n \n \n \n \n \n Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nOn the Feast of Saint Cecilia\, Professor Ezequiel Menéndez will present an organ recital featuring works based on the chorale Our Father\, Who Art in Heaven (Vater unser im Himmelreich). \nThe program will explore a variety of musical settings of this beloved hymn by composers from different periods\, highlighting its rich theological and musical heritage. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n November 22\, 20263 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/chapel-artist-series-ezequiel-menendez-college-of-the-holy-cross/ LOCATION:St. Joseph Memorial Chapel\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ezequiel-menendez-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T200000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260728T141741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T141743Z UID:6586-1796328000-1796328000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Forty-Eighth Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols DESCRIPTION:Department of Music\n \n \n \n \n \n Forty-Eighth Annnual Festival of Lessons & Carols\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nPlease join us for the College’s Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols for Advent. \nThis year’s service will take place in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel on Thursday\, December 3 at 8 p.m. — free entry\, open to all. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n \n \n \n \n \n \n December 3\, 20268 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nSt. Joseph Memorial Chapel URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/forty-eighth-annual-festival-of-lessons-carols/ LOCATION:St. Joseph Memorial Chapel\, 1 College St.\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/advent-lessons-carols_12-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261205T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153844 CREATED:20260612T195104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T193902Z UID:6468-1796499000-1796499000@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Gamelan Gita Sari Concert DESCRIPTION:Departments of Music and Theatre & Dance\n \n \n \n \n \n Gamelan Gita Sari Concert\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nUnder 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 concerts. \nAlways a highlight of our season and a treat for all ages\, the Balinese Dance concert provides an opportunity for the community to experience the awe and wonder of the sacred art of Bali. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n December 5\, 2026\n7:30 p.m.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nBoroughs Theatre\nPrior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/gamelan-gita-sari-concert/ LOCATION:Boroughs Theatre – Prior Performing Arts Center\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Department of Music,Department of Theatre & Dance,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gamelan-spring-2026-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270318T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270318T193000 DTSTAMP:20260729T153845 CREATED:20260529T121128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T121129Z UID:6421-1805398200-1805398200@priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu SUMMARY:Working Writers Series: Erica Gies DESCRIPTION:Creative Writing Program\n \n \n \n \n \n Working Writers Series\n \n \n \n \n \n Erica Gies\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nEnvironmental science journalist Erica Gies will read from and discuss her work as part of the Working Writers Series sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. \nErica Gies is an award-winning independent journalist who writes about water\, climate change\, plants and critters for Scientific American\, The New York Times\, Nature\, The Atlantic\, The Guardian\, National Geographic\, The Economist\, Washington Post\, bioGraphic\, Wired\, and more. \nHer stories hail from North America\, especially California and British Columbia\, and the wider world. In a quest for commonalities that bind us and innovations that inspire\, she has reported from many intriguing places: Iraq\, Peru\, Cambodia\, India\, Syria\, Kenya\, China\, Qatar\, Laos\, the United Kingdom\, Guyana\, Vietnam\, France\, and Indigenous nations and territories\, including those belonging to Navajo (Diné)\, Kwiakah\, Makushi\, Kitasoo/Xai’xai\, ‘Namgis\, Heiltsuk\, and Native Hawaiian peoples. \nHer book\, Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge\, is about the global “Slow Water” movement that are helping us adapt to the increasing floods and droughts brought by climate change. Published in North America\, the United Kingdom\, China\, and as an audio book\, Water Always Wins won the Rachel Carson Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism among other awards.  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Details\n\n \n \n \n \n \n March 18\, 20277:30 p.m. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Price\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Free Entry\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n“The Alden” Performance Studio3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center URL:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/working-writers-series-erica-gies/ LOCATION:Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor\, Prior Performing Arts Center)\, 1 College St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Creative Writing Program,Events at The Prior ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/erica-gies-web.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR