Prior Performing Arts Center

Lunchtime Concert Series | The Late 20th Century Piano Music of Japan: Contrasts in Modern
2025-04-16 12:00 (America/New_York) | 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

Spring Dance Concert
2025-05-01 19:00 | DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, 01610, United States
Department of Theatre & Dance

Spring Dance Concert

The students from the College’s dance classes will demonstrate what they have learned in an exuberant sample of pieces representing a dazzling variety of styles and genres. This spring tradition has become more varied and exciting with each new year, with course offerings that include Hip-Hop, Modern, Breakin’, Afro-Haitian Dance, and Ballet.
Assembled by our gifted dance professors: Jimena Bermejo, Audra Carabetta, Taylor Travassos-Lomba and Joanne Caidor.
Join us on May 1 for two performances (7 and 9 p.m.), each with free entry and general admission seating.

Details

May 1 at 7 p.m. & 9 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Rhiannon Hurst ’25 | Fenwick Scholar Recital
2025-05-03 14:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Rhiannon Hurst ’25

Fenwick Scholar

Rhiannon’s Fenwick Project, “Vanguard for a New Age: Artivism through Jazz,” aims to uplift the voices of women and nonbinary individuals throughout Jazz history. This recital will function as an actualization of her research, featuring jazz selections from the project album and will include reflections and songs performed during her musical journey here at HC. The concert aims to bring together a multigenerational, broad community through music.
This performance will include her students from OpporTUNEiety (Lincoln Street Elementary), professionals from the Boston area, Holy Cross students, and Holy Cross faculty.

Details

May 3, 20252:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Holy Cross Wind Ensemble
2025-05-04 15:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Holy Cross Wind Ensemble

The Holy Cross Wind Ensemble will present a concert showcasing new and diverse music for wind ensemble composed in the 2020s.
The program will feature works that explore various genres and themes, highlighting underrepresented voices. Highlights include Before the Dawn by 14-year-old Liliana Alarcon, a mysterious and epic composition, and Golden Embers by deaf and neurodivergent composer Tyler Mazone.
Additional pieces like Michaele Fernández’s vibrant La Fiera Asturiana and Satoshi Yagisawa’s lush Amaranthus further illustrate the exciting and diverse world of recent works for wind ensemble.

Details

May 4, 20253:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

The Seventh Annual Gregorian Vespers
2025-05-05 18:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – St. Joseph Memorial Chapel –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

The Seventh Annual Gregorian Vespers

For its seventh year, the Chant Class of Professor Daniel DiCenso, Department of Music, will sing Gregorian Vespers under the direction of Laurence Rosania, Director of Liturgy and Music. Over 30 students will bring to life this ancient and haunting music in the majestic acoustics of the Chapel during its 101st year! All are warmly invited to share in this evocative experience of sound and spirit.
Live stream the performance at the link below:

Details

May 5, 20256:00 PM

Price

Free Entry

Venue

St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Rhiannon Hurst ’25: Jazz Selections
2025-06-06 15:00 | HOLY CROSS COMMUNITY – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Rhiannon Hurst ’25

Fenwick Scholar, Brooks Music Scholar

Jazz Selections

Buy Tickets: Fri Jun 6 @ 3 p.m.

Rhiannon Hurst ’25, Brooks Scholar, presents an afternoon of jazz selections drawing from her Fenwick Scholar project celebrating underrepresented voices in jazz.
At Holy Cross, Hurst has pursued a music major alongside an environmental studies and philosophy double minor, while also attending the world-renowned New England Conservatory for voice lessons.
Audiences will be wowed by this presentation from one of the College’s brightest musical talents and uplifted by Hurst’s sterling example of what it means to center the arts in a liberal arts education.

Details

June 6, 20253 p.m.

Price

Tickets $15

Venue

Luth Concert HallThe Prior Performing Arts Center

Room of Wonders: A Worcester Wunderkammer
2025-06-11 - 2025-07-17 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Cantor Art Gallery

Room of Wonders: A Worcester Wunderkammer

Room of Wonders is the first in a series of annual summer exhibitions that foregrounds and celebrates the Worcester arts community at the Cantor Art Gallery. Each year, a Worcester-based arts professional is invited to curate an exhibition of their choosing with the objective of focusing on the local community.
In this inaugural show, Birgit Straehle—co-owner of The White Room celebration hall and gallery and formerly co-manager of the iconic Sprinkler Factory—invites nearly 30 creatives to participate in this group exhibition. Each artist is based in or has a connection to Worcester, celebrating the individuality and scope of the talent in our community.
The word Wunderkammer translates to “cabinet of curiosity,” which refers to the mid-16th century European tradition of displaying personal collections of fascinating and unusual objects. The collections typically included all manner of scientific specimens, natural phenomena, artworks, antiquities, and anthropological artifacts. Straehle updates the tradition in a uniquely Worcester Wunderkammer that includes the spoken word, hand-crafted musical instruments, auditory experiences, fashion, and other works of art and wonder.

Featured Artists

Abu MwenyeAlice DillonAmanda Kidd-KestlerAndrew HainesBeryl RosenblumCaelum LamCesar RodriguesCliff HuntDan HuntEric Cruze

Eva RosenstielHarvey BallJames DyeJennessa BurksJesse Kenas-CollinsJosé CriolloKatie DyeKristen KiefferLouie DespresMadeleine Lord

Michael HacheyMichael RosensteinThe CreativesThe Poet’s CauldronTim DoyleTim GannonTim JohnsonTomo SakaiTrevor Toney

Exhibition Events

Artist/Curator Talks:Michael Hachey | 12-2 p.m.Cesar Rodrigues | 3-4 p.m.Wednesday, July 16 | 12-5 p.m.

Room of Wonders Closing ReceptionThursday, July 17 | 5-7 p.m.

Special Summer Hours

Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays | 12-5 p.m.

Details

June 11-July 17, 2025

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

Gallery Talk: All About That Smile with Bill Wallace
2025-06-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
All About That Smile with Bill Wallace

The one and only original Smiley Face. A Worcester Wonder.
Join us in the Cantor Art Gallery on Thursday, June 26 at 3 p.m. and smile back at Bill Wallace, executive Director of the Museum of Worcester, and Smiley Face, who has spearheaded global happiness since 1964. Expect lots of insider stories, fun facts and shared happiness as Bill gives our patrons an introduction about Smiley’s history!
Stick around for Look Into The Wunderkammer, a Curator’s Talk from Birgit Straehle in the gallery at 4 p.m. that same afternoon.

Details

Thursday, June 263-4 p.m.
Gallery open 12-5 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

Look Into The Wunderkammer: Curator's Talk with Birgit Straehle
2025-06-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Look Into The Wunderkammer: Curator’s Talk with Birgit Straehle

Meet Birgit Straehle, independent guest curator, for an insider’s look at Room ofWonders: A Worcester Wunderkammer.
Birgit has been a resident of Worcester for almost 20 years. Besides her institutional commitment as paintings and frame conservator at the Worcester Art Museum (2006-2022) she always had a strong connection to local art, various local institutions and many individuals who make Worcester original and wonderful as it is. As a curator she produced Golden Contemporaries: The Many Meanings of Gold (Sprinkler Factory, 2018) and Aura: Radiant-Illuminated-Iconic (White Room, 2023) among other co-curated exhibitions at Sprinkler Factory, Museum of Worcester, Worcester Center for Crafts and White Room since 2013.
Patrons who arrive early may join us for All About That Smile, a gallery talk from Bill Wallace from the Museum of Worcester at 3 p.m. in the gallery.

Details

Thursday, June 264-5 p.m.
Gallery open 12-5 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

Artist Talk and Soundkammer Performance: Michael Rosenstein and Stella Silbert
2025-06-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Artist Talk & Soundkammer Performance

Michael Rosenstein constructed the 4-channel sound piece “Found Sound for Wunderkammer” for the Room of Wonders exhibit at the Cantor Art Gallery. For the piece, he utilized processed, manipulated, and distressed field recordings captured with a variety of DIY microphones and sensors. For his artist talk, he will discuss his approach to exploring and capturing the world of found sound, including a demonstration of some of the tools he utilizes. The talk will be followed by a series of improvisations where he and Stella Silbert will interact with the 4-channel sound piece.

About The Artists

Michael Rosenstein
Michael Rosenstein is an improviser based in New England. He collaborates in constantly evolving settings drawing on strategies of spontaneous interaction and collective structures. His work explores the mutable interplay of acoustic instrumentation, electronics, multiphonics, abraded and degraded recordings, and feedback within performance spaces.
Visit his SoundCloud and Bandcamp sites for more information.

Stella Silbert
Stella Silbert is an improviser, audio editor, curator, cook, field recordist, disorganizer of sounds and organizer of multi-disciplinary gatherings in Western Massachusetts.
Visit her website for more information.

Details

Friday, June 272-4 p.m.
Gallery open 12-5 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

Shiny-Shop Workshop with Birgit Straehle
2025-06-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Shiny-Shop with Birgit Straehle

Metal Leaf Application Workshop

Create your own Wunderkammer Object in this Metal Leaf Application workshop from Room of Wonders curator Birgit Straehle. Free and open to the public for patrons ages 10 and up, read more about this amazing opportunity below:

Bring Your Own Object
In preparation for the workshop: think about and bring your own individual wondrous object that you’d like to “glow-up.” Please choose an object with a firm surface (not made of paper, etc.) and please limit the size of your object to 4 inches in both directions. Note: the flatter the object, the easier the application process. Oyster shells are available for patrons unable to bring objects of their own. Please find examples of objects in the image below.

Timeline
Participants are encouraged to by 10 a.m. to begin application of glue. With up to 30 minutes of glue cure time, participants can enjoy their visit to the gallery during this time. Application of metal leaf comes next, which Birgit will demonstrate on one oyster shell, followed by a brush-in technique. Finally, the workshop will end before noon to allow for a transition to the next gallery event: a Luthier Talk and Soundkammer Performance from Dan Hunt, Charles Ketter & Nynez Lopez.

Details

Saturday, June 2810 a.m.-12 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

Luthier Talk and Soundkammer Performance: Dan Hunt with Charles Ketter & Nynez Lopez
2025-06-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
An Afternoon with DRH Guitars

Room of Wonders artist Dan Hunt and Charles Ketter of the Plectrum Club will perform on and talk about 5 different guitars made by Dan Hunt of DRH Guitars.
Charles Ketter, a gifted multi-instrumentalist, who began with guitar at age 6, studied arrangement and composition at Berklee College of Music. He performs on his 7 stringed DRH custom guitar and sings as a solo act or as the duo with Dan Hunt, called The Plectrum Club since 2021.
Dan Hunt is a luthier and musician participating in Room of Wonders with his hand-built classical guitar. He will be showing a few of his other masterpieces, including a custom acoustic & a Selmer style and accompanying Charles. He has played guitar since childhood as well, and performs currently with bands We & The Dawg, Jubilee Gardens and Eldon James & The One Eyed Cat, as well as many bands over the years. He enjoys playing in the Plectrum Club with Charles as he is free to stretch out and find new voicings on his DRH creation that he built with the same hands.
Charles and Dan, both guitar teachers, will be joined by Dan’s guitar student-turned-vocalist Nynez Lopez.

Details

Saturday, June 2812-2 p.m.
Gallery open 12-5 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

Artist Talk & Fabric Painting Workshop: Caelum Lam
2025-07-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Caelum Lam

Artist Talk & Fabric Painting Workshop

Customize your own textiles in this fabric painting workshop from Room of Wonders artist Caelum Lam. Free and open to the public for patrons ages 10 and up, read more about this amazing opportunity below:

Bring Your Own Textile

Patrons are encouraged to bring their own fabric items from home to paint on including clothing, bags, apparel accessories, towels, pillowcases, or anything made of fabric. Lightly colored items that are made of cotton or T-shirt-like materials are recommended for the best application. Plain white cotton fabric square patches will be provided.

Details

Wednesday, July 93-4 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

Room of Wonders Closing Reception
2025-07-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Cantor Art Gallery

Room of Wonders: A Worcester Wunderkammer

Closing Reception

Join us at the Cantor Art Gallery to celebrate the closing of Room of Wonders, the inaugural exhibition in a new annual summer series spotlighting the Worcester arts community.
Curated by Birgit Straehle, a longtime creative force in the city, the exhibition brings together nearly 30 artists with ties to Worcester in a vibrant, contemporary take on the Wunderkammer (a “cabinet of curiosity”) filled with works that span visual art, spoken word, sound, fashion, and handcrafted instruments.
This special evening offers a final opportunity to experience the richness and diversity of local talent in a uniquely Worcester setting. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome!

Details

Thursday, July 175-7 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

A Midsummer Night's Dream (abridged)
2025-08-07 16:00 | Boroughs Theatre (Prior Performing Arts Center), 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Co-presented by Holy Cross Scholarship in Action & Clark University’s Office of Global Engagement

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Reserve Seats

Shakespeare’s classic play comes to The Prior in this abridged co-presentation from Holy Cross’ Scholarship in Action & Clark University’s Office of Global Engagement, directed by Martha Douglas-Osmundson starring students of the Clark University-Hefei University of Technology Summer 2025 Program.

General admission seating. Free entry, reservation required. Refreshments and talkback to follow.

Details

Aug 7, 20254 p.m.

Price

Free entry, reservation required

Venue

Boroughs TheatreThe Prior Performing Arts Center

The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975)
2025-08-26 - 2025-12-19 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Cantor Art Gallery

The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War

Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975)

The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War explores the significance of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—during the Vietnam War.
Honoring the 50th anniversary of a conflict, the legacies of which continue to haunt us to this day, the exhibition highlights the contributions of Vietnamese women to politics, society, and culture. Artifacts trace the history of the áo dài as a practical item of clothing and important symbol of Vietnamese heritage and identity in Vietnam, among Vietnamese Americans, and on the global stage—thus showing how a national costume can be both traditional and modern fashion with meanings that change over time and space.
Co-curated by Professors Ann Marie Leshkowich (Anthropology, College of the Holy Cross), Martina Nguyen (History, Baruch College, City University of New York), and Tuong Vu (Political Science, University of Oregon).

Exhibition Events

Panel: Fashion, Politics, and Cultural Identity: The Vietnamese Áo DàiThursday, September 11 | 4:30 p.m.Rehm Library (Smith Hall)

Opening Reception: The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of WarThursday, September 11 | 6 p.m.Cantor Art Gallery

Film Screening: Journey from the FallFriday, September 12 | 5 p.m.Rehm Library (Smith Hall)

Living Threads: Community, Culture and the Áo DàiThursday, October 23 | 4 p.m.The Beehive at The Prior

Concert: The Odyssey–from Vietnam to AmericaTuesday, November 4 | 7:30 p.m.Luth Concert Hall in The Prior

Workshop: The Politics of National Costume in AsiaFriday & Saturday, November 7 & 8Rehm Library (Smith Hall)

Details

August 26-December 19, 2025

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor, The Prior Performing Arts Center

Outdoor Film Screening | Pakachoag: Where the River Bends
2025-09-03 19:30 | OUTDOOR FILM SCREENING – Patterson Amphitheatre at The Prior –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Outdoor Film Screening

Pakachoag: Where The River Bends

The Native American Identity of Holy Cross Campus

Telling a Native American story of the land where Holy Cross now resides, Pakachoag: Where the River Bends is a documentary produced by faculty, staff, and students at The College of Holy Cross about the transformation of this area over the last 400 years.
The film takes viewers on a tour of key sites on Pakachoag Hill (now commonly known as College Hill or Mt. Saint James) and discusses them through a Native American perspective and through the stories they tell of environmental change. It covers Nipmuc relations with colonial settlers and the Jesuit community from the 1500s to today.
We are particularly excited to show this film on the exterior of The Prior Performing Arts Center in the Patterson Amphitheatre, whose site is featured at the start of the film. There was a time when all Holy Cross students knew of Pakachoag, but that knowledge has been lost. This film seeks to revive a widespread knowledge of the indigenous identity and significance of Pakachoag Hill and today’s larger Worcester region.

Details

September 3, 20257:30 p.m.

Price

Free entry

Venue

Building Exterior located in the Patterson AmphitheatrePrior Performing Arts Center

Brooks Scholar Robert Gardner, piano | South American Soundscapes
2025-09-08 12:00 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Brooks Scholar Robert Gardner, piano

South American Soundscapes: Guastavino, Ginastera, Piazzolla

This recital is the capstone of a transformative year studying in the bustling, vibrant city of Buenos Aires. Come experience Guastavino’s chacarera rhythms, Ginastera’s nostalgic modernism, and Piazzolla’s gripping tangos — with interpretations informed by immersion in the diverse and majestic landscape of Argentina.

Details

September 8, 202512 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Brooks Concert Hall

Panel: Fashion, Politics, and Cultural Identity: The Vietnamese Áo Dài
2025-09-11 16:30 | Rehm Library in Smith Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Cantor Art Gallery

Fashion, Politics, and Cultural Identity: The Vietnamese Áo Dài

Join us for this panel discussion about the role of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—in individual and national expression across Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora.
This panel features co-curators Prof. Ann Marie Leshkowich, Prof. Martina Thucnhi Nguyen (Baruch College), and Prof. Tuong Vu (University of Oregon), along with fashion designers Si Hoang and Thai Nguyen.

Details

September 11, 20254:30 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Rehm Library (Smith Hall)

Opening Reception: The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War
2025-09-11 18:00 | Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Cantor Art Gallery

Opening Reception

The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War

Join us for the opening reception for current exhibition The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War at the Cantor Art Gallery, featuring Vietnamese appetizers and a cash bar.
Free entry, open to the public.

Details

September 11, 20256 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Cantor Art Gallery3rd Floor in The Prior

Bala Brass Quintet
2025-09-11 19:30 | DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC – Luth Concert Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Music

Bala Brass Quintet

The award-winning Bala Chamber Brass presents a program from across the Americas, featuring two new works for brass quintet by Holy Cross faculty composers Chris Arrell and Matthew Jaskot.
Other pieces include Canadian composer Morley Calvert’s Suite from the Monteregian Hills, Four Sketches by American composer Anthony Plog, and an arrangement of the Colombian folk dance, Otro Buchipluma.

Details

September 11, 20257:30 p.m.

Price

Free entry

Venue

Luth Concert HallPrior Performing Arts Center

Film Screening: Journey from the Fall
2025-09-12 17:00 | Rehm Library in Smith Hall –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Cantor Art Gallery

Film Screening: Journey from the Fall

Join us as Vietnamese American actress Kieu Chinh speaks with fashion designer Thai Nguyen about her trajectory as an actress and her work in the public eye on notable projects such as HBO’s miniseries The Sympathizer and the 1993 film The Joy Luck Club.
The conversation will be followed by a screening of the drama Journey from the Fall (2006), which traces the struggles of one family after the Fall of Saigon in 1975.

Details

September 12, 20255 p.m.

Price

Free Entry

Venue

Rehm Library (Smith Hall)

Ilya Vidrin and Company presents All(Most)
2025-09-12 18:00 | DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE – Boroughs Theatre –, 1 College St, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
Department of Theatre & Dance

Ilya Vidrin and Company presents All(Most)

Reserve Tickets

Ilya Vidrin and Company presents All(Most), a new piece weaving together live music and dance to probe the fragile spaces of human connection.
Drawing inspiration from attachment theory and the shifting patterns of interpersonal dynamics, the work unravels how closeness, distance, and longing play out between bodies and sound. The original score—inspired by fragments of J. Brahms’ Cello Sonata—becomes both anchor and instigator, echoing the tensions between security and uncertainty, desire and anxiety.
At once intimate and expansive, All(Most) invites audiences into a world where relationships are constantly forming, fracturing, and reforming—where nothing is fixed, but everything is felt.
Creative TeamArtistic Direction + Choreography: Ilya VidrinRehearsal Direction: Dara CapleyMusicians: Eric Seligman and Mel HsuDancers: Hannah Franz, Myles Kercher, Alexis Tsiramanes, and Cassie Wang

Details

September 12, 20256 p.m.

Price

Free entry, registration required.

Venue

Boroughs TheatrePrior Performing Arts Center
