The Spring 2026 exhibition at the Cantor Art Gallery features work by Visual Arts faculty Rachelle Beaudoin, John Carney, Marcus Clarke, Hilary Doyle, Colleen Fitzgerald, Matthew Gamber, Anna McNeary, Victor Pacheco, Cristi Rinklin, and Leslie Schomp.
With two can’t-miss community concert presentations set to wrap up Black History Month in 2026, The Prior invites patrons to witness a showing of African artwork collected by distinguished alumnus and Holy Cross football legend Eddie Jenkins '72.
GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Aaron Diehl has quietly re-defined the lines between jazz and classical, and built a global career around his nuanced, understated approach to music-making. Join us for this very special performance by his trio at The Prior, presented by Music Worcester.
Courage to Remember will honor African royalty and our elderly living legends through generational storytelling, while also raising awareness about Alzheimer’s & Dementia in the African American community. The evening will feature a powerful blend of theater, music, art and dance, all designed to preserve black history and celebrate black heritage.
American organist Renée Anne Louprette maintains an international career as recitalist, conductor, collaborative musician and teacher. Professor Louprette's musicianship is renowned worldwide, and this is a recital not to be missed.
Join us for an evening of deep listening and conversation with Angolan writer and musician Kalaf Epalanga as he brings us on a journey from Detroit techno to Angolan kuduro and semba to Lisbon’s batida.
Composer, drummer and dhol player Sunny Jain celebrates cultural diaspora and the interconnectedness of global styles with his band in Wild Wild East, a raucous, powerful, and jubilant recognition of a truly American spirit.
Please join us for a closing keynote by Angolan writer and musician Kalaf Epalanga, who will discuss music of the Lusophone world, cultural heritage, history and literature.
Exhibiting artist Marcus Clarke is joined by Professor Peter Fritz of the Religious Studies department to discuss the intersections of contemporary art, religion and theology in society today.
Enrique Quezada Llanes (Political Science), Sergio Muñoz Leiva (Music) and Mia Beviglia ('23, J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts in the World) come together to present pioneering works for clarinet, viola and piano trio by Bruch and Mozart.
Join Rachelle Beaudoin, Liz Drexler-Hines (Director of Student Wellness Education) and Jeff Oliver (Head of Olympic Sports Performance) as they discuss Professor Beaudoin’s work in the current exhibition, Impetus: Visual Arts Faculty 2026. Beaudoin’s work addresses ideas around self-care and wellness, critiquing the online performance of and push towards constant optimization.
Acclaimed choreographer Caleb Teicher brings the best of the swing dance world to The Prior. With live music by the Eyal Vilner Big Band, SW!NG OUT features exciting Lindy Hop choreography and improvisation. Each performance concludes with an on-stage jam session, inviting audiences to join in the fun!
Faculty pianists Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome, Matthew Jaskot and Ulysses Loken join forces with The Diamonds, a faculty dance group led by Jimena Bermejo, to present an invigorating program of music for two pianos and dance.
Bradford Chin is a disabled dance artist and educator whose work focuses on disability justice, accessibility in the arts, and critically inclusive pedagogy. During this residency, Chin will engage with students, faculty, and staff through classes, conversations and public events on March 26 and 27 at Holy Cross.
Exhibiting artists Cristi Rinklin and Matthew Gamber discuss the relationship between painting and photography in their respective practices, exploring how their chosen materials speak to the way they consider the natural environment, mimetic representation, and the cycle of perception and memory.
Hilary Doyle, Colleen Fitzgerald and Leslie Schomp discuss their work currently on view at the Cantor Art Gallery. Each artist uniquely foregrounds the role of history in examining contemporary society, whether through familial history, historic figures, or cultural heritage traditions.
Visit the Fenwick Music Library for a pop-up concert of traditional Irish music featuring Diarmuid Ó Meachair, accordion and Peadar Giles, Uilleann Pipes.
Join us for a Working Writers Series poetry reading and Q&A with poets Diannely Antigua & Philip Metres, presented by the Creative Writing Program at Holy Cross.
This program for choir, orchestra and soloists features the vibrant Baroque classic Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi as well as arrangements of celebrated hymn settings by American composers.
yMusic is a genre-leading American chamber ensemble renowned for its innovative and collaborative spirit. Praised by NPR Music as “deeply, profoundly skilled,” yMusic has been tapped to lend their orchestral sound and instantly-recognizable style to recordings and concert projects by a dizzying array of popular artists from John Legend to Paul Simon.
Carly Thibodeau, Director of the Office of Sustainability, and Jordan Lovejoy, Assistant Professor in Environmental Sciences, join exhibiting artists Anna McNeary and Victor Pacheco at the Cantor Art Gallery, whose works explore the impact of human action on the natural environment.