Internationally Acclaimed Composer at Holy Cross

Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at Holy Cross, is the world-renowned composer of "La Pasión Según San Marcos" (The Passion according to St. Mark).

In September 2000, Golijov's "Passion" had its world premiere in Stuttgart, Germany, where it opened to fantastic critical acclaim. On February 8, 2001, his "Passion" had its United States debut at Symphony Hall in Boston, performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Schola Cantorum de Caracas. Read the reviews in The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker.

An Argentine-born Jew, Golijov was chosen by conductor Helmut Rilling to compose this original work for the 250-year commemoration of Bach’s death. Only three other people on the planet were selected for this honor.

Golijov earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the winner of the first prize at two Kennedy Center's Friedheim Awards, in 1993 for "Yiddishbbuk," and in 1995 for "The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind."

Golijov's music is frequently performed around the world in venues such as New York's Lincoln Center, Washington's Kennedy Center, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, Pariss Theatre de la Ville, London's Royal Festival Hall and Tokyo's Suntory Hall.

Upcoming premieres include works for Kronos Quartet, Dawn Upshaw, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the soundtrack for a new film by Sally Potter, starring Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchet and Cristina Ricci.

Golijov teaches at the Tanglewood Music Center as well as at Holy Cross.