The Holy Cross Music Department Announces the Fall 2014 Concert Series

The music department at the College of the Holy Cross will kick off its fall concert schedule on Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. with a concert by the newly appointed Artists-in Residence Adam Golka, piano, Saul Bitran, violin, and Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello, in the Brooks Concert Hall. The program will open with a virtuoso duo for violin and cello by the Norwegian violinist, conductor and composer Johan Halvorsen. It will continue with two of Chopin"s widely-beloved masterpieces, “Third Ballade” and “First Scherzo” for piano solo, and close with one of the great masterpieces of Beethoven's chamber music output: “His Archduke Trio.”

The concert series will include the following musical performances on campus throughout the fall semester. All events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the music department events line at 508-793-3503.

Tuesday, Sept. 16, 4 p.m. Linda Bento-Rei, flute and Vytas Baksys, piano Brooks Concert Hall

Sunday, Sept. 21, 3 p.m. Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series Andrea Toschi, organ St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra Brooks Concert Hall

Sunday, Oct. 5, 3 p.m. Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series Liuwe Tamminga, organ and Bruce Dickey, cornetto St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Friday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Waiting for the World Holy Cross College Choir & Chamber Singers Family Weekend Concert St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Friday, Oct. 24, 9:30 p.m. Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble Family Weekend Concert Crossroads

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m. Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra Family Weekend Concert Brooks Concert Hall

Thursday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m. Mike Monaghan & Friends Brooks Concert Hall

Sunday, Nov. 2, 3 p.m. Sideband Laptop Ensemble hosted by H-CLEf   (Holy Cross Laptop Ensemble) Brooks Concert Hall, Co-sponsored by Arts Transcending Borders

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Holy Cross Chamber Players Carol Lieberman, baroque & modern violin; Mark Kroll, harpsichord; Marcus Thompson, viola; Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello Brooks Concert Hall

Thursday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m. Holy Cross Chamber Singers Brooks Concert Hall

Sunday, Nov. 16, 3 p.m. Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series Jonathan Moyer, organ St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Monday, Nov. 17, 12 p.m. Mark O’Connor Lecture-demonstration Brooks Concert Hall, Co-sponsored by Arts Transcending Borders

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m. Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra Brooks Concert Hall

Thursday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m. Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble Winter Concert Brooks Concert Hall

Sunday, Nov. 23, 3 p.m. Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series Music of Christopher Willcock, S.J. Holy Cross College Choir & Schola Cantorum; David Harris & James David Christie, conductors; Abraham Ross ’16, organ St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. Expressions of Time and Timelessness Artists-in-Residence Concert Saul Bitrán, violin; Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello, Adam Golka, piano Brooks Concert Hall

Thursday, Dec. 4, 4 p.m. Student/Faculty Recital Brooks Concert Hall

Thursday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m. Advent Festival of Lessons & Carols Holy Cross College Choir & Chamber Singers St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Friday, Dec. 12, 8 p.m. Gamelan Gita Sari Brooks Concert Hall