04/22/20
Out-of-the-Box Class on Creativity Challenges Students, Faculty
Team-led course outlines how creativity yields real-world benefits in any workplace
Today’s CreateLab class in Brooks Concert Hall hasn’t started yet, but already the space is buzzing. Six musicians from the Grammy....
03/31/20
Highlights From the Silkroad Ensemble Residency at Holy Cross
Visiting campus regularly in the last three years, the Grammy Award-winning ensemble has made a significant impact.
Throughout their multi-year residency hosted by Arts Transcending Borders at the College of the Holy Cross, Silkroad Ensemble has engaged the....
11/08/19
NPR’s ‘Here & Now’ Gets Inside Look at Osvaldo Golijov’s New Work ‘Falling Out of Time’
National Public Radio
The premiere of renowned Argentinean-born composer and Loyola Professor of Music Osvaldo Golijov‘s new song cycle “Falling Out of....
11/06/19
Photos: Renowned Holy Cross Composer Holds World Premiere of “Falling Out of Time” on Campus
Grammy Award winners Osvaldo Golijov and Silkroad Ensemble teamed up to showcase the long-anticipated song cycle
A few years ago, Osvaldo Golijov, Loyola Professor of Music in the music department, read David Grossman’s novel about the grief of losing a child,....
10/23/19
The Arts in Practice: Grammy-Award Winning Silkroad Ensemble Joins Holy Cross Students to Teach in Worcester High School
The student and Silkroad-led workshops engaged Burncoat High School's fine arts magnet students in cross-disciplinary thinking and practice
Listening to an improvised musical piece by a Grammy Award-winning musician on a variety of percussion instruments might not seem like a typical....
06/24/19
World Premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s ‘Falling Out of Time’ on Oct. 31 at College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross will present the world premiere performance of “Falling Out of Time,” a new piece by renowned....
04/30/19
Video: Academic Conference Celebrates Students’ Wide-Reaching Research, Creativity
Over four days, 415 students of all class years showcased their work in a variety of disciplines through poster presentations, lectures and performances
“How many black women therapists do you think there are in the state of Massachusetts?” Olivia Fenty ’21, a psychology major with a....
10/24/18
Follow the Question Marks: Holy Cross Students Blur the Lines Between Art and Science
Fueled by a weeklong residency of rock opera performers, students explore the many ways the symbolic and the scientific entwine
A drum circle in a math class. A music lecture in a marine biology class. A hunt for freshwater shrimp with a group of wader-clad Montserrat....
10/02/18
Hundreds of High Schoolers, Resettled Peoples Find Connection Through Art
Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble bring music to unexpected places during a week-long residency at Holy Cross
Over the course of a week-long residency at the College of the Holy Cross, wherever the Silkroad Ensemble went — whether on campus or throughout....
05/02/18
Famed Choreographer Bill T. Jones Talks Art, Ambiguity in Intimate Roundtable with Students
The recipient of a McArthur 'Genius' Award and two Tony's offered a lecture and discussion sessions, his visit featured on WGBH's Open Studio
The morning after his engaging lecture, as part of a creative residency with members of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company at the College of the....
03/20/18
Legendary Choreographer and Dancer Bill T. Jones to Visit Campus
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Two-time Tony Award winning choreographer Bill T. Jones will be visiting campus tomorrow, March 21 to deliver a talk titled “An Evening with....
02/19/18
Silkroad Ensemble Residency at Holy Cross Featured in the Telegram & Gazette
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Silkroad Ensemble’s three-year residency at the College of the Holy Cross was recently featured in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, which....
10/18/17
Grammy Award-Winning Silkroad Ensemble to Engage in Three-Year Residency at Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross has partnered with Silkroad to engage in a three-year residency on campus, which kicked off with a visit earlier this....
10/06/17
Holy Cross Conference on ‘Rethinking the Afropolitan,’ Photography Show and Concert to Explore Black Atlantic Culture
Cantor Art Gallery to feature two-man photo exhibition starting Oct. 18
The College of the Holy Cross will host an academic conference, a photography exhibition and a concert Oct. 18-21 to explore the intersection of....
09/27/17
Video: BANDALOOP Brings Vertical Dance to Holy Cross in Awe-Inspiring Performance
Crowds gathered to see troupe’s unique, gravity-defying performance on the side of a campus building
BANDALOOP, pioneers in vertical dance performance, brought their artistry to the College of the Holy Cross on Sept. 9 — specifically, to the....
08/23/17
Holy Cross to Host Vertical Dance Pioneers BANDALOOP as First Stop on Northeast Tour
College to partner with Worcester for sneak peek of dancers on the City Hall façade
The College of the Holy Cross will host BANDALOOP, pioneers in vertical dance performance, on Sept. 8 beginning at 4:30 p.m. BANDALOOP interweaves....
07/28/17
Holy Cross Unveils Architectural Drawings for New Center for Arts and Creativity
The building is an initiative of the College's $400 million Become More Campaign
Poised on the brink of a new era in arts education, the College community eagerly awaits the construction of a dedicated center for the arts and....
04/28/17
Seminar Explores Development of Cities in Relation to Nature
Visual arts professor Min Kyung Lee challenges students in "Making the Modern City: Imagined and Built Environments"
Syllabus, a feature in each issue of Holy Cross Magazine, takes readers in to the classroom to see what students are learning about on Mount St.....
04/21/17
Holy Cross Academic Conference 2017 to Showcase Student Work
350 students will present results of research, independent work across disciplines
As the academic year nears its end, more than 350 students will present the results of their independent work in the performing and visual arts,....
04/10/17
ATB’s “Home Within” Combines Music and Art to Tell Stories of Syrian Conflict
With the vibrant intermingling of flute, drum and fiddle in the background, students drew quick strokes and smeared lines with the palms of hands,....
