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Holy Cross Music Department Announces Spring 2016 Concert Series

Performances to include soprano Rochelle Bard ’98, a Vietnam project performance, and Artist-in-Residence concert

01/26/16 by

The College of the Holy Cross music department will kick off its spring concert schedule on Feb. 2 at 12:30 p.m. with a First Tuesday Lunch Concert performance by Jan Müller-Szeraws, artist in residence (cello), in the Brooks Concert Hall. …

Spring Semester Brings Another Full Slate of Arts Events

This semester, the College of the Holy Cross is offering a dynamic series of arts events aimed to excite, engage and challenge audiences. From the staging of renowned theatre productions and installations of multimedia gallery exhibitions, to world premieres of …

Video, Photo Gallery: Holy Cross Wishes You a Merry and Peaceful Christmas

Watch the Holy Cross Chamber Singers perform “Carol of the Bells”

From the music of the College Choir and Chamber Orchestra filling the chapel, to students laughing over gingerbread houses, the sights and sounds of Christmas are apparent across the Holy Cross campus. As we reflect on all that we have …

Holy Cross Students Experience the Vibrant Culture of Bali Through Music and Dance

Students directed by world-renowned gamelan composer I Nyoman Windha

12/02/15 by

I Nyoman Winda, visiting fellow in Balinese music at Holy Cross, wants you to visit Bali. The composer/musician probably doesn’t need to do a lot of convincing to get you to the popular Indonesian island, but in order to seal …

Holy Cross Artists-in-Residence to Collaborate with International and Award-Winning Violinist Itamar Zorman

11/17/15 by

The College of the Holy Cross music department’s artists-in-residence will present an intense and virtuosic program titled “Echoes of Torment and Bliss” featuring select works by Antonín Dvorak, Witold Lutoslawski, Olivier Messiaen, Paul Ben-Haim, and Robert Schumann. Cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws …

Grammy Award-Winning Holy Cross Professor Toby Mountain to Give Talk on How Magnetic Tape Changed the Music Industry

10/29/15 by

Toby Mountain, lecturer and director of studios in the music department, will give a talk titled “Magnetic Tape Transforms the Music Industry,” on Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. in the Rehm library at the College of the Holy Cross. The …

Holy Cross Artists-in-Residence Troika Ranch to Present New Multimedia Performance ‘SWARM’

Celebrated trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard to perform Grammy Award-winning album about Hurricane Katrina

10/27/15 by

The Arts Transcending Borders (ATB) initiative at the College of the Holy Cross will present two performances in November: Artists-in-residence and “interactive performance pioneers” Troika Ranch will perform a semester long project and multimedia installation “SWARM” and multiple Grammy Award-winning …

The Arts Take Center Stage at Holy Cross

From musical performances to exhibitions to theatre productions, a cultural shift is taking place atop Mount St. James

09/28/15 by

The spotlight is shining brightly on the arts at Holy Cross. From musical performances to art exhibitions to theatre productions, the College will host a slew of events during the fall semester. “At Holy Cross, we see the arts as …

Holy Cross Music Department Announces the Fall 2015 Concert Series

09/11/15 by

The music department at the College of the Holy Cross is excited to announce the concert schedule for the fall semester. One of the many highlights of the series is a concert of French music of the 19th and 20th …

Students to Showcase Work at Annual Summer Research Symposium and Internship Expo

More than 170 students will present the results of their successful summers researching, interning

Before the semester is well underway, students will be showcasing the broad gamut of work they took part in throughout the summer at the 22nd annual Summer Research Symposium and the eighth annual Internship Expo. The accomplishments of students from …

Chapel Artist Series Returns with World-Famous Organists for 2015-16

09/02/15 by

The College of the Holy Cross’ Chapel Artist Series will return for the 2015-16 academic year featuring organists Philippe Lefebvre and Silvius von Kessel.  Both musicians have studied, performed, and taught across Europe and the U.S. and each will perform …

‘Chamber music showcased in Holy Cross concerts’

Telegram & Gazette

A recent article in the Telegram & Gazette highlights the Chamber Music Institute program at College of the Holy Cross which took place this past week . The program, in its second year, had 16 talented musicians attend ranging from …

Talented Young Musicians to Attend the Chamber Music Institute at Holy Cross

06/18/15 by

Talented young musicians from around the world will descend on the College of the Holy Cross June 22 – 27 to attend the selective Chamber Music Institute. This is the second year the College has run the intensive program, which …

Holy Cross Announces 10 Faculty Promotions from Across Disciplines

06/05/15 by

Ten professors at the College of the Holy Cross from across disciplines have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Chris Arrell, of the music department, earned his B.M. at the University of Oregon, his M.M. from …

Blog: Dunbar Sets Out On Pilgrimage to Explore Roots of American Music

05/24/15 by

HOMETOWN Hampton, N.H. STUDIES Music and English major WHAT HE IS BLOGGING ABOUT Funded by a grant from the Summer Research Program In the Humanities, Social Sciences and Fine Arts at the College of the Holy Cross, Mike Dunbar will …

Blog: Students and Staff Share Holy Cross Choir Experience

05/15/15 by

ABOUT THE CHOIR Upholding tradition and musical excellence, the College Choir and Chamber Singers are the largest ensemble on campus. The Choir performs music from varied genres including classical, theater, folk, jazz and contemporary hits. At its core, the Holy …

‘New Hampshire Musician Mike Dunbar Hits the Road’

The Boston Globe

Michael Dunbar ’15, senior music and English major at the College of the Holy Cross and recipient of a grant from the College’s Summer Research Program in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Fine Art, was recently featured in the Boston …

Shirish Korde Excites at Boston Musica Viva Finale

Shirish Korde, distinguished professor of humanities at the College of the Holy Cross, changed the spirit of contemporary chamber music with a piece so rhythmically infectious people could not but move to the beat at the Boston Musica Viva finale …

Boston Musica Viva & Soloists of the Silk Road Ensemble to Premiere Latest Work by Holy Cross Prof. Shirish Korde

04/09/15 by

The Arts Transcending Borders (ATB) program at the College of the Holy Cross is pleased to announce Boston Musica Viva (BMV) & Soloists of the Silk Road Ensemble will be performing at the College of the Holy Cross on Monday, …

Chapel Artist Series to Conclude with Performance by Renowned Performer and Teacher William Porter

04/06/15 by

The Chapel Artist Series at the College of the Holy Cross will conclude the season with a performance by internationally acclaimed organist William Porter on Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. The performance will include …