Holy Cross Music Department Announces Fall 2014 Concert Series

Saturday, September 06, 2014

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

The music department at the College of the Holy Cross will kick off its fall concert series on September 9th at 7:30 pm.

The first concert will feature 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.

Other Concerts in Holy Cross’ Fall Concert Series

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday, Nov. 2, 3 p.m.  - Sideband Laptop Ensemble hosted by H-CLEf  (Holy Cross Laptop Ensemble)  at 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  at Brooks Concert Hall

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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