FEBRUARY 1, 7:30 P.M. Rehm Library, Smith Hall Reading by Jerald WalkerThe Working Writers Series offers readings, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions with some of America’s best authors. Join us as we kick off the new semester with a reading by nonfiction writer Jerald Walker. Publishers Weekly called his first memoir, Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption, recipient of the 2011 PEN New England Award for Nonfiction, a “spectacular debut.” Vivian Gornick lavished praise on his second memoir, The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult, saying, “Jerald Walker has a remarkable story to tell, and he tells it with a wealth of grace and intelligence at his command.” Co-sponsored by Creative Writing, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and Africana Studies

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MARCH 30–31, APRIL 1, APRIL 6–8, 8 P.M. Fenwick Theatre, O’Kane Hall, 2nd floor The Royal Family by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberSteve Vineberg, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities, directs this American comedy classic about three generations of a famous theatrical family – fascinating narcissists whose offstage lives teem with melodrama. The matriarch, Fanny, is preparing to come out of retirement while her celebrated daughter Julie and her granddaughter Gwen, a rising star, struggle with their shared desire to give up the stage for a normal domestic life. Then there’s Julie’s brother Tony, a whirling dervish who whips in and out of their lives whenever he’s in retreat from his latest scandal. Ticket Box Office: (508) 793-2496

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JANUARY 25–APRIL 14 10 A.M.–5 P.M. M-F, NOON–5 P.M. SAT.Cantor Art Gallery, O’Kane Hall Last Frontier/Última Frontera: La Subjetividad del Territorio This exhibition of installation, photography, sculpture, and video presents the work of contemporary Latin American artists exploring the border/frontier as a dividing line between states; lived experience vs. media portrayals; the dissolution of borders through globalization; borders as an experience of ‘us’ vs. ‘them’; and the blurring lines between virtual and natural spaces. Curated by V. Nicolás Koralsky, with original concept by Arte Bajo Cero (Julio Gaete Ardiles and Sebastián Trujillo). Koralsky serves as director for the College’s study abroad program in Buenos Aires and collaborated with the Spanish Department and the Cantor Art Gallery to bring the exhibition to Holy Cross.

Please see the calendar of events for details of the opening reception, and artist’s and curator’s talks.

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MARCH 16, 8 P.M. Brooks Concert Hall “Faith in Spring: Music and Nature” Artist-in-Residence ConcertSince time immemorial, artists have reached out for inspiration into the mysteries and wonders of nature. This nature-themed program explores the musing, inspiration, and search for meaning in some of the gems from the classical repertoire. It will be performed by students of the music department in collaboration with the department’s own Artists-in-Residence: Adam Golka, Saul Bitrán and Jan Müller-Szeraws. This program is offered in conjunction with Stickwork: Just Off the Beaten Track, created with the help of over 300 volunteers by environmental artist Patrick Dougherty during his Fall ’16 Arts Transcending Borders residency, on view through 2017, Linden Lane lawn (main campus entrance).

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FEBRUARY 9, 8 P.M. Fenwick Theatre, O’Kane Hall A Gun Show Sō Percussion with Emily Johnson, Directed by Ain Gordon“This group plays with an irresistible vitality.” -The Washington Post

What is it about our collective psyche that fastens so tightly to guns? A Gun Show is an exploration of issues such as race, economic inequality, public safety and constitutional rights through music, text and movement. The work originated as a way for the artists to process their emotions after the unfathomable school shootings in Newtown, Conn., but has since grown into a much larger collaborative process and conversation.

With its innovative multi-genre original productions, sensational interpretations of modern classics and “exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” (The New Yorker), Sō Percussion redefines the scope of the modern percussion ensemble. For over 15 years, the ensemble has engaged in creative collaborations and released 16 albums.

MAR27Cuarteto Latinoamericano is one of the world’s most renowned classical music ensembles. Winners of the 2012 and 2016 Latin Grammys for Best Classical Recording, the quartet is coming to Holy Cross for the first time, presenting a program with music by Gershwin, Ginastera, Dan Roman, Copland and Leo Brouwer. The leading proponent of Latin American music for string quartet for thirty-five years, the Cuarteto has toured extensively throughout Europe, North and South America, Israel, China, Japan and New Zealand. They have premiered more than a hundred works written for them and they continue to introduce new and neglected composers to the genre.

APRIL 4, 8 P.M. Seelos Theater, Kimball Hall Home Within Kinan Azmeh, composer & clarinet; Kevork Mourad, live illustrations, visuals Home Within is an audio-visual project by Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh (Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble), and Syrian-Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad. In this work, art and music develop in counterpoint to each other, creating an impressionistic reflection on the Syrian revolution and its aftermath. The artists document specific moments in Syria’s recent history and reach into their emotional content in a semi-abstract way.

MARCH 27, 8 P.M. Hogan Ballroom SPEAKIndian Kathak dance and American tap dance, continents and ages apart, share parallel stories of struggle and perseverance. They come together in this extraordinary collaboration that is rhythm, poetry, storytelling, music and dance.

SPEAK carries forward the legacy of iconic artists like Pandit Chitresh Das, Jimmy Slide and James Buster Brown, while bringing to the forefront the voices of a new generation of female artists. Serving as the bridge between tradition and innovation, history and progress, Rina Mehta, Rachna Nivas, and Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards create nothing short of magic on the stage.

Joined by leading Indian classical and jazz musicians, SPEAK promises to thrill, provoke and move your spirit.

FEBRUARY 2–4, 8 P.M. AND 4–5, 2 P.M. Fenwick Theatre, O’Kane Hall, 2nd floor Little Shop of Horrors Music by Alan Menken; book and lyrics by Howard AshmanIn this musical update of the Faust story, a nerd who works in a Skid Row flower shop makes a bargain with the devil in the form of a cannibalistic talking plant named Audrey II that promises him success, both financial and romantic. All the plant asks in return is the occasional fresh corpse. For the Alternate College Theatre production of this hilarious musical, Julia McCarthy ’15, who staged The 27th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee two years ago, returns to Holy Cross to direct. Ticket Box Office: (508) 793-3536

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Rehm Library, Smith Hall The Vocation of the Writer Talk with Ander MonsonA writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, Ander Monson will talk about what it means to be a writer and a reader. He is the author of six books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, most recently Letter to a Future Lover (Graywolf, 2015). In a review on NPR, Michael

Schaub observes, “Letter to a Future Lover...is a breathtakingly original, thoughtful consideration of what it means to be a reader—or a writer, or a human being. His focus isn’t books, exactly, but rather the things we find in them: notes, date due slips, scrawlings in the margins. As an essay collection, it’s magnificent; as a love letter, it’s a work of overwhelming devotion and generosity.”

Co-sponsored by Creative Writing and the McFarland Center for Religious, Ethics and Culture.

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APR 27-MAY 26FEBRUARY 14, 8 P.M. Brooks Concert Hall Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello Sivan Magen, harpThe ethereal sound world of the magical combination of cello and harp is explored by Israeli harp-eminence Sivan Magen, and cellist and Artist-in-Residence Jan Müller-Szeraws in a riveting program featuring French and Spanish music, including Magen’s own arrangement of the Debussy cello sonata and the famous Suite Popular Española by Manuel de Falla.

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JANUARY 31, 8 P.M. Brooks Concert Hall Cuarteto Latinoamericano: “Tribute to the Americas”Saul Bitrán, violin

Arts Transcending Borders is supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the 2016-2017 academic year.

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Exploded Tutu, 2016, Sarah Kane, mixed media installation

APRIL 27–MAY 26 10 A.M.–5 P.M. M-F, NOON–5 P.M. SAT. Cantor Art Gallery, O’Kane Hall Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition 2017The Annual Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition, always a much anticipated event on campus by students, faculty, and staff alike, showcases the talents of graduating senior visual arts majors who have participated in a year-long studio seminar course, culminating with this presentation of their work in the Cantor Art Gallery. The Academic Conference presentation by student exhibitors will take place in the gallery on Wednesday, April 26 from noon–1 p.m. An opening reception will be held in the gallery on Thursday, April 27 from 5:30–7 p.m.

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JANJANUARY 25, 4–5 P.M.Stein Hall, Room 120Artist’s Lecture by Gabriela MunguíaLast Frontier/Última Frontera: La Subjetividad del Territorio exhibition (see below) opening lecture.

JANUARY 25, 5:15–6:30 P.M.Cantor Art Gallery, O’Kane HallOpening Reception for Last Frontier/Última Frontera: La Subjetividad del TerritorioLast Frontier, curated by V. Nicolás Koralsky, presents the work of contemporary Latin American artists from a diverse array of perspectives and geographic spaces. See panel for more information.

JANUARY 31, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert HallCuarteto Latinoamericano: “Tribute to the Americas”Artist-in-Residence Saul Bitrán’s own Latin Grammy Award winning ensemble Cuarteto Latinoamericano will feature a program with music by Gershwin, Ginastera, Roman, Copland and Brouwer. See panel for more information.

FEBFEBRUARY 1, 7:30 P.M.Rehm Library, Smith HallReading by Jerald WalkerJoin us as we kick off the new semester with a reading by nonfiction writer Jerald Walker. Walker is the author of The World in Flames: A Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult and Street Shadows: A Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption, recipient of the 2011 PEN New England Award for Nonfiction. See panel for more information.

FEBRUARY 2–4 AT 8 P.M. AND 4–5 AT 2 P.M.Fenwick Theatre, O’Kane Hall, 2nd floorLittle Shop of Horrors Music by Alan Menken; book and lyrics by Howard AshmanIn this musical update of the Faust story, a nerd who works in a Skid Row flower shop makes a bargain with the devil in the form of a cannibalistic talking plant named Audrey II. The Alternate College Theatre production of this hilarious musical is directed by Julia McCarthy ‘15. Ticket Box Office: (508) 793-3536. See panel for more information.

FEBRUARY 7, 12:30 P.M. Brooks Concert HallFirst Tuesday Lunch concertFeaturing Artist-in-Residence Adam Golka, piano.

FEBRUARY 8, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert HallSolo Piano Recital - Matthew JaskotThis solo piano recital will present works associated with the four seasons drawn from traditional and modern classical repertoire (Chopin, Grieg, Ligeti, Ravel and Tchaikovsky), and performed alongside new compositions by Matthew Jaskot, visiting assistant professor of music, and improvisations on jazz standards.

FEBRUARY 9, 8 P.M.Fenwick Theatre, O’Kane Hall, 2nd floor

A Gun Show Sō Percussion with Emily Johnson Directed by Ain GordonWith its innovative multi-genre original productions, sensational interpretations of modern classics, and “exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam” (The New Yorker), Sō Percussion redefines the scope of the modern percussion ensemble. A Gun Show is an exploration of issues such as race, economic inequality, public safety and constitutional rights through music, text and movement. See panel for more information.

FEBRUARY 14, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert Hall

Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello Sivan Magen, harpCello-harp recital with Israeli harpist Sivan Magen and cellist and Artist-in-Residence Jan Müller-Szeraws featuring a program of French and Spanish music.

FEBRUARY 22, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert HallHoly Cross Chamber Orchestra

FEBRUARY 23, 7:30 P.M.Rehm Library, Smith HallThe Vocation of the Writer Talk with Ander MonsonHear Ander Monson talk about being a writer. Monson is the author of six books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, most recently Letter to a Future Lover (Graywolf, 2015). The editor of DIAGRAM, New Michigan Press, Essay Daily, and March Fadness, he directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Arizona.See panel for more information.

MARMARCH 14, 12:30 P.M.Brooks Concert HallFirst Tuesday Lunch ConcertFeaturing Artists-in-Residence Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello; and Adam Golka, piano.

MARCH 15, 4–5 P.M. Stein Hall, Room 120Curator’s Talk by V. Nicolás KoralskyV. Nicolás Koralsky is the curator of Last Frontier/Última Frontera: La Subjetividad del Territorio, on exhibit in the Cantor Art Gallery January 25–April 14. See panel for more information.

MARCH 16, 7:30 P.M.Rehm Library, Smith Hall

Reading by Pamela Painter Meet Pamela Painter, author of four story collections, most recently Ways to Spend the Night. She has received grants from The Massachusetts Artists Foundation and the National Endowment of the Arts, and won three Pushcart Prizes and Agni Review’s The John Cheever Award for Fiction.

MARCH 16, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert HallFaith in Spring: Music and Nature Artist-in-Residence ConcertA nature-themed program featuring works by Schubert, Beethoven, Dvorak, Villa-Lobos, Turina and Debussy, offered in conjunction with Stickwork: Just Off the Beaten Track, on view through 2017, Linden Lane lawn (main campus entrance). See panel for more information.

MARCH 23, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert Hall

Holy Cross Chamber PlayersHoly Cross Chamber Players, featuring Carol Lieberman, violin; Jan Müller-Szeraws, cello; and Randall Hodgkinson, piano. Duos and Trios from the 19th and 20th centuries.

MARCH 24, 8 P.M.St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Mozart Requiem Holy Cross College Choirs, Chamber Singers, and Holy Cross Chamber OrchestraJoin the Holy Cross Choirs and Chamber Orchestra as they present the Mozart Requiem! Made famous by the 1984 film Amadeus, this musical masterpiece is not to be missed.

MARCH 27, 8 P.M.Hogan Ballroom

SPEAKIndian Kathak dance and American tap dance come together in this extraordinary collaboration that is rhythm, poetry, storytelling, music and dance. Joined by leading Indian classical and jazz musicians, SPEAK promises to thrill, provoke and move your spirit. See panel for more information.

MARCH 30, 7:30 P.M.Rehm Library, Smith HallReading by Lily HoangListen to Lily Hoang, the author of five books, including A Bestiary (winner of the inaugural Cleveland State University Poetry Center’s Nonfiction Contest) and Changing (recipient of a PEN Open Books Award). She also serves as Editor at Puerto del Sol and for Jaded Ibis Press.

MARCH 30, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert Hall

Xak Bjerken, pianoPianist Xak Bjerken presents a diverse program that explores how composers create color at the instrument from the cool moonlight of Debussy and the black sparkle of Scriabin, to recent kaleidoscopic works by Steven Stucky and Stephen Hartke.

MARCH 30–31, APRIL 1, APRIL 6–8, 8 P.M.Fenwick Theatre, O’Kane Hall 2nd floor

The Royal Family By George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberSteve Vineberg, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities, directs this American comedy classic about three generations of a famous theatrical family – fascinating narcissists whose offstage lives teem with melodrama. Ticket Box Office: (508) 793-2496. See panel for more information.

APRAPRIL 2, 3 P.M.St. Joseph Memorial Chapel Holy Cross Chapel Artist SeriesFeaturing Edoardo Bellotti, organ.

APRIL 4, 12:30 P.M. Brooks Concert HallFirst Tuesday Lunch ConcertArtist-in-Residence concert featuring Saul Bitrán, violin.

APRIL 4, 8 P.M. Seelos Theater, Kimball HallHome Within Kinan Azmeh, composer & clarinet; Kevork Mourad, live illustrations, visuals Home Within is an audio-visual project by Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh (Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble), and Syrian-Armenian visual artist, Kevork Mourad, offering an impressionistic reflection on the Syrian revolution and its aftermath. See panel for more information. APRIL 7, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert HallMusic Worcester Lara St. John, violinFiery violinist Lara St. John will perform with pianist Matt Herskowitz featuring works from their new album Shiksa/Lavuta. Lavuta, the Romanian word for violin, is a program of songs of the Jewish Diaspora from and around Eastern Europe. Sponsored by Music Worcester in collaboration with the Department of Music. Tickets: www.MusicWorcester.org

APRIL 18, 7:30 P.M. Seelos Theater, Kimball HallThe Nile Project One of the tightest cross-cultural collaborations in history, the Nile Project brings together musicians from the 11 Nile countries to make new music that combines the rich diversity of one of the oldest places on Earth. Using music to spark cultural curiosity, the Nile Project engages musicians and audiences, encouraging them to feel connected to the world’s longest river and to explore new approaches to itslarge-scale social, cultural, and environmental problems.

APRIL 18, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert Hall

H-CLEf ConcertH-CLEf (the Holy Cross Laptop Ensemble) presents a program of student-written compositions, classic electronica, and avant-garde concert works performed on student-designed electronic instruments created from laptops, smart phones, hacked game controllers, and microcontrollers.

APRIL 20, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert Hall

Spring Concert Holy Cross Jazz EnsembleThe spring concert of the Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble will include a variety of music from classic jazz repertoire, including the music of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker. The concert will also include music from the Great American Songbook, and will feature our special guest, Marshall Wood, who played bass with the legendary Tony Bennett.

APRIL 21, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert Hall

Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and TolstoyViolinist Markus Placci, pianist Victor Santiago Asunción and cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws join forces in a program featuring Beethoven’s iconic Kreutzer Sonata as well as Tchaikovsky’s epic Piano Trio in a minor in a program which is part of the international conference “Tolstoy and Christianity” organized by Predrag Cicovacki, professor of philosophy, and Olga Partan, assistant professor of Russian. Sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Modern Languages.

APRIL 23, 3 P.M.St. Joseph Memorial ChapelHoly Cross Chapel Artist Series Hans-Ola Ericsson, organ; Lena Weman, fluteProf. Ericsson is a concert organist from Sweden and professor of organ at McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Prof. Weman, also a native of Sweden, is a baroque flutist and chair of the Early Music department at McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

APRIL 26, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert Hall

Holy Cross Chamber OrchestraPresenting the opening concert for the Academic Conference featuring the Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra and student soloists.

APRIL 26, NOON–1 P.M.Cantor Art Gallery, O’Kane HallAcademic Conference Presentation, Senior Concentration SeminarPresentations of the Senior Concentration Seminar (see below) students as part of the Academic Conference.

APRIL 27, 5:30–7 P.M.Cantor Art Gallery, O’Kane HallOpening Reception, Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition 2017The Annual Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition, showcases the talents of graduating senior visual arts majors who have participated in a year-long studio seminar course, culminating with this presentation of their work in the Cantor Art Gallery. See panel for more information.

APRIL 28, 8 P.M.St. Joseph Memorial Chapel

Farewell to Seniors Holy Cross College Choir and Chamber SingersThis concert is a sampling of our graduating seniors’ favorite songs over the past four years. Join us as we say farewell to our seniors!

MAYMAY 2, 4 P.M.Brooks Concert HallStudent/Faculty RecitalStudents of the music department will perform along with their faculty at our end of semester Student/Faculty Recital. Students will individually perform music by various composers as well as in chamber groups.

MAY 3, 7 AND 9 P.M.Fenwick Theatre, O’Kane Hall, 2nd floor

Dance ConcertOur annual spring dance concert showcases vibrant work by the students in our Modern, Ballet and Jazz classes, choreographed by our talented Department of Theatre faculty, Kaela Lee, Jimena Bermejo and Audra Carabetta. A highly entertaining evening that always brings the season to a spectacular close.

MAY 5, 8 P.M.Brooks Concert Hall

Gamelan Gita Sari ConcertOne of Bali’s most renowned master artists of traditional dance/theatre, I Nyoman Catra specializes in the Kecak monkey dance and masked temple performances known as Topeng. A treat for all ages, the Balinese dance concert provides an opportunity for the community to experience the awe and wonder of the sacred art of Bali.

DIRECTIONS For driving directions, please see www.holycross.edu/maps-directions-and-transportation

1 BROOKS CONCERT HALL, FENWICK HALL

2 CANTOR ART GALLERY, O’KANE HALL

3 FENWICK THEATRE, O’KANE HALL

4 HOGAN CAMPUS CENTER

5 REHM LIBRARY, SMITH HALL

6 SEELOS THEATRE, KIMBALL HALL

7 ST. JOSEPH MEMORIAL CHAPEL

8 THE PIT THEATRE, O’KANE HALL

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