ARTS FIRST at the Harvard Art Museums: Performance Fair in the Calderwood Courtyard and Adolphus Busch Hall
When:
Saturday, Apr 29, 2023 1:00p -
5:00p
Saturday, Apr 29, 2023 1:00p -
5:00p
Where:
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Accessible Spots, Art, Music, Shows
As part of the ARTS FIRST Festival, organized by the Office for the Arts at Harvard, the Harvard Art Museums will present an afternoon of student performances in a wide variety of styles, in both the Calderwood Courtyard and Adolphus Busch Hall.
The schedule of performances in the Calderwood Courtyard (32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA) is as follows:
1–1:20pm
A series of original improvisations and compositions drawing from diverse musical traditions
1:30–1:50pm
Contemporary dance featuring selected movements from Bach’s Cello Suites
2–2:20pm
A cappella classic jazz tunes
2:30–2:50pm
Chamber music by local high school musicians and their Harvard student mentors
3–3:20pm
Alternative percussion and bucket drumming
3:30– 3:50pm
Richard Straus’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat Major, Op. 18
4–4:20pm
Chant de Linos for Flute and Piano
André Jolivet’s Chant de Linos for Flute and Piano performed by members of Mather House Chamber Music Society
4:30–4:50pm
Chamber works by Saar, Schubert, Haydn, and Puccini
The schedule of performances in Adolphus Busch Hall (29 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA) is as follows:
1–1:20pm
A cappella jazz standards
1:30–1:50pm
Zoltán Kodály’s Sonata for Solo Cello
2–2:20pm
John Butler’s “Ocean” for solo acoustic guitar
2:30–3:20pm
Selections from the spring repertoire
3:30– 3:50pm
A cappella pop, soul, funk, R&B, and jazz music
4–4:20pm
A cappella jazz music and standards
4:30–4:50pm
Please note that the Harvard Art Museums are offering free admission on Saturday, April 29, to support ARTS FIRST programming.
