ARTS FIRST at the Harvard Art Museums: Performance Fair in the Calderwood Courtyard and Adolphus Busch Hall

This event does not require a reservation; see further details below.

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 is as follows:

1–1:20pm
Shuunya
A series of original improvisations and compositions drawing from diverse musical traditions

1:30–1:50pm
Center Dance Company
Contemporary dance featuring selected movements from Bach’s Cello Suites

2–2:20pm
Radcliffe Pitches
A cappella classic jazz tunes

2:30–2:50pm
Continuo
Chamber music by local high school musicians and their Harvard student mentors

3–3:20pm
THUD
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
River Charles Ensemble
Chamber works by Saar, Schubert, Haydn, and Puccini

The schedule of performances in Adolphus Busch Hall is as follows:

1–1:20pm
VoxJazz
A cappella jazz standards

1:30–1:50pm
Zoltán Kodály’s Sonata for Solo Cello

2–2:20pm
John Butler’s “Ocean”
John Butler’s “Ocean” for solo acoustic guitar

2:30–3:20pm
Harvard Organ Society
Selections from the spring repertoire

3:30– 3:50pm
Opportunes
A cappella pop, soul, funk, R&B, and jazz music

4–4:20pm
’Cliffe Notes
A cappella jazz music and standards

4:30–4:50pm
Ballads of ardor and apathy

Please note that the Harvard Art Museums are offering free admission on Saturday, April 29, to support ARTS FIRST programming.

Free and open to everyone, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please visit the museum visit page to learn about our general policies for visiting the museums.

ARTS FIRST (April 27–30) is an annual festival organized by the Office for the Arts at Harvard that showcases creativity on campus.

The Harvard Art Museums are committed to accessibility for all visitors. For anyone requiring accessibility accommodations for our programs, please contact us at am_register@harvard.edu at least 48 hours in advance.