ARTS FIRST at the Harvard Art Museums: Traditions and Variations in Adolphus Busch Hall

As part of the ARTS FIRST Festival, organized by the Office for the Arts at Harvard, Adolphus Busch Hall will present an afternoon of student performances in a wide variety of styles, from chamber music to a cappella.

1–1:20pm
Turkish Classical Music Ensemble
Turkish and Ottoman music from the 18th century to the present

1:30–1:50pm
Harvard South Asian Music Association
Indian classical medley

2–2:20pm
Eloise Hodges ’21 and Natalie Hodges ’19
Prokofiev’s Sonata in C Major and Bach’s Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins

2:30–2:50pm
Muqi Li ’19/New England Conservatory of Music
Storytelling with contemporary Chinese zither music

3–3:20pm
Upper Voices of the Harvard Choral Fellows
Vocal works by Edvard Grieg, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Ola Gjeilo

3:30–3:50pm
Brattle Street Chamber Players
Classical and contemporary music for string ensemble

4–4:10pm
Under Construction
Christian a cappella

4:15–4:35pm
Collegium Underground
Choral and contemporary a cappella

4:40–4:50pm
VoxJazz
Vocal jazz harmonies

This program will take place in Adolphus Busch Hall.

Free admission. Seating is first come, first served.

ARTS FIRST (May 2–5, 2019) is an annual festival organized by the Office for the Arts at Harvard that showcases student creativity on campus.

Please note that the Harvard Art Museums is offering free admission on Saturday, May 4, to support ARTS FIRST programming.

Today’s performance fair will replace regular public hours. Adolphus Busch Hall has regular public hours on Wednesdays, 1–5pm, and Saturdays, 10am–2pm (closed major holidays). The hall houses a unique collection of plaster casts of sculpture and architectural stonework from the High Middle Ages. Admission to the hall is always free.