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Early Music Singers – Angels Singing: An Early Music Christmas

Department of Music · Memorial Church, 450 Jane Stanford Way, Building. 500, Stanford, CA 94305

Ring in the holiday season with the Stanford Early Music Singers, who present a program of Christmas music spanning five centuries. The ensemble presents repertoire by Machaut, Pycard, Josquin…

Stanford New Ensemble: Wind Power

Department of Music · Braun Music Center, Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305

The Stanford New Ensemble, under the direction of Joo-Mee Lee, presents an evening concert in Campbell Recital Hall showcasing 20th-century works for woodwinds, performed by talented student soloists.

WCLC: Clare Wilkinson and Jacob Heringman

University of Manchester · Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester

Presented by the Department of Music and the North West Early Music Forum.

Thursday Lunchtimes: Strauss Metamorphosen

Royal Northern College of Music · RNCM Concert Hall

Leonard Elschenbroich conductor Finn Anderson-Hendra celloNOVO Quartet and RNCM String Quartet Studio

Public seminar: Matthew P. Thompson (University College Dublin)

University of Oxford · Cinema, Schwarzman Centre

MATTHEW P. THOMSON is an Assistant Professor in Early Music at University College Dublin. Having completed his DPhil at Oxford under the supervision of Prof. Elizabeth Eva Leach, he went on to hold…

ON DISPLAY BROWN 2026

General · Brown Science Library

BE A PART OF ON DISPLAY BROWN 2026!

Lunchtime Curator Talk | California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area

Cantor Arts Center · Cantor Arts Center, Freidenrich Family Gallery (221), 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305

Join Maggie Dethloff, Assistant Curator of Photography and New Media, on this special tour of California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area.

Crafternoon with Alie Reilinger

MIT Open Space Programming · Building E38 (MIT Welcome Center), 292 MAIN ST, Cambridge, MA 02142

Free and open to all!

New South—Meriem Chabani

Department of Architecture · Building W41 (MET Warehouse), 1216, 134 MASSACHUSETTS Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

New South—Meriem Chabani Part of the MIT Fall 2026 Architecture Lecture Series. Presented with The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

Shepherd School Chamber Players: The Art of Shifting Colors

Shepherd School of Music · Stude Concert Hall, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA

Mixed instrumental ensembles perform a diverse range of chamber works in this Shepherd School Chamber Players program.

Relaxed Performance Festive Sing-along

University of Manchester · Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Manchester

Relaxed Performance Festive Sing-along, in collaboration with Sign Me Happy and Manchester Music Society.

Faculty of Music Lunchtime Recital Series

University of Oxford · Recital Hall, Schwarzman Centre

The Bate Collective

Screening of 'Zero Day Attack' (2025) with producer Cheng Hsin-Mei

SOAS University of London · DLT, SOAS Main Building

The Centre of Taiwan Studies is delighted to welcome Taiwanese producer Cheng Hsin-Mei for a special screening of the first episode of Zero Day Attack (2025), a political thriller series exploring…

Christmas on the Heights!

Boston College · Trinity Chapel, Boston College Law School, 883 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459, USA

The University Chorale of Boston College and Boston College Symphony Orchestra perform holiday favorites, including familiar carols with audience participation.

TACIT IMPROV & STORYTELLING

California Institute of Technology · Hameetman Center 206 - Frautschi Rehearsal Hall, Caltech, Pasadena

Ensemble OH?: Here I Love You

Department of Music · Dinkelspiel Auditorium, 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305

Ensemble OH? presents an evening concert in Dinkelspiel Auditorium featuring musical selections by Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, Phillip Glass, and more.

Baroque Sinfonia

Thornton School of Music · Newman Recital Hall (AHF 151), 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089

A Latin American Christmas Thornton Baroque Sinfonia Newman Recital Hall Friday, December 4th at 8pm

EMSI Early Music Series: A Latin American Christmas

Early Modern Studies Institute (EMSI) · USC Newman Recital Hall, 700 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089

With special guest Mary VanHoozer on the hurdy gurdy, the Thornton Baroque Sinfonia will perform Latin American holiday music. Rotem Gilbert and Jason Yoshida will direct.

Spirit of the Season

Shepherd School of Music · Morrison Theater, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA

Celebrate the holidays with a joyful performance featuring the Shepherd School’s talented voice and instrumental students! Enjoy holiday favorites and classic musical theater selections.

Landmarks at Night

Landmarks · James Turrell Skyspace

Join Landmarks for Landmarks at Night! Enjoy hot cocoa and a sunset viewing of The Color Inside before exploring campus and experiencing familiar works after dark.