Campus Arts
Artist Profile: Phillip Golub ’16 on Composing With Audacity
Through microtonal pieces and music that exemplifies the power of authenticity, Golub is an example of a new wave of jazz composers who seek innovation.
Bending Perceptions: Psychedelic Art Show Takes Over AFVS Gallery
Through art, music, and social events like the exhibit, the Harvard Undergraduate Psychedelics Club has begun to make its own space in Harvard’s art scene.
Artist Profile: Jacek Smolicki Listens to the World
Jacek Smolicki, a Stockholm-based designer, researcher, and artist specializing in immersive environmental soundscapes, is Harvard’s 2026 Loeb/ArtLab fellow.
Harvard Ballet Company Presents Romance and Gothicism in ‘Nocturne’
Candela was the “heart of both acts,” according to Nagler, and their partnership with HBC added a layer of novelty to the production.
‘EXpedition’: Expressions Dance Company’s Standout Fall Showcase
Exciting and entertaining, the EXpedition was a true celebration of dance’s impact on campus.
Boston Ballet’s ‘Jewels’ Review: Ballet Brillante Returns
On Sunday Nov. 9, the Citizens Opera House sparkled with anticipation as George Balanchine’s “Jewels” made its long-awaited return to the Boston Ballet.
EESA Strikes a Chord With Second Annual Ethio-Jazz Soiree
The event was a hit last year, and so EESA wanted to continue the tradition. Given this year’s turnout, the Ethio-Jazz soiree is well on its way to becoming an annual fixture in the campus arts scene.
Artist Profile: Aaron Goldberg ’96 on Jazz as a Philosophy of Living
For Aaron Goldberg ’96, improvisation is not just musical technique, but an organizing principle of his life. Goldberg is no stranger to paving new pathways between the academic and artistic, analytic and emotional.
Boston Chamber Music Society Performs Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor, and Dvořák: An Electric Afternoon of Music
Throughout the three pieces, the musicians masterfully used dynamics, balance, and style to create a truly electric performance.
A Night of Warm Remembrance: Midori and Nodoka Okisawa Honor Ozawa with Dvořák and Takimitsu at the BSO
Ozawa's repertoire, artistic lineage, and spirit echoed powerfully throughout the Symphony Hall with the splendid performance of Midori and steady conducting of Okisawa.
Yuja Wang and Boston Symphony Orchestra: Fluidity in Sound
Together, Wang and the BSO set up an incredibly engaging performance, with sounds that lingered as echoes in the hall when the lights brightened and the applause began.
‘Through the Looking Glass’: Transported to a Whimsical Wonderland with Harvard Pops Orchestra
On Oct. 25, the Harvard Pops Orchestra transformed Lowell Lecture Hall into a world of whimsy and campus satire with their fall concert, “Through the Looking Glass.”
Artist Profile: Pontus Lidberg on Dance, Medicine, and ‘Embodied Storytelling’
Pontus Lidberg, an artist-in-residence at Harvard Medical School, is a dancer and filmmaker studying how individuals communicate about medicine.
‘Sketch, Shade, and Smudge’ Review: Harvard Art Museums Tells Stories Without Color
On Sept. 12, the Harvard Art Museums opened “Sketch, Shade, and Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black.”
Harvard Ballroom Dance Team’s Professional Showcase: A Step Towards Making Dancing More Accessible
On Oct. 19, the Harvard Ballroom Dance Team (HBDT) organized a professional showcase as part of their Harvard Beginners 2025 Competition.
Augustin Hadelich with the BSO: A Performance Worthy of a Modern Violin Great
This performance was a worthy tribute to the contrasting, yet equally expressive qualities of Romantic and contemporary classical music.
Fall On Campus: Autumnal Vignettes from Crimson Arts
I’ll notice the red leaves gathering on the edges of the wood, the lily pads fading beneath the autumn rainfall; the light wood growing darker from the water.
Artist Profile: Sneha Shrestha on Nepali Letters and Fostering a South Asian Arts Culture
Sneha Shrestha, the Arts Program Manager at Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family Institute of South Asian Studies, is a Nepali visual artist known for her work with graffiti, Nepali scripture, and larger canvas work.
Celestial Duality: Debussy and Mahler at the BSO
The pairing of Debussy and Mahler illuminated the BSO’s command of sound and sensitivity under Nelsons’ direction.
‘Edward Gorey: The Gloomy Gallery’ at Houghton Library Review: The Bleak and the Beautiful
The whimsical, slightly sinister, and always bizarre illustrations of Edward S. J. Gorey ’50 take on a new, distinctly Harvard quality.
Music 110 Finds Strength in Softness for Opening Concert
“A Night of Mahler” may have been a softer concert in design, but it revealed the orchestra’s depth, balance, and control.
Harvard’s Mittal Institute and MITHAS Host ‘Intersections’ Conference: The Art and Academia of Indian Classical Dance
Intersections was a two-day conference centered on traditional Indian dance.
BSO Presents Mozart and Strauss: A Heroic Evening of Musical Conviction
From Sept. 25 to 27, the Boston Symphony Orchestra presented a concert featuring Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony” and Richard Strauss’ tone poem “Ein Heldenleben.”
The Great Northeast Jug Band Festival: When the Audience Becomes the Band
Free, friendly, and proudly odd, the Arlington Center for the Arts’ Great Northeast Jug Band Festival filled the grass with blankets, picnic baskets, and a steady drift of listeners.
Matisse Is In My Room: A Look at the Student Print Rental Program at the Harvard Art Museums
At the beginning of each fall semester, Harvard students are given the opportunity to bring a part of a museum into their dorms.