Calendar - Abbey Memorial Chapelhttps://events.mtholyoke.edu/abbey_chapel_7/calendarCalendar - Abbey Memorial ChapelTue, 08 Sep 2026 23:52:19 -040060en-usLocalistOct 17, 2026: Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra + Choral Forces: Family & Friends Concert at Abbey Memorial ChapelJoin friends and family at this time-honored MHC Tradition!

The MHC Glee Club, Chorale, and Chamber Singers present music selected from the Fall Season. The Mount Holyoke Symphony orchestra previews the upcoming Monsters Ball with the grand finale from Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty Suite. At the same time, the Family and Friends Choir will join forces with all the performers in a joint performance.

To sing in the Family and Friends Choir, join us for a short rehearsal from 9-11 am in McCulloch Auditorium in Pratt Hall, a modest breakfast will be provided for singers in the choir.

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Finale from Sleeping Beauty SuiteFelix Mendelssohn - Verleih uns Frieden (Grant Us Peace)

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5374536318337842.256818-72.575497Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -04002026-10-17T16:00:00-04:00https://events.mtholyoke.edu/event/family-friends-concert-choral-and-orchestraConcerts & PerformancesDec 3, 2026: Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra: Mary Lyon Concert at Abbey Memorial ChapelThe Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra honors the pioneering spirit of its founder through music by two remarkable women separated by more than a century.

Elfrida Andrée's powerful Second Symphony, a landmark of nineteenth-century orchestral writing, is paired with Jennifer Higdon's luminous Blue Cathedral, a meditation on memory, hope, and transcendence that has become one of America's most beloved contemporary orchestral works.

Elfrida Andree - Symphony No. 2 in A MinorJennifer Higdon - Blue Cathedral

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5382144450536242.256818-72.575497Thu, 03 Dec 2026 20:00:00 -05002026-12-03T20:00:00-05:00https://events.mtholyoke.edu/event/mary-lyon-concert-2026Concerts & PerformancesFeb 26, 2027: Orchestra & Glee Club: Consolations and Triumphs at Abbey Memorial ChapelCelebrating the 150th anniversary of choral music at Mount Holyoke, the Symphony Orchestra joins the historic Glee Club in Brahms's luminous Nänie, a meditation on beauty, loss, and the enduring power of art.

Framed by the festive Academic Festival Overture, the program culminates in Sibelius's Second Symphony—a stirring journey from quiet introspection to one of the most exhilarating triumphs in the orchestral repertoire.

Johannes Brahms - Academic OvertureJohannes Brahms - NänieJean Sibelius - Symphony No.2

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]]>tag:localist.com,2008:EventInstance_5382144451867942.256818-72.575497Fri, 26 Feb 2027 20:00:00 -05002027-02-26T20:00:00-05:00https://events.mtholyoke.edu/event/orchestra-glee-club-consolations-andConcerts & Performances