Grammy Award winners Third Coast Percussion (TCP), the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center's ensemble-in-residence from 2013 to 2018 and also celebrating its 20th anniversary, perform with acclaimed Grammy Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery. Montgomery, who has received the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation and the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, is known for her works that blend classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness. Her music is widely performed by leading musicians and ensembles worldwide, making her a significant interpreter of 21st-century American sound and experience. GET TICKETS https://events.nd.edu/events/2025/04/27/third-coast-percussion-with-jessie-montgomery/

Grammy Award winners Third Coast Percussion (TCP), the center's ensemble-in-residence from 2013 to 2018 and also celebrating its 20th anniversary, perform with acclaimed Grammy Award-winning composer, violinist, and educator Jessie Montgomery. Montgomery, who has received the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation and the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, is known for her works that blend classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness. Her music is widely performed by leading musicians and ensembles worldwide, making her a significant interpreter of 21st-century American sound and experience. The recital will showcase Montgomery's talents as a composer and a violinist and feature a new percussion quartet composition commissioned by TCP, which explores various sounds and characters using a compact percussion setup. This piece will be paired with Lou Harrison's Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra, drawing inspiration from the lively sounds of Javanese gamelan. Join us in welcoming Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore, and Jessie Montgomery as they redefine the classical music experience. https://performingarts.nd.edu/event/17158/third-coast-percussion-with-jessie-montgomery/

Third year DMA organ student Joseph Balistreri will present a recital. This performance will be live-streamed. The program can be viewed here. This event is free and open to the public. Originally published at sacredmusic.nd.edu. https://cslc.nd.edu/news-and-events/events/2025/04/27/organ-recital-joseph-balistreri-third-year-dma/

Diversity, along a range of dimensions (e.g., cultural, racial/ethnic, sexuality, gender, neurotype,disability, etc.) offers both challenges and opportunities to any relationship. This session is designedto provide scholars the knowledge and skills to: 1) improve and expand understanding of howdiversity influences mentor-mentee interactions and 2) recognize the impact that conscious andunconscious assumptions and biases bring to mentoring relationships and how to manage them. Lunch will be provided. Registration: https://gradconnect.nd.edu/register/?id=75f752d2-91cd-4dfb-93b7-2e661d468cb8

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Join Grad Life and yoga instructor Steve Krojo for a relaxing session of free yoga. Mats provided. All graduate and professional students, postdocs, and their spouses are welcome. Please register on RecRegister in advance of attendance to ensure your spot.  Find the right session by following these steps: Classifications> Restricted Fitness Class>Private Graduate Student Life>Register.