"The Big Broadcast!"

Name: "The Big Broadcast!"
Start: 2026-03-07T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Chapin Auditorium

Schedule

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Chapin Auditorium | South Hadley, MA

“The Big Broadcast!,” a popular musical tradition and signature Mount Holyoke College event, will present its 21st anniversary concert Saturday, March 7 in Chapin Auditorium on the college’s campus. There will be two performances — 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Snow date is March 8.

“The Big Broadcast!” is a unique recreation of a 1940s-style radio show, complete with news, commercials, popular songs, and a radio play in the old Western serial style.

Sponsors are Mount Holyoke College, Loomis Communities, 22News, PeoplesBank, NEPM, Reminder Publications, The Republican and MassLive.

22News meteorologist Brian Lapis returns to “The Big Broadcast!” in his role as the show’s host, Fred Kelley. Mark Gionfriddo, director of the Mount Holyoke College Jazz Ensembles, is the show’s creative director. “The Big Broadcast” is a production of the Mount Holyoke College Big Band, Vocal Jazz, and Chamber Jazz ensembles. Part concert, part theater, the show is produced by students with Gionfriddo playing the role of band leader Matt Morgan.