# Arts & Music ## expand\_more There are many aspects to the Arts in Winthrop and we are always looking for chances to showcase the talent and work of our amazing Winthropians! If you are an artist of any kind (musical, visual, performance, …) and would like to perform at a Winthrop event or learn about opportunities to have your work featured in the House, please contact our House Administrator and/or our [Arts & Music tutors](/people?f%5B0%5D=hwp_c_advisingareas12%3A122846). Winthrop has a number of spaces available, including the [Third Wrangler Art and Design Room](/art-room), the [Lorraine E. Chickering Music Rooms](/music-rooms), as well as several pianos in the House. ## Arts & Music Team [### Radhika Agarwal ](/people/radhika-agarwal) [radhika\_agarwal@hms.harvard.edu](mailto:radhika_agarwal@hms.harvard.edu)Resident Tutor Community is something I deeply value, and I'm thrilled to be a part of the resident tutor team. I grew up in Indiana and earned my degree in Biochemistry from Indiana University Bloomington in 2015. During my undergraduate years, I also had the... ![Radhika headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/r.agarwal_rt2_1_0.png?itok=csW9D7z9) [### Matt Agboola ](/people/matt-agboola) Resident Tutor Hey Winthrop! I’m excited to join the community as a resident tutor this year alongside my partner, Michelle. I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved with my family to Washington, D.C. at a young age. I attended high school in Rockville, MD, and later... ![Headshot of Matt, wearing a maroon sweater with a tan background.](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/Matt%20Agboola.jpg?itok=sPzOF-nt) [### Zahra Ahmed ](/people/zahra-ahmed) Non-Resident Tutor Hi Winthrop! I’m Zahra, an educator, artist, and leadership coach who’s passionate about helping people grow into thoughtful, creative, and courageous leaders. By day, I work in faculty development at the Harvard Division of Continuing Education, where I... ![headshot Zahra](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Photo_Zahra_Ahmed.jpg?itok=u6KY23EN) [### Michelle Bartolo-Cruz ](/people/michelle-bartolo-cruz) Resident Tutor Michelle is originally from Mexico City and is excited to be part of the Winthrop House community. She’s a biochemist and molecular biologist by training, focused on infectious disease. Previously worked in academia on point-of-care diagnostics research... ![Headshot of Michelle with a gray background wearing a black and white stripped top.](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/Michelle_Bartolo-Cruz.jpg?itok=LREIFCCr) [### Ian Chan ](/people/ian-chan) Non-Resident Tutor I'm Ian (he/they) and I'm thrilled to be a Winthrop NRT! Born in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto, I graduated from Harvard in 2023, concentrating in Linguistics and Mathematics with a secondary in Music and a Concurrent Master's in Linguistics. As an... ![Photo of Ian](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/ian_png.jpg?itok=sgQXDo64) [### Ben Cosgrove ](/people/ben-cosgrove) Non-Resident Tutor Senior Common Room Ben Cosgrove is a traveling composer-performer whose music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment. Ben has performed in every U.S. state except for Delaware, collaborated with artists ranging from rock bands to essayists, and held artist... ![photo of Non-Resident Tutor, Ben playing the piani](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/ben_cosgrove_promo_image.jpg?itok=DMQtISr-) [### Ethan Cowan ](/people/ethan-cowan) Non-Resident Tutor I’m currently a doctoral student in the Hagley Program in the History of Capitalism, Technology, and Culture at the University of Delaware. I graduated from the Divinity School in May of 2024, where I focused on a combination of Jewish studies and the... ![ethan_01.jpeg](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/ethan_01.jpeg?itok=tQAZBo7k) [### Alex Gordon ](/people/alec-gordon) Non-Resident Tutor Alex Gordon plays the piano and organ in a variety of genres. He studied music theory at Harvard and received a Master’s degree in Modern American Music from the Longy School of Music. For over 20 years, he has taught piano lessons in and around his... ![Photo of Non-Resident Tutor, Alex facing the camera](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/winthrop-house/files/alex_gordon_photo_1.jpg?itok=963I-00a) [### Max Guo ](/people/max-guo) Non-Resident Tutor Hey Throp! My name is Max, and I'm currently a first-year PhD student at Harvard in Economics. I was also an undergraduate, class of 2023, and I was right here in Winthrop! I'm very excited to be part of the community once again. As an undergraduate, I... person [### Jack Huang ](/people/jack-huang) Resident Tutor Hey Winthrop! I'm thrilled to be part of the Winthrop family with my wife Michelle. I graduated from Harvard where I started HealthPALs (Health Peer Advisors and Liaisons), a team of students fostering greater collaboration between the campus community... ![Michelle and Jack](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/Michelle%20Jack%20Aug%202025.jpg?itok=gM7QzwCo) [### Grant Jones ](/people/grant-jones) Resident Tutor "Hello! My name is Grant Jones, and I am thrilled to be a part of the Winthrop House resident tutor staff. I was born and raised right here in Boston, attended Harvard as an undergrad, and lived in Winthrop House during my college years. It feels great to... ![Grant Jones](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-08/Grant%20Jones%20Aug%202025.jpeg?itok=8Gl0b_Qx) [### Liz Kaye ](/people/liz-kaye) Non-Resident Tutor My name is Liz Kaye, and I lived in Winthrop House as an undergraduate, graduating in 2021. I studied psychology and completed a thesis in Evolutionary Psychology, which was a great formative experience. At Harvard, I was involved with the RVL/lightweight... ![Liz Kaye](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/Headshot.jpg?h=b1a1508d&itok=LGnIL0pT)