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Bard College Professor Joan Tower Wins Musical America's 2020 Composer of the Year Award
Bard College Asher B. Edelman Professor in the Arts Joan Tower has been honored with one of the music industry’s most prestigious awards: Musical America’s Composer of the Year. “Trained in an era when academic modernism reigned, she developed from a composer of intensely wrought chamber works into a creator of dramatic orchestral music that can only be described as, well, towering,” writes Musical America. More >
Bard College Names New Chairs and Distinguished Professorships
Appointees include Susan Aberth in Art History, Valeria Luiselli in Written Arts, Kelly Reichardt in Film and Electronic Arts, and An-My Lê in Photography. More >

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  • Family + Alumni/ae Weekend
    October 25–27, 2019
    Head to Annandale for classes, tours, walks, apple tasting, and the Blithewood Sunset Soirée. Actor Morgan Green ’12 and choreographer Lisa Fagan ’11 will stage Marie Irene Fornes’ musical Promenade with undergraduate students.
  • Fisher Center 2019–20 Season
    Tickets on Sale Now
    Featuring Salman Rushdie, Tan Dun, Stephanie Blythe, The Orchestra Now, and more.