Conference Highlights & Special Events

Thursday, Oct. 16
1:30-5:15 pm
Multipurpose Room, Bertelsmann Campus Center

• Prayer and chanting by two Tibetan monks, Bardor Tulku Rinpoche and Lama Tashi Topgyal, and Tom Schmidt of the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery) near Woodstock, NY to bless the conference and pray for its success. Location: Multipurpose Room, Bertelsmann Campus Center.
• Keynote lecture by Prof. Ter Ellingson of the University of Washington Location: Multipurpose Room,
• Balinese gamelan performance by Gamelan Giri Mekar of Bard College.

Friday, Oct. 17
8 pm
Multipurpose Room, Bertelsmann Campus Center

• Traditional Music from Vietnam. Concert featuring Vietnamese master artists led by Dr. Phong Nguyen.  Admission fee: $10. Free to registered conference attendees and those with Bard ID.

Saturday, Oct. 18
5:30 pm
Olin Hall Auditorium

• Music by Contemporary Chinese Composers. Concert featuring works by Chen Yi, Guo Wenjing, Shen Hsüeh-yung, Shen Yiwen, and Zhou Long, performed by students of the Bard Conservatory of Music. Admission fee: $5. Free to registered conference attendees and those with Bard ID.