Offering Unique Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
- Undergraduate Double Degree in Liberal Arts and Music Performance (BA and BM)
- Graduate Degree in Vocal Arts (MM)
- Graduate Degree in Conducting (MM)
- Graduate Degree in Instrumental Studies (MM)
- Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture (MA)
- Advanced Performance Studies
- Postgraduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship
The Bard Conservatory also offers a Preparatory Division for students ages 3 to 18.
Featured News
Bard College Conservatory of Music and Graduate Vocal Arts Program Present Orphée aux enfers on March 8 and 10
The Bard College Conservatory of Music and Graduate Vocal Arts Program present Jacques Offenbach’s Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld). In a production by stage director Katherine M. Carter, the opera will be performed by Bard Conservatory of Music Vocal Arts Program singers with the Bard Conservatory Orchestra, conducted by James Bagwell, director of music performance studies and professor of music at Bard.
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Bard College Faculty and Alumna Win 2024 GRAMMY Awards
At the 66th annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony, the Recording Academy honored first-time GRAMMY award winners Bard Composer in Residence Jessie Montgomery, who won Best Contemporary Classical Composition for “Rounds,” and Bard Conservatory of Music’s Graduate Vocal Arts Program alumna Julia Bullock MM ’11, who won Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for Walking in the Dark. Artistic Director of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program Stephanie Blythe is featured on the album Blanchard: Champion, which won for Best Opera Recording.
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Upcoming Events
- 3/29Friday
Peter Wiley Cello Studio Recital
5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space - 4/01Monday
Noon Concert: Conservatory Students Perform Short Selections
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space - 4/05Friday
Degree Recital: WOVEN DUO Esteban Ganem, percussion, and Viktoria Sarkadi, piano
8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space