Events
The Bard College Conservatory of Music presents the popular series, Conservatory Concerts and Lectures. Performances and master classes feature faculty members and students of The Bard College Conservatory of Music and are free and open to the public.
For further information about the lecture and concert series, call 845-758-7196.
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Conservatory Faculty Recital - Melvin Chen, piano
Friday, February 10, 2012, 8:00 pm, Olin Hall
Program includes Beethoven, Bagatelles Op. 126; Schubert, Sonata in B-flat major; and Tower,
Steps and
Ebony and Ivory.
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Faculty Recital - Marka Gustavvson, viola and Frank Corliss, piano
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 3:00 pm, Olin Hall
Program includes Hindemith's Sonata in F, Op. 11 No. 4; Rochberg's Viola Sonata; Bach's Viola da Gamba Sonata in D major; and John Halle's Sonata for viola and piano.
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Noon Concert
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 12:00 pm, Olin Hall
Mendelssohn's Elijah - American Symphony Orchestra and Bard College Conservatory Orchestra Joint Concert
Friday, February 17, 2012, 8:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Mendelssohn's
Elijah performed by members of the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra and members of the American Symphony Orchestra, with singers of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program, The Bard College Chamber Singers, and Cappella Festiva.
Leon Botstein, music director and conductor
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
James Bagwell, chorusmaster
with Graduate Vocal Arts Program Soloists:
Hannah Goldshlack and Jacquelyn Stucker, sopranos
Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano
Hyunhak Kim and Barrett Radziun, tenors
Suggested Donation: $20 orchestra seating; $15 parterre/first balcony; minimum donation $5. Free to Bard community with ID.
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Faculty Recital - Peter Wiley, cello
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 3:00 pm, Olin Hall
with guest artist Anna Polonsky, piano.
The complete Beethoven works for cello and piano, Part 1Sonata in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1
Sonata in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1
Twelve Variations on Handel's "See the Conqu'ring Hero comes"
Sonata in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2
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Mendelssohn's Elijah - American Symphony Orchestra and Bard College Conservatory Orchestra Joint Concert
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Mendelssohn's
Elijah performed by members of the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra and members of the American Symphony Orchestra, with singers of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program, The Bard College Chamber Singers, and Cappella Festiva.
Leon Botstein, music director and conductor
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
James Bagwell, chorusmaster
with Graduate Vocal Arts Program Soloists:
Hannah Goldshlack and Jacquelyn Stucker, sopranos
Abigail Levis, mezzo-soprano
Hyunhak Kim and Barrett Radziun, tenors
Suggested Donation: $20 orchestra seating; $15 parterre/first balcony; minimum donation $5. Free to Bard community with ID.
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Faculty Recital - Peter Wiley, cello
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3:00 pm, Olin Hall
with guest artist Anna Polonsky, piano.
The complete Beethoven works for cello and piano, Part 2
Seven Variations on Mozart's "Bei Männern"
Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2
Twelve Variations on Mozart's "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66
Sonata in A Major, Op. 69
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Noon Concert
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 12:00 pm, Olin Hall
Faculty/Student Chamber Concert
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 3:00 pm, Olin Hall
An Opera Double Bill
Friday, March 9, 2012, 8:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Two one-act operas, including the world premiere of
Four Sisters, by composer Elena Langer, and Rameau's
Nélée et Myrthis. The operas will be preceded by staged presentations of two short works by Montéclair and Monteverdi. Featuring the singers of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program and the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra.
Marc Verzatt, director
James Bagwell, conductor
Tickets: $25, $35, $100*
*The $100 ticket includes priority seating and an invitation to a special champagne reception on Sunday, March 11 ($75 tax deductible). All ticket sales benefit the Scholarship Fund of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
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An Opera Double Bill
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 3:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Two one-act operas, including the world premiere of
Four Sisters, by composer Elena Langer, and Rameau's
Nélée et Myrthis. The operas will be preceded by staged presentations of two short works by Montéclair and Monteverdi. Featuring the singers of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program and the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra.
Marc Verzatt, director
James Bagwell, conductor
Tickets: $25, $35, $100*
*The $100 ticket includes priority seating and an invitation to a special champagne reception on Sunday, March 11 ($75 tax deductible). All ticket sales benefit the Scholarship Fund of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
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Noon Concert
Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 12:00 pm, Olin Hall
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 8:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Faculty Recital - Laurie Smukler, violin
Friday, March 23, 2012, 8:00 pm, Olin Hall
with guest artist Jane Coop, piano. Program includes Stravinsky,
Suite Italienne; Bartók, Violin Sonata No. 2; Janáček, Violin Sonata; and Prokofiev, Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major.
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Conservatory Sundays: Music Alive!
Sunday, March 25, 2012, 3:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Curated by composer Joan Tower and pianist Blair McMillen. This exciting program of 20th- and 21st-century music and video, showcasing works by composers young and old, features more than 40 students from the Conservatory, including many graduating seniors.
Suggested Donation: $20 orchestra seating; $15 parterre/first balcony; minimum donation $5. Free to Bard community with ID.
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Noon Concert
Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 12:00 pm, Olin Hall
Chamber Music Conert
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 8:00 pm, Olin Hall
Noon Concert
Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 12:00 pm, Olin Hall
Noon Concert
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 12:00 pm, Olin Hall
Graduate Vocal Arts Program Acting Recital
Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 8:00 pm, Olin Hall
An evening of songs and monologues, performed by singers of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program and the Collaborative Piano Fellows.
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Conservatory Sundays: Conservatory Orchestra
Sunday, May 6, 2012, 3:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
with music director Leon Botstein and Conservatory faculty soloist Weigang Li, violin. Program includes Stravinsky's Divertimento, Symphonic Suite for Orchestra from the ballet
The Fairy's Kiss; Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 and
Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58.
Suggested Donation: $20 orchestra seating; $15 parterre/first balcony; minimum donation $5. Free to Bard community with ID.
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Noon Concert
Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 12:00 pm, Olin Hall
Spring Chamber Music Marathon, Part I
Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8:00 pm, Olin Hall
Spring Chamber Music Marathon, Part II
Sunday, May 13, 2012, 1:00 pm, Olin Hall
Noon Concert
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 12:00 pm, Olin Hall
Graduate Vocal Arts Program Concert
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 4:00 pm, Olin Hall
A concert of French songs and arias, performed by singers of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program and the Collaborative Piano Fellows.
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