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 most are free and open to fully vaccinated members of the public.
For further information about the lecture and concert series, call 845-758-7196.
Friday, March 29, 2024 | 5:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Noon Concert: Conservatory Students Perform Short Selections
Monday, April 1, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Students perform short selections from a wide range of solo and chamber works. Free and open to the public. Livesstreamed on the Conservatory YouTube channel.
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Bard College Conservatory of Music; Music Program presents
Da Capo Chamber Players
Saturday, April 13, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Degree Recital: Yixin Wang, guzheng, with Nomin Samdan
Sunday, April 14, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Noon Concert: Conservatory Students Perform Short Selections
Monday, April 15, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Students perform short selections from a wide range of solo and chamber works. Free and open to the public. Livestreamed on the Conservatory YouTube channel.
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Friday, April 19, 2024 | 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Bard Conservatory Graduate Conducting Program presents
Entr’acte: Intergenerational Romanticism
Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
A Graduate Conducting Degree Recital with the Orchestra Now
The Degree Recital is the culminating project of the Graduate Conducting Program. Given during the second year of study, students have the opportunity to conduct the repertoire of their choice in this concert.
Joined by members of the Bard Conservatory Orchestra and Vocal Arts Program, the current graduating class of the Graduate Conducting Program lead The Orchestra Now in their culminating degree recital.
German Romanticism makes up the extent of the program, from Felix Mendelssohn’s concert overture Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, to Johannes Brahms’ Second Symphony, and lastly to highlights from Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier. Two American interludes are weaved within the program, featuring John Adams’ the Chairman Dances and Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte.
Friday, April 26, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Friday, April 26, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Raised in Southern California, Christopher Nelson is a violinist that has performed music ranging in style from Monteverdi to Kurtág. He has attended several prominent music festivals including the Aspen Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, Round Top Festival Institute, Taconic Chamber Intensive, and Madeline Island Chamber Music. Influential teachers Christopher has studied with include William Fitzpatrick, Moni Simeonov, Daniel Phillips, Paul Kantor, and Gail Mellert. During his studies at Chapman University (BM ‘20), Christopher developed an engulfing interest in the history of the Soviet Union through the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. In the years following the COVID-19 lockdowns, Christopher gained teaching experience as an itinerant music teacher in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, leading group classes as well as teaching privately in the area. He also worked closely with Chapman University’s Keyboard Collaborative Arts Department, rehearsing with graduate pianists in the program as the violinist in various piano trio ensembles. Christopher is currently a student of Carmit Zori in the Graduate Instrumental Arts Program at Bard College (MM ‘24). Free and open to the public.E-mail: [email protected]
Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Emily Finke, soprano, and Viktoria Sarkadi, piano
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Sarah Nalty, soprano, and Gabriele Zemaityte, piano
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Abbegael Greene, soprano, and Nomin Samdan, piano
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Noon Concert: Conservatory Students Perform Short Selections
Monday, April 29, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Students perform selections from a wide range of solo and chamber works. Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Friday, May 3, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Friday, May 3, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Colton Cook, baritone, and Bat-Erdene Batbileg, piano
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Jun Mo Yang, tenor, and Ahra Oh, piano
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Taylor Mackenzie Adams, soprano, and Pei-Hsuan Shen, piano
Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Monday, May 6, 2024 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Monday, May 6, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
“I have two goals in my heart: I don’t just want to establish a musical idea…. I want to develop a cross-cultural idea that brings nature and classical music, ancient and modern, together.”—Tan Dun
Dean of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and UNESCO Global Goodwill Ambassador, Tan Dun, has made an indelible mark on the world’s music scene with a repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical music, multimedia performance, and Eastern and Western traditions. On May 11, Tan Dun conducts the Conservatory Orchestra.
Sunday, May 12, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Sunday, May 12, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Thursday, May 16, 2024 | 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Monday, May 20, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Monday, May 20, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
E-mail: [email protected]