The Bard College Conservatory of Music presents performances and master classes featuring students, faculty, and guest artists from September through May each year. Venues include the Bitó Conservatory Building Performance Space at 60 Blithewood Avenue, as well as the Fisher Center, Chapel of the Holy Innocents, Olin Hall and other Bard College campus locations. Most events are free and all are open to fully vaccinated members of the public.
Degree Recital: Christopher Nelson, violin, with pianists Neilson Chen and Yilin Li
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
Works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alfred Schnittke, and Dmitri Shostakovich
Raised in Southern California, Christopher Nelson is a violinist who has performed music ranging from Monteverdi to Kurtág. He has participated in music festivals including the Aspen Music Festival, National Repertory Orchestra, Round Top Festival Institute, Taconic Chamber Intensive, and Madeline Island Chamber Music. Influential teachers include William Fitzpatrick, Moni Simeonov, Daniel Phillips, Paul Kantor, and Gail Mellert. Christopher is currently a student of Carmit Zori in the Graduate Instrumental Arts Program at Bard College (MM ‘24).
Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Emily Finke, soprano, Colby Bond, clarinet, 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. Download Event ProgramE-mail: [email protected]
Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: "LA BONNE CHANSON" with 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. Download Event ProgramE-mail: [email protected]
Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: "Mondsternlieder" with 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.
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Noon Concert: Conservatory Students Perform Short Works for Cello, Piano, Violin, Voice, and Horn
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.
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Friday, May 3, 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, 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
Degree Recital: "Looking Back" Kamil Karpiak, oboe, with Shao-Chu Pan, piano, and a wind quintet.
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Download Event ProgramE-mail: [email protected]
Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Jun Mo Yang, tenor, and Yi-Hsuan Hsia, 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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Sunday, May 5, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
Shutong Li, conductor
The Bard Chinese Ensemble presents its fourth concert of the academic year, and this is going to be the best one yet! Conductor Shutong Li once again offers new arrangements of major Chinese orchestral music, plus three exciting concertos for erhu, konghou (Chinese harp), and percussion.
Monday, May 6, 2024 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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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
Tan Dunconductor
with guests
Zhang Mengsheng Han Yanpipa Wenwen Liusuona Bowen Yangchiba Yunqi Zhuerhu
Stravinsky Fireworks
Tan Dun Concerto for Six
Stravinsky Song of the Nightingale
Tan Dun Passacaglia: Secret of Wind and Birds
“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 | 2:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Sunday, May 12, 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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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.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Olin Hall Free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations needed.
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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.
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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.
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Sunday, May 19, 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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Monday, May 20, 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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Monday, May 20, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
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Guest Artist Recital: Anmari van der Westhuizen, cello, performing works by contemporary South African Composers
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
An Hour-long Lunchtime Concert
Cellist Anmari van der Westhuizen has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in more than 17 countries across the globe. She is associate professor and head of the renowned Odeion String Quartet at the University of the Free State in South Africa. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Stellenbosch, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Hochschüle für Musik in Cologne. She holds a PhD in Music performance from the University of Pretoria. She has been recognized for her contributions toward arts and culture in South Africa and has performed many premieres of cello works by both Austrian and South African composers.
Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents
Degree Recital: Colton Cook, baritone, and Bat-Erdene Batbileg, piano
Tuesday, May 21, 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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Tuesday, May 21, 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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