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2013

Abigail Levis, VAP graduate, wins Classical Singer Competition

Abigail Levis, VAP graduate, wins Classical Singer Competition
Bard Conservatory Vocal Arts Program student Abigail Levis is the winner of the 2013 Classical Singer Competition in the Young Artist ...

Profile article about the genesis of the Bard Conservatory of Music and the Bard Conservatory Orchestra.

Please click here for an article by Philip Ehrensaft about the genesis of the Bard Conservatory and the Conservatory Orchestra. ...

Bard Faculty Member clarinetist Anthony McGill interviewed on MSNBC

Click the link to watch an interview with Bard Faculty member, Anthony McGill on MSNBC. ...

Bard Faculty member Erica Kiesewetter reviewed by the NY Times

Bard Faculty member Erica Kiesewetter reviewed by the NY Times
" Erica Kiesewetter, the concertmaster, gave a lively, lovely account of the miniature violin concerto in the third act ...

A Brand-New Tradition
Bard College Singers and Composers at the Morgan Library 

A Brand-New TraditionBard College Singers and Composers at the Morgan Library 
First Songs Dawn Upshaw singing at this showcase for Bard College's voice program, accompanied by Kayo Iwama, at the Morgan Library.
"It is hard enough for a young composer to invent sounds. But Tamzin Elliott invented an entire culture."- NY Times ...

Bard clarinet faculty member and principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony McGill, featured on NBC News with his brother and principal flute of the Seattle Symphony, Demarre McGill.

A video profile of the Bard Conservatory facutly member and his inspiring story of how early music education combined with love and ...

Bard College Conservatory to celebrate grand opening of the Lázló Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building.

Bard College Conservatory to celebrate grand opening of the Lázló Z. Bitó
Celebrations will commence Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3:00 PM with chamber music in the studios, followed by a performance in the new ...

Bard Conservatory of Music Concerto Competition Winners Announced!

2013-14 Winners of the Concerto Competition are:To Play with the ASO       Zhi Ma, violin      ...

Mezzo-soprano Solange Merdinian, '09 (Bard Vocal Arts Program), performed at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC in an opera by Astor Piazzolla,  ‘María de Buenos Aires.’ "(Solange Merdinian) possesses a smoldering stage presence ... "-NY Times

Mezzo-soprano Solange Merdinian,
On March 15 Solange Merdinian sang the lead role in the opera ‘María de Buenos Aires' by Astor Piazzolla in a production ...

Save The Date May 22, 2013 for The Bard Music Festival Gala Featuring The Bard Conservatory Orchestra

The concert by the Bard Conservatory Orchestra will take place at Alice Tully Hall in NYC on May 22, 2013 at 7PM and will be followed ...

Save the Date! Bard Commencement May 24-26, 2013. 

Save the Date! Bard Commencement May 24-26, 2013. 
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Bard Alum Solange Merdinian Mezzo-Soprano Gives Debut Recital in Argentina after extensive world tour.

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Bard Cellist Emma Schmiedecke in Recital with Pianist Chorong Park featuring works by Bach, Rachmoninoff, Schumann and Massenet.

Bard Cellist, Emma Schmiedecke in collaboration with Pianist, Chorong Park with perform a recital on February 24 at 3:00PM at the ...

Bard French Horn Player Ferenc Farkas Wins Hungarian Orchestra Job

Conservatory student Ferenc Farkas has successfully earned a french horn position as a member of the MAV Symphony Orchestra in Hungary ...

Bard's Dylan Mattingly is Musical America's Artist of the Month

Bard's Dylan Mattingly is Artist of the Month at the Musical America magazine for February. Dylan has been on a role the last several ...

Da Capo Chamber Players: Raising Voices and Awareness for Overlooked Works 

Click the link to read a fascinating article about a concert given recently in NYC by the Da Capo Chamber Players honoring Black ...