Music Program and Bard Ethnomusicology Present
The Bard College Georgian Choir Spring Concert
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Bard Hall
8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
The Bard College Georgian Choir presents a program of traditional polyphonic folk and liturgical songs from The Republic of Georgia. Georgian Polyphony has been celebrated worldwide by the likes of Werner Herzog, Kate Bush, Billy Joel, the Coen Brothers, Alan Lomax, and even Igor Stravinsky! UNESCO has declared Georgian polyphonic song to be a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. A Georgian song was even included on the legendary Golden Disc launched into space on the Voyager Spacecraft in 1977, one example of the finest musical achievements of mankind.8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Bard Hall