Press Releases by Date
June 2000
06-24-2000
THE HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE SERIES CONCLUDES WITH A CONCERT BY THE ORION STRING QUARTET WITH GUEST ARTIST PIANIST BLANCA URIBE Full Story
06-20-2000
"WRITING OUT ILLNESS" IS THE TOPIC OF AN ALL-DAY WRITERS' WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY, JULY 8
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06-01-2000
INNOVATIVE SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTERS ITS SECOND YEAR AT BARD COLLEGE
Intensive language instruction in Hebrew and Arabic and cultural activities leading to greater understanding of Jewish and Arab cultures are goals of the pro Full Story
06-01-2000
"THE NOW AND PRESENT FLUTE," A SEMINAR AND TWO RECITALS AT BARD COLLEGE
Opening recital features flutists Patricia Spencer and Melissa Sweet, with pianist Linda Hall; closing recital features performances by participants in the seminar
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May 2000
05-27-2000
LARGEST GRADUATING CLASS IN BARD COLLEGE’S HISTORY TO RECEIVE DEGREES AT THE COLLEGE’S ONE HUNDRED FORTIETH COMMENCEMENT ON SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2000
Honorary Degree Recipients Will Be Biochemist Arnold J. Levine, Who Will Give the Commencement Address, F Full Story
05-23-2000
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED THEOLOGY AT BARD COLLEGE PRESENTS A LUNCHEON LECTURE ON "JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN PUBLIC ETHICS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE"
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05-18-2000
KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO IS FEATURED PERFORMER FOR THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE'S FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY SEASON AT BARD COLLEGE
"There is no finer piano trio than Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson," Chicago Sun Times
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05-05-2000
GALA SPRING CONCERT AT BARD COLLEGE FEATURES GAMELAN, JAZZ, ELECTRIC JAZZ GUITAR, AND VOCAL ENSEMBLES Full Story
05-05-2000
ASTON MAGNA SETS SUMMER SERIES AT BARD COLLEGE Full Story
April 2000
04-28-2000
THE HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE CELEBRATES ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH A STELLAR ARTISTIC LINEUP
Performers include the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, pianist Ursula Oppens and violinist Rolf Schulte, and pianist Blanca Uribe with the Full Story
04-25-2000
WOODSTOCK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PREMIERES WORK BY RICHARD TEITELBAUM ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Full Story
04-24-2000
CONGRESSMAN MAURICE HINCHEY SPEAKS AT "CAPITOL ROUNDUP" ON THURSDAY, APRIL 27 AT BARD COLLEGE
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JOHN ASHBERY POETRY SERIES CONCLUDES WITH READING ON FRIDAY, MAY 5 AT BARD COLLEGE Full Story
04-21-2000
DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS PERFORM WORKS BY DVORÁK AND FIVE CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS ON SUNDAY, MAY 7
Composers include Antonin Dvorák, Martin Bresnick, Marc Mellits, Belinda Reynolds, Richard Teitelbaum, and Larry Wallach
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04-18-2000
BARD COLLEGE AND RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOLS CONTINUE COLLABORATION WITH BRIDGES PROGRAM
Activities will include performances by the Gamelan ensemble, bilingual puppet shows, and a senior project play
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04-17-2000
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM WILL SPEAK AT BARD COLLEGE ON MONDAY, APRIL 24 He is "one of our very best writers," says Richard Eder in the Los Angeles Times
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THE HUDSON VALLEY GAMELAN PRESENTS TWO EVENTS AT BARD COLLEGE, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, AND FRIDAY, APRIL 28 Bard events include the Gamelan's annual spring concert and a Full Story
04-12-2000
PIANISTS ALAN GAMPEL AND JOAN TOWER PRESENT LECTURE/RECITAL AT BARD COLLEGE
Featuring works by Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, and Tower
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04-11-2000
CELLIST ROBERT MARTIN AND VIOLINIST ERIC WYRICK JOIN AMERICAN SYMPHONY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA IN PROGRAM OF WORKS BY TCHEREPNIN, MENDELSSOHN, AND BEETHOVEN AT BARD-VASSAR CONCERTS
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04-11-2000
ARCHAEOLOGIST LAWRENCE E. STAGER OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE RECENT DISCOVERY OF THE OLDEST KNOWN DEEP-WATER SHIPWRECKS
Lecture will explore "Phoenician Port Power: The Organization of Maritime Trade and Hinterland Production" on Wednesd Full Story
04-06-2000
JOHN ASHBERY POETRY SERIES CONTINUES ON FRIDAY, APRIL 14, WITH READINGS BY CLARK COOLIDGE AND MICHAEL GIZZI Full Story
04-05-2000
ACTOR AND DIRECTOR JOHN TURTURRO WILL DISCUSS HIS RECENT FILM ILLUMINATA AND PERFORM IN "AN EVENING OF STORYTELLING" ON SATURDAY, APR Full Story
04-05-2000
THE BARD CENTER PRESENTS CELLIST DAVID CALHOUN AND PIANIST SUSAN WALTERS PERFORMING WORKS BY BACH, BEETHOVEN, AND CHOPIN Full Story
04-04-2000
"SONGS OF LOVE AND LONGING" ARE FEATURED IN A CONCERT ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, AT BARD COLLEGE
Mezzo-soprano Joan Fuerstman will be joined by bass-baritone Arthur Burrows, pianist Bari Mort, and harpsichordist Frederick Hammond
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04-03-2000
SPRING INTERGENERATIONAL SEMINARS AT BARD COLLEGE BEGIN IN APRIL
Topics include "Writing Out Illness," "Culpability, Repentance, and Expiation," "High Technology Replaces Democracy with Plutocracy," and "The Ancient Roman Catholic Tridentine or Latin Full Story