Bard Youth Chinese Orchestra
Friday, August 24, 2018
8:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
The Bard Youth Chinese Orchestra presents a program of exciting new music specifically written for Chinese instruments by contemporary Chinese composers. The BYCO is composed of over 50 young musicians, mostly from China, who have come to Bard in August to play together under the artistic direction of Jindong Cai of Bard College and Yu Hongmei of the Central Conservatory of Music.
The concerts are presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, in partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing.
For more information, call 845-758-7026, e-mail
uschinamusic@bard.edu,
or visit
http://barduschinamusic.org.
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The Bard Conservatory of Music Celebrates Joan Tower at 80 in New York City
Sunday, September 9, 2018
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm, Cary Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music 450 W. 37th Street, NYC New York City, NY 10018
In celebration of Joan Tower’s 80th birthday, Conservatory faculty perform works by the composer.
Big Sky (2000)And ... They’re Off (1997) Laurie Smukler, violin
Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
Blair McMillen, piano
Wings (1981) Anthony McGill, clarinet
Small Plus (2018)* Sō
Percussion: Eric Cha-Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting
Intermission
Up High (2010) Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Kayo Iwama, piano
Looking Back (2018)* Da Capo Chamber Players
Curtis Macomber, violin
Patricia Spencer, flute
Nuno Antunes, clarinet
Chris Gross, cello
Steve Beck, piano
Steps (2011, rev. 2017)Or Like a … an Engine (1994) Benjamin Hochman, piano
Descending (2012)Thank You (2018)* Members of the Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program
Dawn Upshaw, conductor
* World premiere
Tickets: $25
brownpapertickets.com/event/3520771
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Conservatory Faculty Recital: Marka Gustavsson, viola, and Frank Corliss, piano, with guest artist Mark Gallagher, clarinet
Saturday, September 15, 2018
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building
The Bard Conservatory Celebrates Joan Tower
Sunday, September 16, 2018
3:00 pm, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
In celebration of Joan Tower’s 80th birthday, Conservatory faculty members perform works by the composer, including three world premieres.
Featuring Laurie Smukler, violin; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Blair McMillen, piano; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Sō Percussion; Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kayo Iwama, piano; Da Capo Chamber Players; and Benjamin Hochman, piano.
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