Offering Unique Undergraduate and Graduate Programs
- Undergraduate Double Degree in Liberal Arts and Music Performance (BA and BM)
- Graduate Degree in Vocal Arts (MM)
- Graduate Degree in Conducting (MM)
- Graduate Degree in Instrumental Studies (MM)
- Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture (MA)
- Advanced Performance Studies
- Postgraduate Collaborative Piano Fellowship
The Bard Conservatory also offers a Preparatory Division for students ages 3 to 18.
Featured News
Conservatory of Music Appoints New Faculty Member
Bard College Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce that baritone Tyler Duncan will join its faculty in the Graduate Vocal Arts program. Duncan, whose voice faculty appointment will begin in fall 2025, has performed worldwide to great acclaim in both opera and concert repertoire, and with several of the world’s leading orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Tafelmusik, Minnesota Orchestra, and the Kansas City Symphony.
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Joan Tower’s Cello Concerto A New Day Featured in Times Union
A New Day, a cello concerto released in 2021 by Joan Tower, Asher B. Edelman Professor in the Arts at Bard College, was featured in Times Union. The work, which began as a commission by the Colorado Music Festival, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and National Symphony Orchestra, was written while Jeff Litfin, her late husband of 50 years, was dying.
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Upcoming Events
- 12/06Friday
Chamber Music Marathon: Part I
2:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space - 12/07Saturday
Chamber Music Marathon: Part II
4:30 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space - 12/08Sunday
Da Capo student composer concert
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space