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
Bard Conservatory’s US-China Music Institute Presents Seventh Annual China Now Music Festival: Composing the Future, October 12–19, 2024
The US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China, announce the seventh season of the China Now Music Festival, Composing the Future, from October 12 to 19. The festival’s major concerts will take place at Carnegie Hall in New York City and at Bard College. “As we venture into this brave new world, we remain certain that, at its core, music-making must always come from the creative heart and imaginative mind of a human being,” said Artistic Director Jindong Cai.
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Bard Conservatory Alumna Sun-Ly Pierce VAP ’19 Honored in the 2024 Operalia Competition
Mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce VAP ’19, alumna of the Bard Conservatory Vocal Arts Program, has won third prize in Operalia 2024, the world opera competition founded by Plácido Domingo in 1993 to discover and help launch the careers of the most promising young opera singers of today.
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Upcoming Events
- 10/18Friday
China Now Music Festival: Composing the Future
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater - 10/21Monday
Noon Concert Series
12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space - 10/22Tuesday
Maddy Dethloff, percussion
8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Bitó Conservatory Building