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  • The Bard Conservatory Orchestra Family Weekend Concert

    Featuring music by Ives, Sibelius, Honegger, and Tchaikovsky.
    Saturday, October 26
    8:00 pm
    Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theatre

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Conservatory News

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Bard College Appoints Renowned Opera Singer Stephanie Blythe New Artistic Director of Graduate Vocal Arts Program

Bard College announces the appointment of celebrated opera singer and recitalist Stephanie Blythe as artistic director of the Bard College Conservatory of Music Graduate Vocal Arts Program (VAP) beginning in July 2019. One of the most highly respected and critically acclaimed artists of her generation, mezzo-soprano Blythe possesses a repertoire ranging from Handel to Wagner and from German lieder to contemporary and classic American song. 

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  • Tan Dun
    Dean 
    Bard Conservatory
  • Frank Corliss
    Director
    Bard Conservatory
  • Stephanie Blythe
    Artistic Director
    Graduate Vocal Arts Program
  • Yu Hongmei
    Erhu Professor
    US-China Music Institute

Conservatory Admissions Updates

Bard Conservatory will be holding auditions in China and Hungary! 

Bard Conservatory will be hosting auditions in China and Hungary in November 2019 for the Undergraduate Double-Degree and Advanced Performance Studies programs. These auditions will serve as the pre-screening round of auditions. Following a successful pre-screening audition, applicants will be invited to complete an application.
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