Events

The Soldier’s Tale by Igor Stravinsky

The tale of a soldier who trades her violin to the devil in exchange for wealth.

Saturday, March 2, 2019

A special performance 
with Leon Botstein, narrator, Erica Kiesewetter, soldier, and Ed Carroll, devil 
and
Zongheng Zhang, violin
Nathaniel Savage, double bass
Viveca Lawrie, cornet
Michael Ventoso, trombone
Viktor Toth, clarinet
Gabrielle Hartmann, bassoon
Jonathan Colazzo, percussion 
Olin Hall
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-7866, or e-mail vl6369@bard.edu.

Bard College Conservatory Orchestra
Mark Russell Smith, guest conductor
and Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Samuel Barber Symphony in One Movement, Op. 9
Oliver Knussen “Requiem—Songs for Sue”
Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

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Approximate running time is 95 minutes with one intermission.
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/BCOM-March-2019/.

Conservatory Visiting Artists: Tony Arnold, soprano, and Gábor Csalog, piano, perform György Kurtág's The Sayings of Péter Bornemisza and songs by Samuel Barber, Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, and Charles Ives

Sunday, March 10, 2019

A short cycle of songs by Barber, Carter, Copland, and Ives, followed by a performance of The Sayings of Péter Bornemisza, with introductory remarks by Peter Laki, visiting associate professor of music.  The noted soprano Tony Arnold, a faculty member at the Peabody Conservatory and the Tanglewood Music Center with more than 30 discs of contemporary works to her credit, will be joined by Gábor Csalog, a distinguished Hungarian pianist and faculty member at the Liszt Academy in Budapest.

György Kurtág's (b. 1926)The Sayings of Péter Bornemisza, Op. 7, for soprano and piano (1963–-68) has been described as the most significant piece of music composed in Hungary since the death of Bartók in 1945. Péter Bornemisza was a persecuted reform preacher in sixteenth-century Hungary who wrote about moral duty, sin, fear and death. The cantata is divided into four sections: Confession, Sin, Death and Spring. 

Free and open to the public.

Program
László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-7196, e-mail comservatoryconcerts@bard.edu, or visit http://bard.edu/conservatory.

Tradition and Discovery: Teaching Chinese Instruments in the West

Monday, March 11, 2019

The US-China Music Institute of the Bard Conservatory presents a two-day conference on teaching traditional Chinese instruments. The program will include recitals and a master class. For more information and the full schedule visit barduschinamusic.org/events.
László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-7196, e-mail kwright@bard.edu, or visit https://barduschinamusic.org/events.

Concert: Wu Man and Friends

Monday, March 11, 2019

World-renowned pipa virtuoso Wu Man offers an exciting evening of music combining traditional Chinese instrumentation with world music and Western jazz inflected elements. Performing with her will be Han Mei on zheng. Edward Perez on bass, and Kaoru Watanabe on Japanese flute and drum.
Free to the public. This event is being held in conjunction with our conference Tradition and Discovery: Teaching Chinese Music in the West.
László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building

For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail kwright@bard.edu, or visit https://www.barduschinamusic.org.

Tradition and Discovery: Teaching Chinese Instruments in the West

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

The US-China Music Institute of the Bard Conservatory presents a two-day conference on teaching traditional Chinese instruments. The program will include recitals and a master class. For more information and the full schedule visit barduschinamusic.org/events.
László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-7196, e-mail kwright@bard.edu, or visit https://barduschinamusic.org/events.

Faculty Recital and Master Class: Wu Man, pipa

Pipa virtuoso, Wu Man, performs a recital and offers a public master class.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

This recital amd master class follows Wu Man's recent performances of new concerto repertoire for pipa, including works written especially for her appearances with the New York Philharmonic. She and Yo-Yo Ma performed the U.S. premiere of Chinese composer Zhao Lin’s Concerto for Pipa and Cello in March 2019, following their world premiere performances in China earlier in the season.
László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-7196, e-mail conservatoryconcerts@bard.edu, or visit http://bard.edu/conservatory.

Noon Concert

Bard College Conservatory of Music students perform an hour-long concert.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-7196, e-mail conservatoryconcerts@bard.edu, or visit http://bard.edu/conservatory.

Faculty Student Chamber Music Concert: Brahms and Beethoven, with Weigang Li, Marka Gustavsson, Robert Martin, and Peter Serkin

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Conservatory faculty members Weigang Li, violin, Marka Gustavsson, viola, Robert Martin, cello, and Peter Serkin, piano, perform the Brahms Quintet in C minor. 

Robert Martin, cello,  joins Conservatory students Xinran Li, violin, Zongheng Zhang, violin, and Weilan Li, viola, for the Beethoven Quartet in A minor.   
László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-7196, e-mail conservatoryconcerts@bard.edu, or visit https://bard.edu/conservatory.

Graduate Conducting Recital

Renée Anne Louprette, Conductor
Michael Patterson, Conductor

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Olin Hall
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail bagwell@bard.edu.

Graduate Vocal Arts Program: Chamber Music

Singers in the Graduate Vocal Arts program perform chamber works with students in the Bard Conservatory.

Sunday, March 31, 2019

László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building
Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.

For more information, call 845-758-7196, e-mail conservatoryconcerts@bard.edu, or visit http://bard.edu/conservatory.