The Bard College Conservatory of Music presents the popular series, Conservatory Concerts and Lectures. Performances and master classes feature faculty members and students of The Bard College Conservatory of Music and most are free and open to fully vaccinated members of the public.
For further information about the lecture and concert series, call 845-758-7196.
Saturday, February 11, 2023 | 2:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other
Piano Etudes Project
Saturday, February 11, 2023 | 2:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other Conservatory students perform works by Chopin, Debussy, Kapustin, Ligeti, Rachmaninoff, C. Schumann, and Scriabin.
Contact: Ann Gabler Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Olin Hall; Other
Bard College Conservatory of Music presents
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR UKRAINE: Music by Polish and Ukrainian Composers Denis Savelyev TŌN ’20, flute Radoslawa Jasik, piano
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Olin Hall; Other
Works by Chopin, Lysenko, Kolodub, Skoryk, Kilar, Hayvoronsky, Lyatoshinsky, and others.
TŌN alum Denis Savelyev, flute, performs a concert of music by Polish and Ukrainian composers with pianist Radoslawa Jasik. This concert previews an upcoming album release on Sheva Collection.
While the concert is free, donations to Razom for Ukraine are encouraged. https://www.razomforukraine.org/donate/
Friday, February 24, 2023 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Olin Hall; Other
Bard College Conservatory of Music presents
Signs, Games & Messages A three-day festival inspired by the musical explorations of György Kurtág.
Friday, February 24, 2023 | 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Olin Hall; Other
Concert One: KURTÁG & SCHUBERT Guest artists Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano, and Tony Arnold, soprano
Conceived and curated by pianist Shai Wosner, this annual three-day, four-concert festival explores the music of Hungarian composer György Kurtág (b. 1926), as well as that of composers who influenced or were influenced by him. Using Kurtág as a point of departure into music regardless of century or style, the Festival places different pieces and composers in a dialogue outside of time.
PROGRAM Short solo piano works by Schubert and Kurtág, including US premieres of Kurtág works written during the pandemic Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano --- KURTÁG The Sayings of Peter Bornemisza Op. 7: Concerto for Soprano and Piano (1963-1968) Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano Tony Arnold, soprano
Saturday, February 25, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other
Bard College Conservatory of Music presents
Signs, Games & Messages Concert Two: Piano Mini-Marathon – Bartók, Ravel, Bizet, and More
Saturday, February 25, 2023 | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other
Second day of musical explorations inspired by György Kurtág.
This concert revolves around Bartók's Mikrokosmos (which inspired Kurtag's Games), performed by Bard Preparatory Division students, interspersed with other related 'game'-like pieces including Bizet’s Jeux d'enfants, Chick Corea’s Children’s Songs, Ravel’s Ma mère l'Oye, and selections by Bach, Chopin, Fauré, and Beethoven, performed by faculty pianists including Frank Corliss, Kayo Iwama, Blair McMillen, Vica Schwartzman, Susanne Son, Terrence Wilson, and Shai Wosner.
PROGRAM BARTÓK Selections from Mikrokosmos BACH selections CHOPIN selections BIZET Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22 FAURÉ selections COREA Children’s Songs RAVEL Ma mère l'Oye BEETHOVEN selection of bagatelles
Saturday, February 25, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Chapel of the Holy Innocents; Other
Bard College Conservatory of Music presents
Signs, Games & Messages Concert Three: Spiritual Quartets – Beethoven, Kurtág, de Morales
Saturday, February 25, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Chapel of the Holy Innocents; Other This concert centers on spirituality, juxtaposing Kurtág’s quartet Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky with Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 15, both works which confront the reality of death and the possibility of renewed life. The pieces are interposed with movements from Cristobal de Morales' 16th century Officium Defunctorum. Performers on this program include a Conservatory Vocal Ensemble, conducted by James Bagwell, and Conservatory String Quartet, and faculty musicians from the Orion, Guarneri, and Borromeo quartets — violinists Daniel Phillips and Carmit Zori, violist Melissa Reardon, and cellist Peter Wiley —coming together for special performance of the Beethoven String Quartet.
Contact: Shai Wosner Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Sunday, February 26, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other
Bard College Conservatory of Music presents
Signs, Games & Messages Concert Four: Great Song Cycles – Schumann and Kurtág
Sunday, February 26, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other With Kayo Iwama, piano; Francesca Lionetta '23, Sarah Nalty '24, Abagael Cheng '23, sopranos; Bard Contemporary Ensemble, conducted by Benjamin Hochman, and guest musicians on cimbalom and madolin.
PROGRAM SCHUMANN Frauenliebe- und leben Op. 42 (A woman's love and life) Francesca Lionetta '23, Sarah Nalty '23, sopranos Kayo Iwama, piano
KURTÁG The Messages of the Late Miss R.V. Troussova Op. 17 (1981) Bard Contemporary Ensemble with three soprano soloists Benjamin Hochman, conductor
Contact: Shai Wosner Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Sunday, March 19, 2023 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
Bard Conservatory Graduate Conducting Program presents
Graduate Conducting Program: Degree Recital
Sunday, March 19, 2023 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
WITH THE ORCHESTRA NOW
The Degree Recital is the culminating project of the Graduate Conducting Program. Given during the second year of study, students have the opportunity to conduct the repertoire of their choice on this concert.
Led by Conducting Students Gordon Cheung Yu Liu Andrés Peltier-Salazar Brian Reynolds Colin Roshak
Sunday, April 9, 2023 | 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other
Bard College Conservatory of Music; Music Program presents
Music Alive!
Sunday, April 9, 2023 | 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other Curated by Joan Tower and Blair McMillen. Students and faculty perform works by contemporary composers.
Contact: Ann Gabler Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory
Friday, April 21, 2023 – Saturday, April 22, 2023 | | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other
Bard College Conservatory of Music presents
Chamber Music Marathon
Friday, April 21, 2023 – Saturday, April 22, 2023 | | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space; Other A two-day program of chamber music performances by Conservatory students and faculty from 6–9 pm on Friday and 11 am–8 pm on Saturday.
Contact: Ann Gabler Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://bard.edu/conservatory