The Bard College Conservatory of Music presents performances and master classes featuring students, faculty, and guest artists from September through May each year. Venues include the Bitó Conservatory Building Performance Space at 60 Blithewood Avenue, as well as the Fisher Center, Chapel of the Holy Innocents, Olin Hall and other Bard College campus locations. Most events are free and all are open to fully vaccinated members of the public.
Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Yardley Penthouse, 600 Palisade Ave., Union City, NJ 07087 A program of classical masterpieces that reflect the depth and richness of Hungary’s musical tradition.
The program features works by Béla Kovács, Aram Khachaturian, Gergely Vajda, Béla Bartók, and Vittorio Monti, performed by: Eszter Pókai, clarinet, Christopher Nelson, violin Neilson Chen, piano
Please note that RSVP is required as this is a limited seating performance and we want to ensure a comfortable and intimate setting for all our guests. To secure your spot, please fill out this Google form: RSVP May 19
Student Transportation to Yardley Penthouse, Union City, NJ: For Bard students, transportation via shuttle is possible to the concert venue. If you wish to take advantage of this service, please indicate in your RSVP form that you commit to attending and require a seat on the shuttle. Contact: Concert Office E-mail: [email protected]
Percussion Studio Concert--New Works by Living Composers
Monday, May 20, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Program: SEESAW by Ivan Trevino (b. 1983) Let it Flow by Rodney Clark '26 (b. 2002) and Dániel Matei '19 (b. 1994) Forbidden Love by Julia Wolfe (b. 1958) Double Happiness by Christopher Cerrone (b. 1984) Threads by Paul Lansky (b. 1944)
Bard College Conservatory of Music; Bard Conservatory Graduate Conducting Program; Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program; Bard Conservatory Post-Graduate Piano Fellowship presents
My Wife Is a Ghost: World Premiere of a New Opera by Bard Student Composers
Monday, May 20, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Olin Hall
Libretto by Susan Bywaters
Music composed by students in Missy Mazzoli’s class "Am I the Drama?" Conducted by members of the Graduate Conducting Program: Timothy Morrow, Emmanuel Rojas and Sam Ross With performances by Vocal Arts Program Musicians: Amelia – Jaclyn Hopping George – Megan Maloney Brad – Jacob Hunter Lizzie – Georgia Perdikoulias Mr. Freiberg – Joey Breslau Mrs. Freiberg – Nicole Rizzo Tim – Sam Warshauer
And Post-Graduate Piano Fellows: Ahra Oh, Pei-Hsuan Shen and Gabriele Zemaityte
Guest Artist Recital: Anmari van der Westhuizen, cello, and Ahra Oh, piano, works by contemporary South African Composers
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
An Hour-long Lunchtime Concert
Program of two contemporary works influenced by isiXhosa, an official language of South Africa, and the Ugubhu gourd-bow as it is employed in indigenous isiZulu: Mamela Mamela Mamela (2023) by Lise Morrison (b. 1991) Ughubu for cello solo (1996) by Hans Huyssen (b. 1964) and “Woke up this morning.....” for cello solo by Matthijs van Dijk (b. 1983) Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte (2013) by Hendrik Hofmeyr (b. 1957)
Cellist Anmari van der Westhuizen has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in more than 17 countries across the globe. She is associate professor and head of the renowned Odeion String Quartet at the University of the Free State in South Africa. She is a cum laude graduate of the University of Stellenbosch, and the Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Hochschüle für Musik in Cologne. She holds a PhD in Music performance from the University of Pretoria. She has been recognized for her contributions toward arts and culture in South Africa and has performed many premieres of cello works by both Austrian and South African composers.