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.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | 7:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Olin Hall Free and open to the public.
Contact: Bard Conservatory Concert Office E-mail: [email protected]
Friday, October 18, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Olin Hall
A Concert and Chamber Opera with the Bard East/West Ensemble and the China Now Chamber Orchestra
The seventh annual China Now Music Festival, Composing the Future, presents a concert opera by visionary composer Hao Weiya. Hao’s AI’s Variation, Opera of the Future is a science fiction–themed drama for three voices and chamber orchestra, and is the second installment of his chamber opera trilogy. AI’s Variation tells the story of a troubled artist who allows his identity to be ‘enhanced’ by AI but then struggles with the consequences in his personal life.
The first half of the program features a performance by the dynamic young musicians of the Bard East/West Ensemble presenting newly commissioned works for Chinese and Western instruments, with a special appearance by the guzheng and guitar combo Duo Chinoiserie. The China Now Music Festival is an annual series of concerts and related events presented each fall in New York City and at Bard College to highlight the music of contemporary China.
Free and open to the public. No reservations required.
China Now is presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China. For details, please visit barduschinamusic.org/composing-the-future
Monday, October 21, 2024 | 12:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
An hour-long program of short performances by Bard Conservatory students.
Free and open to the public. This event will be livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.
Contact: Bard Conservatory Concert Office Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected]
Monday, November 4, 2024 | 12:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
An hour-long program of short performances by Bard Conservatory students.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.
Contact: Bard Conservatory Concert Office Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected]
Monday, November 18, 2024 | 12:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
An hour-long program of short performances by Bard Conservatory students.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.
Contact: Bard Conservatory Concert Office Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected]
Monday, December 2, 2024 | 12:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
An hour-long program of short performances by Bard Conservatory students.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.
Contact: Bard Conservatory Concert Office Phone: 845-758-7196 E-mail: [email protected]