Bard Conservatory of Music News Archive

Bard Conservatory's Erica Kiesewetter was the concertmaster of a recent performance of Verdi’s “Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata" at Lincoln Center. The concert received a positive review from the New York Times and Kiesewetter's violin performance was applauded.

Chorus Master James Bagwell discusses Mahler's Symphony No. 2, which will be performed at the Fisher Center on April 26 and 27 by members of the American Symphony Orchestra, Bard College Conservatory Orchestra, and Longy Conservatory Orchestra.

Tonight: Bard's Dawn Upshaw and Kayo Iwama will perform at the Longy School of Music of Bard College with the Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program, featuring works by Bard students, faculty, and alumni/ae.

Bard's new conservatory building was made possible by alumnus, scientist, author, and activist László Z. Bitó '60.

Morning Edition highlights Dawn Upshaw's new album Winter Morning Walks, a collaboration with jazz composer Maria Schneider.

Dawn Upshaw, whom Opera News calls "a diva of the people and for the people," will be honored in an awards ceremony on April 21.