Bard Conservatory of Music News Archive

Fang, who will join the Conservatory faculty in fall 2019, performed Bartók’s Viola Concerto with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra to win the €20,000 first prize.

The League of American Orchestras honored acclaimed composer and Bard professor Joan Tower with its highest award, the Gold Baton, at the 74th National Conference in Nashville on June 5. Joan Tower is the Asher B. Edelman Professor in the Arts at Bard College and one of America’s most significant living composers. The Gold Baton is given annually for distinguished service to America’s orchestras. The award recognizes individuals and institutions whose far-reaching contributions to the field serve to champion and advance the cause of orchestras and symphonic music throughout the country.

The Bard Conservatory Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, will perform Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 in the Sosnoff Theater on May 10 and 12. The performances feature mezzo-soprano Eve Gigliotti, the Bard College Chamber Singers, Bard Festival Chorale, and Bard Preparatory Division Chorus.