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2023
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Sunday, March 19, 2023 Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 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 |
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Thursday, March 16, 2023 |
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Monday, March 13, 2023 Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 Download: March 13 Noon Concert Program.pdf |
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Sunday, March 12, 2023
With collaborative pianists Nhi Huynh and Leonard Gurevich, violinist Laura Perez Rangel, percussionists Juan Mora and Rodney Clark, and Vigilance Brandon, trumpet.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Michael Knox is in his final year at the Bard College Conservatory of Music where he is studying double-bass performance with Jeremy McCoy. His other teachers include Leigh Mesh, Bradley Aikman, and Ira Coleman. Michael is currently writing his senior project for his second major in anthropology. Throughout his five years at Bard College, Michael has been a member of the Bard Conservatory Orchestra, Chinese Ensemble, Contemporary Jazz Composers Ensemble, The Latin Ensemble, and The Collective, a group of musicians from both the Conservatory and the College who perform both on and off campus. |
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Sunday, March 12, 2023 Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Program: Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768) Largo for Violin and Piano in F Sharp Minor Johannes Brahms (1822-1897) Scherzo in C Minor, WoO 2 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) from Spanish Dances, Op.26, No.1, Vito Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) "Auf Flügeln des Gesanges" (transcribed by Joseph Achron) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) "Clair de Lune" (transcribed by A. Roelens) Frédéric Chopin 91810-1849) Nocturne in E minor, Op.posth.72, No.1 (transcribed by Leopold Auer) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Lensky's Aria from Eugene Onegin (arr. by Leopold Auer) Carl Engel (1883-1944) The Sea-shell (arr. Efrem Zimbalist) Marice Ravel (1875-1937) Tzigane Violinist Yi-Wen Jiang was born into a musical family in Beijing where both parents were professional musicians – his father a concertmaster for over 35 years and his mother a soprano soloist. After hearing Beethoven's violin concerto at the age of three, Jiang understood his life’s path: to become a professional violinist. He made his concerto debut at the age of 17 in Beijing and studied at the Central Conservatory of Music, before enrolling at the St. Louis Conservatory in 1985 to study with Taras Gabora and Michael Tree. Later he studied at Rugers University with Arnold Steinhardt. In 1994 Jiang joined the Shanghai Quartet, and over the next 26 years performed more than 3000 concerts in 37 countries. Jiang is Artist-in-Residence at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University and a faculty member at The Bard College Conservatory of Music. Frank Corliss is the director of the Bard College Conservatory of Music. For many years he was a staff pianist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and the director of music at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts. He frequently performed on the Boston Symphony Prelude Concert series and throughout the United States as a chamber musician and collaborative pianist. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, he received his MM from SUNY at Stony Brook, where he studied with Gilbert Kalish. . Concert free and open to vaccinated members of the public. Download: Recital Yi-Wen Jiang, violin Frank Corliss, piano. |
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Saturday, March 11, 2023 Bard Conservatory Orchestra Leon Botstein, music directorRobert Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns and Orchestra with Erik Ralske, Javier Gándara, Hugo Valverde, and Barbara Jöstlein Currie, hornsRichard Strauss Death and TransfigurationRalph Vaughan Williams A London Symphony |
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Thursday, March 9, 2023
Vocal Arts Program singers and collaborative pianists present new works by Bard composers Manar Hashmi, Faisal Jones, Josh Krienke, Oga Li, Santiago Mieres, Zeke Morgan, and Artemy Mukhin
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5 Free and open to vaccinated members of the public. Program includes: MANAR HASHMI Sadie Spivey, soprano Viktoria Sarkadi, piano FAISAL JONES: Francesca Lionetta, soprano Bat-Erdene (Baghi) Batbileg, piano JOSH KRIENKE Jun Mo Yang, tenor Neilson Chen, piano OGA LI Jonathan Lawlor, baritone Nomin Samdan, piano ZEKE MORGAN Katie Lerner Lee, soprano Nomin Samdan, piano ARTEMY MUKHIN Montana Smith, soprano Bat-Erdene (Baghi) Batbileg, piano SANTIAGO MIERES RAUSSEO Teryn Kuzma, soprano Abbagael Greene, mezzo Neilson Chen, piano |
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Sébastien Cornut holds a doctorate in musical arts in piano performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music – University of Rochester, a master’s degree in music and musicology from the Université de Paris-Sorbonne, and is a graduate of the Paris Conservatory. He studied with Aldo Ciccolini and Barry Snyder, and has performed solo recitals, chamber music, and concerts with orchestras in France, the US, Lebanon, and Ukraine. He specializes in French repertoire and believes deeply in making classical music more accessible. He teaches piano and chamber music at New Jersey City University and privately in NYC. He also provides lecture recitals introducing musical works and their creators for a broader public. |
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Monday, March 6, 2023 Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Free and open to vaccinated members of the public. Faculty Recital with Melissa Reardon, viola Raman Ramakrishnan, cello and guest musicians Dustin Carlson, guitar/composer Siwoo Kim, violin Program: Absurd Practices for viola and cello (2022) Dustin Carlson (b. 1985) (world premiere - commissioned by the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music) Improvisations for Voice/Guitar (2022) Carlson Goldberg Variations J.S. Bach (1685-1750) (transcription for string trio by Dmitry Sitkovetsky) Livestreaming at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9owU3gvL0A |
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Download: , March 1 Bard Brass.pdf PROGRAM |
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Monday, February 27, 2023
Conservatory students perform short works and selected movements for guqin, horn, clarinet, violin, percussion, and piano in an hour-long program.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 12:00 pm – 1:10 pm EST/GMT-5 Free and open to vaccinated members of the public. Live-streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K68yOFs2paI Program includes: Ancient Dance (2011) Jianmin Wang (b. 1956) The Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47, in A major Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto Asventuras (2011) Alexej Gerassimez (b.1934) Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) Six Études pour Hautbois (1997) Gilles Silvestrini, (b. 1961) Etude No. III, Boulevard des Capucines Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, K.417 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) I. Allegro II. Andante Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Op.75 Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) III. Allegretto moderato IV. Allegro molto |
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Sunday, February 26, 2023 With Kayo Iwama, piano; Francesca Lionetta '23, Katherine Lerner Lee '23, Abagael Cheng '23, sopranos; Bard Contemporary Ensemble, conducted by Benjamin Hochman, and guest musicians on cimbalom and mandolin. PROGRAM SCHUMANN Frauenliebe- und leben Op. 42 (A Woman's Love and Life) Francesca Lionetta '23, soprano 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 Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vBU8knE6c8 This program contrasts two song cycles about women: Schumann’s Frauenliebe- und Leben and Kurtág’s Messages of the Late Miss R.V. Troussova, performed by pianist Kayo Iwama, three sopranos in the Graduate Vocal Arts Program, and the Bard Contemporary Ensemble, conducted by Benjamin Hochman. Schumann’s piece is based on a male-written text that reflects outdated views on women of the time, while Kurtág's cycle is set to 15 poems by Rimma Dalos that are far more current in their sensibility. Heard side by side, the contrasting cycles explore both how the fragmentation in Schumann's music greatly influenced Kurtág's work, and how male-created art has perceived and portrayed a woman’s experiences through time. Bard Contemporary Ensemble Benjamin Hochman, conductor Yuchen Yao, violin Marka Gustavsson, viola John Woodward, double bass William Anderson, mandolin Nathaniel Sanchez, oboe David Keringer, clarinet Liri Ronen, horn Tammam Odeh, harp Chester Englander, cimbalom Shao-Chu Pan, Yi-Fen Cheng, piano/celeste Jonathan Collazo, Esteban Ganem, percussion Francesca Lionetta, soprano (Part I) Katherine Lerner Lee, soprano (Part II) Abagael Cheng, soprano (Part III) Download: BCOM_ConcertProgram 2_15 (1) copy.pdf Program |
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Saturday, February 25, 2023 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. Performers on this program include Conservatory student string quartet, and a faculty string quartet with 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. PROGRAM KURTÁG Officium Breve in memoriam Andreae Szervanszky Op. 28 Bard Conservatory String Quartet: Christopher Nelson, Blanche Darr, violins; Rowan Swain, viola; Nathan Francisco, cello BEETHOVEN String Quartet in A minor Op. 132 Faculty String Quartet: Daniel Phillips, violin Carmit Zori, violin Melissa Reardon, viola Peter Wiley, cello Free and open to the public; limited seating. |
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Saturday, February 25, 2023 Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EST/GMT-5 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 Free and open to the public. Signs, Games, and Messages is an annual new music festival celebrating the compositions and musical legacy of the great Hungarian composer György Kurtág. Kurtag’s compositions speak with a radically new voice, and yet they draw deeply and broadly on the standard musical repertoire. Similarly, Signs, Games, and Messages celebrates both the new and the old. It aims to revitalize the connections between the standard repertoire and the innovative compositions of our own time, with Kurtág’s music as the focal point. This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of the László Z. Bitó and Olivia Cariño Foundation. |
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Friday, February 24, 2023 Guest artists Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano, and Tony Arnold, soprano Olin Hall 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST/GMT-5 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 Free and open to the public. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is widely acclaimed as a key figure in the music of our time and a close collaborator with many leading composers including Ligeti, Stockhausen, George Benjamin, and Pierre Boulez. Praised by The Guardian as “one of the best Messiaen interpreters around“, Aimard has had a close association to the composer himself and with Yvonne Loriod, with whom he studied at the Paris Conservatoire. Recent seasons included the release of the Messiaen’s opus magnum Catalogue d’oiseaux on Pentatone, which was honored with multiple awards including the prestigious German music critic’s award “Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.” Aimard has performed the world premieres of piano works by Kurtág at Teatro alla Scala; Carter’s last piece Epigrams, which was written for Aimard, Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s works Responses; Sweet disorder and the carefully careless and Keyboard Engine. An innovative curator and uniquely significant interpreter of piano repertoire from every age, Aimard has directed and performed in ground-breaking projects at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Konzerthaus Vienna, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Brussels’ Palais des Beaux Arts, Lucerne Festival, Mozarteum Salzburg, Cité de la Musique in Paris, Tanglewood Festival, and Edinburgh Festival. He performs throughout the world each season with major orchestras under conductors including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Peter Eötvös, Sir Simon Rattle and Vladimir Jurowski. Tony Arnold is internationally acclaimed as a leading proponent of contemporary music in concert and recording. Arnold’s extensive chamber music repertory includes major works written for her voice by Georges Aperghis, George Crumb, Brett Dean, Jason Eckardt, Gabriela Lena Frank, Josh Levine, George Lewis, Philippe Manoury, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, Christopher Theofanidis, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, John Zorn, and numerous others. She is a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble and enjoys regular guest appearances with leading ensembles, presenters, and festivals worldwide. With more than 30 discs to her credit, Arnold has recorded a broad segment of the modern vocal repertory with esteemed chamber music colleagues. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Olin Hall 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5 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/ Free. No tickets or RSVP necessary. |
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 Conservatory pianists perform etudes by Chopin, Debussy, Ligeti, Moszkowski, Prokofiv, Rachmaninoff, and Clara Schumann. Free and open to vaccinated members of the public. No advance registration necessary. Live-streamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHeMnzlJ0s Download: Etude Extravaganza Program.pdf |
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, The Shops at Columbus Circle, NYC 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5 The Sound of Spring returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City for an authentic Chinese New Year concert to welcome in the year ot the Rabbit. Jindong Cai conducts The Orchestra Now in a program featuring the beloved Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto and other works of Chinese symphonic music. For tickets and program information visit barduschinamusic.org/events/the-sound-of-spring-jalc-2023. This program will also be performed at the Fisher Center at Bard on January 27. Press Release: View |
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Friday, January 27, 2023 Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Celebrate Chinese New Year with The Orchestra Now, conducted by Jindong Cai, offering a symphonic program featuring the beloved Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, along with other festive works to welcome in the year of the Rabbit.Chinese New Year is of one of the most important holidays in the lunar calendar—a time for enjoying friends and family and looking ahead to the coming of Spring. Now in its fourth year, The Sound of Spring is a truly authentic Chinese New Year concert showcasing the wonderful diversity and artistry of Chinese symphonic music. |