2024
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Sunday, February 11, 2024
A Chinese New Year Concert with The Orchestra Now, Presented by the US-China Music Institute
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 to celebrate the year ot the Dragon.
Now in its fifth year, The Sound of Spring is an authentic Chinese New Year concert featuring dramatic orchestral works and world-class Chinese instrument soloists. This year’s program presents a new selection of festive Chinese music to welcome in the lunar new year, with exciting solo performances by erhu virtuoso Zhang Haiyue and dizi virtuoso Feng Tianshi from the Central Conservatory of Music in China. Famed winds master Guo Yazhi will perform a world-premiere suona concerto by composer Xinyan Li.
For tickets and program information visit barduschinamusic.org/events/spring24.
This program will also be performed at the Fisher Center at Bard on February 10 at 3pm.
Press Release: View
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Sunday, March 3, 2024
Shutong Li, conductor
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Celebrate the coming of Spring with the Bard Chinese Ensemble!
The program features concerto soloists Yixin Wang '24 on guzheng and Yijie Yin '25 on zhongruan, as well as several new arrangements prepared by conductor Shutong Li especially for the ensemble.
FREE and open to the public.
View the livestream at youtube.com/watch?v=DijT1NLqp6w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DijT1NLqp6w
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
Presented by the US-China Music Institute, the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture Program, and the Asian Studies Program at Bard College
Bard Hall 10:30 am – 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
The US-China Music Institute’s annual scholarly conference will be a day-long exploration of music and the creative arts, in collaboration with the Asian Studies program. Free and open to the public. Registration kindly requested. Refreshments will be served.
REGISTER HERE
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
SESSION 1
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
GRADUATE FORUM – Thesis Exhibitions from the First Graduating Class of the MA in Chinese Music and Culture
Beitong Liu
Wenrui Shi
Lu Xi
Bryan (Zhe) Wang
LUNCH BREAK
Noon – 1:00 pm
Light buffet lunch. (Free)
SESSION 2
1:00–2:00 pm
SCHOLARS FORUM
Xia Jing, guzheng scholar and musician
Introducing a System of Teaching Chinese Music in the West
Yazhi Guo, Chinese winds virtuoso and inventor
Instrument Invention Demonstration: Guzheng and Hulusi
OPEN DISCUSSION
2:00–2:30 pm
Chinese tea and snacks will be served.
SESSION III
2:30–4:00 pm
YAJI (ELEGANT GATHERING)
Classical Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Music
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Free and open to the public.
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Friday, April 26, 2024
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Wenrui Shi CMC ’24 is one of the first graduate degree candidates in the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Free and open to the public.
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Friday, April 26, 2024
With Lung Chan, zhongruan; Hiu-Man Chan, guanzi; Njya Lubang, double bass; and Neilson Chen, piano
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Featuring recent compositions by the Bard Conservatory's US-China Music Institute faculty member Xinyan Li and Beijing Central Conservatory of Music faculty member Fuhong Shi.
Free and open to the public.
Livestream at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2HOKkWShDQ
Download: Bryan Wang - Degree Recital Program.pdf -
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Shutong Li, conductor
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
The Bard Chinese Ensemble presents its fourth concert of the academic year, and this is going to be the best one yet!
Conductor Shutong Li once again offers new arrangements of major Chinese orchestral music, plus three exciting concertos for erhu, konghou (Chinese harp), and percussion.
FREE and open to the public.
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Saturday, May 18, 2024
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Free and open to the public.
Watch the livestream here!
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Sunday, October 6, 2024
Shutong Li, conductor
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
The first concert of the Bard Chinese Ensemble's 24-25 season features concertos for pipa and guqin, with a program full of imaginative storytelling through the unique East/West sounds of this large mixed ensemble.
FREE and open to the public.
View the livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/8q4QrmV1yyM
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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Shutong Li, conductor
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
The Bard Chinese Ensemble and Music Director Shutong Li return for their annual winter concert featuring vibrant contemporary works that celebrate cultural heritage and artistic innovation. The ensemble is very pleased to collaborate with Jingyi Mao and Gjon Rezaj from the Bard Dance Program for the final piece, The Charm of the Long Braid.
Join us for an afternoon of passionate performances, storytelling, and musical exploration!
FREE and open to the public.
Livestream on YouTube at youtube.com/live/1ejDvHvAQkE
