Shakuhachi and Ichigenkin: Discovery in a Single Tone
New American music for ancient Japanese instruments
Monday, October 2, 2017 8 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building Featuring the performers Elizabeth Brown and Ralph Samuelson, shakuhachi (vertical bamboo flute) Issui Minegishi, ichigenkin (one-string koto).
With roots in the principles of Zen Buddhism and in spiritual practice, these traditional Japanese instruments share an underlying aesthetic concept: the discovery of the world that lies within one note, one sound. Both Traditional and new music.
http://elizabethbrowncomposer.com/2017/08/23/shakuhachi-and-ichigenkin-discovery-in-a-single-tone-u-s-tour-september-28-october-21-2017/Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Performing works by John Adams, Louis W Ballard, Judd Greenstein, Curtis Cacioppo, Kyle Gann, Talib Rasul Hakim, Philip Glass and Frederic Rzewski
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 8 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building Emanuele Arciuli has established himself as one of the most original and interesting performers on today’s classical music scene. His repertoire ranges from Bach to contemporary music, with a strong affinity for composers from the United States.
Having gained the respect of distinguished composers such as Helmut Lachenman, Frederic Rzewski, John Adams and George Crumb, Emanuele Arciuli has had many new works written for him, including piano concertos by Michael Nyman and Louis W. Ballard, whose Indiana Concerto he premiered in 2008 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
His special interest in Native American cultures has impacted Emanuele Arciuli’s career, and resulted in him commissioning works from a number of Native American composers. His most recent project is called Indian Gallery and will feature new works inspired by Native American visual art by composers such as John Luther Adams, Martin Bresnick, Michael Daugherty, Kyle Gann, Peter Garland, Huang Ruo and Morton Subotnick.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Catskill Jazz Factory Heard Fresh: Music for Two Pianos
Fred Hersch & Sullivan Fortner
Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:30 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater “A pianist of cultivated taste and erudition… the sort of jazz musician who brings a lissome elegance to his playing.” – The New York Times on Fred Hersch Sponsored by: Catskill Jazz Factory.
Graduate Vocal Arts Program Concerto Competition Preliminary Round
Thursday, October 12, 2017 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building Singers from the Graduate Vocal Arts Program compete for the opportunity to perform with the Conservatory Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, and the American Symphony Orchestra.
free admission
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building Bard Conservatory undergraduates compete for the opportunity to perform with the Conservatory Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, and the American Symphony Orchestra.
Free admission.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Stage Finalists from the Bard Conservatory compete for the opportunity to perform with the Conservatory Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, and the American Symphony Orchestra. Free admission.
Conservatory Percussion Studio Works by Quinn Collins
Sunday, October 15, 2017 3 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building The Bard College Conservatory Percussion Studio performs recent works and a world premiere by contemporary composer Quinn Collins. Quinn Collins will also give a pre-concert talk at 2 pm. Free admission.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Blum Hall Percussionist Jeff “Siege” Siegel will be performing with his sextet, featuring tenor saxophonist Erica Lindsay, pianist Francesca Tanksley, bassist Rich Syracuse and percussionist Fred Berryhill along with special guest, master trumpeter Feya Faku, of Johannesburg, South Africa.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater Conducted by Leon Botstein, music director of The Orchestra Now and the American Symphony Orchestra
Frank Martin Six Monologues from Jedermann Eerie and emotionally charged with Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone, a winner of the Bard College Conservatory 2016 Concerto Competition
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Who doesn’t love this piece? It’s joyous, epic, and monumental.” –Dan Honaker, tuba with Chloe Olivia Moore, soprano; Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; John Pickle, tenor; Alfred Walker, bass-baritone; and the Bard College Chamber Singers& Bard Festival Chorale
The concert will run approximately 2 hours including one 20-minute intermission. Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater Conducted by Leon Botstein, music director of The Orchestra Now and the American Symphony Orchestra
Frank Martin Six Monologues from Jedermann Eerie and emotionally charged with Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone, a winner of the Bard College Conservatory 2016 Concerto Competition
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Who doesn’t love this piece? It’s joyous, epic, and monumental.” –Dan Honaker, tuba with Chloe Olivia Moore, soprano; Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; John Pickle, tenor; Alfred Walker, bass-baritone; and the Bard College Chamber Singers& Bard Festival Chorale
The concert will run approximately 2 hours including one 20-minute intermission. Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Bitó Conservatory Building MUSIC ALIVE! Featuring compositions by Sebastian Currier, a Grawemeyer Award-winning composer, and Derek Bermel, clarinetist, Grammy-nominated composer, and artistic director of the American Composers Orchestra.
Music Alive! is co-directed by pianist Blair McMillen and composer Joan Tower, and will feature 20 performers from the Bard Conservatory, as well as Derek Bermel on clarinet and Blair McMillen on piano.
free admission
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Featuring the music of special guest saxophonist, composer and educator Paavo Carey
Monday, October 23, 2017 8–10 pm
Blum N211 (The Jazz Room) The Bard College Community Orchestra will demonstrate it's range in playing styles of jazz from the Hard Bop period in the 50s on to the Free Jazz styles in the 60s. Performing the music of Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, Michael Mossman and Thurman Barker.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Visiting Artists: icarus Quartet Two Pianos and Two Percussionists perform Bartok and Maric
Sunday, October 29, 2017 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building
A quartet specializing in 20th and 21st century repertoire composed for two pianos and percussion. They will perform the Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion and Dave Maric's recent work, Trophic Cascades (2014). Free admission. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Bard Electric Guitar Ensemble performs Terry Riley's "In C"
Monday, October 30, 2017 8 pm
Blum Hall The Bard Electric Guitar Ensemble, a student ensemble of ten electric guitarists (directed by Prof. Matt Sargent), perform Terry Riley's minimalist masterwork, "In C."Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Shakuhachi and Ichigenkin: Discovery in a Single Tone
New American music for ancient Japanese instruments
Monday, October 2, 2017 8 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building Featuring the performers Elizabeth Brown and Ralph Samuelson, shakuhachi (vertical bamboo flute) Issui Minegishi, ichigenkin (one-string koto).
With roots in the principles of Zen Buddhism and in spiritual practice, these traditional Japanese instruments share an underlying aesthetic concept: the discovery of the world that lies within one note, one sound. Both Traditional and new music.
http://elizabethbrowncomposer.com/2017/08/23/shakuhachi-and-ichigenkin-discovery-in-a-single-tone-u-s-tour-september-28-october-21-2017/Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Performing works by John Adams, Louis W Ballard, Judd Greenstein, Curtis Cacioppo, Kyle Gann, Talib Rasul Hakim, Philip Glass and Frederic Rzewski
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 8 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building Emanuele Arciuli has established himself as one of the most original and interesting performers on today’s classical music scene. His repertoire ranges from Bach to contemporary music, with a strong affinity for composers from the United States.
Having gained the respect of distinguished composers such as Helmut Lachenman, Frederic Rzewski, John Adams and George Crumb, Emanuele Arciuli has had many new works written for him, including piano concertos by Michael Nyman and Louis W. Ballard, whose Indiana Concerto he premiered in 2008 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
His special interest in Native American cultures has impacted Emanuele Arciuli’s career, and resulted in him commissioning works from a number of Native American composers. His most recent project is called Indian Gallery and will feature new works inspired by Native American visual art by composers such as John Luther Adams, Martin Bresnick, Michael Daugherty, Kyle Gann, Peter Garland, Huang Ruo and Morton Subotnick.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Catskill Jazz Factory Heard Fresh: Music for Two Pianos
Fred Hersch & Sullivan Fortner
Saturday, October 7, 2017 7:30 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater “A pianist of cultivated taste and erudition… the sort of jazz musician who brings a lissome elegance to his playing.” – The New York Times on Fred Hersch Sponsored by: Catskill Jazz Factory.
Graduate Vocal Arts Program Concerto Competition Preliminary Round
Thursday, October 12, 2017 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building Singers from the Graduate Vocal Arts Program compete for the opportunity to perform with the Conservatory Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, and the American Symphony Orchestra.
free admission
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building Bard Conservatory undergraduates compete for the opportunity to perform with the Conservatory Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, and the American Symphony Orchestra.
Free admission.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Stage Finalists from the Bard Conservatory compete for the opportunity to perform with the Conservatory Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, and the American Symphony Orchestra. Free admission.
Conservatory Percussion Studio Works by Quinn Collins
Sunday, October 15, 2017 3 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building The Bard College Conservatory Percussion Studio performs recent works and a world premiere by contemporary composer Quinn Collins. Quinn Collins will also give a pre-concert talk at 2 pm. Free admission.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Blum Hall Percussionist Jeff “Siege” Siegel will be performing with his sextet, featuring tenor saxophonist Erica Lindsay, pianist Francesca Tanksley, bassist Rich Syracuse and percussionist Fred Berryhill along with special guest, master trumpeter Feya Faku, of Johannesburg, South Africa.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater Conducted by Leon Botstein, music director of The Orchestra Now and the American Symphony Orchestra
Frank Martin Six Monologues from Jedermann Eerie and emotionally charged with Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone, a winner of the Bard College Conservatory 2016 Concerto Competition
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Who doesn’t love this piece? It’s joyous, epic, and monumental.” –Dan Honaker, tuba with Chloe Olivia Moore, soprano; Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; John Pickle, tenor; Alfred Walker, bass-baritone; and the Bard College Chamber Singers& Bard Festival Chorale
The concert will run approximately 2 hours including one 20-minute intermission. Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater Conducted by Leon Botstein, music director of The Orchestra Now and the American Symphony Orchestra
Frank Martin Six Monologues from Jedermann Eerie and emotionally charged with Nathaniel Sullivan, baritone, a winner of the Bard College Conservatory 2016 Concerto Competition
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 “Who doesn’t love this piece? It’s joyous, epic, and monumental.” –Dan Honaker, tuba with Chloe Olivia Moore, soprano; Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; John Pickle, tenor; Alfred Walker, bass-baritone; and the Bard College Chamber Singers& Bard Festival Chorale
The concert will run approximately 2 hours including one 20-minute intermission. Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Bitó Conservatory Building MUSIC ALIVE! Featuring compositions by Sebastian Currier, a Grawemeyer Award-winning composer, and Derek Bermel, clarinetist, Grammy-nominated composer, and artistic director of the American Composers Orchestra.
Music Alive! is co-directed by pianist Blair McMillen and composer Joan Tower, and will feature 20 performers from the Bard Conservatory, as well as Derek Bermel on clarinet and Blair McMillen on piano.
free admission
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Featuring the music of special guest saxophonist, composer and educator Paavo Carey
Monday, October 23, 2017 8–10 pm
Blum N211 (The Jazz Room) The Bard College Community Orchestra will demonstrate it's range in playing styles of jazz from the Hard Bop period in the 50s on to the Free Jazz styles in the 60s. Performing the music of Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, Michael Mossman and Thurman Barker.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Visiting Artists: icarus Quartet Two Pianos and Two Percussionists perform Bartok and Maric
Sunday, October 29, 2017 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building
A quartet specializing in 20th and 21st century repertoire composed for two pianos and percussion. They will perform the Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion and Dave Maric's recent work, Trophic Cascades (2014). Free admission. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Bard Electric Guitar Ensemble performs Terry Riley's "In C"
Monday, October 30, 2017 8 pm
Blum Hall The Bard Electric Guitar Ensemble, a student ensemble of ten electric guitarists (directed by Prof. Matt Sargent), perform Terry Riley's minimalist masterwork, "In C."Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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