Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 1, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Presented by The Orchestra Now (TŌN) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
Sunday, March 1, 2026 2–4 pm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC SibeliusFinlandia Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Artwork by Helene Schjerfbeck and others
Leon Botsteinconductor
In the popular series Sight & Sound, TŌN explores the parallels between orchestral music and visual art. Each performance includes an introduction by a Met curator, a discussion with conductor and music historian Leon Botstein accompanied by on-screen exhibition images and live musical excerpts, and a full performance of the works.
Beloved in Nordic countries for her highly original style, Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck overcame immense personal struggles working in a remote location for decades, producing a powerful body of work through sheer willpower. Over the years, her art shifted from traditional and realistic subjects to a simplified, spare style. The music of Schjerfbeck’s contemporary compatriot Jean Sibelius saw a similar change over time. His patriotic 1900 work Finlandia paints a clear picture of the historical progress of Finland and its bright future. By the time he finished his Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh symphonies 20 years later, Sibelius became increasingly concerned with paring down his music to the bare essentials.
Come together to remember and honored members of the disabled community we lost to filicide.
Monday, March 2, 2026 1–3 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room In the past five years, over 548 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives, or caregivers. Every year on March 1 (though our event is March 2, because March 1 is a Sunday), the disability community gathers across the nation to remember disabled victims of filicide—disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers.
We see the same pattern repeating over and over again. A parent kills their disabled child. The media portrays these murders as justifiable and inevitable due to the “burden” of having a disabled person in the family. If the parent stands trial, they are given sympathy and comparatively lighter sentences, if they are sentenced at all. The victims are disregarded, blamed for their own murder at the hands of the person they should have been able to trust the most, and ultimately forgotten. And then the cycle repeats. Since 2012, disability rights organizations have come together at local vigils across the country to mourn those losses, bring awareness to these tragedies, and demand justice and equal protection under the law for all people with disabilities. On March 2, we will come together for the first time here at Bard, and we ask you to join us. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 2, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Wíhanble S’a Center’s Spring Open House at the Massena Campus is a bi-yearly event for all of our Bard community that brings together collaborations with nonhuman beings through hide work, shared meals, and conversation on the land. We are an American Indian-led research center grounded in Lakota knowledge systems, where learning happens through practice, relation, and responsibility. These practices form the root of our approach to developing ethical AI tools, grounding technological research in land-based knowledge, reciprocity, and care. Our Open House supports our college community by providing structured student training and a site for faculty engagement with Wíhanble S’a Center’s ongoing research initiatives.
During the Open House, guests are welcome to join us for:
* A seasonal shared feast * Hide tanning and land-based practices (softening hides, cooking sugar aka chanhanpi aka tree juice) * A short presentation on Wíhanble S’a Center’s latest research projects * Conversation around Indigenous ethics and technology * Lakota hand games! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room On Monday, March 2, at 5:30pm in the Campus Center North Multipurpose Room, poet Peter Gizzi will read from his work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Peter Gizzi is the author of many collections of poetry, including Fierce Elegy (2023), winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Massachusetts Book Award, Now It's Dark (2020), Archeophonics (2016), a finalist for the National Book Award, Threshold Songs (2011), and In Defense of Nothing: Selected Poems, 1987–2011 (2014), a finalist for the LA Times Book Award. He has also published several limited-edition chapbooks, folios, and artist books. Marjorie Perloff has called him "a master of the mot juste and of sound structure;" Robert Creeley, "one of the most exceptional poets of his generation." Adrienne Rich has said "his disturbing lyricism is like no other;" and John Ashbery thought him "the most exciting new poet to come along in quite a while." He lives in Holyoke, MA.Sponsored by: John Ashbery Poetry Series and Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 Nick Mauss is an artist whose work connects drawing, gesture, and implications of space with writing, performance, and display. His exhibition Transmissions at the Whitney Museum of American Art catalyzed a new poetics of the archive and historiography through highly innovative work with dancers, curators, art historians, conservators, artworks, collectors, librarians, artists, costume makers, and exhibition designers–where the entire infrastructure of making exhibitions was treated through the lens of performance. Mauss has also collaborated with artists including Ken Okiishi, Lorraine O’Grady, Juliana Huxtable, Kim Gordon, and Yvonne Rainer, among others. A volume of his selected essays on art, cinema, dance, and fashion, titled Dispersed Events, was published by After 8 Books, Paris, in 2024. Touching on the simultaneous modes of his practice, Mauss will narrate an artistic method of re-orientation through which counter-histories are proposed.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Karla Kelsey, Professor of English and Creative Writing, Susquehanna University
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 5:30 pm
Stevenson Library - 1st Floor Recovering women writers from literary obscurity is both an archival and a feminist act. Join poet and scholar Karla Kelsey for a reading exploring the revolutionary work of modernist writer and artist Mina Loy (1882-1966), followed by a conversation with Alys Moody. As editor of Lost Writings: Two Novels by Mina Loy and author of the poet's novel Transcendental Factory: For Mina Loy, Kelsey uncovers multiple ways fragmented archives can activate new creative possibility. This event offers participants insight into the editorial process, poetic homage, and the generative power of lost texts.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Gender and Sexuality Studies Program; Literature Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Each weekday morning, The Roundtable's Joe Donahue is joined by various experts, journalists, educators, and commentators to discuss current events. Joining the panel is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College Roger Berkowitz.
WAMC's The Roundtable is an award-winning, nationally recognized eclectic talk program. The show airs from 9 a.m. to noon EST each weekday and features news, interviews, in-depth discussion, music, and much (much) more! Hosted by Joe Donahue and produced by Sarah LaDuke, The Roundtable tackles serious and lighthearted subjects, looking to explore the many facets of the human condition with civility, respect and responsibility.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema The documentary traces the journey of world-renowned philosopher Agnes Heller (1929-2019), from surviving the Holocaust and challenging Hungary’s socialist regime to becoming one of the most influential voices in philosophy as a professor on three continents. Through archival material, interviews, and critical analysis, the film explores her dedication to philosophical inquiry, ethics, individual freedom, and social justice. Followed by a discussion featuring James O'Higgins and Roger Berkowitz, and moderated by Katie Tabb.
This event is co-sponsored by the Philosophy Program.
Learn more about the film here.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center; Philosophy Program.
Campus Center North - Multi Purpose Room Seeds for Liberation explores Palestinian resistance through emotional and impactful interviews with historians, activists, legal scholars, and experts. The documentary demonstrates how social media has exposed daily life in Gaza and the West Bank, challenging dominant Western narratives and bringing the Free Palestine movement into global consciousness. Featuring human rights attorney Dr. Noura Erakat, investigative journalist Abby Martin, justice journalist Chuck Modiano, emergency medicine physician Dr. Mimi Syed, and members of the Black Liberation Army, La Raza Unida, and Stop Cop City, the film spans decades of solidarity and shows how the fight for collective liberation is interconnected. Seeds for Liberation is a call to action, encouraging audiences to mobilize and join the fight for humanity. Free Palestine, Free Us All. We will enjoy a screening of the film followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers! For more information, call 323-804-9567, or e-mail [email protected].
The Bard Theater & Performance Program Presents: SPROJ
2026 Senior Project LUMA Festival
Friday, March 6, 2026 – Saturday, March 7, 2026
LUMA Theater Project presentations from: William Axelrod, Rose Albert, Ethan Malpica-Santiago, Frances Ronning, Eric Wang, Lucy Gerston, and Azalea Rusillon. March 6th: 7:30pm; March 7th - 1:00pm & 6:00pm at the LUMA Theater, Fisher Center at Bard. Free and open to the Bard community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://theater.bard.edu.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Love trees? Share tree and landscape ideas at Bard and beyond! Ask plant questions and meet the Arboretum Director. Pick up the campus winter and spring walking guides. Learn about upcoming events and summer internships. Get free tree swag!Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Learn more about applying to Levy with Thomas Masterson, graduate program director, and Tyler Emerson, outreach and recruitment liaison.
Friday, March 6, 2026 12–1 pm
Online Event This information session with Graduate Program Director Thomas Masterson and Graduate Outreach and Recruitment Liaison Tyler Emerson provides an overview of the Levy academic programs, student life, admission requirements, enrollment steps, new scholarships, financial aid procedures, and immigration requirements for international students. Applicants who attend a virtual information session will have their application fees waived.
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Friday, March 6, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Bard Hall Berenice (born circa 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and emperor‑to‑be, guaranteed Berenice’s celebrity. This reputation does not, however, paint a complete portrait of Berenice, nor does it capture her significance. Her political acumen was as effective as it would become legendary. The great‑granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of King Agrippa I, she promoted the family’s unusual version of Judaism as well as its outsized ambitions. Berenice was a pivotal figure in Agrippa II’s advance in imperial preferment; played a crucial role during the Jewish‑Roman war; and, as consort to Titus, supported his father, Vespasian, in his accession to the role of emperor.
Join us every other Monday starting Feb. 23rd.
Monday, February 23rd
Monday, March 9th
Monday, March 23rd
Monday, April 6th
Monday, April 20th
Monday, May 4th
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disobedience, violence, bureaucratic power, and the erosion of authority. With her unsparing clarity and historical insight, Arendt illuminates the pressures that distort democratic life and the possibilities for renewed political action. Urgent and thought-provoking, Crises of the Republic offers a vital framework for understanding the challenges that continue to shape our public world.
Get a double dose of operatic comedy as Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi come to life in full production with the Bard College Vocal Arts Program in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater.
Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball—his first staged opera—sparkles with comic invention and lyrical wit. Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication. From Amelia’s scheming to Schicchi’s trickster brilliance, the evening rewards close attention and sharp ears alike. A double bill to delight, provoke thought, and remind even the most discerning minds why opera remains a rigorous, endlessly inventive art form.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Get a double dose of operatic comedy as Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi come to life in full production with the Bard College Vocal Arts Program in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater.
Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball—his first staged opera—sparkles with comic invention and lyrical wit. Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication. From Amelia’s scheming to Schicchi’s trickster brilliance, the evening rewards close attention and sharp ears alike. A double bill to delight, provoke thought, and remind even the most discerning minds why opera remains a rigorous, endlessly inventive art form.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
The Bard Theater & Performance Program Presents: SPROJ
2026 Senior Project LUMA Festival
Friday, March 6, 2026 – Saturday, March 7, 2026
LUMA Theater Project presentations from: William Axelrod, Rose Albert, Ethan Malpica-Santiago, Frances Ronning, Eric Wang, Lucy Gerston, and Azalea Rusillon. March 6th: 7:30pm; March 7th - 1:00pm & 6:00pm at the LUMA Theater, Fisher Center at Bard. Free and open to the Bard community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://theater.bard.edu.
Online Event C2C workshops are for undergraduate students and recent graduates who want high-impact sustainability careers that can change the future in policy, business, NGOs, education and politics. Led by Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability, C2C trainings focus on key leadership skills: vision, courage, developing your network, telling your story, and raising funds.
Graduates of the workshops join a national network with access to continuing educational and professional opportunities, including dedicated scholarships to attend Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Masters of Science degrees in Environmental Policy and Climate Science and Policy; a M. Ed. Degree in Environmental Education; and the Bard MBA in Sustainability, ranked the #1 Green MBA from 2021-2025 by Princeton Review. Graduates receive a Workshop Certificate.
Please fill out the form below to apply to this workshop. Application deadline is 2/15.Sponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 8, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Get a double dose of operatic comedy as Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi come to life in full production with the Bard College Vocal Arts Program in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater.
Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball—his first staged opera—sparkles with comic invention and lyrical wit. Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication. From Amelia’s scheming to Schicchi’s trickster brilliance, the evening rewards close attention and sharp ears alike. A double bill to delight, provoke thought, and remind even the most discerning minds why opera remains a rigorous, endlessly inventive art form.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Get a double dose of operatic comedy as Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi come to life in full production with the Bard College Vocal Arts Program in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater.
Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball—his first staged opera—sparkles with comic invention and lyrical wit. Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication. From Amelia’s scheming to Schicchi’s trickster brilliance, the evening rewards close attention and sharp ears alike. A double bill to delight, provoke thought, and remind even the most discerning minds why opera remains a rigorous, endlessly inventive art form.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Presented by The Orchestra Now (TŌN) at Symphony Space in NYC
Sunday, March 8, 2026 4–5:55 pm
Symphony Space in NYC RossiniWilliam Tell Overture GounodFaust Ballet Music Franck Symphony in D Minor
Zachary Schwartzmanconductor
TŌN Resident Conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns with the orchestra to Symphony Space for another free concert of audience favorites. The program comprises Rossini’s immensely popular William Tell Overture, Gounod’s glittering ballet music from his opera Faust, and the famous Symphony in D Minor of French composer César Franck.Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 9, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Indigenous Approaches to Information, Knowledge, Justice, and Belonging
Monday, March 9, 2026 – Tuesday, March 10, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Organized by the Center for Indigenous Studies as part of its mission to nurture public programming focused on education, arts, and advocacy in Native American and Indigenous Studies, this symposium will enable participants to think deeply about Indigenous approaches to information in libraries, archives, and museum collections.Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space An hour-long program of short performances by Bard Conservatory students.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel here. Program details available here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, March 9, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Bard Hall Berenice (born circa 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and emperor‑to‑be, guaranteed Berenice’s celebrity. This reputation does not, however, paint a complete portrait of Berenice, nor does it capture her significance. Her political acumen was as effective as it would become legendary. The great‑granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of King Agrippa I, she promoted the family’s unusual version of Judaism as well as its outsized ambitions. Berenice was a pivotal figure in Agrippa II’s advance in imperial preferment; played a crucial role during the Jewish‑Roman war; and, as consort to Titus, supported his father, Vespasian, in his accession to the role of emperor.
Join us every other Monday starting Feb. 23rd.
Monday, February 23rd
Monday, March 9th
Monday, March 23rd
Monday, April 6th
Monday, April 20th
Monday, May 4th
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday March 9, Bard College Writer in Residence Benjamin Hale will read from his new book, Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks. This reading is free and open to the public.
Benjamin Hale is the author of the novel The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore (Twelve, 2011), the short fiction collection The Fat Artist and Other Stories, and the nonfiction book Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks. He has received the Bard Fiction Prize, a Michener-Copernicus Award, and nominations for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. His writing has appeared, among other places, in Conjunctions, Harper's Magazine, the Paris Review, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Dissent and the LA Review of Books Quarterly, and has been anthologized in Best American Science and Nature Writing. He is a senior editor at Conjunctions, teaches at Bard College and Columbia University, and lives in a small town in New York's Hudson Valley.Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Shutong Li Memorial Concert with the Bard Chinese Ensemble
Jindong Cai, conductor
Monday, March 9, 2026 7–8:30 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space The Bard Chinese Ensemble pays tribute to its beloved music director Shutong Li 李梳曈 '21 after his sudden passing in February. US-China Music Institute director Jindong Cai will conduct. FREE and open to the public. Livestream at: youtube.com/live/vUX2qLWqSrk Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Indigenous Approaches to Information, Knowledge, Justice, and Belonging
Monday, March 9, 2026 – Tuesday, March 10, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Organized by the Center for Indigenous Studies as part of its mission to nurture public programming focused on education, arts, and advocacy in Native American and Indigenous Studies, this symposium will enable participants to think deeply about Indigenous approaches to information in libraries, archives, and museum collections.Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Please join us for the Studio Art annual Alumni/ae Panel. This year we are excited to have New York based artist working in sculpture and analog film Lizzy Chemel ’17, interdisciplinary artist Kerry Downey ’02, and Director of Sprüth Magers New York Ryan Muller ’05.Sponsored by: Studio Arts Program.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Please join us for the Studio Art annual Alumni/ae Panel. This year we are excited to have New York based artist working in sculpture and analog film Lizzy Chemel ’17, interdisciplinary artist Kerry Downey ’02, and Director of Sprüth Magers New York Ryan Muller ’05.Sponsored by: Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Studio Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs. Join us to learn about our programs directly from Director Eban Goodstein and the admissions team. There will be time for questions at the end of the session.
WHAT WE COVER: - Overview of graduate program offerings - Alumni success and career outcomes - Admissions information - Financial aid and scholarships - Prerequisite course information - Tips for a standout application
A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar.
RSVP HERE!Sponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Insights from a 25-Year Monetary Policy Experiment
Paul Sheard, Author of The Power of Money
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 11:30 am – 12:50 pm
Blithewood The year 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Levy Institute’s founding, and this event inaugurates a broader series of programs commemorating this significant milestone.
Veteran central bank watcher Paul Sheard will share his insights about Quantitative Easing as March marks a quarter of a century since the Bank of Japan launched this new form of monetary policy easing. Initially, a curiosity emanating from deflation-ridden Japan, QE was embraced big time by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks during the Global Financial Crisis and then again, on an even bigger scale, during the pandemic. Sheard will explain what QE is and how it works, and cast light on the confusions and controversies that surround it. He will explain why QT (Quantitative Tightening) gets less attention than QE, and why QE, together with an obscure legal change (the Fed and other central banks being able to pay interest on reserves), has changed monetary policy-making forever. Read MoreSponsored by: Levy Economics Institute; Levy Graduate Programs.
Franz Schubert An die Leier, D. 737 Nachtviolen, D. 752 Die Sterne, D. 939 Wandrers Nachtlied II, D. 768 Benjamin Appl, baritone Erika Switzer, piano
György Kurtág Four Schuster Songs (lyrics by Ulrike Schuster) Die Rosen Die Zeit Ich weiß nicht Physalis alkagengi Benjamin Appl, baritone Benjamin Hochman, piano
György Kurtág Selections from Játékok (Games) Thistle (Book 3) Hommage à Schubert (Book 3) Präludium und Choral (Book 5) Márta ligaturája (Book 12) Hommage à Berényi Ferenc 70 (Book 7) Capriccioso – Luminoso (Book 5) ... Apple Blossom ... (Book 9) Les Adieux (in Janáček’s manner) (Book 6) Ligatura dolce amara – amara - dolce (Book 11) Benjamin Hochman, piano
Franz Schubert Rondo in A Major, D. 951 (for piano four hands) James Baillieu, piano Benjamin Hochman, piano
INTERMISSION
György Kurtág Hölderlin-Gesänge, Op. 35a An . . . Im Walde (für Georg Kröll) Gestalt und Geist An Zimmern (für Reinhart Meyer-Kalkus) Der Spaziergang (für Heinz Holliger) Tübingen, Jänner (Robert Klein in Erinnerung) Benjamin Appl, baritone
Robert Schumann Kerner-Lieder, Op. 35 Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Come experience the spine-tingling close a cappella harmonies of the Yale Women’s Slavic Chorus, together in concert with Bard’s own choir devoted to the rich polyphonic singing traditions of the Republic of Georgia!
Free and Open to the PublicSponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Part II: Bark, Buds, Berries and Branches. Join Amy Parrella '99, arboretum director, for a free guided tour of trees and shrubs with winter interest. Dress for the weather.Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Hall Works by Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Vincenzo Bellini, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Giacinto Scelsi, Franco Donatoni, and Gianluca Cascioli.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard electronic music visiting artist Matthew Goodheart (RPI)
Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:30–9 pm
Bard Hall Performances of new compositions for guitar, percussion, and live electronics by Matt Sargent (Bard) and Matthew Goodheart (RPI) with Taylor Long (percussion).
The event is free and open to all.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Albertine French Film Festival: Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
Director: Johan Grimonprez, 2024, 2h30 min.
Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:30 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC). All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disobedience, violence, bureaucratic power, and the erosion of authority. With her unsparing clarity and historical insight, Arendt illuminates the pressures that distort democratic life and the possibilities for renewed political action. Urgent and thought-provoking, Crises of the Republic offers a vital framework for understanding the challenges that continue to shape our public world.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 15, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 16, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Friday, March 20, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Bard Hall Berenice (born circa 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and emperor‑to‑be, guaranteed Berenice’s celebrity. This reputation does not, however, paint a complete portrait of Berenice, nor does it capture her significance. Her political acumen was as effective as it would become legendary. The great‑granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of King Agrippa I, she promoted the family’s unusual version of Judaism as well as its outsized ambitions. Berenice was a pivotal figure in Agrippa II’s advance in imperial preferment; played a crucial role during the Jewish‑Roman war; and, as consort to Titus, supported his father, Vespasian, in his accession to the role of emperor.
Join us every other Monday starting Feb. 23rd.
Monday, February 23rd
Monday, March 9th
Monday, March 23rd
Monday, April 6th
Monday, April 20th
Monday, May 4th
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Hall Anchored by three marimba works and a series of virtuosic duos, this free concert highlights the striking timbral contrasts of modern chamber music. The program culminates in two substantial masterpieces—Beethoven’s Septet and Vaughan Williams’s Piano Quintet—bringing percussive brilliance and symphonic breadth together in one evening.Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Hall Visions of Time: 20th-Century Reflections in Chamber Music
This free concert brings together landmark chamber works of the 20th century, culminating in Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. Alongside music by other composers spanning eras and styles, the program explores time, spirituality, and reflection through some of the most searching and expressive chamber music ever written.Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 22, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 23, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The First Thing Authoritarians Fear, A Talk by Ramón Zamora
Monday, March 23, 2026 5:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 115 The first institutions targeted by authoritarian regimes are often journalists and independent media. When these voices are silenced, democracies lose their earliest warning system. Through the story of the persecution of renowned Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora and the creation of the Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA), this talk reflects on why free expression acts as society’s early warning system, and how citizen action, memory, archives, and civic technology can protect truth when power tries to erase it.
Ramón Zamora is an anthropologist and sociologist, and former professor at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, where he taught and researched the intersections of culture, communication, and technology. He led the design of digital formats and audience strategies at elPeriódico until the newspaper’s forced shutdown in 2023 amid the imprisonment of its director and the persecution of its newsroom. After relocating to the United States, he collaborated with the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA) and Bard College to launch the Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA), an initiative dedicated to preserving and safeguarding the region’s threatened independent journalism.
Supported by The Center for Civic Engagement, FLCL, Sociology, Human Rights, RIMA, and GHEA21. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Edith C. Blum Institute Duo Refracta (Michael Jones and Shaoai Ashley Zhang) present contemporary works for piano and percussion by Timothy McCormack, Kory Reeder, Tina Tallon, and Eric Wubbels.
Free and open to the public. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in conversation with Evan Calder Williams and Lucas Blalock
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12–2 pm
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 On Tuesday, March 24, at 12pm, CCS Bard in collaboration with The Photography Program at Bard College will present a conversation featuring Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Evan Calder Williams, and Lucas Blalock. The talk will center on Wolukau-Wanambwa’s recent exhibition Scene at Eastman (George Eastman Museum, 2024-5).
More information here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies; Photography Program.
Forge Project Talks: Marcel Pardo Ariza and Ambrose Trataris, co-founders of Art Handlxrs*
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 5–7 pm
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 A series co-presented by Forge Project and CCS Bard. In this talk, the co-founders of Art Handlxrs* — Marcel Pardo Ariza and Ambrose Trataris — will explore the future of art handling and the importance of care, coalition building, and diversity in the art world. They will discuss individual and collective efforts that improve the working conditions and sustainability of the industry with a specific focus on BIPOC, queer, non-binary and trans people, and women* in the professional arts industry as preparators, art handlxrs, technicians, fabricators, and other industry support roles.
Art Handlxrs* hopes that audiences will come away from this discussion with an expanded understanding of what an art handlxr looks like, broadening their own perspective and challenging assumptions that are widely accepted through the hegemonic identities of the art world.
Being an art handlxr is based on the act of caring — for an artwork, the artist’s intention, the needs of the institution, the upkeep of the space, and the experience of an audience. Why is this intentional care not an integral part of our labor practices? How can we create work environments that foster inclusivity and access to work for folx from a diverse range of experiences?
Forge Project Talks Forge Project Talks are part of a set of broader initiatives at Bard College that seek to place Native American and Indigenous Studies at the heart of curricular innovation, which includes programming organized by the Center for Indigenous Studies and the Rethinking Place initiative. These programs are made possible by the Forge Endowed Fund for Indigenous Studies at Bard College, generously supported by the Gochman Family Foundation along with George Soros and the Open Society Foundations.
More information can be found here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in Conversation with Lucas Blalock
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 6:30 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema The Photography Program Presents: Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in conversation with Lucas Blalock.Sponsored by: Photography Program.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Do Not Try to Bend the Spoon. There Is No Spoon: Mediating Shamanism and Myth in Contemporary Korean Culture
With Novelist Bo-Young Kim
Thursday, March 26, 2026 5 pm
Preston In this talk, Kim reveals how Korean shamanism, ghost lore, and myth, often invisible to Western audiences, continue to shape contemporary Korean science fiction and popular culture. From “evil ghosts” (ak-kwi) frequently mistaken for demons to K-pop idols reimagined as modern-day shamans, this talk reframes haunting and possession not as horror, but as transformation, embodiment, and ethical connection. Linking ancient myths such as Paridegi with global touchstones like The Matrix and Star Wars, Kim offers students and community members a rare lens for understanding Korean storytelling on its own terms.
Bo-Young Kim is a leading South Korean science fiction writer whose work has profoundly influenced a generation of emerging authors since the early 2000s. Her English-language collection I’m Waiting for You and Other Stories was published by HarperCollins, and her translated collection, On the Origin of Species and Other Stories, published by Kaya Press, was nominated for a National Book Award, among other publications. She also served as a scenario advisor for Bong Joon-ho’s SF film Snowpiercer.Sponsored by: Asian Studies, the Division of Languages and Literature, Experimental Humanities, Korean, Literature, and Written Arts.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Starr Cinema, Upstate Films, Rhinebeck, NY *We are providing transportation to the cinema! If you want to sign up, please add your name and email here or email Gabriella Lindsay, [email protected]"*
Two years after being released from Syrian jail, Hamid (break out star Adam Bessa) is making ends meet as a construction worker in the French city of Strasbourg, where, haunted by the memory of his imprisonment, the young man searches tirelessly for the man who tortured him, determined to get his revenge--but what's the real price of vengeance for the person seeking it? Inspired by true events, Jonathan Millet's deeply researched thriller excavates the too-little-examined moral dilemmas of today’s political landscape.
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC). All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
How to Research Like a Dog: Kafka's New Science (MIT Press, 2024)
A talk by Aaron Schuster
Friday, March 27, 2026 12 pm
Hegeman 204A Aaron Schuster is presenting his new book How to Research Like a Dog: Kafka's New Science (MIT Press, 2024).
Dr Schuster is a writer and philosopher, who lives in Amsterdam. He works at the intersection of continental philosophy and psychoanalysis, and engages with modernist literature, film, theater, and contemporary art. He has written on a wide range of topics, including the history of levitation, the philosophy of tickling, the psychopathology of AI, the comedy of Ernst Lubitsch, Jean Genet’s political theater, Andrei Platonov’s Anti-Sexus, the Bolshevik feminism of Alexandra Kollontai, the theory of the breakup, and complaining. He is the author of The Trouble with Pleasure: Deleuze and Psychoanalysis (MIT Press, 2016), co-author of Sovereignty, Inc.: Three Essays in Politics and Enjoyment (University of Chicago Press, 2020), and he is the editor of E-flux Notes.Sponsored by: Philosophy Salon.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Democracy Innovation Academy with special guest Irad Malkin
A Monthly Series with the Democracy Innovation Hub
Friday, March 27, 2026 12 pm
Online Event What can our insanely unequal world learn from the emergence of ancient Greek democracy? How and why did the use of government by lottery emerge there?
For the second installment of our monthly Democracy Innovation Academy, we will be joined by special guest Irad Malkin, author of Drawing Lots: From Egalitarianism to Democracy in Ancient Greece.
"We need to understand the Greek world of values, the frame of reference, and the egalitarian mindset associated with the lot. These features made its wide-ranging use possible and desirable in antiquity, as it may be today."
Professor Malkin will be discussing the second video in our YouTube series, featuring Roger Berkowitz, which you can watch here: Democracy Innovation Academy.
This is not a formal college course - it's a drop-in academy and networking opportunity for those hoping to learn more, or to connect with organizations, practitioners, or facilitators.
Blithewood Do you have a passion for gardens, history, and architecture? Blithewood Garden tour guides are essential to our mission of public outreach and community involvement and are a great way to give back to your community. There will be multiple orientation and training sessions this spring to prepare you for the upcoming season. If you can't make them all, that's ok, but they will help make you feel prepared for giving a tour. No prior experience necessary. Email [email protected] to learn more. Friday, March 27 2pm: Blithewood Garden Tour Guide Orientation Introductory Session 1. Levy Blue Room, first floor. Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public
PROGRAM
George Benjamin Canon & Fugue (from The Art of Fugue by J. S. Bach) Liliana Szokol, flute Dominik Kovács, Danika Dortch, French horn Qijia Liu, Hadi Masood, Junyu Lin, violin Chloe Slane, Katherine Chernyak, viola Abigail Wolf, cello Benjamin Hochman, conductor
György Kurtág Selections from Játékok (Games) (including from vols. 11–12) Benjamin Hochman, piano
Hans Abrahamsen Schnee (Snow): Ten Canons for Nine Instruments Ryan MacEvoy McCullough, Sophia Cornicello, piano Elizabeth Chernyak, violin Mason Haskett, viola William Pilgrim, cello Elizabeth Bennett, flute Elizabeth Young, oboe James McCourt, clarinet Michael Jones, percussion Benjamin Hochman, conductor
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel HERE Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center Kurtág Fragments, film (2026) Saturday, March 28, 3:30 pm
Introduction by Dénes Nagy, director Julianna Ugrin, producer 3:30pm (15 mins) Presented in Collaboration with Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Film Screening Kurtág Fragments, 3:50pm (Film runtime 113 mins) Presented in Collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library & The National Film Institute, Hungary
György Kurtág, a renowned contemporary composer and the last great figure of the post-war avantgarde, remains spiritually vibrant even in old age. Approaching his 100th birthday in 2026, Kurtág Fragments takes audiences on a journey through key places in his life—Transylvania, Budapest, Vienna, London, Prussia Cove, and Paris, where his magnum opus Fin de Partie premiered in 2022. Along the way, the film follows his collaborations with world-class musicians such as Víkingur Ólafsson, Steven Isserlis, and Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Blending intimate moments with breathtaking performances, it captures the almost mystical process through which Kurtág transforms emotion into music. This feature-length documentary is not only a portrait of an extraordinary artist but also a cinematic immersion into one of the most profound musical worlds of our time.
More InformationSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Hall A music workshop to overcome stage fright and performance anxiety. Presented by Erica Kiesewetter and Tatjana Myoko von Prittwitz und Gaffron.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Free and open to the public.
PROGRAM
Béla Bartók Selections from For Children Peasant’s Flute Children at Play Pillow Dance Hey, Tulip, Tulip Round Dance I Lost My Partner Bagpipe II Drinking Song Children’s Dance Dance Song Ivy Chen, cimbalom András Szalai, piano
György Kurtág Tre pezzi, Op. 38 Dávid Kéringer, clarinet András Szalai, cimbalom
György Kurtág Un brin de bruyère à Witold (In memoriam Witold Lutosławski) Ivy Chen, cimbalom
György Kurtág Hommage à Halmágyi Mihály Sophia Cornicello, piano András Szalai, cimbalom
György Ligeti Automne à Varsovie from Études Sophia Cornicello, piano
György Kurtág Herdecker Eurhythmie, Op. 14a Self-Will Hommage à J. S. B. Flowers We Are (1) Quarrel and Gentleness Flowers We Are (2) Liliána Szokol, flute András Szalai, cimbalom
György Kurtág Selections from Játékok (Games) Beating Tumble-bunny Bluebell Thistle Labyrinthine D (with echo) Vigorously Hommage à Emil Petrovics Stubbunny Alexandra Balog, piano András Szalai, cimbalom
György Kurtág Hommage à Berényi Ferenc 70 Nathaniel Valsania, cimbalom
François Couperin Les Bergères (The Shepherdesses) Nathaniel Valsania, cimbalom András Szalai, piano
Béla Bartók Sonatina Dávid Kéringer, clarinet András Szalai, cimbalom
INTERMISSION
Béla Bartók Falun (Village Scenes), Sz. 78, BB 87a Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano Kayo Iwama, piano
György Kurtág Egy téli alkony emlékére (In Memory of a Winter Sunset), Op. 8 1. Vivo 2. Sostenuto 3. Con moto, pesante 4. Presto agitato Daphne Buan, soprano András Szalai, cimbalom Mira Wang, violin
Thomas Adès Növények (Plants) for mezzo-soprano and piano sextet Sydney Cornett, mezzo-soprano Mira Wang, violin Ziheng Xu, violin Mason Haskett, viola William Pilgrim, cello Moises Chirinos, double bass Alexandra Balog, pianoSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 29, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026 - Program Five (lecture and concert)
Preconcert Lecture with Gergely Fazekas at 1:30 PM Kurtág, Mozart, and the Bach Family at 3:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2026 1:30 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
PROGRAM
Preconcert Lecture with Gergely Fazekas "I compose to seek the truth": The Musical Universe of György Kurtág Sunday, March 29 at 1:30 pm Conservatory Performance Space “The final masterpiece of twentieth-century music.” Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, so described György Kurtág’s first opera, Fin de partie, which premiered in 2018 at La Scala in Milan. What makes Kurtág one of the most important voices in contemporary music in the 21st century, despite his reluctance toward fame and recognition, and despite a career that was restricted for decades behind the Iron Curtain in communist Hungary? How does he think about music, and how does he frame the “truth” he seeks in composing? These are the questions that musicologist Gergely Fazekas, associate professor at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, seeks to answer.
Coffee/tea social Sunday, March 29, 2:20pm-2:50pm The László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building, Lobby
Kurtág, Mozart, and the Bach Family Sunday, March 29 at 3 pm Conservatory Performance Space
C. P. E. Bach Rondo in G Major, Wq. 59, No. 2 András Kemenes, piano
György Kurtág Three Chorale Preludes for piano four hands
J. S. Bach Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 711 Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687 Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 András Kemenes, piano Benjamin Hochman, piano
György Kurtág Selections from Játékok (Games) András Kemenes, piano
György Kurtág Wind Quintet, Op. 2 for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon Christian Middy, flute Kai O’Donnell, oboe Mohammad AbdNikfarjam, clarinet Dominik Kovács, horn Adelaide Braunhill, bassoon
INTERMISSION
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante with Five Variations for piano four hands, K. 501 András Kemenes, piano Benjamin Hochman, piano
Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452 Alexandra Knoll, oboe Noemi Sallai, clarinet Dominik Kovács, horn Philip McNaughton, bassoon Benjamin Hochman, piano
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel HERE Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Presented by The Orchestra Now (TŌN) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
Sunday, March 29, 2026 2–4 pm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC Mozart Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” Artwork by Raphael and others
Leon Botsteinconductor
In the popular series Sight & Sound, TŌN explores the parallels between orchestral music and visual art. Each performance includes a discussion with conductor and music historian Leon Botstein accompanied by on-screen exhibition images and live musical excerpts, and a full performance of the works.
Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (1483–1520)—better known as Raphael—was one of history’s most beloved and influential artists. A true titan of the Italian Renaissance, Raphael matched ambition with lyricism to create works with both intellectual heft and emotional depth, a necessary skill in the complex political landscape of Renaissance courts. In his short life of only 37 years, he achieved such profound success as a painter, designer, and architect that he was regarded as the pinnacle of artistic perfection for centuries after his death. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was himself one of the most prolific and influential artists of the Classical period. He gave piano concerts starting at age five and wrote his first opera at age 11. He composed more than 800 works by the time of his death at age 35. Mozart wrote dozens of symphonies, composing the final three over six weeks in the summer of 1788. The 41st, his last, puts on full display the extraordinary compositional technique he mastered over the course of his career. Both of these prodigies were driven by their quest for perfection, earning great acclaim for their skillful technique early in their short lives and leaving a legacy to which artists would aspire for centuries thereafter.
The exhibition Raphael: Sublime Poetry will be on view at The Met Fifth Avenue March 29 – June 28, 2026 in gallery 899.Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 30, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room On Monday, March 30 at 6pm in the Campus Center North Multipurpose room, writer Ayana Mathis will read and discuss her work. This event is free and open to the public.
Ayana Mathis is the author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Knopf, 2012) and most recently, The Unsettled (Knopf, 2023), the inaugural winner of McSweeney’s Gabe Hudson Prize. The book was named a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of 2023, a best of 2023 by The New Yorker, Publisher’s Weekly, an Oprah Daily Best Novels of 2023, and a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2023. Her first novel, THE TWELVE TRIBES OF HATTIE, was a New York Times Bestseller, the second selection for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0, a 2013 New York Times Notable Book, NPR Best Book of 2013, and was long listed for the Dublin Literary Award and nominated for Hurston/Wright Foundation's Legacy Award. Mathis’s essays and criticism have been published in the The New York Times, The Atlantic, T Magazine, The Financial Times, RollingStone, Guernica and Glamour. She currently teaches at Hunter College in the MFA Program. Sponsored by: Ellison Center at Bard College, Bard AMP, Center for Ethics and Writing, and Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Acclaimed pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio will be visiting Bard next week. As part of their visit, Marcus Roberts will be hosting a Piano Salon on Tuesday, March 31, at 5:30 PM in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building Conservatory Performance Space.
We hope to see you there!Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Professor Daniel Newsome, Bard Mathematics program
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 201 "The Myth of Er," located late in Chapter X of Plato's Republic, introduced much of the world to the idea of a musically motivated cosmos. In his Timaeus a bit more detail is given on how this harmonic world was constructed. The description is extremely evocative but like a dream, when you wake up, things don't always fit together. For the next 2000+ years astronomers, astrologers, philosophers, mathematicians, musicians, and music theorists tried to get the universe to fit into some sort of harmonic scheme. This is their story.Sponsored by: Classical Studies, Mathematics, and Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room On Tuesday, March 31st, at 6pm in the North Campus Center Multipurpose Room, writer and Bard alum Stephanie Wambugu '20 will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Stephanie Wambugu lives in New York City. She was born in Mombasa, Kenya and grew up in New England. Her work appears in The Nation, Granta, frieze, Bookforum and The Drift. Her debut novel Lonely Crowds was published by Little, Brown in 2025. Learn more about Stephanie Wambugu's work here.
This reading will be preceded by a reception for the Center for Ethics and Writing Journal at 5:10pm. All are welcome to join. Sponsored by: Center for Ethics and Writing, Written Arts Program, and Office of Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday, March 23rd, at 6pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center, writer and Bard alum Stephanie Wambugu '20 will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Stephanie Wambugu lives in New York City. She was born in Mombasa, Kenya and grew up in New England. Her work appears in The Nation, Granta, frieze, Bookforum and The Drift. Her debut novel Lonely Crowds was published by Little, Brown in 2025. Learn more about Stephanie Wambugu's work here.
Praise for Lonely Crowds "Extraordinary...Wambugu writes with an easy wit, her sentences as approachable as her deeply relatable narrator…it’s the specificity of this young woman’s mind, the contours with which she draws the characters and environments around her, that make Lonely Crowds exceptional…"—The New York Times Book Review
"[An] uncommonly elegant debut novel...” — The Cut
“The debut novel from Stephanie Wambugu makes a compelling case that friendship between girls — that thorny source of envy, love, and obsession — is an eternal narrative wellspring…This is a propulsive story about what it means to grow up with someone.”—Vulture Sponsored by: Center for Ethics and Writing; Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Written Arts Program.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 1, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Presented by The Orchestra Now (TŌN) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
Sunday, March 1, 2026 2–4 pm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC SibeliusFinlandia Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Artwork by Helene Schjerfbeck and others
Leon Botsteinconductor
In the popular series Sight & Sound, TŌN explores the parallels between orchestral music and visual art. Each performance includes an introduction by a Met curator, a discussion with conductor and music historian Leon Botstein accompanied by on-screen exhibition images and live musical excerpts, and a full performance of the works.
Beloved in Nordic countries for her highly original style, Finnish painter Helene Schjerfbeck overcame immense personal struggles working in a remote location for decades, producing a powerful body of work through sheer willpower. Over the years, her art shifted from traditional and realistic subjects to a simplified, spare style. The music of Schjerfbeck’s contemporary compatriot Jean Sibelius saw a similar change over time. His patriotic 1900 work Finlandia paints a clear picture of the historical progress of Finland and its bright future. By the time he finished his Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh symphonies 20 years later, Sibelius became increasingly concerned with paring down his music to the bare essentials.
Come together to remember and honored members of the disabled community we lost to filicide.
Monday, March 2, 2026 1–3 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room In the past five years, over 548 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives, or caregivers. Every year on March 1 (though our event is March 2, because March 1 is a Sunday), the disability community gathers across the nation to remember disabled victims of filicide—disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers.
We see the same pattern repeating over and over again. A parent kills their disabled child. The media portrays these murders as justifiable and inevitable due to the “burden” of having a disabled person in the family. If the parent stands trial, they are given sympathy and comparatively lighter sentences, if they are sentenced at all. The victims are disregarded, blamed for their own murder at the hands of the person they should have been able to trust the most, and ultimately forgotten. And then the cycle repeats. Since 2012, disability rights organizations have come together at local vigils across the country to mourn those losses, bring awareness to these tragedies, and demand justice and equal protection under the law for all people with disabilities. On March 2, we will come together for the first time here at Bard, and we ask you to join us. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 2, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Wíhanble S’a Center’s Spring Open House at the Massena Campus is a bi-yearly event for all of our Bard community that brings together collaborations with nonhuman beings through hide work, shared meals, and conversation on the land. We are an American Indian-led research center grounded in Lakota knowledge systems, where learning happens through practice, relation, and responsibility. These practices form the root of our approach to developing ethical AI tools, grounding technological research in land-based knowledge, reciprocity, and care. Our Open House supports our college community by providing structured student training and a site for faculty engagement with Wíhanble S’a Center’s ongoing research initiatives.
During the Open House, guests are welcome to join us for:
* A seasonal shared feast * Hide tanning and land-based practices (softening hides, cooking sugar aka chanhanpi aka tree juice) * A short presentation on Wíhanble S’a Center’s latest research projects * Conversation around Indigenous ethics and technology * Lakota hand games! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room On Monday, March 2, at 5:30pm in the Campus Center North Multipurpose Room, poet Peter Gizzi will read from his work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Peter Gizzi is the author of many collections of poetry, including Fierce Elegy (2023), winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Massachusetts Book Award, Now It's Dark (2020), Archeophonics (2016), a finalist for the National Book Award, Threshold Songs (2011), and In Defense of Nothing: Selected Poems, 1987–2011 (2014), a finalist for the LA Times Book Award. He has also published several limited-edition chapbooks, folios, and artist books. Marjorie Perloff has called him "a master of the mot juste and of sound structure;" Robert Creeley, "one of the most exceptional poets of his generation." Adrienne Rich has said "his disturbing lyricism is like no other;" and John Ashbery thought him "the most exciting new poet to come along in quite a while." He lives in Holyoke, MA.Sponsored by: John Ashbery Poetry Series and Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 Nick Mauss is an artist whose work connects drawing, gesture, and implications of space with writing, performance, and display. His exhibition Transmissions at the Whitney Museum of American Art catalyzed a new poetics of the archive and historiography through highly innovative work with dancers, curators, art historians, conservators, artworks, collectors, librarians, artists, costume makers, and exhibition designers–where the entire infrastructure of making exhibitions was treated through the lens of performance. Mauss has also collaborated with artists including Ken Okiishi, Lorraine O’Grady, Juliana Huxtable, Kim Gordon, and Yvonne Rainer, among others. A volume of his selected essays on art, cinema, dance, and fashion, titled Dispersed Events, was published by After 8 Books, Paris, in 2024. Touching on the simultaneous modes of his practice, Mauss will narrate an artistic method of re-orientation through which counter-histories are proposed.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Karla Kelsey, Professor of English and Creative Writing, Susquehanna University
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 5:30 pm
Stevenson Library - 1st Floor Recovering women writers from literary obscurity is both an archival and a feminist act. Join poet and scholar Karla Kelsey for a reading exploring the revolutionary work of modernist writer and artist Mina Loy (1882-1966), followed by a conversation with Alys Moody. As editor of Lost Writings: Two Novels by Mina Loy and author of the poet's novel Transcendental Factory: For Mina Loy, Kelsey uncovers multiple ways fragmented archives can activate new creative possibility. This event offers participants insight into the editorial process, poetic homage, and the generative power of lost texts.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Gender and Sexuality Studies Program; Literature Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Each weekday morning, The Roundtable's Joe Donahue is joined by various experts, journalists, educators, and commentators to discuss current events. Joining the panel is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College Roger Berkowitz.
WAMC's The Roundtable is an award-winning, nationally recognized eclectic talk program. The show airs from 9 a.m. to noon EST each weekday and features news, interviews, in-depth discussion, music, and much (much) more! Hosted by Joe Donahue and produced by Sarah LaDuke, The Roundtable tackles serious and lighthearted subjects, looking to explore the many facets of the human condition with civility, respect and responsibility.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema The documentary traces the journey of world-renowned philosopher Agnes Heller (1929-2019), from surviving the Holocaust and challenging Hungary’s socialist regime to becoming one of the most influential voices in philosophy as a professor on three continents. Through archival material, interviews, and critical analysis, the film explores her dedication to philosophical inquiry, ethics, individual freedom, and social justice. Followed by a discussion featuring James O'Higgins and Roger Berkowitz, and moderated by Katie Tabb.
This event is co-sponsored by the Philosophy Program.
Learn more about the film here.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center; Philosophy Program.
Campus Center North - Multi Purpose Room Seeds for Liberation explores Palestinian resistance through emotional and impactful interviews with historians, activists, legal scholars, and experts. The documentary demonstrates how social media has exposed daily life in Gaza and the West Bank, challenging dominant Western narratives and bringing the Free Palestine movement into global consciousness. Featuring human rights attorney Dr. Noura Erakat, investigative journalist Abby Martin, justice journalist Chuck Modiano, emergency medicine physician Dr. Mimi Syed, and members of the Black Liberation Army, La Raza Unida, and Stop Cop City, the film spans decades of solidarity and shows how the fight for collective liberation is interconnected. Seeds for Liberation is a call to action, encouraging audiences to mobilize and join the fight for humanity. Free Palestine, Free Us All. We will enjoy a screening of the film followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers! For more information, call 323-804-9567, or e-mail [email protected].
The Bard Theater & Performance Program Presents: SPROJ
2026 Senior Project LUMA Festival
Friday, March 6, 2026 – Saturday, March 7, 2026
LUMA Theater Project presentations from: William Axelrod, Rose Albert, Ethan Malpica-Santiago, Frances Ronning, Eric Wang, Lucy Gerston, and Azalea Rusillon. March 6th: 7:30pm; March 7th - 1:00pm & 6:00pm at the LUMA Theater, Fisher Center at Bard. Free and open to the Bard community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://theater.bard.edu.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Love trees? Share tree and landscape ideas at Bard and beyond! Ask plant questions and meet the Arboretum Director. Pick up the campus winter and spring walking guides. Learn about upcoming events and summer internships. Get free tree swag!Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Learn more about applying to Levy with Thomas Masterson, graduate program director, and Tyler Emerson, outreach and recruitment liaison.
Friday, March 6, 2026 12–1 pm
Online Event This information session with Graduate Program Director Thomas Masterson and Graduate Outreach and Recruitment Liaison Tyler Emerson provides an overview of the Levy academic programs, student life, admission requirements, enrollment steps, new scholarships, financial aid procedures, and immigration requirements for international students. Applicants who attend a virtual information session will have their application fees waived.
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Friday, March 6, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Bard Hall Berenice (born circa 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and emperor‑to‑be, guaranteed Berenice’s celebrity. This reputation does not, however, paint a complete portrait of Berenice, nor does it capture her significance. Her political acumen was as effective as it would become legendary. The great‑granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of King Agrippa I, she promoted the family’s unusual version of Judaism as well as its outsized ambitions. Berenice was a pivotal figure in Agrippa II’s advance in imperial preferment; played a crucial role during the Jewish‑Roman war; and, as consort to Titus, supported his father, Vespasian, in his accession to the role of emperor.
Join us every other Monday starting Feb. 23rd.
Monday, February 23rd
Monday, March 9th
Monday, March 23rd
Monday, April 6th
Monday, April 20th
Monday, May 4th
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disobedience, violence, bureaucratic power, and the erosion of authority. With her unsparing clarity and historical insight, Arendt illuminates the pressures that distort democratic life and the possibilities for renewed political action. Urgent and thought-provoking, Crises of the Republic offers a vital framework for understanding the challenges that continue to shape our public world.
Get a double dose of operatic comedy as Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi come to life in full production with the Bard College Vocal Arts Program in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater.
Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball—his first staged opera—sparkles with comic invention and lyrical wit. Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication. From Amelia’s scheming to Schicchi’s trickster brilliance, the evening rewards close attention and sharp ears alike. A double bill to delight, provoke thought, and remind even the most discerning minds why opera remains a rigorous, endlessly inventive art form.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Get a double dose of operatic comedy as Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi come to life in full production with the Bard College Vocal Arts Program in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater.
Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball—his first staged opera—sparkles with comic invention and lyrical wit. Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication. From Amelia’s scheming to Schicchi’s trickster brilliance, the evening rewards close attention and sharp ears alike. A double bill to delight, provoke thought, and remind even the most discerning minds why opera remains a rigorous, endlessly inventive art form.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
The Bard Theater & Performance Program Presents: SPROJ
2026 Senior Project LUMA Festival
Friday, March 6, 2026 – Saturday, March 7, 2026
LUMA Theater Project presentations from: William Axelrod, Rose Albert, Ethan Malpica-Santiago, Frances Ronning, Eric Wang, Lucy Gerston, and Azalea Rusillon. March 6th: 7:30pm; March 7th - 1:00pm & 6:00pm at the LUMA Theater, Fisher Center at Bard. Free and open to the Bard community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://theater.bard.edu.
Online Event C2C workshops are for undergraduate students and recent graduates who want high-impact sustainability careers that can change the future in policy, business, NGOs, education and politics. Led by Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability, C2C trainings focus on key leadership skills: vision, courage, developing your network, telling your story, and raising funds.
Graduates of the workshops join a national network with access to continuing educational and professional opportunities, including dedicated scholarships to attend Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Masters of Science degrees in Environmental Policy and Climate Science and Policy; a M. Ed. Degree in Environmental Education; and the Bard MBA in Sustainability, ranked the #1 Green MBA from 2021-2025 by Princeton Review. Graduates receive a Workshop Certificate.
Please fill out the form below to apply to this workshop. Application deadline is 2/15.Sponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 8, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Get a double dose of operatic comedy as Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi come to life in full production with the Bard College Vocal Arts Program in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater.
Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball—his first staged opera—sparkles with comic invention and lyrical wit. Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication. From Amelia’s scheming to Schicchi’s trickster brilliance, the evening rewards close attention and sharp ears alike. A double bill to delight, provoke thought, and remind even the most discerning minds why opera remains a rigorous, endlessly inventive art form.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Get a double dose of operatic comedy as Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi come to life in full production with the Bard College Vocal Arts Program in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater.
Menotti’s Amelia Goes to the Ball—his first staged opera—sparkles with comic invention and lyrical wit. Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi transforms a Dantean tale of fraud into a masterclass of operatic irony and memorable motifs. Both one-acts showcase composers at the height of craft, blending human folly, clever plotting, and musical sophistication. From Amelia’s scheming to Schicchi’s trickster brilliance, the evening rewards close attention and sharp ears alike. A double bill to delight, provoke thought, and remind even the most discerning minds why opera remains a rigorous, endlessly inventive art form.
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Presented by The Orchestra Now (TŌN) at Symphony Space in NYC
Sunday, March 8, 2026 4–5:55 pm
Symphony Space in NYC RossiniWilliam Tell Overture GounodFaust Ballet Music Franck Symphony in D Minor
Zachary Schwartzmanconductor
TŌN Resident Conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns with the orchestra to Symphony Space for another free concert of audience favorites. The program comprises Rossini’s immensely popular William Tell Overture, Gounod’s glittering ballet music from his opera Faust, and the famous Symphony in D Minor of French composer César Franck.Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 9, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Indigenous Approaches to Information, Knowledge, Justice, and Belonging
Monday, March 9, 2026 – Tuesday, March 10, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Organized by the Center for Indigenous Studies as part of its mission to nurture public programming focused on education, arts, and advocacy in Native American and Indigenous Studies, this symposium will enable participants to think deeply about Indigenous approaches to information in libraries, archives, and museum collections.Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space An hour-long program of short performances by Bard Conservatory students.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel here. Program details available here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, March 9, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Bard Hall Berenice (born circa 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and emperor‑to‑be, guaranteed Berenice’s celebrity. This reputation does not, however, paint a complete portrait of Berenice, nor does it capture her significance. Her political acumen was as effective as it would become legendary. The great‑granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of King Agrippa I, she promoted the family’s unusual version of Judaism as well as its outsized ambitions. Berenice was a pivotal figure in Agrippa II’s advance in imperial preferment; played a crucial role during the Jewish‑Roman war; and, as consort to Titus, supported his father, Vespasian, in his accession to the role of emperor.
Join us every other Monday starting Feb. 23rd.
Monday, February 23rd
Monday, March 9th
Monday, March 23rd
Monday, April 6th
Monday, April 20th
Monday, May 4th
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday March 9, Bard College Writer in Residence Benjamin Hale will read from his new book, Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks. This reading is free and open to the public.
Benjamin Hale is the author of the novel The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore (Twelve, 2011), the short fiction collection The Fat Artist and Other Stories, and the nonfiction book Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks. He has received the Bard Fiction Prize, a Michener-Copernicus Award, and nominations for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. His writing has appeared, among other places, in Conjunctions, Harper's Magazine, the Paris Review, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Dissent and the LA Review of Books Quarterly, and has been anthologized in Best American Science and Nature Writing. He is a senior editor at Conjunctions, teaches at Bard College and Columbia University, and lives in a small town in New York's Hudson Valley.Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Shutong Li Memorial Concert with the Bard Chinese Ensemble
Jindong Cai, conductor
Monday, March 9, 2026 7–8:30 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space The Bard Chinese Ensemble pays tribute to its beloved music director Shutong Li 李梳曈 '21 after his sudden passing in February. US-China Music Institute director Jindong Cai will conduct. FREE and open to the public. Livestream at: youtube.com/live/vUX2qLWqSrk Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Indigenous Approaches to Information, Knowledge, Justice, and Belonging
Monday, March 9, 2026 – Tuesday, March 10, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Organized by the Center for Indigenous Studies as part of its mission to nurture public programming focused on education, arts, and advocacy in Native American and Indigenous Studies, this symposium will enable participants to think deeply about Indigenous approaches to information in libraries, archives, and museum collections.Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Please join us for the Studio Art annual Alumni/ae Panel. This year we are excited to have New York based artist working in sculpture and analog film Lizzy Chemel ’17, interdisciplinary artist Kerry Downey ’02, and Director of Sprüth Magers New York Ryan Muller ’05.Sponsored by: Studio Arts Program.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Please join us for the Studio Art annual Alumni/ae Panel. This year we are excited to have New York based artist working in sculpture and analog film Lizzy Chemel ’17, interdisciplinary artist Kerry Downey ’02, and Director of Sprüth Magers New York Ryan Muller ’05.Sponsored by: Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Studio Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs. Join us to learn about our programs directly from Director Eban Goodstein and the admissions team. There will be time for questions at the end of the session.
WHAT WE COVER: - Overview of graduate program offerings - Alumni success and career outcomes - Admissions information - Financial aid and scholarships - Prerequisite course information - Tips for a standout application
A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar.
RSVP HERE!Sponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard MBA in Sustainability.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Runs through Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space 2026 marks the centenary of Hungarian composer György Kurtág, whose music is distinguished by precision, clarity, and deep emotional and cultural resonance. The seventh season of Bard Conservatory of Music’s annual Kurtág Festival celebrates this occasion with an expanded program featuring Bard faculty, students, and international artists connected to Kurtág. The festival places Kurtág’s music in dialogue with composers who shaped or reflect his artistic world - from Bach and Bartók to Abrahamsen and Adès.
Artists performing in the festival include Benjamin Appl (baritone); James Baillieu (piano); Sydney Cornett (mezzo-soprano); Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano); Kayo Iwama (piano): Benjamin Hochman (piano); András Kemenes (piano); Alexandra Knoll (oboe); Ryan McCullough (piano); Erika Switzer (piano); András Szalai (cimbalom); and additional faculty and students of the Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Artistic Director: Benjamin Hochman.
This festival has been permanently endowed through the generous support of László Z. Bitó '60 and Olivia Carino.
All festival events are free and open to the public. Rolling festival updates will be posted on this webpage and in our weekly eblasts.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Insights from a 25-Year Monetary Policy Experiment
Paul Sheard, Author of The Power of Money
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 11:30 am – 12:50 pm
Blithewood The year 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Levy Institute’s founding, and this event inaugurates a broader series of programs commemorating this significant milestone.
Veteran central bank watcher Paul Sheard will share his insights about Quantitative Easing as March marks a quarter of a century since the Bank of Japan launched this new form of monetary policy easing. Initially, a curiosity emanating from deflation-ridden Japan, QE was embraced big time by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks during the Global Financial Crisis and then again, on an even bigger scale, during the pandemic. Sheard will explain what QE is and how it works, and cast light on the confusions and controversies that surround it. He will explain why QT (Quantitative Tightening) gets less attention than QE, and why QE, together with an obscure legal change (the Fed and other central banks being able to pay interest on reserves), has changed monetary policy-making forever. Read MoreSponsored by: Levy Economics Institute; Levy Graduate Programs.
Franz Schubert An die Leier, D. 737 Nachtviolen, D. 752 Die Sterne, D. 939 Wandrers Nachtlied II, D. 768 Benjamin Appl, baritone Erika Switzer, piano
György Kurtág Four Schuster Songs (lyrics by Ulrike Schuster) Die Rosen Die Zeit Ich weiß nicht Physalis alkagengi Benjamin Appl, baritone Benjamin Hochman, piano
György Kurtág Selections from Játékok (Games) Thistle (Book 3) Hommage à Schubert (Book 3) Präludium und Choral (Book 5) Márta ligaturája (Book 12) Hommage à Berényi Ferenc 70 (Book 7) Capriccioso – Luminoso (Book 5) ... Apple Blossom ... (Book 9) Les Adieux (in Janáček’s manner) (Book 6) Ligatura dolce amara – amara - dolce (Book 11) Benjamin Hochman, piano
Franz Schubert Rondo in A Major, D. 951 (for piano four hands) James Baillieu, piano Benjamin Hochman, piano
INTERMISSION
György Kurtág Hölderlin-Gesänge, Op. 35a An . . . Im Walde (für Georg Kröll) Gestalt und Geist An Zimmern (für Reinhart Meyer-Kalkus) Der Spaziergang (für Heinz Holliger) Tübingen, Jänner (Robert Klein in Erinnerung) Benjamin Appl, baritone
Robert Schumann Kerner-Lieder, Op. 35 Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Come experience the spine-tingling close a cappella harmonies of the Yale Women’s Slavic Chorus, together in concert with Bard’s own choir devoted to the rich polyphonic singing traditions of the Republic of Georgia!
Free and Open to the PublicSponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Part II: Bark, Buds, Berries and Branches. Join Amy Parrella '99, arboretum director, for a free guided tour of trees and shrubs with winter interest. Dress for the weather.Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Hall Works by Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Vincenzo Bellini, Jean-Baptiste Arban, Giacinto Scelsi, Franco Donatoni, and Gianluca Cascioli.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard electronic music visiting artist Matthew Goodheart (RPI)
Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:30–9 pm
Bard Hall Performances of new compositions for guitar, percussion, and live electronics by Matt Sargent (Bard) and Matthew Goodheart (RPI) with Taylor Long (percussion).
The event is free and open to all.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Albertine French Film Festival: Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
Director: Johan Grimonprez, 2024, 2h30 min.
Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:30 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Jazz and decolonization are entwined in this historical rollercoaster that rewrites the Cold War episode that led musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Patrice Lumumba.
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC). All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading Crises of the Republic. In this collection of four essays, Hannah Arendt investigates the political ruptures of the twentieth century—probing civil disobedience, violence, bureaucratic power, and the erosion of authority. With her unsparing clarity and historical insight, Arendt illuminates the pressures that distort democratic life and the possibilities for renewed political action. Urgent and thought-provoking, Crises of the Republic offers a vital framework for understanding the challenges that continue to shape our public world.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 15, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 16, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Friday, March 20, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Bard Hall Berenice (born circa 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and emperor‑to‑be, guaranteed Berenice’s celebrity. This reputation does not, however, paint a complete portrait of Berenice, nor does it capture her significance. Her political acumen was as effective as it would become legendary. The great‑granddaughter of Herod the Great and the daughter of King Agrippa I, she promoted the family’s unusual version of Judaism as well as its outsized ambitions. Berenice was a pivotal figure in Agrippa II’s advance in imperial preferment; played a crucial role during the Jewish‑Roman war; and, as consort to Titus, supported his father, Vespasian, in his accession to the role of emperor.
Join us every other Monday starting Feb. 23rd.
Monday, February 23rd
Monday, March 9th
Monday, March 23rd
Monday, April 6th
Monday, April 20th
Monday, May 4th
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Hall Anchored by three marimba works and a series of virtuosic duos, this free concert highlights the striking timbral contrasts of modern chamber music. The program culminates in two substantial masterpieces—Beethoven’s Septet and Vaughan Williams’s Piano Quintet—bringing percussive brilliance and symphonic breadth together in one evening.Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Olin Hall Visions of Time: 20th-Century Reflections in Chamber Music
This free concert brings together landmark chamber works of the 20th century, culminating in Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. Alongside music by other composers spanning eras and styles, the program explores time, spirituality, and reflection through some of the most searching and expressive chamber music ever written.Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 22, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 23, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
The First Thing Authoritarians Fear, A Talk by Ramón Zamora
Monday, March 23, 2026 5:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 115 The first institutions targeted by authoritarian regimes are often journalists and independent media. When these voices are silenced, democracies lose their earliest warning system. Through the story of the persecution of renowned Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora and the creation of the Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA), this talk reflects on why free expression acts as society’s early warning system, and how citizen action, memory, archives, and civic technology can protect truth when power tries to erase it.
Ramón Zamora is an anthropologist and sociologist, and former professor at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, where he taught and researched the intersections of culture, communication, and technology. He led the design of digital formats and audience strategies at elPeriódico until the newspaper’s forced shutdown in 2023 amid the imprisonment of its director and the persecution of its newsroom. After relocating to the United States, he collaborated with the Russian Independent Media Archive (RIMA) and Bard College to launch the Central America Independent Media Archive (CAIMA), an initiative dedicated to preserving and safeguarding the region’s threatened independent journalism.
Supported by The Center for Civic Engagement, FLCL, Sociology, Human Rights, RIMA, and GHEA21. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Edith C. Blum Institute Duo Refracta (Michael Jones and Shaoai Ashley Zhang) present contemporary works for piano and percussion by Timothy McCormack, Kory Reeder, Tina Tallon, and Eric Wubbels.
Free and open to the public. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in conversation with Evan Calder Williams and Lucas Blalock
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12–2 pm
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 On Tuesday, March 24, at 12pm, CCS Bard in collaboration with The Photography Program at Bard College will present a conversation featuring Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Evan Calder Williams, and Lucas Blalock. The talk will center on Wolukau-Wanambwa’s recent exhibition Scene at Eastman (George Eastman Museum, 2024-5).
More information here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies; Photography Program.
Forge Project Talks: Marcel Pardo Ariza and Ambrose Trataris, co-founders of Art Handlxrs*
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 5–7 pm
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 A series co-presented by Forge Project and CCS Bard. In this talk, the co-founders of Art Handlxrs* — Marcel Pardo Ariza and Ambrose Trataris — will explore the future of art handling and the importance of care, coalition building, and diversity in the art world. They will discuss individual and collective efforts that improve the working conditions and sustainability of the industry with a specific focus on BIPOC, queer, non-binary and trans people, and women* in the professional arts industry as preparators, art handlxrs, technicians, fabricators, and other industry support roles.
Art Handlxrs* hopes that audiences will come away from this discussion with an expanded understanding of what an art handlxr looks like, broadening their own perspective and challenging assumptions that are widely accepted through the hegemonic identities of the art world.
Being an art handlxr is based on the act of caring — for an artwork, the artist’s intention, the needs of the institution, the upkeep of the space, and the experience of an audience. Why is this intentional care not an integral part of our labor practices? How can we create work environments that foster inclusivity and access to work for folx from a diverse range of experiences?
Forge Project Talks Forge Project Talks are part of a set of broader initiatives at Bard College that seek to place Native American and Indigenous Studies at the heart of curricular innovation, which includes programming organized by the Center for Indigenous Studies and the Rethinking Place initiative. These programs are made possible by the Forge Endowed Fund for Indigenous Studies at Bard College, generously supported by the Gochman Family Foundation along with George Soros and the Open Society Foundations.
More information can be found here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in Conversation with Lucas Blalock
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 6:30 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema The Photography Program Presents: Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in conversation with Lucas Blalock.Sponsored by: Photography Program.
Do Not Try to Bend the Spoon. There Is No Spoon: Mediating Shamanism and Myth in Contemporary Korean Culture
With Novelist Bo-Young Kim
Thursday, March 26, 2026 5 pm
Preston In this talk, Kim reveals how Korean shamanism, ghost lore, and myth, often invisible to Western audiences, continue to shape contemporary Korean science fiction and popular culture. From “evil ghosts” (ak-kwi) frequently mistaken for demons to K-pop idols reimagined as modern-day shamans, this talk reframes haunting and possession not as horror, but as transformation, embodiment, and ethical connection. Linking ancient myths such as Paridegi with global touchstones like The Matrix and Star Wars, Kim offers students and community members a rare lens for understanding Korean storytelling on its own terms.
Bo-Young Kim is a leading South Korean science fiction writer whose work has profoundly influenced a generation of emerging authors since the early 2000s. Her English-language collection I’m Waiting for You and Other Stories was published by HarperCollins, and her translated collection, On the Origin of Species and Other Stories, published by Kaya Press, was nominated for a National Book Award, among other publications. She also served as a scenario advisor for Bong Joon-ho’s SF film Snowpiercer.Sponsored by: Asian Studies, the Division of Languages and Literature, Experimental Humanities, Korean, Literature, and Written Arts.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Starr Cinema, Upstate Films, Rhinebeck, NY *We are providing transportation to the cinema! If you want to sign up, please add your name and email here or email Gabriella Lindsay, [email protected]"*
Two years after being released from Syrian jail, Hamid (break out star Adam Bessa) is making ends meet as a construction worker in the French city of Strasbourg, where, haunted by the memory of his imprisonment, the young man searches tirelessly for the man who tortured him, determined to get his revenge--but what's the real price of vengeance for the person seeking it? Inspired by true events, Jonathan Millet's deeply researched thriller excavates the too-little-examined moral dilemmas of today’s political landscape.
This festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine–The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation. It is made possible with the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC). All films will be introduced in English and shown with English subtitles.Sponsored by: French Studies, Human Rights, CMIA, GSS, Literature, and the Division of Languages & Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
How to Research Like a Dog: Kafka's New Science (MIT Press, 2024)
A talk by Aaron Schuster
Friday, March 27, 2026 12 pm
Hegeman 204A Aaron Schuster is presenting his new book How to Research Like a Dog: Kafka's New Science (MIT Press, 2024).
Dr Schuster is a writer and philosopher, who lives in Amsterdam. He works at the intersection of continental philosophy and psychoanalysis, and engages with modernist literature, film, theater, and contemporary art. He has written on a wide range of topics, including the history of levitation, the philosophy of tickling, the psychopathology of AI, the comedy of Ernst Lubitsch, Jean Genet’s political theater, Andrei Platonov’s Anti-Sexus, the Bolshevik feminism of Alexandra Kollontai, the theory of the breakup, and complaining. He is the author of The Trouble with Pleasure: Deleuze and Psychoanalysis (MIT Press, 2016), co-author of Sovereignty, Inc.: Three Essays in Politics and Enjoyment (University of Chicago Press, 2020), and he is the editor of E-flux Notes.Sponsored by: Philosophy Salon.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Democracy Innovation Academy with special guest Irad Malkin
A Monthly Series with the Democracy Innovation Hub
Friday, March 27, 2026 12 pm
Online Event What can our insanely unequal world learn from the emergence of ancient Greek democracy? How and why did the use of government by lottery emerge there?
For the second installment of our monthly Democracy Innovation Academy, we will be joined by special guest Irad Malkin, author of Drawing Lots: From Egalitarianism to Democracy in Ancient Greece.
"We need to understand the Greek world of values, the frame of reference, and the egalitarian mindset associated with the lot. These features made its wide-ranging use possible and desirable in antiquity, as it may be today."
Professor Malkin will be discussing the second video in our YouTube series, featuring Roger Berkowitz, which you can watch here: Democracy Innovation Academy.
This is not a formal college course - it's a drop-in academy and networking opportunity for those hoping to learn more, or to connect with organizations, practitioners, or facilitators.
Blithewood Do you have a passion for gardens, history, and architecture? Blithewood Garden tour guides are essential to our mission of public outreach and community involvement and are a great way to give back to your community. There will be multiple orientation and training sessions this spring to prepare you for the upcoming season. If you can't make them all, that's ok, but they will help make you feel prepared for giving a tour. No prior experience necessary. Email [email protected] to learn more. Friday, March 27 2pm: Blithewood Garden Tour Guide Orientation Introductory Session 1. Levy Blue Room, first floor. Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public
PROGRAM
George Benjamin Canon & Fugue (from The Art of Fugue by J. S. Bach) Liliana Szokol, flute Dominik Kovács, Danika Dortch, French horn Qijia Liu, Hadi Masood, Junyu Lin, violin Chloe Slane, Katherine Chernyak, viola Abigail Wolf, cello Benjamin Hochman, conductor
György Kurtág Selections from Játékok (Games) (including from vols. 11–12) Benjamin Hochman, piano
Hans Abrahamsen Schnee (Snow): Ten Canons for Nine Instruments Ryan MacEvoy McCullough, Sophia Cornicello, piano Elizabeth Chernyak, violin Mason Haskett, viola William Pilgrim, cello Elizabeth Bennett, flute Elizabeth Young, oboe James McCourt, clarinet Michael Jones, percussion Benjamin Hochman, conductor
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel HERE Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center Kurtág Fragments, film (2026) Saturday, March 28, 3:30 pm
Introduction by Dénes Nagy, director Julianna Ugrin, producer 3:30pm (15 mins) Presented in Collaboration with Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Film Screening Kurtág Fragments, 3:50pm (Film runtime 113 mins) Presented in Collaboration with Brooklyn Public Library & The National Film Institute, Hungary
György Kurtág, a renowned contemporary composer and the last great figure of the post-war avantgarde, remains spiritually vibrant even in old age. Approaching his 100th birthday in 2026, Kurtág Fragments takes audiences on a journey through key places in his life—Transylvania, Budapest, Vienna, London, Prussia Cove, and Paris, where his magnum opus Fin de Partie premiered in 2022. Along the way, the film follows his collaborations with world-class musicians such as Víkingur Ólafsson, Steven Isserlis, and Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Blending intimate moments with breathtaking performances, it captures the almost mystical process through which Kurtág transforms emotion into music. This feature-length documentary is not only a portrait of an extraordinary artist but also a cinematic immersion into one of the most profound musical worlds of our time.
More InformationSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Hall A music workshop to overcome stage fright and performance anxiety. Presented by Erica Kiesewetter and Tatjana Myoko von Prittwitz und Gaffron.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Free and open to the public.
PROGRAM
Béla Bartók Selections from For Children Peasant’s Flute Children at Play Pillow Dance Hey, Tulip, Tulip Round Dance I Lost My Partner Bagpipe II Drinking Song Children’s Dance Dance Song Ivy Chen, cimbalom András Szalai, piano
György Kurtág Tre pezzi, Op. 38 Dávid Kéringer, clarinet András Szalai, cimbalom
György Kurtág Un brin de bruyère à Witold (In memoriam Witold Lutosławski) Ivy Chen, cimbalom
György Kurtág Hommage à Halmágyi Mihály Sophia Cornicello, piano András Szalai, cimbalom
György Ligeti Automne à Varsovie from Études Sophia Cornicello, piano
György Kurtág Herdecker Eurhythmie, Op. 14a Self-Will Hommage à J. S. B. Flowers We Are (1) Quarrel and Gentleness Flowers We Are (2) Liliána Szokol, flute András Szalai, cimbalom
György Kurtág Selections from Játékok (Games) Beating Tumble-bunny Bluebell Thistle Labyrinthine D (with echo) Vigorously Hommage à Emil Petrovics Stubbunny Alexandra Balog, piano András Szalai, cimbalom
György Kurtág Hommage à Berényi Ferenc 70 Nathaniel Valsania, cimbalom
François Couperin Les Bergères (The Shepherdesses) Nathaniel Valsania, cimbalom András Szalai, piano
Béla Bartók Sonatina Dávid Kéringer, clarinet András Szalai, cimbalom
INTERMISSION
Béla Bartók Falun (Village Scenes), Sz. 78, BB 87a Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano Kayo Iwama, piano
György Kurtág Egy téli alkony emlékére (In Memory of a Winter Sunset), Op. 8 1. Vivo 2. Sostenuto 3. Con moto, pesante 4. Presto agitato Daphne Buan, soprano András Szalai, cimbalom Mira Wang, violin
Thomas Adès Növények (Plants) for mezzo-soprano and piano sextet Sydney Cornett, mezzo-soprano Mira Wang, violin Ziheng Xu, violin Mason Haskett, viola William Pilgrim, cello Moises Chirinos, double bass Alexandra Balog, pianoSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, March 29, 2026 9:45 am – 12:30 pm
St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass is offered each Sunday at 11:30 in the Bard Chapel of the Holy Innocents, beginning on September 7, and every Sunday that Bard is in session. All are welcome to meditate on the Scripture and experience beautiful church music and the sacramental community of faith. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026 - Program Five (lecture and concert)
Preconcert Lecture with Gergely Fazekas at 1:30 PM Kurtág, Mozart, and the Bach Family at 3:00 PM
Sunday, March 29, 2026 1:30 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public.
PROGRAM
Preconcert Lecture with Gergely Fazekas "I compose to seek the truth": The Musical Universe of György Kurtág Sunday, March 29 at 1:30 pm Conservatory Performance Space “The final masterpiece of twentieth-century music.” Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, so described György Kurtág’s first opera, Fin de partie, which premiered in 2018 at La Scala in Milan. What makes Kurtág one of the most important voices in contemporary music in the 21st century, despite his reluctance toward fame and recognition, and despite a career that was restricted for decades behind the Iron Curtain in communist Hungary? How does he think about music, and how does he frame the “truth” he seeks in composing? These are the questions that musicologist Gergely Fazekas, associate professor at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, seeks to answer.
Coffee/tea social Sunday, March 29, 2:20pm-2:50pm The László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building, Lobby
Kurtág, Mozart, and the Bach Family Sunday, March 29 at 3 pm Conservatory Performance Space
C. P. E. Bach Rondo in G Major, Wq. 59, No. 2 András Kemenes, piano
György Kurtág Three Chorale Preludes for piano four hands
J. S. Bach Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 711 Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687 Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 András Kemenes, piano Benjamin Hochman, piano
György Kurtág Selections from Játékok (Games) András Kemenes, piano
György Kurtág Wind Quintet, Op. 2 for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon Christian Middy, flute Kai O’Donnell, oboe Mohammad AbdNikfarjam, clarinet Dominik Kovács, horn Adelaide Braunhill, bassoon
INTERMISSION
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante with Five Variations for piano four hands, K. 501 András Kemenes, piano Benjamin Hochman, piano
Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452 Alexandra Knoll, oboe Noemi Sallai, clarinet Dominik Kovács, horn Philip McNaughton, bassoon Benjamin Hochman, piano
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel HERE Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Presented by The Orchestra Now (TŌN) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC
Sunday, March 29, 2026 2–4 pm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC Mozart Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” Artwork by Raphael and others
Leon Botsteinconductor
In the popular series Sight & Sound, TŌN explores the parallels between orchestral music and visual art. Each performance includes a discussion with conductor and music historian Leon Botstein accompanied by on-screen exhibition images and live musical excerpts, and a full performance of the works.
Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (1483–1520)—better known as Raphael—was one of history’s most beloved and influential artists. A true titan of the Italian Renaissance, Raphael matched ambition with lyricism to create works with both intellectual heft and emotional depth, a necessary skill in the complex political landscape of Renaissance courts. In his short life of only 37 years, he achieved such profound success as a painter, designer, and architect that he was regarded as the pinnacle of artistic perfection for centuries after his death. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was himself one of the most prolific and influential artists of the Classical period. He gave piano concerts starting at age five and wrote his first opera at age 11. He composed more than 800 works by the time of his death at age 35. Mozart wrote dozens of symphonies, composing the final three over six weeks in the summer of 1788. The 41st, his last, puts on full display the extraordinary compositional technique he mastered over the course of his career. Both of these prodigies were driven by their quest for perfection, earning great acclaim for their skillful technique early in their short lives and leaving a legacy to which artists would aspire for centuries thereafter.
The exhibition Raphael: Sublime Poetry will be on view at The Met Fifth Avenue March 29 – June 28, 2026 in gallery 899.Sponsored by: The Orchestra Now.
Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PMEDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, March 30, 2026 3:30–4:30 pm
Albee Annex B Are you interested in journalism, activism, Latino immigrant issues? La Voz magazine is a publication based at Bard with an estimated readership of 35,000 that can give you an outlet for these interests. At La Voz we strive to empower the Spanish speaking communities of the Mid-Hudson Valley and Catskill regions with actionable information, ranging from topics such as health and education to environmental concerns and political issues.
We welcome artists, writers and volunteers to become reporters for La Voz and/or help coordinate our events such as panel discussions on immigration, concerts and film screenings. We invite students of all skills and talents to come by to our weekly meeting, on Mondays, 3:30 to 4:30pm, Albee Annex B, or via zoom in case of bad weather. You can also read La Voz online here: https://lavoz.bard.edu/ _______________________________________________________________________ ¡Hola a todes!
Los esperamos todos los LUNES del semestre de 3:30 a 4:30 de la tarde en las oficinas de la revista La Voz, Albee Annex B (o via zoom en caso de mal tiempo) para la reunión semanal del equipo de La Voz, que incluye al coordinador de la oficina, a la directora de la revista, a los estudiantes asistentes editoriales, a voluntarios del club La Voz, y a cualquier persona interesada en contribuir con La Voz y aprender de periodismo en español.
Les pueden avisar a otros estudiantes que puedan estar interesados en participar.
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room On Monday, March 30 at 6pm in the Campus Center North Multipurpose room, writer Ayana Mathis will read and discuss her work. This event is free and open to the public.
Ayana Mathis is the author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Knopf, 2012) and most recently, The Unsettled (Knopf, 2023), the inaugural winner of McSweeney’s Gabe Hudson Prize. The book was named a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of 2023, a best of 2023 by The New Yorker, Publisher’s Weekly, an Oprah Daily Best Novels of 2023, and a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2023. Her first novel, THE TWELVE TRIBES OF HATTIE, was a New York Times Bestseller, the second selection for Oprah’s Book Club 2.0, a 2013 New York Times Notable Book, NPR Best Book of 2013, and was long listed for the Dublin Literary Award and nominated for Hurston/Wright Foundation's Legacy Award. Mathis’s essays and criticism have been published in the The New York Times, The Atlantic, T Magazine, The Financial Times, RollingStone, Guernica and Glamour. She currently teaches at Hunter College in the MFA Program. Sponsored by: Ellison Center at Bard College, Bard AMP, Center for Ethics and Writing, and Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Acclaimed pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio will be visiting Bard next week. As part of their visit, Marcus Roberts will be hosting a Piano Salon on Tuesday, March 31, at 5:30 PM in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building Conservatory Performance Space.
We hope to see you there!Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Professor Daniel Newsome, Bard Mathematics program
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 201 "The Myth of Er," located late in Chapter X of Plato's Republic, introduced much of the world to the idea of a musically motivated cosmos. In his Timaeus a bit more detail is given on how this harmonic world was constructed. The description is extremely evocative but like a dream, when you wake up, things don't always fit together. For the next 2000+ years astronomers, astrologers, philosophers, mathematicians, musicians, and music theorists tried to get the universe to fit into some sort of harmonic scheme. This is their story.Sponsored by: Classical Studies, Mathematics, and Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room On Tuesday, March 31st, at 6pm in the North Campus Center Multipurpose Room, writer and Bard alum Stephanie Wambugu '20 will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Stephanie Wambugu lives in New York City. She was born in Mombasa, Kenya and grew up in New England. Her work appears in The Nation, Granta, frieze, Bookforum and The Drift. Her debut novel Lonely Crowds was published by Little, Brown in 2025. Learn more about Stephanie Wambugu's work here.
This reading will be preceded by a reception for the Center for Ethics and Writing Journal at 5:10pm. All are welcome to join. Sponsored by: Center for Ethics and Writing, Written Arts Program, and Office of Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday, March 23rd, at 6pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center, writer and Bard alum Stephanie Wambugu '20 will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Stephanie Wambugu lives in New York City. She was born in Mombasa, Kenya and grew up in New England. Her work appears in The Nation, Granta, frieze, Bookforum and The Drift. Her debut novel Lonely Crowds was published by Little, Brown in 2025. Learn more about Stephanie Wambugu's work here.
Praise for Lonely Crowds "Extraordinary...Wambugu writes with an easy wit, her sentences as approachable as her deeply relatable narrator…it’s the specificity of this young woman’s mind, the contours with which she draws the characters and environments around her, that make Lonely Crowds exceptional…"—The New York Times Book Review
"[An] uncommonly elegant debut novel...” — The Cut
“The debut novel from Stephanie Wambugu makes a compelling case that friendship between girls — that thorny source of envy, love, and obsession — is an eternal narrative wellspring…This is a propulsive story about what it means to grow up with someone.”—Vulture Sponsored by: Center for Ethics and Writing; Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Written Arts Program.
Nick Mauss is an artist whose work connects drawing, gesture, and implications of space with writing, performance, and display. His exhibition Transmissions at the Whitney Museum of American Art catalyzed a new poetics of the archive and historiography through highly innovative work with dancers, curators, art historians, conservators, artworks, collectors, librarians, artists, costume makers, and exhibition designers–where the entire infrastructure of making exhibitions was treated through the lens of performance. Mauss has also collaborated with artists including Ken Okiishi, Lorraine O’Grady, Juliana Huxtable, Kim Gordon, and Yvonne Rainer, among others. A volume of his selected essays on art, cinema, dance, and fashion, titled Dispersed Events, was published by After 8 Books, Paris, in 2024. Touching on the simultaneous modes of his practice, Mauss will narrate an artistic method of re-orientation through which counter-histories are proposed. CCS Bard, Classroom 102 Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa in conversation with Evan Calder Williams and Lucas Blalock
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 12–2 pm
On Tuesday, March 24, at 12pm, CCS Bard in collaboration with The Photography Program at Bard College will present a conversation featuring Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, Evan Calder Williams, and Lucas Blalock. The talk will center on Wolukau-Wanambwa’s recent exhibition Scene at Eastman (George Eastman Museum, 2024-5).
More information here. CCS Bard, Classroom 102 Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies; Photography Program.
Forge Project Talks: Marcel Pardo Ariza and Ambrose Trataris, co-founders of Art Handlxrs*
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 5–7 pm
A series co-presented by Forge Project and CCS Bard. In this talk, the co-founders of Art Handlxrs* — Marcel Pardo Ariza and Ambrose Trataris — will explore the future of art handling and the importance of care, coalition building, and diversity in the art world. They will discuss individual and collective efforts that improve the working conditions and sustainability of the industry with a specific focus on BIPOC, queer, non-binary and trans people, and women* in the professional arts industry as preparators, art handlxrs, technicians, fabricators, and other industry support roles.
Art Handlxrs* hopes that audiences will come away from this discussion with an expanded understanding of what an art handlxr looks like, broadening their own perspective and challenging assumptions that are widely accepted through the hegemonic identities of the art world.
Being an art handlxr is based on the act of caring — for an artwork, the artist’s intention, the needs of the institution, the upkeep of the space, and the experience of an audience. Why is this intentional care not an integral part of our labor practices? How can we create work environments that foster inclusivity and access to work for folx from a diverse range of experiences?
Forge Project Talks Forge Project Talks are part of a set of broader initiatives at Bard College that seek to place Native American and Indigenous Studies at the heart of curricular innovation, which includes programming organized by the Center for Indigenous Studies and the Rethinking Place initiative. These programs are made possible by the Forge Endowed Fund for Indigenous Studies at Bard College, generously supported by the Gochman Family Foundation along with George Soros and the Open Society Foundations.
More information can be found here. CCS Bard, Classroom 102 Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
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