Press Releases by Date
August 2000
08-20-2000
11th ANNUAL BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL,
BEETHOVEN AND HIS WORLD,
SET FOR AUGUST 11-13 and 18-20
FESTIVAL OFFERS RARE WORKS AND A SWEEPING REAPPRAISAL OF
HISTORY’S GREATEST COMPOSER
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08-17-2000
INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED THEOLOGY AT BARD COLLEGE OFFERS A WEEKLY LECTURE-DIALOGUE SERIES ON MONDAY EVENINGS
FROM SEPTEMBER 18 TO OCTOBER 2 Rev. Dr. Bruce Chilton and Professor Jacob Neusner lead discussions about
"Comparing Spiritualities—Christianity a Full Story
08-16-2000
RENOWNED JUDAIC SCHOLAR JACOB NEUSNER WILL SPEAK AT BARD COLLEGE
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08-15-2000
STARFILLED GALA CONCERT AT BARD COLLEGE HONORS MARGARET CREAL SHAFER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE
Evening features appearances and performances by John Ashbery, Leon Botstein, Todd Crow, André Emelianoff, Jaime Laredo, Urs Full Story
08-10-2000
AMERICAN SYMPHONY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES THE 2000–2001 BARD-VASSAR CONCERT SERIES Guest artists include pianists Todd Crow, Blanca Uribe, and Diane Walsh; harpist Sara Cutler; trombonist Richard Clark; and violinist Erica Kiesewetter Full Story
July 2000
07-27-2000
CONDUCTORS INSTITUTE AT BARD COLLEGE PRESENTS A "PASS-THE-BATON" CONCERT ON FRIDAY, JULY 21 Full Story
07-27-2000
CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES EXTENDS SPECIAL TOURS OF ILYA KABAKOV EXHIBITION
Full Story
07-19-2000
EXHIBITION BY BARD COLLEGE ALUMNUS JEFFREY SCHWARTZ WILL OPEN AT THE FISHER STUDIO ARTS BUILDING ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 Full Story
07-05-2000
FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT BRITISH FILMMAKER ISAAC JULIEN OPENS IN SEPTEMBER
Center for Curatorial Studies presents The Film Art of Isaac Julien
from Sunday, September 24, to Friday, December 15
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June 2000
06-29-2000
CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES MUSEUM DIRECTOR AMADA CRUZ WILL GIVE SPECIAL TOURS OF RUSSIAN ARTIST ILYA KABAKOV'S EXHIBITION
Ilya Kabakov: 1968–1998 features largest presentation of Kabakov's works in United States
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06-27-2000
NEWLY RENOVATED 8,500 SQUARE-FOOT SPACE IN RED HOOK PROVIDES AN EXHIBITION AREA FOR BARD COLLEGE STUDENTS
Twenty-three MFA candidates from the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts will present paintings, photographs, sculptures, screenings of films Full Story
06-24-2000
THE HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE SERIES CONCLUDES WITH A CONCERT BY THE ORION STRING QUARTET WITH GUEST ARTIST PIANIST BLANCA URIBE Full Story
06-20-2000
"WRITING OUT ILLNESS" IS THE TOPIC OF AN ALL-DAY WRITERS' WORKSHOP ON SATURDAY, JULY 8
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06-01-2000
INNOVATIVE SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTERS ITS SECOND YEAR AT BARD COLLEGE
Intensive language instruction in Hebrew and Arabic and cultural activities leading to greater understanding of Jewish and Arab cultures are goals of the pro Full Story
06-01-2000
"THE NOW AND PRESENT FLUTE," A SEMINAR AND TWO RECITALS AT BARD COLLEGE
Opening recital features flutists Patricia Spencer and Melissa Sweet, with pianist Linda Hall; closing recital features performances by participants in the seminar
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May 2000
05-27-2000
LARGEST GRADUATING CLASS IN BARD COLLEGE’S HISTORY TO RECEIVE DEGREES AT THE COLLEGE’S ONE HUNDRED FORTIETH COMMENCEMENT ON SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2000
Honorary Degree Recipients Will Be Biochemist Arnold J. Levine, Who Will Give the Commencement Address, F Full Story
05-23-2000
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED THEOLOGY AT BARD COLLEGE PRESENTS A LUNCHEON LECTURE ON "JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN PUBLIC ETHICS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE"
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05-18-2000
KALICHSTEIN-LAREDO-ROBINSON TRIO IS FEATURED PERFORMER FOR THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE'S FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY SEASON AT BARD COLLEGE
"There is no finer piano trio than Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson," Chicago Sun Times
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05-05-2000
GALA SPRING CONCERT AT BARD COLLEGE FEATURES GAMELAN, JAZZ, ELECTRIC JAZZ GUITAR, AND VOCAL ENSEMBLES Full Story
05-05-2000
ASTON MAGNA SETS SUMMER SERIES AT BARD COLLEGE Full Story
April 2000
04-28-2000
THE HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE CELEBRATES ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH A STELLAR ARTISTIC LINEUP
Performers include the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, pianist Ursula Oppens and violinist Rolf Schulte, and pianist Blanca Uribe with the Full Story
04-25-2000
WOODSTOCK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PREMIERES WORK BY RICHARD TEITELBAUM ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Full Story
04-24-2000
CONGRESSMAN MAURICE HINCHEY SPEAKS AT "CAPITOL ROUNDUP" ON THURSDAY, APRIL 27 AT BARD COLLEGE
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JOHN ASHBERY POETRY SERIES CONCLUDES WITH READING ON FRIDAY, MAY 5 AT BARD COLLEGE Full Story
04-21-2000
DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS PERFORM WORKS BY DVORÁK AND FIVE CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS ON SUNDAY, MAY 7
Composers include Antonin Dvorák, Martin Bresnick, Marc Mellits, Belinda Reynolds, Richard Teitelbaum, and Larry Wallach
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