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October 2006
10-04-2006
BARD CONSERVATORY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR XIAN ZHANG,
IN CONCERT AT BARD’S FISHER CENTER ON OCTOBER 4
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September 2006
09-22-2006
BARD COLLEGE PRESENTS A LECTURE BY NOTED AUTHOR LINDA R. HIRSHMAN ON SEPTEMBER 21 “Nothing but Your Chains: The Moral Argument for Working Women” will be followed by a panel discussion on September 22 Full Story
09-21-2006
BARD COLLEGE TO GATHER LEADING PHILOSOPHERS, POLITICAL THEORISTS, INTELLECTUALS, AND JOURNALISTS TO HONOR THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HANNAH ARENDT’S BIRTH Christopher Hitchens and Mark Danner to Deliver Addresses at Three-Day Conference, “T Full Story
09-20-2006
THIRD AND FINAL WEEKEND OF 2006 BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL, “FRANZ LISZT AND HIS WORLD,” TAKES PLACE OCTOBER 27–28 IN ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK FESTIVAL CONTINUES EXPLORATION OF MUSICAL WORLD OF THE PIANO VIRTUOSO, COMPOSER, MYSTIC AND VIS Full Story
09-05-2006
ACCLAIMED SHANGHAI QUARTET WITH SPECIAL GUESTS VIOLIST MICHAEL TREE AND CELLIST ROBERT MARTIN HEADLINE FIRST PRESENTATION OF THE 2006–07
CONSERVATORY CONCERTS AND LECTURES ON SEPTEMBER 5
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August 2006
08-19-2006
BARD SUMMERSCAPE’S ONE-OF-A-KIND SPIEGELPALAIS EXTENDED TO AUGUST 20TH Full Story
08-11-2006
THE 17TH ANNUAL BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL FRANZ LISZT AND HIS WORLD THREE FASCINATING WEEKENDS OF DISCOVERY: AUGUST 11 – 13, AUGUST 18 – 20, AND OCTOBER 27 – 28 Full Story
08-04-2006
2006 SEASON OF ASTON MAGNA AT BARD OPENS ON JUNE 30 WITH AN
ALL-MOZART PROGRAM FEATURING SOPRANO DOMINIQUE LABELLE Series Celebrates Mozart’s 250th Birthday with Performances of His Music,
Along with Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and Monteverdi’ Full Story
July 2006
07-30-2006
GALA GRADUATION CONCERT PRESENTED BY THE CONDUCTORS INSTITUTE AT BARD ON SUNDAY, JULY 30 Free Concert Features Works by Beethoven, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Shostakovich, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky as well as Two World Premieres by the Candidates Full Story
07-28-2006
BARD SUMMERSCAPE PRESENTS U.S. PREMIERE OF FULLY-STAGED PRODUCTION OF ROBERT SCHUMANN’S ONLY OPERA, GENOVEVA, WITH KASPER BECH HOLTEN DIRECTING Full Story
07-16-2006
THE MILTON AVERY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AT BARD COLLEGE ORGANIZES ANNUAL THESIS EXHIBITION AND PRESENTATIONS, JULY 16–25 Full Story
07-06-2006
BARD SUMMERSCAPE PRESENTS CAMILLE IN A NEW DRAMATIC ADAPTATION – BY ENGLISH AUTHOR NEIL BARTLETT – OF DUMAS'S LA DAME AUX CAMÉLIAS Full Story
June 2006
06-29-2006
BARD SUMMERSCAPE 2006 OPENS WITH
TWO DANCE PREMIERES BY DONNA UCHIZONO COMPANY ON THURSDAY, JUNE 29, WITH TWO FURTHER PERFORMANCES ON JUNE 30 & JULY 1 Full Story
06-29-2006
BARD SUMMERSCAPE UNVEILS ONE-OF-A-KIND SPIEGELTENT IMPORTED FROM BELGIUM Full Story
06-23-2006
“LOOKING BEHIND THE DA VINCI CODE” IS THE TOPIC OF
A FREE LECTURE BY BRUCE CHILTON ON JUNE 23 PRESENTED BY THE
INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED THEOLOGY AT BARD COLLEGE
Full Story
06-20-2006
BARD COLLEGE SENIOR KETAKI PANT EXAMINES THE LEGAL AND ILLEGAL ECONOMY OF VIOLENCE IN BRITISH COLONIAL BOMBAY Full Story
06-17-2006
THE HUDSON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC CIRCLE AT BARD ANNOUNCES THE 2006 CONCERT SEASON Three June concerts feature flutist Eugenia Zukerman, soprano Arianna Zukerman, and pianist Rachelle Jonck, as well as the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio
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06-15-2006
BARD COLLEGE MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING PROGRAM TO PARTNER WITH PRESTIGIOUS MATH FOR AMERICA ORGANIZATION Eight Members of the 2006-2007 Bard MAT Class Have Been Awarded Math for America Newton Fellowships
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06-13-2006
FLUTIST PATRICIA SPENCER AND FRIENDS OFFER “WORDS AND FLUTES,” A FREE CHAMBER MUSIC PROGRAM AT BARD ON JUNE 13 Full Story
06-05-2006
HESSEL MUSEUM OF ART TO OPEN AT BARD COLLEGE MAJOR EXPANSION OF BARD’S CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON Full Story
06-01-2006
UNCERTAIN STATES OF AMERICA: AMERICAN ART IN THE 3RD MILLENNIUM, ON VIEW AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES, BARD COLLEGE, FROM JUNE 24 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10 Full Story
06-01-2006
BARD SUMMERSCAPE 2006 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT Full Story
06-01-2006
BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY RECEIVES $495,000 LUCE FOUNDATION GRANT FOR LEARNING ACROSS BORDERS PROJECT Prestigious Award Will Support Research and Curriculum Collaborations and
Student Exchanges with Institutions in Developing Countries
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May 2006
05-21-2006
2006 SPRING EXHIBITION SERIES — CURATED BY MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES AT BARD COLLEGE’S CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES — CONCLUDES IN MAY AT THE CENTER Full Story
05-13-2006
HUDSON VALLEY GAMELAN SPRING PERFORMANCE WILL BRING THE SOUNDS OF BALI TO BARD ON SATURDAY, MAY 13 Full Story