Upcoming Events and Performances
The Sound of Spring
Saturday, January 25, 2025 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Fisher Center, Sosnoff TheaterA Chinese New Year Concert with The Orchestra Now
2 pm • Pre-concert celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year
3 pm • Performance
Celebrate the Year of the Snake with music! Now in its sixth year, The Sound of Spring is an authentic Chinese New Year concert featuring dramatic orchestral works and world-class Chinese instrument soloists, led by Maestro Jindong Cai.
This year, The Orchestra Now is joined by soloists from the legendary faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing on erhu, sheng (Chinese mouth organ), and percussion. The diverse program combines traditional favorites with new compositions, including a commission especially for this concert by Bard faculty member Xinyan Li.
Be sure to come early for treats and Chinese instrument demonstrations courtesy of the US-China Music Institute!
For more information, visit barduschinamusic.org.
Phone: 845-758-7900E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/the-sound-of-spring-2025/
Undergraduate Opera Workshop
Friday, January 31, 2025 | 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Fisher Center, LUMA TheaterThe popular Bard Opera Workshop returns again this year with student singers performing a selection of scenes from the operatic canon. The performance is directed by Jay Lesenger and accompanied by an orchestra of Bard students.
Phone: 845-758-7900E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/undergraduate-opera-workshop/
Undergraduate Opera Workshop
Saturday, February 1, 2025 | 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm EST/GMT-5 | Fisher Center, LUMA TheaterThe popular Bard Opera Workshop returns again this year with student singers performing a selection of scenes from the operatic canon. The performance is directed by Jay Lesenger and accompanied by an orchestra of Bard students.
Phone: 845-758-7900E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/undergraduate-opera-workshop/
Undergraduate Opera Workshop
Sunday, February 2, 2025 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST/GMT-5 | Fisher Center, LUMA TheaterThe popular Bard Opera Workshop returns again this year with student singers performing a selection of scenes from the operatic canon. The performance is directed by Jay Lesenger and accompanied by an orchestra of Bard students.
Phone: 845-758-7900E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/undergraduate-opera-workshop/
Bard Conservatory Orchestra
Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Fisher Center, Sosnoff TheaterA concert by the Bard Conservatory Orchestra with maestro Leon Botstein, featuring works by Brahms, Franck, Perle, and pianist Tianxiang Ni, performing Mozart’s Concerto No. 24.
Phone: 845-758-7900E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bcom-3-25/
Graduate Conducting Degree Recital
Sunday, April 27, 2025 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theaterwith the Orchestra Now
The Degree Recital is the culminating project of the Graduate Conducting Program. Given during the second year of study, students have the opportunity to conduct the repertoire of their choice in this concert.
Joined by members of the Bard Conservatory Orchestra and Vocal Arts Program, the current graduating class of the Graduate Conducting Program leads The Orchestra Now in a culminating degree recital.
Phone: 845-758-7900
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/gcdr-25/
Bard Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Tan Dun
Saturday, May 10, 2025 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater“I have two goals in my heart: I don’t just want to establish a musical idea…I want to develop a cross-cultural idea that brings nature and classical music, ancient and modern, together.”—Tan Dun
Tan Dun conducts the Conservatory Orchestra; program to be announced.
Dean of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and UNESCO Global Goodwill Ambassador, Tan Dun, has made an indelible mark on the world’s music scene with a repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical music, multimedia performance, and Eastern and Western traditions.
Phone: 845-758-7900E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bcom-tan-dun-25/