The Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents The Bard College Conservatory Orchestra
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.— The Bard College Conservatory Orchestra performs at The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts’s Sosnoff Theater on Saturday, December 1 at 8 p.m. Conducted by Xian Zhang, the program includes the world premiere of Persephone Abductea, Corey Chang ’19; Antonín Dvořák’s Concerto for Cello in D minor, Op. 104, Peter Wiley, cello; and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherezade, Op. 35. All proceeds will benefit the Scholarship Fund of The Bard College Conservatory of Music. Suggested donations for all Conservatory Sundays programs are $20 (orchestra seating) and $15 (parterre/first balcony. For additional ticket information contact the Fisher Center box office at fishercenter.bard.edu or call 845-758-7900.On Saturday, December 15 at 8 p.m., the Conservatory presents Winter Songfest, James Bagwell, conductor. The holiday concert features a program of works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, including “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” and excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. With the Bard College Symphonic Chorus, Bard College Chamber Singers, members of Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program, Bard Conservatory Orchestra, and The Orchestra Now (TŌN). Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at fishercenter.bard.edu or by calling the box office at 845-758-7900.
Recognized as one of the finest conservatories in the United States, The Bard College Conservatory of Music, founded in 2005, is guided by the principle that young musicians should be broadly educated in the liberal arts and sciences to achieve their greatest potential. All undergraduates complete two degrees over a five-year period: a bachelor of music and a bachelor of arts in a field other than music. The Conservatory Orchestra has performed twice at Lincoln Center, and has completed three international concert tours: in June 2012 to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; in June 2014 to Russia and six cities in Central and Eastern Europe; and in June 2016, to three cities in Cuba. For additional information about The Bard College Conservatory of Music please go to the website at bard.edu/conservatory/.
For additional information about The Bard College Conservatory of Music please go to the website at bard.edu/conservatory/.
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