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Starting this year, Bard Conservatory is offering an array of applications for interested prospective undergraduate students to choose from! Katie Rossiter Mancus (Director of Admission) and Abbey Greene (Admission Counselor) are here to walk you through the different options for applying, and to give you a sneak peak at our different music-making spaces here at Bard Conservatory. Questions? Email conservatoryadmission@bard.edu.

Early Action/Early Decision I/Immediate Decision Plan: Due Nov. 1
Regular Decision/Early Decision II: Due Jan. 1 to Bard Conservatory, Jan. 15 to Bard College by @bardcollegeconservatory

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It's the most wonderful time of the year- application season!

Applications are now launched for ALL programs at Bard Conservatory, both undergraduate and graduate. Questions? Email conservatoryadmission@bard.edu for undergraduate applications, and gradconservatoryadmission@bard.edu for graduate applications. by @bardcollegeconservatory

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A night that left a lasting impression. ✨

A semi-staged production of THE RIFT, a powerful opera by composer Huang Ruo and Tony Award-winning librettist David Henry Hwang, made its New York premiere on October 2 at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, opening the ninth annual China Now Music Festival.

Inspired by the story of Maya Lin and the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, THE RIFT confronts the complexities of history, identity, and reconciliation, reminding us of the extraordinary power of art to challenge, connect, and heal.

Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who brought this remarkable work to life. May THE RIFT continue to reach new audiences and travel to many more stages. ❤️

THE RIFT: Opera in One Act (Concert Version)
Composer: Huang Ruo
Librettist: David Henry Hwang

Cast & Creative Team:
Jindong Cai, conductor
Karen Vuong, soprano
Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano
Edward Graves, tenor
Daniel Klein, bass-baritone
Eric Ting, director
Shawn Duan, projection designer
China Now Chamber Orchestra

📸 Photos by Fadi Kheir @londonisburning @fadikheirphoto

#ChinaNowMusicFestival #TheRift #HuangRuo #DavidHenryHwang #CarnegieHall #ChasingDreams #chineseamerican by @bardcollegeconservatory

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From intimate chamber music performances and student recitals to the Bard Conservatory Orchestra’s upcoming concerts with the Marcus Roberts Trio, there’s plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks!🎶

Join us for an exciting lineup of performances featuring our students, faculty, and guest artists.

Swipe through to explore our upcoming events, and mark your calendars!

For more information, visit bard.edu/conservatory , we hope to see you there!! by @bardcollegeconservatory

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Here, librettist Su Wei shares the story behind the birth of 𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙠𝙚, tracing its origins back to the 1980s, alongside archival clips from the premiere performance in 2019 at Stanford University.

As this epic work returns to the New York stage, composer Zhou Long reflects on why its story still matters today:

“By bringing this work back to the stage today, I also hope that through music, more people will recognize that American history is a history written by people of many different backgrounds and ethnicities, and that the story of the Chinese railroad workers deserves its rightful place in that history.

Seven years have passed since the work’s premiere, and both our social environment and our audience’s awareness of history have changed. I hope today’s audience will not only feel the hardship, suffering, and tragedy portrayed in the work, but also hear the human dignity, hope, and shared destiny that lie beneath it.

𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙠𝙚 tells the story of the Chinese railroad workers, but ultimately, it is a story about all those who helped build this country, people who gave so much, often without being fully remembered by history.

I hope audiences from different cultural backgrounds can find an emotional connection through the music, and reflect on the meaning of historical memory, cultural inclusion, and our shared responsibility to create the future together.”

🗓 Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 3:00 PM
📍 Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026 · 3:00 PM
📍 Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Use code 【FENGYA】 for 20% off

🎟️ Ticket links in bio.

#ChinaNowMusicFestival #NYCConcerts #cantonese #ChineseAmericanHistory #goldenspike by @bardcollegeconservatory

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October is almost here, and we have an exciting week of music ahead! Join us for Resilience, a Celebration of Joan Tower, and a Cassatt String Quartet Masterclass featuring Bard Conservatory students.

We hope to see you there!

📍 Bitó Conservatory Performance Space by @bardcollegeconservatory

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You heard him! (PS. no baritones or pianos were harmed in the making of this video)

#bardvap #opera #classicalvoice #gradschool #masterofmusic by @bardcollegeconservatory

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Ever wondered what happens behind the screen?

Before the first rehearsal of the semester, Bard Conservatory Orchestra musicians take part in blind auditions to determine our seating for the upcoming concerts.

Swipe for a little behind-the-scenes look at how our orchestra comes together, from walking into the audition room to receiving our seating assignments.

And with auditions behind us, it’s officially time to rehearse!! Hope to see you at our first concert on 10/24 and 10/25 🎶 by @bardcollegeconservatory

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And not an iPad in sight!

Millennial optimism: BCOM edition! Let us know in the comments if you spot yourself in the lineup 😉 #bardconservatory #millennialoptimism

📸: @janosphotography and many others! by @bardcollegeconservatory

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Check out what some of our undergraduate students did this summer! #bardconservatory #bardcollege #classicalmusic #liberalarts #orchestra #opera by @bardcollegeconservatory

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Back to school, but make it Conservatory

#bardconservatory #backtoschool #conservatorylife #musicianlife by @bardcollegeconservatory

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Our video portrait of treasured American composer and educator Joan Tower is out today!

CMS joined Tower in her home and in the classroom at Bard College, discussing her development as a composer, her current musical practice, and more.

Spanning intimate chamber music and large-scale symphonic pieces, Tower’s six-decade body of work includes Sequoia, Made In America, and the awe-inspiring Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman.

Link to the full video in our bio.

#classicalmusic #composer #contemporaryart #contemporaryclassical by @bardcollegeconservatory

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