Recipient of the 2022 Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society
Featuring musical performances by students, alumni, faculty, Longy’s Sistema Side-by-Side Orchestra, and the premiere of The Longy Difference video series.
This year, Longy honors groundbreaking conductor, educator, and visionary Marin Alsop. The virtual gala features a special conversation between Maestro Alsop and Jamie Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein’s daughter and friend of Longy.
Sharing Longy’s commitment to music as social change, master conductor Marin Alsop champions the universal importance of music through her innovative philosophies on programming and audience engagement. Marin is Music Director Laureate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and is the founder of OrchKids, the cornerstone of the Orchestra’s city-wide community engagement efforts.
Thanks to our partnership with the Massachusetts Cultural Council and their “Card to Culture” program, Longy School of Music of Bard College can offer free tickets to many of our diverse and innovative performance offerings. See the full list of participating “Card to Culture” organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.