Rilke once proposed the idea of wandering “the halls of your own mind.” As this program will show us, there is no end to what we can discover when we...
Works of Britten and Schubert shine in this program with equal intensity and tenderness. Schubert’s String Quartet, D. 87, written when he was only 16 years old, provides a youthful...
Olivier Messiaen premiered his Quatuor pour la fin de Temps (Quartet for the End of the World) as a POW in World War II Germany. The unusual ensemble that performed...
While this event is open to the public, you must purchase a ticket ahead of time in order to gain access in person. Registering for the performance is an important...
From military marches to therapeutic music, humans have always relied on melody to steady them where words might fail. And nowhere is that more apparent than in the U.S.’s rich...
Gnarly blues and blistering cross-rhythms launch the 2023-24 season at full-speed with Filter for solo violin by the genre-bending Haitian-American composer Daniel Bernard Roumain. The luxuriant Shining Gate of Morpheus for horn and strings...
Longy’s performance are free and open to the public, but please register in advance. Unplayed/Unheard features a performance of new music by New England Jazz Collaborative, with students from Longy’s...
Featuring the Borromeo String Quartet, soprano Morgan Beckford, pianist Sarah Bob, and saxophonist Dr. Matthew Evan Taylor who will improvise his response to the performance of Daniel Bernard Roumain’s work...
Three witches, three muses, three little pigs: The “rule of 3” suggests that humans find groupings of three more satisfying and meaningful than other number combinations. A Far Cry puts...
Geographic points characterize the second program—each Locus with its particular flavor and patois. Composer Shawn Okpebholo combines extended techniques with the breathy cadence of the bamboo shakuhachi in the virtuosic solo flute work, On a Poem...
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.
