Week of Events
In Real Time: New Music by Longy Composers
In Real Time: New Music by Longy Composers
Join us for a concert featuring works by Longy composers. All works on the program are world premieres, never-before-performed music composed and completed this year, written by and performed by...
The Multifaceted Career | Noa Kagayama: Performing Well under Pressure
The Multifaceted Career | Noa Kagayama: Performing Well under Pressure
Noa Kagayama Performing Well under Pressure Performance psychologist, Juilliard School, New World Symphony, Blogger and Educator, Bulletproof Musician Longy School of Music of Bard College is proud to present The Multifaceted...
“Context, Competition, and High Notes: Handel’s Alcina” | Ellen Harris, Professor Emeritus at MIT in Music and Theater Arts | Boston Early Music Festival
“Context, Competition, and High Notes: Handel’s Alcina” | Ellen Harris, Professor Emeritus at MIT in Music and Theater Arts | Boston Early Music Festival
“Context, Competition, and High Notes: Handel’s Alcina” Description: Handel wrote Alcina at a very difficult period in his life when he faced the stiffest competition of his career. He used...
Experience Longy | Healing Communities with Music
Experience Longy | Healing Communities with Music
Music has the power to unite communities, speak the unspoken, and bring comfort when words are not enough. Join us for a discussion and firsthand accounts of the healing power...
“Embodying Handel’s Rhythms” | Melinda Sullivan, Lucy Graham Director of Dance | Boston Early Music Festival
“Embodying Handel’s Rhythms” | Melinda Sullivan, Lucy Graham Director of Dance | Boston Early Music Festival
“Embodying Handel’s Rhythms” Description: BEMF Dance Director Melinda Sullivan offers an introductory Baroque dance workshop for all levels and abilities. The class begins with a seated warm-up, then moves into...
“The Reflections of Memory” | Gilbert Blin, Opera Director | Boston Early Music Festival
“The Reflections of Memory” | Gilbert Blin, Opera Director | Boston Early Music Festival
“The Reflections of Memory” Description: Gilbert Blin, Opera Director of the Boston Early Music Festival, presents his research into the Historically Informed Performance of operas from the 17th and 18th...
Realizations | Ben Schwendener, piano | Faculty Artist Recital
Realizations | Ben Schwendener, piano | Faculty Artist Recital
The language of universal Modal elements used by J.S. Bach has influenced the work of countless composers and musicians who followed. Schwendener translates these ideas into an improvisation for the...
Alcina, an Opera Seria by George Frideric Handel | Ryan Lee Turner, Music Director and Nathan Troup, Stage Director
Alcina, an Opera Seria by George Frideric Handel | Ryan Lee Turner, Music Director and Nathan Troup, Stage Director
Handel’s baroque opera Alcina is an on-the-nose choice for modern-day audiences. Watch and listen for themes of deception, disconnection from reality, and deliberate misinformation. Expect vocal fireworks and plenty of...
Alcina, an Opera Seria by George Frideric Handel | Ryan Lee Turner, Music Director and Nathan Troup, Stage Director
Alcina, an Opera Seria by George Frideric Handel | Ryan Lee Turner, Music Director and Nathan Troup, Stage Director
Handel’s baroque opera Alcina is an on-the-nose choice for modern-day audiences. Watch and listen for themes of deception, disconnection from reality, and deliberate misinformation. Expect vocal fireworks and plenty of...