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Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall
January 2020
Sandra Piques Eddy Masterclass
Sandra Piques Eddy, praised for her "dark, sensuous mezzo and charming stage presence" (Opera Magazine) begins this season by returning to Florentine Opera to sing and record the role of Mistress…
Find out more »Elemental – Dirt and Sky | Corrine Byrne and Andy Kozar Duo Recital
This performance by Byrne and Kozar, respective chairs of Longy's vocal studies and brass departments, features music that explores the concept of opposing forces in inventive and ingenious ways. The exploration…
Find out more »The Multifaceted Career: Ann Gregg
Longy School of Music of Bard College is proud to present The Multifaceted Career Speaker Series featuring conversations with musicians who defy categorization. As an essential component of Longy’s career coaching…
Find out more »From Earth to Fire | Sergio Pallottelli, Flute
An evening of the elements with works by Schubert, Schnyder and Franck. Longy flute faculty Sergio Pallottelli presents a recital of two masterpieces of their time. Schubert's sonata for the…
Find out more »Va, pensieri, sull’ali di celli – The Yale Cellos at Longy | Ole Akahoshi, Director
The Yale Cellos, a Grammy-nominated ensemble formed by legendary cellist and teacher Aldo Parisot in 1983, will explore an exciting range of repertoire by composers Jean-Baptiste Barrière, Johann Sebastian Bach,…
Find out more »Naples to Edinburgh: Longy Conservatory Orchestra plays selections from Così fan tutte and Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony
Jorge Soto, conductor Laura McHugh, soprano Selections from Così fan tutte (1790) W.A. Mozart (1756-1792) Come scoglio, immoto resta Per pieta ben mio, perdona Symphony no. 3 “Scottish” (1842) …
Find out more »February 2020
Heather Buck Masterclass
Praised by Opera News as “the kind of performer who makes it all look easy,” Heather Buck is best described by opera critic David Shengold as “a lithe and impactful actress with…
Find out more »Boston Opera Collaborative: The Marriage of Figaro
Featuring a cast of Boston Opera Collaborative's young professional singers and Longy graduate students, this intimate production explores the very timely themes of Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Distilled to a tight…
Find out more »Boston Opera Collaborative: The Marriage of Figaro
Featuring a cast of Boston Opera Collaborative's young professional singers and Longy graduate students, this intimate production explores the very timely themes of Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Distilled to a tight…
Find out more »Boston Opera Collaborative: The Marriage of Figaro
Featuring a cast of Boston Opera Collaborative's young professional singers and Longy graduate students, this intimate production explores the very timely themes of Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Distilled to a tight…
Find out more »Boston Opera Collaborative: The Marriage of Figaro
Featuring a cast of Boston Opera Collaborative's young professional singers and Longy graduate students, this intimate production explores the very timely themes of Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Distilled to a tight…
Find out more »Neave Trio: In The Air | Longy’s alumni artists/faculty ensemble-in-residence
Forgo the mixed chocolates this year and treat yourself to an intimate Valentine's Day concert in the round. Our grand, romantic gesture will feature an evening of works brimming with…
Find out more »Reflections and Narratives | Faculty Recital Artist, Spencer Myer, Piano
Piano faculty member Spencer Myer explores late works of Leoš Janáček and Ludwig van Beethoven on the first half of this program. Janáček's "In the Mists" (his final work for…
Find out more »In Her Own Voice | Patricia Kopko, Voice
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Find out more »March 2020
Musicians from Marlboro Masterclass | Judith Serkin, cello
Judith Serkin, cello, has toured extensively across the United States, Japan, France, and Canada and has played at various festivals in Switzerland and Poland. She began her studies in Puerto…
Find out more »Horszowski Trio: Grounded, Fantastical | ensemble-in-residence
Be transported to a fantastical world: Robert Schumann’s iconic trio paints a scene of earthy yet mysterious characters—as do Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire; Berio's Erdenklavier; and Eric Moe's Welcome to Phase…
Find out more »Tracing: Radius Ensemble | ensemble-in-residence
SCHUMAKER – Mehretu trace for oboe, clarinet, and electronic media KODÁLY – Duo for violin and cello, Op. 7 BEETHOVEN – Quintet for piano and winds, Op. 16 Plus a new trio for…
Find out more »Polychrome Flute | Xinyue Lu, Flute
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Find out more »Love in Springtime | Jingyi Huang, Voice
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Find out more »The Wind, The Sky, The Sea | Soyeon Bae, Piano
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Find out more »The Multifaceted Career: Josh Kantor
Longy School of Music of Bard College is proud to present The Multifaceted Career Speaker Series featuring conversations with musicians who defy categorization. As an essential component of Longy’s career coaching…
Find out more »Visages/Faces/Gesichter: Blithewood Ensemble | Guest Artists
The chamber music genre of voice, viola, and piano presents a rich array of musical styles and textures. Sonically, the ensemble is capable of orchestral power, and spoken intimacy. This…
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Find out more »Clarinet Tour | Jing Zhou, Clarinet
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Find out more »Jazz and Contemporary Music Series
The Jazz and Contemporary Music department is excited to showcase visiting artists, alumni and faculty in their yearly concert series. Announcements of performers and repertoire to be determined.
Find out more »Songs of Immigration and Exile | Annetta Whetham, Voice
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Find out more »Boston Opera Collaborative: Opera Bites
In what has become a highly anticipated evening of entertainment, Boston Opera Collaborative joins forces with Longy for an evening of opera and revelry in a cabaret-style setting. Of last…
Find out more »Boston Opera Collaborative: Opera Bites
In what has become a highly anticipated evening of entertainment, Boston Opera Collaborative joins forces with Longy for an evening of opera and revelry in a cabaret-style setting. Of last…
Find out more »Boston Opera Collaborative: Opera Bites
In what has become a highly anticipated evening of entertainment, Boston Opera Collaborative joins forces with Longy for an evening of opera and revelry in a cabaret-style setting. Of last…
Find out more »Meet Barocco at Hungary | Yikun Wang, Cello
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Find out more »One Moment in Time | Yinghao Dong, Voice
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Find out more »Encounter with Paradise | Xiaoxi Zhang, Piano
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Find out more »Sonic Luxury: The Use of Opera in Brand Identity and Commercial Advertising | Maria Sulimirski, Voice
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Find out more »Be Yeah Recital | Yanming Lu, Clarinet
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Find out more »Clarinet Dazzlingly Show | Pei Chien Lin, Clarinet
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Find out more »In This Great World Of Ours | Victor Effiong, Voice
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Find out more »Still WE Rise: Changing HERstory | Ensemble Lyrae
“Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the…
Find out more »Songs of Life | Bingchuan Wan, Voice
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Find out more »Longy Hosts: Collage New Music | Concert III: From Inside to Out, Secreted and Revealed
Anne Callaway: Devachan (1992) first Boston performance Brian Sears: New Work, TBA (2020) Collage New Music 2019-20 Fellow Thomas Adès: Catch (1991) Marjorie Merryman: Four Images, for solo cello first…
Find out more »April 2020
Willing to Wait for You | Yixuan Wang, Voice
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Find out more »Sunlight Catchers | Kun Ren, Voice
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Find out more »Musicians from Marlboro: High Octane
This energetic program will cast the spotlight on nine musicians performing two chamber music masterpieces by Brahms and Mendelssohn and a rarely performed work for voice and string quartet by…
Find out more »Eric Nathan: Missing Words (World Premier of the Missing Words Cycle)
Curated by Neave Trio, Missing Words is an homage to the newly-created German words presented in Ben Schott’s book, Schottenfreude. These Seinfeld-ian words elucidate everyday experiences for which English has…
Find out more »Musicians from Marlboro Masterclass | Sharon Wei, viola and Tony Rymer, cello
Sharon Wei Canadian violist Sharon Wei is a dynamic musician, establishing herself as one of the most respected violists on the scene today. A soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra principal, she…
Find out more »A Woman’s State of Being | Bo-Rung Su, Voice
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Find out more »Prism of Music | Danrong Li, Voice
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Find out more »Natural Woman | Emily Ennis, Voice
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Find out more »Meditations on Democracy | Aaron Clarke, Guitar and Composition
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Find out more »What in the World | Nickolas Stavros, Flute
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Find out more »What Could Possibly Go Wrong? | Alex Dillon, Drums
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Find out more »Khrysallis | David Harewood, Piano
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Find out more »Pleasantly Warm | Weiming Shi, Composition
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Find out more »Longy Opera presents: “Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters” by Ned Rorem and “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell
Director: Melanie Bacalling Music Direction: Thomas Enman and Noriko Yasuda Conductor: Sean Wang Chorus preparation: Ryan Turner Featuring players from the Longy Conservatory Orchestra and Longy's Historical Performance Department *Please…
Find out more »Longy Opera presents: “Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters” by Ned Rorem and “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell
Director: Melanie Bacalling Music Direction: Thomas Enman and Noriko Yasuda Conductor: Sean Wang Chorus preparation: Ryan Turner Featuring players from the Longy Conservatory Orchestra and Longy's Historical Performance Department *Please…
Find out more »Life Cycling | Siyu Pan, Voice
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Find out more »Music FOR Women and BY Women in the Age of #MeToo and #TimesUp
This course explores works for women by women on texts that elevate and honor the status of women throughout the ages. We will delve into what it takes to create…
Find out more »Water Is Taught By Thirst | Donald Berman, faculty artist/artistic director
It will be a night of iconoclastic New Englanders celebrating the cultural contributions of Emily Dickinson and Charles Ives, both of whom shared a spiritual connection to the natural world.
Find out more »Horszowski Trio: Breathtaking | ensemble-in-residence
A trio by Mozart, Fauré's famous piano quartet, and Berio's Luftklavierevoke the constraints of space and air. The poignant For Danielby Joan Tower was written for her nephew, who suffered…
Find out more »Life is Growing in Love | Wanting Peng, Voice
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Find out more »Everything I’ve Done in my Life Brings Me to My Future | Tong Liu, Voice
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Find out more »Back to Nature | Meihong Lin, Voice
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Find out more »Devotion of Love | Jiongli Ye, Voice
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Find out more »Dance in Music | Bin Wen, Piano
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Find out more »Longy Opera Theater presents: “Roman Fever” by Robert Ward and “The Medium” by Gian Carlo Menotti
Directed by Carol Mastrodomenico and Libor Dudas. *Please note that the same program will be presented both evenings
Find out more »Musicians from Marlboro Masterclass | Brett Dean, viola
Brett Dean, viola, studied in Brisbane, Australia before traveling to Germany in 1985, where for 14 years he was a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He began composing in 1988,…
Find out more »Origin & Fantasy | Mengyu Fu, Piano
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Find out more »Longy Opera Theater presents: “Roman Fever” by Robert Ward and “The Medium” by Gian Carlo Menotti
Directed by Carol Mastrodomenico and Libor Dudas. *Please note that the same program will be presented both evenings
Find out more »May 2020
Women Speak | Caiyi Wang, Voice
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Find out more »Nevertheless, She Persisted | Susan Davies, Voice
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Find out more »A Musical Bass Travelogue | Jiayu Liu, Double-Bass
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Find out more »Gone, but not Forgotten | Kristin Lawler, Voice
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Find out more »Revelation: Radius Ensemble | ensemble-in-residence
EPSTEIN – Abîme des oiseaux for wind quintet (world premiere) MESSIAEN – Quatuor pour la fin du Temps At 6 p.m. on January 15, 1941, Olivier Messiaen premiered his Quatuor pour la fin…
Find out more »Cornucopia | HsinYu Lin, Horn
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Find out more »In the Beautiful Month of May: Reinbert De Leeuw’s Schubert & Schumann Cabaret | Bruce Coppock, faculty artist/artistic director
In this performance, we will explore the romantic sentiments in Schubert’s Winterreise and Schumann’s Dichterliebe through the lens of Reinbert de Leeuw’s utterly brilliant recasting of these songs in the…
Find out more »Ensemble Uncaged: Fundamental/Elemental | Andy Kozar, co-director Rachael Elliot, co-director
Longy’s premiere contemporary music ensemble will explore diverse programs that encourage performer and listener alike to examine the fundamentals and elements of music. Each piece and program will frame ideas…
Find out more »Polychrome Emotions of the World | Qi Qi, Voice
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Find out more »Peace and War | Yuyin Li, Piano
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Find out more »Music is the Poetry of the Air | Yanran Fu, Piano
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Find out more »Ensemble Uncaged: Fundamental/Elemental | Andy Kozar, co-director Rachael Elliot, co-director
Longy’s premiere contemporary music ensemble will explore diverse programs that encourage performer and listener alike to examine the fundamentals and elements of music. Each piece and program will frame ideas…
Find out more »Irresponsible Monologue | Xiang Wang, Piano
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Find out more »All the Way Through Evening | Robert Milner, Voice
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Find out more »Memories of Melodies | Peiyang Li, Piano
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Find out more »Once I Was | Shiyue Cao, Voice
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Find out more »On the Edge of Time | Nan Gao, Piano
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Find out more »Women and Other Transcendentalists | Donald Berman
Faculty Concert based out of the Soul Selects Her Own Society Project Based Learning Class. Music by Amy Beth Kirsten, Charles Ives and others. Donald Berman @ National Sawdust photo…
Find out more »Love Actually | Wenija Hu, Voice
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Find out more »The Honor is Ours
A musician is a healer, an entertainer, an educator, a thought-leader, an entrepreneur and so much more. At Longy, we believe each musician’s voice matters and has the ability to…
Find out more »Ruina – An Exploration of Loss through Electronic Composition/ Duality Allusion | Derik Thomas and James Mandart, Composition
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Find out more »Musicians from Marlboro | Between the Spaces in the Sky
The final Marlboro concert of the season features former Berlin Philharmonic violist Brett Dean playing his own work alongside Grammy Award winner Kim Kashkashian and a talented trio of young…
Find out more »Sun, Moon, Star, Wind | Ran Wang, Voice
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Find out more »Music through the Night | Jiaqi Zhang, Piano
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Find out more »Shiwei’s Graduate Recital| Shiwei Li, Cello
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Find out more »Reflections: Making Music at the Intersection of Past and Present | Hayes Cummings, Guitar
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Find out more »Free Woman | Karlie Traversa, Voice
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Find out more »Absence and Blue | Anqi Zheng, Piano
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