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THE ORCHESTRA NOW Leon Botstein, Music Director Sosnoff Theater Tickets: $25–35 Get great seats with a five-concert subscription for $120. Bring the whole family! Buy a balcony box starting at $140.
Brahms and England
Leon Botstein, conductor Joseph Joachim Hamlet Overture Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto Zhen Liu, violin, winner of the 2017 Bard College Conservatory Concerto Competition Edward Elgar Symphony No. 1
Copland’s Lincoln Portrait
Leon Botstein, conductor Charles Ives “Decoration Day” from the Holidays Symphony Elliott Carter Concerto for Orchestra Walter Piston Symphony No. 2 Aaron Copland Lincoln Portrait Saturday, November 3 at 8 pm Sunday, November 4 at 2 pm
Russian Evolution: From Rimsky-Korsakov to Glière
Saturday, October 6 at 8 pm
Leon Botstein, conductor Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No. 1 Reinhold Glière Symphony No. 3, “Ilya Muromets”
Sunday, October 7 at 2 pm
Wednesday, December 12 at 7 pm
The Romantic Hero
Leon Botstein, conductor Richard Wagner “Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung” (arr. Humperdinck) Pyotr Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 8 pm Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 2 pm
Verdi’s Requiem Leon Botstein, conductor performed with members of the Bard Conservatory Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem
“De Profundis”: Out of the Depths
Leon Botstein, conductor Virgil Thomson “De Profundis” Joachim Raff Psalm 130: “De Profundis”—U.S. premiere Lera Auerbach “De Profundis” (Violin Concerto No. 3) Lili Boulanger Psalm 130: “Du fond de l’abîme” (De Profundis) Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 8 pm Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 2 pm
Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 8 pm Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 2 pm
This special event is not part of the series subscription.
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Free Outdoor Events
THE STAGE AT MONTGOMERY PLACE
GATHERING ON THE BANKS
Dance Performance
Gripping, suspenseful, and visually iconic, this late-period Hitchcock classic, featuring an exhilarating score by legendary Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, is one of the most popular spy thrillers of all time. The Hudson River serves as a backdrop in the film, and for this night at the movies, under the stars.
In the Mooré language, yimbégré means “beginning.” For the powerful dancer, choreographer, and Bard faculty member Souleymane “Solo” Badolo, born in Burkina Faso and currently based in Brooklyn, to begin again is to exercise personal freedom—yet often at the expense of familial roots. In this deeply personal work, Badolo pits ancestry against aspiration to explore the delicate balance between maintaining ties and seeking new homes free from creative and political intolerance. Featuring live music.
Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest
The Fisher Center presents an inaugural series of free, outdoor events at Montgomery Place, a National Historic Landmark overlooking the Hudson River. Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus River Road, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Film Screening
Capacity is limited; advance reservations required. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket. Contact the box office if you require accessible seating. Food and beverages from local vendors are available for purchase. *In case of inclement weather, rain dates will be announced 24 hours prior to the scheduled event.
Saturday, September 15 at 7 pm Grounds open 6 pm Rain date: Sunday, September 16* Hudson River Jamboree
A Celebration of Americana Music
Souleymane Badolo: Yimbégré
Saturday, September 29 at 6 pm Grounds open at 5 pm Rain date: Sunday, September 30*
Featuring Spirit Family Reunion, and more
Raise your spirits with Spirit Family Reunion, a young Americana band from Brooklyn. Featuring Bard alums Maggie Carson ’07 and Or Zubalsky MFA ’17, the band’s raw, highenergy “open-door gospel” songs, reminiscent of bluegrass and Appalachian music, “translate perfectly info foot-stomping sing-alongs,” (NPR). Additional acts to be announced. Sunday, September 23 from 4 to 7:30 pm Grounds open at 3 pm
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The Stage at Montgomery Place is supported by the Educational Foundation of America and by the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.
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BARD COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF China Now MUSIC Music Festival
Winter Songfest James Bagwell, Conductor
This holiday tradition features a program of works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, including “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” and excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. With the Bard College Symphonic Chorus, Bard College Chamber Singers, members of Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program, Bard Conservatory Orchestra, and The Orchestra Now (TŌN).
US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music
Sosnoff Theater Tickets: $15–20 suggested donation to the Conservatory Scholarship Fund, unless otherwise noted.
Bard Conservatory Celebrates Joan Tower
In celebration of Joan Tower’s 80th birthday, Conservatory faculty members perform works by the composer, including three world premieres. Featuring Laurie Smukler, violin; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello; Blair McMillen, piano; Anthony McGill, clarinet; Sō Percussion; Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Kayo Iwama, piano; Da Capo Chamber Players; and Benjamin Hochman, piano. Sunday, September 16 at 3 pm Tickets: $15–50 to benefit the Tower Composition Scholarship Fund. $75 benefit ticket includes priority seating and a postconcert reception with the artists.
Saturday, December 15 at 8 pm Tickets: $10
Facing the Past, Looking to the Future: Chinese Composers in the 21st Century Jindong Cai, Conductor Members of The Orchestra Now and musicians from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing
Conservatory Orchestra
Mark Russell Smith, Guest Conductor Dawn Upshaw, Soprano Samuel Barber, Symphony in One Movement, Op. 9 Oliver Knussen, Requiem—“Songs for Sue” Mussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition
Friday, October 19 at 8 pm Tickets: $25–35
Conservatory Orchestra
Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 8 pm
Leon Botstein, Music Director Richard Wagner Tannhäuser Overture and Venusberg Joan Tower Tambor Sergey Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 111
Conservatory Orchestra
Leon Botstein, Music Director Strauss’s Salome, Opus 54
Saturday, October 27 at 8 pm
Friday, May 10, 2019 at TK pm Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 3 pm
Conservatory Orchestra
Xian Zhang, Guest Conductor Corey Chang ’19 Persephone Abducted, world premiere Antonin Dvořák Concerto for Cello in D Minor, Op. 104 Peter Wiley, cello Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35 Saturday, December 1 at 8 pm
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KENYON VICTOR ADAMS (LITTLE RAY) Prayers of the People Bard College Chapel of the Holy Innocents Friday, October 12 at 6 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass. Presented with the Hannah Arendt Center and New York Live Arts, as part of the Arendt Center’s annual conference, Citizenship and Civil Disobedience.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Prayers of the People is a secular liturgical performance of Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” This participatory performance, directed by Bill T. Jones, takes the structure of an Episcopal liturgy to bring to life his words, written from jail in response to a joint letter from eight religious leaders urging him to stop disrupting the peace.
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S PSYCHO
Live with the Bard College Conservatory Orchestra Conducted by James Bagwell Sosnoff Theater Saturday, September 22 at 7:30 pm Sunday, September 23 at 2 pm Tickets: $25–75; ticket sales benefit the Bard Conservatory Scholarship Fund 8
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Ranked among the greatest films of all time, Hitchcock’s masterpiece comes alive with Bernard Herrmann’s spine-tingling score, performed live by the Bard Conservatory Orchestra. Starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins, Psycho features one of the most memorable scenes in cinematic history. It centers on the fateful encounter of secretary Marion Crane (Leigh), who, after stealing money from her employer, finds refuge in a secluded motel and its disturbed and reclusive manager, Norman Bates (Perkins). A Symphonic Night at the Movies is a production of PGM Productions, Inc. (New York), and appears by arrangement with IMG Artists. Pshycho is courtesy of Universal Pictures. Presented in partnership with Upstate Films. Photo: ©Paramount Pictures/Photofest
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MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO Sosnoff Theater Saturday, October 20 at 8 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
Lush, subversive, and sublime, the music of Meshell Ndegeocello sparked a new movement in soul music, and has earned her 10 Grammy nominations over her astounding career. With the release of her new album, Ventriloquism, Ndegeocello tackles covers of songs that redefined black pop and R&B in the ’80s and ’90s, such as Prince, Janet Jackson, TLC, Tina Turner, and more, offering a fresh perspective and musical refuge during these uncertain times.
LIVE ARTS BARD
ANDREW SCHNEIDER
NERVOUS/SYSTEM Live Arts Bard Commission
LUMA Theater Preview performances Friday and Saturday, October 12, 13 at 7:30 pm Sunday, October 14 at 4 pm All tickets $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
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What connections are we missing in an always-on world? Interactive media artist Andrew Schneider and his collaborators perform a cartography of the all-too-fleeting revelations, narratives, and emotional interactions flooding our bodies and brains every second. A breathtaking intersection of human physicality and stunning visual technology, NERVOUS/SYSTEM decodes the stories we miss each time we blink.
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THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI With a live, original score by Chris Washburne featuring Rags and Roots
The classic silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari comes to new life accompanied by the live, original music of jazz genius Chris Washburne and his ensemble, Rags and Roots. Drawing on melodies from 1921, the year the film was made, the score features a live tap dancer and a septet of top jazz artists accompanying a newly remastered print of the film. Presented with Catskill Jazz Factory Sosnoff Theater Friday, November 2 at 7:30 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
VIJAY IYER AND TEJU COLE Blind Spot Sosnoff Theater Friday, October 26 at 8 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass. A book and album singing with the artists will follow the performance.
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“No one in jazz sounds like Iyer.” —Chicago Tribune “One of the most vibrant voices in contemporary writing.” —Los Angeles Times on Teju Cole Pioneering jazz composer and pianist Vijay Iyer and Nigerian American writer and photographer (and Bard faculty member) Teju Cole present a powerful new collaboration. With images and text from Cole’s newly released book of the same title alongside Iyer’s live score, Blind Spot investigates humanity’s blindness to tragedy and injustice throughout history. Photo: Teju Cole
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE HERITAGE OF AMERICA CONCERT BAND
Veterans Day Concert For six decades, USAF Heritage of America Concert Band has inspired and entertained across the country in honor of our nation’s veterans. Consisting of more than 40 professional airman-musicians, the ensemble makes its Fisher Center debut to celebrate Veterans Day with renditions of patriotic favorites, marches, orchestral classics, jazz and Broadway standards, and more. Sosnoff Theater Sunday, November 11 at 2 pm Free, reservations required
BRIAN REED
Creating S-Town: A New Way to Tell a Story The cocreator of last year’s groundbreaking podcast S-Town discusses how he developed an entirely new kind of storytelling. Using audio outtakes and revealing details cut from the final version, Brian Reed pulls back the curtain on this rigorously reported and entirely true piece of storytelling journalism that broke podcast records. Sosnoff Theater Saturday, November 10 at 8 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
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ISABELLA ROSSELLINI Link Link Circus Sosnoff Theater Saturday, November 17 at 7:30 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
“Isabella Rossellini is “the best professor you could ever imagine: witty, lovely to watch.” —New York Magazine Award-winning actress and filmmaker Isabella Rossellini takes inspiration from the natural world in her new theatrical lecture, addressing the latest scientific discoveries about animal minds, intelligence, and emotions. With Pan, her trained dog, Rossellini transforms herself into Aristotle, Descartes, B. F. Skinner, and Charles Darwin to deliver a vivid monologue about the brilliance of the animal kingdom.
LIVE ARTS BARD
NEW SALOON Minor Character
LUMA Theater Preview performances Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 pm All tickets $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
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Founded by Bard alums Milo Cramer ’12, Morgan Green ’12, and Madeline Wise ’12, New Saloon is one of New York City’s most exciting young theater companies. This kaleidoscopic adaptation of Uncle Vanya collages a century’s worth of English translations—from the flowery 1916 version to Google Translate’s nonsensical rendition—into one sprawling, intimate, quietly disastrous evening.
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LEA DELARIA
CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT AND DAN TEPFER
Oh F*ck It’s Christmas
Jazz singer, actor, writer, and stand-up comic Lea DeLaria “talks like a coffee grinder, and sounds like a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and a Broadway diva” (Guardian). Join DeLaria, star of Orange Is the New Black, for a very special and extra sassy concert of holiday favorites with her jazz ensemble. Sosnoff Theater Saturday, December 8 at 7:30 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
Les Belles Chansons Françaises Multiple Grammy Award–winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant returns to the Fisher Center for a special winter concert. Accompanied by Franco-American virtuoso pianist Dan Tepfer, the duo presents the enchanting music of the French songbook, from Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel to Serge Gainsbourg, and more. Sung in French. Presented with Catskill Jazz Factory Sosnoff Theater Saturday, December 22 at 7:30 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
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SUSAN ORLEAN AND SARAH THYRE’S Crybabies A live podcast Sosnoff Theater
Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 7:30 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
“It’s a lot like hitting the jackpot corner at a really good cocktail party.”—NPR Writer Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief, New Yorker) and actor Sarah Thyre (Strangers with Candy, Late Night with Conan O’Brien) want to make you cry. Their hilarious and touching podcast, Crybabies, returns to the Fisher Center for another special live edition to talk about what tickles the tear ducts. Special guests to be announced.
EPHRAT ASHERIE DANCE Odeon
LUMA Theater Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 7:30 pm Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 2 pm All tickets $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass.
Led by the Boston Globe’s “bona fide b-girl,” Ephrat Asherie Dance makes its Fisher Center debut with Odeon, a highenergy, hybrid, hip-hop work set to and inspired by the music of early 20th-century Brazilian composer Ernesto Nazareth, played live. 2016 New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Award recipient, Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie layers breaking, hip-hop, house, and vogue to the rich sounds of Nazareth’s buoyant score, which melds classical romantic music with popular Afro-Brazilian rhythms. Presented through the Bard College Dance Program’s partnership with the American Dance Festival. Presentation support provided by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Cultural Development Fund, the New York State Council for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts’ Art Works Grant.
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JAZZ AT THE FISHER CENTER
SOUND THE TRUMPET! Three of today’s top trumpet players lead a three-part series exploring the rhythmic influences and musical storytelling that have shaped hip-hop, reggae, merengue, and beyond. Presented with the Catskill Jazz Factory LUMA Theater All performances at 7:30 pm Tickets start at $25; $5 student tickets are available through the Passloff Pass. Purchase all three events in the series for $99
Jazz and the Birth of Hip-Hop Led by Keyon Harrold Grammy Award–winning trumpeter Keyon Harrold, named “the future of the trumpet” by Wynton Marsalis, paints a picture of today’s hiphop within the history of jazz. Featuring original compositions, classic songs from the evolution of hip-hop, and new works from Harrold’s recent album release The Mugician.
Jamaican Roots
Led by Etienne Charles, featuring Shenel Johns Trinidadian trumpeter Etienne Charles leads this concert, featuring rising Jamaican vocalist Shenel Johns, and rightfully described as “history in the making” by the Boston Globe. Exploring the styles of mento, ska, reggae, rocksteady, dub, and their various contemporary influences, Charles and Johns feel the flow of Jamaican influence on today’s global sound of blues, jazz, and pop. Saturday, March 16, 2019
The Vibes of Venezuela
Led by Etienne Charles and Linda Briceño, featuring Jorge Glem Journey through the rhythms of 19th-century popular waltz music, 1920s merengue, and the lively cantor of traditional joropo in this celebration of Venezuelan jazz. Vocalist and trumpeter Linda Briceño and cuatro virtuoso Jorge Glem join trumpeter Etienne Charles to examine African, Native South American, and European influences on the modern music of Venezuela. Friday, April 19, 2019
Saturday, February 9, 2019
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DANCE PROGRAM LUMA Theater All performances free unless otherwise noted
Fall Dance Concert Friday, October 26 at 7:30 pm Saturday, October 27 at 7:30 pm Sunday, October 28 at 4 pm
Fall Senior Dance Concert Thursday, December 13 through Saturday, December 15 at 7:30 pm Saturday, December 15 at 2 pm
THEATER & PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
Senior Project Festival
Thursday, February 21, 2019 through
Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 7:30 pm Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 2 pm Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 4 pm
LUMA Theater Tickets: $15 general public, free to the Bard community
Chekhov’s Three Sisters
Thursday, November 8 through Saturday, November 10 at 8 pm Saturday, November 10 at 2 pm Sunday, November 11 at 4 pm
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Spring Dance Concert
Thursday, March 7, 2019 through
Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 7:30 pm Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 2 pm
Faculty Dance Concert
Thursday, April 25, 2019 through Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 7:30 pm Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 2 pm Tickets: $15 general public, free to the Bard community
Spring Senior Dance Concert Thursday, May 9, 2019 through Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 7:30 pm Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 2 pm
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Thursday, April 4, 2019 through Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 8 pm Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 2 pm Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 4 pm
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Claudia Rankine, Will Rawls, and John Lucas (Live Arts Bard Commission, 2017) Danspace Project/Crossing the Line Festival September 25–29 danspaceproject.org crossingthelinefestival.org Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
Oklahoma!
Directed by Daniel Fish (SummerScape 2015) St Ann’s Warehouse First Performance September 27 stannswarehouse.org
Long Run
Tere O’Connor (Live Arts Bard Commission, 2017) NYU Skirball October 12–13 nyuskirball.org
Fantasque
John Heginbotham & Amy Trompetter (SummerScape 2016) NYU Skirball November 17–18 nyuskirball.org and Visit the Fisher Center’s resident artists at Freehand Hotel freehandhotels.com/new-york/ freehand-fellowship
The 2018–19 season is made possible in part through the generous support of Jeanne Donovan Fisher, the Martin and Toni Sosnoff Foundation, the Board of the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, and the members of the Fisher Center, as well as a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The Passloff Pass is made possible through the generous support of an anonymous alumnus. Live Arts Bard is made possible by the members of the Live Arts Bard Creative Council.
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