- Bard College Conservatory of Music
The Bard College Conservatory of Music is a program of
Bard College inAnnandale-on-Hudson, New York . Founded in 2005, the program is unique amongmusic conservatories in the United States in that all students are required to participate in a five-year dual-degree program, in which both a B.M. in music and a B.A. in a subject other than music are awarded. The Conservatory has an exceptional faculty, many of whom teach at other conservatories such as theJuilliard School and the Curtis Institute.Undergraduate faculty teach the standard orchestral/chamber music instruments, but percussion and harp are not offered.
The Conservatory also hosts two graduate programs: the
Graduate Program in Vocal Arts andThe Conductor's Institute .Faculty
Strings
Marji Danilow , double bassEugene Drucker , violinYi-Wen Jiang , violinAni Kavafian , violin (master classes only)Ida Kavafian , violinSoovin Kim , violinWeigang Li , violinSophie Shao , celloLaurie Smukler , violinArnold Steinhardt , violinSteven Tenenbom , violaMichael Tree , violaIra Weller , violaPeter Wiley , celloWinds
Laura Ahlbeck , oboeRichard Dallessio , oboeLaura Flax , clarinetMarc Goldberg , bassoonDavid Krakauer , clarinetTara Helen O'Connor , fluteBrass
Alan Baer , tubaMark Gould , trumpetJulie Landsman , horn
Jeffrey Lang, hornJohn Rojak , trombonePiano
Melvin Chen ,Jeremy Denk ,Richard Goode ,Peter Serkin Composition
Joan Tower andGeorge Tsontakis Conducting
Harold Farberman (graduate only)Vocal Arts
Dawn Upshaw (graduate only)External links
* [http://www.bard.edu/conservatory The Bard College Conservatory of Music]
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