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Leon Botstein conducts the American Symphony
Orchestra Photo by Steven Sherman.
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The American Symphony Orchestra 2011-12 Series Continues
This Weekend

Friday, February 24 at 8 pm

Saturday, February 25 at 8 pm 
Preconcert talk by Christopher H. Gibbs, James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Music, at 7 pm on both evenings

Tickets: $25, 35, 40

 

This weekend, the American Symphony Orchestra returns to the stage of the Sosnoff Theater for its second performance of the 2011-12 season. Conducted by music director Leon Botstein, the ASO will perform three major 20th-century orchestral works.

 

Featuring soloist Jiazhi Wang '13, violin, the program includes Ravel's La valse, po�me chor�graphique, a piece inspired by Johann Strauss, the "Waltz King." Ravel spoke of the piece as "a kind of apotheosis of the Viennese Waltz, with which is mingled in my mind the fantastic whirl of destiny." Also on the program is Prokofiev's Violin Concert No. 2. Written while Prokofiev was on tour, the concerto reflects Prokofiev's idea of "new simplicity," in which melodies must be "simple and comprehensible, without being repetitive or trivial."

 

ASO Program
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The concert concludes with The Rite of Spring by Stravinsky, the piece that put Stravinsky at the forefront of the avant-garde. Written for Sergei Diaghliev's ballet, the work is in two tableaux-"The Adoration of the Earth" and "The Sacrifice"--each of which has an introductory section and a concluding ritual.

 

Click here to read the complete program notes.

 

The American Symphony Orchestra Series continues with concerts on April 27 and 28.
The Swing
The Swing, Jean-Honor� Fragonard, 1767. Reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees of the Wallace Collection, London.
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An Opera Double Bill

 

Friday, March 9 at 8 pm

Sunday, March 11 at 3 pm

Tickets: $15, 25, 35, 100*

 

The Bard College Conservatory of Music Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents An Opera Double Bill, conducted by James Bagwell and directed by Marc Verzatt. The performance includes the world premiere of Four Sisters, a one-act comic opera by London-based composer Elena Langer and librettist John Lloyd Davies, paired with N�l�e et Myrthis, by French Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau. The operas will be preceded by staged presentations of two short dramatic works from the Baroque era, Mont�clair's La mort de Didon and Monteverdi's Dialogo di ninfa e pastore.

 

*The $100 ticket includes premium seating and an invitation to a special champagne reception on Sunday, March 11 ($75 tax deductible). All ticket sales benefit the Scholarship Fund for the Graduate Vocal Arts Program.

Saint-Sa�ns
Camille Saint-Sa�ns. c. 1875.
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2012 SummerScape and Bard Music Festival

July 6 - August 19, 2012

 

Bard SummerScape 2012 presents seven weeks of opera, music, theater, dance, films, cabaret, and the 23rd annual Bard Music Festival, exploring the world of French composer Camille Saint-Sa�ns. Order your tickets early for the best seats!

 

For complete schedule and program information visit fishercenter.bard.edu.

The Bard Theater Program presents Stage Blood

 

Thursday, March 8 at 7 pm

Friday, March 9 at 7 pm

Saturday, March 10 at 7 pm

Sunday, March 11 at 2 and 7 pm

Tickets: $10 general admission; $5 senior citizens, Bard Alumni/ae, and non-Bard students; Free for the Bard community.   

 

Directed by Michael Barakiva, the Bard College Theater Program presents Charles Ludlam's legendary comedy, Stage Blood, from the Ridiculous Theatrical Company.  In this comedy, when a dysfunctional family tours the provinces performing Shakespeare's Hamlet, the consequences are unexpected.

VRDTFrom Our Arts Partners

 Join the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre on February 25 and 26 as it celebrates 30 years of gala performances at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House. Repertoire includes works by George Balanchine, Edwaard Liang, and Larry Keigwin. For tickets, go to  Bardavon.org.

 

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