Bard Conservatory Orchestra
The growth experienced by rehearsing and performing music with peers in a large ensemble is an irreplaceable part of any musician's education.
Bard places considerable emphasis upon this aspect of the Conservatory experience.
The Conservatory Orchestra rehearses twice a week and performs at least twice each semester in the beautiful and accoustically supurb Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center at Bard.
Under the direction of its music director and Bard College President, Leon Botstein, the orchestra performs annual side-by-side concerts with members of The Orchestra Now, regularly performs at the Eastern New York Correction Facility as part of Bard's Prison Initiave, and performs off campus in major cities in the US and overseas in tours of Asia and Europe.
With the exception of pianists and singers, all Conservatory performance majors perform with the orchestra every semester.
