Chamber Music
Chamber music plays a particularly important role at the Conservatory.
All students participate in chamber music for four out of their five years at Bard, garnering the opportunity to perform and study not only the standard masterworks of the chamber music repertoire, but also rarely performed works and works of the late 20th and the 21st centuries.
Members of Conservatory faculty are current or former members of distinguished touring chamber music ensembles, such as the Aizuri Quartet and Boromeo Quartet, and serve not only as coaches for chamber groups but often as players in ensembles, allowing students to learn firsthand from the playing of a more experienced musician.
Chamber music ensembles perform in Noon Concerts, in the Chamber Music Marathon each semester, in self-produced concerts with the Conservatory’s Concert Office, and on various graduation recitals.
Additionally, they perform off-campus in private homes, local chamber music series, and in Conservatory showcase concerts in NYC and elsewhere.
The chamber music program is further enriched by master classes and concerts by conservatory faculty members and guest artists.
