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Graduate Conducting Program

Offering tracks in choral and orchestral conducting, the Graduate Conducting Program of the Bard College Conservatory of Music is a two-year curriculum that culminates in the master of music (MM) degree.

Led by renowned conductors James Bagwell and Leon Botstein, the program equips its graduates with the broad-based skills and experience necessary to meet the special opportunities and challenges of a conducting or conducting-related career in the 21st century.

The program’s two tracks (concentrations)—orchestral conducting and choral conducting—have significant overlap.

The program balances a respect for established traditions with the flexibility and curiosity needed to keep abreast of evolving musical ideas.

Unique to the program is its access to the varied resources at Bard: the Conductors Chorus, the Orchestral Conductors Ensemble, the orchestra and chorus of the Bard Music Festival, and other affiliated music programs.

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