Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program
The Heart of a Woman
Intimate. Ambitious. Unapologetically creative. Guided by Artistic Director Stephanie Blythe, the Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program provides emerging singers with the technical grounding, historical wisdom, and artistic freedom to build careers — and voices — on their own terms. From Bard’s bucolic Annandale-on-Hudson campus, young artists have the literal and figurative space to push boundaries and explore the limits of the classically trained voice in the 21st century. Graduates of the program, now in its 19th year, go on to appear in recital, opera, and concert as performers and creators on the world’s preeminent stages, receiving awards and accolades for their groundbreaking artistry and creativity onstage and behind the scenes.
The Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program presents two recitals at PS21 exploring the American experience through art song and American music: The Heart of a Woman on Saturday, December 6th, and American Tapestry on Sunday, December 7th.
The Heart of a Woman centers around the idea of womanhood, specifically through a cultural lens, and follows the thread of feminine wisdom and its conveyance. The artists explore what constitutes being an ‘American woman,’ not just through repertoire, but through each of our incredibly varied experiences.
PERFORMERS
Michael Adams, soprano
Sydney Cornett, mezzo-soprano
Chirbee Dy, mezzo-soprano
Lara Saldanha, piano
Members of the Bard Conservatory’s Vocal Arts Program
“First Fig” Shiela Silver (b. 1946)
“Red Dress” Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)
“Dream Variation” Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
“Love After 1950” Libby Larson (b. 1950)
Boys lips
Blonde men
Big sister says, 1967
“Woman Work” Reyna Alston (b. 2001)
“Night Songs” H. Leslie Adams (1932-2024)
The Heart of a Woman
Sence You Went Away
Creole Girl
“Mirabai Songs” John Harbison (b. 1938)
It’s True I Went to the Market
All I Was Doing Was Breathing
Why Mira Can’t Go Back to Her Old House
Where Did You Go?
The Clouds
Don’t Go, Don’t Go
“I Send My Heart Up To Thee” Amy Beach (1867-1944)
“I Know My Mind” Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
“Night” Florence Price (1887-1953)
“A Soft Place to Land” Sara Bereilles (b. 1979)
“Anything Goes” Cole Porter (1891-1964)
Join us for Sunday’s recital from The Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program. Reserve your tickets here.
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