Visiting scholars discuss historical and contemporary aspects of Chinese music in context with literature, philosophy, art history, sociology, and social history, while world-class musicians offer master classes and recitals in connection with the conference theme. An annual conference allows Bard students and faculty to connect in person with Chinese music scholars and artists from around the world.
来访的学者们在文学、哲学、艺术史、社会学和社会历史的背景下，讨论中国音乐在历史和当代的不同面向，而世界级音乐家则通过大师班和音乐会实现学术与音乐的连结。每年的会议使巴德的学生和教师们有机会与来自世界各地的中国音乐学者和艺术家面对面交流。
2024 annual conference of the us-china music institute
Chinese Music Conference and Yaji (Elegant Gathering)
APRIL 14, 2024
BARD COLLEGE
A day-long exploration of music and the creative arts. In collaboration with the Asian Studies program.
2023 annual conference of the us-china music institute
Ancient echoes and new sounds — guqin in the 21st century
APRIL 6-8, 2023
BARD COLLEGE
The fifth annual conference of the US-China Music Institute, Ancient Echoes and New Sounds: Guqin in the 21st Century, offered three-days of scholarly, interactive, and musical events looking at how this ancient instrument has been revived and reimagined for today.
The guqin is a 7-stringed wooden instrument associated with the spiritual and intellectual culture of the literati class in ancient China. Today, the guqin is enjoying a resurgence in popularity as a highly expressive instrument in both solo and ensemble performance settings.
The conference connected renowned guqin scholars and performers on the campus of Bard College to consider and demonstrate how the guqin has found new life in contemporary musical culture.
2022 annual conference of the us-china music institute
ink and sound — a conference on chinese music and visual arts
APRIL 8-9, 2022
BARD COLLEGE
The 2022 conference of the US-China Music Institute, Ink and Sound: a Conference on Chinese Music and Visual Arts, presented two days of scholarly, interactive, and musical events exploring the interrelationship between Chinese visual arts (including calligraphy and ink painting) and musical composition. The conference was co-presented by Bard’s Asian Studies Program as an extension of the Ink Art and New Music Project, a collaboration between the US-China Music Institute, the Bard Conservatory, the University of Hong Kong and M+, Hong Kong, in which three composers from China and four composition students from the Bard Conservatory and the University of Hong Kong each created a new piece of music combining Chinese and Western instruments and inspired by contemporary ink art pieces in the M+ collection. The new compositions were premiered by musicians of the Bard Conservatory during the conference.
2021 annual conference of the us-china music institute
harmony and compassion — music in buddhist ritual
APRIL 8-10, 2021
ONLINE
The third annual conference of the US-China Music Institute explored forms of Buddhist musical practice through online discussions, performances, and demonstrations. Speakers provided historical, sociological, and musicological context for musical rituals in Buddhist traditions. Performances drew from different regions and styles of traditional chanting, ceremonial music, and contemporary composition.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8
BUDDHISM, MUSIC, AND SOCIETY
Panel Discussion (Zoom) 5:30-7pm EST
Performance (Streaming) 8-9pm EST
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
ENTERING THE WORLD, THE PATH OF MUSIC
Panel Discussion (Zoom) 5:30-7pm EST
Performance (Streaming) 8-9pm EST
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
A BLESSING FROM BHUTAN
Performance (Streaming) 7:30-8:30pm EST
Discussion and Q&A (Zoom) 8:30-9:30pm EST
Second Annual Conference of the US-China Music Institute
Tradition and Discovery: Teaching Chinese Music in the West
March 9-12, 2019 in New York City and at Bard College
The 2nd annual conference of the US-China Music Institute explored the developments and challenges in teaching Chinese music in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
View the program book below.
inaugural event 系列介绍
On March 30–31, 2018, the Bard Conservatory of Music held an international symposium on the topic Harmony and Power: The Role of Music in the Cultivation of the Literati in Ancient China. 2018年3月30日至31日，巴德音乐学院举办第一届研讨会，《和谐与实力》- 音乐与中国古代文人
Not East Not West: Chinese Instruments in Modern Times 无问西东
with Han Mei, zheng; Li Lingchen, guqin; Du Zhusong, xiao, xun; Chu Yue, piano; Frank Corliss, piano.
March 31, 2018, Olin Hall, Bard College