The American Spirit

Photo by Tamara Benavente Photo by Tamara Benavente TŌN welcomes guest conductor Kellen Gray, artistic director of the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra in Indiana, and violinist Melissa White, a first-prize laureate in the Sphinx Competition and a founding member of the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet, for a concert highlighting the music of four celebrated American composers. Aaron Copland’s rhythmically intricate 1933 “Short Symphony” will be performed alongside two works by Black composers of the same generation. The soulful Violin Concerto No. 1 by Florence Price dates to 1939, but was never performed in the composer’s lifetime, having only been found in 2009 and premiered in 2018. William Grant Still’s optimistic Fourth Symphony, “Autochthonous”, imagines America as a place of ingenuity and inclusivity. Also on the program is the meditative recent work Hymn for Everyone by Jessie Montgomery, Performance Today’s 2025 Classical Woman of the Year. Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The concert will last approximately 2 hours, including one 20-minute intermission. Create your own TŌN series and save 25%. In-person tickets start at $15 Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The concert will last approximately 2 hours, including one 20-minute intermission. Create your own TŌN series and save 25%. In-person tickets start at $15 Kellen Gray conductor Melissa White violin Copland Symphony No. 2, “Short Symphony” Price Violin Concerto No. 1 Montgomery Hymn for Everyone Still Symphony No. 4, “Autochthonous” Copland Symphony No. 2, “Short Symphony” Price Violin Concerto No. 1 Montgomery Hymn for Everyone Still Symphony No. 4, “Autochthonous” Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The concert will last approximately 2 hours, including one 20-minute intermission. Create your own TŌN series and save 25%. In-person tickets start at $15 Nearby villages and towns in the Hudson Valley boast a large selection of restaurants, as well as a variety of hotels, motels, inns, and bed & breakfasts. Bard College’s main campus is located in Annandale-on-Hudson (a hamlet of Red Hook), New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston. The Taconic State Parkway and the New York State Thruway provide the most direct routes to our campus. Click the Google map below, or get directions by entering the following address into your GPS: 60 Manor Avenue, Red Hook, NY 12571. From the East If you are traveling from east of the Hudson River in New York State, take the Taconic State Parkway to the Red Hook / Route 199 exit, drive west on Route 199 through the village of Red Hook to Route 9G, turn right onto Route 9G, drive north 1.9 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave. From the West If you are traveling from west of the Hudson River, take the New York State Thruway (I-87) to exit 19 (Kingston), take Route 209 (changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Route 9G, turn left onto Route 9G, drive north 3.5 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave. Accessible Seating Wheelchair-accessible seating is available in all seating areas for patrons in wheelchairs and their companions. There is an elevator to all levels of the Sosnoff Theater and a wheelchair lift is used to access front-row wheelchair seating. Wheelchair-Accessible Restrooms Restrooms at all locations are wheelchair accessible. Single-use restrooms are available at most locations. All-Gender Restrooms Bard College and the Fisher Center support guests of any gender identity/expression in using the restroom of their choice. Additionally, all-gender restrooms are available at all venues. Find answers to some of the most common questions patrons have regarding our venues and performances. If you have a question not answered in our FAQs, please call 845-758-7900 or email [email protected] during regular Box Office hours. Our “Know Before You Go” guide answers all of your pre-show accessibility and navigation questions for your next performance at the Fisher Center!