Longy School of Music of Bard College

Edward M. Pickman Hall This Summer, Longy’s Divergent Studio will see 50 young composers and performers come together from across the country to collaborate, create community, inspire, and be inspired. To celebrate the beginning of this 2-week journey, performance faculty pianist Donald Berman and ensemble-in-residence loadbang will present a program of music by composers Luiz […]

Divergent Studio’s second guest composer is Augusta Read Thomas, one of the most performed and influential composers of her generation. Though well known for her large ensemble and orchestral works, this evening’s concert will feature for quartet, trio, duo and solo performers, and place the audience around the performers, creating a rare opportunity to see […]

This summer, Longy’s Divergent Studio is the home to 30 astonishing young composers from across the country, each one with their own artistic voice, and vision. All 30 of these composers have written a new work that has been workshopped and will be premiered as a part of the festival, and this evening, ensemble-in-residence loadbang will give […]

Each summer at Divergent Studio, the performers are separated into trios and quartets, and each of the 30 composers are assigned an ensemble. Composers are given a few days to write a brand new new 2 minute work, the performers are given a few days to learn and rehearse the work, and off we go… […]

This summer, Longy’s Divergent Studio is the home to 30 astonishing young composers from across the country, each one with their own artistic voice, and vision. All 30 of these composers have written a new work that has been workshopped and will be premiered as a part of the festival, and this evening, ensemble-in-residence loadbang will give […]

Divergent Studio performers began working fiendishly hard just two weeks ago, rehearsing a seemingly insurmountable amount of music with complete strangers. Strangers no more, these exceptional young artists will present the fruits of their labor with their now friends and colleagues. Featuring music by many of the world’s leading compositional voices, this performance will feature […]