Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program

10/07/2026

Play Guess the Stimme with Evan! How many icons could YOU name? 🤔
(Inspired by !)

10/05/2026

10/01/2026

Introducing: VAP Class of '28!

09/24/2026

You heard him! (PS. no baritones or pianos were harmed in the making of this video)

09/22/2026

What a gift to have VAP alumna, mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce '19, on-campus this weekend for her Alumni/ae Spotlight Recital with VAP associate director, Kayo Iwama. It was made even more special having the VAP's Founding Artistic Director, Dawn Upshaw, there in the audience. It was a beautiful afternoon of art, song, and community.

09/11/2026

What did singers in the VAP get up to this summer?

05/14/2026

Huge congrats to our VAPs and Collaborative Piano Fellows on a wonderful performance of "Love and Truth, Actually" at Olin Hall!
This recital was the perfect culmination of our work in Core Seminar IV, bringing together twenty-one characters from operas by Handel and Mozart.
From the front desk drama at the Hotel Commendatore to the grand wedding of Cesare and Cleo, so proud of the hard work everyone put into bringing these amazing scenes to life! Bravi tutti!👏❤️

05/06/2026

05/05/2026

The first year members of the Bard VAP welcomed Spring with a beautiful concert at the historic Wethersfield Estate on Saturday! The concert included F***y Hensel’s Gartenlieder, newly arranged pieces as part of the “Wethersfield Songbook” by Ryan McCullough, and songs to celebrate the season.

You can hear the first years next when they perform Rumshinsky’s operetta “Khantshe in America” at Bard College on May 14th and at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on May 18th.

Bravi tutti!

05/04/2026

Graduate Recital Post!!

This year our seven second year VAP students have prepared a collection of thoughtful and inspiring recitals along side the Collaborative Piano Fellows.

Two have taken place already and are available for viewing on YouTube. ❤️

April 25th
Michael Adams, soprano & Lara Saldanha, piano

https://www.youtube.com/live/XFfyuGT1waI?si=eWYWbD36SaR89-B-

April 26th
Chirbee Dy, mezzo-soprano & Ella Nagy, piano

https://www.youtube.com/live/Sqa6WaUSNr8?si=sI78ktwhkDsej_mV

May 9th
2pm EST
Madelin Morales, mezzo-soprano & Kyeongji Koh, piano

5pm EST
Tim Widner, bass-baritone & Nomin Samdan, piano

May 10th
7pm EST
Sydney Cornett, mezzo-soprano & Yumi Jang, piano

May 16th
7pm EST
Benjamin Truncale, Tenor & Kyeongji Koh, piano

May 19th
1pm EST
Imani Olouch, mezzo-soprano & Nomin Samdan, piano

All recitals are held at
Bitò Conservatory Building, Performance Space