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AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAFebruary 24 and 25, 2012
About The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College
The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, an environment for world-classartistic presentation in the Hudson Valley, was designed by Frank Gehry and opened in2003. Risk-taking performances and provocative programs take place in the 800-seatSosnoff Theater, a proscenium-arch space, and in the 220-seat Theater Two, which fea-tures a flexible seating configuration. The Center is home to Bard College’s Theater andDance Programs, and host to two annual summer festivals: SummerScape, which offersopera, dance, theater, film, and cabaret; and the Bard Music Festival, which celebrates its23rd year in August with “Saint-Saëns and His World.” The 2013 festival will be devoted toIgor Stravinsky, with a special weekend focusing on the works of Duke Ellington.
The Center bears the name of the late Richard B. Fisher, the former chair of Bard College’sBoard of Trustees. This magnificent building is a tribute to his vision and leadership.
The outstanding arts events that take place here would not be possible without the con-tributions made by the Friends of the Fisher Center. We are grateful for their support andwelcome all donations.
The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College
Chair Jeanne Donovan Fisher
President Leon Botstein
presents
American Symphony Orchestra Leon Botstein, Music Director
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)La valse, poème chorégraphique (1919–20)
Sergey Prokofiev (1891–1953)Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63 (1935)
Allegro moderato Andante assai Allegro, ben marcato
Jiazhi Wang ’13, violin
Intermission
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)The Rite of Spring (1911–13)
Part I: The Adoration of the Earth Part II: The Sacrifice
Sosnoff TheaterFriday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25 at 8 pm Preconcert talk at 7 pm by Christopher H. Gibbs
Notes on the Program
Maurice RavelBorn in Ciboure, France, on March 7, 1875
Died in Paris on December 28, 1937
La valse, poème chorégraphique, composed 1919–20
“I feel this work a kind of apotheosis of the Viennese waltz, linked in my mind with theimpression of a fantastic whirl of destiny.” So Maurice Ravel wrote of La valse, which he com-posed in the wake of the First World War, after a period of poor health, compositional inac-tivity, and the death of his mother. He initially entitled it Wien (Vienna) and intended thework for Sergey Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Ravel played it through for the impresario (in thepresence of Igor Stravinsky and Francis Poulenc) in his own two-piano version. Poulenc laterrecalled that Diaghilev’s response was: “Ravel, it is a masterpiece, but it is not a ballet.” InOctober 1920 Ravel, together with Alfredo Casella, gave the premiere of the work in thepiano version in Vienna, and later that year the first orchestral performance took place inParis. A choreographed version appeared some years after that, presented in Antwerp withthe Royal Flemish Ballet and Ida Rubinstein.
In an autobiographical sketch, Ravel states that when he wrote the piece he had in mind amid-19th-century era: “Eddying clouds allow glimpses of waltzing couples. The clouds gradu-ally disperse, revealing a vast hall filled with a whirling throng. The scene grows progressivelybrighter. The light of chandeliers blazes out: an imperial court around 1855.” Others haveheard in the work more apocalypse than apotheosis. Historian Carl Schorske opens hisPulitzer Prize–winning Fin-de-siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture (1980) by arguing that La valseis a celebration of “the destruction of the world of the waltz.” We hear the catastrophemount, beginning “with an adumbration of the individual parts, which will compose thewhole: fragments of waltz themes, scattered over a brooding stillness. Gradually the partsfind each other—the martial fanfare, the vigorous trot, the sweet obligato, the sweepingmajor melody. Each element is drawn, its own momentum magnetized, into the wider whole.. . . Through to the very end, when the waltz crashes in a cataclysm of sound, each theme con-tinues to breathe its individuality, eccentric and distorted now, in the chaos of totality.”
Sergey ProkofievBorn in Sontsovka, Ukraine, on April 23, 1891
Died in Moscow on March 5, 1953
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63, composed in 1935
Sergey Prokofiev enjoyed a pampered childhood molded by parents who were eager to cul-tivate his obvious musical gifts. By the age of 10 he was already writing an opera, and was
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soon studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with some of the leading Russian com-posers of the day. The foreign languages he had learned at home from his family and ser-vants served him well when he began to travel abroad in his early 20s. Like otherprominent composers from similarly privileged backgrounds, such as Stravinsky andRachmaninoff, Prokofiev left Russia after the October Revolution in 1917. He made the longtrek through Siberia, stopped off in Tokyo, and finally arrived in New York City in earlySeptember 1918. He lived in America, Paris, and other Western cities for nearly 20 years. In1927 he visited the Soviet Union and began to spend an increasing amount of time in hisnative country. In 1936, with timing that today boggles the mind, he moved back perma-nently with his wife and their two young sons.
The Violin Concerto No. 2 was the last major work Prokofiev composed before his return. Ashe recalled in his memoirs, “The variety of places in which the Concerto was written is areflection of the nomadic concert-tour existence I led at that time. The principal theme ofthe first movement was written in Paris, the first theme of the second movement inVoronezh (Russia), the orchestration was completed in Baku, and the first performance wasgiven in Madrid, in December 1935.” The commission had come from a group of patrons ofthe French violinist Robert Soetens, who wanted a concerto for his sole use for the periodof one year.
A principal objective in writing the work, Prokofiev stated, was that it be “altogether dif-ferent” from his First Violin Concerto (1916–17) in “both music and style.” The SecondConcerto moves at a slower pace in its first two movements and its orchestration is sparer.The composer’s great melodic gifts are fully evident in the lyricism of the second move-ment (recalling his ballet Romeo and Juliet, composed around the same time), and are pre-sented more straightforwardly, consistent with what Prokofiev called his “new simplicity.”The third-movement finale provides a contrast in tempo and a particularly imaginative useof percussion instruments, with a Spanish flavor provided by the castanets.
Igor StravinskyBorn in Lomonosov, Russia, on June 17, 1882
Died in New York City on April 6, 1971
The Rite of Spring, composed 1911–13
Music connected with dance long held a special place in French culture, especially duringthe reign of Louis XIV. There was a later efflorescence in Paris during the 19th century withcomposers such as Adolphe Adam (Giselle from 1841) and his pupil Léo Delibes (Coppélia in1870 and Sylvia in 1876). After that the most brilliant scores came from Russia withTchaikovsky, who achieved new heights with his Swan Lake (1875–76), The Sleeping Beauty(1889), and Nutcracker (1892).
In the first decade of the 20th century dance returned to Paris when the legendary impre-sario Sergey Diaghilev began exporting Russian culture. He started in 1906 with the visual
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arts, presented symphonic music the next year, then opera, and finally, in 1909, addedballet. Music historian Richard Taruskin has remarked on the paradox:
The Russian ballet, originally a French import and proud of its stylistic heritage, now had to become stylistically “Russian” so as to justify itsexportation back to France. Diaghilev’s solution was to commission,expressly for presentation in France in 1910, something without precedentin Russia: a ballet on a Russian folk subject, and with music cast in a con-spicuously exotic “Russian” style. He cast about for a composer willing tocome up with so weird a thing.
Diaghilev had some difficulty finding that composer. After being refused by several oth-ers, he engaged the 27-year-old Igor Stravinsky, who achieved great success with TheFirebird in 1910. A second ballet, Petrushka, followed the next season. And then came thereal shocker that made history: The Rite of Spring.
The Russian artist and archeologist Nicholas Roerich, a specialist in Slavic history andfolklore, devised the scenario for Rite together with Stravinsky and eventually created thesets and costumes. Subtitled “Pictures of Pagan Russia,” the ballet offers ritual dancesculminating in the sacrifice of the “chosen one” in order “to propitiate the god of spring.”Stravinsky composed the music between September 1911 and March 1913, after which thework went into an unusually protracted period of rehearsals. The final dress rehearsal onMay 28, 1913, the day before the premiere, was given before a large audience and wasattended by various critics. All seemed to go smoothly.
An announcement in the newspaper Le Figaro on the day of the premiere promised
the strongly stylized characteristic attitudes of the Slavic race with anawareness of the beauty of the prehistoric period. The prodigious Russiandancers were the only ones capable of expressing these stammerings ofa semi-savage humanity, of composing these frenetic human clusterswrenched incessantly by the most astonishing polyrhythm ever to cometo the mind of a musician. There is truly a new thrill which will surely raisepassionate discussions, but which will leave all true artists with an unfor-gettable impression.
The premiere was devised to be a big event. Ticket prices at the newly built Théâtre desChamps-Élysées were doubled and the Parisian cultural elite showed up. What exactlyhappened that evening, however, is not entirely clear. Conflicting accounts quicklyemerged, expounded by people who were not even in attendance. From the very begin-ning there was laughter and an uproar among the audience, but whether this was prin-cipally in response to the music or to the dancing is still debated. One critic observed that“past the Prelude the crowd simply stopped listening to the music so that they mightbetter amuse themselves with the choreography.” That choreography was by Diaghilev’slover, the 23-year-old dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, who had presented a provocative staging of
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Debussy’s Jeux with the company just two weeks earlier. Although the music was inaudi-ble at times through the din, conductor Pierre Monteux pressed on and saw the balletthrough to the end.
Five more performances of Rite were given over the next two weeks and then the com-pany took the ballet on tour. Within the year the work was triumphantly presented as aconcert piece, again with Monteux conducting, and ever since the concert hall has beenits principal home. Yet it is well worth remembering that this extraordinary composition,which some commentators herald as the advent of modern music, was originally a the-atrical piece, a collaborative effort forging the talents of Stravinsky, Roerich, Diaghilev,Nijinsky, Monteux, and a large ensemble of musicians and dancers.
The Rite of Spring calls for an enormous orchestra deployed to spectacular effect. The bal-let is in two tableaux—“The Adoration of the Earth” and “The Sacrifice”—each of whichhas an introductory section, a series of dances, and a concluding ritual. The opening min-utes of the piece give an idea of Stravinsky’s innovative style. A solo bassoon, playing at anunusually high register, intones a melancholy melody. This is the first of at least nine folkmelodies that the composer adapted for the piece, although he later denied doing so.
Order eventually emerges out of chaos as the “Dances of the Young Girls” roars out mas-sive string chords punctuated by eight French horns. In the following dances, unex-pected and complicated metrical innovations emerge. At various points in the pieceStravinsky changes the meter every measure, a daunting challenge for the orchestra in1913 that musicians now handle with much greater ease. If Arnold Schoenberg famously“liberated the dissonance” a few years before Rite, Stravinsky seems to liberate rhythmand meter.
Although the scenario changed over the course of composition, a basic “Argument” wasprinted in the program at the premiere, which reads:
First Act: “The Adoration of the Earth.” Spring. The Earth is covered withflowers. The Earth is covered with grass. A great joy reigns on the Earth.Mankind delivers itself up to the dance and seeks to know the future byfollowing the rites. The eldest of the Sages himself takes part in theGlorification of Spring. He is led forward to unite himself with the abun-dant and superb Earth. Everyone stamps the Earth ecstatically.
Second Act: “The Sacrifice.” After the day: After midnight. On the hills arethe consecrated stones. The adolescents play the mystic games and seethe Great Way. They glorify, they proclaim Her who has been designatedto be delivered to the God. The ancestors are invoked, venerated wit-nesses. And the wise Ancestors of Mankind contemplate the sacrifice.This is the way to sacrifice Iarilo the magnificent, the flamboyant.
—Christopher H. Gibbs, James H. Ottaway Jr. Professor of Music, Bard College
Who’s Who
Leon Botstein ConductorLeon Botstein has been music director and principal con-ductor of the American Symphony Orchestra since 1992,and is conductor laureate of the Jerusalem SymphonyOrchestra, where he served as music director from2003–11. He is also the founder and artistic codirector ofthe SummerScape Festival and the Bard Music Festival,now in its 23rd year. He has been president of Bard Collegesince 1975.
Botstein maintains an active schedule as a guest conduc-tor throughout the world. Recent engagements include the Russian NationalPhilharmonic and the Melos-Ethos Contemporary Music Festival in the Slovak Republic.Upcoming engagements include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Hawaii Symphony, andTaipei Symphony, among others. He may also be heard on numerous recordings, includ-ing operas by Strauss, Dukas, and Chausson, as well as works of Shostakovich, Dohnányi,Liszt, Bruckner, Bartók, Hartmann, Reger, Glière, Szymanowski, Brahms, Copland, Sessions,Perle, and Rands. Many live recordings with the American Symphony Orchestra are nowavailable for download on the Internet.
Leon Botstein is the editor of The Musical Quarterly and the author of numerous articlesand books. This year he gave the prestigious Tanner Lectures in Berkeley, California. Forhis contributions to music he has received the award of the American Academy of Artsand Letters and Harvard University’s prestigious Centennial Award, as well as the Crossof Honor, First Class, from the government of Austria. He is a 2009 recipient of theCarnegie Foundation’s Academic Leadership Award, and was recently inducted into theAmerican Philosophical Society.
Jiazhi Wang ’13, ViolinJiazhi Wang, from Beijing, China, has been playing violinsince the age of 4. Her father, who is a noted violinist inChina, was her first teacher. In 2002, she began her studiesat the music school attached to the Central Conservatoryof Music in Beijing, where she studied with professors Ti-Zhang and Wei Zhao and performed with chamber groupsand orchestras. She received a scholarship for violin stud-ies every semester, and was ranked as the best violinist ofher class at the Central Conservatory’s matriculation audi-
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tions in 2008. That same year she entered The Bard College Conservatory of Music, whereshe is currently studying with Weigang Li. Her second major is Asian studies. Wang hasparticipated in numerous master classes and music festivals, including the Kneisel HallChamber Music Festival and the New York String Orchestra Seminar, which culminated inperformances at Carnegie Hall.
The American Symphony OrchestraFounded in 1962 by legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski, the American SymphonyOrchestra continues its mission to demystify orchestral music, and make it accessible andaffordable to everyone. Under music director Leon Botstein, the ASO has pioneered whatthe Wall Street Journal called “a new concept in orchestras,” presenting concerts curatedaround various themes drawn from the visual arts, literature, politics, and history, andunearthing rarely performed masterworks for well-deserved revival. These concerts areperformed in the Vanguard Series at Carnegie Hall.
The orchestra also performs in the celebrated concert series Classics Declassified at PeterNorton Symphony Space, and is the resident orchestra of The Richard B. Fisher Center forthe Performing Arts at Bard College, where it appears in a winter subscription series aswell as Bard’s annual SummerScape Festival and the Bard Music Festival. In 2010, theAmerican Symphony became the resident orchestra of The Collegiate Chorale, perform-ing regularly in the Chorale’s New York concert series. The orchestra has made severaltours of Asia and Europe, and has performed in countless benefits for organizationsincluding the Jerusalem Foundation and PBS. ASO’s award-winning music education pro-gram, Music Notes, integrates symphonic music into core humanities classes in highschools across the tristate area.
In addition to many albums released on the Telarc, New World, Bridge, Koch, andVanguard labels, live performances by the American Symphony are now available for dig-ital download. In several cases, these are the only existing recordings of some of the rareworks that have been rediscovered in ASO performances.
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Violin IErica Kiesewetter,
ConcertmasterSuzanne GilmanEllen PayneSophia KessingerDiane BruceRobert ZubryckiElizabeth NielsenAshley HorneRagga PetursdottirWende NamkungAnn LabinKatherine HannauerMara MilkisNazig Tchakarian
Violin IIRichard Rood, PrincipalYukie HandaPatricia DavisHeidi StubnerKatherine Livolsi-LandauElizabeth KleinmanLucy MorgansternAlexander VselenskyDorothy StrahlAnn GilletteDavid SteinbergLisa Steinberg
ViolaNardo Poy, PrincipalCrystal GarnerShelley Holland-MoritzMartha BrodyAdria BenjaminLouis DayAh Ling NeuArial RudiakovHelena BaillieDavid Fallo
CelloEugene Moye, PrincipalRoberta CooperAnnabelle Hoffman
Sarah CarterMaureen HynesDiane BarereTatyana MargulisElina LangLanny PaykinAnik Oulianine
BassJohn Beal, PrincipalJack WengerLouis BrunoLouise KobyRichard OstrovskyWilliam SloatWilliam EllisonTony Flynt
FluteLaura Conwesser, PrincipalTanya WitekDiva Goodfriend-Koven,
PiccoloElizabeth BrownKarla Moe
OboeAlexandra Knoll, PrincipalErin GustafsonMelanie Feld, English hornLaura CoveyKaren Blundell
ClarinetMarina Sturm, PrincipalSarah SommerShari HoffmanChristopher CullenLino Gomez
BassoonCharles McCracken, PrincipalMarc GoldbergGilbert Dejean,
ContrabassoonMaureen StrengeDamian Primis
HornZohar Schondorf, PrincipalChad YarbroughLawrence DiBelloKyle HoytWilliam DeVosRachel DrehmannTheodore PrimisAdam KrauthamerRonald Sell, Assistant
TrumpetCarl Albach, PrincipalJohn DentThomas HoytDominic DerasseKeith Green, Bass trumpet
TromboneRichard Clark, PrincipalKenneth FinnDean Plank
TubaKyle Turner, PrincipalDaniel Peck
TimpaniBenjamin Herman, Principal
PercussionJonathan Haas, PrincipalKory GrossmanJavier DiazCharles Descarfino
HarpSara Cutler, PrincipalGrace Paradise
Contractor/Personnel ManagerRonald Sell
Assistant ConductorGeoffrey McDonald
Orchestra LibrarianMarc Cerri
The American Symphony OrchestraLeon Botstein, Music Director
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American Symphony Orchestra PatronsThe American Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors, staff, and artists gratefully acknowledge the following individuals, foundations, corporations, and government agencies for their generosity and vital support.
Stokowski Society Fund for the City of New York and
the Open Society FoundationsThe Frank and Lydia Bergen
FoundationLeon BotsteinMichael DorfThe Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels
Foundation, Inc.Robert A. Fippinger and
Ann F. KaplanThe Ann and Gordon Getty
Foundation Danny Goldberg and
Rosemary CarrollThe Faith Golding FoundationHome Box Office, Inc.Christian A. Johnson Endeavor
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Sustaining Supporter Page AshleyThe Atlantic PhilanthropiesJoel and Ann BersonNabil ChartouniConnie ChenDoctorow Family FoundationThe Donner Canadian FoundationJeanne Donovan FisherGideon GartnerGary GiardinaIBM CorporationArthur S. LeonardMimi LevittDr. Pamela F. MazurJoAnne MeloccaroLynne MeloccaroShirley MuellerMartin PeretzPatricia E. SaigoBruce SlovinDavid and Sylvia Teitelbaum FundLeszek Wojcik
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Retired Professionals)Lawrence NylenJames H. and Mary OttawayMr. and Mrs. David E. Schwab IIDavid and Martha SchwartzHarriet Solomon-SchonRoberta E. Tarshis
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Donors to the Fisher CenterLeadership SupportEmily H. Fisher and
John AlexanderJeanne Donovan FisherMartin and Toni Sosnoff
FoundationRichard B. Fisher Endowment FundMartin T. and Toni SosnoffRobert W. Wilson
Golden CircleAnonymousThe Barbro Osher Pro Suecia
FoundationFalconwood Foundation, Inc.FMH FoundationLinda Hirshman and
David ForkoshJane and Aatos Erkko FoundationMillbrook Tribute Garden, Inc.Thendara FoundationIn honor of Oakleigh B. Thorne
from Felicitas S. ThorneTrue Love Productions
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FoundationAssociation of Performing Arts
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Dining ServicesConsulate General of Finland in
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Alexander Fisher MFA ’96
Catherine C. Fisher and Gregory A. Murphy
R. Britton and Melina FisherKey Bank FoundationHarvey and Phyllis LichtensteinChris Lipscomb and
Monique SegarraMansakenning LLCThe Marks Family FoundationThe Maurer Family
Foundation, Inc.Mid Atlantic Arts FoundationMillbrook Vineyards and WineryMinistry for Foreign Affairs of
FinlandNational Endowment for the Arts
(NEA)New York State Council on the
Arts (NYSCA)Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ottaway Jr.Drs. M. Susan and Irwin RichmanIngrid RockefellerDavid E. Schwab II ’52 and Ruth
Schwartz Schwab ’52
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PatronHelen and Roger AlcalyAmerican-Scandinavian
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Jonathan K. GreenburgFinlandia FoundationAlan and Judith FishmanSusan Fowler-GallagherGE FoundationGideon and Sarah Gartner
Foundation of the FidelityCharitable Gift Fund
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Dance, Inc.HSBC Philanthropic ProgramsJohn Cage TrustDr. Harriette Kaley ’06
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SponsorSarah Botstein and Bryan Doerries
We honor the late Richard B. Fisher for his generosity and leadership in building and supportingthis superb center that bears his name by offering outstanding arts experiences. We recognizeand thank the following individuals, corporations, and foundations that share Dick’s and ourbelief in presenting and creating art for the enrichment of society. Help us sustain the FisherCenter and ensure that the performing arts are a part of our lives. We encourage and need youto join our growing list of donors.
Music plays a special part in thelives of many New York residents.The American Symphony Orchestragratefully acknowledges the sup-port of the following governmentagencies that have made a differ-ence in the culture of New York:
The National Endowment for the ArtsMr. Rocco Landesman,Chairman
New York State Council on the ArtsThe Honorable Andrew M.Cuomo, Governor
The New York City Department of Cultural AffairsThe Honorable Michael R.Bloomberg, MayorThe Honorable Kate D. Levin,Commissioner
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Donors to the Bard Music FestivalEvents in this year’s Bard MusicFestival were underwritten in partby special gifts from:
Helen and Roger AlcalyBettina Baruch Foundation Michelle R. ClaymanJeanne Donovan FisherMimi LevittThe Mrs. Mortimer Levitt
Endowment Fund for thePerforming Arts
James H. Ottaway Jr.Denise S. Simon and
Paulo Vieira da CunhaAllan and Ronnie StreichlerFelicitas S. ThorneFestival UnderwritersJames H. Ottaway Jr.Opening Concert
Mimi LevittPreconcert TalksGuest ArtistsFilms
Homeland FoundationBard Music Festival Preview at
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Helen and Roger AlcalyFestival BookFestival Program
Margo and Anthony ViscusiSymposium
Joanna M. MigdalPanel Discussions
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Matthew GuerreiroBetween the Concerts Supper
National Endowment for the Arts(NEA)
New York State Council on the Arts(NYSCA)
Leadership SupportMimi LevittThe Mortimer Levitt FoundationMr. and Mrs. James H. Ottaway Jr.
Golden CircleBettina Baruch FoundationJeanne Donovan FisherThe Andrew W. Mellon FoundationJane W. Nuhn Charitable TrustDenise S. Simon and
Paulo Vieira da CunhaFelicitas S. ThorneMillie and Robert Wise
Friends of the Bard Music FestivalBenefactorAmerican-Scandinavian
FoundationThe Ann and Gordon Getty
FoundationArtekBanco Santander S. A.Barclays Bank Leonie F. BatkinConsulate General of Finland in
New YorkJoan K. DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Gonzalo de las HerasJohn A. Dierdorff Elizabeth W. Ely ’65 and
Jonathan K. Greenburg FMH Foundation Furthermore: A Program of the
J. M. Kaplan FundEliot D. and Paula K. HawkinsLinda Hirshman and David Forkosh Homeland Foundation, Inc. HSBC Philanthropic ProgramsAnne E. Impellizzeri The J. M. Kaplan Fund, Inc.Susan and Roger KennedyBarbara Kenner
Amy and Thomas O. MaggsMarstrand FoundationMinistry for Foreign Affairs of
FinlandThe Mrs. Mortimer Levitt
Endowment Fund for thePerforming Arts
National Endowment for the Arts(NEA)
New York State Council on the Arts(NYSCA)
Dimitri B. and Rania PapadimitriouPeter Kenner Family Fund of the
Jewish Communal Fund Ralph E. Ogden Foundation, Inc.Dr. Gabrielle Reem** and
Dr. Herbert J. KaydenDr. Siri von ReisDrs. M. Susan and Irwin RichmanDavid E. Schwab II ’52 and Ruth
Schwartz Schwab ’52
H. Peter Stern and Helen Drutt English
Dr. Sanford SternliebMerida Welles and
William Holman The Wise Family Charitable
Foundation Elaine and James WolfensohnBetsey and E. Lisk Wyckoff Jr.
PatronABC Foundation Constance Abrams and Ann VerberEdwin L. Artzt and
Marieluise HesselMr. and Mrs. Ronald AtkinsKathleen and Roland Augustine Gale and Sheldon Baim Elizabeth Phillips Bellin ’00 and
Marco M. S. Bellin Dr. Miriam Roskin Berger ’56
Helen ’48 and Robert Bernstein Helen and Robert Bernstein
Philanthropic Fund of theJewish Communal Fund
Anne Donovan Bodnar and James L. Bodnar
Sarah Botstein and Bryan DoerriesLydia Chapin Constance and David C. Clapp J. T. Compton Jane Cottrell and Richard KortrightArnold J. ’44 and Seena** DavisBarbara and Richard DebsMichael Del Giudice and
Jaynne KeyesRt. Rev. Herbert A. and
Mary Donovan Amy Knoblauch Dubin and
David DubinRobert C. Edmonds ’68
Ines Elskop and Christopher Scholz John GellerHelena and Christopher Gibbs
Kim Z. GoldenCarlos Gonzalez and
Katherine Stewart Jane and Robert HottensenFrederic K. and Elena Howard Joan and Julius JacobsonJasper JohnsDrs. Harriette and Gabor KaleyRachel and Dr. Shalom KalnickiHelene and Mark N. Kaplan Belinda and Stephen KayeMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Keesee IIIMr. and Mrs. George A. Kellner Klavierhaus, Inc.Seymour and Harriet KoenigEdna and Gary LachmundAlison and John LankenauGlenda Fowler Law and Alfred LawBarbara and S Jay Levy Cynthia Hirsch Levy ’65
Patti and Murray LiebowitzMartin and Toni Sosnoff
FoundationStephen Mazoh and Martin KlineW. Patrick McMullan and
Rachel McPhersonDr. and Mrs. Arthur MenkenMetropolitan Life Foundation
Matching Gift ProgramAndrea and Kenneth L. MironChristina A. Mohr and
Matthew GuerreiroKen MortensonMartin L. Murray and
Lucy Miller Murray Alexandra OttawayEve ProppDrs. Morton and Shirley Rosenberg Blanche and Bruce RubinAndrew Solomon and
John Habich SolomonSarah and Howard Solomon Martin T. and Toni Sosnoff Edwin A. SteinbergDr. S. B. Sternlieb Stewart’s ShopsElizabeth Farran Tozer and W.
James Tozer Jr. Tozer Family Fund of the New York
Community TrustIlliana van MeeterenRosemary and Noel WerrettAida and Albert WilderIrene ZedlacherWilliam C. Zifchak and
Margaret Evans
SponsorAnonymousAna AzevedoMargaret and Alec BancroftEverett and Karen CookPhillip S. Cooke Blythe Danner ’65
Dasein Foundation
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Willem F. De Vogel and Marion Davidson
Cornelia Z. and Timothy Eland Timothy and Cornelia Eland Fund of the Fidelity Charitable
Gift FundShepard and Jane Ellenberg Ellenberg Asset Management
Corp. Field-Bay FoundationFrancis Finlay and Olivia J. FussellLaura FlaxMartha Jane FleischmanDeborah and Thomas Flexner Donald C. FresneLaura GeneroSamuel L. Gordon Jr. and
Marylou TapallaMr. and Mrs. Jay M. GwynneMarjorie HartNancy and David HathawayMartin Holub and Karen KidderLucas Hoogduin and
Adriana OnstwedderPamela HowardJohn R. and Joyce Hupper I.B.M. Matching Grants Program Susan JonasEdith Hamilton KeanFernanda Kellogg and
Kirk HenckelsClara F. and David J. LondonerJames and Purcell Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. PaytonEllen and Eric PetersenJohn and Claire ReidAlfred J. and Deirdre RossDr. Paul H. Schwartz and
Lisa Barne-Schwartz James and Sara SheldonDavid and Sarah StackRichard C. Strain and Eva Van RijnBarbara and Donald ToberArete and William** Warren Jack and Jill WertheimRosalind Whitehead Serena H. WhitridgeJulia and Nigel WiddowsonPeter and Maria Wirth
SupporterMunir and Susan Abu-HaidarBarbara J. AgrenJames Akerberg and
Larry SimmonsLeora and Peter ArmstrongIrene and Jack BanningDidi and David Barrett Karen H. Bechtel Dr. Susan Krysiewicz and
Thomas Bell Carole and Gary Beller Mr. and Mrs. Andy BellinBeth and Jerry BierbaumMr. and Mrs. David Bova
Mr. and Mrs. William B. BrannanKay Brover and Arthur Bennett Dan F. and Nancy BrownKate Buckley and Tony Pell Phyllis Busell and James KostellPeter Caldwell and Jane Waters Miriam and Philip CarrollFrederick and Jan CohenSeth Dubin and Barbara FieldJoan and Wolcott DunhamRuth EngIngrid and Gerald FieldsEmily Rutgers Fuller Donald Gellert and Elaine Koss Mims and Burton Gold Victoria and Max GoodwinJanine M. GordonMary and Kingdon Gould Jr. Nan and David GreenwoodMortimer and Penelope C. HallSally S. HamiltonJuliet HeyerSusan Hoehn and Allan BahrsWilliam HolmanDalya InhaberJay JollyKaren Bechtel Foundation of the
Advisor Charitable Gift FundRobert E. KausErica KiesewetterCharles and Katharine KingKaren KloppDr. and Mrs. Vincent KohLowell H. and Sandra A. LambDebra I. and Jonathan LanmanE. Deane and Judith S. LeonardWalter LippincottLynn Favrot Nolan Family FundJeanette MacDonald and
Charles MorganPhilip and Tracey MactaggartCharles S. MaierClaire and Chris MannMarilyn MarinaccioElizabeth B. MavroleonCharles MelcherArthur and Barbara L. MichaelsSamuel C. MillerJohn E. Morrison IVMr. and Mrs. Alfred MudgeBernadette Murray and
Randy FertelKamilla and Donald NajdekJay H. Newman and Elissa KramerMr. and Mrs. William T. NolanMarta E. NottebohmElizabeth J. and Sergin OktayDr. Bernhard Fabricius and
Sylvia OwenDavid B. and Jane L. ParshallSusan Heath and Rodney PatersonJohn and Claire ReidBarbara ReisSusan F. Rogers
Rosalie Rossi, Ph.D.John RoyallDagni and Martin SenzelDenise and Lawrence ShapiroNadine Bertin StearnsMim and Leonard SteinCarole TindallJohn Tuke and Leslie FarhangiDr. Elisabeth F. TurnauerMarina van ZuylenMonica WamboldTaki and Donald WiseJohn and Mary Young
FriendRev. Albert R. AhlstromLorraine D. AlexanderArthur A. AndersonAnonymousZelda Aronstein and
Norman EisnerArtscope, Inc.John K. AylingPhebe and George BantaJames M. BartonMr. and Mrs. Francis D. BartonSaida BaxtRegina and David BeckmanDr. Howard BellinRichard L. BensonDr. Marge and Edward BlaineEric and Irene BrocksDavid and Jeannette T. BrownMr. and Mrs. John C. D. BrunoAlfred M. Buff and Lenore NemethDavid ClainIsobel and Robert ClarkDonald CooneyMillicent O. McKinley CoxLinda and Richard DainesDana and Brian DunnAbby and John DuxPeter EdelmanPeter Elebash and Jane RobinsonJim and Laurie Niles ErwinPatricia FalkHarold FarbermanArthur L. FenaroliDavid and Tracy FinnLuisa E. FlynnPatricia and John ForelleMary Ann FreeSamantha FreeStephen and Jane GarmeyMichael GarretyJoyce and Joseph W. GelbAnne C. GillisMr. and Mrs. Harrison J. GoldinDr. Joel and Ellen GoldinStanley L. GordonThurston GreeneAndrea Gross GuidoBen-Ali and Mimi HagginDavid A. Harris
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Sy HeldermanSharon and David HendlerCarol HenkenNancy H. HenzeGary HermanDavid Hurvitz and Martha KleinDr. and Mrs. Gerald ImberPatricia H. KeeseeMr. and Mrs. John W. KellyJoan Kend Diana Niles KingThea KlirosSharon Daniel KroegerRobert J. KurillaJeffrey LangProf. Edward C. LauferWayne LawsonBeth LedyLaurence and Michael LevinGerald LewisLongy School of MusicRuthie and Lincoln LymanM Group, LLCJohn P. MacKenzieHermes Mallea and Carey MaloneyAnnette S. and Paul N. MarcusHarvey MarekThe McGraw-Hill Companies
Matching Gift ProgramMarcus Mello ’04
Dr. Naomi MendelsohnPhilip MessingMillbrook Real Estate, LLCDeborah D. MontgomeryKelly Morgan Debbie Ann and
Christopher MorleySusan and Robert MurphyAnna Neverova ’07
Nancy R. NewhouseHugh and Marilyn NissensonHarold J. and Helen C. NoahDouglas Okerson and
William WilliamsJames OlanderMarilyn and Peter OswaldGary S. PatrikSarah Payden ’09
Peter and Sally V. PettusLucas Pipes ’08
Dr. Alice R. PisciottoDavid Pozorski and Anna RomanskiD. Miles PriceStanley A. Reichel ’65 and
Elaine ReichelDr. Naomi F. Rothfield ’50 and
Lawrence RothfieldHarriet and Bernard SadowAntonia SalvatoSheila SandersDr. Thomas B. SandersHeinz and Klara SauerMolly SchaeferFrederick W. Schwerin Jr.Mary Scott
Danny P. Shanahan and Janet E. Stetson ’81
J. Kevin SmithPolly and LeRoy SwindellJessica and Peter TcherepnineGladys R. ThomasJaneth L. ThoronCynthia M. Tripp ’01
Laurie TuzoOlivia van Melle KampRonald VanVoorhiesAndrea A. WaltonJacqueline E. WarrenPeter WarwickRenee K. Weiss ’51
Barbara Jean WeyantAnne WhiteheadVictoria and Conrad WicherMr. and Mrs. John WinklerAmy WoodsRobert and Lynda Youmans
Major support for theFisher Center’s programshas been provided by:Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams
FoundationHelen and Roger Alcaly American-Scandinavian
FoundationThe Andrew W. Mellon FoundationFiona Angelini and Jamie WelchThe Ann & Gordon Getty
FoundationAnonymousArtekThe Barbro Osher Pro Suecia
FoundationBarclays BankLeonie F. BatkinBettina Baruch FoundationBioseutica USA, Inc.Carolyn Marks Blackwood and
Gregory QuinnChartwells School and University
Dining ServicesMichelle R. ClaymanConsulate General of Finland in
New YorkJoan K. DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Gonzalo de las HerasJohn A. DierdorffElizabeth W. Ely ’65 and
Jonathan K. GreenburgBarbara Ettinger and Sven HusebyThe Ettinger Foundation, Inc.Stefano Ferrari and Lilo ZinglersenFinlandia FoundationAlexander D. Fisher MFA ’96
Catherine C. Fisher and Gregory A. Murphy
Emily H. Fisher and John AlexanderJeanne Donovan Fisher
R. Britton and Melina FisherFMH FoundationEliot D. and Paula K. HawkinsLinda Hirshman and David ForkoshHomeland Foundation, Inc.HSBC Philanthropic ProgramsAnne E. ImpellizzeriJane and Aatos Erkko FoundationJane’s Ice CreamJane W. Nuhn Charitable TrustThe J. M. Kaplan Fund, Inc.Belinda and Stephen KayeSusan and Roger KennedyBarbara KennerMimi Levitt Chris Lipscomb and
Monique SegarraAmy and Thomas O. MaggsMansakenning LLCThe Marks Family FoundationMarstrand FoundationMartin and Toni Sosnoff
FoundationThe Maurer Family Foundation, Inc.Mid Atlantic Arts FoundationJoanna M. MigdalThe Millbrook Tribute GardenMillbrook Vineyards & WineryMinistry for Foreign Affairs in
FinlandThe Mortimer Levitt Foundation
Inc.Mrs. Mortimer Levitt Endowment
Fund for the Performing ArtsNational Dance Project of the New
England Foundation for the ArtsNational Endowment for the Arts
American Masterpieces: DanceNational Endowment for the Arts
(NEA)New England Foundation for the
Arts (NEFA)New York State Council on the Arts
(NYSCA)Ralph E. Ogden Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ottaway Jr.Dimitri B. and Rania PapadimitriouPeter Kenner Family Fund of the
Jewish Communal FundDr. Gabrielle H. Reem** and
Dr. Herbert J. KaydenDr. Siri von ReisRichard B. Fisher Endowment FundDrs. M. Susan and Irwin RichmanIngrid RockefellerDavid E. Schwab II ’52 and
Ruth Schwartz Schwab ’52
The Schwab Charitable FundDenise S. Simon and
Paulo Vieira da CunhaMartin T. and Toni SosnoffH. Peter Stern and
Helen Drutt EnglishDr. Sanford SternliebAllan and Ronnie Streichler
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Thendara FoundationFelicitas S. ThorneTrue Love ProductionsMargo and Anthony ViscusiBethany B. Winham
Millie and Robert WiseThe Wise Family Charitable
FoundationWolfensohn Family FoundationElizabeth and E. Lisk Wyckoff Jr.
**deceasedAll lists current as of February 6, 2012
Board and Administration
Bard CollegeBoard of TrusteesDavid E. Schwab II ’52,
Chair EmeritusCharles P. Stevenson Jr., ChairEmily H. Fisher, Vice ChairElizabeth Ely ’65, SecretaryStanley A. Reichel ’65, Treasurer
Fiona AngeliniRoland J. Augustine+ Leon Botstein,
President of the CollegeDavid C. Clapp*Marcelle Clements ’69
Asher B. Edelman ’61
Robert S. Epstein ’63
*Barbara S. Grossman ’73
Sally HambrechtGeorge F. Hamel Jr.Ernest F. Henderson III, Life TrusteeMarieluise HesselCharles S. Johnson III ’70
Mark N. KaplanGeorge A. KellnerCynthia Hirsch Levy ’65
Murray LiebowitzMarc S. LipschultzPeter H. Maguire ’88
James H. Ottaway Jr.Martin PeretzStewart Resnick*Roger N. Scotland ’93
The Rt. Rev. Mark S. Sisk, Honorary Trustee
Martin T. Sosnoff Susan WeberPatricia Ross Weis ’52
AdministrationLeon Botstein, PresidentDimitri B. Papadimitriou,
Executive Vice PresidentMichèle D. Dominy, Vice President
and Dean of the CollegeRobert Martin, Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Director of The Bard College Conservatoryof Music
Mary Backlund, Vice President forStudent Affairs and Director ofAdmission
Norton Batkin, Vice President andDean of Graduate Studies
Jonathan Becker, Vice President and Dean for InternationalAffairs and Civic Engagement
James Brudvig, Vice President forAdministration
John Franzino, Vice President forFinance
Susan H. Gillespie, Vice Presidentfor Special Global Initiatives
Max Kenner ’01, Vice President forInstitutional Initiatives
Debra Pemstein, Vice President forDevelopment and Alumni/aeAffairs
Peter Gadsby, Associate VicePresident for Enrollment andRegistrar
Erin Cannan, Dean of StudentAffairs
Jeffrey Katz, Dean of InformationServices and Director of Libraries
Mark Primoff, Director ofCommunications
Mary Smith, Director ofPublications
Ginger Shore, Consultant toPublications
Kevin Parker, Controller
The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing ArtsAdvisory BoardJeanne Donovan Fisher, ChairLeon Botstein+Stefano FerrariHarvey LichtensteinRobert Martin+James H. Ottaway Jr.Dimitri B. Papadimitriou+Martin T. SosnoffToni SosnoffFelicitas S. Thorne
AdministrationSusana Meyer, Associate DirectorRobert Airhart, Production
ManagerDebra Pemstein, Vice President for
Development and Alumni/aeAffairs
Mark Primoff, Director ofCommunications
Mary Smith, Director ofPublications
Ginger Shore, Consultant toPublications
Joanna Szu, Marketing Associate
Kimberly Keeley-Henschel, BudgetDirector
Bonnie Kate Anthony, AssistantProduction Manager
Paul LaBarbera, Sound and VideoEngineer
Stephen Dean, Stage OperationsManager
Vincent Roca, Technical DirectorMark Crittenden, Facilities ManagerJeannie Schneider, Business
ManagerCarley Gooley ’12, Assistant House
ManagerRoisin Taylor ’13, Assistant House
ManagerNicholas Reilingh, Box Office
ManagerCaitlyn DeRosa, Assistant Box Office
ManagerRay Stegner, Building Operations
ManagerDoug Pitcher, Building Operations
CoordinatorDaniel DeFrancis, Staff AssistantRobyn Charter, Staff Assistant
The Bard Music FestivalBoard of DirectorsDenise S. Simon, ChairRoger AlcalyLeon Botstein+Michelle R. ClaymanJohn A. DierdorffRobert C. Edmonds ’68
Jeanne Donovan FisherChristopher H. Gibbs+Jonathan K. GreenburgPaula K. HawkinsLinda HirshmanSusan Petersen KennedyBarbara KennerGary LachmundMimi LevittThomas O. MaggsRobert Martin+Kenneth L. MironChristina A. MohrJames H. Ottaway Jr.Siri von ReisFelicitas S. ThorneE. Lisk Wyckoff Jr.
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Artistic DirectorsLeon BotsteinChristopher H. GibbsRobert Martin
Executive DirectorIrene Zedlacher
Associate DirectorRaissa St. Pierre ’87
Scholar in Residence 2012
Jann Pasler
Program Committee 2012
Byron AdamsLeon BotsteinChristopher H. GibbsRobert MartinJann PaslerRichard WilsonIrene Zedlacher
DevelopmentDebra Pemstein
PublicationsMary SmithGinger Shore
Public RelationsMark PrimoffEleanor Davis21C Media
Director of ChorusesJames Bagwell
Vocal Casting ConsultantSusana Meyer
Stage ManagersStephen DeanMatthew Waldron
+ ex officio * alumni/ae trustee** honorary
The American Symphony OrchestraBoard of DirectorsDanny Goldberg, ChairThurmond Smithgall, Vice ChairDimitri B. Papadimitriou, Treasurer
Miriam BergerJoel I. Berson**Michael DorfRachel KalnickiJack KligerJan KrukowskiShirley A. MuellerEileen RhulenL. Stan Stokowski*Felicitas S. Thorne
AdministrationLynne Meloccaro, Executive DirectorOliver Inteeworn, General ManagerBrian J. Heck, Director of MarketingSebastian Danila, Library ManagerMarielle Métivier, Operations
ManagerKatrina Herfort, Ticketing Services
CoordinatorJennifer Luzzo, Development
ManagerMarc Cerri, Orchestra LibrarianRonald Sell, Orchestra Personnel
ManagerAnn Gabler, Manager, Music
Education and School OutreachLeszek M. Wojcik, Concert Archival
RecordingJames Bagwell, Principal Guest
ConductorTeresa Cheung, Resident ConductorGeoffrey McDonald, Assistant
ConductorRobin Thompson, Artistic
ConsultantRichard Wilson, Composer-in-
Residence
About Bard College
Founded in 1860, Bard is an independent, nonsectarian, residential, coeducational college offer-ing a four-year B.A. program in the liberal arts and sciences and a five-year B.S./B.A. degree in eco-nomics and finance. The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a five-year program in whichstudents pursue a dual degree—a B.Music and a B.A. in a field other than music—and offers anM.Music in vocal arts and in conducting. Bard and its affiliated institutions also grant the fol-lowing degrees: A.A. at Bard High School Early College, a public school with campuses in New YorkCity (Manhattan and Queens) and Newark, New Jersey; A.A. and B.A. at Bard College at Simon’sRock: The Early College, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and through the Bard PrisonInitiative at five penal institutions in New York State; M.A. in curatorial studies, and M.S. in envi-ronmental policy and in climate science and policy at the Annandale campus; M.F.A. and M.A.T. atmultiple campuses; M.B.A. in sustainability in New York City; and M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in thedecorative arts, design history, and material culture at the Bard Graduate Center in Manhattan.Internationally, Bard confers dual B.A. degrees at the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, St.Petersburg State University, Russia (Smolny College), and American University of Central Asia inKyrgyzstan; and dual B.A. and M.A.T. degrees at Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem.
Bard offers nearly 50 academic programs in four divisions. Total enrollment for Bard College andits affiliates is approximately 3,900 students. The undergraduate college has an enrollment ofmore than 1,900 and a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. For more information about Bard College,visit www.bard.edu.
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BARD COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSICMARCH 9 AND 11An Opera Double BillJean-Philippe Rameau’s Nélée et Myrthis and Elena Langer’s Four Sisters (world premiere)
MARCH 21Percussion Ensemble ConcertThe Conservatory Percussion Ensemble in concert
MARCH 25Conservatory Sundays–Music Alive!20th- and 21st-century music, performed by students of the Conservatory
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAConducted by Leon Botstein, music director
APRIL 27 AND 28Works by Lutosławski, Brubeck, Shore, and Bartók
BARDSUMMERSCAPE 2012
DANCE JULY 6–8
Compagnie fêtes galantesTaking Baroque dance into the 21st century
THEATER JULY 13–22
Molière’s
The Imaginary InvalidThe last play by a comic master
OPERA JULY 27 – AUGUST 5
Emmanuel Chabrier’s
The King in Spite of HimselfA classic comic opera with a brilliant score
FILM FESTIVAL JULY 12 – AUGUST 12
France and the Colonial ImaginationThe legacy of French rule in Africa and Southeast Asia
SPIEGELTENT JULY 6 – AUGUST 19
Cabaret, music, fine dining, and moreand
THE 23RD ANNUAL BARD MUSIC FESTIVALSaint-Saëns and His WorldAUGUST 10–12 and 17–19
The 2012 SummerScape season is made possible in part through the generous support of the Board of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, the Board of the Bard Music Festival,and the Friends of the Fisher Center, as well as grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.