<p>The program hasn’t started yet. The first students were accepted for this coming fall.</p>
<p>This is from the conservatory website:</p>
<p>Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting
Teaching Roster:
Dan Druckman - Associate Principal Percussionist of the New York Philharmonic, chair of the Juilliard percussion program
Greg Zuber - Principal Percussionist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, artist-faculty of the Verbier Music Festival
Jonathan Haas - Principal Percussionist of the American Symphony Orchestra, artist-faculty at the Aspen Music Festival
Program Advisors:
Garry Kvistad - member of Nexus Percussion , Steve Reich and Musicians
Jan Williams - Professor Emeritus of Percussion at SUNY Buffalo
Tzong-Ching Ju - Artistic Director of Ju Percussion Group of Taiwan</p>
<p>Contact: <a href="mailto:so@sopercussion.com">so@sopercussion.com</a></p>
<p>The members of Sō Percussion are thrilled to be starting a new undergraduate percussion program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Our course of study places emphasis on chamber music, in both all-percussion and mixed ensembles, as a tool for creating thoughtful, well-rounded musicians.</p>
<p>Students will study with the members of Sō Percussion, with an exciting roster of additional teachers drawn from the professional music world, and, in a masterclass setting, with Program Advisors Jan Williams and Garry Kvistad. In addition, students will have opportunities to explore music outside of the western tradition - most notably Gamelan - and to work closely with the John Cage Trust, located on the Bard campus.</p>
<p>All of this takes place within the framework of a 5-year double-degree program at one of the finest liberal arts institutions in the world. The 21st century musician requires both strong musical skills as well as the skills and intellectual perspective that are developed in a broad liberal arts curriculum. Percussion students, like all conservatory students, receive degrees both in music and in another chosen academic discipline.</p>
<p>Details of the Program:</p>
<p>Private Instruction: All percussion students study privately with the members of Sō Percussion and the teaching roster. In the first 2 years, students will spend one semester with each of the members of Sō Percussion on fundamental skills. In addition to lessons with their primary teacher, students will study 1-3 times each semester with a teacher from our excellent roster, covering topics to be determined by their primary teacher and the roster teacher. During the last 3 years, students and faculty will collaborate on a course of study geared toward the students interests.
Percussion Ensemble: All percussion majors study and perform chamber music together as part of Bards resident student percussion ensemble. </p>
<p>Orchestral Experience: All percussion students perform in the Bard Conservatory Orchestra, which meets twice a week and performs both on and off campus throughout the year.</p>
<p>Solo Performance Requirements: Students will perform in public frequently, programming full recitals in at least 2 out of their last 3 years.</p>
<p>Academic Music Requirements: The core music curriculum includes four semesters of music theory and two semesters of music history.</p>