A Brief Note from Artistic Directors Allegra Chapman and Laura Gaynon:

Bard Music West is taking a breather for now. Though we won’t be able to join you, our wonderful community, in person this coming year, we will continue to share past performances on our social media channels. Subscribe to us on YouTube or follow us on Facebook to continue exploring and stay in touch.

We hope to see you on the interwebs and in the meantime, stay safe and healthy!  
—Allegra and Laura

Our third festival, The World of Grazyna Bacewicz, was a success!

Read the reviews here.

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What they’re saying about Bard Music West

“But the festival’s exuberant, dedicated staff are also ensuring that Bard Music West forges a legacy of its own. Not unlike Bacewicz’s idiosyncratic musical voice, this festival defies pretentious norms so prevalent in modern performance practice.”
 —Jessica Balik, San Francisco Classical Voice

"…for really taking stock of a composer’s achievements there may be no better technique than a full-scale immersion in their career. The museum world, with its retrospective exhibits, has this principle down to a science, but for music…it’s a harder trick to pull off. The folks at Bard Music West…understand exactly how to manage it.”
 —Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle

“……one of the most exciting new developments on the Bay Area music scene in a long while.”
—SF Civic Center Blog

"Stunning and moving…”
—San Francisco Classical Voice

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