UPSTREAMING

UPSTREAMING

Archival Discoveries and New Commissions for the Digital Sphere

UPSTREAMING broadens the Fisher Center’s commitment to reaching audiences far beyond the physical walls of our building, and offers new ways of engaging with the artists we collectively hold so dear.

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Bard Music Festival

September 5, 12, 19, 26
Free; reservations requested.

A series of concerts celebrating the joy of music-making and Bard’s commitment to presenting unjustly neglected works. Programs will feature works by prominent Black composers alongside a selection of pieces from the Bard Music Festival archives, together tracing the history of classical music from the late 18th century to the present and affirming the centrality of music to life and our public culture.

Image: Romare Bearden, New York Showtime - Connie's Inn, 1975; © 2020 Romare Bearden Foundation; Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; Private CollectionPhoto © Christie's Images/Bridgeman Images

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Healing and Transformation

Responding to the events of 2020, the projects in this season explore and reflect on what it means to live through and create work in the midst of a pandemic, global crises, and political turmoil. Audiences will be invited to experience and engage with each of these projects in entirely different ways, yet together the season seeks to build community and activism in isolation. 

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO

Launches September 15

A 21st-century ritual tool kit for justice inspired by James Baldwin’s truth-telling treaty on justice in America, The Fire Next Time, and our endlessly changing world. 

Each month, we offer gifts—music, thoughts, meditations, and visual testimonies of resilience—from artists including Meshell Ndegeocello, Charlotte Brathwaite, Staceyann Chin, and more. 

REVEREND AL SHARPTON

A virtual event featuring the Reverend Al Sharpton for his new book RISE UP—a rousing call to action for today's turbulent political moment—drawing on lessons learned from Reverend Sharpton's unique experience as a politician, television and radio host, and civil rights leader. 

Presented in partnership with Oblong Books & Music.

Opera at Bard

"Bard has become a haven for important operas." —The New York Times

HD videos of select SummerScape opera productions from the past several years, featuring the American Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leon Botstein, are now available through UPSTREAMING.

Upstreaming Archive

Stream all available UPSTREAMING programs now! The archive features digital commissions, virtual events, as well as beloved performances and rich contextual materials from the Fisher Center’s archives, including rediscovered treasures from SummerScape Opera and the Bard Music Festival’s 30-year history.

Support Upstreaming

We know that we need to be there for you, especially in these uncertain times. And, to keep doing our work, we need you now more than ever. Please tune in frequently, share widely, and contribute generously.