Founded in 2015, The Orchestra Now (TŌN) is a graduate program of Bard College that is training the next generation of music professionals to become creative ambassadors of classical music, offering a master’s degree or an advanced certificate. TŌN performs regularly at Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, and the Fisher Center at Bard.

TŌN provides accomplished conservatory graduates with the performance, rehearsal, and recording schedule of a professional orchestral musician alongside seminars, masterclasses, professional development workshops, teaching, and more. Since its start in 2015, TŌN has trained hundreds of musicians from countries across North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

The China Now Chorus consists of talented singers from various choruses in the tri-state area and beyond, including the Bard Chamber Singers and vocalists from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, as well as other individuals from around the United States.