Tan Dun
Bard College has announced the appointment of composer & conductor, Tan Dun as Dean of the Bard College Conservatory of Music. As dean, Tan Dun will guide the Conservatory in fulfilling its mission of teaching young musicians both new music and music history, while deepening an understanding of its connection to history, art and culture, and society. He will also help to build the synergy between Eastern and Western studies at the Conservatory, including its recently founded US-China Music Institute. Tan Dun will begin his tenure as Dean of the Bard College Conservatory of Music on July 1, 2019.
