March 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Brooklyn College Opera Theatre: Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas Brooklyn College Opera Theatre: Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater A fully staged one-act opera: Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Isabel Milenski, Director Violetta Zabbi, Music Director and Conductor
March 26, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Brooklyn College Opera Theatre: Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas Brooklyn College Opera Theatre: Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater A fully staged one-act opera: Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Isabel Milenski, Director Violetta Zabbi, Music Director and Conductor
March 27, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series CUNY Week CUNY Week at Brooklyn College: Meet the Brooklyn College Deans Online CUNY Week is a recruitment opportunity where each CUNY college can highlight its campus to attract freshman, transfer, veterans, second degrees, visiting, and non-degree students and, in our case, briefly
March 30, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Afternoons at the Piano I Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio A new series in which Conservatory pianists perform solo works.
March 30, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Conservatory Orchestra II Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Claire Tow Theater Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor featuring Samuel Braiman, violin--2023 Conservatory Concerto Competition Winner; Gounod, Symphony No. 1.Performa
April 18, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Conservatory Guitar Ensemble Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Works by Felix Mendelssohn, Leo Brouwer, J.S. Bach, and contemporary artists. Lars Frandsen, Director
April 20, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Afternoons at the Piano II Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio A new series in which Conservatory pianists perform solo works.
April 24, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Dynamic international works from the 20th- and 21st-century canon along with new and jazz-influenced pieces. Frank Cassara, Director
April 25, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Composers at the Piano Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Featuring original works composed and performed by students of the Advanced Keyboard class. Hyun-Kyung Lee, Coordinator
April 26, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Brooklyn College Symphonic Choir with Conservatory Singers and Glee Club Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Claire Tow Theater Brooklyn College Symphonic Choir Tami Petty, Conductor with Conservatory Singers Malcolm Merriweather, Conductor and Glee Club Rebecca Martinez, Conductor plus the Conservatory Jazz Ensemble Ronnie, Burrage, Director
April 27, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Masterclass: The Wavefield Ensemble Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Renowned Pierrot quintet will present a masterclass as part of their residency.
April 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Wavefield Ensemble Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Renowned Pierrot quintet will present a concert as part of their residency featuring Jessie Cox, Space Travel From Someplace Else; Raphale Biston, Lignes de fuite; Karl Naegelen, Flux; George Lewis,
May 1, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm conTEMPO Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Conservatory of Music students perform new music from around the world, featuring the works of leading American composers, experimental pieces, and original student works. Frank Cassara, Director
May 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Staged Opera Scenes Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Techniques for Performance Concert: A dramatic approach to operatic scenes and arias from some of opera's most celebrated works. Isabel Milenski, Director Violetta Zabbi, Music Director and pianist
May 3, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Re)Exist In The Present; Imagine The Future – Indigenous Cinemas In Brazil and North America In Times of Extreme Violence Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Film screenings, panels, and roundtable conversations featuring Indigenous filmmakers from Brazil and North America.
May 3, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conservatory Wind Ensemble Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Claire Tow Theater Traditional and contemporary music, ranging from Baroque fanfares to Romantic ballades and crisp modern marches. Thomas Oberle, Conductor
May 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Afternoon Chamber Music II Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Conservatory of Music students present chamber works. George Rothman, Coordinator
May 8, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Composers Concert I Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Conservatory of Music composers present their new acoustic and electroacoustic works. Douglas Cohen, Faculty Coordinator Shane Chapman, Program Coordinator
May 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Conservatory Jazz Ensemble Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Classic and contemporary works by Latin and jazz masters, new and old. Ronnie Burrage, Director
May 10, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Music for Strings II Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Conservatory of Music students present solo and chamber works for strings. Jesse Mills, Coordinator
May 10, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Brooklyn Electroacoustic Ensemble (BEE) Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Classic and new electroacoustic works. Amirtha Kidambi, Director
May 11, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event Series Music for Winds Music for Winds II Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Conservatory of Music students present solo and chamber works for winds. Brian Olson, Coordinator
May 11, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Conservatory Orchestra III Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Claire Tow Theater Bizet: Petite Suite Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, featuring Zifeng Michael Zheng, winner of the 2019 Conservatory Concerto Competition Saint-Sains: Symphony No.2, op. 55 George Rothman, Conductor
May 15, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Composers Concert II Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Conservatory of Music composers present their new acoustic and electroacoustic works. Douglas Cohen, Faculty Coordinator Shane Chapman, Program Coordinator
May 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Composers Concert III Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Conservatory of Music composers present their new acoustic and electroacoustic works. Douglas Cohen, Faculty Coordinator Shane Chapman, Program Coordinator
May 18, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Computer Music Showcase Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Students of the Electroacoustic Music class present new original acousmatic and interactive electronic works. Jacob Sachs-Mishalanie, Director
May 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sonic Arts Thesis Concert Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Presented by the Sonic Arts Student Union, this concert will feature culminating works by graduating Sonic Arts M.F.A. students. Douglas Geers, Director Parker Allen, Co-Coordinator
May 30, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm 40-Year Film Department Retrospective Screening Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater A celebration of 40 years of Undergraduate Film at Brooklyn College. This Retrospective Screening features award-winning films from our alumni. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP
May 31, 2023 41st Undergraduate Film Festival Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater The Brooklyn College Film Department’s highly anticipated 41st Undergraduate Film Festival is free and open to the public. For 41 years, this signature event has celebrated student accomplishments through annual
September 21, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Feirstein Information Sessions Feirstein Information Session Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Learn about our admissions process, award-winning Advisory Council, and mentors and meet with Executive Director Richard Gladstein and Academic Program Manager, Matthew Moore.
September 28, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conservatory Orchestra Conservatory Orchestra I Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Claire Tow Theater Orchestra pieces performed by the acclaimed musicians of the Conservatory.
September 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Feirstein Information Sessions Feirstein Information Session (Online) Online Meet with Academic Program Manager, Matthew Moore, for a virtual information session about the graduate film programs.
September 28, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm H. Wiley Hitchcock Centennial Birthday Party and Concert The Graduate Center, CUNY Come to a birthday concert honoring H. Wiley Hitchcock’s 100th!
October 13, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Esther is a 35-year-old, talented Black seamstress in 1905 New York sought out by socialites and sex workers alike because of her gift for creating exquisite lingerie.
October 14, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Event Series Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater 1 p.m. doors / 2-4 p.m. performance Don Buchwald Theater Directed by Lynnette R. Freeman Content warnings - racism, physically intimate moments, reference to sex work and trafficking Purchase Tickets
October 14, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Esther is a 35-year-old, talented Black seamstress in 1905 New York sought out by socialites and sex workers alike because of her gift for creating exquisite lingerie.
October 16, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Art, M.F.A. (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 16, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Esther is a 35-year-old, talented Black seamstress in 1905 New York sought out by socialites and sex workers alike because of her gift for creating exquisite lingerie.
October 17, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – Magner Career Center, School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts Workshop (Online) Online Are you interested in a career in the arts? Our Magner Career Center will be hosting an event to talk about the different internship and career opportunities available to a Brooklyn College student.
October 17, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Media Studies, M.S. (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 17, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Event Series Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Esther is a 35-year-old, talented Black seamstress in 1905 New York sought out by socialites and sex workers alike because of her gift for creating exquisite lingerie.
October 18, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tongo Eisen-Martin & Jive Poetic Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Tow Atrium Join acclaimed poets Tongo Eisen-Martin & Jive Poetic for a reading of their work.
October 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Theater, M.F.A. Acting Specialization (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Theater, M.F.A. Directing Specialization (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Theater, M.F.A. Performing Arts Management Specialization (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Music (Multiple Degrees) (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss the music degrees in the Conservatory of Music.
October 18, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Performance & Interactive Media Arts Programs (Online) Online Meet with faculty and admissions representatives to discuss academic programs, admission requirements, and the application process.
October 19, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Afternoon Chamber Music Afternoon Chamber Music I Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Conservatory of Music students present chamber works.
October 19, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Graduate Open House 2023 Graduate Open House – School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts, Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Learn about our admissions process, award-winning Advisory Council, and mentors and meet with Executive Director Richard Gladstein and Academic Program Manager, Matthew Moore.
October 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Faculty Recital: Alexei Tartakovski, Piano Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Performance by the internationally acclaimed pianist.
October 20, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Series 42nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival 42nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Don Buchwald Theater Cutting-edge works by masters and emerging composers.
October 21, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event Series 42nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival 42nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Cutting edge works by masters and emerging composers.
October 22, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Event Series 42nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival 42nd Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Cutting edge works by masters and emerging composers.
October 25, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Event Series Music for Strings Music for Strings I Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Conservatory of Music students present solo and chamber works for strings.
October 26, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Music for Winds Music for Winds I Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Conservatory of Music students present solo and chamber works for winds.
November 2, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Afternoons at the Piano Afternoons at the Piano I Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Conservatory of Music pianists perform solo works.
November 2, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Event Series Conservatory Orchestra Conservatory Orchestra II Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Claire Tow Theater Orchestra pieces performed by the acclaimed musicians of the Conservatory.
November 9, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Feirstein Information Sessions Feirstein Information Session (Online) Online Meet with Academic Program Manager, Matthew Moore, for a virtual information session about the graduate film programs.
November 16, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Event Series Afternoons at the Piano Afternoons at the Piano II Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, Topfer Rehearsal Studio Conservatory of Music pianists perform solo works.
November 16, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Event Series Feirstein Information Sessions Feirstein Information Session Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema Learn about our admissions process, award-winning Advisory Council, and mentors and meet with Executive Director Richard Gladstein and Academic Program Manager, Matthew Moore.