The Orchestra Now

The Orchestra Now The members of the orchestra are graduates of the world’s leading conservatories, and hail from countries across North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

The Orchestra Now (TŌN) is a graduate program of Bard College that is training the next generation of music professionals, offering a master’s degree or an advanced certificate. Founded in 2015 by Bard College, TŌN is a graduate program that is training the next generation of music professionals to become creative ambassadors of classical music. Led by conductor and educator Leon Botstein, TŌN off

ers accomplished young musicians a full-tuition fellowship toward a master’s degree in curatorial, critical, and performance studies or an advanced certificate in orchestra studies. TŌN’s innovative curriculum combines rehearsal, performance, recording, and touring with seminars, masterclasses, professional development workshops, teaching, and more. Many have gone on to have careers in the Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Vancouver, and National symphony orchestras; Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia; the United States military bands; and many others. TŌN performs dozens of concerts a year at venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Fisher Center at Bard. Specializing in both familiar and rarely heard repertoire, the orchestra has given numerous New York, U.S., and world premieres, and has performed the work of living composers, including Joan Tower, Jessie Montgomery, Jonny Greenwood, and Tania León. In May 2025, TŌN performed two concerts in Koblenz and Nuremberg, Germany marking 80 years since the surrender of N**i Germany. In 2023, TŌN appeared with Bradley Cooper in the Academy Award-nominated film Maestro, and was featured on the Grammy-winning Deutsche Grammophon soundtrack, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The orchestra has performed with many other distinguished guest conductors and soloists, including Leonard Slatkin, Gil Shaham, Neeme Järvi, Stephanie Blythe, Fabio Luisi, Vadim Repin, Joseph Young, Peter Serkin, Naomi Woo, Peter Moore, Tan Dun, and JoAnn Falletta. TŌN has released several albums on the Hyperion, Sorel Classics, and AVIE labels. Fall 2025 releases include "Premieres" with violinist Gil Shaham and "Transcription as Translation". Other highlights include 2024’s "The Lost Generation" and "Exodus", and rare recordings of Othmar Schoeck’s "Lebendig begraben" and Bristow’s "Arcadian" Symphony. Recordings of TŌN’s live concerts from the Fisher Center can be heard regularly on Classical WMHT-FM and WWFM The Classical Network, and the orchestra has appeared over 100 times on Performance Today, broadcast nationwide. Visit ton.bard.edu to find out more about TŌN’s academic program, concerts, musicians, albums, and broadcasts; sign up for the email list; and support the orchestra with a donation.

10/31/2025
"Jurassic Park" is an action-packed adventure that pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for sur...
10/31/2025

"Jurassic Park" is an action-packed adventure that pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Experience it as never before: projected in HD with a full symphony orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score. Nov 15 & 16 at the Fisher Center at Bard. Tickets & info at ton.bard.edu/jurassic-park/

TŌN’s new album, "Premieres", with violinist Gil Shaham and conductor Leon Botstein, is now available from Canary Classi...
10/31/2025

TŌN’s new album, "Premieres", with violinist Gil Shaham and conductor Leon Botstein, is now available from Canary Classics! Shaham performs three concertos written specifically for him by Avner Dorman, Bright Sheng, and Scott Wheeler. Now available on all streaming platforms, and CD available for purchase. More info at ton.bard.edu/premieres/

10/31/2025

Performing three concertos written specifically for him by Avner Dorman, Bright Sheng, and Scott Wheeler, renowned violinist Gil Shaham is joined by acclaimed conductor Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now (TŌN), Bard College’s graduate orchestral masters.

You can hear TŌN's performance of the third movement of Béla Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 2 with soloist Stella Chen and...
10/29/2025

You can hear TŌN's performance of the third movement of Béla Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 2 with soloist Stella Chen and conductor Naomi Woo on today's episode of Performance Today, airing on public radio nationwide. Stream online for the next 30 days at yourclassical.org/episode/2025/10/29/pt, or tune in to Classical WMHT 89.1/88.7 FM tonight at 8 PM.

10/28/2025

Our recent concert "Creative Resistance to Empire", featuring Borys Liatoshynsky's Symphony No. 3, is now available for streaming on demand through November 30th on TŌNtube and on TŌN's YouTube page. Conducted by Leon Botstein and recorded live at the Fisher Center at Bard, the program spotlights Eastern European works from the late-19th and early-20th centuries, contrasting two distinctly Russian pieces with music by Lithuanian, Czech, and Ukrainian composers that confront cultural struggles resulting from the oppressiveness of the Russian Empire. Stream now at ton.bard.edu/tontube/

Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum star in Steven Spielberg's action-packed adventure "Jurassic Park". Experience ...
10/27/2025

Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum star in Steven Spielberg's action-packed adventure "Jurassic Park". Experience it as never before: projected in HD with TŌN performing John Williams’ iconic score live to picture. Nov 15 & 16 at the Fisher Center at Bard. Tickets & info at ton.bard.edu/jurassic-park/

10/24/2025

🦖 Watch Steven Spielberg's action-packed adventure "Jurassic Park" on a towering screen with John Williams's iconic score performed live by The Orchestra Now! Nov 15 & 16 at the Fisher Center at Bard. 🎟️Tickets & info at ton.bard.edu/jurassic-park/

Experience the sheer movie magic of "Jurassic Park" projected in HD with The Orchestra Now performing the iconic score l...
10/21/2025

Experience the sheer movie magic of "Jurassic Park" projected in HD with The Orchestra Now performing the iconic score live to picture! Welcome…to "Jurassic Park!" Nov 15 & 16 at the Fisher Center at Bard. Tickets & info at ton.bard.edu/jurassic-park/

10/20/2025

TŌN trumpet player Jid-Anan Netthai performs the third movement posthorn solo in Mahler’s Third Symphony, one of the biggest solos in the trumpet repertoire. Visit the link in our bio to watch the entire symphony on TŌNtube or TŌN’s YouTube page.

The first preview track from our upcoming album "Transciption as Translation" is now available for streaming! Listen to ...
10/20/2025

The first preview track from our upcoming album "Transciption as Translation" is now available for streaming! Listen to the second movement of George Szell's orchestration of Smetana's "From My Life" at https://bit.ly/42MWWh7

Now streaming: From My Life: II. Allegro moderato alla Polka (orch. George Szell) from Smetana's first string quartet, performed exquisitely by The Orchestra Now and Leon Botstein. Listen: https://bit.ly/42MWWh7

Watch Steven Spielberg’s action-packed adventure "Jurassic Park" with John Williams’ iconic score performed live by TŌN....
10/16/2025

Watch Steven Spielberg’s action-packed adventure "Jurassic Park" with John Williams’ iconic score performed live by TŌN. Associate Conductor James Bagwell leads the orchestra. It's sheer movie magic 65 million years in the making! Nov 15 & 16 at the Fisher Center at Bard. Tickets & info at ton.bard.edu/jurassic-park/

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