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Midnight In July, Allegra Ondine Berger

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project Statement Allegra Berger

The collection of songs that I created for my senior project were all written some time in the past year. It was only in the past two weeks that I came to realize that a unifying theme had emerged. It is not something obvious- nor did I intend for it to be- but there were enough hints throughout to lead me this realization. Originally, my plan for the project was to compose choral pieces meant for a children’s choir to sing, which I would then teach to a group of children in the Bard area, …

I’Ve Always Been A Rambler: An Exploration Of Authenticity In Contemporary Folk Music, Bernard Elliot Cohen

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Senior Project submitted to The Division of Arts of Bard College.

Anticipated Futures: An Oral Archive On Bard Students’ Pandemic Experiences In The Fall Of 2020, Arlo Tomecek

Senior Projects Spring 2021

Anticipated Futures is a podcast that examines Bard College students’ pandemic hardships.

Some students who were included in this series are recent graduates of Spring 2020. The podcast can be found on Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Bandcamp, and more. It is also made available on Tomecek’s personal website:" arlotomecek.com" In this intimate podcasting series, Tomecek provides a space for healing for individuals’ to speak on their difficulties over the initial peak of the pandemic. Students discussed a wide array of topics, including but not limited to: mental health, the Black Lives Matter Movement and rise of protests in Summer 2020, …