I’ve got a good start on typing up my impressions of the first weekend’s concerts at the Bard Music Festival. “Berlioz and His World” is now in progress at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

Writing about opening night even now, but so as not to rush the process, I offer as a stopgap a few glimpses of this year’s merch-for-purch: the Berlioz t-shirt, the tie-in volume of scholarly essays, and so many Berlioz CDs, along with recordings of music by other figures of his circle.

After a few days’ respite, two supplementary concerts will be held on Thursday and Friday afternoon at Church of the Messiah in nearby Rhinebeck. I can tell you from experience, those concerts fill up fast, so if you plan to go, definitely reserve in advance.

Concerts at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts and Bard’s Olin Hall will resume next weekend, beginning on Friday evening. That will give you a few days to work through any opium-induced nightmares.

For more information, visit: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/whats-on/programs/bard-music-festival/

Fisher Center at Bard