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. The orchestra performs dozens of concerts a year at venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Fisher Center at Bard.

TŌN provides accomplished conservatory graduates with the performance, rehearsal, and recording schedule of a professional orchestral musician alongside seminars, masterclasses, professional development workshops, teaching, and more. Since its start in 2015, TŌN has trained hundreds of musicians from countries across North and South America, Europe, and Asia.