On September 10, the Hamptons Festival of Music will perform Bond’s Bridges for orchestra in Wainscott, NY. “Drawn from the folk music of China and America, Bridges is organized around five actual bridges from around the world,” says Bond.

Railroad Trestle uses the motoric rhythm of a train and the sound of a fiddle and banjo playing country music. Stone Bridge is based on a traditional Chinese song called Moli Hua or Jasmine Flower. Golden Gate Bridge recalls the folk music of the 1960's and 70's in California, particularly a song by Joan Baez. Brooklyn Bridge brings together a second meaning of the word "bridge" in that it refers to the "B" or "bridge" section of a be-bop standard, Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm." The work's finale, Mackinac Bridge, is based on the folk song "The Water is Wide" and is named after one of the longest suspension bridges in the Western Hemisphere. 

Bridges by Victoria Bond began as a quartet for clarinet, bass clarinet, erhu and pipa, commissioned for Birds and Phoenix and premiered by John Yeh, Teresa Reilly, Yang Wei and Wang Guowei in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Watch the video below of Railroad Trestle Bridge. All four bridges are available on YouTube and are: Railroad Trestle Bridge in Galax, Virginia; Stone Bridge Over a Reflecting Pool in Suzhou, China; Golden Gate Bridge; Brooklyn Bridge

Illuminations on Byzantine Chant (2021)
This work represents over twenty years of creative collaboration with pianist Paul Barnes. I wanted to select byzantine hymns that reflected the wide emotional range and spiritual message of Judaism and Christianity. The musical roots are very similar and this piece highlights those similarities.

Marshall Opera will present mezzo-soprano Mary Rice and pianist Amir Farid performing "I'm Told I'm a Citizen" from Victoria Bond's opera "Mrs. President."

"Anne Frank's Tree" commissioned by The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, will premiere on January 20, 2024 in Indianapolis at the Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University, 610 W. 46th St., Indianapolis, IN 46208 

Concerto for saxophone Quartet and Wind Ensemble