▁performances . ▁The ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁historic ▁Abb ot ▁House ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Hu yg ens ▁and ▁T appe . ▁ ▁Its ▁ju xt ap osition ▁of ▁abstract ▁contemporary ▁volumes ▁of ▁brick ▁and ▁stone , ▁with ▁the ▁historic ▁m ason ry ▁forms ▁of ▁the ▁Abb ot ▁House , ▁has ▁been ▁adm ired ▁over ▁the ▁dec ades ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁combination ▁of ▁old ▁and ▁new . ▁ ▁The ▁completion ▁of ▁a ▁renov ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁was ▁marked ▁with ▁a ▁concert ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Howard ▁Fra zin ' s ▁Am id ▁a ▁Crow d ▁of ▁Stars . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Long y ▁under to ok ▁another ▁round ▁of ▁renov ations ▁to ▁fine - t une ▁the ▁Hall ' s ▁ac oust ics , ▁expand ▁the ▁lo bb y , ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁entrance ▁pav il ion . ▁Over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁concert s ▁now ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁Pick man ▁Hall ▁each ▁year , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁free ▁and ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁Through ▁its ▁conserv atory , ▁Long y ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁of ▁B ard ▁College ▁offers ▁two ▁four - year ▁under grad uate ▁programs : ▁Under grad uate ▁Di pl oma , ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁D eg ree ▁( the ▁latter ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Em erson ▁College ). ▁At ▁gradu ate ▁level ▁the ▁school ▁offers ▁three ▁two - year ▁programs : ▁Master ▁of ▁Music ▁D eg ree , ▁Gr adu ate