BOSTON CONSERVATORY

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'The Boston Conservatory' is an arts conservatory located in the Fenway-Kenmore region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It has undergraduate and graduate programs in music, dance, theater, and music education. The conservatory offers fully accredited Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music degrees.

Contents

History

Curriculum

Student life

Notable students

Notable faculty

References

External links

History

The Boston Conservatory was founded in 1867 by Julius Eichberg, a popular violinist and composer. From its inception, the Conservatory welcomed women and African Americans, which was unusual for the time.
After the turn of the century, the Conservatory merged with the National Associated Studios of Music, and created the first "grand opera" department in the United States. The Conservatory's professional dance training program was the first to emphasize both classical ballet and America's emerging modern dance.

Curriculum

Training at the Conservatory emphasizes professional skills. Students learn through classes, lessons, ensemble rehearsals, and of course, performances.
The Conservatory has a student/faculty ratio of 4:1. A strict admissions selection process helps maintain this ratio.

Student life

Instead of dormitories, the Boston Conservatory uses Victorian brownstones for on-campus housing. Undergraduate rooms consist of quads, triples, doubles, and singles. Freshmen are required to live on-campus, unless they commute from their home of origin. Northeastern University shares its cafeteria with Conservatory students.
Some 29% of students live on campus.^[1]

Notable students

★ Lily Afshar, classical guitarist

★ Gerard Alessandrini, creator and lyricist, ''Forbidden Broadway''

★ George Bassman, composer

★ Stephanie J. Block (did not graduate), Broadway actor and singer

★ Edward Boatner, composer

★ Measha Brueggergosman, Canadian singer

★ Angela Christian, Broadway actor and singer

★ Erin Davie, Broadway actor and singer

★ Toni Dibuono, Broadway actor and singer, alumna of ''Forbidden Broadway''

★ Gigi Gryce, jazz musician and composer

★ Sondra Kelly, opera singer

★ Chad Kimball, Broadway actor and singer

★ Eddie Korbich, Broadway actor, singer, and dancer

★ Victoria Livengood, opera singer

★ Constantine Maroulis, ''American Idol'' Season 4 contestant (1998—2002), Broadway actor and singer

★ Katharine McPhee, ''American Idol'' Season 5 contestant (2003—2005), actor and recording artist

★ Anne L. Nathan, Broadway actor and singer

★ Jack Noseworthy, Broadway actor and singer

★ Hayley Podschun, stage and film actor

★ Noah Racey, Broadway actor and singer

★ Sam Rivers, jazz musician and composer

★ Duncan M. Rogers, actor and award winning filmmaker

★ Don Redman, jazz musician, arranger, and composer

★ Drew Sarich, Broadway/European actor and singer

★ Geoff Sewell, professional singer

★ Slam Stewart, jazz musician

Notable faculty

★ Richard Ortner, President of the Conservatory

★ Michael Nash, Dean of the Conservatory

★ Aldo Abreu, Venezuelan recorder player

★ Osvaldo Golijov, composer

★ Alan Hovhaness, composer

★ Michael Lewin, Piano Department Chair

★ Elisabeth Phinney

★ Janice Weber, pianist

★ Jonathan Bass, pianist

★ Patty Thom, head of the voice and opera department

References

1. The Princeton Review

External links

★ The Boston Conservatory