Boston Conservatory
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| Established: | 1867 |
| Type: | Private conservatory |
| President: | Richard Ortner |
| Students: | 702 |
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | http://www.bostonconservatory.edu/ |
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 the Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Master of Music degrees. The Boston Conservatory was founded in 1867.
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[edit] History
The Boston Conservatory was founded in 1867 by Julius Eichberg, a 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.
[edit] Programs of Study
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In 2005, there were 940 applicants to Boston Conservatory, of which 408 were admitted, for an acceptance rate of 43%.[1] In 2007, the US News and World Reports lists the Conservatory's acceptance for that year at 100%. [2]
The Conservatory has a student/faculty ratio of 4:1. In the 2007-2008 school year, the student body comprised 512 undergraduate students and 190 graduate students, including 125 international students.
[edit] The Music Division
In the 2007-2008 school year, The Music Division enrolled a total of 345 undergraduate and graduate students taught by 114 full- and part-time faculty. It awards the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees as well as Graduate Performance Diploma and Artist Diploma. Twenty-five separate curricula are offered within seven departments: Piano, Strings, Voice and Opera, Woodwinds, Brass, Harp & Percussion, and History, Composition & Theory.
[edit] Music Education
Within the Music Division, The Boston Conservatory offers three graduate programs in music education. In the 2007-2008 school year, the Music Education program enrolled 36 graduate students.
[edit] The Dance Division
In the 2007-2008 school year, the Dance Division enrolled 93 undergraduate students. Training in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, ethnic styles, Pilates, Alexander Technique, and choreography is offered. The Dance Division offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The curriculum is performance-oriented.
[edit] The Theater Division
The Boston Conservatory’s Theater Division has developed a specialization in musical theater. The department offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Music degrees. Seniors may choose an emphasis in Directing, Music Performance, Dance, or Acting. In the 2007-2008 school year, the Theater Division enrolled a total of 228 undergraduate and graduate students.
[edit] Summer Programs
[edit] Summer Dance
The Boston Conservatory offers a Summer Dance Institute for students, teachers, and professional dancers ages 16 and over. Classes include courses in ballet and modern, pointe and variations, Pilates and Alexander techniques, choreography and percussive dance.
[edit] The Vocal/Choral Intensive
The Boston Conservatory offers the Summer Vocal/Choral Intensive (VCI) for high school vocalists. It offers cousework in solo, opera, musical theater, and choral repertoire.
[edit] Eli Epstein Horn Intensive
The Eli Epstein Horn Intensive is a workshop for French Horn students, ages 16 and up.
[edit] 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 and its gym facilities with Conservatory students.
Some 29% of students live on campus.[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Lily Afshar, classical guitarist
- Gerard Alessandrini, creator and lyricist, Forbidden Broadway
- Marlen Angelidou, singer, actress, and lyricist
- George Bassman, composer
- Will Blum, actor, Grease on B'way and Nat'l tour
- Edward Boatner, composer
- Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, Newbery Award-winning author
- Measha Brueggergosman, Canadian singer
- Andrea J. Buchanan, New York Times bestselling author
- Angela Christian, Broadway actor and singer
- Barbara Cook, Tony Award Winning Actress, Honorary Degree 2009 [3]
- Erin Davie, Broadway actor and singer
- Jennifer DePalo, dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company
- Toni Dibuono, Broadway actor and singer, alumna of Forbidden Broadway
- Andrew Durand, actor, Spring Awakening
- Kimiko Glenn, actress in first national tour of Spring Awakening
- Chase Davidson, actor in first national tour of Spring Awakening
- Josh Grisetti, Broadway, television & film actor.
- Gigi Gryce, jazz musician and composer
- Josie de Guzman, Broadway actor and singer
- Meredith Hagner, actress
- 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, Tony Nominee for Leading Actor in a Musical for Rock of Ages.[4] (attended but did not graduate)
- Katharine McPhee, American Idol Season 5 contestant (2003—2005), actor and recording artist (attended but did not graduate)
- Anne L. Nathan, Broadway actor and singer
- Jack Noseworthy, Broadway actor and singer
- Brian O'Reilly, film star
- Hayley Podschun, Broadway and film actor, singer, dancer
- Noah Racey, Broadway actor and singer
- Don Redman, jazz musician, arranger, and composer
- Reva Rice, stage Actress
- Sam Rivers, jazz musician and composer
- Mary Rodgers, Broadway Composer, Honorary Degree 2009 [5]
- Duncan M. Rogers, actor and award winning filmmaker
- Drew Sarich, Broadway/European actor and singer
- Geoff Sewell, professional singer
- Lillian Shattuck, virtuoso violinist and violin teacher
- Nicole Snelson, Broadway actress and singer
- Slam Stewart, jazz musician
- Michael Strelo-Smith, Finalist NBC/Universal America's Got Talent - Season 2 and 3.
- Matt Walton, actor
[edit] Notable faculty
- Richard Ortner, President of the Conservatory
- Michael Nash, Dean of the Conservatory
- Aldo Abreu, Venezuelan recorder player
- Osvaldo Golijov, composer
- Andy Vores, composer
- Michael Lewin
- Elisabeth Phinney
- Monique Phinney
- Janice Weber, pianist
- Kevin Wilson, Instructor of Voice
- Jonathan Bass, pianist
- Patty Thom, head of the voice and opera department
- Maureen Brennan, Musical Theater Teacher (Tony Award nominee and Theater World Award winner)
[edit] References
- College Music Society (2006). Directory of Music Faculties in Colleges and Universities, U.S. and Canada 2006-2007, 28th Edition. Missoula, MT: College Music Society. p. 167. ISBN 1-881913-26-0.
- Uscher, Nancy (1988). The Schirmer Guide to Schools of Music and Conservatories Throughout the World. New York: Schirmer Books. pp. 150–151. ISBN 0-02-873030-5.
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