The Music Conservatory Of Chicago College Of Performing Arts
The Music Conservatory was founded in 1867 as the Chicago Musical College, a conservatory whose primary focus was the intensive and rigorous training of young men and women preparing for careers as professional musicians. In 1954, the Chicago Musical College became part of Roosevelt University, enhancing this tradition by adding the multifaceted educational opportunities afforded by a major University. In 1997, the Chicago Musical College joined with the university’s theater program to become the College of the Performing Arts; and in 2000, it was renamed The Music Conservatory of the Chicago College of Performing Arts.
Today, the mission of The Music Conservatory is to offer a musical education of the highest possible quality within the diverse, intellectually challenging setting of a major university, located in a world-class city, with programs of study that are relevant to the performing, composing, and teaching of music in today’s complex world. The goals of The Music Conservatory are to do the following:
- Develop students’ individual professional excellence.
- Provide a well-rounded education in music and related fields.
- Acquaint all students with past musical traditions and with the music of today
- Stress creative performance and skills.
- Prepare graduates for successful employment in all fields of music.
- Broaden the base of participation in the musical life of the city and nation.
- Identify, enroll, and prepare talented young men and women from around the world.
Students of The Music Conservatory regularly place high in or win local, regional, and national competitions. Many graduates occupy important positions as members of major orchestras; school music teachers and supervisors; college administrators; and teachers, performers, conductors, and creative artists in this country and abroad. They are living proof of the Conservatory’s standards and aims as well as of the professional standing of its faculty.
The Music Conservatory is organized into departments coordinated by the director. Curricula with a major in piano, string (including guitar), wind, or percussion instruments, voice, orchestral studies, composition, music education, and jazz studies lead to the degree of Bachelor of Music. An individualized program of studies in music combined with course work in a second discipline leads to the Bachelor of Musical Arts degree.
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