New England Conservatory of Music in Boston is one of the foremost music schools in the United States. The conservatory offers bachelor’s degrees and diplomas in a number of musical instrument programs and in such subjects as musical composition, jazz, and vocal performance. Students may also earn graduate degrees in collaborative piano, conducting, and other fields.
The New England Conservatory is the oldest independent school of music in the United States. The musician Eben Tourjee founded the school in 1867. In 1994, the United States Secretary of the Interior designated the music school and Jordan Hall, its major concert facility, as national historic landmarks. Noteworthy alumni include the conductor Sarah Caldwell, Metropolitan Opera mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves, composers Alan Hovhaness and William Grant Still, and jazz pianist Cecil Taylor. The civil rights activist Coretta Scott King was a classical voice student there.
The conservatory’s website at https://necmusic.edu/ offers additional information.
