Detroit Conservatory of Music
Detroit Conservatory of Music was a music school in Detroit, Michigan. It was considered one of the leading institutions of music in the United States.[1] It was founded in 1874 by J. H. Hahn[1] and opened a normal school training department in 1889.[2]
It was located at 5035 Woodward Avenue. In 1909 the Detroit Conservatory Orchestra was organized at the school.[1]
Chapters of Mu Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia existed at the school.
The school featured on postcards.[3] The Detroit Historical Society has a collection of documents from the school.[4] The Detroit Public Library has a photograph of a woman playing violin at the school.[5]
Alumni
Notable alumni include:
- Rachel Andresen
- Les Baxter
- Betty Carter
- Kenneth Louis Cox II[6]
- Johnny Desmond
- Lucia Dlugoszewski
- Jean DuShon
- Dennis Edwards
- T. J. Fowler
- James Frazier (1940–1984)
- Antoinette Garnes[7]
- Lou Hooper
- Boyd Marshall
- Sharon Elery Rogers
- Patricia Terry-Ross
- Elizebeth Thomas Werlein
- Thomas Whitfield (singer)
- Agnes Woodward
- Gaylord Yost (1904–1905)
References
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