FCD - The Boston Conservatory

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Boston Conservatory
8 The Fenway
Boston, MA
02115

Operating hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday
Closed
Closed on Thanksgiving
and December 25

Performances take place throughout the year - check the Cultural District calendar for specific times/dates.

Phone:
617-536-6340

Web site:
www.bostonconservatory.edu

EVENTS

Events at, or related to The Boston Conservatory, Boston are listed throughout the Cultural District website. Please explore one the website categories and the Calendar in the upper right hand corner of this screen.

(Photo above: The Boston Conservatory's production of the musical "Rags")

The Boston Conservatory trains exceptional young performing artists for careers that enrich and transform the human experience.

Known for its multi-disciplinary curriculum, the Conservatory offers fully accredited graduate and undergraduate programs in Music, Dance, and Theater, and Music Education. Its small size allows for intimate class settings and ensures a high level of talent and skill among students. Each year, the Conservatory also hosts over 200 performances by students, faculty, and guest artists.

Founded in 1867, The Boston Conservatory has offered almost 250 years of talent and creativity to the city, and continues to grow today as a vibrant community of artists and educators.

The Boston Conservatory today is an independent private college with fully accredited programs in music, dance, and theater, and serves as a dynamic meeting place of the performing arts. A distinctive, multi-disciplinary structure is key to the Conservatory's success in training working artists and future teachers. A "trade school" in the best sense of the word, TBC faculty provide practical training that is rigorous: class time, applied lessons, practice, ensemble rehearsal and performance - all designed to foster professional skills.

Without exception, our faculty members practice what they teach, holding positions with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras, the Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Ballet, Prometheus Dance, and a host of other prominent local and national companies.

The Conservatory prides itself on remaining small and selective (just over 500 students), and they strive constantly to take best advantage of this intentionally intimate learning environment. TBC students are seen as "whole artists" and individuals, and we offer a number of programs and events designed to enhance their lives both in and out of the classroom.

The Conservatory's success is visible not only in its learning environment, but in the professional accomplishments of its graduates. Boston Conservatory alumni currently perform as musicians with the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, Chicago Lyric Opera and Metropolitan Opera; as dancers with Boston Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham, José Limón, Paul Taylor, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and Merce Cunningham Dance Company; as actors/singers/dancers at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and London's Globe Theater, and frequently on Broadway and in touring productions.

The Boston Conservatory offers weekly student performances to the public in music, dance, and theater. The TBC Events Calendar can be seen online at www.bostonconservatory.edu/performances/calendar.html.