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Conservatory of Music



 

 
 
     
Conservatory of Music
Kulas Musical Arts Building
Merner-Pfeiffer Hall
Conservatory Annex (UCC)
Dietsch Hall 
(440)826-2369
1-866-BW-MUSIC
1-866-296-8742

 

Excellence... from Bach to Broadway 

Dynamic learning, collaborative mentoring and professional results make our Conservatory of Music a proven choice for students aspiring to the best graduate schools; orchestras; operas; theatres; and teaching, arts management and music therapy positions.  We also serve over 2,000 community members each year through our Conservatory Outreach division's ensembles, classes, private lessons and summer music programs.

Undergraduate-Only Conservatory with Exceptional Opportunities
With an emphasis on experiential learning within a liberal arts environment, our majors, programs and minors unite excellence with innovation.  Students take leading roles in performing, composing, conducting, managing and teaching.

Collaborative Mentoring with Accomplished Artists
As established professionals, our faculty brings impressive credentials and real-world experience to our Conservatory.  Students benefit from individual attention and expert guidance. 

Professional Results Leading to a Career
From our impressive Bach Festival to our recent graduates on Broadway, our Conservatory of Music has garnered national and international attention.  B-W alumni work as professionals in symphony orchestras and as teachers, composers, arts managers and music therapists worldwide.

Conservatory Accolades

  • Our renowned Bach Festival offers students opportunities to perform with internationally acclaimed instrumental and vocal soloists.  
  • A new and renovated Conservatory facility will add rehearsal and performance spaces, practice rooms, teaching studios and more.
  • In collaboration with PlayhouseSquare, the largest concentration of theatres outside of New York City, we offer students performance and arts management opportunities at a professional venue.
  • A vibrant arts community located 20 minutes from campus, Cleveland is home to the world-renowned Cleveland Orchestra, Opera Cleveland, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Playhouse Square and more. 

Recent News

Clint Needham '04 wins prestigious Charles Ives Scholarhip -- the award is given to composition students of great promise by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Margaret Mezzacappa '09 to make Kennedy Center debut -- Ms. Mezzacappa, mezzo soprano, will perform in a program of French Jewish music with the Biava Quartet on April 29.

Baldwin-Wallace Stages Ohio Premiere of the opera Our Town -- The new opera by Ned Rorem was performed Thursday, February 11-Sunday, February 14, in the Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 95 E. Bagley Rd., Berea.  Read the review from the Plain Dealer's Don Rosenberg here and from ClevelandClassical.com's Dan Hathaway here.

B-W Motet Choir Tour to Akron, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Buffalo -- The B-W Motet Choir, under the direction of Director of Choral Studies
Dirk Garner, toured February 21 - 25.

Entreprenuership in the Conservatory -- A recent article was published
by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation about the B-W Conservatory's initiative
to introduce Entrepreneurship to all B-W music majors.

La Boheme and Rent in Repertory -- B-W announces first ever 
productions of La Boheme and Rent in repertory planned for February 2011.    

Iron Composer -- B-W hosts the instant composition competition Iron
Composer including five composer contestestants from across the US.