The Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1915 by Georges Longy, a French-born oboist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Longy School of Music is a conservatory and community music school located near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Conservatory offers degree and diploma programs for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a preparatory program for children and high-school age musicians, and classes for non-professional adult musicians. The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ...

In 1937, the Longy School moved to the stone house built by railroad baron Edwin Abbot in 1889, and established its close relationship with Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges. Many of Harvard’s most talented music students, including Elliott Carter, Daniel Pinkham, and Robert Freeman, crossed the Cambridge Common to study with Longy’s distinguished performance faculty, including composer Walter Piston, organist E. Power Biggs, opera director Sarah Caldwell, pianist Gregory Tucker, and soprano Olga Averino. Harvard, see Harvard (disambiguation) Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... Radcliffe may be referring to: People: Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown Ann Radcliffe, author Charles Radcliffe, magazine editor Daniel Radcliffe, child actor Jack Radcliffe, actor John Radcliffe, physician Mark Radcliffe, DJ Paula Radcliffe, athlete Places: Radcliffe, Iowa Radcliffe, Greater Manchester Other: Radcliffe Camera Radcliffe College Radcliffe Cricket Club This is a... Elliott Cook Carter, Jr. ... Walter Hamor Piston Jr. ... Edward George Power Biggs (March 29, 1906 - March 10, 1977), but always known as E. Power Biggs, was perhaps the most noted classical organist of the twentieth century. ... Sarah Caldwell, (born 6 March 1924), is a notable American opera conductor and opera company director. ...

The reknowned pedagogue and theoretician Nadia Boulanger taught advanced courses in harmony, composition, and counterpoint at the Longy school between 1938 and 1944, and established a tradition of focus on music theory and composition that continues to characterize the school to the present day. Respected educator and violinist Roman Totenberg was Director from 1978 to 1985. Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887–October 22, 1979) was an influential composer, conductor, and music professor. ...

External Links

Longy School of Music home page (http://www.longy.edu)