Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the Peabody Conservatory of Music (or just "The Peabody") is one of the most prestigious musical institutions in the world, and also the first conservatory in America.
Founded in 1857 by philanthropist George Peabody, the Conservatory was purchased by Johns Hopkins University in 1977 and has been under the direction of Hopkins ever since. The Peabody Conservatory is the larger part of the Peabody Institute, comprised of the Conservatory and the Peabody Preparatory.
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a conservatory and preparatory school located in the Mount Vernon area of Baltimore, Maryland.
The PeabodyConservatory of Music, one of the divisions of the Institute, is considered one of the leading music conservatories in the United States, boasting a renowned faculty and students from across the globe.
Because of this affiliation, Peabody students are exposed to a liberal arts curriculum that is more expansive than those of other leading conservatories; likewise, Hopkins students have access to a world-class musical education and experience that they normally would not have access to at another university of such stature.