{"id":95759,"date":"2022-12-15T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-article&p=95759"},"modified":"2022-12-19T07:57:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T12:57:44","slug":"school-of-music-at-150","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/magazine\/articles\/2022\/school-of-music-at-150\/","title":{"rendered":"Music-Makers, Educators, and Game-Changers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Clockwise from bottom left: Morris Robinson (\u201901) (Boston University Photography), Samuel Adler (\u201948) (Mickey Adair\/Getty Images), the Boston Music Hall on Bromfield Street, original home of the College of Music (Boston University Photography), 150th anniversary concert at Symphony Hall in April 2022 (Jake Belcher), Uzo Aduba (\u201905) (Jaguar\/Alamy), Roman Totenberg teaching at the Tanglewood Institute in 1968 (Boston University Photography), Missy Mazzoli (BUTI\u201998, CFA\u201902) (Caroline Tompkins)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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As the School of Music celebrates 150 years, we highlight some amazing stories of its alumni, faculty, and friends<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n
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In July 1872, BU officially established the first degree-granting school of music in the United States. Over the many years since, hundreds of colleges and universities have followed suit, establishing a rich, dynamic culture of music in the US and beyond.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Known as the College of Music at the time of its founding, it was originally part of BU\u2019s graduate theology program. In 1929, it became a part of the School of Education, placing a new emphasis on educating top music teachers. In 1954, the College of Music\u2014then located behind the Boston Public Library\u2014merged with the theater and visual arts departments to form the School of Fine and Applied Arts. Nearly four years later, in January 1958, what is today known as the College of Fine Arts moved to its home at 855 Commonwealth Avenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\t