{"id":4608,"date":"2022-06-08T10:50:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T14:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?page_id=4608"},"modified":"2023-05-15T10:10:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T14:10:29","slug":"bumusic150","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/bumusic150\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston University School of Music Turns 150"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Music was one of many BU \u201cfirsts\u2026\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Boston University was among the first colleges to be coeducational. Almost a century before the Ivy League, BU was a leader in smashing the barriers of gender discrimination. Unlike other universities that restricted entry on the basis of race or religion, Boston University embraced talented students of all backgrounds and complexions from its beginning. And 150 years ago, Boston University established a school of music. The new school was unlike all others in the United States. It was the first to center the study of music as worthy of a degree. Over the next century and a half, scores of universities and colleges would follow BU\u2019s lead and, by doing so, would help establish a rich, dynamic culture of music in this country and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Boston University remains a leader. We are a proudly global university with nearly 400,000 living alumni around the world. Nearly every major symphony orchestra on this planet has counted BU School of Music alumni among its members. BU College of Fine Arts alumni are arts leaders, educators, music critics and more. The impact of BU School of Music has been profound. This year, with pride we mark 150 years of music-makers, educators, and game-changers at Boston University School of Music.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jf7i_YCsJkQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Signature Events<\/h3>\n<p>Thank you for joining us for these signature events commemorating the School of Music\u2019s 150 years of music making! Check our lineup of future events on the <a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/calendar\/\">CFA calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Event: Symphony Hall Concert and Reception \u2022 <\/strong>April 5, 2022<br \/>\nSymphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boston University Tanglewood Institute special event featuring Ann Hobson Pilot and Valerie Coleman \u2022 <\/strong>July 17, 2022<br \/>\nSeiji Ozawa Hall, 297 West Street, Lenox, MA 01240<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUTI Young Artists Showcase in Celebration of Ann Hobson Pilot<\/strong> \u2022 July 24, 2022<br \/>\nSeiji Ozawa Hall, 297 West Street, Lenox, MA 01240<\/p>\n<p><strong>BU\u2019s 45th Annual Day at Tanglewood<\/strong><span> \u2022 August 7, 2022<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox, MA 01240<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Education \u2013 Drum Kit Conference<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u2022 September 10, 2022<\/span><br \/>\n<span>The Castle, 225 Bay State Rd, Boston<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/international-drum-kit-studies-conference\/\">More details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BU Global Music Festival<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u2022 September 17, 2022<\/span><br \/>\n<span>BU Beach,\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.bu.edu\/?id=647#!m\/534993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">270 Bay State Road<\/a>, Boston<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gmf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BU Bands Centennial Celebration<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u2022 October 22, 2022<\/span><br \/>\n<span>George Sherman Union Ballroom, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bands\/centennial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Castle of Our Skins Residency<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>\u2022\u00a0<\/span>October 3-7, 2022<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, October 3, 2:30pm \u2013 CFA Marshall Room, Lecture \u201cScored Blackness\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, October 5, 2:30pm \u2013 CFA Marshall Room, Strings Masterclass of solo or chamber works by Black composers<\/li>\n<li>Friday, October 7, 8pm \u2013 CFA Concert Hall, Concert program of George Walker sonatas, including a moderated post-concert panel about George Walker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gabriela Lena Frank Residency<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u2022 February 20-24, 2023<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2023\/boston-university-school-of-music-welcomes-composer-gabriela-lena-frank-for-three-day-residency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More details<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ICA\/Boston New Music Event <span>\u2022 <\/span><\/strong>February 24, 2023<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Institute of Contemporary Art\/Boston \u2022\u00a025 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston<\/p>\n<p><strong>Musicology \u2013 International Symposium<span> \u2022 <\/span><\/strong>March 8-9, 2023<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>BU\u2019s London Academic Center \u2013 London, UK<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/music\/concerts-recitals\/carnegie-hall\/\"><strong>Carnegie Hall Spotlight Concert<\/strong><\/a><span>\u00a0\u2022 March 21, 2023, 7:30pm<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall &#8211; <\/span><span>154 W 57<\/span><sup>th<\/sup><span>\u00a0St<\/span><span>, New York, NY<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Closing Event: <a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/music\/concerts-recitals\/symphonyhall\/\">Symphony Hall Concert &amp; Reception<\/a> \u2022<\/strong> April 1, 2023, 7pm<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>SOM150 \u2013 Notable Events<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to a lineup of signature events, alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff are invited to experience the array of the School of Music\u2019s offerings throughout the year. Find more details on the additional SOM150 events below, and on the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/calendar\/\">CFA calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Fall 2022<span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Music Education \u2013 Concert &amp; Open Mic<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2022 August 12, 2022<\/li>\n<li><strong>Music Education \u2013 Conversations 2022<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>\u2022 August 13, 2022<\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Choral Department Commission \u2013 Emily Lau<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 September 14-17, 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Teach-In All-School \u201cDay of Music\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 September 21, 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Music Education \u2013 Professional Development Workshops<\/strong> \u2022 September 17, October 15, November 19, January 28, February 18, March 18\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Music Education \u2013 CNAfME Guest Speaker<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Music Education \u2013<i>CFA<\/i>mily Jam &amp; Open Mic Fall 2022 \u2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>December 9, 2022, 7 p.m., CFA Student Lounge<\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Music Composition \u2013 Thomas Weaver (CFA\u201913) special commission performance \u2022 <\/strong> November 12, 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Spring 2023<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Music Education \u2013 Play On Festival <span>\u2022 <\/span><\/strong>April 28, 2023, Babcock Street 9-12:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Santur Musician Artist<\/strong> \u2022 April 22\u201323, 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>2023 Richmond Piano Competition Fixed Piece Commission\u00a0<\/strong>\u2022 March 29, 2023<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>A (Very) Brief 150-Year History<\/h3>\n<p>What was known then as Boston University College of Music was created in 1872 as a part of a graduate theology program. In 1929 it experienced a revitalization as a part of the School of Education, refocusing on educating music teachers. By the time of the 1954 establishment of the unified College, the College of Music was located at 25 Blagden Street, behind the Boston Public Library. Along with the departments of theatre and visual arts, the units became known as \u201cDivisions\u201d within the collective School for the Fine and Applied Arts. The mid- to late-fifties saw Boston University\u2019s acquisition of a significant amount of property along what has been the Commonwealth Avenue \u201cauto mile,\u201d west of BU\u2019s flagship College of Liberal Arts and School of Theology, and in January 1958 the doors of the College\u2019s new home at 855 Comm Ave opened.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1970s, Music and the divisions of Theatre and Visual Arts became known as \u201cSchools,\u201d and the School of Fine and Applied Arts became the School for the Arts. That remained until 2001, when the institution was renamed \u201cCollege of Fine Arts\u201d (CFA). The world of music at Boston University is rich and layered, and has grown to include the lauded Opera Institute, established in 1985 to train singers for the operatic profession. And in 1966, across the state in Lenox, MA, but rooted in the vision and community of music at Boston University, then-Director of the School of Music Wilbur D. Fullbright (GRS\u201960) founded Boston University Tanglewood Institute, which has grown into one of today\u2019s premier training programs for young musicians, many of whom go on to study at BU.<\/p>\n<p>With internationally-recognized faculty-artists, access to world-class stages, and all collaborative opportunities of a top-tier research university, the School of Music continues to develop the minds, bodies, and voices of the next generation of artists, musicians, and scholars. A true beacon for musicians, educators, historians, and collaborators, Boston University School of Music has laid the groundwork for the next 150 years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music was one of many BU \u201cfirsts\u2026\u201d Boston University was among the first colleges to be coeducational. Almost a century before the Ivy League, BU was a leader in smashing the barriers of gender discrimination. 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