The Juilliard School

Juilliard School

Internationally renowned school of the performing arts in New York, New York, U.S. It has its roots in the Institute of Musical Art (founded 1905) and a graduate school (1924) founded through an endowment from the financier Augustus D. Juilliard (1840 – 1919). It is now the professional educational arm of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. It offers bachelor's degrees in music, dance, and drama and postgraduate degrees in music. The Juilliard String Quartet (founded 1946) was important to the development of chamber music in the U.S.

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The Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-6588
NY Tel. 212-799-5000
Fax 212-724-0263

Type: School
On the web: http://www.juilliard.edu

The Juilliard School educates some of the top performers from around the world. Students can earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, drama, and music. The school also has an Evening Division that is geared toward working adults as well as a Pre-College Division that meets on Saturdays between September and May. Primarily a performing arts conservatory, the school also enriches the community through outreach and other special programs. Juilliard was founded in 1905 in Greenwich Village and took up residence at Lincoln Center in 1969. Famed alumni include William Hurt, Val Kilmer, Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, Winton Marsalis, Christopher Reeve, Ving Rhames, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Robin Williams.

Officers:
Chairman: Bruce Kovner
President and Trustee: Joseph W. Polisi
VP and COO: Jon Rosenhein

Oxford Grove Music Encyclopedia:

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Conservatory in New York. It was formed in 1946 as the Juilliard School of Music from the Institute of Musical Art (founded 1905) and the Juilliard Graduate School (opened 1924). In 1968 it moved to the Lincoln Center and was renamed. Its departments include the Dance Division (1951), Theater Center (1968) and American Opera Center (1970).

Columbia Encyclopedia:

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Juilliard School, The (jūl'yärd), in New York City; school of music, drama, and dance; coeducational; est. 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art, chartered 1926 as the Juilliard School of Music with two separate units-the Juilliard Graduate School (1924) and Institute of Musical Art. These were amalgamated into a single school in 1946. In 1968 the dance department became a separate division, and a division of drama was created. In 1969 the school moved to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and adopted its present name. Juilliard is widely considered the nation's finest arts-education institution and has a long list of distinguished graduates.

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