Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
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Brooklyn Conservatory of Music | |
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Former names | M. Brasher Residence[1] |
General information | |
Type | Brick with brownstone trim |
Address | 58 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn, New York City |
Completed | 1881 |
Owner | Brooklyn Conservatory of Music |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | S. F. Evelette |
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The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, known at one time as the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music,[citation needed] is a music conservatory located in Brooklyn, New York City. It offers a broad range of instruction in areas of American song, jazz and gospel singing, Latin jazz, and African drumming. The conservatory was founded in 1897 by German-American immigrants as a classical European conservatory.[3]
The conservatory was initially located at Franklin Avenue and Lefferts Place. In 1944 it moved to occupy an 1881 five-story mansion at 58 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, which had been built in 1881 as the residence of M. Brasher, and subsequently became the Park Slope Masonic Club. The building was designed by S. F. Evelette in the Victorian Gothic style, with Queen Anne elements.[4][1][2][5] It is located in the Park Slope Historic District.
The Conservatory operates four divisions catering to 7,500 full and part-time students. It hosts over 200 community events each year including singalongs, recitals, dance parties, curated concert series, performances, workshops and festivals.
The Conservatory is a 501(c)(3). Operating funds come from earned revenue and donations made by individual donors, corporations, foundations and government entities.