Longy School of Music

choryphee
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:49:11 +0000

I’m a musician in metro Boston and know a number of folks who’ve studied or taught at Longy over the years. The one thing that I’ve heard really sets them apart is that they have (or used to have, anyways) an excellent graduate program in Early Music Performance. I’ve never heard anything particularly impressive about their undergrad programs, but if early music interests you, it might be worth looking into.

(By the way, if early/baroque music is your intended focus, Boston is a fantastic city in which to study. Regardless of which school you’re actually attending, many of the colleges offer masterclasses, seminars, etc. which are open to students at other colleges. There’s also a thriving amateur and professional early music community that extends out to Cambridge, up the North Shore, etc.–very easy to find teachers, make professional contacts, attend concerts, etc.)