The Utrechts Conservatorium is a Conservatory of Music in

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and part of the '' Utrecht School of the Arts'' (HKU). The conservatory opened in 1875 and is one of the eldest professional musical education institutes of the Netherlands. Since 1971, the conservatory is located in the former

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''Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen'' (Building for Arts and Science) and in the former

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''St. Joannes de Deo'', both on the same street. Apart from these two buildings, the ''Nederlandse Beiaardschool'' ( Dutch Carillon School), located in

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, is also part of the school. The Utrechts Conservatorium merged in 1987 with the Carillon School and the ''Nederlands Instituut voor Kerkmuziek'' (Dutch Institute for Church Music) into the '' Faculty of music of the Utrecht School of the Arts.'' The conservatory has six study directions: * Bachelor of Music in

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& Pop * Bachelor of Music in

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* Historical Performance *

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* Bachelor of Music in Education * Musician 3.0 (

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Musicians

Notable alumni

* Tristan Keuris * Janine Jansen * Herman van Veen * Wouter Hamel * Peter Kardolus * Bas Ramselaar * Gerard Beljon - Composer * Rudjer Glavurtic - Composer

Notable faculty

* Philippe Hirschhorn * Ton de Leeuw * Charlotte Margiono * Emmy Verhey * Zino Vinnikov * Piet Noordijk

External links

The official HKU website
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