Roosevelt University

The Music Conservatory was founded in 1867 as the Chicago Musical College, a conservatory whose primary focus was the intensive and rigorous training... of young men and women preparing for careers as professional musicians. In 1954, the Chicago Musical College became part of Roosevelt University, enhancing this tradition by adding the multifaceted educational opportunities afforded by a major University. In 1997, the Chicago Musical College joined with the university’s theater program to become the College of the Performing Arts; and in 2000, it was renamed The Music Conservatory of the Chicago College of Performing Arts. Today, the mission of The Music Conservatory is to offer a musical education of the highest possible quality within the diverse, intellectually challenging setting of a major university, located in a world-class city, with programs of study that are relevant to the performing, composing, and teaching of music in today’s complex world. The goals of The Music Conservatory are to do the following: Students of The Music Conservatory regularly place high in or win local, regional, and national competitions.
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