Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
| Brooklyn Conservatory of Music | |
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| Former names | M. Brasher Residence |
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| 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. F. Evelette |
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Coordinates: 40°40′33″N 73°58′29″W / 40.67583°N 73.97472°W
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, known at one time as the Brooklyn-Queens Conservatory of Music, 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.
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. It is located in the Park Slope Historic District.
About 2,000 full and part-time students take instruction at the conservatory. The conservatory also hosts various musical programs throughout the year. The conservatory concentrates on making formal musical instruction available to people in all walks of life, including those who are not seeking careers as professional musicians.
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