Royal Conservatory of The Hague

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Royal Conservatory of The Hague
Established:	1826
Type:	Public
Location:	The Hague, The Netherlands
Campus:	Urban

The Royal Conservatory of The Hague (in Dutch: Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag) is a conservatorium of music, providing higher education in music and dance, it is located in The Hague, Netherlands and one of the leading music institutions in the Netherlands.

Contents 1 The Conservatory 1.1 Courses 2 People 2.1 Some notable former students 2.2 Some notable present and former staff 3 External links

[edit] The Conservatory

The Conservatory was founded by King William I in 1826. In its nearly one hundred and seventy five years of existence the school of music has grown into an internationally renowned institute where music and dance, science and practice, study and performance meet on a high level.

[edit] Courses

The Royal Conservatory offers Bachelors and Masters courses in the following areas:

• European classical music
• Early Music
• Jazz
• Sonology
• Image and Sound
• Art of Sound
• Musical composition
• Ballet
• Opera

[edit] People

[edit] Some notable former students

Hendrik Andriessen Richard Ayres Richard Baker Lucy van Dael Rob van Kreeveld Vanessa Lann Michel van der Aa Victor Varela Rodney Waschka II

[edit] Some notable present and former staff

Clarence Barlow Konrad Boehmer Bert Boeren Frans Brüggen Enrico Gatti Wim Henderickx Geoffrey Douglas Madge Kenneth Montgomery Martijn Padding John Ruocco Hein Van de Geyn Eric Vloeimans

[edit] External links

• Royal Conservatory of The Hague website
• Effects of the Bologna Declaration on Professional Music Training in Europe
• European Association of Conservatoires (AEC)