Huysmans Conservatory of Music is a professional music school founded by george eastman, a famous industrialist, philanthropist and founder of Kodak Company, in 192 1. It was a new school with great vitality and innovative ideas among American music schools at that time. Today, Hysmans has been ranked first in American news charts for many years and is recognized as the world's top conservatory of music.
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Seven Pulitzer Prize winners and several Grammy Prize winners have all taught in this school. At present, the college has more than 900 registered students from various States in the United States, and 20% of them are international students. Every year, the school recruits about 260 new students from more than 2,000 applicants. The Heismann Wind Orchestra, composed of students from this school, is a first-class wind orchestra in the United States.
The development of history
George eastman, a music lover, once said, "I love listening to music. In the process of listening, it has become a part of my life. "
The success of Kodak Company has brought great wealth to Huysmans, and he hopes Rochester can become the center of world music. 19 18 bought a local ordinary music school. 192 1 year, Heasman Conservatory of Music was formally established in Gibbs Street. 1922, Heasman Theatre was opened to the public. Hysmans hopes to attract the world's top musicians and enrich people's spiritual life.
From 65438 to 0924, Heismann officially hired howard hanson, the legendary American composer, conductor and music educator, as the principal. During Hansen's 40 years in power, the school quickly grew into a world-class music institution, and the first American band was born here. At the same time, Hansen emphasized the importance of music theory to performers. Walking between campuses today, I still feel the mark left by Hansen everywhere.
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geographical position
The main campus of Huysmans Conservatory of Music is Gibbs Street, which is located at the eastern end of downtown Rochester and belongs to the cultural center of Rochester.
The college is 3 miles from the main campus of the University of Rochester, 20 minutes by car from the New York State Expressway and 0/5 minutes by car from Rochester International Airport/KLOC. Moreover, the college is only a few miles away from the scenic Finger Lake in New York, and it takes three hours to drive to Toronto, Canada.
Rochester is an industrial city on the shore of Lake Ontario in western New York, which belongs to Monroe County and is also the seat of the county government. Rochester is located in the temperate zone, with a typical climate and four distinct seasons. Flowers are in full bloom in spring and have the reputation of "Flower City". It is cool in summer, and the average maximum temperature in June and July is 27 degrees Celsius.
The autumn climate is pleasant, the leaves are colorful, and the winter is cold and snowy. Every year 1 1 month to March of the following year is the snow season, and the average minimum temperature in 1 month and February is-10 degrees Celsius. Rochester has a high latitude, and because it is located on the south bank of the Great Lakes, cold air masses from Canada and the polar regions bring a lot of water vapor from the lake every winter. Affected by this lake effect, there is more snowfall in winter, and the average annual snowfall is about 200cm.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Heismann Conservatory of Music