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Longy School of Music Become the musician the world needs you to be. We prepare you to engage new audiences, teach anyone, anywhere โ€” and make a difference with your music.
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Become the musician the world needs you to be
We invest in musicians with the potential to make a difference in the world. Whether you found music at age 2 or 22, thereโ€™s a place for you at Longy. Here, all lived experiences and skills are welcome and all kinds of musicians succeed. We pledge to remove barriers to your conservatory education. For example, when we award scholarships, we look to how youโ€™ll contribute, both artistically and personally. Your music matters
Whether youโ€™re passionate about making music or teaching music โ€“ or both โ€“ Longy will help you explore, define, and amplify your talents, discovering new ways to change lives and impact communities through music. Study whatโ€™s important to you
Thereโ€™s no one way to be a musician. At Longy, youโ€™ll uncover and explore new ways to make a living in music. Our innovative Catalyst Curriculum is customized to focus on the skills, knowledge and experience youโ€™ll need to create change in the world. You choose the training you need for the career paths you want to explore. Start your career now
From your first days at Longy youโ€™ll become a Boston musician, performing professionally with our faculty and artistic partners around the city. Get handsโ€on, realโ€world experience while you build your network with an extensive community of musicians and organizations. Boston isnโ€™t merely a backdropโ€”itโ€™s the stage for your artistic pursuits and an integral part of the Longy experience. Be immersed in a vibrant, artistic city with hundreds of new ensembles, opera companies, theaters, orchestras, dance troupes and museums for you to enjoy. You belong at Longy
Be part of our community of musicians who root for each other and cheer on each otherโ€™s successes. Study in a musical homeโ€”literally, a historic mansionโ€”where โ€œcollaborativeโ€ describes not only our performances, but the way we live and learn together. Longy.edu/more

10/19/2026

A week of music that inspires and brings us together!

From an immersive listening experience at Regattabar to the extraordinary sounds of Tuvan throat singing with Alash, there is plenty to discover at Longy this week. Hear premier works by our Jazz and Contemporary Music students at Unplayed/Unheard, then close out the week with a moving performance of Schubertโ€™s Schwanengesang by Rufus Mรผller and Kayo Iwama.

Explore the lineup and get your tickets: https://longy.edu/events.

Our students say it best. ๐ŸŽถLongy students are building the skills, connections, and confidence to shape their musical li...
10/19/2026

Our students say it best. ๐ŸŽถ

Longy students are building the skills, connections, and confidence to shape their musical lives. Swipe to hear their stories and discover what makes the Longy community special.

Ready to join them? Learn more and apply here: https://longy.edu/apply

Congratulations to Longy alum Jonathan Shin (MM'18 Composition, AD'19 Piano Performance) on his appointment as Assistant...
10/16/2026

Congratulations to Longy alum Jonathan Shin (MM'18 Composition, AD'19 Piano Performance) on his appointment as Assistant Professor at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore!

A pianist, composer, and improviser, Jonathan has built a remarkable career in Singapore and beyond. His piano concerto Child of the Shore was hailed as a Singapore landmark, and his opera Beacon is headed toward a fully staged production. In his new role, he'll help shape teaching and curriculum with a focus on collaboration across musical disciplines.

We're so proud to see Longy alumni leading the next generation of musicians. Bravo, Jonathan!

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

This week, the Longy community gathered in Pickman Hall for a screening of Dear Lara, followed by a talk-back panel with...
10/15/2026

This week, the Longy community gathered in Pickman Hall for a screening of Dear Lara, followed by a talk-back panel with filmmaker Lara St. John and Longy President Karen Zorn.

Dear Lara is a deeply personal documentary confronting decades of sexual abuse and institutional complicity in the classical music world. The film brings together fellow artists, journalists, students, and activists calling for accountability and lasting change in our field.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to Lara and Karen for leading such an honest and important conversation. At Longy, we believe musicians can shape the culture they work in, and these conversations help us prepare artists to build a safer, more just future for music.

Learn more about what makes Longy different: https://longy.edu/the-longy-difference/.

Three of our Online Music Teacher Education faculty are being recognized nationally this fall! ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ“ Dr. Erin Zaffini, Long...
10/14/2026

Three of our Online Music Teacher Education faculty are being recognized nationally this fall! ๐ŸŽถ

๐ŸŽ“ Dr. Erin Zaffini, Longy's Assistant Dean of Teacher Education, has been named Keene State College's 2026-2027 Outstanding Music Alumnus.
๐Ÿ† Michael Coelho, Director of Fine Arts at Ipswich Public Schools, is a semifinalist for the 2027 Grammy Music Educator Award. This is his third nomination in five years, selected from more than 2,000 nominations nationwide.
๐ŸŒŸ Alice Tsui of New Bridges Elementary School in Brooklyn was named a 2026 Country Music Association Foundation Music Teacher of Excellence, one of just 30 educators honored this year.

Congratulations, Erin, Michael, and Alice! ๐Ÿ‘ Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4jQFCAY

Students in our Online Music Teacher Education programs learn from working music educators who bring their classrooms, ensembles, and research into every course. The program is fully online and built for teachers who want an advanced degree while staying in the classroom.

Learn more about Longy's Online Music Teacher Education programs: https://bit.ly/4hZIFEm

Meet our next Changemakers presenter: Fernando Fernandez Jr.Fernando is Head Director of Choirs for Flower Bluff ISD in ...
10/13/2026

Meet our next Changemakers presenter: Fernando Fernandez Jr.

Fernando is Head Director of Choirs for Flower Bluff ISD in Corpus Christi, Texas, and a graduate of Longy's Online Master of Music in Music Education. Throughout his career, he has built community through music, bringing families together around performances and reaching into the neighborhoods his students call home. At Longy, he discovered the language for what he'd been doing all along.

On Wednesday, October 14 at 8:00 pm ET, Fernando will lead The Art of Being Needed Less: Servant Leadership and Routine. He'll share how strong routines and a servant leadership mindset can help students take ownership of the music room, freeing you to teach and lead. This free 40-minute workshop on Zoom offers practical strategies you can put into practice immediately.

Register here: https://apply.longy.edu/register/octoberchangemakers2026
Want to know more about Fernando's path? Read his story: https://bit.ly/4AZ8lKd

10/13/2026

Another week, another reason to experience live music at Longy!

From 17th-century improvisations to American classics and experimental sounds, this weekโ€™s concerts have something for everyone.

Explore our concerts at longy.edu/events.

10/02/2026

October is here, and so are more chances to gather, listen, and experience live music together. Take a look at whatโ€™s coming up, bring a friend, and join us in Pickman Hall!

Explore the full concert calendar at longy.edu/events.

One month to go! Applications for Spring 2027 entry at Longy are due Sunday, November 1 at 12:59 PM ET. Make sure all of...
10/01/2026

One month to go! Applications for Spring 2027 entry at Longy are due Sunday, November 1 at 12:59 PM ET. Make sure all of your materials are submitted by the deadline. Apply here: https://longy.edu/apply.

Calling all brass players! Longy Brass Day is this Saturday, October 3, and we're welcoming special guest Tage Larsen of...
09/30/2026

Calling all brass players!
Longy Brass Day is this Saturday, October 3, and we're welcoming special guest Tage Larsen of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to Cambridge.
The day includes masterclasses with Tage and Longy faculty Chloe Swindler and Andy Kozar (trumpet), William Lang and Victoria Garcia (trombone), Hazel Dean Davis and Rachel Childers (horn), and Sasha Johnson (tuba). Jim Becker of Yamaha will give a lecture, and the day closes with a recital at 4 pm in Pickman Concert Hall.
Want to try out a new horn? Yamaha, Virtuosity Musical Instruments, S.E. Shires, and Stephens Brass Instruments will be on site with instruments and gear to play and purchase.
Thinking about applying to Longy? This is a great chance to work with our brass faculty and see what it's like to study here.

Free and open to the public. Registration required: https://longy.edu/calendar/brass-day/.

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