Longy School of Music

Longy School of Music Become the musician the world needs you to be. We prepare you to engage new audiences, teach anyone, anywhere — 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, there’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

you’ll contribute, both artistically and personally. Your music matters
Whether you’re passionate about making music or teaching music – or both – Longy will help you explore, define, and amplify your talents, discovering new ways to change lives and impact communities through music. Study what’s important to you
There’s no one way to be a musician. At Longy, you’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 you’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 you’ll become a Boston musician, performing professionally with our faculty and artistic partners around the city. Get hands‐on, real‐world experience while you build your network with an extensive community of musicians and organizations. Boston isn’t merely a backdrop—it’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 other’s successes. Study in a musical home—literally, a historic mansion—where “collaborative” describes not only our performances, but the way we live and learn together. Longy.edu/more

09/04/2026

Join us in Pickman Hall at 7 pm on Tuesday, September 15 for the launch of Longy's 2026-27 season, Through the Looking Glass! Admission is free.

Faculty, students, and alumni open the season with Perceive, a concert which features works by Andy Akiho, Eve Beglarian, Helmut Lachenmann, Vicente Lusitano, Pauline Oliveros, Sigur Rós, Radiohead, and more!

Visit longy.edu/events to reserve your tickets now.

08/31/2026

🎶 Through the Looking Glass | Longy’s 26–27 Season 🎶

Art has the power to take us places we could not reach on our own. Longy's 2026-27 season explores music as a portal into new ways of seeing, listening, and being in the world.

Join us Through the Looking Glass for experiences that expand perception and reveal the extraordinary hiding inside the familiar.

Visit longy.edu/events to reserve your tickets now.

Come on out to Regattabar on July 21 at 5 p.m., for Music for Hope: Benefit for Venezuela!In response to the devastating...
07/17/2026

Come on out to Regattabar on July 21 at 5 p.m., for Music for Hope: Benefit for Venezuela!

In response to the devastating earthquakes that have recently affected communities across Venezuela, Music for Hope: Benefit for Venezuela brings together a group of Venezuelan musicians and allies for an evening of music and solidarity. The program features diverse arrangements of Venezuelan music, performed by Longy School of Music, Berklee College of Music, and Bunker Hill Community College graduates and students. This concert celebrates the resilience, beauty, and spirit of the Venezuelan people, and we invite you to join us in turning music into hope and compassion for families working to rebuild in the aftermath of these disasters.

Admission is free, and donations will be collected by "The Latino Equity Fund at The Boston Foundation." Learn more and donate today at https://www.tbf.org/venezuela.

Six days. Five concerts. One extraordinary week.Divergent Studio 2026 opened with the excitement and inquisitiveness tha...
06/23/2026

Six days. Five concerts. One extraordinary week.

Divergent Studio 2026 opened with the excitement and inquisitiveness that defines this program. From the electric opening performance featuring ensemble-in-residence loadbang and piano faculty Donald Berman, to an experiential outdoor work by Peter Ablinger, and the individual artistry and virtuosity of our performers on display in Divergent Solos, our students have shown up fully and are giving everything.

Then came the guest composers. Eve Beglarian brought her singular vision to Pickman Hall, and Augusta Read Thomas closed the week with a concert that reminded us exactly why this music matters.

In between: lectures on ethics, grant writing, and the Great Black Music tradition. Coaching that pushed every performer further. And a community that kept growing stronger with every passing day.

Week one is in the books. We are just getting started.

Congratulations to the Longy Class of 2026! We are so proud to celebrate this incredible milestone with you. Your artist...
05/21/2026

Congratulations to the Longy Class of 2026! We are so proud to celebrate this incredible milestone with you. Your artistry, dedication, and creativity have left a lasting mark on our community, and we can’t wait to see where your music takes you next. Keep being the musicians the world needs you to be and changing the world through your music. We are cheering you on, today and always!🎓🥳

Duty vs. the heart. Power vs. compassion. Mozart's Idomeneo asked the big questions this weekend, and our Vocal Studies ...
05/13/2026

Duty vs. the heart. Power vs. compassion. Mozart's Idomeneo asked the big questions this weekend, and our Vocal Studies students delivered unforgettable answers. So proud of everyone who made this Spring Production shine. This is what it looks like to train here.

05/11/2026

Celebrate the end of the academic year with our graduating students as they share their Graduate Student Projects. Join us for these meaningful performances and help send them off with your support! 🎓
Reserve your tickets at Longy.edu/events

05/04/2026

Our academic year is wrapping up, and our graduating students are presenting their Graduate Student Projects. Show your support and join us in celebrating their achievements! 🎓
Reserve your tickets at longy.edu/events

At Longy, composers don't just write music. They premiere it, perform it, discuss it, and cheer each other on every step...
04/30/2026

At Longy, composers don't just write music. They premiere it, perform it, discuss it, and cheer each other on every step of the way. Last Friday we celebrated the premieres of our students as part of the Custom Commission initiative. This community is something special. Check out more: https://longy.edu/study/catalyst/

"The day I stopped looking at teaching as an occupation and started looking at it as a vocation, everything changed."Fer...
04/27/2026

"The day I stopped looking at teaching as an occupation and started looking at it as a vocation, everything changed."

Fernando Fernandez Jr. has been teaching for 25 years. Longy's Online Masters of Music in Music Education gave him the framework, the community, and the words for what he already knew.

His advice to anyone thinking about applying: "Be not afraid."

No audition. No application fee. Fall deadline: July 1.

Read Fernando's full story: https://longy.edu/be-not-afraid-how-fernando-fernandez-jr-found-a-second-wind-through-longys-online-mm-me/

Learn more about the Online MMME: https://longy.edu/master-of-music-in-music-education-online/

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