The Juilliard School

Early years: 1905–1946 Frank Damrosch , founder of the Institute of Musical Art, commonly referred to as the "Damrosch School" [ 8 ] In 1905, the Institute of Musical Art (IMA), Juilliard's predecessor institution, was founded by Frank Damrosch , a German-American conductor and godson of Franz Liszt , on the premise that the United States did not have a premier music school and too many students were going to Europe to study music. [ 9 ] Chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York , the institute became one of first endowed music schools in the US, with significant funding provided by philanthropist and banker James Loeb . [ 10 ] [ a ] Damrosch and Loeb's mission was to establish a musical institution with high standards of teaching and learning that would incorporate a unified pedagogy and develop a "true musical culture among all classes". [ b ] Accordingly, the school would rely on its endowment to ensure the quality of instruction was independent of students' financial status. [ 13 ] Institute of Musical Art at 120 Claremont Avenue in Manhattan The Institute of Musical Art opened in the former Lenox Mansion, Fifth Avenue and 12th Street, on October 11, 1905. When the school opened, most teachers were European; however, only Americans were allowed to study at the institute. [ c ] Although orchestras were exclusively male, women made up most of the student population. The school had 467 students in the first year, but the enrollment soon doubled in size over the following years. [ 15 ] Five years after its inception, the institute moved to 120 Claremont Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan onto a property purchased from Bloomingdale Insane Asylum near the Columbia University campus. [ 16 ] Columbia University English professor and first president of Juilliard, John Erskine In 1919, a wealthy textile merchant named Augustus D.

Juilliard died and left a vast sum of money for the advancement of music in his will, which set up the Juilliard Musical Foundation (JMF) a year later as one of its primary beneficiaries. [ 17 ] Under Eugene Noble as executive secretary, the foundation purchased the Vanderbilt family guesthouse at 49 E. 52nd Street , and established a separate new music school, the Juilliard Graduate School (JGS), in 1924. [ d ] [ 20 ] After much discussion, the Juilliard School of Music was eventually created in 1926 through a merger of the Institute and the Graduate School. The JGS moved from E 52nd Street to 130 Claremont Avenue next to the IMA in 1931. [ 21 ] The two schools had the same board of directors and president but maintained their distinct identities. [ 22 ] Columbia University Professor John Erskine became the first president of the two institutions (1928–1937). [ 23 ] Frank Damrosch continued as the institute's dean, and the Australian pianist and composer Ernest Hutcheson was appointed dean of the Graduate School. Hutcheson later served as president from 1937 to 1945. [ e ] [ 26 ]

Juilliard School Campus 1. Alice Tully Hall , 2. Irene Diamond Building, 3. Meredith Willson Residence Hall The Juilliard School occupies a single main building, the Irene Diamond Building, in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts , along Broadway and W 65th Street. The Juilliard building contains several large studio rooms and performance venues, such as the Glorya Kaufman Dance Studio, Stephanie P. McClelland Drama Theater, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Drama Studio, the Judith Harris and Tony Woolfson Orchestral Studio, and Edwin and Nancy Marks Jazz Rehearsal Room. Recital halls include the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Paul Recital Hall, and the Morse Recital Hall. [ 77 ] [ 78 ] The building also houses the Alice Tully Hall , where the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs. [ 79 ] Adjacent to the Juilliard building is the Samuel B. & David Rose Building, which is the home of the school's Meredith Willson Residence Hall, named after the composer, conductor and Juilliard alumnus Meredith Willson . [ 80 ] [ 81 ] The building consists of student dormitories, faculty suites, and studios for visiting artists. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] and is also home to the School of American Ballet . [ 84 ] Alice Tully Hall Main entrance Irene Diamond Building

Juilliard's leadership and administration consist of a board of trustees , executive officers , and senior administrators . The board of trustees includes approximately thirty members, with a chair and two vice-chairs, and is responsible for appointing Juilliard's president and managing the school's business affairs. [ 85 ] [ 86 ] Executive offices include the offices of the president and provost . Four administrators serve each as dean and director of the dance, music, drama, and preparatory divisions. There is an additional director for the jazz program. Other academic subdivisions include the Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and Lila Acheson Wallace Library. The vice president holds the position of chief advancement officer and manages the development of the school. Other administrative areas include the chief operating officer and corporate secretary, the public affairs office, and enrollment management and student development. [ 87 ] The Juilliard School has ties with higher education institutions such as Barnard College , Columbia University , [ 88 ] and Fordham University [ 89 ] and has associations with Nord Anglia Education for primary and secondary education since 2015. [ 90 ] The school is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), with its last reaffirmation in 2020. [ 91 ]