News at the Conservatory

Take a year-end look at the awards and distinctions earned by Boston Conservatory and its accomplished alums.

The four spring performances will highlight student talent in dance, music, and theater.

Nominees include Alissia Benveniste, Miguel Zenón, Bill Frisell, Madi Diaz, Lalah Hathaway, and many others. 

Shinn, who served as the Conservatory’s dean of music for six years, has been interim executive director since August of 2023.

Hear samples from the October 27 concert program, including Scheherezade’s daring tales and Richard Strauss’s comic romance Der Rosenkavalier.

The program celebrates the art of storytelling through orchestral favorites and a contemporary composition.

Conservatory students will perform works by guest choreographers Hope Boykin, Christina Chan, Norbert De La Cruz III, and Andrew Skeels, in addition to works created by dance faculty.  

Conservatory students and faculty will perform a free evening of works exploring the legacy and influence of Johann Sebastian Bach.

The musical is a love letter to living your dream, roasting everyone on the political spectrum, and the awesomeness of the 1980s. (Spoiler alert: Yeltsin ends communism.)

Boston Conservatory alum Egle Jarkova returns to her home country with gratitude and a goal: expanding access to music education.