- Cleveland Institute of Music
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Cleveland Institute of Music Established 1920 Type Private Endowment US $28.8 million[1] President Joel Smirnoff Academic staff 185 Students 427 Location Cleveland, OH, USA Affiliations Case Western Reserve University Website http://www.cim.edu/ The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean.
The Institute was founded in 1920, with the composer Ernest Bloch as director. There are now over 400 conservatory students and 1700 preparatory and continuing education division students. Approximately 1,100 people apply for 150 undergraduate and graduate openings each year, of which 60-70 are freshmen.
The conservatory faculty includes 38 current and 2 retired members of the Cleveland Orchestra. Currently, 36 members of the Cleveland Orchestra are alumni of the institute. Through a cooperative arrangement with Case Western Reserve University, CIM students have full access to university courses and facilities.
The institute recently completed a remodeling project in conjunction with its successful campaign to raise $40 million. Two new wings have been added to the main building (completed in Fall 2007). These facilities added 36,000 square feet (3,300 m2) that feature: a new entryway and expanded lobby on East Boulevard, an expanded Barbara S. and Larry J. B. Robinson Music Library, Mixon Hall, a 250-seat, state-of-the-art recital hall that also includes the Robert and Jean Conrad Audio Control Room for high-tech broadcasting, the Fred A. Lennon Education Building which includes new practice rooms, teaching studios, a student lounge, Kulas Center for International Education (Distance Learning Studio) and administrative space. This also includes the Gilliam Family Music Garden, which can be enjoyed year round from inside and outside Mixon Hall.
CIM operates the six-week internationally renowned summer program, Encore School for Strings, located in Hudson, Ohio. Its alumni include Hilary Hahn, Leila Josefowicz, and Lara St. John.
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Notable alumni
- Ryan Anthony, trumpeter
- Alan Baer, Principal Tuba, New York Philharmonic
- Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter
- Mignon Bennet, pianist,past Chair of CIM Piano Department
- Jim Brickman, pianist
- Steven Byess, conductor
- Nickitas J. Demos, composer
- David Diamond, composer
- Elaine Douvas, Principal Oboe, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chair of Woodwind Department, Juilliard School
- Dennis Eberhard, composer
- Donald Erb, composer
- John Ferritto, composer and conductor
- Chuck Findley, brass player
- Aubrey Foard, tubist
- Grace Fong, Director of Keyboard Studies at Chapman University Conservatory of Music.
- Jim Hall, guitarist
- Joseph Hallman, composer
- Thomas Hill, clarinet
- Anthony Holland, composer
- Wataru Hokoyama, composer
- Frank Huang, violinist
- Judith Ingolfsson, violinist
- Andy Kubiszewski, rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer
- Anton Kuerti, pianist, composer, and conductor
- Kenneth Law, Cellist, Professor of Cello at Converse College
- Martin Leung, pianist
- John Mackey, composer
- Robert Marcellus, clarinetist
- Stephen Marchionda, guitarist
- Tariq Masri, Principal Bassoon, Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Peter McCoppin, conducting
- Mildred Miller, mezzo-soprano
- Andres Muciño, pianist
- Judy Niemack, jazz singer
- Kam Ning, violinist
- Yuriy Oliynyk, composer and pianist
- Greg Pattillo, flautist
- Ann Hobson Pilot, harpist
- Kermit Poling, conductor and composer
- Véronique Potvin, violinist
- Nikola Resanovic, composer
- Joshua Roman, cellist
- Hale Smith, composer, arranger, pianist, and editor
- Mark Summer, cellist
- Irwin Swack, composer
- Howard Swanson, composer
- Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, composer and pianist
- Bross Townsend, jazz pianist
- Jason Vieaux, guitarist
- Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
- John McLaughlin Williams, conductor and violinist
- Jasper Wood, violinist
- PROJECT Trio, chamber music ensemble
Notable faculty
- Sergei Babayan, piano
- Victor Babin, piano
- Greg Banaszak, saxophone
- Ernest Bloch, composition
- Margaret Brouwer, composition
- Sergio Calligaris, piano
- David Cerone, violin
- Alice Chalifoux, harp
- Yin Chengzong, piano
- Vinson Cole, voice
- Dorothy DeLay, violin
- Max Dimoff, double bass
- Andrew Földi, voice
- Maurice Goldman, voice
- Jamey Haddad, percussion
- Grant Johannesen, piano
- Paul Kantor, violin
- Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
- Edwin Arthur Kraft, organ
- William Kroll, violin
- Massimo La Rosa, trombone
- Denoe Leedy, piano
- Arthur Loesser, piano, writer
- John Mack, oboe
- Eunice Podis, piano
- Quincy Porter, composition
- Olga Radosavljevich, piano
- Bernard Rogers, composition
- Beryl Rubinstein, piano and composition
- David Shifrin, clarinet
- Leonard Shure, piano
- Eleanor Steber, voice
- Yi-Kwei Sze, voice
- Robert Vernon, viola
- Vitya Vronsky, piano
- Todd Wilson, organ
Preparatory and Continuing Education Office Staff
james liou, Director of Preparatory and Continuing Education
- Mary Ann Grof-Neiman, Program Coordinator
- Stefani Rose, Operations Manager
References
- ^ As of June 30, 2009. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009" (PDF). 2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments. National Association of College and University Business Officers. http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2009_NCSE_Public_Tables_Endowment_Market_Values.pdf. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
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Coordinates: 41°30′43.08″N 81°36′32.7″W / 41.5119667°N 81.609083°W
Categories:- Cleveland Institute of Music
- Educational institutions established in 1920
- Music schools in Ohio
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- University Circle
- Universities and colleges in Cleveland, Ohio
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