The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is a private music conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio. The school was founded in 1920 by a group of supporters led by Martha Bell Sanders and Mary Hutchens Smith, with Ernest Bloch serving as its first director.[2] CIM enrolls 325 students in the conservatory and approximately 1,500 students in the preparatory and continuing education programs.[3] There are typically about 100 openings per year for which 1,000-1,200 prospective students apply.
| Type | Private music conservatory |
|---|---|
| Established | 1920 |
| Endowment | $45.1 million (2020)[1] |
| President | Paul Hogle |
Academic staff | 185 |
| Students | 325 |
| Location | , , United States |
| Affiliations | Case Western Reserve University |
| Website | www |
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Many members of The Cleveland Orchestra serve as faculty at CIM and CIM alumni can be found in major orchestras throughout the United States and the world.[4]
Campus
CIM is located in the University Circle, a four-mile square neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland.
Opened in 1961, the main building houses teaching studios, practice rooms, recital halls, a music library, and classrooms. The building was expanded in 2007, adding 34,000 square feet of space. This included a new entryway and lobby, an expansion to the music library, a new recital hall, recording/broadcast suites, new practice rooms, and additional administrative offices.[5][6]
Through a cooperative arrangement with nearby Case Western Reserve University, CIM students have full access to many university amenities, and, if accepted to both institutions, can pursue a dual degree both at CIM and Case Western Reserve.[7]
Accreditation
The Cleveland Institute of Music is accredited by two agencies:[8]
Notable people
Alumni
- Ryan Anthony, trumpeter
- Alan Baer, Principal Tuba, New York Philharmonic
- Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter
- Mike Block, cellist, singer, composer
- Harriet Bolz, composer
- Jim Brickman, pianist
- 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
- Wataru Hokoyama, composer
- Frank Huang, violinist
- Judith Ingolfsson, violinist
- Stefan de Leval Jezierski, horn, Berlin Philharmonic
- Megumi Kanda, Principal trombone, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
- Andy Kubiszewski, rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer
- Anton Kuerti, pianist, composer, and conductor
- 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
- Kermit Moore, cellist
- Judy Niemack, jazz singer
- Kam Ning, violinist
- Yuriy Oliynyk, composer and pianist
- Greg Pattillo, flautist
- Ann Hobson Pilot, harpist
- Kermit Poling, conductor and composer
- PROJECT Trio, chamber music ensemble
- 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
- Gerardo Teissonnière, pianist and teacher
- Bross Townsend, jazz pianist
- Daniil Trifonov, pianist
- Jason Vieaux, guitarist
- Katharine Mulky Warne, composer, founder of Darius Milhaud Society
- Alisa Weilerstein, cellist
- John McLaughlin Williams, conductor and violinist
- Jasper Wood, violinist
- Jane Corner Young, composer
Faculty
- Sergei Babayan, piano
- Victor Babin, piano
- Greg Banaszak, saxophone
- Mordecai Bauman, voice
- Ernest Bloch, composition
- Margaret Brouwer, composition
- Sergio Calligaris, piano
- Alice Chalifoux, harp
- Yin Chengzong, piano
- Vinson Cole, voice
- Max Dimoff, double bass
- Andrew Földi, voice
- Maurice Goldman, voice
- Jamey Haddad, percussion
- Grant Johannesen, piano
- Ilya Kaler, violin
- Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
- Edwin Arthur Kraft, organ
- William Kroll, violin
- Jaime Laredo, violin
- Denoe Leedy, piano
- Arthur Loesser, piano, writer
- Malcolm Lowe, violin
- John Mack, oboe
- Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano
- Quincy Porter, composition
- Sharon Robinson, cello
- Bernard Rogers, composition
- Beryl Rubinstein, piano and composition
- David Shifrin, clarinet
- Leonard Shure, piano
- Eleanor Steber, voice
- Yi-Kwei Sze, voice
- Gerardo Teissonnière, piano
- Nevada Van der Veer, voice
- Robert Vernon, viola
- Jason Vieaux, guitarist
- Vitya Vronsky, piano
- Todd Wilson, organ
- Ivan Zenaty, violin
References
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