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Established in 1857 by philanthropist George Peabody, The Peabody Conservatory of Music was the first institution in America for the education of professional musicians. Construction of the Conservatory’s main building began in 1859 under the direction of Baltimore architect Edmund G. Lind, who designed it in the Renaissance Revival style. Its Concert Hall is regarded as one of the finest surviving examples of a nineteenth century recital hall. Those who have taught, studied, lectured, or performed there have included figures from Stravinsky to Eubie Blake, as well as Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Each year about 500 young people from across America and abroad study there for degrees in professional musicianship, while nearly 3000 students from the Baltimore area attend classes in the Conservatory Preparatory School. In 1977, Peabody affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University.
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