EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1867 by Eben Tourjeé.

Location:
Boston, MA

Founding Date:
1867

Official Website:
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sarah Caldwell	Conductor	6-Mar-1924	23-Mar-2006	Opera Company of Boston
Louise Homer	Singer	30-Apr-1871	6-May-1947	Operatic contralto
Josephine Hull	Actor	3-Jan-1886	12-Mar-1957	Harvey
Rita Johnson	Actor	13-Aug-1913	31-Oct-1965	Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Coretta Scott King	Activist	27-Apr-1927	30-Jan-2006	Widow of Dr. Martin Luther King
Walter Pidgeon	Actor	23-Sep-1897	25-Sep-1984	How Green Was My Valley
Eleanor H. Porter	Novelist	19-Dec-1868	21-May-1920	Pollyanna
Max Roach	Jazz Musician	10-Jan-1924	16-Aug-2007	Enduring jazz drummer
Matthew Shipp	Jazz Musician	7-Dec-1960		Free jazz pianist
Eleanor Steber	Singer	17-Jul-1914	3-Oct-1990	Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera
Cecil Taylor	Jazz Musician	15-Mar-1929		Avant-garde jazz pianist
Rusty Warren	Singer/Songwriter	17-Mar-1931		Songs for Sinners
Bernie Worrell	Musician	19-Apr-1944	24-Jun-2016	Blacktronic Scientist

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ran Blake	Pianist	20-Apr-1935		Third Stream composer
Rusty Warren	Singer/Songwriter	17-Mar-1931		Songs for Sinners

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ran Blake	Pianist	20-Apr-1935		Third Stream composer
Joseph L. Bower	Business	21-Sep-1938		Professor, Harvard Business School
James R. Tobin	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Boston Scientific

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