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The Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts (the Conservatory) is a Canadian performing arts school in Halifax,
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...
, that offers courses in
higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...
in
music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...
,
dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
, and
theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
. It is the largest and the oldest (1887) of such organizations for education in the performing arts east of Montreal. The Conservatory has been located at the histori
Chebucto School
in
West End, Halifax The West End is a neighbourhood of Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located on the western half of the Halifax Peninsula. The West End is predominantly middle class with many blocks of tree-lined older resident ...
, since 1996.


History

When the school was founded by Reverend Robert Laing in 1887, it was named the
Halifax Conservatory of Music The Halifax Conservatory of Music (HCM) was a Canadian music conservatory in Halifax, Nova Scotia that offered courses in higher education in music during the late 19th century and first half of the 20th century. In 1954 the HCM merged with the M ...
. It was founded under Chapter 91 of the Acts of the Legislature of Nova Scotia. In 1891, the first public performance was held, a concert by the Dresden Trio."Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts marks 130 years"
''Chronicle Herald'', Cynthia McMurray. September 18, 2017 In 1921, under a Special Act of the Province of Nova Scotia, the Halifax Conservatory of Music (HCM) was incorporated. Beginning in 1954, the school offered ballroom dancing instruction. In 1954 the Halifax Conservatory of Music (HCM) bought the assets of the Maritime Academy of Music (MAM), and the school was renamed the Maritime Conservatory of Music.Paul Helmer.
Growing with Canada: The Émigré Tradition in Canadian Music
'. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP; 22 June 2014. . p. 88–.Edward John FitzPatrick (Jr).
The Music Conservatory in America
'. Vol. 1. Boston University.; 1963. p. 156. In its initial years, the school awarded degrees through
Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the fou ...
, but became an independent institution in 1962. In 1998 the school changed its name again to the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts to reflect the school's expansion into other performance mediums beyond music. This name change was legally changed when the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts was confirmed in Chapter 11 of the Acts of 2006, titled The Maritime Conservatory Reorganization Act, which received Royal Assent on July 14, 2006. The Conservatory moved over seven times sharing and renting space until 1996 when it moved to the Chebucto School, a historic 1910 landmark building in the West End of Halifax. The Conservatory acquired ownership of the Chebucto Road School in 1997 from the City of Halifax. The municipality sold the building for a dollar with the stipulation that close to half a million dollars be spent on renovations. (The Chebucto Road School, built in 1910, served as a morgue following the 1917
Halifax Explosion On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship collided with the Norwegian vessel in the waters of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The ''Mont-Blanc'', laden with high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastating the Richmond ...
.) In February 2018, the Conservatory was temporarily closed when a section of its roof was blown off during a wind storm.


Present day

The Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts continues to offer an accessible and comprehensive program of dance and music instruction, accommodating students of all ages and levels of ability. As of 2018, the Conservatory was registered as a private career college with the Labour and Advanced Education Department of Nova Scotia. The School of Dance now offers a two-year advanced diploma for dance instructors. The school hosts and organizes a variety of concerts and dance performances. Each year the National Ballet School holds auditions there, and the conservatory hosts a chamber orchestra."Kiwanis gala wows crowd"
''Chronicle Herald'', By Stephen Pedersen, May 2, 2012


Notable students

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See also

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High School of Performing Arts The High School of Performing Arts (informally known as "PA") was a public alternative high school established in 1947 and located at 120 West 46th Street in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, from 1948 to 1984. In 1961, the school was m ...
,
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
(location of the film ''Fame'') *
List of university and college schools of music ''This is a list of universities and college schools of music by country. For the main article about university and college schools of music, see music school.'' * Academy of Arts in Tirana *Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory *Armenian ...


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The Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1954 Music schools in Canada Schools in Halifax, Nova Scotia 1954 establishments in Nova Scotia