General InformationHistoryLocated in Kansas City, the Conservatory provides students with the opportunity to hear and work with the Conservatory's talented artist-faculty and internationally known artists who perform in the area.The Conservatory of Music and Dance traces its lineage to a merger of two early Kansas City conservatories, the Kansas City Conservatory of Music and the Horner Institute of Fine Arts. A second merger in 1959 joined the Conservatory with the University of Kansas City. In 1963, the private University of Kansas City became a part of the state university system as UMKC, with the Conservatory as a component college. In 2006, the Conservatory of Music celebrated its 100th anniversary and officially changed its name to the Conservatory of Music and Dance.
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