Type Public Director Henk van der Meulen Campus Urban Province South Holland Founded 1826 | Established 1826 (1826) Location The Hague, Netherlands Website www.koncon.nl/en/ Phone +31 70 315 1515 | |
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Address Juliana van Stolberglaan 1, 2595 CA Den Haag, Netherlands Founder William I of the Netherlands Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 1,713 EUR (2011) Notable alumni Louis Andriessen, Richard Ayres, Michel van der Aa, Eva‑Maria Westbroek, Vanessa Lann Similar Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Codarts, Royal Academy of Art - Th, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel Profiles | ||
The Royal Conservatoire (Dutch: Koninklijk Conservatorium, KC) is a conservatoire in The Hague, providing higher education in music and dance. The conservatoire was founded by King William I in 1826, making it the oldest conservatoire in the Netherlands.
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Education
The Bachelor Music course offers a range of study options. The starting point is an individual curriculum in the fields of Classical Music, Early Music, Singing/Vocal, Jazz, Composition, Sonology, Art of Sound and Music Education. The Master Music course at the Royal Conservatoire covers a spectrum from performing musicians (Classical, Early and Jazz), creative and researching musicians (Composition, Sonology, ArtScience). The three Master programmes at the Royal Conservatoire are Master of Music, Master of Sonology and Master of Opera. The Master in Opera is offered by the Dutch National Opera Academy, in association with the Conservatory of Amsterdam.
Research
Alongside education and production, research is one of the pillars of the Royal Conservatoire. The focus of research within the educational programmes is directed towards the artistic-musical and intellectual development of the students. In the Bachelor this involves the learning of basic research skills which a musician will require in their later music practice. These have relevance to the articulated ability to reflect on the musician’s own speciality. Research in the Master course is more specifically directed towards the conducting of a research project where the student specialises in their own field. Types of research in the Master can range widely, for instance the making of instruments, experimentation, historical interpretation (e.g. in function of performance practice), creative (artistic) research, cultural/critical reflection and/or research in the field of didactics or pedagogy. The topics are usually directly related to the main subject, and are of importance both for artistic and intellectual development of the student as for the development of the field of study.
After the Master course students can apply for participation in the doctoral programme for musicians and composers which is facilitated by the Academy of Creative and Performing Art at Leiden University. A research training programme is offered by DocARTES, the collaboration of the Royal Conservatoire, the Conservatory of Amsterdam, the universities of Leiden, Leuven and Antwerp, and the Orpheus Institute in Ghent. The final PhD defense takes place at Leiden University through the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts. Just like with the Master course, the student’s own artistic practice is the central element in the PhD course.
Alumni and faculty
For a full list, see Category:Royal Conservatory of The Hague alumni and Category:Royal Conservatory of The Hague faculty.The Royal Conservatoire has some notable alumni, including Michel van der Aa, Hendrik Andriessen, Richard Ayres, Gerard Beljon, Rozalie Hirs, Geoffrey Lancaster, Vanessa Lann, Susanne Regel, Lawrence Renes, Paul Steenhuisen, Ananda Sukarlan, Victor Varela, Henry Vega, Rodney Waschka II, Eva-Maria Westbroek and Kristoffer Zegers.
Notable faculty includes Louis Andriessen, Dina Appeldoorn, Clarence Barlow, Richard Barrett, Konrad Boehmer, Frans Brüggen, Wim Henderickx, Ton Koopman, Yannis Kyriakides, Reinbert de Leeuw, Kenneth Montgomery, Ryo Terakado, Kathryn Cok, and Eric Vloeimans.