Detroit Conservatory of Music

Detroit Conservatory of Music was a music school in Detroit, Michigan. It was considered one of the leading institutions of music in the United States.^[1] It was founded in 1874 by J. H. Hahn^[1] and opened a normal school training department in 1889.^[2]

J. H. Hahn, founder of the Detroit Conservatory of Music

It was located at 5035 Woodward Avenue. In 1909 the Detroit Conservatory Orchestra was organized at the school.^[1]

Chapters of Mu Phi Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia existed at the school.

The school featured on postcards.^[3] The Detroit Historical Society has a collection of documents from the school.^[4] The Detroit Public Library has a photograph of a woman playing violin at the school.^[5]

Alumni

Notable alumni include:

• Rachel Andresen
• Les Baxter
• Betty Carter
• Kenneth Louis Cox II^[6]
• Johnny Desmond
• Lucia Dlugoszewski
• Jean DuShon
• Dennis Edwards
• T. J. Fowler^[7]
• James Frazier (1940–1984)
• Antoinette Garnes^[8]
• Lou Hooper
• Boyd Marshall
• Sharon Elery Rogers
• Patricia Terry-Ross
• Elizebeth Thomas Werlein
• Thomas Whitfield (singer)
• Agnes Woodward
• Gaylord Yost (1904–1905)