Studies program (part-time private lessons, classes, and ensembles offered to area residents) evolved from its beginnings in the 1920s when it began offering classes for children. In 1978, a Saturday program of theory, private lessons, and other music classes for children was added.
Previous leaders of the school include violinist Roman Totenberg, director from 1978 to 1985, pianist Victor Rosenbaum, director from 1985 to 2001, and Kwang-Wu Kim, president from 2001 to 2006. Rosenbaum's tenure as director saw the establishment of the opera and modern American music departments as well as a growth in student numbers from 600 to 1,200, and in the annual budget from $600,000 to $3.5 million. The current president is Karen Zorn, who took up her post in 2007.
On April 1, 2010, the Boston Globe reported that Longy was in negotiations to become a graduate school of Bard College. President Zorn began preliminary talks with Bard's president, Leon Botstein in July 2009.
The merger with Bard College in June 2011 established …
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