How the Conservatory Brings Music Education to Milwaukee

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Milwaukee Children's Choir

Liberace and Gene Wilder studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. So did Justin Hurwitz, composer of the Oscar-winning score for La La Land , as well as recording artist Angie Swan and thousands—many thousands—of less well-known professional and amateur musicians who emerged from the Conservatory’s many programs. In recent years, the Conservatory has also become the primary connection between music education and many Milwaukee school students. And the Conservatory has reached beyond traditional classrooms, exposing even the youngest children to the salutary benefits of music.

A decade ago, the Conservatory had nearly been muted. “The place was going under, going bankrupt,” says Executive Di