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Country:
KAZAKHSTAN
State:
City:
ALMATY
Street Address:
86 Abylai Kahn Prospekt, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan
Fax:
+7 702 949 9931
Email 1:
Program:
Undergraduate program
Details:
Diploma (=Bachelor). Studies include performance (Western, folk instruments, including kobyz and dombra), choral conducting, composition.
Program:
Graduate program
Details:
Master's degree. In performance, traditional performance, choral conducting, composition, musicology, pedagogy, arts management, sound engineering.
Institution Notes:
The Conservatory was founded in 1945. It prepares students in both Western and Kazakh traditions. The Conservatory building houses a number of fine performance spaces. There is a significant collection of recordings of traditional music in the Conservatory’s Folklore Laboratory. An instrument workshop manufactures instruments and conducts research on improvements to existing instruments. Courses are taught in Kazakh and Russian. A State program of Cultural Heritage includes a section of folklore study, literature study and art study, the latter holding a five-volume Anthology of Kazakh Music, including folk music, ceremonial music, epics and lyrics. The Conservatory has issued CDs: Kazakh folk music, Kazakh lyric songs, Kazakh instrumental music and Kazakh musical epic, with performances by prominent traditional musicians of the past. It also organises international festivals and competitions. Member of the Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen.
Last Updated:
February 2022