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Established in 1895, the Northwestern University School of Music is an undergraduate and graduate institution devoted to musical performing arts and academia, located on Northwestern University 's campus in Evanston, Illinois , about 12 miles north of downtown Chicago . It is considered one of the top music schools in the United States, especially among non- Conservatory based schools. The school offers performance degrees in all orchestral instruments, keyboard, voice, and conducting, as well as academic degrees in musicology, music history, music education, music technology, and music theory and cognition. Because of its unique situation within an Accredited university, it is one of the few music schools that offers a dual-degree undergraduate program in liberal arts or engineering, in conjunction with those respective university schools. The School of Music has 92 faculty members, 402 undergraduate students and 228 graduate students (Fall 2005) {Link without Title} . HISTORY Initially, the Women's College of Northwestern University contained what was then called the Conservatory of Music, founded by Oren E. Locke in the 1880s. As of 1891, however, enrollment at the Conservatory was stagnating at only 40 students. Peter Christian Lutkin, a noted church organist who ran his own private music school in downtown Chicago, was appointed director in that year, and began widely expanding the curriculum to include not only keyboard and voice instruction but also theory and practice courses that he felt would appeal to amateurs and educators. The Conservatory was soon reorganized as a department within the College of Liberal Arts, and Peter Lutkin was made a professor and the chair of the department. Under his control, the curriculum was further expanded to include music history, counterpoint and harmony. In 1895, the department had a strong enrollment of 200 students and was formally reorganized as the School of Music. Lutkin continued to serve as dean until 1931. PERFORMING GROUPS The School of Music currently has two full orchestras, one chamber orchestra, one Wind Ensemble s, a Contemporary Music ensemble, Symphonic Band, Brass Choir, two jazz bands, three choirs, the University Chapel Choir, and a women's chorus. Students are also able to form Chamber Music groups on their own. FACILITIES School Buildings The Northwestern University School of Music comprises two buildings:
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Music Library The Music Library, founded in 1945, occupies the second floor of the Charles Deering Library in the main university library. It is known primarily for its holdings of music after 1945 and features an extensive collection of John Cage 's correspondence.http://www.library.northwestern.edu/music/collections.html REFERENCES
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