National University of Music

National University of Music
Universidad Nacional de Música
Former name
National Conservatory of Music
TypePublic university
Established1908 (1908)
Address
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Websitewww.unm.edu.pe

The National University of Music (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Música; UNM), known as the National Conservatory of Music (Spanish: Conservatorio Nacional de Música) from 1946 to 2017 and as the National Academy of Music (Spanish: Academia Nacional de Música) before that, is a public university in Lima, Peru.[1]

History

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The history of university dates back to the mid-19th century, when José Bernardo Alcedo, author of the National Anthem of Peru, presented the first project for a Conservatory in Peru to Congress. This, along with other attempts, did not succeed until May 9, 1908, when President José Pardo y Barreda approved a plan for the preparation of an academy through Supreme Resolution No. 1082. Said institution, the National Academy of Music, opened the following year under the direction of Peruvian musician Federico Gerdes [es], who was joined by other teachers, such as José M. Valle Riestra (teaching Solfège, Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and Composition), Próspero Marsicano (Rio de Janeiro Conservatory), Erich Schubert (Imperial and Royal Academy of Music of Berlin), Enrique Fava Ninci (Pesaro Conservatory), Nello Cecchi (Bologna Conservatory).[2]

The academy acquired a property in 1927, which currently serves as its historical headquarters, and was renamed by Augusto B. Leguía to include Alcedo's surname through Supreme Resolution No. 63, on January 12, 1939. Around this period, the National Symphony Orchestra was created through law No. 8743, with the government ordering that musicians from other countries be hired to train the new orchestra.[2]

Under the military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, the academy was renamed the National School of Music (Spanish: Escuela Nacional de Música), merging it with the National Institute of Culture, which led to a decrease in talents at the institution. In 1983, both this school and that of Fine Arts were promoted to Superior Schools (Spanish: Escuelas Superiores), with a higher degree of autonomy.[2]

In 2017, the conservatory changed its name to the National University of Music, through a unanimous vote at Congress.[1][2]

List of directors

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Directors
Director Name Period
1st
1908-1929
2nd
Vicente Stea
1929-1930
3rd
Enrique Fava Ninci
1931-1932
4th
1932-1943
5th
Carlos Sánchez Málaga
1943-1949
6th
1950-1951
7th
Aurelio Maggioni Bonetti
1952-1953
8th
1954-1959
9th
Carlos Sánchez Málaga
1966-1969
10th
1970
11th
1973-1976
12th
1976-1979
13th
1979-1984
14th
César Bedoya
1985
15th
1986-1990
16th
1991-1993
17th
Nelly Suárez de Velit
1993-1998
18th
1999-2002
19th
Lydia Hung Wong
2003-2006
20th
Fernando De Lucchi Fernald
2007-2014
21st
Carmen Escobedo Revoredo
2015-2018
Comisión Organizadora
Carmen Escobedo Revoredo
2019-2020
Comisión Organizadora
Lydia Hung Wong
2020-present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Paz Campuzano, Oscar (2017-05-30). "Conservatorio Nacional se convirtió en universidad 108 años después de su fundación". El Comercio.
  2. ^ a b c d "Historia". Universidad Nacional de Música.