Founded in 1857 by George Peabody, the division of the Johns Hopkins University became an internationally acclaimed school where many musicians locally and abroad received formal training. The Peabody Conservatory of Music is a nationally accredited school that continues to provide musical training. Graduates are active in orchestras, arts organizations, and as teachers at all levels from pre-college through postgraduate education.
Some of the more famous alumni who were from or had residency status in Baltimore included Tori Amos, Michael Hedges (a composition student of Jean Eichelberger Ivey), and a young Frank Zappa’s brief orchestration tutorial with BSO conductor Massimo Freccia, who taught at the prep. Other world class musicians have been sought after as instructors at Peabody, including Leon Fleisher (piano), Daniel Heifetz (violin), Manuel Barrueco (guitar), Richard Aitken, Charles Covington, Gary Thomas, and American modernist composers Henry Cowell and Earl Browne…
Additional information about the school may be found on their web-site at www.peabody.jhu.edu
A quick search of this website for individuals noted as Peabody alumni include the following (in no particular order): Larry Adler, Rick Elliott, Helmut Licht, George Alvey, Johnny Mann, Gary Bartz, Hiram Bullock, Greg Grainger, John Knoll, Ruby Glover, Gene (Joe) Byrd, Ellis Larkins, Paula Hatcher, Tim Eyermann, Cyrus Chestnut, Albert Dailey, O’Donel Levy, Carroll Skinner, Nelson Knode, Hank Levy, Dontae Winslow, Jessica Williams, Jimmy Wells, Al Saunders, Albert ‘Re-Bop’ Pritchett, Tom Alonso, Bill Tudor, Larry Hoffman…
Bernie Robier, Barbara Riehl, Chris Eminizer, Patrick Alban, Derek Day, Larry Cione, Jim Shiplett, Eddy Feldman, Bobby Finch, Kenny Hanlon, Bob Flurie, Aleta Greene, Don Lehnhoff, Don Barto, Greg Hatza, Nancy Tribull, Dan Blankenship, Roger Lamison, Henry Mulhendrick, Rob Reason, Jean Albert Renaud, Chico Slamm / Sagat, John Lamkin, Ken Massey, Jeff Order, Frank Eventoff, Nelson Eventoff, Paul Eventoff, Bill Mott, Brian O’Doherty, Elizabeth Lickle, Mike Kelly, Dick Smith, Mark Cromer, Paul Wheaton, David Evans, Polly Johnson, Skip Barthold, Angela Taylor, Keith Amtmann…
And certainly, there are many others who weren’t identified as such.
