Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1919 | Established by Walter Damrosch and Francis Casadesus at the behest of General John J. Pershing to improve the quality of U.S. military bands mobilized in France at the end of World War I |
| 1921 | Opened to American civilians, welcoming music students for summer classes in the Louis XV wing of the Château de Fontainebleau Aaron Copland attended Charles-Marie Widor appointed director general |
| 1923 | The Fine Arts School was established with Jacques Carlu as director and initially offered painting, sculpture, and interior design classes, though architecture later became the focus |
| 1926 | Louise Talma attended the Conservatory |
| 1934 | Maurice Ravel appointed as director of the Conservatory The Fine Arts School opened to a wider range of international students |
| 1936 | Robert Casadesus took directorship of the piano classes, succeeding Isidor Phillip |
| 1937 | Camille Decreus appointed director of the Conservatory David Diamond attended |
| 1939 | Summer session at Fontainebleau ended as World War II began |
| 1940-1941 | Gaby and Robert Casadesus organized the Conservatory’s summer music classes at St. George’s School in Newport, Rhode Island Jacques Carlu and Jean Despujols continued fine arts classes in Orleans, Massachusetts, and at the Pocono Summit in Pennsylvania |
| 1942-1945 | Gaby and Robert Casadesus held music classes in Great Barrington, Massachusetts |
| 1945 | Classes resumed at Fontainebleau Robert Casadesus took official directorship of the Conservatory |
| 1946 | Music and fine arts classes returned to Fontainebleau with a small student body Jean Paul Alaux appointed director of the Fine Arts School |
| 1947 | Nadia Boulanger appointed professor of composition |
| 1948 | Nadia Boulanger appointed director of the Conservatory |
| 1972 September 19 | Death of Robert Casadesus |
| 1979 October 22 | Death of Nadia Boulanger |
| 1999 November 12 | Death of Gaby Casadesus |
| 2021 | Centennial celebrations held |