Upon graduation, Longy students join the eminent ranks of an extended family of musical alumni. Active as professionals in all aspects of the music world - performance, composition, conducting, arts administration, teaching, and instrument making - Longy alumni are known for their solid musicianship and compelling creativity. Broad-based skills in theory, improvisation, pedagogy, and performance practice developed at Longy have equipped them to be musical leaders and working performers in an ever-competitive arts world. Many alumni have risen to the top of their field, including composer Elliott Carter, contralto Eunice Alberts, pianist Anton Kuerti, and Robert Freeman, Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin.

The curriculum at Longy also provides a strong foundation for students who wish to continue their musical study after receiving their Longy diploma or degree. Longy alumni may be found pursuing graduate credentials at distinguished colleges, universities, and conservatories in the United States and throughout the world.

Distinguished Alumni Awards

1986
Schuyler Chapin, Former General Manager, Metropolitan Opera and Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts

1987
Eunice Alberts, Contralto

1988
Robert Freeman, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin
Judith Davidoff, Cellist and Viola da Gambist
Elliott Carter, Pulitzer Prize-winning Composer

1989
Elias Lopez Soba, Pianist and Executive Director, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture

1990
Anton Kuerti, Concert Pianist

1991
Louise Shonk Kelly, Music and Arts Patron

1992
Denise Bacon, Founder, Kodály Center of America
Christopher Loring, Former Cellist, Quebec Symphony

1993
E. Antony Bonvalot, Musicologist

1994
Evy Lucio Cordova, Founder and Director, Coras de Niños de San Juan

1995
Bertica Schulman Cramer, Concert Pianist and Teacher

1996
Evelyn Barry, Pianist and Former Faculty, Wellesley College

1997
Sidney B. Smith, Pianist, Conductor, Composer, and Educator

1998
Marianne Williams Tobias, Concert Pianist and Program Annotator of the Indianapolis Symphony
Noël Lee, Composer, Concert Pianist, and Teacher

1999
Henry Gregorian, Violinist, Minnesota Orchestra and Concertmaster, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

2000
Mark DeVoto, Musicologist, Composer, and Educator
Joan Griscom, Active New York Chorister

2001
Stephen Lord, Music Director, Boston Lyric Opera

2002
Rulan Chao Pian, Professor Emerita, Harvard University

2003
Douglas Allanbrook, Composer and Faculty Member, St. John’s College (awarded posthumously)

2004
Emily Romney, Longtime Longy Faculty Member and Voice Department Chair

"I attribute to Longy some of my most thorough training. It is one of the few places which offers rigorous training characteristic of the best European conservatories. The school is a rarity in the music world."  —Elliott Carter, composer, Longy alumnus

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