June 2, 2006
At Curtis, the Endowment No Longer Pays for Everything
The Curtis Institute of Music here, which has trained hundreds of classical musicians since its founding in 1924, has many fine traditions. Housed mainly in four turn-of-the-20th-century mansions, the school enrolls only enough students each year — about 160, mostly college-age musicians — to fill its orchestra, and other slots in its opera, composition, and conducting programs. It has always provided full-tuition scholarships to all students; and it has long held a
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