Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Pasadena Conservatory of Music, 100 North Hill Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106
About
Pasadena Conservatory of Music offers individual and group instruction, music history courses, masterclasses, summer camps, workshops, and concerts. The program includes lessons for children and lessons for adults, as well as events such as Musical Storytime @ The Gamble House: This is a Moment and Vroman’s Summer Concert Series. Children as young as four months and adults of all ages take lessons with highly accomplished faculty members, and local and international guest musicians perform on its stage.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm; Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 pm
The Pasadena Conservatory of Music was founded on December 31, 1983, by music teachers Wynne Stone and Silke Sauppé, and has been described as founded in 1984, with over 30 years of operation and celebrations of over 40 years of music education. It is a place of study, performance, and collaboration dedicated to teaching traditional and contemporary music, and each year it presents more than 200 performances. Its programs are organized into 12 departments: Young Musicians; Strings; Guitar; Piano; Vocal Arts; Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion; Jazz; Music Production, Theory, and Composition; Chamber Music; Outreach; Adult Studies; and World Music.
Founded in 1984, the Pasadena Conservatory of Music is a nationally accredited community music school. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, and it also belongs to the National Guild for Community Arts Education and is a member of the Pasadena Arts Council. Pasadena Conservatory of Music’s Incendium Quartet has accepted gold medals at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana.
The mission of Pasadena Conservatory of Music is providing opportunities to learn, perform, and enjoy music to students of all ages and backgrounds. It hosts a vibrant outreach program and provides master classes, guest-artist recitals, and concerts for the Pasadena community and beyond. The Conservatory has expanded its 25-year partnership with the Pasadena Unified School District by welcoming 90 jazz students from four middle and high schools to its campus, and more than 1,000 students attend the school annually while over 3,000 students in schools throughout the district benefit from its community engagement programs.
Sherry Luchette serves as the Jazz department chair and is an accomplished musician and teacher who has dedicated over ten years to various departments at Pasadena Conservatory of Music.
Last updated July 8, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday 9:00 am to 1:00 pm; Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 pm
The Pasadena Conservatory of Music was founded on December 31, 1983, by music teachers Wynne Stone and Silke Sauppé, and has been described as founded in 1984, with over 30 years of operation and celebrations of over 40 years of music education. It is a place of study, performance, and collaboration dedicated to teaching traditional and contemporary music, and each year it presents more than 200 performances. Its programs are organized into 12 departments: Young Musicians; Strings; Guitar; Piano; Vocal Arts; Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion; Jazz; Music Production, Theory, and Composition; Chamber Music; Outreach; Adult Studies; and World Music.
Founded in 1984, the Pasadena Conservatory of Music is a nationally accredited community music school. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools and is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, and it also belongs to the National Guild for Community Arts Education and is a member of the Pasadena Arts Council. Pasadena Conservatory of Music’s Incendium Quartet has accepted gold medals at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana.
The mission of Pasadena Conservatory of Music is providing opportunities to learn, perform, and enjoy music to students of all ages and backgrounds. It hosts a vibrant outreach program and provides master classes, guest-artist recitals, and concerts for the Pasadena community and beyond. The Conservatory has expanded its 25-year partnership with the Pasadena Unified School District by welcoming 90 jazz students from four middle and high schools to its campus, and more than 1,000 students attend the school annually while over 3,000 students in schools throughout the district benefit from its community engagement programs.
Sherry Luchette serves as the Jazz department chair and is an accomplished musician and teacher who has dedicated over ten years to various departments at Pasadena Conservatory of Music.
Last updated July 8, 2026.
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