My tour group took us here to show us this popular Conservatory of Roses music school at the Miguel Bernal Jiménez Campus Santiago Tapia No. 334 Historic Center 58000 in Morelia, Michoacán. Mexico. It is very similar to San Francisco Conservatory of Music in San Francisco, California, USA where they train students to be excellent musicians in their craft. Also both places offer free student concerts during the semester, just check their website or flyers at the school. You may be asking why is the school named Conservatory of Roses? The name was invented by the residents of ancient Valladolid, towards the end of the 17th century. As stated on the school's website "...The church that we see today was built for the school, dedicated to Santa Rosa de Lima, from which the nickname "roses of Castile" was derived for the students and, by extension, the site in general. It was completed in 1752 at the expense of Bishop Martin Elizacoechea. Its façade has a double doorway following the tradition of nuns' temples and is richly sculpted in baroque style with pilasters, medallions, plant reliefs and images of saints." The Italian architecture of the columns is very nice looking. I am surprised not many people use Yelp in Mexico, so I will do my best to give an accurate description of this building and as I walked by the courtyard, I passed by rooms with music flowing out of them, like two female students in a room with a violin and then another room I heard sounds of a piano coming from a window on the ground floor. Conservatory of Roses is a unique institution in Mexico which is a non-profit civil association that operates through its own income up to 80 percent, and receives public funds to complete the resources required for its operation. They Offer high-quality education for their students to being successful in entering the world of music work at a national and international level. As stated from their website, They work with students in a very wide range of ages, ranging from preschool level (kindergarten included) to graduate level (passing, of course, through primary, secondary and high school). Here's a summary of the background of the building and school from their website translated in English. In the year 1743, the Santa Rosa de Santa María Girls' School was founded in the city of Valladolid, Michoacán, in the same building that the Conservatory of Roses occupies today. The property had previously belonged to the Dominican Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena, an institution that stood out in the former province of Michoacán for its intense musical activity. The Girls' School was also distinguished by the role that music teaching played in it, which is why it is considered today as the most remote predecessor of the Conservatory of the Roses. The College operated until 1870, when it was permanently closed after almost a decade of ups and downs and partial closures. Thirty years later, in 1904, the San Gregorio Magno Sacred Music School was inaugurated in Morelia, with the aim of providing professional training to church musicians In 1921 the Orfeón became the Official School of Sacred Music of the Archbishopric of Michoacán, where in 1926 the first titles of "Gregorian Chant License" and "Mastery in Composition" were granted. Among the disciples graduated in 1927 was Miguel Bernal Jiménez, who the following year was sent to Rome to specialize in the organ and upon his return to occupy the position of teacher of this instrument. His return meant the beginning of a new era in the teaching of sacred music in Morelia. During the last decades, since the death of Miguel Bernal Jiménez, Father Marcelino Guiza had been in charge, who ended his management with the appointment of Maestro Carreño. Father Guiza managed to keep the institution alive, facing situations of enormous adversity. The renovation that began in 1986 continued with the restoration of the central building of the Conservatory, which was almost completely unusable, even without roofs. The new Council of Associates and the community of teachers became aware that a fundamental academic transformation was necessary, which would review the very mission of the institution. It was from then on that the Conservatory focused on the professional training of musicians, regardless of any religious objective. Starting in 1994, the teaching staff was radically transformed, consolidating the different musical disciplines. Many Mexican and foreign teachers joined the institution, whose work quickly turned the Conservatory into a cutting-edge institution in musical education at a national and international level. It was a complex process. If you come across this school, please feel free to wander in the open door and explode the nice campus filled with history. read more

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