Rivers School Explained

Rivers School
Former Names:
  • Country Day School for Boys of Boston
  • Rivers Country Day School
Motto:Excellence with Humanity
Streetaddress:333 Winter Street
Zipcode:02493
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.323°N -71.326°W
Type:Independent, Day, Coeducational
Enrollment:490 (2015–16)
Class:12 students
Ratio:6.6:1 (2015–16)
Teaching Staff:74.8 (FTE) (2015–16)
Campus:Suburban, 52 acres
Tuition:$60,560[1]
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The Rivers School is an independent, coeducational preparatory school in Weston, Massachusetts.

History

Rivers School was founded in 1915 as an educational institution for boys in Brookline, Massachusetts. Robert W. Rivers founded the school and was its first headmaster. The Country Day School for Boys of Boston merged with Rivers in 1940, and the school moved to its present location in Weston in 1960. It became co-educational in 1989.[2]

The Rivers School Conservatory

The Rivers School Conservatory was founded in 1975 by Ethel Bernard, one of the pioneers of the music school movement. She approached Rivers School with the idea of using the then-unoccupied former headmaster's house on the campus (now called Blackwell House after George H. Blackwell).[3]

It was first called the Music School at Rivers, then Rivers School Conservatory. In 1978, the Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young was established,[4] with guests including John Cage (1983). All pieces performed are composed in the 25-years prior to each seminar. Recent examples include Matinee: The Fantom of the Fair by Libby Larsen.[5] [6]

The Conservatory currently has more than 750 students, including a student orchestra program, jazz and chamber ensembles, music theory and composition, a marimba program,[7] [8] [9] choruses, master classes, workshops, and private lessons for instruments, piano, and voice.[3]

Clubs and co-curriculars

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tuition & Financial Aid | the Rivers School.
  2. http://www.rivers.org/Page/About-Us/Mission--History River's History
  3. Web site: Our Story - The Rivers School Conservatory. The Rivers School Conservatory. 2016-02-16.
  4. Web site: WGBH Showcases The Rivers School Conservatory's Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young. WGBH. YouTube. 2013-06-13. 2016-02-17.
  5. Program notes: 36th Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young, the Rivers School Conservatory, April 4–6, 2014
  6. Web site: Libby Larsen: Fantom of the Fair (world premiere). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/bJ29GmXGodw . 2021-12-21 . live. . April 24, 2014. - At the end of the video clip Larsen herself comes on stage to congratulate the performers.
  7. Web site: 99.5 All Classical Festival. WGBH Boston PBS. 2010-06-19. 2016-02-17. The Rivers School Conservatory Marimba Magic® Ensemble delights audiences with their brilliant performances of Ragtime, Classical, Latin, and Jazz selections, played by high school virtuosos..
  8. Web site: 16th Annual 99.5 WCRB Cartoon Festival. wgbh.org. 2014-11-01. 2016-02-17. The Marimba Magic Ensemble, directed by Sarah Tenney, is a comprehensive musicianship program for students ages five through sixteen..
  9. Web site: Wayland Resident Brings 'Marimba Magic' to Life. Brooklyn . Lowery. Wayland Patch. 2012-02-06. 2016-02-17.
  10. Web site: Robotics Team Places First at State Qualifier. January 23, 2014. May 4, 2014.
  11. Web site: Tayra Melendez - 2015-16 - Women's Basketball . University of Rhode Island . en.

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