Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
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The Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts (MCPA) is a Canadian performing arts school in Halifax, Nova Scotia
that offers courses in higher education
in music
, dance
, and theatre
. The school was founded in 1954 when the Halifax Conservatory of Music
(HCM) and the Maritime Academy of Music
(MAM) merged after the HCM bought the MAM's assets. The school was originally known as the Maritime Conservatory of Music but changed its name in 1998 in order to reflect the school's expansion into other performance mediums beyond music. In its initial years, the school awarded degrees through Dalhousie University
, but became its own independent institution in 1962.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
that offers courses in higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
in music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, and theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. The school was founded in 1954 when the Halifax Conservatory of Music
Halifax Conservatory of Music
The Halifax Conservatory of Music was a Canadian music conservatory in Halifax, Nova Scotia that offered courses in higher education in music during the late 19th century and first half of the 20th century...
(HCM) and the Maritime Academy of Music
Maritime Academy of Music
The Maritime Academy of Music was a Canadian music conservatory in Halifax, Nova Scotia that offered courses in higher education in music during the first half of the 20th century. The school's primarary facilities were located on Henry Street, but it also utilized other buildings in various parts...
(MAM) merged after the HCM bought the MAM's assets. The school was originally known as the Maritime Conservatory of Music but changed its name in 1998 in order to reflect the school's expansion into other performance mediums beyond music. In its initial years, the school awarded degrees through Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
, but became its own independent institution in 1962.