Nizhegorodskaya State Conservatory.

1.When established in 1946, it had 5 Faculties:

• Piano,
• Orchestra,
• Vocal Music,
• Choir Conducting,
• History and Theory of Music.

The year of 1958 offered training in composition; later on there came to life the Faculty of Folk Instruments, organ specialization, postgraduate and intern courses, luceum. The Conservatory was contributed by outstanding musicians
-Professors G.P.Guinsburg,Ya.I.Zak,V.P.Portugalov,M.S.pekelis,I.V.Sposobin, Ya.V.Fliyer,composer A.A.Kasyanov.
The first Rector was A.A.Kogan.
The acting Rector now is Professor A.A.Nesterov.

2. The Conservatory has 6 Faculties:

• Piano,
• Orchestra,
• Folk Instruments,
• Vocal Music,
• Choir Conducting,
• Composition and Musicology

which train 750 students (500-of full-time and 250-of part-time and extra-mural studies).
The structure of the Conservatory also includes library, training laboratory of sound recording, museum.

3. There are 175 lecturers and instructors on the staff, including 18 Professors and Doctors of Sciences, 60 Candidates of Sciences and Associate Professors, 4 People`s Artists of Russia, 25 Honored Artists and Honored Art Workers of Russia.

4. Training is done in 11 specialities and specializations:

• piano,
• organ,
• orchestra string instruments (violin, viola, cello, harp, double-bass),
• orchestra wind and percussion instruments (flute, clarinet, goboe, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, percussion instruments),
• folk instruments (accordion, Russian accordian, balalaika, domra, guitar),
• academic singing,
• folk singing,
• choir conducting,
• teacher of music and singing,
• composition,
• musicology.

5. Research work trends correspond to the profile of training.
The Conservatory offers training and research programmes for 25 interns and 5 competitors in history and theory of music.