芝加哥音乐学院
芝加哥音乐学院成立于 1867 年，距芝加哥市成立不到四十年。它为音乐和音乐教育提供了一百多年不间断的服务，并在中西部文化生活的发展中发挥了重要作用。
Chicago Musical College was founded in 1867, less than four decades after the city of Chicago was incorporated. It has given over a hundred years of uninterrupted service to music and music education and has played an important role in the development of the cultural life of the Midwest.
杜希金大奖
Dushkin Award
郎朗获芝加哥音乐学院“杜希金大奖”
郎朗向现场嘉宾展示“杜希金大奖”奖杯
杜希金奖设立于1985年，是为了纪念芝加哥音乐学院的两位创始人——桃乐茜（Dorothy）和大卫·杜希金（David Dushkin）。该奖项享有很高的国际声誉，旨在表彰那些世界上倍受尊敬、成就卓越、为艺术和教育做出突出贡献的音乐艺术家和教育家。小提琴大师斯特恩、指挥大师巴伦博伊姆、艾森巴赫、穆蒂、大提琴家马友友等世界知名音乐大师都曾获得过该奖项。
在芝加哥音乐学院83周年庆典上，郎朗获得学院颁发的杜希金大奖（Dushkin Award）。他也是获得该奖的首位中国籍艺术家。
郎朗在发表获奖感言时这样说道：“非常高兴能够获得这个奖！首先我要感谢芝加哥，是这个城市让我一曲成名，对这里一直有着特殊的感情，希望我们在音乐教育方面继续合作。
郎朗还风趣的说：“很少一个人在同一个城市3次首演全是替补出场，从我第一次在拉维尼亚音乐节上替补安德烈瓦兹出场和艾森巴赫大师合作，到我在芝加哥交响乐团音乐厅独奏音乐会上作为理查古德的替补，到后来和巴伦博伊姆大师以及芝加哥交响乐团的套票音乐会上作为波利尼的替补，连续3次替补出场的我绝对称得上是名副其实的超级替补！”最后，郎朗补充道：“芝加哥是我的幸运之城，而获得该奖的人中有我最崇拜的艺术家，像斯特恩、巴伦博伊姆、艾森巴赫，能和这些伟大的艺术家前辈一样获奖我感到非常荣幸！
芝加哥音乐学院---主楼大厅（美茵国际工作人员美国芝加哥实景拍摄）
1865 年，在建立音乐学院的最初努力之后，芝加哥音乐学院成立，由Florenz Ziegfeld，Sr 担任主任。 （Ziegfeld Sr.是更为人所知的一位成功并且有开拓性的百老汇理Florenz，Jr 的父亲。）
两年后，在 1867 年，Ziegfeld 建立了自己的芝加哥音乐学院，这是美国第四所音乐学院。 1871 年，音乐学院搬到了一座新建筑，几周后被大芝加哥火灾摧毁;尽管发生了大火，学院还是在年底前重新开始运作。
In 1865, after initial efforts to establish a college of music, the Chicago Conservatorium of Music was founded,with Florenz Ziegfeld,Sr.as its director.
(Ziegfeld Sr. was the father of Florenz, Jr., who is better known as a successful and trail-blazing Broadway impresario.)
Two years later, in 1867, Ziegfeld established his own Chicago Academy of Music,the fourth conservatory in America.In1871,the conservatory moved to a new building which was destroyed only a few weeks later by the Great Chicago Fire;despite the conflagration,the College was again up and running by theend of the year.
芝加哥音乐学院---二楼休息厅（美茵国际工作人员美国芝加哥实景拍摄）
1872 年，学校更名为芝加哥音乐学院;那一年有 900 多名学生入学。一所师范教师学院被添加到学校的课程中。学费每课平均花费 1 美元。四年后，伊利诺伊州认可该学院为高等教育学位授予机构。开设了一个筹备处，在整个城市设立了分支机构。
Rudolph Ganz 于 1900 年加入 CMC 做教职员工，除了在 20 世纪 20 年代短暂停顿之外，直到他于 1972 年去世之前都一直与学校有关。1917 年，CMC 提供音乐硕士学位，七年后学院成为全国音乐学院协会特许会员。
In 1872, the school changed its name to Chicago Musical College; over 900 students were enrolled in that year.A Normal TeachersInstitute was added to the schools offerings.Tuition in those far-off days cost anaverage of one dollar per lesson.Four years later the State of Illinois accredited the College as adegree granting institution of higher learning. A Preparatory Division was opened which established branches throughout the city.
Rudolph Ganz joined CMCs faculty in 1900 and , except for a brief hiatus in the 1920s, remained associated with the school until his death in 1972. In 1917, CMC offered a Master of Music Degree, and seven years later the School became a charter member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
芝加哥音乐学院---图书馆（美茵国际工作人员美国芝加哥实景拍摄）
到 1925 年，学院搬进了位于E. Van Buren街64号的 11 层楼。那一年，教师名单上出现了一百二十五个名字，学院为学生开了三个宿舍楼。 1936 年，CMC被认可为North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools 的正式会员，这是中西部唯一一所享有此类地位的独立音乐学院。到 1947 年，学院提供艺术和音乐教育博士学位。
By 1925, the College moved into its own eleven-story building at 64 E. Van Buren Street. One hundred and twenty-five names appeared on the faculty roster for that year, and the School opened three dormitory floors for students.In 1936, CMC was admitted as a full member to the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the only independent music college in the Midwest to enjoy such status. By 1947 the College was offering Doctorates in Fine Arts and Music Education.
芝加哥音乐学院---音乐厅（美茵国际工作人员美国芝加哥实景拍摄）
1954 年， CMC 与成立于 1945 年的罗斯福大学音乐学院合并。“芝加哥音乐学院”这个名字被保留给了由两所学校联合创建的新学院。所有的设施都搬到了有国家标志性建筑标志 Auditorium building 的芝加哥南密歇根大道 430 号，除了Rudolph Ganz 纪念演奏厅外，该建筑还拥有世界上最好的礼堂之一。
In 1954, CMC merged with Roosevelt Universitys School of Music which was founded in 1945. The name \"Chicago Musical College\" was retained for the new college which was created by the union of the two schools. All operations moved to join the University in the now national landmark Auditorium Building at 430 South Michigan Avenue in Chicagos Loop. The building houses one of the finest
auditoriums in the world, in addition to the Rudolph Ganz Memorial Recital Hall.
芝加哥音乐学院---琴楼及琴房（美茵国际工作人员美国芝加哥实景拍摄）
1997 年秋天，罗斯福成立了一所表演艺术学院加入到芝加哥音乐学院，并加入了戏剧课程。 2000 年，在新任院长 James Gandre 的领导下，名字改为芝加哥表演艺术学院。 Rudy Marcozzi 在 2008-2009 学年期间担任临时院长，芝加哥交响乐团前团长 Henry Fogel 2009 年秋季担任 CCPA 院长。Linda Berna 是音乐学院的副院长，Sean Kelley 是剧院音乐学院的副院长。
In the fall of 1997 Roosevelt established a College of Performing Arts which joined Chicago Musical College and the Theater Program under one
administrative unit. In2000, under the leadership of new dean James Gandre,the name was changed to Chicago College of Performing Arts. Rudy Marcozzi
acted as Interim Dean during the 2008-2009 school year until Henry Fogel,the former President of the Chicago Symphony, assumed the post of Dean of
CCPA in the Fall of 2009. Linda Berna is the Associate Dean/Director of the Music Conservatory, and Sean Kelley is the Associate Dean/Director of the Theatre Conservatory
芝加哥音乐学院主楼老照片，这里曾是芝加哥最高建筑。
