Simon's prediction turns out to be right as Hicks defeats Katherine McPhee. May 25, 2006
" With a singer-vocal coach mom behind her and a starlet's beauty, McPhee looked and sounded groomed for success.Hicks, whose thatch of prematurely gray hair helped him stand out from the pack, had barely survived the first audition at which judge Simon Cowell warned he didn't have a chance of advancing in the contest.McPhee attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory for a semester; Hicks has been a fixture on honky-tonk stages. McPhee skillfully played to the cameras, all calculated... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
She may have lost, but Kat's career still full of life May 25, 2006
McPhee graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks and attended the Boston Conservatory for 18 months. Final advice from the year's "American Idol": "Do what you want to do, and be happy and be proud.". (Los Angeles Daily News)
SouthCoast split on which 'Idol' left standing May 24, 2006
Ms. McPhee also has a Massachusetts connection she attended The Boston Conservatory for three semesters, but left to try out for a TV pilot in Los Angeles. "I want Taylor; I like his voice and he's different," said Kelly Pereira, 20, of New Bedford. (The Standard-Times, MA)
After 26 years, Nash passes the baton May 24, 2006
1980-1986: Serves as music director of the Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra in Gloucester and conductor at Boston Conservatory of Music in 1985 and 1986. 1989: Engaged as principal conductor for the London-based Mantovani Orchestra s 1989-90 tour of the United States and Canada. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Katharine or Taylor? McPhee gets my vote May 23, 2006
And she earned those chops - bonus points - studying at the Boston Conservatory. Simon Cowell, the only judge worth listening to, called McPhee s second song last week the best performance of the season. (Boston Herald)
Hicks, McPhee face off May 23, 2006
Studied musical theater at the Boston Conservatory. Musical background: Received voice training in college and with her mother, Peisha, who is a vocal coach and singer. (USA Today -- Life)
Katharine, Taylor open up May 20, 2006
She went to Boston Conservatory for about a year, but left because she met a manager who wanted her to try out for parts during the television pilot season in Los Angeles. She did a pilot and an independent film. (USA Today -- Life)
Did Kat's dad have connections? May 20, 2006
She then attended the Boston Conservatory of Music. At the Cabrillo Music Theater in Thousand Oaks, California, she performed the title role in a musical theatre production of Annie Get Your Gun, for which she was nominated for a 2005 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation award for Best Actress. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Talk back May 11, 2006
you don't get into the Boston Conservatory to go to school on a conspiracy theory. only talent. (USA Today -- Life)
A dream comes true Apr 19, 2006
Had the opportunity to attend Julliard not been in destiny's hands for Emi Hirota that day, she planned to continue her training as a dancer at the Boston Conservatory, where she had also applied and was accepted. "Dance is something you cannot do unless you really love it," Emi Hirota said. (Lewisville Leader, TX)
Teacher's pet project Feb 26, 2006
He first achieved national recognition when With Blood, With Ink, an opera he co-authored about a 17th-century Mexican poet, was performed by the New York City Opera and the Boston Conservatory. But as far as he's concerned, Crozier says, his musical career started much earlier. (Orlando Sentinel)
A radiant glimpse of talent to come Feb 18, 2006
It is hard to envision a more dazzling showcase for the Boston Conservatory's students than this weekend's program of dance with live orchestra. The concert adeptly highlights the breadth and depth of the conservatory's dance training with the romantic ballet ''Les Sylphides" and two world premieres created especially for the students by Luis Fuente and Sean Curran.Then there's the music, which is front and center in the form of a full orchestra on the floor just below the stage (there was no... (Boston Globe)