There are around 450 students at Utrechts Conservatorium, of whom around 350 are taking the various bachelor courses and 100 the Master of Music. There are about 45 students taking the preliminary course.

Around 120 teachers work at Utrechts Conservatorium. This large number is a result of the wide-ranging education, with 40 main subjects and a variety of courses. There are also several masterclasses and workshops each year, which are given by guest lecturers from the Netherlands and abroad.

Utrechts Conservatorium is well known by renowned orchestras and venues, as many graduates work there. The conservatoire collaborates with other arts disciplines within the HKU. Collaboration takes place with Faculty of Art, Media & Technology in the fields of composition, production and the combination of performance and creation.

Utrechts Conservatorium is based in 2 historic buildings at the Mariaplaats in Utrecht. There is a fine concert hall, called the J.M. Fentener van Vlissingenzaal, in the Gebouw voor Kunsten en Wetenschappen (K&W), the oldest concert hall in the Netherlands. There is also a hall specially equipped for jazz and pop music, and for lectures.

In the main building, which was originally a Catholic hospital, the authentic chapel is a venue for early music, in particular. There is also a small hall for chamber music in the same building.

The Dutch Carillon School
The Dutch Carillon School, which is part of Utrechts Conservatorium, is situated on the Grote Spui in Amersfoort. Carillon students have access to the carillons of the Belgen Monument and the Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren in Amersfoort.

Study facilities
The opening times of the various buildings of Utrechts Conservatorium are very generous, so that you can also study in the evenings and at weekends.

Library
As a student at Utrechts Conservatorium, you can use the conservatoire’s own music library and the specific library of the Dutch Carillon School. You also have access to the library of Utrecht University.

Multimedia
There are many facilities in the area of multimedia. There are around 20 work stations with a computer, a midi keyboard and an Internet connection, on which modern music software for recordings and scores, accompaniment and music theory is installed.

All first-year students on the Bachelor of Music course also have ICT lessons. There are also facilities for audio and video recordings of concerts and projects, and a recording studio.