▁so ▁hon ored ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁conserv atory ' s ▁affili ation ▁with ▁Ober lin ▁College , ▁students ▁may ▁either ▁enter ▁the ▁conserv atory ▁only ▁or ▁Ober lin ' s ▁five ▁year ▁Double - D eg ree ▁program , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁student ▁will ▁complete ▁both ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁degree ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts . ▁Ad mission ▁is ▁based ▁primarily ▁on ▁an ▁extremely ▁compet itive ▁aud ition ; ▁over ▁ 1 , 4 0 0 ▁mus icians ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁fresh man ▁class ▁of ▁around ▁ 1 2 0 . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁The ▁conserv atory ▁was ▁previously ▁hous ed ▁in ▁Warner ▁Hall , ▁a ▁large ▁stone ▁building ▁where ▁the ▁King ▁Building ▁now ▁stands . ▁It ▁now ▁occup ies ▁four ▁inter connected ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁T app an ▁Square . ▁The ▁original ▁structure ▁of ▁three ▁big ▁white ▁buildings ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese - American ▁architect ▁Minor u ▁Yam as aki ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁which ▁closely ▁res emb les ▁Yam as aki ' s ▁later ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁Ber tr am ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁K ohl ▁Building ▁opened ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁new ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁Jazz ▁Studies , ▁Music ▁History , ▁and ▁Music ▁Theory ▁depart ments . ▁K ohl ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁Robert son ▁by ▁a ▁third