▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁of ▁Lat via ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : M unicip al ities ▁of ▁Lat via ▁Category : V ent sp ils ▁Municip ality <0x0A> </s> ▁Long y ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁of ▁B ard ▁College ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁music ▁school ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁as ▁the ▁Long y ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁independent ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁music ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁region ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Conserv atory , ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music , ▁and ▁Boston ▁Conserv atory . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁institution ▁merged ▁with ▁B ard ▁College ▁to ▁become ▁Long y ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁of ▁B ard ▁College . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁academic ▁year , ▁the ▁conserv atory ▁has ▁ 3 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁its ▁degree ▁programs ▁from ▁ 3 5 ▁states ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁countries . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Long y ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁by ▁Georges ▁Long y , ▁a ▁French - born ▁ob o ist ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁Conserv atory ▁who ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁Boston ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁Upon ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁his ▁daughter , ▁Ren ée ▁Long y - M iqu elle , ▁succeeded