▁residents ) ▁ ▁evol ved ▁from ▁its ▁beg inn ings ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁when ▁it ▁began ▁offering ▁classes ▁for ▁children . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁a ▁Saturday ▁program ▁of ▁theory , ▁private ▁less ons , ▁and ▁other ▁music ▁classes ▁for ▁children ▁was ▁added . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁include ▁viol in ist ▁Roman ▁T oten berg , ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁pian ist ▁Victor ▁Rosen baum , ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁K w ang - W u ▁Kim , ▁president ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Rosen baum ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁director ▁saw ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁opera ▁and ▁modern ▁American ▁music ▁depart ments ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁growth ▁in ▁student ▁numbers ▁from ▁ 6 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁budget ▁from ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 3 . 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁president ▁is ▁Kar en ▁Z orn , ▁who ▁took ▁up ▁her ▁post ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁reported ▁that ▁Long y ▁was ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁of ▁B ard ▁College . ▁ ▁President ▁Z orn ▁began ▁pre lim inary ▁tal