▁The ▁school ▁educ ates ▁young ▁instrument al ists , ▁compos ers ▁and ▁sing ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁C athedral ▁cho ir ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁girls . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁music ▁school ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁C athedral ▁grounds ▁and ▁into ▁its ▁current ▁location ▁at ▁Co ates ▁Hall , ▁Gros ven or ▁C res cent , ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Music ▁School ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁Scottish ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁Music ▁and ▁Dance ▁School s ▁( MD S ) ▁and ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁special ist ▁music ▁schools ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Dresden ▁Music ▁G ymnasium ; ▁S ächs isches ▁Landes g ymnasium ▁für ▁Musik ▁" Car l ▁Maria ▁von ▁We ber ". ▁The ▁current ▁President ▁is ▁Professor ▁John ▁Wal lace , ▁a ▁tr ump et ▁player ▁and ▁former ▁principal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Scottish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁D rama . ▁Vice ▁pres idents ▁are ▁D ame ▁Ev ely n ▁Gl enn ie ▁CH ▁DB E , ▁Steven ▁Is ser lis ▁C BE , ▁Sir ▁James ▁Mac Mill an ▁C BE , ▁Jer zy ▁M aks ymi uk ▁and ▁Steven ▁Os bor ne . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁Co ates ▁Hall ▁was ▁originally ▁designed ▁by ▁David ▁Bry ce ▁for ▁Sher iff ▁Nap ier ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁Baron ial ▁house . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁The ological ▁College