▁School , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁acc laimed ▁L ill ian ▁Pier ce y ▁Con cert ▁Hall . ▁ ▁The ▁Conserv atory ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁confirmed ▁that ▁inform al ▁tal ks ▁had ▁occurred ▁but ▁p led ged ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁the ▁community ▁prior ▁to ▁any ▁dec isions ▁being ▁made . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁music ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁al umn i ▁association ▁members ▁called ▁a ▁public ▁meeting ▁about ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁At ▁the ▁meeting , ▁several ▁instruct ors ▁bl amed ▁a ▁" secret ive ▁and ▁threaten ing ▁board " ▁for ▁a ▁" dem oral ized " ▁staff . ▁ ▁Notable ▁students ▁▁ ▁Port ia ▁White ▁ ▁Howard ▁Brown ▁( p ian ist ) ▁Harry ▁Dean ▁( mus ician ) ▁ ▁Jim ▁F id ler ▁D aur ene ▁Lewis ▁Frederick ▁Henry ▁Se xt on ▁D rew ▁G agn on ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁High ▁School ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁( location ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁Fame ) ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁university ▁and ▁college ▁schools ▁of ▁music ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁Mar itime ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁ ▁Category : Mar itime ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Category : Music ▁schools ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : Sch ools ▁in ▁Hal if ax , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Nova