The Community Conservatory is the oldest and largest non-profit community music school in Bucks County. The Conservatory was founded in 1988 by Ms. Eleanor Gross. It had been her dream for many years to start a school to provide high quality music instruction for the residents of Bucks County and the surrounding Delaware Valley. She gathered together a dedicated group of local musicians, music educators and business leaders. The dream became reality when the Conservatory opened for business in facilities provided by Delaware Valley College. Initial offerings included private instruction in piano, organ, voice and strings.

The Conservatory embarked upon a great start through the boundless enthusiasm and determination of Ms. Gross and the founding Board of directors. They soon outgrew the space at the college. In 1991, our school moved to a stone house located on Swamp Road in Plumstead Township. This new home provided twice the space, allowing the conservatory to grow over the next couple of years.

Through the quality of our instruction and the success of new programs, the number of students continued to increase significantly. This led to a need for larger accommodations.  As a result, in 1993 we moved into an elegant Victorian mansion located in Doylestown which was owned by Salem United Church of Christ, from whom we leased the building. In August 2005, we moved to our new location at 4459 W. Swamp Road in Doylestown.

Today, the Conservatory, a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization, offers a broad, high-quality arts education and performance program in music, art, and drama. We provide individual lessons, group classes, recitals, concerts, ensembles, workshops, and community outreach projects. We serve the surrounding communities in Bucks and Montgomery Counties and New Jersey. The Conservatory is a Certified Member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, the Doylestown Business and Community Alliance, and the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia.