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 Dear Alumni:
Watching the 2009 graduating students march across the stage in their
robes was a thrill that led me to reflect on the Conservatory’s
remarkable progress since moving to Civic Center. It also reminded me
of the progress that the Alumni Networking Committee has made in nine
short months. We helped achieve the following on your behalf:
- Provided user friendly alumni access to our new home
at Oak Street
- Conducted a survey of alumni to learn what you need
and wish from this institution
- Hosted the first annual reception for graduating
seniors
- Partnered with Google to provide alumni free hosted
email accounts
- Provided access to the Working Advantage program
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I thank each of you who responded to our
recent survey. Most
importantly, based on your feedback, we are planning some special
initiatives for alumni during the coming year. These initiatives will
include:
- Alumni Concert and reception on August 26th
- Composition, piano, and strings
repertoire classes for alumni
- A new website that will include a secure alumni
section
- The opportunity to communicate directly online
with other alumni
- Additional specially targeted benefits for
alumni
You will learn more about these special opportunities in early fall. In
the meanwhile, I thank you for your support during the past year and
wish you a wonderful summer.
Thank you,
Gary Rust, M.D.
(B.M. piano, ’83)
Chair, Alumni Networking Committee
Board of Trustees
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Kick off the new year at an Alumni Concert on August 26 at
7:00 pm at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Celebrate with your
peers and enjoy music composed and performed by alumni. Free. Questions
to Christopher Basso at 415.503.6215 or cbasso@sfcm.edu.
Return to school to perform for your fellow alumni at an Alumni Repertoire Class. Fall
classes will be announced for alumni pianists, string players,
and composers. Designed for those who regularly perform
as well as for those who no longer make music.
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Pianist Yuliya
Gorenman (M.M. piano, ’92) [far left, above] had the honor of
performing for Senator Ted Kennedy during a private, invitation-only
77th birthday celebration at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Yuliya accompanied beloved mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and five
young girls from Oakland’s Saint Martin de Porres Catholic School at
the star-studded “Some Enchanted Evening” musical salute in Mr.
Kennedy’s honor. Other performers included Bill Cosby, Denyce Graves,
Lauren Bacall and James Taylor. View photos and video clips, as well as
a schedule of Yuliya’s upcoming concerts at www.yuliya.com.
Pianist Myung-Ji Lee (M.M.
piano, ’08) was named a First Prize Winner of the American Protégé 2009
International Piano and Strings Competition. The competition aims to
encourage young musicians to increase their level of expertise, polish
their performance skills, explore new pieces and composers, and to
promote their talents. The award earned her the opportunity to perform
in the winners concert at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall,
where she performed Franz Liszt’s La
Leggierezza.
 Soprano Lise Lindstrom
(M.M. voice, ’96)
will make her Metropolitan Opera debut as the title role in Turandot
in November 2009. This role has been central to Lise’s repertoire with
previous critically acclaimed performances at Opera Hong Kong, Palm
Beach Opera, Orlando Opera and elsewhere. Opera News applauded her
recent performance, "every laser-like high note a brilliant, rock-solid
monument to her voice and technique. The warmth came through, too, in
the caressing of phrase after phrase, both in the aria and in the final
duet. Her carefully conceived transformation from ice princess to woman
in love was riveting.” www.liselindstrom.com
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Conservatory alumnus Jeffrey Parola (M.M. composition,
’05) has been named the winner of the 2009 Highsmith Composition
Competition. This honor came with a performance of his winning
orchestral work, The Long Valley,
by the Conservatory Orchestra at its final concert in April 2009.
Additionally, Jeff has been appointed composer-in-residence for the New
York City-based ensemble, Choral Chameleon (whose artistic director is Vince Peterson, B.M. composition,
’03), for the 2009-2010 season. Jeff will begin doctoral studies as a
Graduate Teaching Fellow in theory and composition this fall at the
University of Oregon. www.parola.org
Louis Siu (B.M.
percussion, ’08) has been selected as one of the two finalists for the
tutti percussion position at the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. During his
trial period in May and June, he toured Italy with the Sinfonietta and
composer Tan Dun. The Music Director, Yip Wing-sie will announce the
winner of the permanent position thereafter. Keep up with Louis at www.louis-siu.com.
 Congratulations to Jeff
Strong (B.M. trumpet, ’06), the
newest member of America’s oldest professional musical organization –
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.
Jeff performs as trumpeter/cornetist with the Band, whose primary
mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and
the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. Jeff will also
perform with the Marine Chamber Orchestra and Marine Chamber Ensembles.
“The President’s Own” presents a regular concert season with more than
500 public performances in the Washington, D.C., area, and across the
nation during the annual concert tour.
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Waterloo Cedar Falls (Iowa) Symphony
is holding auditions for several positions: Violin I/II, Viola, Cello,
Bass, Principal Oboe, Oboe 3/English Horn, Bassoon 2, Principal Timpani
and Percussion. Application deadline is August 14, with auditions
August 27-28. Click
here for more information.
The Kennedy Center is accepting
application for Arts Management Internships for Winter/Spring 2010.
Internships for college juniors/seniors, graduate students and recent
graduates (within 2 years) for divisions of arts management and arts
education. Internships include: advertising, development, education,
facilities, finance, institutional affairs, national symphony
orchestra, press, programming, web design. Deadline: October 25, 2009.
These are a few of many alumni opportunities posted on our web site. Click
here to view them all, and check back often for new additions!
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A new
user-friendly policy makes it easier and less expensive to visit the
Conservatory, use the Library, and check out Library materials. Click
here to read highlights of the new policy.
We now offer alumni free hosted email accounts with an
"@notes.sfcm.edu" address. Each account includes 7 gigabytes of email
storage and access to free website hosting, calendars, documents and
spreadsheets. Contact alum@sfcm.edu.
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communication tool for Conservatory alumni. It is sent out quarterly
with recent updates from your fellow alumni. In addition to this
publication, at any time, you can find information on alumni in the new
alumni
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