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2013 Composition alum James Craft can now add "Emmy-winning" to his title.

Roots, Jazz, and American Music guitar student Tri Pham had a busy four months from March to July, when he appeared first with the Oakland Symphony (OS) in March before traveling to perform the same program with the Minneso

One of the most unique positions in the orchestra, violinists who hold the role of concertmaster need to be part diplomat, part translator, and part ringleader. So it's fortunate that SFCM has two prominent concertmasters teaching that challenging blend.

Joe Pereira brings an impressive set of credentials on both sides of the country to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Percussion Department, where he'll begin teaching timpani in the fall of 2026.

There's no better place for a startup than San Francisco, and no better place for a musical one than SFCM.

One title you won't see listed after the rest of Katherine Siochi's credentials (Principal Harp, San Francisco Symphony, gold medalist of the 2016 USA International Harp Competition) is "data enthusiast."

The Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) Department's Big Band is headed to a big stage.