Percussion percussion

Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal Timpanist Joe Pereira Joins SFCM

Piano piano

Awadagin Pratt's Nina Simone Piano Competition Arrives at SFCM

Strings Cello pre-college

Starla Breshears Wins Multiple Prizes, Including First, in 41st Annual Klein Competition

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Student Businesses Shine at SFCM's Startup Incubator

Harp harp

How Katherine Siochi Is Making Sure Harpists Across the Country Are Prepared to Audition

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SFCM's Big Band Prepares for Its Monterey Jazz Festival Debut in September

Percussion percussion

A 'New World' for an SFCM Percussionist

Strings Violin String and Piano Chamber Music violin

Alum's New Album Draws from Her Time in India Studying Violin

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How SFCM's TAC-Sony Partnership Gets Grads Jobs

Composition pre-college

Pre-College Faculty and Alum Premieres Choral Work with Students

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'You Must Live as Art Itself:' SFCM Celebrates the Class of 2026

Flute flute

'22 Grad Secures Principal Flute Chair in Oregon Symphony

pre-college

Pre-College Onde Trio Makes Semifinals at Fischoff Competition

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SFCM's Kaimana Quartet Prepares for the 2026 Hawai'i Chamber Music Festival

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Why the Famous 'Riot' at the 'Rite of Spring' Premiere Was a Setup

Brass Trombone competition

'Pershing's Own' Competition Winner on Why His Nerves 'Went Away' Onstage

Students Sing the Blues, Joni Mitchell, and Adele in Olivia Flanigan's Contemporary Vocals Class

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Violin Faculty and SFS Violinist Chen Zhao's Approach to Teaching, In His Own Words

Voice voice

A Conversation with Lester Lynch About Pedagogy

Composition Harp composition

Jennifer Ellis and David Garner Discuss Their Composition for Harp Class and New Premiere

Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

SFFILM Filmmakers and SFCM Students Premiere New Works at Sound & Cinema Showcase

Professional Development pdec

SFCM's Arts Leadership Institute 2026 Focuses on Community Building with LA Phil, SF Symphony, and More

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Remembering Michael Tilson Thomas

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Police Drummer Stewart Copeland on How He Came to SFCM for a Side-by-Side with Students