Kristin was a beloved collaborative pianist at the Conservatory who passed away in 2014. She had a passion for collaborating with composers and performers to create and perform new works. Because of this, friends, family and fans established a fund in her honor to support the creation of new vocal music at the Conservatory each year.

Featuring premieres by winning student composers:

• Jarron Carlson '22, 2021 Kristin Pankonin American Art Song Award Winner
• Ericsson Hatfield '22, 2020 Kristin Pankonin American Art Song Award Winner

Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
Selections from Ariel: Five Poems of Sylvia Plath
     Poppies in July
     Words
     Poppies in October
Lisa Delan, soprano
David Barnett, clarinet
Kevin Korth, piano

David Garner (b. 1954)
Mushrooms [Sylvia Plath]
Matt Boehler (b. 1976)
Father Moynahan [Tony Asaro]
David Conte (b. 1955)
Everyone Sang [Sassoon]
     from Everyone Sang
Bruce Rameker, baritone
Kevin Korth, piano

Charles T. Griffes (1884–1920)
Three Poems of Fiona Macleod
     1. The Lament of Ian the Proud
     2. Thy Dark Eyes to Mine
     3. The Rose of the Night
Maryam Mahvi Donovan, soprano
Shinae Kim, piano

Ericsson F. Hatfield (b. 1995)
2020 Kristin Pankonin American Art Song Award Winner
God’s World [Edna St. Vincent Millay]
     I. God’s World
     II. Epitaph
     III. Feast
     IV. Mariposa
Meghan Jolliffe, mezzo-soprano
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

- Intermission -

Jarron Carlson (b. 1999)
2021 Kristin Pankonin American Art Song Award Winner
The Limb-Loosener
     I. Invitation [no text]
     II. Pure Sin [Finn Kitchen]
     III. Come Slowly [Emily Dickinson]
     IV. Limb-loosener [Sappho]
Lindsay Martin, mezzo-soprano
Jarron Carlson, piano

Charles William Benesh (b. 1960)
Three Songs
     1. Portuguese Rainwater [Joseph Meyers]
     2. Santa Catalina Mountains in Wintertime [Isabel de Pool]
     3. Seven and a half [Meyers]
Joseph Meyers, tenor
Juri Yun, guitar
Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Selections from Hermit Songs
     VIII. The Monk and his Cat [W. H. Auden]
     VI. Sea Snatch [Kenneth H. Jackson]
     VII. Promiscuity [Jackson]
     IX. The Praises of God [Auden]
     X. The Desire for Hermitage [Seán Ó Faoláin]
Christa Pfeiffer, soprano
Kevin Korth, piano

John Wallace Carter (1929–1991)
Cantata [Trad.]
     III. Recitative (Motherless Child)
     IV. Air (Let Us Break Bread Together)
     V. Toccata (Ride On King Jesus)
Shawnette Sulker, soprano
Kevin Korth, piano

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Prize-winning faculty develop and refine the skills of the next generation of great composers. The composition department both honors tradition and encourages innovation. Our four versatile faculty members closely mentor students while maintaining high-profile composing careers. We strongly emphasize interdepartmental collaboration, matching composers with performers, as well as offer frequent concerts and readings of student works. Every year, SFCM hosts the Highsmith Competition, an internal composition contest that grants the winner a performance of the submitted work by the Conservatory Orchestra. You'll be able to take advantage of the extraordinarily rich musical life of San Francisco, home to some of the most groundbreaking musical activity of the past half-century.

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