Kat Night aka 009 Night is a composer, music producer, sound designer, and dj whose audio artistry embodies a dangerous arsenal of creative and technical experience. Known for her captivating vocal aesthetics, which blend rich tones and emotive …

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Jason Wang has performed widely across the United States, Europe, and Asia, appearing as both a soloist and chamber musician.  A prizewinner at many competitions, including the Heida Hermanns International String Competition, he has performed at music …

The opera world is small, and the number of singers who actually make it in the business probably numbers less than a few thousand, yet a significant number of that small number of singers can say that it was César Ulloa that gave them the skills a singer …

Clint Cancio resides and teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area, where his students have gone off to such illustrious universities as Princeton, Brown and NYU. Clint authored and published “The Music Fairies and the Tiny Little Door,” which is a children’s …

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Roco Córdova is a vocalist, composer, producer, improviser and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. They possess a B.Mus. in Composition from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and a M.M.A. in Composition from …

Violinist, conductor, arranger and San Francisco Bay Area native, Zakarias Grafilo, has been the first violinist of the Alexander String Quartet since 2002. With the ASQ, Mr. Grafilo has performed all over the world and has recorded extensively, releasing …

Conductor and Percussionist James Beauton is currently the Director of Orchestra and Classical Music Studies at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco. 2023-24 marked his debut season as the Music Director and Conductor of the Winchester …

Timothy Higgins was appointed to the position of Principal Trombone of the San Francisco Symphony by Michael Tilson Thomas in 2008. He was previously the acting Second Trombonist with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC.  Mr. Higgins, a …

Born in Oakland, CA and growing up in Salt Lake City, Sam Bevan had classical piano lessons from the age of four, sang and played piano professionally and earned a BA in French before dedicating himself to bass, arranging and composing.  Greatly in demand …

Known for her elegant technique and broad expressive range, Dana Sadava enjoys a varied career as a conductor of opera and symphonic music. In addition to her work as Associate Conductor of Opera at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she is also the …

Christopher Bassett has served as the bass trombonist of the San Francisco Symphony since 2024. Prior to his appointment by Esa-Pekka Salonen, he served as bass trombonist with the St. Louis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony, and Santa Fe Opera. …

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Richard Cox possesses a profound knowledge of not only the complex mechanics of voice technique, but perhaps more importantly, a deep understanding of precisely the level of work and dedication it takes to master the art of singing. He comprehends …

Heather Mathews is a 25-year veteran educator, stage director, and performer. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, she holds B.M. and M.M degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  Under her leadership more than 100 productions have been …

Called the “world's most popular 21st-century opera and art song composer,” by the  Wall Street Journal , Jake Heggie joins SFCM’s composition faculty in Fall 2025 as the Diane Wilsey Distinguished Professor of Composition. Heggie is best known for Dead …

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