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From left: George Miller, Christian Jones, and Min Ju Kim.
Composition composition

SF Choral Artists Names Three SFCM Students as Artists-In-Residence

Three SFCM Composition students will be hearing their voice(s) ring out in the city soon. George Miller, Min Ju Kim, and Christian Jones have been selected as Composers-in-Residence with San Francisco Choral Artists (SFCA) , an opportunity that arose from …

Advanced Certificate Program

The Advanced Certificate program is a one- or two-year program focusing on private lessons, performance classes, and humanities courses at the graduate level. Who It's For The Advanced Certificate is for students who have already earned a Bachelor's …
Hands playing on piano.

Certificate Program

The Certificate program is a one- or two-year program focusing on private lessons, performance classes, and humanities courses at the undergraduate level. Who It's For The Certificate is designed as an entry point for the Bachelor of Music degree program …
Tim Keeler
SFCM Chorus chorus

Chanticleer's Tim Keeler Joins SFCM as Chorus Director

SFCM is proud to welcome Tim Keeler, Music Director of GRAMMY-award winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer, as its new Chorus Director. "I am beyond excited that Tim Keeler is joining SFCM as the new director of the Conservatory Chorus," Voice Department …
Joseph Pereira
Percussion percussion

Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal Timpanist Joe Pereira Joins SFCM

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. Currently holding the Principal Timpani chair in …
Awadagin Pratt
Piano piano

Awadagin Pratt's Nina Simone Piano Competition Arrives at SFCM

Awadagin Pratt 's Nina Simone Piano Competition (NSPC)—dedicated to uplifting Black American pianists—arrives at SFCM for two days of performances in June, It's a key part of Simone's lore that her great ambition in life was to become a concert pianist. …
From left: Irene Giovannetti, Luca Robadey, Ben Kitchen, and Zoe Lee.
Professional Development professional development and engagement center

Student Businesses Shine at SFCM's Startup Incubator

There's no better place for a startup than San Francisco, and no better place for a musical one than SFCM.   The Conservatory's Professional Development and Engagement Center (PDEC) held its Arts Leadership Institute in May, which culminated in SFCM's …
The Roots, Jazz, and American Music Big Band.
Roots, Jazz, and American Music roots jazz and american music

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

The Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) Department 's Big Band is headed to a big stage. Namely, the Monterey Jazz Festival , founded by San Francisco DJ Jimmy Lyons and famed San Francisco Chronicle jazz critic Ralph Gleason in 1958. It's the first …
Will Morgan. (Credit: Chloe Hill)
Percussion percussion

A 'New World' for an SFCM Percussionist

Percussion student Will Morgan has landed a seat in the New World Symphony (NWS) in Miami, Florida, a prestigious orchestral academy cited as a top on-ramp for early-career musicians. Morgan, who studies with Percussion Department Chair Jacob Nissly at …
Ariana Kim.
Strings Violin String and Piano Chamber Music violin

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

Ariana Kim's dedication to the violin doesn't know any borders. The GRAMMY-nominated SFCM alum defines the kind of global curiosity and scope the Conservatory strives to instill in its students. On a recent sabbatical from her teaching career at Cornell …