"As a teacher I want to help my students to collect the tools and develop the focus they need to advance from where they are at consistently and in control, every day.”   Praised by critics for her "irresistibly melting tone, which she can also imbue with …

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 …

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June Bonacich lives with her dogs, cats, chickens and wife in the Santa Cruz mountains. She has been a teacher in the precollege division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for over 25 years and now teaches music at the Mount Madonna School in …

Theresa Calpotura has performed in venues across the US and the Philippines as a soloist and in ensemble contexts. As a recording artist she has produced and recorded three albums of her own work, including Musikang Halo-Halo: Starting to Mix —a musical …

Nathan Crowe is a composer, educator and musician living in the Bay Area. He studied composition at St. Olaf College, continuing at SFCM after attending the European American Musical Alliance in Paris. His piece "The Bounding Line" received runner up in …

In addition to directing the Collegium Ensemble at SFCM, Michael is a Visiting Professor and Assistant Director of Choral Activities at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary’s and a Master’s in Conducting from …

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Violinist Elbert Tsai leads a multifaceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, and sought-after pedagogue. He currently serves on the violin faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory Pre-College as well as Center Stage Strings at the University of …

Pianist Kerrilyn Renshaw has been on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as collegiate vocal coach for 8 years, with Summer Music West for 20 years as musicianship instructor, chamber music coach and Piano Ensembles Coordinator, and …

A passionate and dedicated teacher who is gaining international recognition, Jonathan’s students have won countless major competitions and have performed all across the globe. His students have also been featured in several media outlets throughout the …

Lalita Pérez Acosta is a dedicated double bassist and arts administrator with a deep passion for music education and community outreach. She holds a Master’s degree and a Professional Studies Certificate in Double Bass Performance from the San Francisco …

Pianist Menghua Lin, originally from Taiwan, began studying piano at age four and launched her concert career after winning the J.O.C. Youth Composition Competition. She has garnered numerous awards from the Pittsburgh Concert Society, Steinway Society of …

California native Dr. Elizabeth Marshall is second flutist of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and a regular substitute with the Oakland Symphony. She spent 18 years as second flutist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and is a former member of the Ann …

Kris Grant is a classically trained musician & multi-media artist with particular expertise in sound design, synthesis techniques, and electronic composition for digital media. He has been producing and mixing electronic music under the name ‘Idea …

With a multifaceted career as a classical and Jazz French Hornist, multi-instrumentalist and sought-after sound engineer, Heidi Trefethen shuttles back and forth across continents frequently, in roles both onstage and off. As a hornist, she has performed …

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 …

John Freeman is a classical trumpet player and teacher based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Residing in downtown Oakland, John holds Principal Trumpet positions in four professional orchestras: San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, the Fresno Philharmonic, the …

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