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Daria Novoliantceva conducts Quartet San Francisco for the Fall 2023 Sony Project at SFCM.
Technology and Applied Composition sony

Fall Sony Project 2023 Anchored by Grammy-Nominated Quartet San Francisco

December 13, 2023
SFCM's recurring Sony Project brought some GRAMMY-nominated friends into the studio this fall: Quartet San Francisco. Jeremy Cohen, violinist and leader of the three-time-nominated group, says that he met Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) faculty …
Season Announcement
Violin Brass Technology and Applied Composition Piano Roots, Jazz, and American Music Voice / Opera Studies performances

SFCM Announces Spring 2024 Schedule of Live Performances

December 8, 2023
As we welcome a new year, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is announcing its spring 2024 concert series, which includes three SFCM Orchestra performances, collaborations with distinguished visiting artists, as well as faculty and student …
SFCM's Early Childhood program.
early childhood

Small Musicians, Big Futures: SFCM's Early Childhood Program Grows

December 6, 2023
SFCM is focused on educating musicians of all ages, and nowhere is that more apparent than in its thriving Early Childhood and Pre-College programs. "SFCM is committed to ensuring that young students can receive a strong musical foundation that will set …
Summer at SFCM
Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Clarinet Harp Voice / Opera Studies summer programs

SFCM Announces 2024 Summer Music Programs in Six Areas of Study

December 5, 2023
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music invites applications from aspiring young artists to live, learn, and create music in the heart of San Francisco’s cultural district.  This year's unique summer programs include Voice, Technology and Applied …
SFCM graduate Aleksandra Vrebalov.
Composition alumni success

SFCM Grad Wins International Composition Award and $100,000

December 4, 2023
An SFCM graduate has won a major composition award.  Aleksandra Vrebalov has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for Missa Supratext, a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls’ chorus. The work’s …
From left: Carolyn Bacon, Anna Nordmoe, and Evan Kahn.
Violin Composition Voice / Opera Studies alumni

SFCM Alumni on Forging Their Own Paths in Music

December 1, 2023
For these alumni, their time at SFCM took them in three unique different directions: the SF Opera Orchestra, the world of New York cabaret, and quite literally up in the air.  Cellist Evan Kahn ('18), won the Principal Cello position with San Francisco …
SFCM's fall 2023 production of 'Gianni Schicchi.'
Voice / Opera Studies voice

How SFCM Brings Its Operas to Life

November 29, 2023
For SFCM's Musical and Managing Director of Opera, Curt Pajer , the fall 2023 opera performance meant keeping students on their toes. "The tempo in these pieces changes in almost every bar," he says, "so the singers can't ever really go on autopilot—not …
Lester Lynch
Voice / Opera Studies faculty

'Charismatic and Bold' Baritone Lester Lynch Joins SFCM Faculty

November 27, 2023
Recognized globally for his "rich, powerful voice that commands the stage," baritone Lester Lynch has established a place in the classical music world as one of the most in-demand artists of the 21st century. He'll bring those unique skills to SFCM in …
Chanticleer with the SFCM Chorus.
SFCM Chorus chorus

SFCM Chorus Gets Special Guests: Grammy Winners Chanticleer

November 20, 2023
There were a few extra voices at an SFCM Chorus rehearsal in November—and they came with a pretty impressive pedigree. Long-running San Francisco male choir Chanticleer stopped in to attend and give a short performance to the Conservatory Chorus, a …
Students perform at SFCM's Maui benefit concert.
Strings String and Piano Chamber Music

Students Join Forces for Benefit Concert to Support Maui Wildfire Recovery

November 17, 2023
“Hawai'i loves San Francisco and San Francisco loves Hawai'i," Christopher Yick, the founder of the Hawaiian Chamber Music Festival, said earlier this year , and nowhere was that love more evident than in early November, when students organized a benefit …
Augustin Hadelich's violin masterclass.
Strings Violin masterclass

Students Reflect on GRAMMY Winner Augustin Hadelich's Violin Masterclass

November 16, 2023
When your campus is across the street from the city's symphony, it might start to seem normal for a world-renowned musician to drop in for a masterclass, but students were still enthralled by violinist Augustin Hadelich's November visit to SFCM.  …

Our Impact | 2022-23 Report

Thank you from SFCM President David H. Stull   … SFCM Students 219 Undergraduate 175 Graduate 292 Pre-College 188 Continuing Education Collegiate Students Who studies at SFCM? In 2022-23, SFCM had an enrollment of 443 Collegiate students, 185 of whom …
SFCM Grammy Nominations
Piano piano

SFCM Faculty, Alumni Recognized with GRAMMY nominations

November 14, 2023
SFCM will be keeping fingers crossed for faculty and alumni at the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, where nominations include musical works by new piano faculty member Awadagin Pratt, as well as SFCM alumni Teddy Abrams and Joseph Christianson. Pratt, who joined …
Inon Barnatan.
Piano masterclass

Inon Barnatan Inspires SFCM Students with Masterclass and Performance

November 13, 2023
Known as “one of the most admired pianists of his generation” by The New York Times, Inon Barnatan visited SFCM in October as an artist-in-residence and performed with students for SFCM's annual Chamber Music Tuesday concert series.  "At SFCM I was able …
Conrad Susa
Composition News Story

Art Song Award Showcase Concert Also Honors Late SFCM Professor

November 8, 2023
Expect a concert like no other, with an award winner, all four composition faculty members, and a tribute to a musician and professor at SFCM. The Kristin Pankonin American Art Song Award Showcase at SFCM on November 13 will feature the 2023 winner of the …