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The 2024 SFCM Kaimana Quartet.
String and Piano Chamber Music string and piano chamber music

SFCM Returns to Hawaii for Chamber Music Festival, Now With an Opus 3 Connection

May 15, 2024
Nothing like some Schumann under the sun. The San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Hawaii Chamber Music Festival are continuing their partnership for another beach season—and this year, there's an old friend there as well. Renowned violinist and …
SFCM's Brad Hogarth.
Trumpet Trumpet

From Pit to Podium: Brad Hogarth on Making Your Own Way in Music

May 10, 2024
Trumpeter. Conductor. Professor.  Brad Hogarth wears many titles, and he wouldn't want it any other way. "I still love playing in the brass section, and my time and experience playing in orchestras informs how I approach conducting," Hogarth said. The …
Panel discussion at SFCM.
professional development and engagement center

SFCM Holds First Arts Leadership Summer Institute

May 8, 2024
In the grand score of a career in music, succeeding is often more than just performance, but orchestrating a set of unique skills to take you wherever you want to go, from the studio, to the stage, and beyond.   "Understanding the ecosystem is what sets …
Liyuan He
Technology and Applied Composition

How 'Avatar' and Shawn Mendes Inspired 2024's TACTok Contest at SFCM

May 6, 2024
Every student at SFCM gets their time to shine.  That's the meaning behind  Ablaze , the winning composition by Liyuan He for this year's TACtok competition. "That's what this music represents," He said, "When the moment comes, capturing that opportunity …
Il Pomo D'Oro at SFCM
Alliances

Historical Rep Ensemble Il Pomo D'Oro Spends Week at SFCM

April 29, 2024
Known as a historical orchestra of outstanding quality that combines stylistic knowledge, the highest technical skills, and artistic enthusiasm,   Il Pomo d'Oro visited SFCM for a week-long artist-in-residence in April.  Founded in 2012 by Gesine Lübben …
Doug McCausland
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

Behind the Musical Wizardry of SFCM Studio Manager Doug McCausland

April 25, 2024
Doug McCausland is almost certainly the only person at SFCM who has an album by a band called Cattle Decapitation in his list of favorites, but it's a good indication of the wide-ranging approach he takes to his career. McCausland's CV includes a …
Michael Tilson Thomas at SFCM.
Coaching and Excerpts michael tilson thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas Arrives at SFCM for First Coaching Session

April 22, 2024
Michael Tilson Thomas wasted no time in jumping into his position as SFCM's Distinguished Professor of Music, coaching a chamber music trio and answering questions for students just two days after the Conservatory announced his new role. MTT listened to a …
Germaine Franco.
commencement

SFCM Announces Composer Germaine Franco as 2024 Commencement Speaker

April 17, 2024
Hailed by  NPR  as a "history-making film composer who never quit the rhythm section" GRAMMY-winning and Oscar-nominated Germaine Franco will speak as part of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s (SFCM) 2024 commencement exercises on May 16 at the …
Dr. Nikolaus Hohmann
Humanities and Sciences

Dr. Nikolaus Hohmann on Guiding the Humanities Into the 21st Century

April 12, 2024
One shouldn't put too much stock in RateMyProfessors.com, but SFCM's Humanities Chair, Dr. Nikolaus Hohmann , sticks out regardless. He has the most amount of "reviews" on the site, with 31 five-star ratings and a 100% "would take again" ratio. Spend any …

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        Welcome Incoming Fall 2024 Class!   In addition to your New Student Portal , this landing page serves as your go-to resource for navigating the next steps to join us in Fall 2024. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to …
SFCM musicians perform at the G.A.N.G. Awards.
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

SFCM Puts on a Show for the G.A.N.G. Awards

April 12, 2024
Nearly 30,000 people showed up in San Francisco for the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in March—and it was the first time San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty Daria Novoliantceva had played a live set of music in years. …
SFCM Music Director Edwin Outwater.
Conducting SFCM Orchestra edwin outwater

The Genre-Bending Influence of Edwin Outwater

April 10, 2024
Music has been called the universal language, but in reality there are many different dialects, and Edwin Outwater seems to speak all of them fluently. No matter the genre of music, Outwater has seamlessly glided from podium to podium conducting …
From left: Heather Mathews, Sydnee Turrentine-Johnson, Joseph Calzada, and Rhoslyn Jones.
Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre

Students Audition for Six Opera Companies in One Busy Day at SFCM

April 8, 2024
Bringing six different opera companies in a single day for nineteen students to audition seems like an ambitious task, but SFCM was up for it. Opera and Musical Theatre Chair Heather Mathews and Voice/Opera Studies faculty Rhoslyn Jones engineered the …
Mei-Ann Chen conducts the SFCM Orchestra.
orchestra

Mei-Ann Chen Leads SFCM Orchestra in a Standing-Room-Only Triumph

April 4, 2024
Spend any amount of time with Mei-Ann Chen and you'll see, within seconds, the energy that she brings to the conductor's stand when she steps onstage. Chen's enthusiasm buoyed the SFCM Orchestra into an oversold performance on March 30 in the …