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An Opera About a Heroic Labor Leader, Written and Premiered by SFCM Alumni

An opera about iconic labor leader Dolores Huerta is already a fraught topic, but for Nicolás Lell Benavides —Huerta's cousin—it was also a powerfully personal one. "I grew up in New Mexico, and I grew up hearing about Dolores' fight," Benavides says. "I …

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Guitar Faculty Richard Savino Builds a Future for Students Out of the Past

Richard Savino is a walking history of the guitar—and quite a few of its predecessors. The Historical Performance , Coaching and Excerpts , and Guitar faculty member arrived at his now-focus after a youth playing trumpet in his New York City high school …

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Woodwinds Professional Studies Certificate Curriculum

Life isn’t an audition. Any music school can make you a better player. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. You’ll understand the roots of your music, freeing you to take it …

Harp Professional Studies Certificate Curriculum

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Technology and Applied Composition Roots, Jazz, and American Music Technology and Applied Composition

How SFCM Faculty and Alumni Helped Score The AAA Video Game 'Death Stranding 2'

As of the end of June, over a million gamers have heard SFCM faculty and alumni on the soundtrack to one of the most anticipated AAA games of the year. Death Stranding 2 , the PS5 game from legendary game designer Hideo Kojima, features TAC faculty Daria …

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SFCM Pre-College Violinist Shines in International Performance

Some teens go to camp for the summer, others solo with a lauded orchestra. Pre-College student Ava Pakiam traveled to Mexico this summer to perform with Filarmonía Orchestra, under music director Jorge Vasquez. At 15, Ava has been honing her craft at …

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Guitar Faculty Meng Su Sells Out Asia’s Largest Arts Complex

With school not in session, SFCM professors are busy on the performance stage. Guitar faculty Meng Su debuted with the China National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra (NCPA) for two performances in July. “It was a joy and honor to make my debut …

Heather Mathews at Summer@SFCM's voice program.

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Summer@SFCM ‘25 Wraps with a Slew of Happy Students

Some San Francisco students will have a jump-start on their "what I did on my summer vacation" essays when they return to school this fall. The Conservatory’s Summer@SFCM program wraps with a harp recital at the top of August, bringing an end to another …

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SFCM’s Choir Director Debuts at Carnegie Hall, Flies to Paris Next Day for Performance

Eric Choate had a pretty good couple of days in June. SFCM's Choir Director made his Carnegie Hall debut on June 22, conducting R. Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. But he hardly got to bask in the experience: …

Beck (Credit: Bruce Baker) and Edwin Outwater.

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Edwin Outwater’s Multi-Genre Career Expands to Conducting with Beck and Playing Outside Lands

San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival is a high point for the city’s music fans, and this year, a familiar face from SFCM will be taking the stage alongside one of the festival’s headliners. The Conservatory’s Music Director, Edwin Outwater, will be …

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The Beats of Business: How SFCM Sets Modern Musicians Apart

Lena Goldstein (‘25) is a classically trained soprano, and also the founder and executive director of Park City Opera, an organization she built from the ground up, using her voice—and knowledge she gained from SFCM. While studying for her master’s in …

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From a Tiny Desk to a Classroom Desk: Alum Returns to Her High School Program, Now as Music Director

Students perform alongside the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

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Backstage, Onstage, In Class: What the SFCM Alliance Made Possible This Year

SFCM’s growing alliance is blending education with music industry access like never before. From a residency with the Academy of St Martin’s in the Field that culminated in a side-by-side performance at Davies Symphony Hall, to a cross-genre music …

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Two SFCM Grads Earn Major Symphony Roles

Two SFCM graduates will be taking their new seats in symphonies this season—one of them not far from where he was a student a few years ago. Brooks Fisher has won the second oboe position with the San Francisco Symphony (SFS). “To have the San Francisco …

Jaco Wong with two youth orchestras he conducts.

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A Conducting Grad’s Journey Balancing Performance and Education

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Like, Comment, and Subscribe? Social Media for the Modern Musican

For modern musicians, the spotlight doesn’t just shine on the stage, it glows from every screen they appear on. But how can musicians tune their social media to aid their career—and should they? It’s a question best left answered by the musicians …

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SFCM Students Debut Ambitious Multidisciplinary ‘Art Is’ Showcase, Prep Second for Fall

Four SFCM students are remaking San Francisco’s live performance landscape, one ambitious show at a time. Art Is , an interactive multimedia performance series, is the brainchild of SFCM students Peyton Dexter, Brayden Meng, Zeke Sokoloff, and Thomas …

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CBS News 'Sunday Morning' Features Michael Tilson Thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas has graced the stages of concert halls with his unique style for decades, dazzling audiences and inspiring young musicians. Now, at 80, he has stepped away from the spotlight. But recently he sat down with CBS News' Lesley Stahl to …

From left: Jeeihn Kim, Wonhee Bae, Shintaro Taneda, and Nancy Zhou.

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Violin Department Celebrates Competition and Job Wins

Two violin students from Wonhee Bae’s studio have a lot to celebrate this summer. Shintaro Taneda, who completed his undergraduate degree in 2023 at SFCM and his master’s this year, will be joining the Oregon Symphony this fall as a section violinist, …