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Summer Harp Intensive Blooms Under Jennifer Ellis
Harp harp

Summer Harp Intensive Blooms Under Jennifer Ellis

August 5, 2024
For an instrument with over 2,000 moving parts, even getting 14 harps onstage is a logistical triumph, but under Jennifer Ellis' eye, it was an educational and artistic one as well. Part of the Conservatory Pre-College's Summer@SFCM program, which this …
Joi Marchetti and Jakob Carr.
Technology and Applied Composition tac

After Off-Broadway Debut, SFCM Student Readies Her Own with PDEC Grant

July 31, 2024
Technology and Applied Composition student Joi Marchetti's work has already covered the American West, and her next work is set to span the Atlantic Ocean.  Marchetti (who studies with Daria Novoliantceva ), recently traveled to New York to see the …
Hands playing on piano.
student life

The Key of Calm: Six Stress Management Tips for Musicians

July 29, 2024
Hitting all the right notes is key for a performer,   but composing a healthy musician mindset is just as important, and at SFCM Revi Airborne-Williams is here to help. "Your performance skills (and academic skills) are reduced by sky-high stress levels, …
From left: Eugene Izotov, Rhoslyn Jones, Matt Brewer, and Daria
Strings Violin Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Roots, Jazz, and American Music Oboe Voice / Opera Studies

Take a Virtual Lesson with an SFCM Professor in Bass, Guitar, Violin, and More!

September 27, 2024
If you've ever wondered what goes on in a lesson with some of the best teachers around, here's your chance. SFCM's filmed lesson archive is now eight videos deep, covering lessons in our Technology and Applied Composition, Opera, Woodwinds, and Guitar, …
Technology and Applied Composition Immersive
Technology and Applied Composition summer programs

High School Music Makers Find Their Rhythm with Summer@SFCM

July 22, 2024
At SFCM this summer, it smells like teen spirit. SFCM is always full of young musical talent, but this summer the Conservatory was full of high school talent taking part in its numerous  Summer@SFCM options. "It was incredibly fun, engaging, and …
Mason Bates
Composition composition

The Method to the Music with Mason Bates

July 18, 2024
"Themify the theme."  That's the ethos behind  Mason Bates ' teaching style, and one of the main things he always repeats to his students, "It's a bit of a whimsical concept," Bates said, "But it basically means: It looks like there is supposed to be a …
Harry Gonzalez.
alumni success

SFCM Graduate Wins Phoenix Symphony Spot

July 15, 2024
One SFCM graduate will soon be taking his sky-high talent to the soaring temperatures of Phoenix, AZ.  Harry Gonzalez ('17) will be joining the  Phoenix Symphony this October as Associate Principal/2nd Trombone. "I am really excited to start," Gonzalez …
David Conte and Nadia Boulanger
Composition composition

What Nadia Boulanger Taught SFCM's Composition Chair About Music

July 10, 2024
Nadia Boulanger is one of the most famous music teachers of all time, mostly by virtue of some of her most famous students, like Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Quincy Jones. But her legacy is still somewhat incalculable, given the influence of not just …
SFCM students sit outside.
student life

Residential Life at SFCM: A Closer Look

June 24, 2024
SFCM is where music happens, but it's also where creators live, work, and play outside the practice room. The Conservatory is dedicated to helping students thrive intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. After all, composing the …
Virtual Guitar Orchestra, SFCM
pre-college

Guitar Heroes: Pre-College Students Star in New Music Video

June 20, 2024
  It has been a pretty sweet 16 so far for Aanya Guthala. The teenager is one of 20 Pre-College  students starring in a new performance video of  Pacific Coast Highway by Andrew York. "I'm very happy with the end product," Aanya said of her playing …
Lindsey Ha
Alliances

New Internship Announced with SFCM and Askonas Holt

June 17, 2024
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and Askonas Holt are proud to announce an exciting new landmark in their ongoing partnership with the first intern joining Askonas Holt from the Conservatory.  Selected from a pool of SFCM students and recent …
The Breshears Quartet at the Fischoff Competition
pre-college

Breshears Quartet: From SFCM to the World's Stages

June 13, 2024
Taking second place in a 51-year-old international chamber music competition is a pretty outstanding way to start the summer, but for the Breshears Quartet , it's par for the course. The family ensemble, composed of Dustin, 17 (violin), Valery, 15 …
Theo Popov and Alex Malinas
Composition competition

Trio of Awards Showcase Composition Department's Brilliance

June 10, 2024
SFCM's Composition Department has plenty of reasons to celebrate the start of summer, with auspicious competition wins—and records being set. Junior Alex Malinas (studying with David Garner ) was selected as the winner of the annual Highsmith Competition …
Lester Lynch (Credit: Pavel Gulea)
Voice / Opera Studies masterclass

Top Takeaways from Lester Lynch's SFCM Masterclass

June 6, 2024
Lester Lynch gave SFCM students a preview of his teaching style with a recent masterclass for voice and opera students in advance of the renowned baritone' s first semester at SFCM in Fall 2024.  Lynch's career includes turns as Crown in  Porgy and Bess  …