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Composition new album

Celebrating 40 Years at SFCM with Composition Chair David Conte: ‘I'm In Exalted Company’

SFCM Composition Chair David Conte's ruby work anniversary is off to a great start. Following the release of a new album of his chamber pieces, Intimate Voices , from SFCM Alliance partner and record label Pentatone Music, Conte's work will open SFCM's …

Guitar News Story

'Always Been a Dream of Mine:' Guitar Grad Performs at Oakland Coliseum

As a soccer fan might say, "the beautiful game" opened with beautiful music when Mario To performed the national anthem at a recent Oakland Roots SC game. It was a thrilling undertaking for To, who had never played at such a large venue, Oakland …

Accommodation Rentals

Plan your stay at SFCM's facilities More information on accommodation rentals coming soon! Rooms Rooms include four- and three-person suites. Each unit includes: Living room with table, chairs, and a couch Kitchenette with a microwave oven, …

Kale Cumings, President of the American Federation of Musicians' Local Six chapter.

Professional Development

Q&A: The President of The American Federation of Musicians' Local Chapter Talks Unions

Most aspiring musicians dream of performing, not the world of contracts, taxes, and negotiating their pay. But while the non-musical aspects of a life in music can be daunting prospects for young musicians at the outset of their careers, knowing how to …

News Story

SFCM Announces 2025-2026 Live Performances: Showcasing the Future of Music

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is back in session and so is its free concert series, spotlighting the exceptional artistry of students and renowned guest artists. SFCM is pleased to announce its 2025-26 full concert series, its biggest yet …

Composition Technology and Applied Composition alumni success

Recent Alum Wins Los Angeles Area Emmy Award

One recent SFCM graduate has composed a path right to a local Emmy award. 2025 Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) graduate Theo Popov was on hand to accept an award for his composition work on Possible Selves: Overcoming the Odds in Foster Care …

Composition composition

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 …

Rental Events

Whether you’re planning your own wedding or are a seasoned event professional, our goal is to make your experience smooth, simple, and stress-free. Below, we’ve highlighted our most popular event spaces, but we’re happy to explore other options and custom …

Richard Savino with three historical guitars.

Guitar Historical Performance Coaching and Excerpts guitar

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 …

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

Cover art for Death Stranding 2 and Amelie-Anna Hinman

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 …

Violin pre-college

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 …

Heather Mathews at Summer@SFCM's voice program.

Opera and Musical Theatre Program Harp Voice Woodwinds Guitar Technology and Applied Composition summer programs

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 …

Guitar guitar

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 …

SFCM Chorus chorus

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 …

Professional Development professional development

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 …

Viola SFCM Alumni

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

After years of a busy freelancing career that saw violist Alexandra Simpson tour with Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós , join recording sessions for A24 films, play drop-of-the-hat shows with avant-garde NYC saxophonists, and join one of the biggest pop …

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

Alliances

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 …