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World Premiere of Alum Stars SFCM Orchestra

October 7, 2024
It’s an ancient word with a modern message.  “It’s a Spanish word, but Arabic in its origins,  Acequia  literally refers to an irrigation canal, and the system we use to manage it,” Nicolás Lell Benavides  said of his new music, recorded earlier this …
The Conservatory Chorus
performances

Field Trip! Conservatory Chorus Performs with California Symphony

October 4, 2024
For 18-year-old Mukil Narayanan, stepping onto the stage for the first time with a renowned orchestra and chorus wasn't just a debut, but a dream come true.  "I have always wanted to be part of a group that would perform alongside a major orchestra," …

Collegiate Leadership

  Ryan Brown,  Dean Dean Ryan Brown is an accomplished higher education administrator, award-winning composer, and SFCM alumnus. He has been instrumental in establishing professional development opportunities at SFCM, including founding the Professional …
Edwin Outwater rehearses the SFCM Orchestra.
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SFCM's Opening Orchestra Concert Unites Departments—and Grads

September 30, 2024
You couldn't have asked for a bigger bang to ring in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's fall season than an Orchestra concert bringing together several of the school's departments and a returning graduate. The evening opened with two pieces by …
Musicans from the Central Conservatory of Music.
performances

The Universal Language: Ensemble from China Performs at SFCM

September 27, 2024
Music knows no borders. That was the message when SFCM hosted The Charm of Chinese Strings for a September 25 performance in the Barbro Osher Recital Hall of the Bowes Center. The performance, which had a full audience of concert goers, featured four …
Warren Deck at his SFCM masterclass.
brass

Warren Deck Talks Tubas, Teaching, and Focal Dystonia

September 25, 2024
It's a measure of Warren Deck's low-key nature that there are more pictures of his students than there are of him on the internet. But his journey through music—which included over two decades as principal tubist with the New York Philharmonic—is truly …
SFCM students Julian Sommer, Antonia Cáceres, and Joshua Choi.
student life

Culture at SFCM: From Classrooms to Concert Halls

September 16, 2024
At a music school creating a culture where all students can thrive is key. When it comes to the student experience, SFCM strives to build an environment and community where all students can succeed as they invent the future of music together. Not only …
Manny Vouse and Armando Atanda.
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SFCM and SF Ballet Name Two New Recipients of Denis de Coteau Fellowship

September 5, 2024
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and San Francisco Ballet have selected two new students for the annual Denis de Coteau Fellowship for the 2024-2025 school year. This year's fellows are Armando Atanda, viola, studying with Yun Jie "Jay" Liu …
Faculty Doug McCausland
student life

Count Them in: Students Start New School Year at SFCM

September 3, 2024
Cue the overture! Classes officially started for the new school year at the San Francisco Conservatory of music September 3rd, bringing hundreds of students back to the Bowes Center and Ann Getty Center for Education.  This year’s student body once again …
From left: Matt Levine, Kristen Klehr, Udit Srivathsan, and Amelie-Anna Hinman
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

SFCM Stars in Newest Installment of Reimagined 'Counter-Strike 2' Game Soundtrack

August 30, 2024
As far as industry experience goes, helping to craft a new soundtrack for a video game series that has sold well into eight figures is high on that list. But that's par for the course in SFCM's Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) department, where …
SFCM Bowes Center
student life

Bach in Bowes! SFCM Welcomes Students to Campus

August 28, 2024
It's a fresh score for some and a new movement for others at the start of another exciting school year for all at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. On August 24, students were invited to move into their new home for music, the Ute and William K. …
Yubeen Kim
Flute faculty

Flute Faculty Flourishes at SFCM with Yubeen Kim

August 26, 2024
Recognized worldwide for his musical prowess and a tone described as "unimaginably rich [and] robust at its heart," ( SF Chronicle )  Yubeen Kim  will bring those qualities to SFCM as he joins its lauded faculty as Processor of Flute. "I am extremely …
John Adams at SFCM's 2019 Commencement.
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SFCM Library Digitally Archiving Performances from John Adams' Time

August 22, 2024
One of the most storied members of SFCM's faculty is having his legacy at the Conservatory preserved.  The SFCM library is digitally archiving its collection of tape recordings from when John Adams, one of the modern fixtures of San Francisco's musical …

Composer-Performer Track

  The Composer-Performer Track is an innovative program that pushes the boundaries of music creation by seamlessly integrating singer-songwriting, advanced technology, and abstract noise art. This track is designed for musicians eager to break free from …