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Folklore to Film Scoring: SFCM Students Share Their Music Journey

Every student at the Conservatory carries a unique spark—from a young violin prodigy, to a composer yearning to score the silver screen, that led them to study the language of music at SFCM.  The moments that led up to enrolling at SFCM vary greatly, from …
The Breshears Quartet.
pre-college

Pre-College Phenoms Collect More Competition Wins

The Breshears children (18-year-old violinist Dustin, 15-year-old violinist Valery, 17-year-old cellist Starla, and 12-year-old violist Colin) have added another set of prizes to what must be a very heavy trophy case at this point.   As the only two …
Rafe Axne (left) and Theo Popov (right) work in an SFCM studio.
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

SFFILM Premieres Four Films Scored by Students at SFCM

They’re ready for their close-up. Fifteen SFCM students will see their work on the big screen April 24 when the Conservatory inaugurates its first Sound and Cinema Fellowship with SFFILM with an on-campus screening. As part of the partnership , four …
Student council leaders Alec Ruiter and Erika Cho.
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SFCM Student Council Sets Tempo for a Thriving Music School

Conducting a culture of care and collaboration that strives for success in and outside the practice room: That’s just one of the goals of SFCM’s student council this year. Just under two dozen students form this year's student council led by Chair Alec …
SFCM at GDC
Technology and Applied Composition SFCM Orchestra News Story

High Notes and High Scores: SFCM Plays at Game Developers Conference

From concert halls to consoles, SFCM brought its symphonic power to the  Game Developers Conference  (GDC) once again.  For the 2025 Main Stage event on March 19, an orchestra composed almost completely of SFCM students performed a medley of notable game …
Music students from around the globe in a jam session in early April.
Roots, Jazz, and American Music News Story

SFCM Hosts Pacific Alliance of Music Schools Summit

Bridging continents through music, that’s one of the main goals of the Pacific Alliance of Music Schools (PAMS), being held at SFCM this week. PAMS was formed in 2014 to strengthen ties among leading music schools and independent conservatories around the …
Alissa Goretsky at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Voice News Story

SFCM Alumna Wins Metropolitan Opera Competition

One SFCM graduate just  met with some big success! Alissa Goretsky (‘24) was just named one of five winners of the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition , considered one of the most prestigious awards for emerging opera singers.   …
2025 KDFC Sound Logo Competition winners Ansh Patel (far left) and Aaron Pike (middle) with the students who recorded their work.
Technology and Applied Composition kdfc sound logo competition

2025's KDFC Sound Logo Winners on Their Paths to the Airwaves

On the face of things, Ansh Patel and Aaron Pike took very different paths to getting their original compositions played on the radio, but it was at SFCM and the Technology and Applied Composition Department (TAC) that those paths converged. Patel and …
From left: Mukil Narayanan, Amithav Gautam, and Arjun Verma.
Composition Technology and Applied Composition Roots, Jazz, and American Music student life

New Student Club Strengthens Ties Within the South Asian Bay Area Community

SFCM’s South Asian students have a new club to join and celebrate their musical heritage, and it’s already one that’s building connections across the Bay Area.   Composition student Mukil Narayanan wasted no time upon his arrival to SFCM, founding the …