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Baloons for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's centennial celebration
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Centennial Celebration Weekend Previews the Year to Come

October 3, 2017
Traditionally, SFCM begins its concert season with a weekend of performances in September highlighting several departments and ensembles. While the Conservatory kept with tradition this year, SFCM’s special Centennial Celebration Weekend shined especially …
Michael Tilson Thomas Convocation
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Michael Tilson Thomas Headlines SFCM’s Centennial Convocation

October 3, 2017
Like the Opening Bell heralding the start of trading, convocation ceremonies ring in the start of the academic year. This year’s ceremony on Monday, September 25—a congress of students, faculty, staff, and Conservatory trustees—turned out to be one of the …
Violist Dimitri Murrath Joins Faculty of SFCM
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Violist Dimitri Murrath Joins Faculty of SFCM

March 16, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of violist Dimitri Murrath as a full-time faculty member beginning in Fall 2017. Regarded as one of the most accomplished violists of his generation, Murrath received an Avery …
Strange Fruit
Opera and Musical Theatre Voice / Opera Studies Technology and Applied Composition tac

SFCM Honors Black History Month

March 8, 2017
Last month, current SFCM students were joined by faculty and alumni to present Strange Fruit , an evening of music, poetry, and original works celebrating the Black experience. In its second year, the mission of this performance on February 18 was to …
Ilya Demutsky '09
Composition composition

Ilya Demutsky ’09 Reflects on San Francisco Ballet Premiere

March 8, 2017
This season, Ilya Demutsky ’09 saw the premiere of a new work he composed for San Francisco Ballet, Optimistic Tragedy , a collaboration with choreographer Yuri Possokhov. Demutsky expounded on the inception of the work in this interview below. How did …
Concerto Winners 2018
SFCM Orchestra competition

Five Concerto Competition Winners Selected

March 2, 2017
Every year, SFCM hosts a large-scale concerto competition—an event that offers students the chance to display their technique, lyricism, and comprehensive musical understanding in front of a panel of judges. The winner of each instrumental and vocal …
Kay Stern
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Violinist Kay Stern Joins Faculty of SFCM

March 2, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of violinist Kay Stern to its faculty. Stern is currently the concertmaster of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, a position she has held since 1994. She will begin her own …
Carnegie Hall
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SFCM Students Attend Carnegie Hall Workshop with Jonathan Biss

March 1, 2017
There is perhaps no other concert venue in America as storied as Carnegie Hall. For over 125 years, it has shaped the careers of countless musicians as one of the world’s premier presenting institutions. In addition to its regular concert season, Carnegie …
DNA Lounge
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Baroque Ensemble Hits the Club

March 1, 2017
You wouldn’t be surprised to see a hip hop artist, rock band, jazz trio, or DJ performing at a nightclub on any given night, but you might be taken aback to hear live baroque music at the same venue. This is exactly what took place on February 24 at DNA …
Guitarist Judicaël Perroy
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Guitarist Judicaël Perroy Joins Faculty at SFCM

March 1, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of guitarist Judicaël Perroy to its faculty. Perroy comes to SFCM from France, where he has taught at the National Academy of Aulnay-sous-Bois and at the Pôle d'Enseignement …
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Technology and Applied Composition Composition contemporary music

8th Annual Hot Air Music Festival

February 28, 2017
The 8th annual Hot Air Music Festival takes place Sunday, March 5 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) in a day-long marathon consisting of four sessions. Featuring performances in all three of SFCM’s performance halls , the festival will …
SFCM Student John Jaworski

John Jaworski '17

February 25, 2017
For John Jaworski, it started with choir practice and private drum set lessons at the age of eleven. His sisters sang in choir in their youth, as well, but it was only the young John who decided to start on the road to professional musicianship. Through …
Florante Aguilar
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Florante Aguilar ’96 Receives $50,000 Grant for New Work

February 23, 2017
This February, it was announced that Florante Aguilar ’96, along with the presenting organization KulArts, was chosen as a grant recipient by the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation to compose his new work, Utom . The Gerbode foundation annually …
Kati Roberts (’01)
Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre kati roberts

The Circus of Life: From Opera to Warner Bros.

September 6, 2017
Kati Roberts (’01) tumbled into her dream job unexpectedly. As Manager of Live Entertainment with Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ Themed Entertainment department, she never imagined that she would find herself working in the world of amusement parks. She …
Dren McDonald teaching a class at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

TAC Bachelor of Music Curriculum

One could call TAC the perfect marriage of technology, classical musicianship, and experimentation."  — KQED, Northern California Public Broadcasting Radically creative. Radically pragmatic. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you …
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RJAM Auditions

Dates Spring 2024 Auditions for Spring semester entry are arranged individually the week of November 13 following the application deadline.  Fall 2024 In-person auditions for Fall semester entry are as follows and subject to change. Students are reminded  …
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RJAM Bachelor of Music 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 …

Guitar Master of Music 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 …
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TAC Auditions

Dates Spring 2024 Auditions for Spring semester entry are arranged individually the week of November 13 following the application deadline. We do not accept Spring semester applications for the Graduate or Postgraduate TAC programs. Fall 2024 In-person …