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Composition 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 …

Composition Bachelor of Music Curriculum

Life isn't an audition. A number of music schools can make you a better composer. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. You'll understand the roots of your music, freeing you …
Edwin Outwater Conducting SFCM Orchestra
Conducting

Conducting Auditions

Dates Spring 2024 This area does not accept applications for Spring semester entry.  Fall 2024 In-person auditions for Fall semester entry will be held on February 5 and is subject to change.  Students are reminded  not to book travel  until their …

Conducting 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 …
Telegraph Quartet Perfroming
String and Piano Chamber Music

Chamber Music Auditions

Dates Spring 2024 This area does not accept applications for Spring semester. Fall 2024 In-person auditions for Fall semester will be held on February 11, 2024. Please note, this date is subject to change. Students are reminded  not to book travel  until …
SFCM Student Playing Tuba in the forest
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Brass 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 entry into the Fall semester will be held on the following dates and are subject …

Brass 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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History

We go way back. Early Years In the fall of 1917, pianists Ada Clement and Lillian Hodghead opened the doors to the Ada Clement Piano School at 3435 Sacramento Street, in the remodeled home of Lillian’s parents. A school newsletter from 1924 described that …
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Getting To SFCM

Whether you are coming for an event, visiting us on an admission tour, or just just checking out our campuses, we want you to feel comfortable navigating San Francisco and our neighborhood of Hayes Valley. Here is information on how to get to SFCM!  SFCM …
SFCM Commencement

Mission & Vision

SFCM draws on the bold creativity of San Francisco to offer unparalleled training for the 21 st century musician. We support students in developing the skills and vision to chart successful careers and advance the human experience through music. We …
Yoshi Nagai and Jean-Michel Fonteneau
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SFCM Builds Bridges in Asia

December 7, 2017
SFCM has been building bridges on an international scale for decades. In 1981, the Conservatory welcomed five students from China in a cultural exchange that began a relationship with Asia that continues this day. Students from Asia comprise nearly 30% of …
Kronos Community performing
community engagement

SFCM Students Team Up with Kronos Quartet and SFUSD

December 6, 2017
“Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” Plato wrote this more than two thousand years ago, and today, his words still ring true. In early November, SFCM …
SFCM Alumni Adlers Natalie Image Christian Pursell
Voice / Opera Studies

SFCM Graduates Named to Adler Fellowship Program

December 6, 2017
SFCM’s own Natalie Image ’17 (soprano) and Christian Pursell ’15 (bass-baritone) were recently named 2018 Adler Fellows at the San Francisco Opera. The two SFCM alumni will join a class of eleven in the multi-year residency which offers advanced young …
Carmen Bradford
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Carmen Bradford to Join RJAM Faculty at SFCM

November 17, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of vocalist Carmen Bradford to its Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) faculty. Bradford, who will begin teaching in Fall 2018, will be the first vocalist to join the RJAM …
Garrick Ohlsson
Piano Keyboard

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Joins Faculty at SFCM

November 16, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of Grammy Award-winning pianist Garrick Ohlsson to its faculty. Awarded an honorary doctorate from the Conservatory in 2016, Ohlsson joins current SFCM piano department faculty …
Marko Topchii ’18 and Ji Hyung Park ’19
Guitar competition

Judicaël Perroy’s Studio Dominates Guitar Competition

April 5, 2018
Considering the San Francisco Conservatory of Music was the first American conservatory to offer a degree in classical guitar in 1963, the instrument has found a welcome home at the institution for half a century, turning out some of the best guitarists …
Madeline Jarzembak ’18, Timothy Daniels ’18, and Vivian Ling ’20
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SFCM Students Sit in with Professional Ensembles

April 3, 2018
There really is nothing like performing. Whether it’s alone or in an ensemble, each concert is the culmination of uncountable hours of training. For a handful of SFCM students—oboists, violinists, harpists—their training took on a new dimension when they …
Brandon Bell ’18, Kaitlin Bertschi ’18, Rita Moreno, Esther Tonea ’18, Jimmy Kansau ’04. Courtesy California Symphony
Voice / Opera Studies chorus

SFCM Students Join Forces with the California Symphony

April 3, 2018
“If a work doesn’t mean something to the performers, what’s the point of performing it?” For soprano Esther Tonea ’18, music is about sharing something deeply personal. In her recent appearance as a soloist with the California Symphony and SFCM Chorus on …
Emil Miland and David Conte in Paris
Composition alumni

In Conversation: David Conte on his New Works

March 30, 2018
SFCM Composition Chair David Conte seems to always have his next step in mind. Whether it’s an international teaching engagement or a performance close to home, he can be seen collaborating with some of the most accomplished musicians performing today. He …
Gala with Balloons 2017
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SFCM Celebrates Extraordinary Women at Centennial Gala

March 23, 2018
It was the kind of event that only happens once in a century. SFCM’s Centennial Gala, which took place Monday, March 19, turned out to be the largest the institution has ever put on, bringing together supporters from the SFCM community to celebrate the …