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SFCM celebrates GRAMMYS
Technology and Applied Composition News Story

SFCM Celebrates GRAMMY Wins

Those who turned into the 2025 GRAMMY’s saw SFCM and its alliance partners winning big during the biggest night in music!  SFCM professor and Director of Recording Services Jason O’Connell won for his production work on   the San Francisco Symphony’s  …
SFCM Pre-College students Nikhil Prabhakar and Mathias Gomez
student success

SFCM Teens Bring Live Music to Bay Area Seniors

Two talented teens at SFCM are turning senior centers into concert halls, proving that music knows no age limits. Nikhil Prabhakar, 18, a guitar player, and   Mathias Gomez, 16, a violin student, have done a series of performances at Bay Area nursing …
A brass ensemble performs at City Hall.
Brass Trumpet performances

Students Play at San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s Inauguration

The City of San Francisco has elected a new mayor, and SFCM was there to set the beat. Just steps away from the Bowes Center, a brass ensemble featuring SFCM students performed as Daniel Lurie was sworn in on January 8 as San Francisco’s 46th mayor. …
SFCM student at Dolores Park
Professional Development professional development

New 'Teach SFCM' Program Launches Student Careers

SFCM students are setting the tempo of music education in San Francisco, one beat at a time. The Conservatory’s  Professional Development and Engagement Center (PDEC) is launching a new student work initiative, Teach SFCM. This new program is aimed at …
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter performs with SFCM alumni at NPR.
Strings Violin Viola alumni success

Sabrina Carpenter’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert Features SFCM Alumni

The set may have been short and sweet, but the SFCM talent was big and bold. SFCM graduates Sarena Hsu (violin) and  Alexandra (Allie) Simpson  (viola) performed with pop star Sabrina Carpenter for her performance at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert in December …
Technology and Applied Composition Executive Director Steven Horowitz.
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

SFCM Faculty Nominated for Game Audio Network Guild Award

If you’re interested in creating music for video games, SFCM faculty wrote the book on it, literally.   The Executive Director of SFCM’s  Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) Program  Steven Horowitz was nominated for Best Game Audio Article or …
David Sánchez (Credit: Nino Fernandez).
Roots, Jazz, and American Music roots jazz and american music

RJAM Professor Receives National Jazz Education Network Award

Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) Department Professor David Sánchez has been named as the 2025 LeJENd of Latin Jazz Award Recipient by the Jazz Education Network (JEN), an organization of educators and musicians dedicated to the music. Sánchez has …
Continuing Education student and attorney Danny Kim.
continuing education

Counsel vs Concertos: Attorney Balances Law and Melody

From legal briefs to musical sheets, he’s fluent in both As a legal counsel, Danny Kim’s principal area of practice is complex commercial litigation, but at SFCM, his area of practice is the piano. “Music is important to me because it allows me to …
Amithav Gautham
Roots, Jazz, and American Music roots jazz and american music

RJAM Guitarist Showcased in CBS Clip of Bay Area Indian Blues Musicians

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is feeling a little blue in 2025—and that's a good thing. Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) Department freshman Amithav Gautam was recently featured in a video piece by CBS Bay Area news reporter Devin Frehley. …
From left: Michael Tilson Thomas, Lara Downes, Joshua Bell, and Joyce DiDonato
opus 3 artists

Celebrating the Biggest Musical Moments at SFCM in 2024

Should auld performances be forgot… that’s what the internet is for. As SFCM turns the calendar to another year, the Newsroom is looking back on a busy year for the Conservatory and its students, who celebrated everything from new immersive concert hall …
Collage of artists performing during SFCM's Spring 2025 season.
season announcement

SFCM Announces Spring 2025 Schedule of Live Performances

Sign up for Event Updates As we start a new season, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is pleased to announce its spring concert series, featuring several exciting collaborations and concerts designed to dazzle audiences. SFCM puts on more …
'Meow and Forever.'
Opera and Musical Theatre Program winter term

Winter Term Undergrad Opera Wins National Opera Association Award

  SFCM voice faculty Rhoslyn Jones ’ staging of Jodi Goble’s Meow and Forever has been recognized as part of the 2023/24 National Opera Association Opera Production Competition. Twenty-one judges spent over 300 hours viewing the total submissions—and …
Meng Su.
Guitar guitar

SFCM Guitar Faculty Meng Su Wins International Award

Guitar faculty Meng Su has been awarded a notably high honor! Su has been recognized as one of this year's Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow by Tatler Media . The annual Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow recognizes the most promising young leaders shaping Asia's future. …
Arjun Verma.

Sitarist Holds Pre-College Workshop on Indian Music

  Students in SFCM’s Pre-College were treated to an October workshop by Bay Area sitarist Arjun K. Verma , whose teaching lineage can be traced to Ali Akbar Khan, arguably the most famous Indian musician in the States other than Ravi Shankar. Verma has …