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Kate Sheeran

Kate Sheeran Appointed Dean of San Francisco Conservatory of Music

May 11, 2015
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of  Kate Sheeran  as Provost and Dean of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Currently Assistant Dean at Mannes School of Music of The New School, Sheeran takes up her new …
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music Announces 2015-16 Season

August 14, 2015
Weekend Festival of Free Music Kicks Off New Season of Performances and Events Borromeo String Quartet Holds a Week-Long Residency Opera Season Includes Don Giovanni Directed by Jose Maria Condemi and West Coast Premiere of Mansfield Park by Jonathan Dove …
Gloria Kim, Vice President of Artistic Operations
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SFCM Appoints Gloria S. Kim as Vice President of Artistic Operations

August 26, 2015
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announces the appointment of  Gloria S. Kim  as Vice President of Artistic Operations effective September 1, 2015. A senior member of  President David H. Stull’s  leadership team, Kim will oversee the production of …
New Music Ensemble Opera and Musical Theatre Historical Performance concert calendar

October Highlights at SFCM

September 29, 2015
SFCM Hosts Pacific Voice Conference and Gala Concert New Music Ensemble Welcomes Guest Conductor Ted Hearne Jodi Levitz and Guest Robin Sutherland ’75 Lead Lineup of Faculty Recitals Corey Jamason and Elisabeth Reed Perform Complete Set of Bach Sonatas …
Guitarist Marcin Dylla
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Marcin Dylla Inaugurates Guitar Faculty Artist-in-Residence

October 24, 2015
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music will welcome classical guitarist  Marcin Dylla  to its guitar department with a guest faculty appointment during the fall semester of 2016. Dylla, whom  The Washington Post  describes as “among the most gifted …
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November Highlights at SFCM

October 26, 2015
Bay Area Musicians and SFCM Alumni Celebrate Faculty Composer David Conte’s 60th Birthday with 34 Premieres Student’s Prize-Winning Work Shares Orchestra Program with Prokofiev and Sibelius Baroque Ensemble Performs All-Vivaldi Concert and Cantatas by …
Composition composition

SFCM Hosts Concert of New Carols by American Composers

October 27, 2015
Event Marks Release of PentaTone Classics CD December Celebration Featuring SFCM Faculty and Alumni The San Francisco Conservatory of Music heralds the holiday season and marks the release of the new PentaTone Classics CD  December Celebration: New Carols …
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SFCM and California Music Center Announce a New Collaboration

October 27, 2015
SFCM to Host Irving M. Klein International String Competition California Music Center and The San Francisco Conservatory of Music are embarking upon a new collaboration, which will bring the  Irving M. Klein International String Competition  to the …
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December Monthly Highlights

November 18, 2015
DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Opera Presents La tragédie de Carmen Del Sol String Quartet and Gyan Riley ’01 Premiere Work by Terry Riley Master Classes by Violinist Nora Chastain, Guitarist Alvaro Pierri, and Soprano …
Guitar guitar

SFCM to host Four-Day Guitar Competition and Festival

November 24, 2015
Four-Day Music Festival Marks Competition's First Visit to the United States World Premieres by Clarice Assad, Javier Farías, Sérgio Assad and Nicola Evangelisti Performances by International Panel of Jurors; SFCM Guitar Ensemble, New Music Ensemble, and …
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SFCM Welcomes Symphony and Opera Principals to Woodwind Faculty

December 15, 2015
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announces the appointment of two principal artists from the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera Orchestra to its woodwind faculty.  Carey Bell , principal clarinet with the San Francisco Symphony, and  …
Piano piano

Piano Faculty Appointments

December 22, 2015
Jon Nakamatsu and Corey McVicar Join Expanded Piano Faculty Renowned Pianist Leon Fleisher Named Artist-in-Residence for 2016-17 The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced an expansion of its piano faculty with the appointment of two distinguished …
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February Highlights at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

January 21, 2016
SFCM Launches Transformations Series: Orchestra Concert (Feb. 20 and 21) and Guitar Recital (Feb. 29) Master Classes: Violinist Pinchas Zukerman (Feb. 13), Guitarist Julian Lage (Feb. 4), Clarinetist Frank Cohen (Feb 5), Baroque Oboist Debra Nagy (Feb. …
Eric Dudley Appointed as Music Director of the SFCM Orchestra
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SFCM Announces Eric Dudley as Music Director of SFCM Orchestra

February 4, 2016
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced the appointment of Grammy-winning musician and conductor Eric Dudley as music director of the SFCM Orchestra for the 2016–17 academic year. Scott Sandmeier, music director of the SFCM Orchestra since 2013, …
Caroline Shaw Residency at SFCM
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SFCM Announces Acclaimed Musician Caroline Shaw Residency 2016

February 16, 2016
Caroline Shaw, recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in music for her work  Partita for 8 Voices,  will be in residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in March 2016. Shaw, who recently performed as soloist in  Lo,  a violin concerto she wrote, …
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March Highlights at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

February 19, 2016
Borromeo String Quartet in Residence March 13–17 Caroline Shaw in Residence March 1–4 Purcell’s The Fairy-Queen March 12 and 13 Faculty Recitals by Bettina Mussumelli, violin and Jonathan Vinocour, viola Hot Air Music Festival Returns With the coming of …
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Announcing a New Degree Program with SFJAZZ and SFJAZZ Collective

March 21, 2016
SFCM Offers Bachelor of Music in Roots, Jazz, and American Music The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music  (SFCM), in partnership with  SFJAZZ , has announced a distinctive new initiative that will bring together promising young musicians and illuminati …
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Preeminent Dramatic Soprano Deborah Voigt Joins Faculty at SFCM

May 5, 2016
Internationally revered operatic soprano  Deborah Voigt  has been appointed to the full-time voice faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM). Beginning in the fall of 2016, Voigt, known the world over for her "majestic voice"( WSJ ), will …
William Langlie-Miletich, the first-ever bassist to be awarded the top prize
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William Langlie-Miletich Wins International String Competition

June 4, 2016
San Francisco Conservatory of Music and California Music Center Partner to Present Two-Day Event SAN FRANCISCO - The first prize of the 31st Annual Irving M. Klein International String Competition, carrying a purse of $13,000, has been awarded to …
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music Announces 2016-17 Season

August 2, 2016
Curricular Focus and Season's Events Linked to Highlight Intersection of Performance and Study Event Highlights: Kick-off Weekend featuring a special "100 Guitars" concert that includes the West Coast premiere of David Lang's questionnaire Artist …