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Belinda Rosen
Oboe oboe

SFCM Grad Lands Job in ‘President’s Own’ Marine Band

The few and the proud are adding an SFCM grad to their number. 2021 graduate Belinda Rosen has won the position as English horn/oboe of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Initially a pianist, Rosen picked up the clarinet in the 4th grade …
SFCM Opera and Musical Theatre 2024
Opera and Musical Theatre Program opera and musical theatre

SFCM Gets Groovy with ‘Così fan tutte’

It’s an effervescent and humorous tale of putting young love to the test, now taken to a far-out era of peace and love. SFCM Opera and Musical Theatre department delivered two (sold-out) performances of  Così fan tutte  in November—with the new twist of …
Caroline Feitosa
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

SFCM Plays Part at San Francisco Dance Film Festival

One student composer at SFCM set the beat for the  San Francisco Dance Film Festival this year. Technology and Applied Composition student (TAC) Caroline Feitosa created the sound logo in use at this year's SFDFF, saying of the experience, “I love going …
EBCP 2025
emerging black composers project

Emerging Black Composers Project Soars with New Birdsong Partnership

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and  Birdsong Music Publishing have entered into an exciting new partnership that will further the goal of advancing the careers of young Black composers and their music. Starting in 2024 all competition …
Smart Start Early Childhood
pre-college

Smart Start: A Closer Look at SFCM's Youngest Maestros

To a young child, music can strum the strings of a developing brain, tuning it for a lifetime of discovery.  It's something Yulia Iskandar takes to heart when she brings her two sons, six-year-old Savva and eight-year-old Tioma, to SFCM every Saturday for …
Michael Tilson Thomas at SFCM.
SFCM Orchestra michael tilson thomas

Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Inspiring Coaching Session at SFCM

For students under the baton of Professor Michael Tilson Thomas, every note becomes a masterclass in brilliance.   “I was in shock for the entire reading, unable to fully comprehend the legend standing in front of me!" Zoe Yost, an SFCM viola student …
Emanuel Ax at SFCM
News Story

Emanuel Ax Shares Expertise with SFCM Pre-College

Some of the youngest musicians at SFCM got a cutting-edge music lesson as Emanuel Ax visited for a special masterclass in October. “I was nervous to play for such a well-known and respected musician, but he was very kind and incredibly patient,” said …
GRAMMY awards at SFCM
Technology and Applied Composition News Story

SFCM Faculty, Alliance Partners Celebrate GRAMMY Nominations

Those tuning into the 2025 GRAMMYs will see SFCM and its  alliance partners up for some exciting awards! SFCM professor and Director of Recording Services Jason O’Connell is up for a nomination for his producing work on  Saariaho: Adriana Mater in the …
Elinor Armer works with a student.
Composition New Music Ensemble composition

Talking with Elinor Armer About Her 56-Year Legacy at SFCM

Elinor Armer’s legacy in the Bay Area is as deeply rooted as Oakland’s famous trees, and to honor her 56 years at the Conservatory, the New Music Ensemble will be playing selections of her work at its concert on Nov. 9. Born in Oakland, Armer actually …
Kat "009" Night performs at the TAC Department's Halloween Showcase.

A Stunning, Spooky Display for SFCM’s New Projection Technology

SFCM isn’t haunted, but one could be forgiven for thinking that after the Conservatory’s Halloween concert.  The  Technology and Applied Composition Department (TAC) took over SFCM’s Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall—its largest performing space—for a concert …
Sahba Aminikia. (Credit: Ryan Lash)
Composition SFCM Alumni

SFCM Grad Named TED Fellow in Recognition for Work with Refugees

Sahba Aminikia ’s voice just got a little louder. The 2013 alumnus was named a TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Fellow in the influential organization’s 2024 class for his work with the Flying Carpet Festival, which also led him to give one of the …
Emerging Black Composers Project 2025
News Story

Applications Open for 2025 Emerging Black Composers Project

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), in partnership with the  San Francisco Symphony , announced today that applications are now open for the fifth annual  Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP) Michael Morgan Prize,   and the Cabrillo …
SFCM graduate Hope Nelson.
Voice News Story

From Cap and Gown to Curtain Call: Recent Opera Grad Scores Big

As the final notes of her student years faded, Hope Nelson has already stepped into a new role, this one on a European opera stage.   The 2024 graduate is now at  Theater Basel in Switzerland as one of its OperAvenir studio artists. "My first assignment …