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Bassist/composer Jordyn Davis.
Roots, Jazz, and American Music roots jazz and american music

SFCM Emerging Black Composers Project Grows to Include Jazz Prize

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) announced today Jordyn Davis , 29, as the winner of the first jazz-specific prize of the Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP). As the winner of the Emerging Black Composers Project's Jazz Prize, Davis will …
Micheal Tilson Thomas at SFCM
concerts

SFCM Celebrates ‘GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas’

As the music soared, so did hopes for healing and a cure. SFCM's largest concert hall hosted a special fundraising celebration concert October 8 coinciding with the release of  GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas . In celebration of Tilson's 80th …
SFCM students
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

SFCM Joins SFFILM in Innovative Student Film Score Program

Picture a world where a students' musical dreams reach the magic of the silver screen faster than ever before. That’s becoming a reality as the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and  SFFILM  join forces for a groundbreaking collaboration. For …
Harpist Katherine Siochi.
Harp faculty

A New Tune: Acclaimed Harpist Katherine Siochi Joins SFCM

Harpist Katherine Siochi, whose playing has been described as “elegantly rendered” and “otherworldly” by the  San Francisco Chronicle , will be adding her internationally-awarded artistry to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) in 2025 when she …
SFCM Orchestra practicing
alumni success

World Premiere of Alum Stars SFCM Orchestra

It’s an ancient word with a modern message.  “It’s a Spanish word, but Arabic in its origins,  Acequia  literally refers to an irrigation canal, and the system we use to manage it,” Nicolás Lell Benavides  said of his new music, recorded earlier this …
The Conservatory Chorus
performances

Field Trip! Conservatory Chorus Performs with California Symphony

For 18-year-old Mukil Narayanan, stepping onto the stage for the first time with a renowned orchestra and chorus wasn't just a debut, but a dream come true.  "I have always wanted to be part of a group that would perform alongside a major orchestra," …

Collegiate Leadership

  Ryan Brown,  Dean Dean Ryan Brown is an accomplished higher education administrator, award-winning composer, and SFCM alumnus. He has been instrumental in establishing professional development opportunities at SFCM, including founding the Professional …
Edwin Outwater rehearses the SFCM Orchestra.
Conducting Roots, Jazz, and American Music Voice SFCM Orchestra SFCM orchestra

SFCM's Opening Orchestra Concert Unites Departments—and Grads

You couldn't have asked for a bigger bang to ring in the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's fall season than an Orchestra concert bringing together several of the school's departments and a returning graduate. The evening opened with two pieces by …
Musicans from the Central Conservatory of Music.
performances

The Universal Language: Ensemble from China Performs at SFCM

Music knows no borders. That was the message when SFCM hosted The Charm of Chinese Strings for a September 25 performance in the Barbro Osher Recital Hall of the Bowes Center. The performance, which had a full audience of concert goers, featured four …
Warren Deck at his SFCM masterclass.
brass

Warren Deck Talks Tubas, Teaching, and Focal Dystonia

It's a measure of Warren Deck's low-key nature that there are more pictures of his students than there are of him on the internet. But his journey through music—which included over two decades as principal tubist with the New York Philharmonic—is truly …
Freddy Renaud
alumni success

To 'Hadestown' and Back: SFCM Grad Wins Spot in Broadway Tour

In  Hadestown , a song can change your fate, but for Freddy Renaud, it was an impromptu audition.  "I did not plan on auditioning because I had a set plan on what the next few years of my life would look like," Renaud, 25, said. "I decided it couldn't …
SFCM students Julian Sommer, Antonia Cáceres, and Joshua Choi.
student life

Culture at SFCM: From Classrooms to Concert Halls

At a music school creating a culture where all students can thrive is key. When it comes to the student experience, SFCM strives to build an environment and community where all students can succeed as they invent the future of music together. Not only …