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Music Production

Complete creative control. Craft the sounds you want from idea inception to finished product. In these courses you will learn to multitrack, record, overdub, edit, and mix music in a variety of styles using sophisticated digital audio systems. This …
SFCM students Joshua Choi and Yuki Yokota.
Strings Violin Viola Double Bass Brass Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone Conducting Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Organ Percussion Roots, Jazz, and American Music Woodwinds Bassoon Clarinet Flute Oboe Voice / Opera Studies Harpsichord Historical Performance Harp Cello Academics Humanities and Sciences Music History and Literature Music Theory and Musicianship Professional Development String and Piano Chamber Music Baroque Ensemble Brass Chamber Ensemble SFCM Chorus Guitar Ensemble New Music Ensemble Opera and Musical Theatre SFCM Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Woodwind Chamber Music Improvisation Coaching and Excerpts Clarinet Ensemble Baroque Violin Baroque Viola Baroque Cello Viola da Gamba Historical Keyboards Baroque Voice Historical Plucked Strings Brass Choir Alliances

SFCM Announces First Internship Program with Opus 3 Artists

September 27, 2023
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and Opus 3 Artists are proud to announce a new milestone in their ongoing partnership: The inaugural class of interns joining Opus 3 from the Conservatory.  "Opus 3 Artists is delighted to be welcoming our …

Technology & Applied Composition Course Descriptions

One could call TAC the perfect marriage of technology, classical musicianship, and experimentation."  — KQED, Northern California Public Broadcasting Radically creative. Radically pragmatic. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you …
SFCM's New Music Ensemble, conducted by Nicole Paiement.
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New Music Ensemble Concert Showcases New Talent and Memorializes Icons

September 25, 2023
Appropriately for its name, SFCM's New Music Ensemble (NME) celebrates two of its own at its Sept. 29 performance , while also honoring some departed trailblazers.  Under the direction of Nicole Paiement , the NME is featuring works by two prominent …
students in class at their desks

Academic Resources

Academic forms Professional Leave of Absence form  (Coming Soon) Resources How to Succeed in Class Taking Notes Quick Guide to Academic Writing Why Cite? How To Cite Your Sources Common Knowledge … … Academic …
Alexandra Gilliam

Program Notes

For many degree recitals, students offer program notes that will inform and engage audience members about their musical selections. Program notes are written for an educated and curious audience, who may or may not be musical experts. It is the student’s …
Telegraph Quartet, Quartet-in-Residence
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SFCM Telegraph Quartet Appointed as "Quartet-in-Residence”

July 10, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of the Telegraph Quartet as the institution’s next quartet-in-residence. The position, which the Quartet will hold from the 2017–18 season through the 2019–20 season, will …
SFCM old building at 1201 Ortega Street designed by architect Louis Christian Mullgardtd

Stephen Tramontozzi Interview

Interview Date: June 8 and 9, 2016 Conservatory Affiliation: Double Bass Faculty Interviewer: Tessa Updike Stephen Tramontozzi, assistant principal double bass of the San Francisco Symphony, studied with Robert Olson of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and …
Ruby Pleasure

Ruby Pleasure

Interview Date: January 21, 2016 Conservatory Affiliation: Voice Faculty Interviewer: Nicolina Logan Ruby Pleasure earned a B.A. from Fisk University and an M.A. from Stanford University. She studied early music with George Houle and Imogene Horsley, …
SFCM old building at 1201 Ortega Street designed by architect Louis Christian Mullgardtd

Laura Reynolds

Interview Date: August 5, 2015 Conservatory Affiliation: Senior Program Manager, Pre-College and Continuing Education Division Interviewer: Tessa Updike Laura Reynolds is an active performer and educator in Northern California.  She is principal oboist …
SFCM old building at 1201 Ortega Street designed by architect Louis Christian Mullgardtd

Joan Gordon

Interview Date: August 6, 2015 Conservatory Affiliation: Former Pre-College and Adult Extension Director Interviewer: Sam Smith Joan Gordon is the former director of the Pre-College and Adult Extension Divisions at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. …
SFCM old building at 1201 Ortega Street designed by architect Louis Christian Mullgardtd

Doris Fukawa

Interview Date: August 11, 2015 Conservatory Affiliation: Pre-College Faculty Interviewer: Tessa Updike A well-known Bay Area violinist and educator, Doris actively teaches and conducts both at Crowden and beyond, including the San Francisco Conservatory …
SFCM old building at 1201 Ortega Street designed by architect Louis Christian Mullgardtd

Davis Law

Interview Date: July 31, 2015 Conservatory Affiliation: Pre-College Faculty Interviewer: Tessa Updike San Francisco native Davis Law has spent a large portion of his life affiliated with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  He studied violin with …
David Conte

David Conte Interview

Interview Date: January, September, and November, 2016 Conservatory Affiliation: Chair of Composition Department Interviewer: Brian Fitzsousa David Conte (b. 1955) is the composer of over one hundred works published by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, …
SFCM old building at 1201 Ortega Street designed by architect Louis Christian Mullgardtd

Ava Jean Brumbaum

Interview Date: June 25, 2014 Conservatory Affiliation: Trustee Emerita Interviewer: Robin Sutherland Ava Jean Brumbaum was born in San Francisco on July 11, 1922. She grew up in Berkeley, California, and attended the John Muir School, Willard Junior High …
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Pre-College Alumni Take Next Steps

June 7, 2017
Every year, SFCM’s Pre-College division sees its graduating class take off to the best institutions of higher learning in the country. Some go to study medicine, engineering, and economics at prestigious institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford …
Colin Grant '17
Technology and Applied Composition

Colin Grant ’17

June 7, 2017
Since the day he picked up the trumpet in the fourth grade, Colin Grant has traversed a vast musical landscape. Far before questions concerning his higher education and career choice ever entered the conversation, he was living a life filled with musical …
Thalea String Quartet
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In Conversation: Thalea String Quartet

June 7, 2017
Having just graduated from the Conservatory’s chamber music program , the Thalea String Quartet—SFCM’s quartet-in-residence for the past two years—reflects on their time at SFCM and looks to their expanding horizons. The Thalea’s violinists Christopher …
Rachel Vandagriff, SFCM music history faculty
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Rachel Vandagriff Joins Faculty of SFCM

June 6, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of Rachel Vandagriff to its faculty. As Professor of Music History and Literature , Vandagriff will teach a mix of survey courses on topics including 20th- and 21st-century …
Jeremy Tai Wins 32nd M. Klein International String Competition
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Jeremy Tai Wins 32nd M. Klein International String Competition

June 5, 2017
The first prize of the 32nd Annual Irving M. Klein International String Competition, carrying a purse of $13,000, has been awarded to cellist Jeremy Tai . The Competition Finals were held the evening of Sunday, June 4 at the San Francisco Conservatory of …