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SFCM Commencement

Mission & Vision

SFCM draws on the bold creativity of San Francisco to offer unparalleled training for the 21 st century musician. We support students in developing the skills and vision to chart successful careers and advance the human experience through music. We …
Yoshi Nagai and Jean-Michel Fonteneau
Technology and Applied Composition Keyboard Piano Strings Cello international

SFCM Builds Bridges in Asia

December 7, 2017
SFCM has been building bridges on an international scale for decades. In 1981, the Conservatory welcomed five students from China in a cultural exchange that began a relationship with Asia that continues this day. Students from Asia comprise nearly 30% of …
Kronos Community performing
community engagement

SFCM Students Team Up with Kronos Quartet and SFUSD

December 6, 2017
“Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” Plato wrote this more than two thousand years ago, and today, his words still ring true. In early November, SFCM …
SFCM Alumni Adlers Natalie Image Christian Pursell
Voice / Opera Studies

SFCM Graduates Named to Adler Fellowship Program

December 6, 2017
SFCM’s own Natalie Image ’17 (soprano) and Christian Pursell ’15 (bass-baritone) were recently named 2018 Adler Fellows at the San Francisco Opera. The two SFCM alumni will join a class of eleven in the multi-year residency which offers advanced young …
Carmen Bradford
Roots, Jazz, and American Music rjam

Carmen Bradford to Join RJAM Faculty at SFCM

November 17, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of vocalist Carmen Bradford to its Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) faculty. Bradford, who will begin teaching in Fall 2018, will be the first vocalist to join the RJAM …
Garrick Ohlsson
Piano Keyboard

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Joins Faculty at SFCM

November 16, 2017
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of Grammy Award-winning pianist Garrick Ohlsson to its faculty. Awarded an honorary doctorate from the Conservatory in 2016, Ohlsson joins current SFCM piano department faculty …
Marko Topchii ’18 and Ji Hyung Park ’19
Guitar competition

Judicaël Perroy’s Studio Dominates Guitar Competition

April 5, 2018
Considering the San Francisco Conservatory of Music was the first American conservatory to offer a degree in classical guitar in 1963, the instrument has found a welcome home at the institution for half a century, turning out some of the best guitarists …
Madeline Jarzembak ’18, Timothy Daniels ’18, and Vivian Ling ’20
Strings Violin Harp Woodwinds Oboe san francisco symphony

SFCM Students Sit in with Professional Ensembles

April 3, 2018
There really is nothing like performing. Whether it’s alone or in an ensemble, each concert is the culmination of uncountable hours of training. For a handful of SFCM students—oboists, violinists, harpists—their training took on a new dimension when they …
Brandon Bell ’18, Kaitlin Bertschi ’18, Rita Moreno, Esther Tonea ’18, Jimmy Kansau ’04. Courtesy California Symphony
Voice / Opera Studies chorus

SFCM Students Join Forces with the California Symphony

April 3, 2018
“If a work doesn’t mean something to the performers, what’s the point of performing it?” For soprano Esther Tonea ’18, music is about sharing something deeply personal. In her recent appearance as a soloist with the California Symphony and SFCM Chorus on …
Emil Miland and David Conte in Paris
Composition alumni

In Conversation: David Conte on his New Works

March 30, 2018
SFCM Composition Chair David Conte seems to always have his next step in mind. Whether it’s an international teaching engagement or a performance close to home, he can be seen collaborating with some of the most accomplished musicians performing today. He …
Gala with Balloons 2017
gala

SFCM Celebrates Extraordinary Women at Centennial Gala

March 23, 2018
It was the kind of event that only happens once in a century. SFCM’s Centennial Gala, which took place Monday, March 19, turned out to be the largest the institution has ever put on, bringing together supporters from the SFCM community to celebrate the …
Image of David Stull and speaker at SFCM fanfare
Keyboard Piano alumni

SFCM Honors Jeffrey Kahane ’77 at Fanfare Luncheon

March 16, 2018
There was an air of camaraderie and respect on the stage of the Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall at SFCM’s annual Fanfare Luncheon on Friday, March 9. Fanfare, one of the Conservatory’s most anticipated events of the year, brings together alumni and friends …
Matthew Linaman ’13

Matthew Linaman ’13

March 15, 2018
Matthew Linaman grew up focused on one thing. He practiced it every day for hours, entered competitions, and trained for years. That thing was gymnastics. “I had no idea I liked music,” he says. He also didn’t know that years later he would graduate from …
Performers holding string instruments
Technology and Applied Composition Strings Woodwinds radio

SFCM Goes National on Public Radio

February 1, 2018
Live from Here , hosted by the charming and talented mandolinist Chris Thile (a member of Punch Brothers, a featured musical group at SFCM’s Centennial Gala on March 19), is one of public radio’s most popular programs. Formerly known as A Prairie Home …
Hansel and Gretel
Strings Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Harp Woodwinds Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Brass Trumpet Horn Trombone Tuba Voice / Opera Studies Guitar Percussion Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Harpsichord Organ winter term

The Sky's the Limit for SFCM's Winter Term

February 1, 2018
Interested in spending an afternoon exploring art, music, and movement under the guidance of composer, artist, choreographer, and director Meredith Monk? Want to take a piece of wood and make a custom clarinet barrel by hand? Jennifer Culp and Jeff …
Faculty - Hero - Inouye
Strings Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Harp Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Harpsichord Historical Performance Voice / Opera Studies Woodwinds Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Brass Trumpet Trombone Horn Tuba Percussion education

SFCM Faculty on Why Music Education is Essential for Everyone

January 31, 2018
Music is an integral part of students’ education, or it should be. Just ask any of the dozen or so SFCM faculty attending the California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC), February 15–17 in San Jose. The group of faculty, mostly San Francisco …
2018-19 Composition Winners
Composition prizes

Composition Students Awarded Prizes

January 29, 2018
SFCM’s composition department regularly sees prizes awarded to students and newly commissioned works performed around the world. From Ilya Demutsky’s (Class of ’09) collaboration with the San Francisco Ballet to Matt Boehler’s (Class of ’17) NATS Art Song …
Gabrielle Haigh

Gabrielle Haigh '18

January 29, 2018
“No matter who it is you’re dealing with in an organization or outside of it, you have to treat them well, and you have to be respectful,” says soprano Gabrielle Haigh, a second year master’s degree candidate in the studio of Sylvia Anderson . “If someone …
Glory Denied; Tom Cipullo coaching SFCM student
Opera and Musical Theatre opera

In Conversation: Tom Cipullo's "Glory Denied"

February 28, 2018
In 1973, the longest-held prisoner of war in American history returned home from Vietnam after nine long, torturous years in captivity. But that was only the beginning of his problems. Floyd James (“Jim”) Thompson married Alyce DeVries in 1953, and for a …
Journey Live at SFCM
Technology and Applied Composition video games

Journey LIVE Brings Gamers to the Concert Hall

February 28, 2018
Sweeping melodies, cascading harmonies, gorgeous animation, and a quest undertaken by a unshakable protagonist. The award-winning hit video game Journey takes the player through a complete sensory experience with a simple, elegant plot built on lore and …