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Interview Date: June 29, 2016 Conservatory Affiliation: Piano Alumna, ‘64 Interviewer: Tessa Updike, Archivist Pianist Marilyn Thompson received her Bachelor's Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she was a student of Adolph Baller. …

Interview Date: December 13 and 14, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Trustee Interviewer: Tessa Updike Kris Getz was born in Los Angeles, and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Her father had a dry goods store in Tucson. Kris rode horses and enjoyed the outdoors …

Interview Date: August 28, 2015 Affiliation: Former director of Pre-college and Adult Extension Interviewer: Tessa Updike John McCarthyʼs life in music includes that of pianist, distinguished pedagogue, arts administrator and educational consultant. As a …

Interview Date: April 23, 2015 Affiliation: Trustee Interviewer: Kevin McLaughlin, Director of Library Services John M. Anderson was born in San Francisco, raised in Beverly Hills, graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy from Pomona College, and with a J.D. …

Interview Date: November 26, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Musicianship and New Music Interviewer: Tessa Updike Born in Stockton, Joan Gallegos was a native Californian, as were her parents. Her mother was a ballet teacher, her father a doctor. Joan …

Interview Dates: September 20, 2014 and July 9, 2015 Affiliation: Former Guitar Faculty Interviewers: Marc Teicholz and Tessa Updike George Sakellariou began playing the guitar at an early age in Athens, Greece. His first teacher was his brother, a …

Interview Date : July 8 and 10, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation : Composition Faculty Interviewer : Emily Laurance, Chair, Music History and Literature Elinor Armer was born in Oakland, California, and was raised in Davis. Her father was an engineer, her …

Interview Date: July 22, 23, 24 and 29, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Composition Faculty Interviewers: John Bischoff, Marketing Manager Edited by: Elinor Armer, Tessa Updike and Corey Jamason Conrad Stephen Susa was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania in …

Interview Date: June 21 and 24, 2016 Conservatory Affiliation: Trumpet Faculty Interviewer: Tessa Updike David Burkhart is an honors graduate of Yale University, where he received B.A. and M.M. degrees. His teachers include Adolph Herseth, Arnold Jacobs, …

Interview Date: April 1 and 2, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Chamber Music Faculty Interviewers: Tessa Updike, Archivist Cellist Bonnie Hampton leads an active music life as a chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. A founding member of the Naumburg …

Interview Date: August 23, 2015 Conservatory Affiliation: Family of former composition faculty member Andrew Imbrie Interviewer: Elinor Armer Read Interview Topics Ancestors Early years Education Meeting Andrew Imbrie Travels Friends and colleagues Home …

Interview Date: November 11, 12, and 18, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Electronic Music Interviewer: Tessa Updike and MaryClare Brzywta Alden Jenks presides over the computers, synthesizers and other state-of-the-art equipment in the San Francisco …

Subject Guides Voice Vocal Music Songs Songs with Songs, English; Songs, Italian; etc. Songs high voice Songs medium voice Songs low voice Opera Cantatas Choruses Musicals Oratorios Church music Sacred vocal music Singing Synagogue music Call Numbers …

Subject Headings *Viola, Violoncello, or Double bass may be used instead of Violin in the headings below. Violin music Sonatas violin Violin and piano music Violin with Violin music (Violins 2) String trios String quartets String quintets ( Use Sextets, …

Subject Headings * Snare drum, Xylophone, etc. may be used instead of timpani. Concertos timpani* Concertos percussion Percussion and Percussion ensembles (for two or more percussionists, each playing one or more percussion instruments) Percussion music …

Subject Guides Minstrel shows Musicals Operas--Librettos Operas--Stories, plots, etc. Operetta Theater Theaters Call Numbers REF ML128 M987 Bibliographies REF ML128 S3 Song Indexes ML1700 - ML1751 History and Criticism MT64 Revues--Writing and Publishing …

Subject Headings Music theory Composition music Counterpoint Harmonic analysis Melody Modulation (Music) Music acoustics and physics Music philosophy and aesthetics Musical analysis Musical form Musical meter and rhythm Schenkerian analysis Transposition …

Subject Headings *Africa is used for purposes of illustration; Asia, Peru, Poland, Sweden, etc. may be used instead. See also specific subject erms, e.g.: Clarinet; Opera; Symphony; etc. and specific proper names, e.g.: Berio, Josquin, Monteverdi, …

Subject Headings Clavichord, Organ, or Harpsichord may be used in place of "Piano" in the headings below Organ masses Organ music Piano Piano music Pianists Piano with Sonatas piano Piano music 4 hands Piano music pianos 2 Violin and piano music (Flute …