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Applications Open for 2024 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 fourth annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP), its Michael Morgan Prize and the Cabrillo …

Lara Downes with the SFCM Orchestra, conducted by Edwin Outwater.

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SFCM's Orchestra and Pentatone Help Lara Downes Reimagine a 'Rhapsody'

How do you help a piece as iconic as George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue turn 100? That was the question facing Lara Downes—who has a long history with the work—as discussions around the piece's anniversary took shape. "It all came together so quickly," …

Strings Violin Viola Double Bass Brass Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone Conducting Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Organ Percussion Roots, Jazz, and American Music Woodwinds Bassoon Clarinet Flute Oboe Voice 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 Program 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 opus 3 artists

San Francisco Conservatory of Music and New Century Chamber Orchestra Announce Collaboration featuring Opus 3 Artist Alexi Kenney

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and New Century Chamber Orchestra (New Century) are announcing a new partnership bringing together students and professional musicians led by violinist Alexi Kenney, culminating in two performances January 19 …

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SFCM Hosts Emanuel Ax

Critically acclaimed for his “thoughtful, lyrical, lustrous” pianism by The Washington Post Emanuel Ax took those skills and more to SFCM in October for a masterclass and visit with students. "I think listening is an incredibly great way to learn," Ax …

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Netflix Hit Show 'One Piece' Features Music By SFCM Professor, Alumni

Netflix has another big hit with One Piece , and it has more than just one piece of SFCM talent at the musical helm. Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) instructor and composer Daria Novoliantceva helped orchestrate the music behind One Piece , …

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How SFCM's Piano Technicians Keep 120 Pianos at the Top of Their Game

Ever wonder what goes into making a music school's fleet of pianos sing? Of the 120 pianos at SFCM, there are 100 at the school's Ann Getty Center and 20 at its Bowes Center . Approximately half the school's grand pianos are Steinways—the most recent …

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SFCM Remembers Friend and Publishing Icon Stephen Rubin

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music today mourns Stephen Rubin, an arts advocate for the ages, who died Friday at a hospital in Manhattan after “a brief and sudden illness,” according to his nephew, David Rotter. "Steve was brilliant, creative, …

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Alum Named Principal Conductor of San Francisco Chamber Orchestra

SFCM alum Jory Fankuchen (2000, violin) has been named Principal Conductor of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra for its 2023-2024 season. "It's not only a group of world-class musicians, but they're really amazing supportive colleagues, and so many of …

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SFCM and SF Ballet Announce First Two Recipients of Denis de Coteau Fellowship

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and San Francisco Ballet have selected the first two students for the new Denis de Coteau Fellowship for the 2023-2024 school year. This year's fellows are Adrian Jackson, viola, studying with Dimitri Murrath …

Technology and Applied Composition News Story

Orchestrator behind blockbuster movies 'Frozen,' 'La La Land,' and 'Ant Man' Visits SFCM

The musician behind the signature sounds of dozens of hit movies, popular video games, and record-breaking television shows, Tim Davies brought those skills to SFCM in September for a visit to the Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) program where he …

Historical Plucked Strings Professional Studies Certificate Curriculum

Studying Historical Performance at SFCM is about finding your voice. We offer performance opportunities and a variety of performance practice and other HP related courses, all geared to each student exploring their individual passion and goals. As a …

Collaborations, Master Classes and Guest Lecturers

We frequently host guest artists for master classes, private instruction, guest lectures, and side-by-side performances. In addition, the HP program regularly collaborates with Bay Area-based ensembles American Bach Soloists and Philharmonia Baroque …

Daniel Dastoor with the 1700 Stradivarius on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts.

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SFCM Violinist, Stradivarius in Tow, Wins Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition

It's been a good year for SFCM violinist Daniel Dastoor: First, he won the Canada Council for the Arts' Musical Instrument Bank 2023 competition and was awarded use of the Bank's 1700 Taft Stradivari violin, and, more recently, his trio picked up a …

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'The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs' by SFCM's Mason Bates Debuts at San Francisco Opera

Telling the story behind the man who forever changed the world of technology. That's the job Mason Bates set out to do with his very first opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, which premiered at the San Francisco Opera on September 22. Created along …

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Roger Linn, Man Behind Prince and Michael Jackson's Drum Sounds, Visits SFCM

If there were a Mt. Rushmore of electronic instrument inventors, Roger Linn would be on it. Like Robert Moog, Linn's name has become inseparable from the revolutionary sounds his drum machines, the LM-1 and LinnDrum, helped create. The LM-1, in …

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GRAMMY-nominated Seth Parker Woods on his Best Advice For Music Students

Acclaimed by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace," Seth Parker Woods has established his reputation as a versatile artist and innovator across multiple genres. The GRAMMY-nominated musician took those skills and more to SFCM in late September …

Sound Design

Ever wondered how sound works in your favorite TV show, film, video game, or song? Sound design courses include everything from recording, to sampling, editing, scoring, and sound mixing. In sound design courses you will learn how to collect, edit, and …