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Degrees and Programs - Technology and Applied Composition - Postgraduate Degree

TAC Professional Studies Certificate Curriculum

O ne could call TAC the perfect marriage of technology, classical musicianship, and experimentation." — KQED, Northern California Public Broadcasting Radically creative. Radically pragmatic. A lot can happen in a year. As a PSC student in the TAC program, …

String and Piano Chamber Music string and piano chamber music

SFCM Telegraph Quartet Appointed as "Quartet-in-Residence”

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

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, …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 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, …

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 …

Veteran Educational Benefits

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is approved for the training of veterans and the widows and children of deceased veterans under the provisions of the various federal laws pertaining to veterans’ educational benefits. Information about veterans’ …

Piano Keyboard piano

5 Things You Should Know Before Taking an Audition

To some, the word "audition" is synonymous with anxiety and stress. It's a safe bet to say that young musicians auditioning for admittance into music programs sometimes find the idea of playing in front of a panel of faculty members a little bit …

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SFCM Celebrates Extraordinary Women at Centennial Gala

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

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 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 …

Roots, Jazz, and American Music Simon Rowe

The Beginning of RJAM at SFCM

While many SFCM students have taken time in the past month to reflect on their musical discipline’s evolution at the Conservatory, one group in particular has found themselves at the beginning of a new legacy. Thirteen Roots, Jazz, and American Music …

Baloons for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's centennial celebration

Technology and Applied Composition SFCM Orchestra String and Piano Chamber Music centennial

Centennial Celebration Weekend Previews the Year to Come

Traditionally, SFCM begins its concert season with a weekend of performances in September highlighting several departments and ensembles. While the Conservatory kept with tradition this year, SFCM’s special Centennial Celebration Weekend shined especially …

Percussion Composition centennial

Michael Tilson Thomas Headlines SFCM’s Centennial Convocation

Like the Opening Bell heralding the start of trading, convocation ceremonies ring in the start of the academic year. This year’s ceremony on Monday, September 25—a congress of students, faculty, staff, and Conservatory trustees—turned out to be one of the …

Composition composition

SFCM Student Awarded Commission for Fanfare

It’s no secret that opportunities for composition majors are plentiful at SFCM. From multiple conservatory-wide awards and competitions such as the Highsmith and Hoefer prizes to recitals and cross-departmental collaborations, students see the premieres …

Voice Opera and Musical Theatre Program student life

SFCM Students Abroad — Summer 2017

For many students, summer is a time of relaxation, vacationing, and spending time with friends and family. Yet, young musicians know that in order to build a successful career in music, it is necessary to continue practicing by programming recitals, …