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Michael Roest, director of Pre-College and Adult Extension Programs
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Michael Roest to be Director of Pre-College and Adult Divisions

August 31, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)  today announces Michael Roest as the new Director of Pre-College and Adult Extension divisions beginning September 1. "Michael Roest's broad experience as a musician, educator, and …
Oboist Eugene Izotov Joins Faculty of SFCM
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Oboist Eugene Izotov Joins Faculty of SFCM

September 15, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)  today announces the appointment of oboist  Eugene Izotov  to its faculty. Currently principal oboe at the San Francisco Symphony, Izotov has garnered critical acclaim for his …
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SFCM to Host 3rd Biennial Rubin Institute for Music Criticism

October 5, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music  (SFCM) proudly announces the third biennial gathering of the groundbreaking  Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism , taking place October 20–24. The first program of its kind …
Hornist Kevin Rivard Joins Faculty of San Francisco
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Hornist Kevin Rivard Joins Faculty of SFCM

October 13, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)  today announces the appointment of hornist  Kevin Rivard  to its faculty. Currently co-principal French horn at San Francisco Opera and principal horn in the San Francisco Ballet …
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SFCM Hosts Concert with Special Guest Angela Davis November 4

October 18, 2016
The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)  will host a special concert on November 4, featuring Alan Pierson, conductor of the acclaimed contemporary music group Alarm Will Sound, directing the SFCM New Music Ensemble in two politically charged …
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Cellist to Attend Piatigorsky Festival

November 17, 2015
With 26 internationally known cellists, performances by the Emerson String Quartet, Calder String Quartet, the LA Phil, and an orchestra of 100 cellos, the  Piatigorsky International Cello Festival  is one of the world’s biggest musical events devoted to …
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SFCM to Host Biasini Guitar Competition and Festival in January

November 21, 2015
SFCM will host the  Third International Maurizio Biasini Guitar Competition and Festival , an event celebrating the tradition and proclaiming the future of classical guitar, from January 14 to 17. The biennial competition marks its first visit to the …
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SFCM's American Prize Winners

November 24, 2015
SFCM was extraordinarily well represented this year among winners of the  American Prize , a series of national competitions spanning musical categories. Faculty member David Garner ’79 (pictured) won first prize in the chamber music composition …
Technology and Applied Composition tac

TAC Students Learn From Pros at SFCM Game Scoring Session

November 24, 2015
If Mozart or Beethoven were alive today, instead of conducting their music from concert hall podiums, they’d likely be sitting in front of a 32-channel Neve Console, directing session players through talkback, and making sure the engineer captured a clean …
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Symphony and Opera Principals Join Woodwind Faculty

December 11, 2015
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announces the appointment of two principal artists from the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera Orchestra to its woodwind faculty. Carey Bell, principal clarinet with the San Francisco Symphony, and …
Piano piano

SFCM Appoints New Piano Faculty

December 22, 2015
SFCM is expanding its piano faculty with the appointment of two distinguished artists, Jon Nakamatsu and Corey McVicar. In addition, the Conservatory has named legendary pianist Leon Fleisher as artist-in-residence for the coming academic year. Beginning …
SFCM alum playing guitar
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Alum Marries Guitar and Voice

January 8, 2016
Guitarist John Britton ’12 has released an arrangement of Shubert’s famously dark Lied,  Erlkönig,  with a Canadian publishing house as a teaser for a larger anthology of music for voice and guitar. The recent graduate is on something of a quest to …
Eric Dudley Appointed as Music Director of the SFCM Orchestra
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Eric Dudley Appointed as Music Director of the SFCM Orchestra

February 4, 2016
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced the appointment of Grammy-winning musician and conductor Eric Dudley as music director of the SFCM Orchestra for the 2016–17 academic year. Scott Sandmeier, music director of the SFCM Orchestra since 2013, …
Susanne Mentzer
Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre voice

Mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer joins SFCM Voice Faculty

February 8, 2016
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announces the appointment of renowned singer, writer and educator Susanne Mentzer to its voice faculty. “We are thrilled to have internationally acclaimed American mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer join our voice …
Caroline Shaw Residency at SFCM
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Caroline Shaw Residency at SFCM

February 16, 2016
Caroline Shaw, recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in music for her work  Partita for 8 Voices,  will be in residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in March 2016. Shaw, who recently performed as soloist in  Lo,  a violin concerto she wrote, …
News - More Than a Student Opera - Cosi fan tutte
Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre opera

More Than a "Student Opera" - Così fan tutte

February 18, 2016
Given the opportunity to mount their own opera, SFCM vocal students have taken the bull by the horns.  "These are roles that we wanted to sing, and we did our research and it turns out that there are quite a few opera companies mounting  Così  in their …
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Creating a Space to Grow - Winter Term at SFCM

February 24, 2016
“Look at the most exciting things happening in the music world today, those ideas can usually be traced back to a time when the originators were in school and had the courage to pursue an idea from its beginning.”  —Provost & Dean Kate Sheeran SFCM’s …
Borromeo String Quartet at SFCM
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Borromeo String Quartet at SFCM

March 3, 2016
The award-winning  Borromeo String Quartet,  an ensemble hailed for its "edge-of-the-seat performances" by the  Boston Globe,  which called it "simply the best there is," will be in residence at SFCM, March 14–17. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the …
Garrick Ohlsson at Piano
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Garrick Ohlsson at Commencement

March 9, 2016
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music will grant  Garrick Ohlsson , long regarded as one of the world's leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, the honorary degree of Doctor of Music at this year's commencement ceremony on May 20, 2016. The …