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Susan Bates

Interview Date: September 3, 2015 Conservatory Affiliation: Pre-college faculty Interviewer: Tessa Updike, Archivist Susan Bates, violist and champion of chamber music education holds the 1992 award for "Excellence in Chamber Music Training" from Chamber …
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Robin Sutherland

Interview Date: January 29 and February 29, 2016 Conservatory Affiliation: Piano Alum ‘75 Interviewer: Tessa Updike, Archivist The American pianist, Robin Sutherland, studied with Rosina Lhevinne at the Juilliard School and with Paul Hersh at the San …
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Robert Symmonds

Interview Date: April 29, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: First Classical Guitar Student Interviewer: Tessa Updike, Archivist Robert Symmonds was born in 1921 in Seattle, Washington. His father was a stockbroker and a businessman, his mother an amateur …

Robert Commanday

Interview Date: November 1 and 5, 2014 and February 5, 2015 Affiliation: Bay Area music critic Interviewer: Corey Jamason Robert Commanday was the San Francisco Chronicle's music and dance critic for almost 30 years before becoming founding editor of San …
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Ramon Sender

Interview Date: April 14, 16 and 21, 2014 Conservatory Affiliation: Alum, B.M. Composition, '62 Interviewer: Tessa Updike and MaryClare Brzytwa Ramon Sender was born in Madrid, Spain in October of 1934 to Ramon and Amparo Sender. Among his music teachers …
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Peter Magadini

Interview Date: March 14, 2016 Affiliation: Percussion alum and former faculty member Interviewer: Tessa Updike, Archivist As a percussionist/drummer and acclaimed educator and author, Peter Magadini has played with some well-known artists including: …
SFCM old building at 1201 Ortega Street designed by architect Louis Christian Mullgardtd

Paul Resnick

Interview Date: April 16, 2015 Affiliation: Former Director of Development and Administration Interviewer: Tessa Updike, Archivist Paul is a Portfolio Manager for Osborne Partners Capital Management, and has over 35 years of experience in the investment …
SFCM old building at 1201 Ortega Street designed by architect Louis Christian Mullgardtd

Patricia Berkowitz

Interview Date: July 23, 2015 Affiliation: Former Director of Administration and Development and former Trustee Interviewer: Tessa Updike, Archivist Patricia Berkowitz was born in San Francisco in 1940. At age four, Pat began piano lessons with Nettimae …
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Bachelor of Music

Not just growth—transformation Bachelor of Music The Bachelor of Music degree program at SFCM is one of the most robust and rewarding tracks of musical study available in the United States. Our approach is unlike that of any other conservatory. By …
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Master of Music

Take yourself to the next level. The Master of Music degree program readies you for life as a professional musician, teacher, entrepreneur, and critical thinker. During this two-year course of study, you’ll learn how your training broadens your options, …
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Fanfare Honoree, Eugene Rodriguez '87

August 16, 2016
The Presidential Alumni Council is pleased to announce Eugene Rodriguez '87 as honoree at the annual Fanfare luncheon in February 2017. Since 2004, the Fanfare donor event has honored a distinguished alum every year. A former student of David Tanenbaum, …
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Winter Term at SFCM

December 7, 2016
Winter Term at SFCM is a time to explore. A few short weeks in January before the start of the spring semester this period offers students the chance to take on a project off the beaten path or focus on their creativity and development in an area they’ve …
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TAC Students at Sony

December 7, 2016
SFCM’s Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) students have been given exceptional opportunities to study with the film, television, and video game industry’s finest composers and producers since the inception of the program. From getting hands-on …
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Vocal Alumni See Success in the Opera World

November 14, 2016
In celebrating the achievements of SFCM’s vocal alumni, as well as the overall accomplishments of the voice and opera programs, the Conservatory has created one full-tuition scholarship for a prospective bass or baritone Master of Music or Postgraduate …
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Wind Opportunities

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Voice Opportunities

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Strings Opportunities

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Piano Opportunities

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Percussion Opportunities

The Philadelphia Orchestra - Associate Principal Percussion Preliminary and semifinal auditions will occur October 5–10, 2023 Final auditions will occur October 11–12, 2023 Employment will begin based on the winner’s availability and The Philadelphia …