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SFCM Awards Top Honors in Composition

April 23, 2015
Composers who write for orchestras or chamber groups face a uniquely daunting task: they must create music having hardly any access to their chosen instrument. Two major composition awards help Conservatory students and alumni surmount this challenge. …
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Adams Wins Tucker Grant

May 11, 2015
Soprano Julie Adams ’13 won a career supporting grant at an invitation-only competition sponsored by the  Richard Tucker Music Foundation . The $5,000 Sara Tucker Study Grants are awarded to recent graduates who show promise of pursuing significant …
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Kate Sheeran Appointed Provost and Dean

May 11, 2015
The Conservatory has announced the appointment of Kate Sheeran as Provost and Dean. Currently Assistant Dean at Mannes School of Music of The New School, Sheeran takes up her new position on July 1, succeeding Robert Fitzpatrick who retires from the …
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A Trio of Violin Victories

May 15, 2015
Three SFCM violinists have received honors including notable orchestral appointments. Yanghe Yu ’15 won a spot with New World Symphony, the acclaimed orchestral academy directed by Michael Tilson Thomas. A student of Wei He, Yu graduates this month with a …
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Smithsonian Conference Ponders Future of Historical Performance

May 20, 2015
The study of historically informed performance is flourishing at SFCM and other American colleges and conservatories even as the field broadens its focus well beyond baroque music. The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society recently hosted a three-day …
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Terry Riley Inspires Class of 2015 at Commencement

May 22, 2015
Terry Riley, the forefather of minimalism in music, offered the class of 2015 a command performance as well as words of inspiration at San Francisco Conservatory of Music commencement ceremonies on May 22. The Conservatory awarded Riley the honorary …
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Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre alumni

Plaudits and Prizes for SFCM Vocalists

June 2, 2015
Tenor Daniel Bates ’13 (pictured) performs the role of Charlie in the world premiere of  Cold Mountain  at the Santa Fe Opera this August. A second-year member of the company’s apprentice singer program, Bates joins a cast headed by baritone Nathan Gunn …
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Year in Review - SFCM Hosts New Music Gathering

June 2, 2015
SFCM was the inspired – and inspiring – choice of a group of New York musicians looking for a place to launch a national conference devoted to so-called “new music.” For three days in January, the Conservatory hosted the first annual New Music Gathering, …
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Year in Review - SFCM Hosts Rubin Institute for Music Criticism

June 2, 2015
Nationally-known music journalists, college students from around the country and devotees of classical music descended on SFCM for a week in November to discuss and practice the art of music criticism.  The Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music …
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Year in Review - Spring Gala Celebrates Alumni

June 2, 2015
The Conservatory’s annual gala on March 23 was a homecoming of sorts as SFCM honored a trio of alumni whose careers have received international acclaim. Metropolitan Opera soprano Elza van den Heever '04 joined lauded collaborative pianist Warren Jones …
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Year in Review - Pre-College On the Air

June 2, 2015
The popular public radio program  From the Top  devoted an entire national broadcast in early March to SFCM’s Pre-College Division. Taping before a live audience in the Conservatory’s Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall on February 14, host Christopher O’Riley …
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Year in Review - A Lofty New Home for SFCM Students

June 2, 2015
One of the high-rises sprouting in San Francisco’s white-hot mid-Market district will provide a welcome new home for SFCM students. Last fall, the Conservatory announced plans to lease the top five floors of  The Panoramic Residencies , a building with …
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Year in Review - SFCM Launches Program in Game and Film Scoring

June 2, 2015
Composers entering SFCM this fall will learn how to employ the latest digital tools to practice their age-old art. SFCMs  Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) program , first outlined in March 2014 as part of President Stull’s strategic vision and …
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International Awards for Wuu

June 19, 2015
Pre-College pianist Elliot Wuu won Second Prize at the International e-Piano Junior Competition in Minneapolis on June 16 after performing part of Saint-Saëns second piano concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra. Wuu also won the Special Schubert Prize for …
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Students Move On Up into New Residences

October 31, 2015
With brand new rooms sporting full kitchens, flat screen TVs and full city views, the Panoramic is a far cry from your average dorm. A day after moving in, returning pianist Michael Delfin ’16 still seemed slightly incredulous. “It’s an apartment. I …
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National Brass Ensemble’s "Gabrieli" CD and Chicago Concert

October 31, 2015
October 9 marks the release of  Gabrieli , the debut CD of the National Brass Ensemble, as well as the launch of the Conservatory's new record label 50 Oak Music. An all-star ensemble of players from ten major orchestras, including four SFCM faculty …
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A Course in Musicians’ Health

October 31, 2015
A new course offered at SFCM teaches students how to avoid and recognize performance-related injuries. “Health and Wellness for Musicians” provides students with critical health information imperative to their performing careers and to their success as …
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Student Composer Receives Prominent Premiere

October 1, 2015
Composer Ben Shirley '19 followed a path to SFCM that led him first through a difficult time on the streets of Los Angeles. Shirley receives a special honor on October 1 when The Midnight Mission, a prominent Los Angeles organization serving the homeless, …