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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 …

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 …

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: …

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 …

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 …

Marilyn Thompson

Interview Date: June 29, 2016 Conservatory Affiliation: Piano Alumna, ‘64 Interviewer: Tessa Updike, Archivist Pianist Marilyn Thompson received her Bachelor's Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she was a student of Adolph Baller. …

Kris Getz

Interview Date: December 13 and 14, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Trustee Interviewer: Tessa Updike Kris Getz was born in Los Angeles, and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Her father had a dry goods store in Tucson. Kris rode horses and enjoyed the outdoors …

John McCarthy

Interview Date: August 28, 2015 Affiliation: Former director of Pre-college and Adult Extension Interviewer: Tessa Updike John McCarthyʼs life in music includes that of pianist, distinguished pedagogue, arts administrator and educational consultant. As a …

John M. Anderson

Interview Date: April 23, 2015 Affiliation: Trustee Interviewer: Kevin McLaughlin, Director of Library Services John M. Anderson was born in San Francisco, raised in Beverly Hills, graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy from Pomona College, and with a J.D. …

Joan Gallegos

Interview Date: November 26, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Musicianship and New Music Interviewer: Tessa Updike Born in Stockton, Joan Gallegos was a native Californian, as were her parents. Her mother was a ballet teacher, her father a doctor. Joan …

George Sakellariou

Interview Dates: September 20, 2014 and July 9, 2015 Affiliation: Former Guitar Faculty Interviewers: Marc Teicholz and Tessa Updike George Sakellariou began playing the guitar at an early age in Athens, Greece. His first teacher was his brother, a …

Elinor Armer Interview

Interview Date : July 8 and 10, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation : Composition Faculty Interviewer : Emily Laurance, Chair, Music History and Literature Elinor Armer was born in Oakland, California, and was raised in Davis. Her father was an engineer, her …

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Conrad Susa

Interview Date: July 22, 23, 24 and 29, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Composition Faculty Interviewers: John Bischoff, Marketing Manager Edited by: Elinor Armer, Tessa Updike and Corey Jamason Conrad Stephen Susa was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania in …

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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 …

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, …

Fanfare Honoree, Eugene Rodriguez '87

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

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

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 …