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Michael Kropf '16 Sees Premiere at Cabrillo Festival
Composition alumni

Michael Kropf '16 Sees Premiere at Cabrillo Festival

August 29, 2016
Newly minted alumnus Michael Kropf has been on a roll lately. He received SFCM's 2015 Highsmith Award for his piece,  High Spirits , which premiered in November 2015, and in 2014, his composition for chamber ensemble,  Kinesthesia , received an honorable …
Steve Reich
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Steve Reich Inspires at SFCM

September 12, 2016
Steve Reich, one of the most influential composers of the last half century, dropped by SFCM this month to participate in a Q&A with Provost and Dean Kate Sheeran and faculty member David Tanenbaum. Reich was in San Francisco as Bay Area organizations had …
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Composition composition

Follow-up - SFCM Students in Paris

September 14, 2016
The European American Musical Alliance (EAMA) Summer Institute is one of the most sought-after summer music programs on offer. Since EAMA's inception in 1995, dozens of students have converged on the Schola Cantorum in Paris each year to take part in an …
Telegraph Quartet
String and Piano Chamber Music Violin Viola Cello Strings alumni

Telegraph Quartet Wins 2016 Naumburg Competition

September 26, 2016
The San Francisco Bay Area-based Telegraph Quartet has been declared the winner of the 2016 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. The Competition’s final round, which took place Friday, September 23 at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York …
Ryan Taylor
Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre alumni

Alumnus Ryan Taylor Holds Mock Auditions at SFCM

October 4, 2016
SFCM alumnus Ryan Taylor, President and General Director of Minnesota Opera, came to the Conservatory this month to hold a mock audition for the opera department, followed by a Q&A session, giving students the opportunity to experience firsthand the …
Mario Rojas '17 Joins Ryan Opera Center
Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre opera

Mario Rojas '17 Joins Ryan Opera Center

October 14, 2016
Tenor Mario Rojas (‘17) has been selected to join the highly prestigious and competitive Ryan Opera Center professional artist-development program at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, first established in 1974. During his 12-month residency, Rojas will perform …
Orchestra with Brad Mehldau
Roots, Jazz, and American Music alumni

SFCM Alumni Orchestra Performs with Brad Mehldau

October 14, 2016
In a concert of epic proportions, GRAMMY-winning artist Brad Mehldau came to the SFJAZZ Center last week to perform his musical narrative,  Highway Rider , a concert experience comprising nearly two hours of music that epitomized the composer’s …
Switchboard Music outside
Technology and Applied Composition Composition new music

Switchboard Music Takes a Musical Stroll

October 21, 2016
Switchboard Presents, regularly pushes the boundaries of classical music with Bay Area composers and ensembles, and the  Hayes Valley Audio Tour  lived up to that quality. On October 10, concertgoers gathered at SFCM’s Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall to …
Helen Newby '15
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

Bay Area Music Project Leads Initiatives Internationally

October 21, 2016
The Bay Area Music Project (BAMP) is at the forefront of community music education, partnering with organizations and reaching out to those who can benefit most from a communal sense of learning in areas of need. And not just locally in San Francisco, but …
Right to Know

Student Right to Know

The Student Right-to-Know Act requires that institutions receiving Title IV funding disclose certain information to all enrolled students. Entitled Information and Location: Institutional graduation/Completion Rates (Office of the Registrar) Campus crime …
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Contact Continuing Education

Opportunity is waiting for you. Our team is here to assist you! Please feel free to contact any of our team members below or send us an email at continuinged@sfcm.edu. … Justin Sun Associate Dean & Executive Director wfha@fspz.rqh ude.mcfs@nusj …
Cello graduate Mia Pixley

Graduate Programs

Deepen your expertise and refine your artistry. Master of Music A degree track at the master’s level with a dynamic, two-year course of study that allows for professional development and artistic refinement. The Master of Music degree program readies you …
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Accreditation

SFCM has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges' Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) continuously since 1960. WSCUC is the western states' regional accrediting body with a prestigious and progressive reputation. In …
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Program Review

Program Review Program review, through which departments engage in formal and systematic self-study and self-improvement, is an essential part of SFCM's assessment process. Program review is designed to yield new departmental initiatives, enlightening …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …