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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 …

Tenors AJ Glueckert and Eleazar Rodríguez and baritone Efraín Solís

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Vocal Alumni See Success in the Opera World

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 …

David Burkhart Interview

Interview Date: June 21 and 24, 2016 Conservatory Affiliation: Trumpet Faculty Interviewer: Tessa Updike David Burkhart is an honors graduate of Yale University, where he received B.A. and M.M. degrees. His teachers include Adolph Herseth, Arnold Jacobs, …

Bonnie Hampton Interview

Interview Date: April 1 and 2, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Chamber Music Faculty Interviewers: Tessa Updike, Archivist Cellist Bonnie Hampton leads an active music life as a chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. A founding member of the Naumburg …

Barbara Imbrie

Interview Date: August 23, 2015 Conservatory Affiliation: Family of former composition faculty member Andrew Imbrie Interviewer: Elinor Armer Read Interview Topics Ancestors Early years Education Meeting Andrew Imbrie Travels Friends and colleagues Home …

Alden Jenks

Interview Date: November 11, 12, and 18, 2013 Conservatory Affiliation: Electronic Music Interviewer: Tessa Updike and MaryClare Brzywta Alden Jenks presides over the computers, synthesizers and other state-of-the-art equipment in the San Francisco …