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Academic Calendar

In addition to the hundreds of performances we host every year, SFCM offers many academic and student life events such as resume workshops, yoga classes, off-campus field trips, and English conversation lunches for international students. See the academic …
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Ensembles

Our performance programs give you ample room to challenge yourself and experience playing different styles of music in a variety of settings and groups. Whether you’re looking to add your voice to a brass choir, play first oboe in the Conservatory …
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Degrees & Programs

Your best is where we begin. From day one, SFCM students are given the unique opportunity to explore a wide range of musical and intellectual disciplines while receiving dedicated instruction in their specialty. Rigorous artistic training is balanced by …
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Brass News Story

Canadian Brass Visit Brings One Player Back to SFCM

February 15, 2023
By Mark Taylor Achilles Liarmakopoulos has his foothold in the classical music world.  Described as “one of the most celebrated trombonists of his generation,” the musician has been a member of the Canadian Brass since 2011. Years before that though, he …
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Voice / Opera Studies News Story

16-Year-Old Pre-College Student Sings on NPR’s ‘From the Top’

February 13, 2023
By Mark Taylor Most 16-year-olds are studying for their driver's license, but Raghav Ramgopal was put to a different kind of test: performing on NPR’s national show From the Top . The baritone is featured on the show starting the week of February 13, …
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Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

GRAMMY-Winner Ricky Kej Visits SFCM for Lessons and Lecture

February 9, 2023
By Alex Heigl Itinerary: SFCM, a win at the GRAMMYs and then onto saving the world. Composer Ricky Kej spent early February at SFCM ahead of the 65th annual GRAMMY Awards working with students one-on-one and delivering a lecture about his extensive …
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Denis de Coteau Fellowship

This fellowship, a joint program between SFCM and the San Francisco Ballet, is for violinists, violists, cellists, and/or double bassists in SFCM's Professional Studies Certificate program whose personal and professional experiences contribute …
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Discover

Discover Music is essential to life, and education is the best promise for tomorrow. These are the values that inspire us to take risks with optimism and conviction." —SFCM President David H. Stulll SFCM News Industry Alliances to Support Students and …
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Study

Study Educating a different kind of musician for the world Our core mission is to transform our students artistically, intellectually, professionally, and individually. Through an entrepreneurial experience, SFCM prepares its graduates for a lifetime of …
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Strings News Story

SFCM Hosts Academy of St Martin in the Fields for Residency

March 24, 2023
By Mark Taylor Hailed as one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, Academy of St Martin in the Fields is renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music—and recently they brought those skills to share with SFCM …
Chloe Liao SFCM TAC student
Technology and Applied Composition Eighth Note

Second SFCM TACtok Winner Selected

March 22, 2023
From classical, to electronic, to pop music, for Chloe Liao, she finds it all inspiring. “I once had a test where no matter what music I heard, my heart rate went up,” she said. The Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) student’s composition Let’s get …
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Initiatives

SFCM creates partnerships to raise the artistic and intellectual vibrancy of our community. Partnering with other organizations to provide opportunities for aspiring composers, critics, musicians, and scientific research we aim to build opportunities for …
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Yuja Wang at SFCM

March 10, 2023
By Mark Taylor She has been called “possibly the most famous pianist on the planet,” whose concerts elicit gasps from the audience for her “ scintillating pianism, her fabulous gowns, and her adventurous spirit ”—and that was before her historic, marathon …
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The Best Takeaways from the SFCM Masterclass by Canadian Brass

March 8, 2023
By Alex Heigl SFCM hosted the world-famous Canadian Brass for a February residency that that featured a masterclass and a side-by-side performance with some of the Conservatory's brass students February 23. The group is represented by Opus 3 Artists, the …
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Living on Campus: Seven Students Share their Stories

March 6, 2023
Home may be where the heart is, but at the Bowes Center , it’s also where the practice room, classroom, dining hall, and performance hall is.  Found just steps from the San Francisco Symphony, SF Opera, SF Ballet and SFJAZZ, the Bowes Center is the newest …
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Returning Hot Air Festival Flys High as Professional Development Class

March 1, 2023
By Alex Heigl They're up, up, and away. SFCM's Hot Air festival (with a focus on New Music) returns in 2023 with a new twist: It's now being focused through the lens of a course in the Conservatory's Professional Development Department. "As Hot Air Music …
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Voice / Opera Studies news

SFCM Student Brings Opera into the Metaverse

February 23, 2023
By Mark Taylor Like many great ideas, it started in the shower. “I was singing and thought, ‘I wish people could hear me right now', and wondered if there was a platform where I could sing to a worldwide audience without leaving the comfort of my home?” …