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Hansel and Gretel
Strings Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Harp Woodwinds Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Brass Trumpet Horn Trombone Tuba Voice Guitar Percussion Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Harpsichord Organ winter term

The Sky's the Limit for SFCM's Winter Term

Interested in spending an afternoon exploring art, music, and movement under the guidance of composer, artist, choreographer, and director Meredith Monk? Want to take a piece of wood and make a custom clarinet barrel by hand? Jennifer Culp and Jeff …
Faculty - Hero - Inouye
Strings Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Harp Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Harpsichord Historical Performance Voice Woodwinds Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Brass Trumpet Trombone Horn Tuba Percussion education

SFCM Faculty on Why Music Education is Essential for Everyone

Music is an integral part of students’ education, or it should be. Just ask any of the dozen or so SFCM faculty attending the California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC), February 15–17 in San Jose. The group of faculty, mostly San Francisco …
2018-19 Composition Winners
Composition prizes

Composition Students Awarded Prizes

SFCM’s composition department regularly sees prizes awarded to students and newly commissioned works performed around the world. From Ilya Demutsky’s (Class of ’09) collaboration with the San Francisco Ballet to Matt Boehler’s (Class of ’17) NATS Art Song …
Gabrielle Haigh

Gabrielle Haigh '18

“No matter who it is you’re dealing with in an organization or outside of it, you have to treat them well, and you have to be respectful,” says soprano Gabrielle Haigh, a second year master’s degree candidate in the studio of Sylvia Anderson . “If someone …
Glory Denied; Tom Cipullo coaching SFCM student
Opera and Musical Theatre Program opera

In Conversation: Tom Cipullo's "Glory Denied"

In 1973, the longest-held prisoner of war in American history returned home from Vietnam after nine long, torturous years in captivity. But that was only the beginning of his problems. Floyd James (“Jim”) Thompson married Alyce DeVries in 1953, and for a …
Journey Live at SFCM
Technology and Applied Composition video games

Journey LIVE Brings Gamers to the Concert Hall

Sweeping melodies, cascading harmonies, gorgeous animation, and a quest undertaken by a unshakable protagonist. The award-winning hit video game Journey takes the player through a complete sensory experience with a simple, elegant plot built on lore and …
Philip Glass works with a groups of Brass players
philip glass

SFCM Students Perform with Philip Glass

SFCM has certainly made a strong showing in New York City this month. Only a couple of weeks ago, the Telegraph Quartet—the Conservatory’s quartet-in-residence—performed a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall that drew critical acclaim . SFCM also hosted a …
Adult Extension Program Students and Faculty
adult extension

Adult Extension Program Offers Creative Outlet

“Two years ago, I decided to ignore the voice in my head that says I am too old to start music, and enrolled in an opera singing class in the San Francisco Conservatory’s Adult Extension program.” Ned Taleb, CEO of Nexius and B. Yond, has an impressive …
Sunday with the Divas
Opera and Musical Theatre Program Voice opera

Divas Share Laughs Onstage at Nourse Theater

“I would say Jackie,” answered Frederica von Stade matter-of-factly, referring to Marilyn Horne by her nickname and glancing in her direction. It was moderator Stephen Rubin’s question—“What female singer influenced you most?”—that brought the response, …
San Francisco Conservatory of Music

SFCM Salutes Extraordinary Women at Centennial Gala

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) will celebrate Conservatory community members Ute Bowes , Carol Casey , Ann Getty , Barbro Osher , Caroline H. Hume ( in memoriam ), and their families at its Centennial Gala on Monday, March 19, 2018. In …
A photo of an adult extension student learning piano

Private Lessons

  Learning doesn’t stop at graduation. One-on-one instruction hones your skills and allows you to delve into your craft. In SFCM Continuing Education, we offer private lessons on all orchestra instruments, classical guitar, and composition with some of …
Carmen Bradford
Roots, Jazz, and American Music rjam

Carmen Bradford to Join RJAM Faculty at SFCM

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of vocalist Carmen Bradford to its Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) faculty. Bradford, who will begin teaching in Fall 2018, will be the first vocalist to join the RJAM …
Garrick Ohlsson
Piano Keyboard

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson Joins Faculty at SFCM

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of Grammy Award-winning pianist Garrick Ohlsson to its faculty. Awarded an honorary doctorate from the Conservatory in 2016, Ohlsson joins current SFCM piano department faculty …
The Shanghai Five
Strings Violin alumni

Shanghai Exchange Students Reunite at SFCM

In 1981, five students from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music took part in an exchange program that brought them to study at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music—only one year after leaders from San Francisco and Shanghai signed the first Sister City …
Ed Stephan
Percussion percussion

Percussionist Ed Stephan Joins Faculty of SFCM

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of Ed Stephan to its percussion faculty. Stephan—currently principal timpanist of the San Francisco Symphony—joins fellow SFCM percussion faculty members Jack Van Geem , Jacob …
The Telegraph Quartet
String and Piano Chamber Music Violin Viola Cello Strings chamber music

Telegraph Quartet Triumphs in New York

Performing some of the most daring repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries, the Telegraph Quartet—winner of the 2016 Naumburg Chamber Music Award and SFCM’s quartet-in-residence—dazzled an eager, sold-out crowd at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, February 6. …
Chuxuejie Zhang ’19

张楚雪洁，2019届本科

”当我小的时候，音乐对我来说并没有很特别，”张楚雪洁说，”但在我成长过程中，它渐渐成为了我生活中很重要的部分，现在已经基本上是我生活的全部了。” 张楚雪洁从四岁开始学习小提琴，现在Ian Swensen教授的指导下攻读小提琴演奏学士专业学位。从小，她似乎就已经注定要成为一个音乐家。她父母的好友，也是她的启蒙老师曾在不经意中提到她的手会非常适合演奏小提琴，因此她的父母决定鼓励她学习小提琴。 …
Amos Yang headshot
Cello Strings

Cellist Amos Yang to Join String Faculty at SFCM

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of cellist Amos Yang to its collegiate cello faculty, joining faculty members Jennifer Culp and Jean-Michel Fonteneau . Yang, currently assistant principal cello at the San …
Marko Topchii ’18 and Ji Hyung Park ’19
Guitar competition

Judicaël Perroy’s Studio Dominates Guitar Competition

Considering the San Francisco Conservatory of Music was the first American conservatory to offer a degree in classical guitar in 1963, the instrument has found a welcome home at the institution for half a century, turning out some of the best guitarists …
Madeline Jarzembak ’18, Timothy Daniels ’18, and Vivian Ling ’20
Strings Violin Harp Woodwinds Oboe san francisco symphony

SFCM Students Sit in with Professional Ensembles

There really is nothing like performing. Whether it’s alone or in an ensemble, each concert is the culmination of uncountable hours of training. For a handful of SFCM students—oboists, violinists, harpists—their training took on a new dimension when they …