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Alumni Launch Bard Music West

It takes gumption, perseverance, and a little bit of luck to pull off the launch of a new music festival. Booking artists and locations and generating buzz for such an event is no small task, but it was one that the co-founders of Bard Music West—SFCM …
Peter Engelbert ’18 and David Taylor ’17
Composition SFCM Orchestra David Conte

SFCM Awards Students with Composition Prizes

Every year, SFCM presents a spread of awards in multiple categories, including performance and composition. The conservatory’s Concerto Competition winners were announced in February, and those awardees have recently been joined by the winners of two …
Patricia Racette, 2017 San Francisco Conservatory of Music Honorary Doctorate Recipient
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2017 Commencement Recap

“When new ideas force us to reconsider what we know, we slowly begin to grow.” Those were the words of graduating master’s degree candidate Kevin Sun as he imparted his final bits of wisdom on the class of 2017. Speaking as a representative of graduate …
Steve Reich
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Steve Reich Inspires at SFCM

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

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 …
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SFCM Students Perform Aside Symphony Musicians at Davies Hall

San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas invited SFCM percussion students to participate in his celebration of Steve Reich's 80th birthday. In Davies Hall, Diego Becerra, Yi-Hsuan Lin and Katrina Shore performed Reich's "Six Marimbas" …
Telegraph Quartet
String and Piano Chamber Music Violin Viola Cello Strings alumni

Telegraph Quartet Wins 2016 Naumburg Competition

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 and Musical Theatre Program alumni

Alumnus Ryan Taylor Holds Mock Auditions at SFCM

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
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Mario Rojas '17 Joins Ryan Opera Center

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

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 …
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Switchboard Music Takes a Musical Stroll

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

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 …
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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 …

Performance Rentals

Rentals For rental inquiries please fill out this form. About SFCM's Facilities The Conservatory’s Civic Center campus consists of the Ann Getty Center for Education, opened in 2006 at 50 Oak Street, and the Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for …
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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 …
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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 …
Collaborative Piano

Collaborative Piano Auditions

Welcome, collaborative piano students!  Below are the audition requirements for the Collaborative Piano area. For full details—including application requirements and audition dates—please visit our Application & Auditions page . Audition requirements are …
Pianos in SFCM Osher Hall
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Piano Auditions

Welcome, piano students!  Below are the audition requirements for the Piano area. For full details—including application requirements and audition dates—please visit our Application & Auditions page . Audition requirements are updated each September for …
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Historical Performance Auditions

Welcome, historical performance students!  Below are the audition requirements for the Historical Performance area. For full details—including application requirements and audition dates—please visit our Application & Auditions page . Audition …