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Oboe player Dwight Parry gave a master class at SFCM.
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Oboist Dwight Parry Wants You to Relax

March 14, 2022
By Alex Heigl Dwight Parry wants you to chill out, a musical motto appropriate for a Southern California native. Though he’s been in Ohio since his 2007 appointment as principal oboist of the Cincinnati Symphony, before that, he held the same position …
sfcm, james darrah, Raviv Ullman, opus 3, heather mathews
Opera and Musical Theatre opera and musical theatre

Stage and Screen Unite in “La Clemenza di Tito”

March 10, 2022
By Mark Taylor The first performance of La Clemenza di Tito premiered in the late 1700s, with innumerable stagings since then, but there has never been one quite like this. Los Angeles-based director and creative producer James Darrah ’s production of the …
ukraine, sfcm, benefit concert, live music,
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SFCM Students Put on Benefit Concert for Ukraine

March 3, 2022
By Mark Taylor It’s a simple song of one verse and one chorus and right now is being played all around the world, the National Anthem of Ukraine. It is just one performance being featured at a benefit concert for peace in San Francisco organized by and …
susanne Mentzer, voice, sfcm, performance
diversity, equity, and inclusion

New Music Featured at Susanne Mentzer Faculty Artist Concert

March 2, 2022
By Mark Taylor Music has been widely studied for its ability to entertain and heal, with researchers often noting its therapeutic effects on mental and physical health. For musicians like SFCM student Kody Thiessen, turning to music during the pandemic …
The National Brass Ensemble returns to SFCM in June.
Brass Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone

Sound the Horn: How the National Brass Ensemble Returned to SFCM

June 13, 2022
By Alex Heigl The journey to bring brass musicians from seven major US cities together began with a single album. The 1968 album The Antiphonal Music Of Gabrieli , featuring principal brass from the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the …
A panel discussion for the Rubin Institute of Music Criticism.
rubin institute

The Composition of Music Criticism: The Rubin Institute Returns To SFCM

June 9, 2022
By Alex Heigl It’s been said that “writing about music is like dancing about architecture,” but even if that’s so, these writers are setting the tempo. The fifth biennial Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism will see SFCM host some of …
Ava Pakiam, seattle symphony, pre-college academy
Violin pre-college

12-Year-Old Pre-College Phenom Performs with Seattle Symphony

June 8, 2022
By Mark Taylor "Prodigy" is a big word to throw around, but in the case of 12-year-old Ava Pakiam, not much else comes to mind. The young violinist recently performed with the Seattle Symphony in May after competing in the Seattle Young Artist Competition …
Roberto Kalb, sfcm, sf opera, spanish opera
Conducting Composition News Story

SFCM Grad to Make History at SF Opera

February 3, 2022
By Mark Taylor A season of firsts is coming to the San Francisco Opera stage. Both in productions and for the musicians on stage. The first time Roberto Kalb saw a live opera was at the SF Opera, while he was a student at SFCM, “It is one of my favorite …
Pre-college, sfcm, academy,
pre-college

SFCM PRE-COLLEGE ACADEMY NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS

February 1, 2022
San Francisco, CA — The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 2022-23 school year for its Pre-College Academy on February 1st, 2022. This dynamic program is an immersive experience that …
Julian Bliss, Clarinet, SFCM
Woodwinds Clarinet julian bliss

Britain's Julian Bliss at SFCM

January 28, 2022
By Mark Taylor Most four–year-olds are trying out the tricycle, or stacking blocks, but not Julian Bliss . That was the age he started playing the clarinet, one that had to be specially made for children. His talent was quickly noticed in his home of St …
alyssa tong, colton potter, sfcm, winter term
Strings Violin Oboe Professional Development winter term

The School of Going Solo

January 27, 2022
By Mark Taylor Another Winter Term has come and gone at SFCM, but the lessons learned will remain. Winter Term is a time for students to immerse themselves in subjects beyond the standard curriculum, in a chance to diversify their music education …
Matt Boehler, sfcm, composer
Composition matt boehler

Song by SFCM Alumnus Debuts at Davies Symphony Hall

January 26, 2022
By Mark Taylor It’s not every day an entire concert is made up of world premieres. Yet that is exactly what is happening on January 30th with the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall, and one of those songs was written by SFCM graduate Matt …
SFCM Student Daniel Gurevich Plays Oboe
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SFCM Student on Playing Alongside San Francisco Symphony

January 20, 2022
By Mark Taylor It’s a rare opportunity many young musicians dream about, but few get to experience. Playing with a top-tier symphony. That’s just what student Daniel Gurevich got to do this week after he was asked to substitute with the San Francisco …
Donato Cabrera and the California Symphony. (Credit: Kristen Loken)
Strings Violin Viola violin

Six SFCM Grads and Alumni Win California Symphony Spots

July 18, 2022
By Alex Heigl The California Symphony is beginning to look like an SFCM reunion. Six recent grads and alumni scored wins with the nearly 40-year-old symphony orchestra, under the leadership of Music Director Donato Cabrera since 2013. Alexandra Simpson …
Sadie Sink in Stranger Things
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What 'Stranger Things' Gets Right About Music Therapy

July 13, 2022
By Mark Taylor “Music reaches parts of the brain words can't.” That line, exclaimed during a pivotal new episode of Netflix’s Stranger Things may be used to further the plot of the imagined storyline, but it turns out it's based very much in reality. The …