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Evan Kahn

Evan Kahn '18

“I’m not a natural auditioner,” says cellist Evan Kahn. But after reflecting back on the first professional audition he ever took, he considers the experience one of the most important milestones in his artistic growth. “Now I’m not afraid to take …
Kristopher Grant

Kristopher Grant '20

“I want to be the Steve Jobs of electronic music,” says Kristopher Grant, a first-year student in SFCM’s Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) program. Grant, a military veteran who served three tours of duty in Afghanistan, has prodigious dreams and …
Anna Heflin

Anna Heflin '17

It is perhaps her switching from violin to viola at age 10 that made Anna Heflin the adventurous music connoisseur and performer she is today. While the viola is not traditionally known for its solo repertoire, she feels it offers something the other …
Technology and Applied Composition

TAC Media

TAC: This is what we’re up to. TAC at Sony Playstation Studios in San Mateo Every Semester TAC students go through the process of scoring a video game in development with support from our industry faculty and The Sony Playstation Studios in San Mateo.     …
Michael Abels (left) in the Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) Department's flagship Studio H.

Visiting Faculty

Personalized training. Professional rigor. The Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) program relies on the guidance and real-world perspective of visiting professors working directly as professional technologists and film/game composers at the top of …
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입학정보

1917년에 설립된 San Francisco Conservatory of Music은 국내 35개 주와 31개 국에서 온 420여명의 음대 학생들이 재학하고 있는 대표적인 음대입니다. 본 대학은 훌륭한 교수진을 확보하고 있고 우수한 학생들을 수용하고 있는 미국 음악교육의 명실상부한 최고의 전당입니다. SFCM의 대부분 교수진은 현재 샌프란시스코 심포니, 샌프란시스코 오페라, 샌프란시스코 발레단 오케스트라에서 활발히 활동하고 있습니다. SFCM은 …
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挑战你的所有可能性

在旧金山音乐学院，学生们学习着在每一次努力中寻求成就感，将挑战转变为机会，去理解优秀的本质，有活力且果断地追寻他们的梦想。这是一个决心能茁壮成长并触手可及的地方。 强大的教师阵容，众多的演出机会；在这里你能够提高音乐上的技巧与才能，经多见广，为你未来的成功打下基础。 …
SFCM alumni on stage Avery Fisher Grants
String and Piano Chamber Music Cello Violin Strings alumni

SFCM Alumni Win Avery Fisher Grants

On Tuesday, March 29 it will be announced that violinist Alexi Kenney (alumnus of SFCM's Pre-College Divison) and cellist Jay Campbell (SFCM Collegiate alumnus) are among the recipients of the  2016 Avery Fisher Career Grants.  The Avery Fisher Career …
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

Inaugural TAC Studio Project Wins 3 Awards

The soundtrack for the game  Gathering Sky,  the work of SFCM TAC ( Technology and Applied Composition ) faculty member  Dren McDonald,   was one of the first outings for the TAC studio and utilized the state-of-the-art equipment in the studio's arsenal. …
Roots, Jazz, and American Music rjam

SFCM Honors Trustee William K. Bowes, Jr. and Announcements

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music celebrated its annual gala on March 21, honoring trustee  William K. Bowes, Jr .  The gala served as the announcement of the Conservatory's new, ground-breaking  Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM)  program— the …
String and Piano Chamber Music trio

Trio Audace Wins Chamber Music Competition

A piano trio comprised of SFCM students Da Huang (violin), Edward Luengo (cello), and Ning Zhou (piano), received first prize at the 2016 Coltman Chamber Music Competition at Concordia University in Austin, Texas. Named after Austin Chamber Music Center …
Roots, Jazz, and American Music rjam

San Francisco Conservatory of Music Celebrates Annual Gala

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music celebrated its annual gala on March 21, honoring trustee  William K. Bowes, Jr . with Conservatory's inaugural honorary doctorate of humane letters. Co-chaired by trustees  Barbro Osher  and  Deepa Pakianathan , …
Michael Kropf Commissioned to Compose a Work for the 2016 Cabrillo Festival
Composition alumni

Michael Kropf Commissioned to Compose for 2016 Cabrillo Festival

Michael Kropf '16  has been commissioned to compose  Spinning Music,  an orchestral work to be premiered at the 2016  Cabrillo Festival . Through John Adams' Pacific Harmony Foundation, Maestro Marin Alsop and Mr. Adams (who taught at SFCM from 1972 until …
Jana Ma' 19 Wins KDFC Sound Logo Competition
Technology and Applied Composition composition

Jana Ma '19 Wins KDFC Sound Logo Competition

SFCM and San Francisco premiere classical radio station, KDFC, partnered to challenge students with a sound logo competition. A sound logo, the acoustic equivalent of a visual logo, is often used to reinforce brand recognition, and KDFC has committed to …
Guitar guitar

Students Featured on Upcoming Album

Eight guitar students will be featured on composer Javier Farías' upcoming CD  Seis Miradas por Latinoamerica  ( Six Perspectives on Latin America ), which honors six Latin American writers who have won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The SFCM students …
Renowned Soprano Deborah Voigt Joins SFCM Faculty
Voice Opera and Musical Theatre Program opera

Renowned Soprano Deborah Voigt Joins SFCM Faculty

Internationally revered operatic soprano  Deborah Voigt  has been appointed to the full-time voice faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM). Beginning in the fall of 2016, Voigt, known the world over for her "majestic voice"( WSJ ), will …
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Composition baroque

New Mason Bates Work Features SFCM Baroque Ensemble

Conservatory faculty member Mason Bates' new orchestral work,  Auditorium , received its world premiere by the San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado, on April 27, the first major symphony orchestra to showcase the premiere of a new piece …
LinkedIn- Alumni Share Their Stories
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SFCM at LinkedIn - Alumni Share Their Stories

On Tuesday, May 3, SFCM's Renaissance Club was the welcome guest at the headquarters of LinkedIn in Mountain View, CA. A communal gathering bringing together SFCM alumni from disparate fields, the event centered on a panel talk with SFCM President David …
SFCM Commencement
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Celebrating Dedication -- SFCM Commencement 2016

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music's graduating class of 2016 wore their caps and gowns with pride today as they listened to remarks from both the leadership and fellow students at the institution's 2016 commencement. After a welcome from the Chair …
SFCM Soprano Ashley Valentine '16
Voice alumni

A Conversation with Soprano Ashley Valentine '16

Graduating senior Ashley Valentine fills us in on life at SFCM, where she is going next, and her last-minute step-in for Dominique Labelle. From the repertoire programmed for your senior recital on May 11, it is clear your tastes transcend rigid musical …