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Professional Development and Engagement Center

It takes more than talent to build a career. Success in any field requires skills and experiences beyond what you learn in the practice room. We place a strong emphasis on professional development in our core curriculum to ready students for their …
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Giving

No matter how you choose to support SFCM, your gift opens up a world of opportunities for the next generation of musicians. Our exceptionally talented students study with SFCM’s dedicated faculty in order to achieve their best as artists, intellectuals, …
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Our Impact | 2021-22 Report

Thank you from SFCM President David H. Stull     … SFCM Students 228 Undergraduate 174 Graduate 282 Pre-College 170 Continuing education Collegiate Students Who studies at SFCM? In 2021-22, SFCM had an enrollment of 445 Collegiate students, 156 of whom …
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Composition alumni success

SFCM Alum Appointed Music Director of Detroit Opera

February 17, 2023
By Mark Taylor One SFCM graduate will soon be in the driver’s seat of the Motor City opera landscape.  Detroit Opera has announced that Roberto Kalb will be its next Music Director through the end of the 2025-26 season. “I couldn't be more excited to be …
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About Us

At the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, we're advancing a new model of music education that sets students up for a rewarding career in music and a path of lifelong learning. With our partnerships with artist-management companies Opus 3 and Askonas …
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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 …
Canadian brass, Achilles Liarmakopoulos
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 …
Raghav Ramgopal
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 …
Academy of St Martin in the Fields playing with SFCM students in Osher Hall
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 …
The Canadian Brass.
Brass brass

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 …
Hot Air Festival
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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 …
The SFCM Orchestra.

Student Blog: Time Management Tips for Multitasking Musicians

February 27, 2023
A few years ago, the term “slash generation” became popular, especially in China. It refers to those who enjoy having multiple work identities and are good at multitasking and time management. Today, more and more people choose to live this kind of …
Alina Li and Eugenia Coe
Technology and Applied Composition Flute student life

SFCM's First Korean Club Sets Down Roots

February 20, 2023
By Alex Heigl San Francisco can be a lot to take in at first—especially if you're coming from South Korea. That's where SFCM's Korean Club founders Eugenia Coe and Alina Kwon come in.  "We have a lot of Korean students, both international and …