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On the Record: A Deep Dive on SFCM’s New Label, Pentatone

July 7, 2022
By Alex Heigl It can be hard to know where to dive in with a back catalog as impressive as PENTATONE’s, but that’s where Sean Hickey comes in. Appointed the head of the label—now a part of the groundbreaking alliance between SFCM and management company …
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Roots, Jazz, and American Music roots jazz and american music

SFCM Faculty Speak on the Soul of San Francisco’s Music Scene

July 5, 2022
By Alex Heigl “The Harlem of the West” was a big nickname, but the Fillmore District earned it. During jazz’s commercial peak in the 1950s and ‘60s, the San Francisco neighborhood was home to a bustling array of jazz venues, attracting some of the genre’s …
SFCM guitar instructor Meng Su.
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Guitarist Meng Su Scores 2nd Baker Artist Award

June 30, 2022
By Alex Heigl Congratulations are in order for SFCM guitar instructor Meng Su, who has been awarded the 2022 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize for music by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and the William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund. "Very honored to receive …
Nico Muhly, Billy Strayhorn, Caroline Shaw, Pauline Oliveros and Wendy Carlos.
Composition Technology and Applied Composition Roots, Jazz, and American Music Voice / Opera Studies

SFCM Faculty on 5 Influential LGBTQ Composers Who Changed Music

June 22, 2022
By Alex Heigl It’s impossible to overstate the influence the LGBTQ community has had on music, but even in the world of the arts, much of it has remained in the shadows. For Pride Month, SFCM is shining a light on the lasting impact a sampling of these …
L. John Harris and George Sakellariou.
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The Story of SFCM’s Guitar Department and Its Historic Harris Collection

September 14, 2022
By Alex Heigl Andrés Segovia said guitars only last 25 years,” George Sakellariou, the founder of SFCM’s guitar department and a student of the Spanish guitar master, said. “But he was wrong.” While that might sound like blasphemy, it’s good news for SFCM …
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Sleep & Dreams: Music, Neuroscience & Stories of Slumber

Awaken the senses and stimulating ideas about sleep and dreams through live music and art, scientific stories, and original compositions. About this event Sleep is an essential part of the human experience. When sleep is compromised, the body and mind …
Garrick Ohlsson.
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Garrick Ohlsson on Challenges, Changes, and Chopin

September 12, 2022
By Alex Heigl What is your experience with this piece? I grew up in White Plains, New York, and I went to concerts at Carnegie Hall quite frequently, so by the time I was 18 and an undergrad, I had probably heard seven or eight of the world’s greatest …
Queen Elizabeth II, classical music
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SFCM Honors Queen Elizabeth II’s Contributions to Classical Music

September 8, 2022
By Mark Taylor With a rule stretching across two millennia, Queen Elizabeth II lived a life of accomplishments. As sovereign for more than seven decades, she saw the country through prosperity and difficulty, all the while a staunch supporter of the arts …
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Fulbright Student Program

Want to study abroad? The Fulbright Student Program may be right for you! Fulbright Student Grantees are given the exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in academic and professional development around the world. Through a wide range of awards, a …
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Roots, Jazz, and American Music roots jazz and american music

How the Uccello Lounge is Prepping the Next Generation of Musicians

September 6, 2022
By Alex Heigl Come for the food, stay for the music. While Uccello Lounge —located on the ground floor of The Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center , SFCM’s award-winning “vertical campus”—has been racking up praise for its menu, by James Beard …
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SFCM Grads Share Their Best Advice for Incoming Students

September 2, 2022
Stewart Rosen, '14, (Double Bass) “Studying music is about experimentation and finding your own unique voice on your instrument. Everyone has something special to add, so let that give you confidence.” Kevin Rogers, '11, (Violin) “Figure out what is …
Susanne Mentzer Mozart
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SFCM’s Susanne Mentzer Performs Mozart in Japan

August 31, 2022
By Mark Taylor It’s considered one of the greatest operas ever written, but for Susanne Mentzer , Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro also occupies a special place in her heart, and her career.  The voice professor and mezzo-soprano just performed in the famed …
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SFCM Students New and Returning Muse About First Day of Classes

August 30, 2022
By Alex Heigl Classes started for SFCM's 2022 fall semester Monday, and both campus buildings were humming—and singing, and bowing—with energy as students embarked on their first steps to a bright musical future. Here's how a few of the students were …
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Computer Assisted Composition - ONLINE ONLY

Get into coding to create sound and music! Learn to generate and present your musical ideas through your computer or using your preferred digital audio workstation. Participants will be introduced to Computer Assisted Composition using different …
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Bass Clarinet Intensive

In this week-long intensive program, participants will work closely with renowned bass clarinetists Jeff Anderle, Stefanie Gardner, Jonathan Russell, and Jerome Simas to deepen and broaden their bass clarinet skills. Drawing on their collective experience …
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SFCM Composition Students Win Residencies with SF Choral Artists

November 30, 2022
By Alex Heigl Three of SFCM's composition students are adding their voices to a long-running chamber choir in the city as part of their composer-in-residence program. José Daniel Vargas (studying with David Conte ), Clark Evans (studying with Elinor Armer …
Rufus Reid masterclass.
Roots, Jazz, and American Music Double Bass masterclass

Jazz Bass Icon Rufus Reid: 'You Don't Need But Two Notes'

November 28, 2022
By Alex Heigl When a jazz bassist with a CV like Rufus Reid talks, you listen. And when he says "You don't need but two notes," it's a good thing to consider. The Grammy-nominated Reid, a Guggenheim fellow, has played with some of the greats of the form, …
Mark Almond, Jessica Valeri
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SFCM Welcomes Two Horn Players to Faculty

November 23, 2022
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is announcing the addition of two talented horn musicians to its teaching staff. Starting in Fall 2023, Jessica Valeri and Mark Almond will join the lauded faculty of SFCM.  Both Almond and Valeri are current …