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Songfest 2022 Concerts San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Bowes Center Festival Information: songfestus@gmail.com • https://www.songfest.us/ concerts-2022 Ticketing Information: boxoffice@sfcm.edu • 415-503-6275 on Monday-Friday 10a-4pm   The health and …
SFCM, SF ballet orchestra, Yvette Kraft,
Violin Cello news

SF Ballet Orchestra and SFCM Tango in Joint Concert

May 12, 2022
By Mark Taylor You might call it a concert two years in the making. SFCM teamed up with musicians from the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra (SFBO) for a performance featuring winners from SFCM Concerto Competitions previously put on hold due to the …
SFCM clarinet performance and TAC student Eugenia Coe.
Technology and Applied Composition Woodwinds Clarinet tac

New TAC Student Arrives From a Surprising Place: Clarinet Performance

May 11, 2022
By Alex Heigl While a clarinet might initially seem a little out of place among the massive speakers and mixing boards in SFCM’s state-of-the-art Studio G, Eugenia Coe is working to change that.  Coe finishes her undergrad as a clarinetist in 2022 and …
May the 4th is the annual "Star Wars Day."
Technology and Applied Composition tac

SFCM’s Lennie Moore Breaks Down the Sounds of ‘Star Wars’

May 4, 2022
By Alex Heigl Few movie franchises have had as much an impact on the way we think about the future as Star Wars . And the sounds of the screeching TIE fighters, humming lightsabers and Darth Vader’s ominous breath are inextricable from John Williams’ …
SFCM grad Esther Tonea.
Voice / Opera Studies voice

SFCM Grad Esther Tonea Wins Met Opera Competition

May 3, 2022
SFCM Voice graduate Esther Tonea continued her streak of success since graduation with a win at the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition in New York on Sunday. "Singing on the stage of the Met was an incredible experience, and I felt …
SFCM Music Director Edwin Outwater
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SFCM's Edwin Outwater and Metallica Guitarist Iron Out a Collaboration

May 2, 2022
By Alex Heigl “Enter Edwin.” SFCM’s music director Edwin Outwater is continuing the proud tradition of San Francisco classical figures collaborating with Metallica with his work on Kirk Hammett’s new record, Portals —the first-ever solo release from a …
Bowes Cafeteria

This Week's Menu

SFCM Bowes Center dining menu, updated weekly   Menu … … This Week's Menu …
Richard Blum, Senator Dianne Feinstein, sfcm
Eighth Notes

An Extraordinary Life: SFCM Remembers Richard Blum

February 28, 2022
San Francisco Conservatory of Music supporter Richard C. Blum – chairman and president of Blum Capital Partners, husband of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, explorer, philanthropist and San Franciscan died Sunday. He was 86 years old. Among their many …
Michael Gilbertson, sfcm, composer, award, American Academy of Arts and Letters
Music History and Literature Music Theory and Musicianship News Story

SFCM Instructor Honored by American Academy of Arts and Letters

February 24, 2022
By Mark Taylor The American Academy of Arts and Letters has announced 18 winners of this year’s awards in music, and one of them is a notable member of the SFCM faculty. Composer Michael Gilbertson received the $15,000 Goddard Lieberson Fellowship in …
Jason Hainsworth, Clairdee, Black History Month, SFCM
diversity, equity, and inclusion

SFCM Presents: Black Music in American Culture

February 23, 2022
Every February, people in the United States celebrate the achievements and commemorate the history of Black Americans as part of Black History Month. This year at SFCM, saxophonist Jason Hainsworth , the Executive Director of the Roots, Jazz, and American …
masterclass, percussion, sfcm, jake nissly, ed stephan
Percussion Roots, Jazz, and American Music Improvisation News Story

Bach: The Jazz Boss You Never Knew?

February 18, 2022
By Mark Taylor Johann Sebastian Bach is known for many things, his orchestral music, instrumental works, and famous compositions, but what he may not be known for, is his relation to jazz music. The link between the famed German composer of the classical …
ericsson hatfield, sfcm, NATS, composition
Composition Eighth Note

Graduate Student Wins National Award

February 17, 2022
Congratulations are in order! Graduate student Ericsson Hatifeld was awarded the first prize in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) 2022 Art Song Composition Award. This was the first time he submitted to the competition, “I decided I …
david baker, jaco wong, sfcm, conducting, jennifer hudson
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Conducting a Field Trip with Jennifer Hudson

February 15, 2022
By Mark Taylor Students in the conducting program at SFCM are still somewhat shocked at their recent field trip. They were taken to Florida for a first-of-its-kind endeavor where they took on some heavy tasks and worked with major stars in the world of …
SFCM, Bowes, Music education,

Bowes Center Open House

Join us for a FREE community open house at SFCM’s newest cultural addition to the city, The Bowes Center. Activities include: instrument petting zoo , family concerts , Guitar Masterclass with Meng Su , performance by the Telegraph Quartet , interactive …
Michelangelo Rodriguez, super bowl, commercial, composer
Composition Michelangelo Rodriguez

SFCM Grad Scores Super Bowl Commercial

February 11, 2022
By Mark Taylor The fight on the field on Super Bowl Sunday is typically for a touchdown, but one recent SFCM graduate is celebrating another score, one he made himself. Michelangelo Rodriguez composed the original music section of car-maker giant BMW’s …