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Vivian Ling
Violin Strings News Story

SFCM Graduate Wins Job with Grammy-Winning Pittsburgh Symphony

January 18, 2023
By Mark Taylor  The steel city is gaining some solid SFCM talent.  Violinist Vivan Ling will premiere with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in summer 2023. “I’ve admired this orchestra and their music director Mr. Manfred Honeck for a very long time. …
SFCM students walk in Hayes Valley holding their instruments
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A Closer Look at SFCM's Home Base of Hayes Valley

April 21, 2023
More than just a home for music, SFCM sits in the center of the arts scene in San Francisco, in a neighborhood full of shopping centers, green spaces, and numerous dining options. SFGate described Hayes Valley as “a vibrant, walkable district of small …
Suzanne Ciani at a table gesturing
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

TAC Department Scores Three Visits from Music Industry Icons in One Week

April 17, 2023
Great things come in threes, and that extends to the TAC Department's late-March visiting artist schedule, which brought Sony Studios Manager of Music Scott Hanau, five-time GRAMMY-nominated electronic music pioneer Suzanne Ciani, and Netflix Music …
Violinist Ava Pakiam
Strings Eighth Notes

13-Year-Old Pre-College Violinist Finalist in Global Competition

April 14, 2023
One SFCM Pre-College student should get ready to take a bow. Thirteen-year-old Ava Pakiam has played her way into being a finalist in the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition in Brussels, Belgium at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Ava is …
a headshot of lara downes
Strings Violin Viola Double Bass Brass Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone Conducting Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Keyboard Piano Collaborative Piano Organ Percussion Roots, Jazz, and American Music Woodwinds Bassoon Clarinet Flute Oboe Voice / Opera Studies Harpsichord Historical Performance Harp Cello Academics Humanities and Sciences Music History and Literature Music Theory and Musicianship Professional Development String and Piano Chamber Music Baroque Ensemble Brass Chamber Ensemble SFCM Chorus Guitar Ensemble New Music Ensemble Opera and Musical Theatre SFCM Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Woodwind Chamber Music Improvisation Coaching and Excerpts Clarinet Ensemble Baroque Violin Baroque Viola Baroque Cello Viola da Gamba Historical Keyboards Baroque Voice Historical Plucked Strings Brass Choir kdfc

Lara Downes' Busy Spring Spans Generations, Continents, and Cultures

April 24, 2023
Lara Downes is on a mission to get under-recognized artists their love at last. Among the many diverse streams of her work—her weeknight show on Classical KDFC , broadcast from SFCM’s campus, her NPR interview series “Amplify,” and of course her …
season announcement spring 2023
performance calendar

SFCM Announces Spring 2023 Schedule of Live Performances

December 16, 2022
As we welcome a new season, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is pleased to announce its spring 2023 concert series, which includes a combination of in-person and live-streamed events.   As part of SFCM’s ongoing partnership with leading …
Jenna Ortega in "Wednesday" and Costas Dafnis.
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

SFCM Breaks Down the Spooky Sounds Behind Netflix's 'Wednesday'

December 14, 2022
By Alex Heigl Wednesday may be one of the more surprising Netflix hits in recent memory. After all, it's based on a series of New Yorker cartoons that are almost a century old, and the show's star, Jenna Ortega, wasn't even born for the first three Addams …
Ben Brogadir and Mijung Kim.
Violin Oboe news

Berkeley Symphony Welcomes Two SFCM Grads

December 12, 2022
Two alumni will son be playing not far from where they studied at SFCM. Ben Brogadir and Mijing Kim will be joining the Berkeley Symphony, and making their debut in April, 2023. Ben Brogadir (MM ‘20) will be joining as Principal Oboe, “I’m thrilled to be …
Musicians in the SFCM Orchestra
SFCM orchestra

SFCM Orchestra's Season Closer Features Renowned Guest Conductor

December 8, 2022
By Alex Heigl SFCM's final orchestra performance of the semester promises to be a special one. Not only will they be led by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser—who among his positions listed above is also chair of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) and SFCM's …
Christian Hales and Sofia Schutte.
Strings Violin Double Bass strings

A Lineage of SFCM Strings Continues at Charleston Symphony

December 5, 2022
By Alex Heigl SFCM's Strings Department has sent two of its own to the Charleston Symphony, continuing a tradition that extends over two decades. Christian Hales (M.M. '21) won the position of Principal Bass with the Symphony —by, according to his SFCM …
SFCM's Studio G.
Technology and Applied Composition tac

How SFCM’s Studio G Keeps Students on the Cutting Edge of Music Technology

August 15, 2022
By Alex Heigl If you’ve ever wanted to experience the closest you’ll get to being physically inside of music, pay a visit to the Studio G mixing room, located two floors below Van Ness Avenue at SFCM’s pioneering Bowes Center. Outfitted with a truly …
Amaryn Olmeda, oakland symphony
Violin precollege

14-Year-Old Pre-College Student Shines as Soloist with Oakland Symphony

August 11, 2022
By Mark Taylor Some teens spend their summers relaxing, or at summer camp, but 14-year-old Amaryn Olmeda is no ordinary teen. The young violinist was a featured performer for the Oakland Symphony ’s “Summer Stage at Oakland City Hall,” a free outdoor …