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meta4, tac students
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

TAC Students and Finnish String Quartet Meta4 Fight Climate Change with Music

November 16, 2022
By Alex Heigl Climate change is an unfortunate reality of life in the 21st-century. And as with every "new normal," musicians are rising to the challenge of processing this with their art. In fact, Finnish string quartet and Opus 3 Artists Meta4 made an …
Michael Abels
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

Award-Winning Film Composer Michael Abels Visits SFCM

November 7, 2022
From the first note in the opening credits of the Oscar-winning film Get Out , audiences are introduced to a sound they may have never heard before: something composer Michael Abels has dubbed “gospel horror.” That dark, unique sound—and Abel's …
Michael Tilson Thomas with David Baker and Edwin Outwater.
Conducting conducting

Michael Tilson Thomas Pays Surprise Visit to SFCM Orchestra

October 14, 2022
Michael Tilson Thomas paid a surprise visit to a rehearsal of the SFCM Orchestra Thursday, treating students to a first-hand experience with an iconic conductor. The Orchestra, under the leadership of Edwin Outwater and student conductor David Baker, was …
lukas janata isabel tanennbaum
Strings Composition SFCM orchestra

SFCM Orchestra Concert Features Series of Firsts

October 13, 2022
By Mark Taylor The connection between composer, performer, and listener is one at the heart of Lukáš Janata’s music. “I like to imagine a magical triangle , the ultimate connection,” Janata said. “When this connection happens, the room creates a unique …
SFCM's Latinx Club's poster for their fall 2022 performance.
Viola Double Bass Opera and Musical Theatre diversity, equity, and inclusion

SFCM's Latinx Club Spotlights Lesser-Known Composers in Benefit Concert

October 7, 2022
By Alex Heigl SFCM's Latinx Club wants you to listen to more than just their music. With their Experience Latinx: Música performance on Oct. 9 in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the students have a dual goal: Showcase music from across the range …
Daniel Dastroor, Mykola Trio
Violin Strings daniel dastoor

SFCM Strings Student Performs in Norway with Trio

October 6, 2022
By Mark Taylor For one SFCM student, his strings have taken him across the pond.  Violin player Daniel Dastoor just performed in Trondheim, Norway with his trio, the Mykola Trio, as part of the Trondheim International Chamber Competition and Academy . …
Philharmonia Fantastique
Composition composition

SFCM Professor’s 'Philharmonia Fantastique' Premieres on Apple TV

November 4, 2022
By Mark Taylor It is being described as the "biggest step forward since Fantasia itself." And the composer himself is calling it very much an SFCM “homegrown project.”  SFCM professor and composer Mason Bates ' Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the …
Catherine Cook in Rossini’s “Barber of Seville.” (Credit: Stefan Cohen)
Voice / Opera Studies opera

SFCM's Catherine Cook Awarded Medal by San Francisco Opera

November 3, 2022
The San Francisco Opera recognized three of its sturdiest pillars Sunday, awarding the SFO Medal to SFCM's Frederica Von Stade Distinguished Chair in Voice Catherine Cook —along with bass-baritones Philip Skinner and Dale Travis—for over 30 years of …
emerging black composers project
emerging black composers project

Applications Now Open for 2023 Emerging Black Composers Project

November 2, 2022
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), in partnership with the San Francisco Symphony , announced today that applications are now open for the third annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP). The San Francisco Symphony, led by Music Director …
Edwin Outwater, Michael Myers, Simon James and Jack Nicholson.
Conducting Strings edwin outwater

The SFCM Guide to Horror Movie Music

October 26, 2022
By Alex Heigl If you're looking for classical musicians with a pedigree in horror, SFCM's Music Director Edwin Outwater and String Department Chair Simon James should be at the top of your list. As a violinist, James has played on the score of dozens of …
SFCM's Bowes Center.
bowes center

SFCM's Bowes Center Scoops Up Two More Architectural Awards

October 25, 2022
By Alex Heigl SFCM's groundbreaking Bowes Center continues to rack up awards for its architecture on the international stage, nabbing two awards in the 2022 Architecture MasterPrize competition. Submitted by the building's design firm,  Mark Cavagnero …