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Strings Violin performance

SFCM’s Ian Swensen Performs with Nephew in First Ever Joint Concert

October 24, 2022
By Mark Taylor There is coming from a musical family and then there is coming from the Swensen family, where music truly is a family affair.  With a world-class clarinet player as a father and a talented pianist as a mother, violinist Ian Swensen and his …
Marco Behtash Scott Pingel.
Strings Double Bass alumni success

SFCM Grad Joins Prestigious London Conservatory Faculty

October 20, 2022
It’s the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, and playing one is no easy task, let alone teaching it. But SFCM graduate Marco Behtash is preparing for a lifetime of both after being officially appointed to …
SFCM RJAM students perform at SFJazz.
Roots, Jazz, and American Music roots jazz and american music

Jazz's Past Meets Its Future at SFJAZZ and SFCM Side-By-Side Concert

October 5, 2022
By Alex Heigl With his one-of-a-kind musical—and sartorial—style and aura of inscrutable hipness, pianist/composer Thelonious Monk has been an object of endless fascination for generations of jazz fans and musicians. That includes the one currently …
Tamara Mumford
tamara mumford

Tamara Mumford on Preparation, Instinct, and Wearing the Right Shoes

October 3, 2022
By Mark Taylor Growing up in a musical family, young Tamara Mumford would often sing in her ‘opera voice’ as a joke, but her family soon realized she had some serious talent. By her teen years she was studying voice formally, today, she is a celebrated …
sleep and dreams and music
press release

Sleep and Dreams: Music, Neuroscience and Stories of Slumber

September 20, 2022
Sleep is an essential part of the human experience. When it’s compromised, the body and mind suffer; when it flows, we feel refreshed and clear. It allows our brains to build new neural pathways, bringing with them a rich landscape of dreams that …
Helen Wu.
News Story

Student Blog: Performance Anxiety and Making the Stage a Second Home

September 16, 2022
No matter how well I prepare for a concert, I still feel intimidated before going onto stage from time to time. Something unknown can be sensed backstage. It’s especially so when being in a different city, different hall, and knowing in the center of the …
winter term
opus 3 artists

Opus 3 Artists, Coffee, Music, Headline Winter Term at SFCM

January 9, 2023
By Mark Taylor It’s the time of year again when an SFCM student can put down their instrument (if they want) and try something completely different.  The Conservatory's Winter Term invites students who are usually focused on their particular instrument or …
Teaching SFCM

Teach SFCM

Come study with some of the world's most talented emerging artists! Deepen your connection to the rich practice of music making for all genres, abilities, and interest levels. Trained in pedagogy, DEI initiatives, and crafting personalized lesson plans, …
Henry Nordhorn
Brass Horn

SFCM TikTok Star Gets Symphony Seat Before Graduation

January 5, 2023
By Alex Heigl Unfortunately, all the social media likes in the world are of no use in a blind orchestra audition, but fortunately for Henry Nordhorn, he has talent to match. Nordhorn—who became one of the biggest stars of SFCM's TikTok channel in December …
telegraph quartet
Strings Violin Viola Cello telegraph quartet

Four SFCM Students Win Opportunity to Perform with Telegraph Quartet

January 4, 2023
By Mark Taylor A new, recently held competition at SFCM will soon give its four winners a one-of-a-kind experience: A chance to perform with SFCM’s quartet-in-residence, the Telegraph Quartet , for two performances this upcoming season.  The Telegraph …
Amaryn Olmeda and Yuja Wang.

SFCM's Top Stories of 2022

December 21, 2022
By Alex Heigl 2022 was, by any measure, a banner year for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. From the expansion of the Conservatory "family" in the form of new partnerships, to new opportunities for students and musicians in the forms of fellowships …