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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 …
SFCM Pre College Piano
Piano Sfcm

Budding SFCM Pianists Perform at Golden Gate Park

September 26, 2022
By Mark Taylor Call it a feast for the eyes and the ears.  This year's Flower Piano concert series at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens inside Golden Gate Park featured musicians from the SF Symphony, SF Jazz, Community Music Center, and SFCM’s …
SFCM students play side-by-side with SF Jazz Players
Roots, Jazz, and American Music rjam

RJAM/SFJAZZ Side-by-Side Honors SF Jazz Icon Joe Henderson

April 19, 2023
San Francisco was once known as "the Harlem of the West" for its jazz scene, and tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson was a huge part of that. Henderson left New York for SF in the early 1970s, and even spent some time teaching at SFCM. He lived, played, and …
SFCM, Bowes, Music education,
News Story

SFCM in 2021: A Notable Year in Review

December 22, 2021
SFCM Joins TikTok This year the Conservatory became one of the first music colleges in the country to join the video-focused social networking platform in November. Within weeks of its debut the account went viral with a video performance of horn student …
SFCM, Warren Wolf, Jazz, Vibraphonist, Christmas
Roots, Jazz, and American Music news

SFCM’s Warren Wolf is Jazzed for Christmas

December 22, 2021
By Mark Taylor There’s no shortage of Christmas music out there, but Roots, Jazz, and American Music instructor  Warren Wolf puts a new vibe on the holiday classics that hopes to make families the hippest ones on the block this holiday season. The father …
SFCM, Orchestra, Edwin Outwater
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SFCM Announces Spring 2022 Schedule of Live Performances

December 16, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, CA —As the new year approaches, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) is pleased to announce its spring 2022 concert series, which includes a combination of in-person and live-streamed events.  New this season, patrons can reserve …
SFCM, Advice, singers, Efraín Solís, Esther Tonea, Christian Pursell
Voice / Opera Studies News Story

Alumni Advice: Nailing Auditions

December 16, 2021
What does it take to make it as an opera singer? What’s it like working for an opera house? How do you stand out in auditions? These are just some of the burning questions students got answers to at an audition workshop for singers in December. The event …
Two students singing on stage holding music folders

Vocal Academy

The Vocal Academy provides an enriching environment where young musicians can focus intensely and creatively to further their musical and theatrical skills and continue to develop their vocal health, technique, and performance abilities. Participants will …
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Roots, Jazz, and American Music rjam

Off with a Bang! Big Band Debuts at SFCM

December 10, 2021
By Mark Taylor One new ensemble at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music has students more than jazzed about being a part of its inaugural semester. It’s called Big Band. The Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) ensemble pulls nearly a dozen different …