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William Langlie-Miletich, the first-ever bassist to be awarded the top prize
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William Langlie-Miletich Wins International String Competition

San Francisco Conservatory of Music and California Music Center Partner to Present Two-Day Event SAN FRANCISCO - The first prize of the 31st Annual Irving M. Klein International String Competition, carrying a purse of $13,000, has been awarded to …
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music Announces 2016-17 Season

Curricular Focus and Season's Events Linked to Highlight Intersection of Performance and Study Event Highlights: Kick-off Weekend featuring a special "100 Guitars" concert that includes the West Coast premiere of David Lang's questionnaire Artist …
Michael Roest, director of Pre-College and Adult Extension Programs
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Michael Roest to be Director of Pre-College and Adult Divisions

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)  today announces Michael Roest as the new Director of Pre-College and Adult Extension divisions beginning September 1. "Michael Roest's broad experience as a musician, educator, and …
Oboist Eugene Izotov Joins Faculty of SFCM
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Oboist Eugene Izotov Joins Faculty of SFCM

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)  today announces the appointment of oboist  Eugene Izotov  to its faculty. Currently principal oboe at the San Francisco Symphony, Izotov has garnered critical acclaim for his …
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SFCM to Host 3rd Biennial Rubin Institute for Music Criticism

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music  (SFCM) proudly announces the third biennial gathering of the groundbreaking  Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism , taking place October 20–24. The first program of its kind …
Hornist Kevin Rivard Joins Faculty of San Francisco
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Hornist Kevin Rivard Joins Faculty of SFCM

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)  today announces the appointment of hornist  Kevin Rivard  to its faculty. Currently co-principal French horn at San Francisco Opera and principal horn in the San Francisco Ballet …
New Music Ensemble new music

SFCM Hosts Concert with Special Guest Angela Davis November 4

The  San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)  will host a special concert on November 4, featuring Alan Pierson, conductor of the acclaimed contemporary music group Alarm Will Sound, directing the SFCM New Music Ensemble in two politically charged …
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Cellist to Attend Piatigorsky Festival

With 26 internationally known cellists, performances by the Emerson String Quartet, Calder String Quartet, the LA Phil, and an orchestra of 100 cellos, the  Piatigorsky International Cello Festival  is one of the world’s biggest musical events devoted to …
Guitar guitar

SFCM to Host Biasini Guitar Competition and Festival in January

SFCM will host the  Third International Maurizio Biasini Guitar Competition and Festival , an event celebrating the tradition and proclaiming the future of classical guitar, from January 14 to 17. The biennial competition marks its first visit to the …
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SFCM's American Prize Winners

SFCM was extraordinarily well represented this year among winners of the  American Prize , a series of national competitions spanning musical categories. Faculty member David Garner ’79 (pictured) won first prize in the chamber music composition …
Technology and Applied Composition tac

TAC Students Learn From Pros at SFCM Game Scoring Session

If Mozart or Beethoven were alive today, instead of conducting their music from concert hall podiums, they’d likely be sitting in front of a 32-channel Neve Console, directing session players through talkback, and making sure the engineer captured a clean …
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Symphony and Opera Principals Join Woodwind Faculty

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announces the appointment of two principal artists from the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera Orchestra to its woodwind faculty. Carey Bell, principal clarinet with the San Francisco Symphony, and …
Piano piano

SFCM Appoints New Piano Faculty

SFCM is expanding its piano faculty with the appointment of two distinguished artists, Jon Nakamatsu and Corey McVicar. In addition, the Conservatory has named legendary pianist Leon Fleisher as artist-in-residence for the coming academic year. Beginning …
SFCM alum playing guitar
Guitar guitar

Alum Marries Guitar and Voice

Guitarist John Britton ’12 has released an arrangement of Shubert’s famously dark Lied,  Erlkönig,  with a Canadian publishing house as a teaser for a larger anthology of music for voice and guitar. The recent graduate is on something of a quest to …
Eric Dudley Appointed as Music Director of the SFCM Orchestra
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Eric Dudley Appointed as Music Director of the SFCM Orchestra

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced the appointment of Grammy-winning musician and conductor Eric Dudley as music director of the SFCM Orchestra for the 2016–17 academic year. Scott Sandmeier, music director of the SFCM Orchestra since 2013, …
Susanne Mentzer
Voice Opera and Musical Theatre Program voice

Mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer joins SFCM Voice Faculty

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music announces the appointment of renowned singer, writer and educator Susanne Mentzer to its voice faculty. “We are thrilled to have internationally acclaimed American mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer join our voice …
Caroline Shaw Residency at SFCM
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Caroline Shaw Residency at SFCM

Caroline Shaw, recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in music for her work  Partita for 8 Voices,  will be in residence at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in March 2016. Shaw, who recently performed as soloist in  Lo,  a violin concerto she wrote, …
News - More Than a Student Opera - Cosi fan tutte
Voice Opera and Musical Theatre Program opera

More Than a "Student Opera" - Così fan tutte

Given the opportunity to mount their own opera, SFCM vocal students have taken the bull by the horns.  "These are roles that we wanted to sing, and we did our research and it turns out that there are quite a few opera companies mounting  Così  in their …
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Creating a Space to Grow - Winter Term at SFCM

“Look at the most exciting things happening in the music world today, those ideas can usually be traced back to a time when the originators were in school and had the courage to pursue an idea from its beginning.”  —Provost & Dean Kate Sheeran SFCM’s …