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Borromeo String Quartet at SFCM

The award-winning Borromeo String Quartet, an ensemble hailed for its "edge-of-the-seat performances" by the Boston Globe, which called it "simply the best there is," will be in residence at SFCM, March 14–17. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the …

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Garrick Ohlsson at Commencement

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music will grant Garrick Ohlsson , long regarded as one of the world's leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, the honorary degree of Doctor of Music at this year's commencement ceremony on May 20, 2016. The …

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Mason Bates - Works for Orchestra

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony have released an exhilarating album of composer and SFCM faculty member Mason Bates ' large-scale works for orchestra and electronica. These are the first-ever recordings of his Liquid Interface a …

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David Taylor '17 Wins Highsmith Award

SFCM has awarded its top composition prize, the annual Highsmith Award, to graduate student David Taylor '17 for his piece Within a Forest Dark. Taylor is originally from New Zealand and studies with David Conte. Conte describes the piece as, "a very …

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RJAM Auditions

Welcome, RJAM students! Below are the audition requirements for the Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) area. For full details—including application requirements and audition dates—please visit our Application & Auditions page . Audition requirements …

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RJAM Bachelor of Music Curriculum

Life isn’t an audition. Any music school can make you a better player. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. You’ll understand the roots of your music, freeing you to take it …

Guitar Master of Music Curriculum

Guitar Bachelor of Music Curriculum

Technology and Applied Composition

TAC Auditions

Welcome, TAC students! Below are the audition requirements for the Technology & Applied Composition area. For full details—including application requirements and audition dates—please visit our Application & Auditions page . Audition requirements are …

Composition Master of Music Curriculum

Composition Bachelor of Music Curriculum

Life isn't an audition. A number of music schools can make you a better composer. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. You'll understand the roots of your music, freeing you …

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Conducting Auditions

Welcome, conducting students! Below are the audition requirements for the Conducting area. For full details—including application requirements and audition dates—please visit our Application & Auditions page . Audition requirements are updated each …

Conducting Master of Music Curriculum

String and Piano Chamber Music

Chamber Music Auditions

Welcome, chamber music students! Below are the audition requirements for the Strings & Piano Chamber Music area. For complete application and audition details - including audition dates - please visit our Application & Auditions page. Audition …

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Brass Auditions

Welcome, brass students! Below are the audition requirements for the Brass area. For full details—including application requirements and audition dates—please visit our Application & Auditions page . Audition requirements are updated each September for …

Brass Master of Music Curriculum

Life isn't an audition. Any music school can make you a better player. Our interconnected courses are built to transform you intellectually, artistically, professionally, and individually. You'll understand the roots of your music, freeing you to take it …

Brass Bachelor of Music Curriculum

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History

We go way back. Early Years In the fall of 1917, pianists Ada Clement and Lillian Hodghead opened the doors to the Ada Clement Piano School at 3435 Sacramento Street, in the remodeled home of Lillian’s parents. A school newsletter from 1924 described that …

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Getting To SFCM

Whether you are coming for an event, visiting us on an admission tour, or just just checking out our campuses, we want you to feel comfortable navigating San Francisco and our neighborhood of Hayes Valley. Here is information on how to get to SFCM! …

Mission & Vision

As a professional school, we are committed to providing an extraordinary education that prepares our graduates to pursue fully engaged lives as citizens of the world. Our core mission is to transform our students: artistically, intellectually, …