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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 …
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 …
Yuja Wang SFCM
Piano press release

Pianist Yuja Wang to Headline SFCM Fundraiser on November 17

September 30, 2022
SFCM is pleased to announce critically acclaimed and world-renowned pianist Yuja Wang as the headline performer at its annual fundraising celebration on November 17, part of efforts that will enable 100% of full-time students at SFCM to receive merit aid …