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Two Brass Ensembles, Aspen Music Festival, One Pandemic

April 22, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar Tuba player Carolyn Tillstrom (MM ‘19) heard the San Francisco Symphony play Mahler 7 in an auditorium in New Jersey (following its performance at Carnegie Hall) her junior year of college back in 2014. The hall was tiny but the …
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TAC Students Score Big with Sony

April 28, 2021
Nicole Yazmin (MM ’22) didn’t know what to expect when she enrolled in composition workshop, a required class for all first year Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) majors. Her goal of working as a composer for media and video game music seemed a …
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Technology and Applied Composition mini-blog

Nicole Rowe ’22 on songwriting

April 26, 2021
In her own words, Nicole Rowe (MM ’21) discusses how her songwriting skills have evolved at SFCM. I got my start in songwriting. At first, I was afraid of expressing emotion explicitly within my writing. So I sang in French. But as I got older, I began …
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Pre-College Virtual Summer Programs

April 27, 2021
Registration is open for pre-college online summer programs at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Students can choose from instrument-specific camps, career-related courses, and even a coding class. The deadline to apply for most courses is June 1 …
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Anna Heflin ’17 releases debut album

April 26, 2021
Composer, writer, and violist Anna Heflin (MM ’17) has released her debut album entitled “The Redundancy of the Angelic: An Interluding Play,” featuring violin, viola, and spoken text. The album explores the interplay between music and text. From scratchy …
SFCM students Jarron Carlson ’22, Pierre Fontaine ’21, and Tamara McLeod ’21
Voice / Opera Studies Composition Eighth Notes

Winners of the 9th Biennial Art Song Composition Competition

April 22, 2021
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music streamed the 9th Biennial Art Song Composition Competition on March 24, 2021. Switching off with the Choral Composition Competition year by year, this competition sees student composers present works written for …
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SFCM statement on Verdict in Trial of Derek Chauvin

April 21, 2021
Dear Colleagues: While today’s verdict related to the murder of George Floyd brings one moment in this nation’s long history of systemic racism to a close, we are still only beginning the long road to justice. We continue to witness the tragic death and …
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Technology and Applied Composition Eighth Notes

TAC Students Release Vinyl Album

April 23, 2021
Every year, students in the technology and applied composition (TAC) program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music host a showcase concert. It is one of the extraordinary opportunities for students to step away from the guided prompts of their …
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Highlights from Stefan Jackiw Master Class

April 21, 2021
In March, Stefan Jackiw, who is represented by SFCM’s newly acquired Opus 3 Artists , held a master class for students. Stefan Jackiw is one of America’s foremost violinists, captivating audiences with playing that combines poetry and purity with an …
Michelle Sung '21 SFCM Flute
Flute Woodwinds mini-blog

Michelle Sung ’21 on overcoming focal dystonia

April 22, 2021
In her own words, Michelle Sung (MM ’21) discusses her struggle with focal dystonia. I was at an audition and I had just lost somebody very close to me. A percentage of the people diagnosed with focal dystonia had either gone through miscarriage or loss …
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Viola Strings mini-blog

Nasr Sheikh ’21 on why he chose the viola

April 19, 2021
In his own words, Nasr Sheikh (MM ’21) discusses why he chose to play the viola. I moved nine times by the time I was in sixth grade. When I was in fifth grade, my dad said, “Okay, we're gonna stay in this neighborhood until you graduate high school.” And …
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Clairdee on the greatest challenge she faced in her career

April 19, 2021
In her own words, professor of jazz voice, Clairdee discusses overcoming pulmonary sarcoidosis early in her career. This is the first time I've talked about this to anyone outside of my family. The greatest challenge that I ever faced in my career was a …
50 Oak Street
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SFCM Students Take A Stand With Music

April 19, 2021
Music is universal. It brings us opportunities to learn together, laugh together, cry together, celebrate together—and even sometimes take a stand together. SFCM students are experiencing music’s power today, April 19, by performing pop-up style in San …
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Q&A with an SFCM Bassoonist

April 9, 2021
SFCM asked junior Shelby Capozzoli some questions about her experience at the Conservatory and why she loves the bassoon. Get to know Shelby and what it’s like to study in the woodwinds department below. SFCM: Why the Bassoon? Was there an “a-ha” moment …
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Contact Pre-College

Opportunity is waiting for you. Our team is here to assist you! Please feel free to contact any of our team members below or send us an email at precollege@sfcm.edu. … Justin Sun Associate Dean & Executive Director wfha@fspz.rqh ude.mcfs@nusj 415-503-6283 …
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Bowes Center Green Initiatives

Innovation in harmony with the environment The Bowes Center was built with the community and environment in mind. The project’s design and construction complies with San Francisco’s groundbreaking green building ordinance. Below are a few highlights of …
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Kamran Adib ’21 Crafts Music for Cincinnati and Washington Ballets

April 9, 2021
Music producer Kamran Adib ’21 began his promising career while still a student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Choreographer Dana Genshaft heard music that Adib crafted through a partnership between SFCM and San Francisco Ballet School and …
Daniil Trifonov

Daniil Trifonov: Piano Masterclass and Q&A

“Daniil Trifonov is without question the most astounding pianist of our age.” - The London Times April 13, 5PM PST | 8 AM CHN Get to Know Daniil Trifonov: Grammy Award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov (dan-EEL TREE-fon-ov) – Musical America’s 2019 …
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Gyan Riley ’01 Crafts Music for “Hemingway” on PBS

April 5, 2021
Gyan Riley (BM ’99; MM ’01) composed music for and plays guitar in the soundtrack for Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s Hemingway . The three-part documentary film, which premieres on PBS April 5, examines the turbulent life of legendary American writer Ernest …
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Opera and Musical Theatre Voice / Opera Studies opera

Making Music Together: SFCM Opera to stream “Die Fledermaus”

April 2, 2021
Pop stars regularly lip-sync live performances. Operatic singers—not so much. Nevertheless, lip-syncing proved an effective way for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to record and stream an abridged production of the operatic staple Die Fledermaus …