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Dante Sound System
Technology and Applied Composition bowes center

SFCM pioneers tech solution so orchestras can safely perform together

October 8, 2020
Soprano Alissa Goretsky's ‘21 first vocal coaching since COVID-19 struck at was anything but typical. "My teacher called me and asked if I wanted to try something out with him," she recalled. "So I showed up to a conservatory room, and there was a …
Dimitri Murrath with Student
String and Piano Chamber Music string and piano chamber music

How SFCM’s String and Piano Chamber Music Program Launches Careers

October 12, 2020
In 1985, SFCM became the first school to offer a degree in chamber music . Since its inception, the Chamber Music program has forged the path forward, arming instrumentalists with the skill set to become expressive, communicative, and business-minded …
SFCM alum DuMarkus Davis
Strings Violin violin

Careers in Music: DuMarkus Davis ‘18 Talks Founding Musicbuk

October 6, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar Violinist DuMarkus Davis had a big decision to make after graduating from SFCM in 2018. He had multiple job offers, including a full-time symphony position and a fellowship that would allow him to play worldwide. Each could’ve led …
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Applications Are Open—Now What?

September 16, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar Applying to music school can be a challenging process, especially when navigating materials—amidst a global pandemic—and answering that age-old question, “What is this music program looking for in a student?” Below are some …
Jazz
Roots, Jazz, and American Music

What Makes SFCM’s Roots, Jazz, and American Music Program Special

September 15, 2020
SFCM’s Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) program is pioneering jazz education in bridging musical history to its present forms. Centered around comprehensive mentorship, earnest collaboration and innovation, and establishing lifelong connections, …
David Stull
David Stull

David Stull Video Interview on Musical America

September 8, 2020
President David Stull recently sat down for a remote video interview with Susan Elliott from Musical America . Topics include: Leading the Conservatory during a pandemic SFCM’s hybrid plan for returning to campus The Dante audio system for real-time …
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Season Announcement 2021

This spring, students are highlighting the ways music moves us with socially distanced performances for all to view online. The 8 concerts below are expertly filmed to give you an until we can welcome you again in person. VIEW FULL PERFORMANCE CALENDAR …
Leon Fleisher and student
Piano san francisco symphony

Leon Fleisher: Remembering one of the music’s brightest ‘flames’

August 27, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar Robin Sutherland ’75, former principal pianist of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, received his start with the symphony from an unlikely source. Upon transferring from The Juilliard school to SFCM in 1972, Sutherland found …
Photo looking up at the Bowes Building

Center for Innovative Leadership

… A Learning Lab For The Entire Arts Management Talent Pipeline The Center for Innovative Leadership is committed to transformative change in professional music through developing powerful and replicable models that propel art and education, sustain …
Continuing Education Faculty Jacqueline Chew teaching adult piano

Virtual Piano Courses

Continuing Education Online Summer Classes     Advanced Piano I Instructor: Jacqueline Chew Dates: June 2 - August 4 (no classes June 23 and July 7); Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 PM (8 classes) Tuition: $275 This class is for those who have completed Class …
Harry Whitney teaching course on Music to SFCM COntinuing Education Students

Music Appreciation and Analysis

Continuing Education Online Summer Classes Music Appreciation: Bird's Eye Bach  Instructor: Harry Whitney Dates: June 22 –  July 27; Tuesdays, 5:30 – 7:00 PM (6 classes) Tuition: $195 This summer session provides a look at the life, work, influences, and …
Bowes Center work in progress
Conducting bowes center

Bowes Center Update | May 2020

May 12, 2020
The Bowes Center—SFCM’s newest addition doubling the Conservatory’s physical space in the arts district—remains on schedule to welcome its first student residents this fall . Construction has been allowed to continue during the shelter-in-place order, …
SFCM Opera Student Performs
Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre voice

Opera and Musical Theatre Transforms Singers into Artists

January 5, 2021
By Karen Meurer Bacellar SFCM’s voice students travel from all over the world to study under renowned artistic faculty like César Ulloa , Catherine Cook , and Susanne Mentzer . Alongside training guided by principal teachers and coaches, voice majors are …
Student playing a cello

Artist Diploma

Deepen your expertise and refine your artistry. Artist Diploma Programs The Artist Diploma is a highly selective, individualized non-degree program designed for the artist on the path to a professional performance career. Artist Diploma students represent …
SFCM alumna Sarah Young
Voice / Opera Studies Opera and Musical Theatre alumni

Diva to director: Operatic training set a career in theater in motion

December 9, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar It's no secret that sometimes college students who earn degrees in music performance don't wind up onstage after school, but that doesn't mean that the degree doesn't come in handy. "Transitioning to theater and film [directing], …
Lola Miller-Henline
Roots, Jazz, and American Music

Anxious notes: Sophomore turns internal dialogue into public triumph

December 1, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar In a remote patch of land in the Sierra Nevada mountains, there stands a yurt. Inside that yurt is a small wooden stove oven. There is running water, and a trickle of electricity provided by solar panels. Here, armed only with a …
Pre-College Holiday Showcase

Pre-College Holiday Showcase

Saturday, December 10 2022 5:30 P.M. PDT Barbro Osher Recital Hall 200 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102 Hear works from some of SFCM's Youngest student musicians in our breathtaking new campus in the heart of the performing arts district of San …