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Budding SFCM Pianists Perform at Golden Gate Park

By Mark Taylor Call it a feast for the eyes and the ears.  This year's Flower Piano concert series at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens inside Golden Gate Park featured musicians from the SF Symphony, SF Jazz, Community Music Center, and SFCM’s …
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SFCM Strings Student Performs in Norway with Trio

By Mark Taylor For one SFCM student, his strings have taken him across the pond.  Violin player Daniel Dastoor just performed in Trondheim, Norway with his trio, the Mykola Trio, as part of the Trondheim International Chamber Competition and Academy . …
Michael Tilson Thomas with David Baker and Edwin Outwater.
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Michael Tilson Thomas Pays Surprise Visit to SFCM Orchestra

Michael Tilson Thomas paid a surprise visit to a rehearsal of the SFCM Orchestra Thursday, treating students to a first-hand experience with an iconic conductor. The Orchestra, under the leadership of Edwin Outwater and student conductor David Baker, was …
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SFCM Orchestra Concert Features Series of Firsts

By Mark Taylor The connection between composer, performer, and listener is one at the heart of Lukáš Janata’s music. “I like to imagine a magical triangle , the ultimate connection,” Janata said. “When this connection happens, the room creates a unique …
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BM Concentrations

SFCM offers optional Concentrations in four areas: Business, Teaching, Technology, and Historical Performance . Concentrations are an opportunity to focus on an area of interest and build a larger skillset to take with you upon graduating. Once completed, …
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Garrick Ohlsson on Challenges, Changes, and Chopin

By Alex Heigl What is your experience with this piece? I grew up in White Plains, New York, and I went to concerts at Carnegie Hall quite frequently, so by the time I was 18 and an undergrad, I had probably heard seven or eight of the world’s greatest …
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Fulbright Student Program

Want to study abroad? The Fulbright Student Program may be right for you! Fulbright Student Grantees are given the exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in academic and professional development around the world. Through a wide range of awards, a …
SFCM musicians play at the Uccello Lounge.
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How the Uccello Lounge is Prepping the Next Generation of Musicians

By Alex Heigl Come for the food, stay for the music. While Uccello Lounge —located on the ground floor of The Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center , SFCM’s award-winning “vertical campus”—has been racking up praise for its menu, by James Beard …
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SFCM Grads Share Their Best Advice for Incoming Students

Stewart Rosen, '14, (Double Bass) “Studying music is about experimentation and finding your own unique voice on your instrument. Everyone has something special to add, so let that give you confidence.” Kevin Rogers, '11, (Violin) “Figure out what is …
Elinor Armer in 2019.
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For Elinor Armer, a Piano Festival With a Lifetime of History

By Alex Heigl By any measure, Elinor Armer is a Bay Area icon. Born in Oakland and raised in Davis, in the Sacramento Valley, Armer has been in the SFCM family since 1969, establishing its Composition Department (now headed by David Conte ) in 1985 and …
Cynthia Erivo and Edwin Outwater; Credit: Chris Christoudoulou/BBC
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Edwin Outwater Makes BBC Proms Debut with Cynthia Erivo

By Alex Heigl Edwin Outwater had not just the BBC Concert Orchestra but several decades of iconic music at his fingertips in July, when he made his BBC Proms debut conducting Cynthia Erivo’s “Legendary Voices” program. London-born polymath Erivo, whose …