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Martin Katz
Opera and Musical Theatre opera

Announcing New Vocal and Opera Line-Up for 2020-21 Season

February 25, 2020
Industry Legends Marilyn Horne and Martin Katz to Serve as Artists-in-Residence Metropolitan Opera Staff Conductor Joel Revzen to Lead Spring Opera Production Merola Opera Program Master Coach Peter Grunberg Joins Faculty   Marilyn Horne The four-time …
Decodea Story
Voice / Opera Studies alumni

Transforming Lives Through Creativity and Music

February 13, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar There’s a growing movement to use the power of the arts to help people break out of the cycle of incarceration by building self-esteem, community, and creative thinking. Several SFCM alumni and students are at the forefront of …
Wilford Kelly
Voice / Opera Studies voice

Wilford Kelly ‘20 Wins SF Opera Tenure-Track Chorus Position

February 12, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar In this Q&A, master’s student Wilford Kelly , who studies with César Ulloa , shares his breaking news and tells his personal tale of becoming a musician, shares a turning point in his commitment to singing, and reveals the mantra …
Outcomes

Non-discrimination Policy

SFCM is an equal opportunity employer and educator committed to providing an environment built on respect and dignity so that everyone has equal opportunity to realize their full potential as artrists, intellectuals, professionals, and individuals. The …
Orchestra Fantasy Camp
Conducting continuing education

SFCM Launches Its First-Ever Orchestra Fantasy Camp

November 19, 2019
Orchestra Fantasy Camp at SFCM gives 100 adult amateur musicians an opportunity to participate in rehearsals and coaching sessions with Conductor Edwin Outwater and musician mentors from the San Francisco Symphony and SFCM’s faculty . Orchestra Fantasy …
The Bowes Center rendering van ness

Topping Out Ceremony

  … Tour Opportunities As we near the grand opening of the Bowes Center, we will periodically be offering opportunities to see the building virtually and in person. We look forward to sharing our new home for music with you! Students, prospective students …
Zhenwei Shi
Viola viola

Success on the Audition Circuit

November 14, 2019
San Francisco Conservatory of Music graduates are no strangers to jobs in top orchestras around the country, but landing such a job right out of school? That’s the chance of a lifetime. Last November, 24-year-old Zhenwei Shi ’19 won the position of …
Aubrey Bergauer photo by The Morrisons
bowes center

Aubrey Bergauer to Direct New Center for Innovative Leadership

November 12, 2019
As The New York Times writes, San Francisco Conservatory of Music has “emphasized risk-taking and an expansive view of the field.” Deeply committed to cultivating a sense of entrepreneurial spirit among its student body, SFCM will now expand its culture …
Michelle Sung
Flute flute

Flutist Michelle Sung’s (M.M. ‘20) life with Focal Dystonia

January 23, 2020
“Keep your eyes on the prize,” say coaches because seeing the finish line helps the journey feel easier. But how do you finish a race when you don’t know where the finish line is? Or worse—if the finish line even exists? This bleak uncertainty was flutist …
Student jumping up in excitement while outside
san francisco symphony

Yes, you can live in San Francisco on a student budget

April 14, 2020
By Karen Meurer Bacellar It’s no secret that San Francisco is an expensive city to live in. What often does feel like a secret is this: It’s totally possible to live in San Francisco on a budget—even a student one. Below are some things to do that allow …
Musical Theatre Students Performing on a balloon filled stage
Opera and Musical Theatre SFCM Orchestra Baroque Ensemble Brass Chamber Ensemble SFCM Chorus Guitar Ensemble New Music Ensemble Percussion Ensemble String and Piano Chamber Music Woodwind Chamber Music david tanenbaum

Performance Opportunities at SFCM

April 14, 2020
SFCM presents over 500 performances a year collectively attended by more than 26,000 people . Students perform in solo recitals, large and small ensemble concerts, fully staged operas and musical theater productions. While performance opportunities vary …
Simon James with violin made by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume in 1827
Violin violin

Rare Violin Connects generations of students across the Country

December 11, 2019
The classical music world is small, intimate even. Over a musician’s lifetime, it’s typical to bump into old colleagues or friends from school or summer festivals or professional engagements in different ensembles, concerts, and even airport lines. But …
Elbphilharmonie
piano

Danke schön, Hamburg

December 9, 2019
The game—nay, the challenge —was posed to a jet-lagged yet surprisingly chipper delegation of SFCM trustees, donors, and staff who, in November, accompanied three of SFCM’s distinguished piano faculty and head technician to Hamburg, Germany, on a quest to …
Meredith Kufchak
Viola viola

Meredith Kufchak ’16 Wins Principal Viola at Dallas Symphony

December 9, 2019
The road to becoming the Principal Viola of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra took Meredith Kufchak ’16 on a journey of thousands of miles across the United States. And she didn’t win just one job; she won three. From her hometown of Columbus, Ohio, where she …
A photo of a student in class at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

国际学生 - 如何申请入学

国际学生 - 如何申请入学 我们的学生来自世界各地，为我校的协作环境贡献了丰富的思想，天赋才华，风俗，和各文化种背景。我们有着约460人的学生群体，他们来自34个国家，35个州，说着20种余不同的语言。超过百分之40的学生为国际学生。 英文语言能力 母語不是英語的學生必須繳交托福、雅思的成績或ELS語言中心的證書，才能達到入讀音樂院的英文水平標準。 以下时间表含秋季入学招生的重要截止日期。春季入学的申请人请参照单独的截止日期指南。 12月1日 …