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Yuja Wang on Practicing, Performing, and Sushi

By Mark Taylor Known for her charismatic artistry and captivating stage presence, Yuja Wang is one of the world’s most celebrated pianists. Her skills and reputation took center stage in April when she came to SFCM for a masterclass, where eager students …
SFCM's performance of "La Clemenza di Tito."
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Shining the Spotlight on Opus 3 and SFCM’s Ongoing Duet

By Alex Heigl In October 2020, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music announced that it had acquired Opus 3 Artists in a first-of-its-kind partnership. “This ambitious model will support a mutual amplification of mission and provide a platform for …
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Sfcm

SFCM to Offer Bachelor of Music Concentrations

A change is coming for some SFCM graduates and their transcripts.  Starting in fall 2022, the Conservatory will offer optional bachelor of music concentrations in arts leadership, teaching, and technology.  SFCM strives to educate students to succeed in …
Students from SFCM's RJAM department
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First-Ever SFCM Class Merges Jazz with Baroque

By Alex Heigl One doesn’t typically think of the harpsichord as an especially swinging instrument, but Corey Jamason and Jason Hainsworth are here to change that. Jamason, SFCM's Historical Performance Chair, and Hainsworth, Executive Director of Roots, …
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Eighth Note

SFCM mourns the loss of Carol F. Buck

Carol F. Buck, native San Franciscan and long-time supporter of music and education, died April 9, 2022. She was 85. Among her many contributions to arts organizations and beyond, Buck helped SFCM realize its new Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for …
The National Brass Ensemble returns to SFCM in June.
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Sound the Horn: How the National Brass Ensemble Returned to SFCM

By Alex Heigl The journey to bring brass musicians from seven major US cities together began with a single album. The 1968 album The Antiphonal Music Of Gabrieli , featuring principal brass from the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the …
Ava Pakiam, seattle symphony, pre-college academy
Violin pre-college

12-Year-Old Pre-College Phenom Performs with Seattle Symphony

"Prodigy" is a big word to throw around, but in the case of 12-year-old Ava Pakiam, not much else comes to mind. The young violinist recently performed with the Seattle Symphony in May after competing in the Seattle Young Artist Competition last year and …
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skywalker sound

Recording at Skywalker Sound: SFCM Gets an Inside Look

The creative force behind the pulsating hum of a lightsaber, Skywalker Sound is world-renowned for its work on Star Wars and beyond, and recently SFCM’s National Brass Ensemble (NBE) visited the studio for another one-of-a-kind recording.  The NBE, …
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Eighth Note

PG&E Power Outage Cancels Events at Ann Getty Center

Due to Pacific Gas and Electric outages in our neighborhood, SFCM will be canceling all events at the Ann Getty Center scheduled after 2pm PT today, Thursday, July 28, 2022. We expect power to be restored to the building by 7pm PT this evening and for all …
Shanghai exchange students at SFCM.
Eighth Note

SFCM Featured in TV Series ‘Sister Cities’

Music is a barrier-breaking universal language, and today SFCM students come from all over the world to study music, but it wasn’t always that way.  It started with just five students back in 1981, the year after San Francisco and Shanghai's Sister City …
Donato Cabrera and the California Symphony. (Credit: Kristen Loken)
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Six SFCM Grads and Alumni Win California Symphony Spots

By Alex Heigl The California Symphony is beginning to look like an SFCM reunion. Six recent grads and alumni scored wins with the nearly 40-year-old symphony orchestra, under the leadership of Music Director Donato Cabrera since 2013. Alexandra Simpson …
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What 'Stranger Things' Gets Right About Music Therapy

By Mark Taylor “Music reaches parts of the brain words can't.” That line, exclaimed during a pivotal new episode of Netflix’s Stranger Things may be used to further the plot of the imagined storyline, but it turns out it's based very much in reality. The …
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On the Record: A Deep Dive on SFCM’s New Label, Pentatone

By Alex Heigl It can be hard to know where to dive in with a back catalog as impressive as PENTATONE’s, but that’s where Sean Hickey comes in. Appointed the head of the label—now a part of the groundbreaking alliance between SFCM and management company …