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Roots, Jazz, and American Music roots jazz and american music

SFCM Faculty Speak on the Fillmore District, Where Jazz Bloomed in San Francisco

“The Harlem of the West” was a big nickname, but the Fillmore District earned it. During jazz’s commercial peak in the 1950s and ‘60s, the San Francisco neighborhood was home to a bustling array of jazz venues, attracting some of the genre’s top talents …
SFCM guitar instructor Meng Su.
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Guitarist Meng Su Scores 2nd Baker Artist Award

By Alex Heigl Congratulations are in order for SFCM guitar instructor Meng Su, who has been awarded the 2022 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize for music by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and the William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund. "Very honored to receive …
Songfest

Songfest

Songfest 2022 Concerts San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Bowes Center Festival Information: songfestus@gmail.com • https://www.songfest.us/ concerts-2022 Ticketing Information: boxoffice@sfcm.edu • 415-503-6275 on Monday-Friday 10a-4pm   The health and …
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Violin Cello news

SF Ballet Orchestra and SFCM Tango in Joint Concert

By Mark Taylor You might call it a concert two years in the making. SFCM teamed up with musicians from the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra (SFBO) for a performance featuring winners from SFCM Concerto Competitions previously put on hold due to the …
SFCM clarinet performance and TAC student Eugenia Coe.
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New TAC Student Arrives From a Surprising Place: Clarinet Performance

By Alex Heigl While a clarinet might initially seem a little out of place among the massive speakers and mixing boards in SFCM’s state-of-the-art Studio G, Eugenia Coe is working to change that.  Coe finishes her undergrad as a clarinetist in 2022 and …
May the 4th is the annual "Star Wars Day."
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SFCM’s Lennie Moore Breaks Down the Sounds of ‘Star Wars’

By Alex Heigl Few movie franchises have had as much an impact on the way we think about the future as Star Wars . And the sounds of the screeching TIE fighters, humming lightsabers and Darth Vader’s ominous breath are inextricable from John Williams’ …
Bridgerton, sfcm, simon james, classical covers
Strings Composition news

‘Bridgerton’ Bridges Gap Between Classical and Pop Music

By Mark Taylor When one thinks of pop star Miley Cyrus, classical music may not come to mind. Yet it’s an instrumental cover of her 2013 hit song “Wrecking Ball” that’s pulling millions of streams right now. It’s just one of the pop songs that Netflix’s …
Roberto Kalb, sfcm, sf opera, spanish opera
Conducting Composition News Story

SFCM Grad to Make History at SF Opera

By Mark Taylor A season of firsts is coming to the San Francisco Opera stage. Both in productions and for the musicians on stage. The first time Roberto Kalb saw a live opera was at the SF Opera, while he was a student at SFCM, “It is one of my favorite …
Julian Bliss, Clarinet, SFCM
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Britain's Julian Bliss at SFCM

By Mark Taylor Most four–year-olds are trying out the tricycle, or stacking blocks, but not Julian Bliss . That was the age he started playing the clarinet, one that had to be specially made for children. His talent was quickly noticed in his home of St …
alyssa tong, colton potter, sfcm, winter term
Strings Violin Oboe Professional Development winter term

The School of Going Solo

By Mark Taylor Another Winter Term has come and gone at SFCM, but the lessons learned will remain. Winter Term is a time for students to immerse themselves in subjects beyond the standard curriculum, in a chance to diversify their music education …