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Michail Thompson
Trumpet The Moonlight Society

New Student-Run Concert Series Takes the Roof

By Karen Meurer Bacellar Middle Eastern fusion music. A song composed for plastic cups. Psychedelic projections of Bob Ross painting. These are the kinds of things you might find separately in various bars, restaurants, or music venues around San …
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Featured Events

Featured Events Historical Performance Voice Sun Nov 2 Baroque Ensemble Vocal Chamber Concert 2:00 PM Studio Recital Voice Mon Nov 3 The Voice Studio of Catherine Cook: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" 7:30 PM Student Recital Piano Mon Nov 3 Ruixue Han, Piano …
Student asking question to advisor

Audition Day Advice

Dun, dun, dunn... it's audition season. Admittedly I loved being in the midst of the hustle and bustle of auditions. It’s exciting, overwhelming, and fun. You might be thinking Ava, how are auditions fun? Exciting and overwhelming, sure, but fun? My …
Barbara Eden
alumni.pre-college

Barbara Eden Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award

Barbara Eden, the Iconic Star of NBC's  I Dream of Jeanni e TV Series and SFCM Pre-College Alumna, will be Honored by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with its Distinguished Alumni Award at its Annual Fanfare Luncheon, Friday, February 14 The …
Ballet Partnership
Collaborative Piano collaboration

San Francisco Ballet School Partners with SFCM

San Francisco Ballet School (SFB School), led by Patrick Armand with oversight by SF Ballet Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) announce an addition to its multi-faceted partnership, …
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春季報名截止日 十月十五日 - 報名表、包括上傳學校成績單及錄影檔（pre-screened areas 十一月一日 - 報名表、包括學校成績單及最後面試錄影檔（non pre-screened areas 十一月十日 - 透過報名表繳交兩封推薦信 十一月十五日至二十九日 - 在SFCM現場面試 十二月六日 - 公佈學士及碩士面試錄取結果 秋季報名截止日 十二月一日 - 報名表、包括上傳學校成績單、錄影檔 (pre-screening recording)、最後面試錄影檔（Final Audition …
Library Student

Five Ways to Overcome Practice Room Obstacles

I think I can safely assume in saying that all of us musicians have been there—frustrated, blocked, or unmotivated in the practice room. We don’t often talk about having these feelings, but like any other profession, they can come and go. As creators of …
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Roots, Jazz, and American Music Jason hainsworth

Get to Know Jason Hainsworth

Educator. Mentor. Saxophonist. Jason Hainsworth wears many hats at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. One minute he’s mentoring Roots, Jazz, and American Music (RJAM) students in the classroom. The next minute he’s jamming with them as part of RJAM …
SFCM alum DuMarkus Davis
Eighth Notes

DuMarkus Davis ’18 is a 2021 Sphinx Tank Grant Recipient

DuMarkus Davis (BM ’18) is one of three recipients of the 2021 Sphinx Tank Grant. Sphinx Tank showcases emerging arts and cultural entrepreneurs of color by providing support for their original projects while further empowering their work as …
Music and Brain Health

Music, Creativity, And Brain Science

Exploring the intersection of music, creativity, and brain science The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), Global Brain Health Initiative (GBHI) and the University of California San Francisco Memory and Aging Center (UCSF MAC) joined forces in …
Kay Stern
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Kay Stern on winning two jobs at San Francisco Opera

In her own words, Professor of Violin and San Francisco Francisco Opera Concertmaster Kay Stern discusses how she won her first position at SFO after only a month of playing viola . When I decided to leave the Lark Quartet, I started teaching at the …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

José Romanillos 1987

José Romanillos 1987, Semley, England Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Maple Luthier and Torres scholar, José Romanillos, was born in Spain in 1932. His first guitar was made for himself in 1959. By the 1970s, after showing one of his early guitars to Julian …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Masaru Kohno 1976

Masaru Kohno 1976, Tokyo Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Brazilian rosewood Kohno changed guitar history in the mid-20th century by building quality Spanish-style guitars at prices and in quantities that gave Spain a run for it’s money. At his best, Kohno built …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Miguel Rodriguez 1984

Miguel Rodriguez 1984, Cordoba Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Rosewood This guitar was made by Miguel Rodriquez Jr. and contains a second label naming the guitar “La Maestra” (the school mistress) and dedicating it to Angel Romero. The dynasty begun by Miguel …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

José Ramirez III 1972

José Ramirez III 1972, Madrid Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Rosewood A whole book could be written about this Ramirez 1a guitar, and many more like it, built in the Ramirez shop during the stewardship of José Ramirez III (1922-1995). This is the model inspired …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Manuel Contreras & Miguel Rodriguez 1971

Manuel Contreras & Miguel Rodriguez 1971, Madrid/Cordoba Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Rosewood Literally combining the Madrid style of luthier Manuel Contreras Sr. (1928-1994) with the southern Spanish qualities of the Miguel Rodriquez guitar-making dynasty, …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Hernández y Aguado 1969

Hernández y Aguado 1969, Madrid Top: Cedar Back & Sides: Rosewood Madrid luthiers Manuel Hernández (1895-1975) and Victoriano Aguado (1897-1982) were partners in a piano repair shop in the 1940s when they became intrigued with the art of guitar making. …