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Historic Met Opera Performance: How SFCM Played a Part

October 13, 2021
By Mark Taylor On opening night, “ Fire Shut Up In My Bones ,” received a nearly eight minute standing ovation, and one SFCM professor and musician was there playing a part in the historic performance at the NYC Metropolitan Opera house. Not only was it …
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Know your worth: A Conversation with SFCM’s Most Recent Grammy Winner

September 28, 2021
By Mark Taylor A Unique Start Voice teacher Matt Worth didn’t start out intending to sing professionally -- and you might be surprised to learn his first love was actually jazz.  “I played the trombone pretty well through college,” Worth said.  However, …
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2019 Commencement: Pre-College and Collegiate

May 21, 2019
Excitement filled the halls of SFCM last weekend as hundreds of students, both Pre-College and collegiate, walked across the stage of Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall to accept their diplomas. Commencement for collegiate students took place Friday, May 17, …
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An SFCM Journey: From Pre-College to Undergrad

May 16, 2019
SFCM’s Pre-College graduates are some of the most accomplished and academically successful students in their age group. Students who have studied at SFCM regularly go on to study music at a college or conservatory or pursue medicine, engineering, or …
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TAC Performs Climate Change-inspired Works at Exploratorium

May 16, 2019
SFCM’s technology and applied composition (TAC) department regularly partners with some of the most forward-thinking and innovative companies and organizations in the Bay Area. While performances that result from these collaborations often take place at …
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In Conversation: Michael Roest on SFCM Continuing Education

May 2, 2019
Michael Roest, SFCM’s Associate Dean and Executive Director of Pre-College and Continuing Education, is at both ends of the spectrum. He oversees an elite curriculum for some of the most promising young musicians in California and convinces adult …
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After-school Music Student Heads to SOTA

May 1, 2019
Bre’Nae Bullocks-Benard is an eighth grader at Gateway Middle School in San Francisco. She’s passionate about music and theatre and has an affinity for the stage. In the highly competitive arena of school admissions in the Bay Area, Bullocks-Benard has …
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SFCM Explores Sound and Image at Dolby

May 1, 2019
In a celebration of SFCM’s 2018–19 academic year theme, “Sound and Image,” members of the Conservatory community converged at Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco on Monday, April 29 for an evening of demonstration and discussion with lauded film composer …
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Brass Students Take Over Davies Symphony Hall

May 1, 2019
The hall is empty, a sparse seating arrangement is made on stage, some of the best brass musicians in the world take their places. Imagine the experience for a young musician at Davies Symphony Hall waiting to hear the first notes come from this …
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Humanities and Sciences Professional Development alumni

Matthew Slayton ’18 Published in Academic Journal

April 30, 2019
The study of artistry at the level of the brain, where creativity and the mind intersect, is perhaps one of the most curious areas of neuroscience research. What drives creativity? How is it communicated? Alumnus Matthew Slayton ’18 set out to draw some …
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Technology and Applied Composition

Get to Know Jessica Mao ’20

April 24, 2019
“I remember when I was about to go into middle school I got a letter from the band director telling me I should join the band,” says SFCM student Jessica Mao. “There was a little note that said, ‘If you play piano, you have to pick a different …
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Composition Students Awarded Prizes and Performances

April 11, 2019
While we may expect a Highsmith Award winner every spring, we don’t expect two. However, that is exactly what has happened this year. The 2019 Highsmith Award, given to a student or alumnus showing great compositional skill and promise, has been awarded …
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Get to Know Jose Soberanes ’20

April 3, 2019
Jose Soberanes didn’t come from the conventional musical background that often serves as a launchpad for many conservatory students. He got into music because he and his friends wanted to start a band. And as he learned to play the electric bass and …
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Indre Viskontas on the Intersection of Music and Neuroscience

April 3, 2019
SFCM faculty member Indre Viskontas (Class of ’08) is a Renaissance woman of sorts. She’s a neuroscientist, author, and opera singer, often finding herself mixing them all together in the educational and artistic pursuits that she finds most compelling. …