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Violin
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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 …
Historical Performance
Eighth Notes
Corey Jamason Artist Profile
Corey Jamason , chair of historical performance , has been featured by American Bach Soloists (ABS) as part of their Artists Profiles series. ABS are leading performers in the field of Baroque music, dedicated to historically informed performances of Bach …
Guitar
Eighth Notes
Richard Savino releases new album
Richard Savino , professor of guitar, has released a new album with his ensemble El Mundo called “ Archivo de Guatemala” (featuring music from the Cathedral of Guatemala City archives) through Naxos, which has selected it as a featured international …
Roots, Jazz, and American Music
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Christian McBride’s Commencement Address Offers Sage Advice to SFCM Grads
World-renowned bassist Christian McBride inspired the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Class of 2021, including the first graduates of the Roots, Jazz, and American Music program, with an encouraging and thoughtful speech during a virtual …
Oboe
Woodwinds
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William Welter Master Class Highlights
William Welter is one of the most celebrated oboists working today. He was appointed principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) by Music Director Riccardo Muti in June 2018, succeeding SFCM Professor of Oboe Eugene Izotov , one of his mentors. …
Composition
The Living Earth Show
Music for Hard Times: An Epic (Remote) Collaboration
By Karen Meurer Bacellar World-renowned contemporary chamber ensemble The Living Earth Show (TLES)—comprised of guitarist Travis Andrews (MM ’09) and percussionist Andy Meyerson (MM ’10)—along with composer Danny Clay (MM ’11) had recently finished a …
Ready for the Downbeat
Thank you for supporting all of our first-year and returning students this fall. …
Piano
Robin Sutherland
Weighing in on Glenn Gould and Bach’s Goldberg Variations
By Karen Meurer Bacellar Edwin Outwater heard Glenn Gould’s second recording of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” for the first time in the 1980s. As a curious teenager, the now SFCM music director was devouring classical music and getting his hands on as many …
Roots, Jazz, and American Music
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Grammy Winning Bassist Christian McBride Named Commencement Speaker
Seven-time Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist, composer, arranger, educator, curator, and administrator Christian McBride will deliver the commencement address at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s (SFCM) virtual graduation celebration on Saturday, …
Roots, Jazz, and American Music
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Jason Hainsworth on his early musical influences
In his own words, Jason Hainsworth, Director of RJAM & Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Special Advisor to the President , discusses his early musical influences. I was very fortunate to come from a strong community of black …
Opera and Musical Theatre Program
Voice
Technology and Applied Composition
Heather Mathews
The Voice is Key in Radio Operas
By the time the 2020-2021 academic year started last October, most SFCM students had become adept at navigating the online learning process. Dorm rooms were converted to multi-functional living, working, relaxing, and rehearsal spaces, and students …
Bowes Center Green Initiatives
Innovation in harmony with the environment The Bowes Center was built with the community and environment in mind. The project’s design and construction complies with San Francisco’s groundbreaking green building ordinance. Below are a few highlights of …
Technology and Applied Composition
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Kamran Adib ’21 Crafts Music for Cincinnati and Washington Ballets
Music producer Kamran Adib ’21 began his promising career while still a student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Choreographer Dana Genshaft heard music that Adib crafted through a partnership between SFCM and San Francisco Ballet School and …
Daniil Trifonov: Piano Masterclass and Q&A
“Daniil Trifonov is without question the most astounding pianist of our age.” - The London Times April 13, 5PM PST | 8 AM CHN Get to Know Daniil Trifonov: Grammy Award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov (dan-EEL TREE-fon-ov) – Musical America’s 2019 …
Guitar
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Gyan Riley ’01 Crafts Music for “Hemingway” on PBS
Gyan Riley (BM ’99; MM ’01) composed music for and plays guitar in the soundtrack for Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s Hemingway . The three-part documentary film, which premieres on PBS April 5, examines the turbulent life of legendary American writer Ernest …
Opera and Musical Theatre Program
Voice
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Making Music Together: SFCM Opera to stream “Die Fledermaus”
Pop stars regularly lip-sync live performances. Operatic singers—not so much. Nevertheless, lip-syncing proved an effective way for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to record and stream an abridged production of the operatic staple Die Fledermaus …
Roots, Jazz, and American Music
How Carmen Bradford Joined Count Basie and his Orchestra
In her own words, Carmen Bradford , professor of jazz voice and director of jazz vocal studies recounts how she came to join one of the most legendary bands in jazz history. How did I come to be hired by Count Basie? Well, that’s an interesting story. I …