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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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Technology and Applied Composition gala

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 alumni

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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alumni

Alumni Share Personal Journeys in Panel Discussion

April 2, 2019
One of SFCM’s most valuable resources for its students is its alumni. With a strong community of graduates who remain connected to the Conservatory and the Bay Area music scene, musicians from multiple generations and class years can connect in a way that …
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new music

Hot Air Music Festival Celebrates 10 Years

March 29, 2019
Every year, the Hot Air Music Festival crams as much contemporary music as it can into one day-long celebration of art and the people who make it. This iteration, which took place March 17, was the Festival’s tenth, a salute to an event that has now …
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Trumpet Brass competition

SFCM Ensembles Place in National Competitions

March 27, 2019
MTNA Chamber Music Competition SFCM’s Oak Trio, a student-organized ensemble comprising Kaiyuan Wu ’20, Bowen Liu ’20, and Jinzhao Xu ’20, was awarded first prize in the string division of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Chamber Music …
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Ramón Sender Barayón Honored at 2019 Fanfare Luncheon

March 18, 2019
Ramón Sender Barayón ’62 was the guest of honor at this year’s Fanfare Luncheon, an annual event honoring one alumnus who has made significant contributions to music and the SFCM community. Sender, known for building SFCM’s first electronic music studio …
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Electives

Pre-College offers a suite of electives for students enrolled in the comprehensive program. Electives outside of a student’s core curriculum will incur additional tuition and fees. A select number of electives may be available to students not enrolled in …
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Pre-College Cost & Financial Aid

  Pre-College Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid Annual base tuition for comprehensive study for the 2024-25 academic year is $11,295. A non-refundable registration fee of $50 is charged annually for all enrolled students through a payment plan. Families …
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Gainful Employment

Artist Certificate in Chamber Music Professional Studies Certificate in Instrumental Performance (Strings) Professional Studies Certificate in Instrumental Performance (Woodwinds) Professional Studies Certificate in Technology and Applied Composition …