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SFCM Convocation
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SFCM Convocation welcomes the 2021-2022 academic year

September 24, 2021
“Welcome back!” said President David Stull , welcoming students, faculty, and staff to a new school year at the Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall on September 22, 2021. As the community enters a new academic year, he invited students to work hard and play …
PaviElle French
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PaviElle French Speaks Her Truth at SFCM

September 23, 2021
By Karen Meurer Bacellar The seeds for interdisciplinary artist PaviElle French’s “A Requiem for Zula” were sown on a beach in Hawaii. French had moved there from her hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota to grieve and reflect after losing both her mother and …
Conductor Michael Morgan
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Remembering Michael Morgan

September 22, 2021
Conductor, teacher, advocate, mentor, friend: the many words used to describe Michael Morgan are equaled by the mark he left on those studying and working at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The beloved musician died last month at age 63, but the …
Gabrielle Monachino wins Fellowship at New World Symphony.
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Noteworthy Ambition: Another SFCM Grad Wins spot at New World Symphony

September 20, 2021
By Mark Taylor Gabrielle Monachino is now a First-Year Violin Fellow at the New World Symphony. After graduating from SFCM and accepting the role over the summer. Originally from New York, Monachino has been playing violin since she was a young child. She …
The Bowes Center building
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5 Fun Facts to Know About the New Bowes Center

September 16, 2021
SFCM’s Bowes Center building is up and running! Filled with the hustle and bustle of students, who moved in last month and saw their vertical campus in full glory for the first time. Now that we’re all getting acquainted with Bowes in real life, below are …
Scott Pingel
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Music, Metallica, and Major Influences: Meet Professor Scott Pingel

September 15, 2021
by Mark Taylor  The SFCM Newsroom sits down with San Francisco Symphony Principal Bass player and Professor Scott Pingel to find out what inspires him, his biggest piece of advice, and how Metallica made him cool. Music: A Family Affair   Can you tell me …
SFCM student Alexandra Stanton.
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SFCM student becomes youngest ever to win UK competition

September 14, 2021
Violinist Alexandra Santon ’23 had quite a busy summer. The SFCM junior, who studies with Cordula Merks , won several awards these past few months, including first prize in the Golden Classical International Music Competition in New York City after …
SFCM faculty member David Tanenbaum and his guitar.
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David Tanenbaum releases new album

September 14, 2021
By Karen Meurer Bacellar David Tanenbaum , chair of the guitar department, released a new album through Naxos entitled “Double Echo.” This album of guitar concertos from the Americas features pieces composed for David Tanenbaum. Building on a tradition of …
SFCM student Emilia Perrotta '24 outside in San Franciso.
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Emilia Perrotta ’24 on studying with voice professor Cathy Cook

September 13, 2021
In her own words, Emilia Perrotta ’24 talks about how she’s learned to be her own person and singer and not compare herself with others. I have an older sister who's an opera singer. Like any younger sibling, I picked up what she did. When I was a kid I …
Jeff Anderle, an SFCM professor.
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Jeff Anderle on the difference between aptitude and talent

September 13, 2021
In his own words, Jeff Anderle , chair of woodwinds, discusses how the key to a successful career is understanding yourself better. Do I believe in natural talent? I think that some people are born with aptitude, where they pick things up faster than …
Amy Schwartz Moretti
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SFCM Alumnus Returns for Chamber Music Tuesday

November 8, 2021
By Mark Taylor SFCM Chamber Music Tuesdays allows chamber music majors to perform with world-renowned guest artists. The series is led and curated by SFCM Chair of String and Piano Chamber Music, Dimitri Murrath . Ahead of the concert, we get to know SFCM …
Nancy Hellman Bechtle
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Remembering longtime SFCM Supporter Nancy Bechtle

November 5, 2021
Well-known arts patron, maven of causes, and generous supporter Nancy Hellman Bechtle died this week at age 83. Bechtle and her husband, Joachim, joined SFCM’s board in 1973. She was also honorary co-chair for SFCM’s Spring 2017 Gala and the Bechtles were …
Yvette Kraft, Violin, SFCM
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SFCM Violinist to Perform on NPR

November 2, 2021
By Mark Taylor It’s the most popular one-hour weekly syndicated classical program on public radio and this month it will feature SFCM violin player Yvette Kraft. “This show is definitely an exciting first for me!” Kraft said of her upcoming performance on …
Nikolaus Hohmann, SFCM, Professor, Humanities, Sciences
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Celebrating 30 Years at SFCM: Catching up with Professor Nikolaus Hohmann

October 29, 2021
By Mark Taylor  You emigrated to the Bay area from Germany as a child? I arrived in California’s Bay area as a 9-year-old, I was expecting more palm trees, and a warmer surf!  What brought you to America?  My mother was a teen in Interwar Germany, and had …
SFCM, TAC, Jess Konye
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Sonic Bloom: From Plant to Production

October 28, 2021
If plants could talk, what would they say? What would they sound like? That’s a question Jess Konye is trying to answer, using music and a lot of technology. The second year Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) student at SFCM has created a music …
Elisabeth Reed, SFCM Baroque Orchestra
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SFCM Baroque Orchestra Brings Back the Classics With a New Twist

October 27, 2021
By Mark Taylor On October 31st, the SFCM Baroque Orchestra will present a historical performance unlike any other. Viola da gamba and Baroque cello instructor Elisabeth Reed helped direct the show that brings together a variety of classics, and a few …
SFCM, Grammys, spatial audio, immersive audio, TAC
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SFCM Hosts GRAMMY Awards Listening Event

October 22, 2021
By Mark Taylor Next year the GRAMMY Awards will have gotten a little help from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM). The Recording Academy -- the learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals that …