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Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Louis Panormo 1837

Louis Panormo 1837, London Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Rosewood The French-born Louis Panormo (1784-1862), and his brothers, were 19th century England’s finest guitar makers and among the only luthiers outside Spain making guitars “in the Spanish style,” as …
Guitars in the John Harris Collection

Didier Nicolas la Aine 1815

Didier Nicolas la Aine 1815, Mirecourt Top: Spruce Back & Sides: Maple Didier Nicolas (1757-1833) was one of the leading makers of guitars and violins of the early 19th century in Mirecourt, the center of French lutherie from the 18th century through the …
SFCM students wearing masks outside 50 Oak building
Strings Violin Viola Double Bass Brass Horn Trumpet Tuba Trombone Conducting Composition Technology and Applied Composition Guitar Keyboard Piano Percussion Roots, Jazz, and American Music Woodwinds Bassoon Flute Oboe Voice / Opera Studies Harpsichord Historical Performance Harp Cello String and Piano Chamber Music SFCM Orchestra telegraph quartet

How SFCM Handled COVID-19 This Past Year

February 19, 2021
By Karen Meurer Bacellar San Francisco was the first city in the United States to issue a mandatory shelter-in-place order due to COVID-19. March 17 will mark the one-year anniversary of that order, which was one of the strictest in the nation. The …
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Get to Know Jason Hainsworth

June 8, 2021
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

June 8, 2021
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
Violin kay stern

Kay Stern on winning two jobs at San Francisco Opera

June 2, 2021
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 …
Corey Jamason and SFCM student
Historical Performance Eighth Notes

Corey Jamason Artist Profile

June 2, 2021
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 …
Richard Savino playing guitar
Guitar Eighth Notes

Richard Savino releases new album

June 2, 2021
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 …
Christian McBride with Bass
Roots, Jazz, and American Music commencement

Christian McBride’s Commencement Address Offers Sage Advice to SFCM Grads

June 1, 2021
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 …
William Welter and Eugene Izotov
Oboe Woodwinds oboe

William Welter Master Class Highlights

May 26, 2021
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. …
The Living Earth Show
Composition The Living Earth Show

Music for Hard Times: An Epic (Remote) Collaboration

May 25, 2021
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 …
SFCM student playing trombone in front of City Hall

Ready for the Downbeat

Thank you for supporting all of our first-year and returning students this fall. … Watch as each new and re-joining donor who gives fills our new student residence and performance facility, the Bowes Center. Help us bring students back to campus and our …
Jeffrey Kahane, Jeremy Denk and Edwin Outwater
Piano Robin Sutherland

Weighing in on Glenn Gould and Bach’s Goldberg Variations

May 20, 2021
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 …