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SFCM, TAC, Jess Konye
Technology and Applied Composition Eight Notes

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
Strings Baroque Ensemble Sfcm

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 …
Rubin Institute Rasberry
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SFCM to Host Fifth Biennial Rubin Institute for Music Criticism

October 25, 2021
By Beth Giudicessi  SAN FRANCISCO, CA, OCTOBER 25, 2021—The fifth biennial Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism will take part in June 16-20, 2022—the first time the Institute will be held in the spring and the first time it will be …
SFCM, Grammys, spatial audio, immersive audio, TAC
Composition Technology and Applied Composition Coaching and Excerpts Sfcm

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 …
shai wosner, sfcm pianist, piano, opus 3,
Piano shai wosner

Pianist Shai Wosner on the Keys to Success

October 11, 2021
By Mark Taylor A piano is for playing, and making sure you’re enjoying yourself while working with your musical instrument is just one lesson award winning Opus 3 Artist Shai Wosner has for aspiring musicians. At SFCM the professional pianist will be …
RJAM, Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, SFCM, SFS,
Guitar Roots, Jazz, and American Music Sfcm

Stage Surprise: SFCM Student Jams with Jazz Greats

October 8, 2021
By Mark Taylor It’s not everyday a music student finds himself in a spontaneous jam session with two famous jazz stars, yet that’s exactly what happened to sophomore Junhong Jung. Through Hire SFCM , the Roots, Jazz, and American Music guitar student was …
SFCM's NOBLE Trumpet players
Brass Trumpet Sfcm

A Giant Honor: SFCM NOBLE Trumpets perform at Oracle Park

October 4, 2021
By Mark Taylor  Baseball and music have had a notable relationship for years, and the two came together again Saturday as SFCM’s NOBLE Trumpets performed the national anthem to start out the Giants game at Oracle Park. It was the first time the group …
Kyle Tingzon
kyle tingzon

SFCM Student Takes Top Prize in US competition

October 4, 2021
Congratulations are in order! Kyle Sanchez Tingzon won first prize at the 8th Annual Handel Aria Competition held at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison, Wisconsin, on Aug. 20. This is Tingzon’s second win in an international competition. Last year, he took …
SFCM orchestra, Edwin Outwater, Jaco Wong
Strings Conducting SFCM Orchestra SFCM orchestra

The Baton is Back at SFCM

October 19, 2021
By SFCM Newsroom Staff After a few years’ hiatus, SFCM’s conducting program has returned spectacularly under Music Director Edwin Outwater . In a collaborative and small studio, conducting students like Jaco Wong (PSC ’22), hone their skills through …
david conte
Composition Voice / Opera Studies Eighth Note

SFCM Professor Chosen for National Mentoring Program

October 15, 2021
Composition Chair David Conte has been picked to be part of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Mentoring Program for Composers. This unique mentoring opportunity for emerging and early career art song composers aims to promote and …
Ian Swensen, violin, sfcm,
Strings Violin SFCM Orchestra ian swensen

Instructor Ian Swensen: Six Things Every Musician Should Know

October 14, 2021
By Mark Taylor     Ian Swensen knows his strings. The violin player has been teaching at SFCM for decades after starting out as a child prodigy from a very musically talented family. A world class clarinet player as a father, and an exceptionally talented …
met opera, matt brewer, jazz bassist, sfcm
Double Bass met opera

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 …
SFCM Teddy Abrams, conductor, musical america
Conducting Piano teddy abrams

SFCM Alumnus Teddy Abrams Wins ‘Conductor of the Year’

October 12, 2021
By Mark Taylor Maestro Teddy Abrams has been named ‘Conductor of the Year’ for 2022 by America’s oldest classical music magazine, Musical America . The maestro graduated from SFCM at the age of 18 with a Bachelor of Music and, after furthering his musical …
Tim Daniels, SFCM alumni, english horn
Horn Oboe tim daniels

Major Player: SFCM Grad wins big at Fort Worth Symphony

October 1, 2021
By Mark Taylor One SFCM star player is headed to the Lone Star State. English horn and oboe player Tim Daniels will soon be joining the Fort Worth Symphony as Solo English Horn. “I could not be more excited to begin my journey with the wonderful …
Tinto Tango, stewart Rosen, latin grammy, best tango
Double Bass stewart rosen

SFCM Graduate Garners Latin Grammy Nomination

September 30, 2021
By Mark Taylor Congratulations are in order! The Latin Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards and the list includes a graduate from SFCM. Bassist Stewart Rosen ‘14 has been nominated! His ensemble, Tinto Tango …
Matt Worth headshot
Voice / Opera Studies Professional Development Coaching and Excerpts Matt Worth

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, …
Rose Crelli holds a violin at The Bowes Center
Rose Crelli

Against All Odds: An SFCM Violinist’s Miraculous Journey

September 27, 2021
By Corbin Henderson Turbulent Beginnings Rose Crelli did not have a typical childhood. In Hollywood fashion, her story begins as a newborn, abandoned in a basket at a bus station in China. New to the world—and completely alone—Crelli was taken to an …