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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 …
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](/sites/default/files/styles/related/public/field/image/fireupinmybonesMETopera.jpg.webp?itok=aUZ8Dpeq "SFCM jazz bassist Matt Brewer is playing at the Met Opera for "Fire Up in My Bones"")
Bowes Celebratory Reception
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
The Bowes Center Celebratory Luncheon
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commencement
2019 Commencement: Pre-College and Collegiate
May 21, 2019
Excitement filled the halls of SFCM last weekend as hundreds of students, both Pre-College and collegiate, walked across the stage of Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall to accept their diplomas. Commencement for collegiate students took place Friday, May 17, …
Piano
pre-college
An SFCM Journey: From Pre-College to Undergrad
May 16, 2019
SFCM’s Pre-College graduates are some of the most accomplished and academically successful students in their age group. Students who have studied at SFCM regularly go on to study music at a college or conservatory or pursue medicine, engineering, or …
Technology and Applied Composition
tac
TAC Performs Climate Change-inspired Works at Exploratorium
May 16, 2019
SFCM’s technology and applied composition (TAC) department regularly partners with some of the most forward-thinking and innovative companies and organizations in the Bay Area. While performances that result from these collaborations often take place at …
continuing education
In Conversation: Michael Roest on SFCM Continuing Education
May 2, 2019
Michael Roest, SFCM’s Associate Dean and Executive Director of Pre-College and Continuing Education, is at both ends of the spectrum. He oversees an elite curriculum for some of the most promising young musicians in California and convinces adult …
bridge to arts and music
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 …
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 …
Brass
san francisco symphony
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 …
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 …
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 …