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Learning and Assessment

SFCM's Learning Outcomes outline our priorities as an institution. Based upon our Four Pillars (Artist, Intellectual, Professional, Individual), each outcome describes a measurable skill or ability that students will develop during their time here. …
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Rubin Institute Writers Panel

Natasha Gauthier Opera Canada and Artsfile Natasha Gauthier has been covering the performing arts for leading newspapers and magazines in Canada and the United States, in English and French, for more than 20 years. She is the classical music and dance …
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Rubin Institute Fellows

The fifth biennial Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism features eighteen aspiring music writers as its fellows. They hail from 16 distinct colleges, music schools and universities – including the City University of New York, Boston …
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SFCM to Host Fourth Biennial Rubin Institute for Music Criticism

August 27, 2018
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the fourth biennial gathering of the Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism , a groundbreaking initiative for educational and financial support that identifies and engages …
A photo of SFCM student Ente Chang at the Berlin Opera Academy
festival

Snapshot: Students Attend Summer Festivals

August 27, 2018
The summer is a special season for classical musicians—especially, music students. It is a time to hone one’s craft in a rigorous environment, all the while taking advantage of the inspiration offered by distant, exotic, and deliciously contrasting …
students and professor take a group photo in Hamburg sunny indoor hallway in front of wooden door
future of orchestral culture

SFCM Alums Explore New Directions in Programming

June 7, 2018
This past academic year was a whirlwind for the musicians participating in the Future of Orchestral Culture (FOC) Fellowship program . From learning about new concepts and techniques that aim to broaden and innovate the concert experience to implementing …
Bolcom’s "Lucrezia" performed by SFCM Opera Students
Opera and Musical Theatre opera

SFCM Premieres Bolcom’s "Lucrezia" with New Orchestration

June 5, 2018
Revisiting and revising a past work isn’t all that uncommon a practice for a composer. Virtually everyone does it. However, it’s rather special when an opera can go from an instrumentation of two pianos to a chamber orchestra, creating new depth and color …
Alex Zhou
pre-college

Pre-College Students Make Strong Showings on the Competition Circuit

June 5, 2018
SFCM’s Pre-College students are some of the most musically advanced young artists in the country. They study with internationally renowned musicians, many on the Conservatory’s collegiate faculty and members of ensembles such as the San Francisco …
Kevin Sun ’17

Kevin Sun ’17

June 5, 2018
“I still practice three hours a day.” While that may seem like a jaw-dropping comment coming from your average med school student, it makes sense when spoken by pianist Kevin Sun. Sun, an SFCM alumnus who graduated with a master’s degree in 2017, is of a …
Matt Brewer, bassist
Roots, Jazz, and American Music jazz

Bassist Matt Brewer Joins Faculty at SFCM

May 23, 2018
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the appointment of Matt Brewer to its faculty. Brewer, a bassist who has toured with some of the world’s most esteemed jazz artists and a recent addition to the SFJAZZ Collective, will join …
Bonnie Hampton
String and Piano Chamber Music commencement

Commencement Weekend: SFCM Students Rise to the Occasion

May 23, 2018
“I challenge you to walk, live, speak, perform, and compose your truth each day like it is your last opportunity to do so.” Those words spoken by violinist DuMarkus Davis, the speaker representing the undergraduate students at this year’s collegiate …
Student Working as Part of the Koret Program

SFCM Establishes Community Music Programs for Children in Need

May 7, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Koret Foundation has awarded the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) $150,000 to establish a music education program with the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, Congregation Emanu-El, and the San Francisco Interfaith …
One Found Sound
ensebmle

SFCM Alums In It Together: One Found Sound

May 3, 2018
Popular wisdom says that for an orchestra to function, to have a vision, to attain greatness, it must be led by a great leader. The founders of One Found Sound, a conductorless, collaborative chamber orchestra based in the Bay Area, have turned this …
Bonnie Hampton
String and Piano Chamber Music Cello alumni.honorary doctorate

Bonnie Hampton to be Honored at 2018 Commencement

May 3, 2018
Reaching near-legendary status in the annals of the school’s history, Bonnie Hampton has been a driver of change, one of the most revered faculty members to have ever taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. After serving as a mentor to hundreds …
Qianqian Jin ’20

Qianqian Jin ’20

May 3, 2018
Beethoven string quartets. Traditional Chinese music. Heavy metal. Electronica. These are the musical inspirations of composer, musician, and Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) student Qianqian Jin. A native of the Xinjiang province in Northwestern …
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Composition opera

Alumni Receive Commissions from Washington National Opera

August 20, 2018
For alumni Nick Benavides ’14 and Matt Boehler ’17, it was only a matter of time until they found themselves under commission by a major opera company. Both composers, who studied composition with David Conte at SFCM, are singers with a special affinity …
Students and faculty in a recital hall
Guitar china

Guitar Students Perform in China as Part of Exchange

August 15, 2018
This past May, two SFCM guitar students, Bradly Pupa ’18 and Alex Holcomb ’19, were selected to join faculty member David Tanenbaum on a trip to China, the reciprocal part of an exchange between Beijing’s Central Conservatory of Music and the San …
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String and Piano Chamber Music Strings Violin Viola Cello Double Bass orchestra

SFCM Chamber Students Win Orchestra Positions

August 2, 2018
It seems the diaspora of SFCM alumni, in a period of just a few short years, have risen to and conquered the challenge of playing with some of the world’s top ensembles as orchestras across North America have recently seen a number of musicians who have …
TAC Climate Change Concert
Technology and Applied Composition climate change;technology

TAC Collaborates with the ClimateMusic Project

May 2, 2018
SFCM’s Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) program is known for collaborations that run deep through the sectors of science, technology, and entertainment. With a focus on the relationship between music, sound, and climate change, TAC found a partner …