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Emmanuel Ceysson, SFCM, faculty, Harp
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Harpist Emmanuel Ceysson Joins SFCM Faculty

By Mark Taylor The SFCM string family is getting bigger. World-renowned harp player Emmanuel Ceysson will join the SFCM faculty as an instructor in 2022. Since 2020 he has been the Los Angeles Philharmonic Harpist, a position he took after nearly 15 years …
SFCM, Bowes, Music education,

Bowes Center Open House

Join us for a FREE community open house at SFCM’s newest cultural addition to the city, The Bowes Center. Activities include: instrument petting zoo , family concerts , Guitar Masterclass with Meng Su , performance by the Telegraph Quartet , interactive …
aquila theatre, the great gatsby, sfcm, desiree sanchez, diversity
Technology and Applied Composition Roots, Jazz, and American Music aquila theatre

"The Great Gatsby" Gets a Makeover with Help from SFCM

By Mark Taylor You’re invited to an infamous Gatsby party like you’ve never seen before. Adapted from novel to stage play, the great American tale about millionaire Jay Gatsby and his obsession with his former love Daisy Buchanan against a roaring 20’s …
SFCM
News Story

SFCM to Temporarily Limit Performances to the Campus Community

In an ongoing effort to protect the San Francisco Conservatory of Music community and the public from illness related to Covid-19 and the omicron variant, SFCM will suspend public audiences from attending all SFCM performances until at least February 1st. …
SFCM, Bowes, Music education,
News Story

SFCM in 2021: A Notable Year in Review

SFCM Joins TikTok This year the Conservatory became one of the first music colleges in the country to join the video-focused social networking platform in November. Within weeks of its debut the account went viral with a video performance of horn student …
SFCM, Warren Wolf, Jazz, Vibraphonist, Christmas
Roots, Jazz, and American Music news

SFCM’s Warren Wolf is Jazzed for Christmas

By Mark Taylor There’s no shortage of Christmas music out there, but Roots, Jazz, and American Music instructor  Warren Wolf puts a new vibe on the holiday classics that hopes to make families the hippest ones on the block this holiday season. The father …
xander johns, Alexander Johns, TAC, SFCM,
Technology and Applied Composition Eighth Notes

SFCM TACtok Winner Announced

It’s not everyday you meet a jazz musician turned composition student, yet that is the unique music background of Xander Johns. Growing up in a musical family Johns started on the saxophone like his father, but after an injury left him unable to play, he …
Rubin Institute Rasberry
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SFCM to Host Fifth Biennial Rubin Institute for Music Criticism

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 hosted at the San …
SFCM, Grammys, spatial audio, immersive audio, TAC
Composition Technology and Applied Composition Coaching and Excerpts Sfcm

SFCM Hosts GRAMMY Awards Listening Event

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 …
Opus 3 artist Shai Wosner.
Piano Collaborative Piano Coaching and Excerpts shai wosner

SFCM Masterclass with Shai Wosner: The Top Takeaways

This month Famous Pianist and Opus 3 Artist Shai Wosner gave a masterclass and performance for SFCM students. The partnership with the Opus 3’s alliance made in 2020 with SFCM , aims to improve and enhance the student experience. Here are the highlights …
SFCM orchestra, Edwin Outwater, Jaco Wong
Strings Conducting SFCM Orchestra SFCM orchestra

The Baton is Back at SFCM

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 …
Ian Swensen, violin, sfcm,
Strings Violin SFCM Orchestra ian swensen

Instructor Ian Swensen: Six Things Every Musician Should Know

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

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 …
Amy Schwartz Moretti
Strings Violin amy Schwartz

SFCM Alumnus Returns for Chamber Music Tuesday

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 …