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Piano pre-college

An SFCM Journey: From Pre-College to Undergrad

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 …
TAC at Exploratorium
Technology and Applied Composition tac

TAC Performs Climate Change-inspired Works at Exploratorium

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 …
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continuing education

In Conversation: Michael Roest on SFCM Continuing Education

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 …
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Technology and Applied Composition film scoring

SFCM in LA: Focus on Inclusion

SFCM has recently undertaken an ambitious step in its outreach efforts: to travel around the country and expose communities to the talent and diverse voices and ideas coming out of the Conservatory. The first of these trips , which took place in February …
Three SFCM Faculty Members: Jose Maria Condemi, Catherine Cook, and Mason Bates
Composition Voice Opera and Musical Theatre Program opera

SFCM Faculty and Alumni Featured in SF Opera’s 2019-20 Season

SFCM and San Francisco Opera have enjoyed a close, collaborative relationship for decades. With artists who serve as members of the Conservatory’s faculty roster, it’s no surprise that there is some overlap in productions, teaching engagements, and so on. …
Students from Introduction to Projection Mapping
Technology and Applied Composition winter term

Students Explore Outside the Norm in Winter Term 2019

SFCM knows how to combat the January blues—with innovative, creative, even unexpected courses lasting no longer than a few days or a week. It’s all part of Winter Term, which gives students the opportunity to explore subjects they might otherwise never …
A SFCM Student

Puripat Paesaroch ’17

Pianist Puripat Paesaroch is a man of few words, but when he plays, he has a lot to say. Originally from Thailand and with a degree from the National University of Singapore, he came to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to build his career as a …
San Francisco Conservatory of Music Students at the Golden Gate Bridge

Gainful Employment

Artist Certificate in Chamber Music Professional Studies Certificate in Instrumental Performance (Strings) Professional Studies Certificate in Instrumental Performance (Woodwinds) Professional Studies Certificate in Technology and Applied Composition …
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Gift Acceptance Policy

  Table of Contents Introduction Purpose of Gift Acceptance Policy Responsibility to Donors The Gift Acceptance Committee Legal Counsel Conflict of Interest Gift Restrictions Types of Acceptable Gifts Named Gifts Pledges Intellectual Property Deferred or …
SFCM Faculty Member, Mason Bates, teaching a student
Composition Voice Roots, Jazz, and American Music

SFCM Faculty, Friends, and Alums Nominated for GRAMMYs

With the recent announcement of the nominees for next year’s GRAMMY Awards, members of the SFCM community can delight in finding a few familiar names. The San Francisco Symphony, which includes 30 members on faculty at SFCM, was nominated in the Best …
A male teacher with a female student at a keyboard with the teacher pointing to some sheet music
bridge to arts and music

After-school Music Student Heads to SOTA

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 …
A large, dark room with a huge screen with the text, "Sound + Image" and a brass brand before it
Technology and Applied Composition gala

SFCM Explores Sound and Image at Dolby

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 …
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Brass san francisco symphony

Brass Students Take Over Davies Symphony Hall

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 …
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Humanities and Sciences Professional Development alumni

Matthew Slayton ’18 Published in Academic Journal

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 …
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Technology and Applied Composition

Get to Know Jessica Mao ’20

“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 …
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Composition alumni

Composition Students Awarded Prizes and Performances

While we may expect a Highsmith Award winner every spring, we don’t expect two. However, that is exactly what has happened this year. The 2019 Highsmith Award, given to a student or alumnus showing great compositional skill and promise, has been awarded …
Students in class

Electives

The Pre-College Academy offers a suite of elective classes ranging in a variety of musical topics. Elective classes are reserved for students enrolled in the Pre-College Academy, however, a select number of elective classes are available for students not …