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Sound Logo Competition

Congratulations to our 2019 logo competition winners: Banner Logo Variation Kristin Kirk Sunrise Logo Variation Nicholas Martin Their work will be featured on SFCM’s homepage, starting with Kirstin’s sound logo from 12/21-12/25. Nicholas' sunrise will …

Sahba Aminikia’s Flying Carpet Children Festival

Two years ago, 38-year old Iranian-born composer Sahba Aminikia ’13 decided to leave a secure teaching job in San Francisco and, by kismet or intention, join the circus. He has not looked back on his decision to become artistic director of the Flying …

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Alumni Score Success

Four SFCM master’s degree alumni have recently received important academic appointments; three from the Composition Department, and one from the Brass Department. They are: Jeffrey Parola, Professor of Theory at the Colburn School; Marko Bajzer, Lecturer …

Kick-off Weekend

Season Kicks Off with Nature and Music

SFCM officially launched its 2019-20 Music and Nature season with the Conservatory's annual Kick-off Weekend festivities Friday, September 27–Sunday, September 29. Featuring a buffet of diverse but complementary programs by the Conservatory’s core …

Convocation

Classic Myths Debunked at Convocation

On September 27 at SFCM’s 2019 Convocation, President David H. Stull made a quantum prediction: Creativity, he ventured, will be the most prized asset in the 21st-century work force. Tackling issues facing new and returning students, his talk, …

Ada Clement Spring High Tea

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RJAM Professional Studies Certificate Curriculum

Polish Your Skills. A lot can happen in a year. As a PSC student in the RJAM program, you will study with and perform alongside select members of the SFJAZZ Collective and other world-class touring artists. RJAM Seminar will be the dynamic core of this …

Alumni Bring More Heat to Burning Man

Three years ago, Courtney Wise ’12 and collaborator Robert Dekkers had a vision to bring together two of the most revolutionary experiences of their respective times: the controlled chaos of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and the unbridled structure of …

Violin

Simon James: Perfectly Practiced in Every Way

The traditional model of a conservatory education resembles the lather, rinse, repeat directions on a shampoo bottle: practice, lesson, repeat. Effective though formulaic and vocational in nature, the approach places students on a trajectory towards the …

Percussion pre-college

Drummer Takes Off-Beat Path to Success

Jaz Sawyer is Bay Area through and through. He started playing drums as a young boy at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco. “I learned under the maestro and legendary choir and music director John Turk,” recalls Sawyer. “He and the …

Musical Transcendence Goes Wild

Music can’t always be contained within the confines of a concert hall; sometimes it has to be unleashed into the forest, the desert, the valley, or the open field. That’s why pianist Hunter Noack, an alumnus of SFCM’s Pre-College program, founded IN A …

Summer Festivals Inspire Musical Growth

Becoming a great musician takes years of practice, intense physical and mental training, occasional rejection, and a deep sense of inspiration. Each summer, musicians from around the world attend festivals to hone their skills, make connections, and most …

Scholarship Luncheon

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commencement

2019 Commencement: Pre-College and Collegiate

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

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

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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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 …

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 …