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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 …
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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 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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SFCM Faculty Lead Public Panel on Women and Music

The discussion surrounding women’s roles in classical music—their representation among the ranks of orchestras, the differences between the musical landscape of yesteryear and today and the hurdles that still must be crossed—is one that has recently seen …
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Woodwinds Flute

Get to Know Evan Pengra Sult ’19

“I thought the flute and the violin had the prettiest sounds, and I was going to play one of those,” remembers Seattle native Evan Pengra Sult. “My dad thought that the flute probably sounded better when it was played badly, so my parents said, ‘Let’s go …
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music 2019-20 Season

San Francisco Conservatory of Music 2019-20 Season “Music and Nature” SEASON HIGHLIGHTS SFCM Ensembles Led by Eminent Conductors Including Nicole Paiement, Edwin Outwater, Joseph Young, Steven Schick, Christopher Rountree, and others Opera Productions …
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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 …
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Technology and Applied Composition

Get to Know Jose Soberanes ’20

Jose Soberanes didn’t come from the conventional musical background that often serves as a launchpad for many conservatory students. He got into music because he and his friends wanted to start a band. And as he learned to play the electric bass and …
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Humanities and Sciences Professional Development

Indre Viskontas on the Intersection of Music and Neuroscience

SFCM faculty member Indre Viskontas (Class of ’08) is a Renaissance woman of sorts. She’s a neuroscientist, author, and opera singer, often finding herself mixing them all together in the educational and artistic pursuits that she finds most compelling. …
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Alumni Share Personal Journeys in Panel Discussion

One of SFCM’s most valuable resources for its students is its alumni. With a strong community of graduates who remain connected to the Conservatory and the Bay Area music scene, musicians from multiple generations and class years can connect in a way that …
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Composition entrepreneurship

How to Launch a Musical Startup

Since 2008, Mercury Soul has combined classical music with electronica, attracting audiences from across the musical spectrum that look for new and engaging ways to experience music. Co-founded by SFCM faculty member Mason Bates (aka DJ Masonic), it …
Alton Sato KDFC Sound Logo Winner 2019
Technology and Applied Composition Technology and Applied Composition

KDFC Sound Logo Competition Winners

Alton Sato ’21 has been named the winner of the 2019 KDFC Sound Logo Competition. A multimedia composer studying in the Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) program, Sato won the top prize in the fourth annual contest. The Sound Logo Competition is a …
Commencement 2019

Commencement Photos

Congratulations Class of 2019! In celebration of the weekend in which hundreds of students, both Pre-College and collegiate, walked across the stage of Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall to accept their diplomas, we'd like to share with you some of the …
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Continuing Student Financial Aid Requirements

  Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirement SFCM is required to implement Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policies to ensure that students receiving federal financial aid are making adequate progress toward completing their degree programs. This …
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SFCM Breaks Ground on the Bowes Center

Thursday, October 25, 2018 will likely be remembered for the celebratory atmosphere and the gathering of students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members, and public officials who saw the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. …
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Technology and Applied Composition tech

TAC Students Find Careers in Tech Industry

For SFCM’s Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) students, the post-graduation job market presents opportunities uncommon in the music world. While many musicians consider positions at orchestras, opera companies, conservatories and colleges, with …
The 2018 Rubin Winners and The Critics

Jennifer Gersten Winner of 2018 Rubin Prize in Music Criticism

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the winners of the 2018 Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism . Jennifer Gersten , a DMA candidate at Stony Brook University, was chosen by a panel of leading national music …
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Ada Clement Legacy Society

Celebrate with Legacy Society Members and Friends! As legacy gifts continue to be a crucial part of our ongoing development, these are especially important for the dual benefits they provide you, your family and friends, and the lives of SFCM students. …