I am from Los Angeles, where I studied with Charlie Shoemake and later, with Horace Silver.  While still in L.A. I worked with such well known artists as Eddie Harris, Roy McCurdy, and Bill Watrous, as well as recording with Dick Berk's Jazz Adoption …

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Patrick Wolff is a saxophone and clarinet player with a long history in the jazz scenes of New York City and San Francisco. He has performed or recorded with Albert ""Tootie"" Heath, Matt Wilson, Grant Stewart, Louis Moholo-Moholo, Dena Derose, and many …

Jennifer Meller is a musician and dancer, and enjoys exploring connections between the two disciplines. She founded The San Francisco Renaissance Dancers in 2012 and in 2019 became Artistic Director of long-standing historical dance company Dance Through …

Annamarie McCarthy has presented recitals at CAMI Hall (Columbia Artist Management Hall) in New York City, the Bracebridge Concerts at Yosemite National Park, at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Stanford University, UC San Francisco and UC Santa …

Pianist Margaret Halbig is in high demand as a collaborative artist in both the instrumental and vocal fields. She is currently Principal Vocal Coach at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she also frequently collaborates with faculty and …

“Intelligence and emotional generosity... unerring sense of line and gift for highlighting important themes... She brought passionate intensity to a program of disparate works, from Franck’s familiar Sonata in A and a Bach partita that sounded …

  Cellist Vicky Wang is the Artistic Director and co-founder of C’est Bon Chamber Music Academy, a program dedicated to inspiring young musicians through chamber music. She is on the faculty of San Francisco Conservatory of Music pre-college division and …

Though she originally moved west in 2013 to study classical French Horn performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Houston-born Xyla has built a beautiful life in San Francisco as an all-genre electronic music producer. She is most recently …

Jon Mendle has toured with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble and made his Carnegie Hall debut while still a student at the age of 19. He received his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Professional Studies degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music …

Rose Chen is a dedicated musician and educator, currently holding positions on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Pre-College Division in both piano and chamber music. She earned her Master of Music degree in 2002 and Graduate …

Jeremy Preston is the Principal Second violinist of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, a tenured member of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra and Concertmaster of the Mendocino Music Festival. He has also been the Associate Concertmaster of the Oakland …

M. Jane Erwin (aka Jane Erwin Hammett) teaches Peak Performance (a performance wellness and success class) and directs the Opera & Musical Theater Scenes class in the Pre-College Division of SFCM. Jane serves on the voice faculty of Sonoma State …

"My musicianship classroom teaching is heavily influenced by my years studying in Hungary and I have adapted many Kodály-flavored techniques emphasizing strong inner hearing, musical memory, flexibility and independence. Placing a high value on students' …

Over her 25-year teaching career, Zhao Wei’s success as a violin teacher traces back to her accomplished career as a professional violinist herself. Her principal teachers include world renowned violinist Camilla Wicks, Mark Sokol, Shisheng Zheng and …

Korean-American pianist Samantha Cho is currently Professor of Piano Pedagogy at San Francisco Conservatory. She has performed on San Francisco Symphony's SoundBox series, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert, Noontime Concert and Classical KING. Passionate …

Tiffany Valvo is a clarinetist, educator, and entrepreneur on a mission to cultivate the next generation of thriving music professionals. Residing in San Francisco, CA, Tiffany is the Social Media and Digital Content Specialist for Cal Performances at the …

Amy Zanrosso’s playing has been hailed as expressive, magnetic and masterful but since no one at the New York Times has said this, she’s not allowed to put it in quotes. Thanks to her attentive Italian immigrant mom, piano lessons started at the age of 6 …

Equally active as a soloist, chamber musician, and pedagogue, Yi-Fang Wu is dedicated to passing on her passion for music to the younger generation. Yi-Fang welcomes students of all levels to explore the beautiful piano repertoire by deepening their …

Pianist Sandra Shen has appeared as a soloist and guest artist over 400 concerts in 16 countries, including concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Chicago Cultural Center, the Frankfurt Cultural Center in Germany, Monte Carlo Opera House, …