San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)

The mission of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music is to conserve our musical legacy, to serve our society, and to create a vibrant future for our students through an intense, personal educational process.

As the oldest, major independent conservatory of music on the West Coast of the United States, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a truly unique educational experience. Located in a sparkling new $80 million facility in one of the world's premier cities, SFCM collegiate program combines a rigorous program of performance and study with an intimate atmosphere where students work closely with faculty and staff.

A school of just over 390 students, SFCM limits enrollment in order to ensure that every student receives considerable individual attention and performance opportunities. To us, a quality education in music means concentrated one-on-one instruction with our world-class faculty as well as classroom and ensemble enrollments of appropriate size.

Fall semester, 2008, marks the beginning of the third academic year in the Conservatory's exquisitely beautiful new home at 50 Oak Street.

The move to the Civic Center has been transformational in so many ways, none more illustrative than in our vastly improved ability to invite artists who are visiting San Francisco to conduct master classes for our students. In recent weeks, for example, with performances at Davies Symphony Hall and the Opera House only two and three blocks away respectively, Barbara Bonney, Thomas Hampson, Paula Robison and Gil Shaham have come here to work with Conservatory students.

Through it all, we remain committed to small classes, close personal attention from the faculty, and exciting and varied performance opportunities. The faculty is enormously gifted and committed. I welcome you to visit us and explore the opportunities that await you here at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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