Conservatory Sounds

Listen to samples of some of the talent at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. All recordings feature performances by our faculty members, students and alumni.
John Adams, Road Movies for Violin and Piano
Leonie Bot, Violin, Current Student
Keisuke Nakagoshi, Staff Pianist


Elinor Armer, Ringing In
SFCM Percussion Ensemble


Johannes Brahms (arr. Bollinger), Andante from Symphony Number 3
SFCM Trombone Choir
Mark Lawrence, Director


Antonín Dvorák, Allegro, ma non troppo from Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81
Featuring faculty members:
Paul Hersh, piano; Ian Swensen and Frederica Steffens, violin;
Don Ehrlich, viola; Jean-Michel Fonteneau, cello



Franz Schubert, String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 'Der Tod und das Mädchen'
Featuring the Afiara Quartet, alumni string quartet


Lou Harrison, Scenes from Nek Chand
Faculty Member David Tanenbaum, National Steel Guitar


Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Allegro con fuoco from Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
Conservatory Orchestra with Michael Tilson Thomas, guest conductor.


Ernst Toch, Five Pieces for Wind Instruments and Percussion, Op. 83
Featuring faculty members:
Tim Day, flute;
William Bennett, oboe; Luis Baez, clarinet; Steven Paulson, bassoon; Robert Ward and Jonathan Ring, horn; Jack Van Geem and David Herbert, percussion


Anton Webern: Two Pieces for Cello and Piano

Jean-Michel Fonteneau, faculty cello; Yoshikazu Nagai, faculty piano


















John Adams rehearses a student group during his residency in December last year




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