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- 1. Preparing artists for success in the 21st century News FROM San Francisco Conservatory of Music Fall 2013, Volume 7, No. 1 FALL 2013 1 Double Bass Triple-Threat Voice department chair Catherine Cook took on a second leading role this fall, winning raves for her appearance in the world premiere production of Tobias Picker’s Dolores Claiborne at San Francisco Opera. Cook sang two performances after mezzo-soprano Dolora Zajick withdrew, citing knee problems and the role’s demands. Opera Today critic James Sohre wrote, “To say that Ms. Cook was a revelation is an understatement, since she stamped the part as her own, and experienced a triumph for her sensational performance.” Portraying a woman forced to protect her daughter from an abusive husband, Cook had to navigate dramatic and vocal extremes. Nevertheless, Sohre said, “the writing fit Ms. Cook like a glove and there was nothing she seemed not able to do to perfection.” Cook, the Conservatory’s Frederica von Stade Distinguished Chair in Voice, returned to San Francisco Opera this fall as Berta in The Barber of Seville and sang at the Metropolitan Opera last spring. She regularly invites opera house colleagues to help teach Audition Workshop for Singers, a course she created, and frequently is asked to share her own insights. “The best advice I ever got was when I won the Met auditions in New York and the judge said to me, ‘You have fantastic instincts. Don’t let anyone ever coach them out of you.’ I say that to my students all the time. You’re never going to please everybody. And that’s why you have to know what you do best and do that.” Cook Takes the Lead (continued on page 3) Tian Yang Liu ’13 may not come across as a formidable competitor. Soft spoken and genial, he volunteers that his small stature makes him an unlikely master of the double-bass. But wielding a rare 5/8-sized instrument, a gift from his father, a bass teacher in Changsha, China, Liu swept his three most recent competitions. In June, he walked away from the prestigious International Society of Bassists (ISB) solo competition Welcome to , a bi-annual newsletter of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Stay connected. Sign up for Conservatory news at www.sfcm.edu and follow us on: President’s Message 2 Student News 2 Faculty News 3 Thanks to our Supporters 4-7 New Trustees/In Memoriam 8 Alumni News 9 Faculty and Trustees 10-11 Catherine Cook as Dolores Claiborne ©Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera
- 2. As a professional school, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music is committed to providing an extraordinary education that prepares its graduates to pursue fully engaged lives as citizens of the world. Our core mission is to transform our students: artistically, intellectually, professionally and individually. Through the study of music at the highest level, our students learn to seek achievement in every initiative, to convert challenge into opportunity, to understand the nature of excellence, and to pursue their dreams with vigor and determination. We believe that inspiring the imagination, cultivating the artist, honing the intellect and developing the professional are the keys to launching the careers of innovative graduates who excel in any field of endeavor. Our phenomenal faculty and our location in the heart of a magnificent city provide an experience that is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. Our focus is our students, and through an innovative and unique experience, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music prepares its graduates for a lifetime of achievement and success. David H. Stull, president Audited financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2013 will be available by early December at www.sfcm.edu on the “At A Glance” page under the “About” menu. Questions can be directed to Kathryn Wittenmyer at klw@sfcm.edu. Student News 2 Students Around Town Students have been breaking down Conservatory walls in recent weeks to perform across San Francisco. Noble Trumpets, led by trumpet faculty and San Francisco Symphony principal Mark Inouye, played Inouye’s arrangement of the National Anthem at a Giants-Dodgers game. A block of electric guitarists with battery-powered amps led by guitar department chair David Tanenbaum and New Music Ensemble players led by assistant conductor Jacques Desjardins stormed Chrissy Field in October (along with 800 other musicians) for the “massive, spatialized symphony” Chrissy Broadcast. Al fresco entertainment at 50 Oak And the International Low Brass Trio took it to the street before the Orchestra’s season opener, luring passers-by with their bottom-heavy blend of classics, jazz and pop from a portable stage outside 50 Oak Street. Noble Trumpets charge the mound at AT&T Park Illinois Summons Choi Artist Certificate candidate Alicia Choi is taking a leave of absence to join the Larchmere String Quartet, quartet in residence with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. As part of the gig, she becomes the orchestra’s associate concertmaster and adjunct faculty at Evansville University. Choi was the Conservatory’s first recipient of the Sam and Colin Murdoch Chamber Music Scholarship and a student of former faculty member Axel Strauss. Choi (right) and the Larchmere String Quartet
- 3. Faculty News FALL 2013 3 To the P-DOC! Stat! Students can now hatch career plans from a sixth-floor aerie under the eagle-eyed watch of MaryClare Brzytwa (second from left, above), the Conservatory’s new assistant dean for professional development and academic technology. The P-DOC (or Professional Development and Outreach Center) offers training in grant writing, web design and other career strategies, including how to write a good ol’ resume. with first prize in one hand and an award for best performance of the required piece in the other. Scott Pingel, principal bassist with the San Francisco Symphony and Liu’s teacher, says it’s hard to overstate his achievement. “He was the only bassist studying in the U.S. to even make the finals. It is a very big deal in the bass world.” Pingel praises his student for “great passion and fearlessness in his performing.” Liu displayed both when he played A Carmen Fantasy by Frank Proto at the International Double Bass Solo Competition three years ago. The flamboyant work stood out among the evening’s lineup of double-bass concertos. Liu won the Audience Choice Award and stuck by the piece; it was part of his victorious performance at ISB. Liu is a cross-over artist by both temperament and necessity. He says, “I want to play solo but it’s a little hard on bass.” He spices his repertoire with pieces like Sarasate’s violin showpiece Zigeunerweisen and the nightclub standard Misty, both of which he’ll record in January for a broadcast of public radio’s Performance Today. Liu’s goals encompass solo, chamber and orchestral work, an appearance at SFJazz, perhaps, and following in his father’s steps as a teacher. Pingel encourages him to be versatile. “Tian has many natural capabilities, but just as important, he has the tenacity to be very successful.” Liu seems content to pursue a variety of paths, with one minor exception. “I’m probably going to stop doing competitions.” Double Bass... (continued from page 1) A Plume for Paiement New Music Ensemble director Nicole Paiement has been elected to the board of OPERA America, a national organization that supports the creation and presentation of opera. Paiement is artistic director of Opera Parallèle, an award-winning professional company in residence at the Conservatory that develops and performs contemporary chamber opera. She holds the Conservatory’s Jean and Josette Deleage Distinguished Chair in New Music. Fresh & Familiar Faces A host of new collegiate faculty joins the Conservatory this fall. They include Erick Arenas and Giacomo Fiore ’09 (music history and literature); the San Francisco Symphony’s Steven Braunstein (contrabassoon); Ryan Brown ’05 (composition seminar and workshop); Minna Choi ’09 and Anna-Christina Phillips ’10 (musical startups); Nicholas Gabriel (beginning acting); returning faculty member Bonnie Hampton (string and piano chamber music); pre-college faculty members Carmen Lemoine ’05 (woodwind chamber music) and Li Lin (violin); Nicholas Pavkovic ’11 (musicianship and theory); and San Francisco Symphony members Jerome Simas (bass clarinet) and James Lee Wyatt III (timpani and percussion). On May 3, Tian Yang Liu plays one of his favorite things with the Conservatory Orchestra: Frank Proto’s A Carmen Fantasy. Just another day in the P-DOC
- 4. Thank You SupportersThank You Supporters Fanfare honoree soprano Marnie Breckenridge ’96 with event chair Trustee Karen Kubin 4 Conservatory Society Ovation Level Anonymous (1) Mr. and Mrs. Kent T. Baum Edward W. and Marshia A. Beck Estate of Andrew J. Bellotti Patricia and Edwin Berkowitz Eileen Bourgade and Alain Bourgade Drs. Richard and Nancy Bohannon Didi and Dix Boring Mr. and Mrs. William K. Bowes, Jr. Carol and Lyman Casey Steven A. Cinelli Robert and Laura Cory Jacqueline and Christian P. Erdman Mrs. A. Barlow Ferguson Timothy and Virginia Foo The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Lisa and John Grotts Ms. Karen J. Kubin Jeannik Méquet Littlefield Aditi H. Mandpe, M.D. Lorna Meyer and Dennis Calas Maura and Robert Morey Deepika R. Pakianathan and Mr. Phil Pemberton Nancy and Larry Probst Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Raphaelson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rolland The Buena Vista Fund, established by the generosity of Joseph A. Rosenthal Ms. Diane Rubin George S. Sarlo Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, The Shenson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George Smith Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. David T. Traitel Ms. Barbara Walkowski Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. V. Whitman Robert and Anne Zerbst Crescendo Level Anonymous (2) Joseph K. Chan Donovan K. Ching Mr. Gary Garabedian Bruce W. Hart Mrs. Carla Martin Hashagen Jeri Lynn and Jeffrey W. Johnson Carole and Michael Marks Melissa and Ritchie Post Gary A. Rust, M.D. ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Calvin B. Tilden Mr. Hugh C. Trutton Diane and Howard Zack Lyric Level The Paul F. Albert Fund of the Horizons Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James F. Buckley, Jr. Patricia Swig Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Dixon R. Doll Delia Fleishhacker Ehrlich Ms. Linda E. Foreman Bonnie Hampton Mr. James C. Hormel and Mr. Michael P. Nguyen Vivienne E. Miller Mary Lou Myers Nancy B. Ranney Marilyn G. Seiberling Peggy and Lee Zeigler Tempo Level Anonymous (6) John Adams and Deborah O’Grady Mr. Randy Adams Robert Allgeyer David and Judith Preves Anderson Nancy and Joachim Bechtle Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Berwick, Jr. The Bien Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bilger Dr. Phyllis B. Blair John and Kathryn Blum Les and Karen Breckenridge Alexander Brose and Carmen Busch Eleanor Canova-Davis Julia K. Cheng Dr. and Mrs. Yanek S. Y. Chiu Nancy Clark and Bill Broach Bruce Colman Mr. Paul Curtin and Ms. Catharine Keena Anne J. Davis Chauncey and Emily DiLaura Mary Lou Dorking Sterling L. Dorman Carol Eisenberg and Raymond Linkerman Bob Ellis and Jane Bernstein Ms. Lisa M. Erdberg and Mr. Dennis Gibbons Helen Faibish Vicki and David Fleishhacker Mr. Clark W. Fobes ’83 Tom and Mary Foote John and Paula Gambs Ms. Alison F. Geballe Mrs. Harold B. Getz The Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation Mr. Burton M. 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Kaplan Philanthropic Fund Frank and Linda Kurtz Kathryn Lawhun and Mark Shinbrot Dr. Roy Lee and Mrs. Ruth Lee ’69 Mr. and Mrs. William Madison Alec and Gail Merriam Dr. Markus U. Mock and Ms. Patricia Matienzo Mr. Laurence Morgan Ms. Doerte Murray Mr. and Mrs. Roger Neaves Ron and Rosalynd Patterson Julie and Christopher Ridley Kay and Ray Roberts Mr. and Mrs. John Schram Bill Sevald Mrs. Josephine Shuman Mr. Walter Slater Dr. Michiyo Kawachi and Dr. Donald Stanford John Stedman Mr. and Mrs. James Stroud Daniel F. Sullivan Richard Tilles and Lois Tilles Robert T. Weston Mr. Jerry G. Wright Rupsa and Laurence Yee Dr. and Mrs. Francis Yu Mike Zimmerman Friends of the Conservatory $250-$499 Anonymous (11) Elaine Adamson and Ed Gould Joanne and Clark Ahn Dr. Maria D. Allo and Mr. W. D. Andrews Mr. Steven L. Alter Jonathan Arons and Claire Ellen Max Mr. and Ms. William Banyai Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Barbaccia John Barry and May Pon Patricia Bassett Mr. Frank S. Bayley Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bea Kathy and Paul Bissinger Mr. Noel T. Blos Ms. Janet Brockett Virginia L. Brown in memory of Norman J. Brown Mrs. Elizabeth Burnham Mr. Joseph D. Charpentier Birgit Chase Ms. Sandra L. Church Anne E. Cohen, The Machiah Foundation Ms. I’lana Sandra Cotton Mr. Copley E. Crosby Mr. and Mrs. David Devine Simon Donovan Mr. Robert J. Eakin and Mr. Alvis E. Hendley Linda Eby Mr. and Mrs. Les Edwards Jan Elvee Epstein Family Philanthropic Fund of The Jewish Community Foundation Roland Feller Violin Makers Ms. Gladys R. Garabedian Mr. Roger Gies Marcia and David Glassel William E. Halpin Steven Hammerschlag and Debra Reynolds Peggy and Ralph Heineman Michael W. Henschel Tucker and Charmly Ingham Jacqueline Holen and William Jackson Herbert L. Jeong Mr. and Mrs. William R. Kales II Jim and Barbara Kautz Sara Keyak Mr. Leslie Lamport Richard and Catherine Larsen Mr. David A. Lauer Will Leben Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Levine Dr. and Mrs. Vincent Lin Bernice and John Lindstrom Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Lowens Joanna McClure Chris McCrum and Liz Velarde Mrs. David Jamison McDaniel Ms. Barbara J. Meislin Mrs. Linda Reynolds Miller Mr. Edward P. Miner John Modell Arthur Morris & Fr. Michael Hiller Mary L. Nilan Ms. Mairin O’Mahony Glen Pensinger and Anne Earl Mr. Jon Rantzman Ms. Susan Robertson Mr. David Rorick William M. and Joan O. Roth Dr. Hinda G. and Mr. Roger E. Sack Ken and Marjorie Sauer Patricia Unterman Miss Katherine Schmidt Mr. Stuart Seligson Mr. William M. Sharp Dr. Sonja Sorbo Tracy & Charles Stephenson Mr. Tom Stone Beryl Jean Symmes Dr. Thomas L. Tarnowski Jean S. Thomas Martha Doerr Toppin David Tseng Tom Walker Edward F. Walsh Charles Wegerle Eric Wells and Maryanne Razzo Mark Ziering Bill and Nancy Zinn The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is grateful to its many supporters for contributions received from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.
- 5. FALL 2013 5 Gala honoree Thomas Hampson takes a ceremonial tee shot Friends of the Conservatory $100-$249 Anonymous (35) Joseph Akzam Carolyn Alexander Christie Allair and Martin Dean Drs. Paul and Geraldine Alpert Norm and Della Alvares Marian M. Anderson Tom Andrews and Lillian Etcheverry Frances Aubert Cantor Roslyn Barak Dr. Michael Barlowe and Fr. Paul Burrows Joe and Lucy Beck John J. Beeston, M.D. Mr. Jake Belsky Mr. Robert Bernardini Ms. Barbara Bernhart Marian Bernstein Jim Boll Drs. Seymour and Sylvia Boorstein Lorraine M. Bosché Ms. Mary Helen Briscoe Andrea Jacoby and Robert Brody Ken Bruckmeier Susan Bruckner ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Brudos Mr. Robert Bruner Franklin Burney Dr. Jef Caers Hong and Joyce Chan Norine E. Chang William and Sandra Chang Mel and Hella Cheitlin Charles and Janet Chiang Ms. Barbara Christman A. Delores Churchill Ms. Maureen Clarke Janet and Lloyd Cluff Ms. Huguette Y. Combs Dr. Michael and Joanne Condie Vince Corvo Mr. Hugh J. 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- 6. Thank You SupportersThank You Supporters Mr. Philip Bylund Geri Celestre Mr. Caruthers Conway Ms. Kathryn L. Cousineau Ms. Evelyn R. David Anne J. Davis Dr. and Mrs. James R. Diederich Mr. Lawrence B. Dillon Mr. Dale Doepke Mr. and Mrs. Dixon R. Doll Helen Faibish Addie Finseth Mr. Clark W. Fobes ’83 Mrs. Laura G. Frankel Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fraser Ms. Joan Gallegos Mr. Thomas R. Gambrel Mrs. Rosalie Z. Gerber Mrs. Harold B. Getz Ms. Renee B. Grant-Williams ’69 Ms. Doris W. Grau Mr. and Mrs. Ulf Gustafsson Bonnie Hampton Dr. Helen A. Hanson Mr. James A. Heagy Ms. Margriet Hecht Mr. Ronald E. Hingel Harold and Jocelyn Hughes Mr. Mason Ingram Carol R. Johnson Mrs. Douglas Johnson Mr. Loren Jones and Ms. Catherine Valentine Richard M. Kaplan and Susan L. Kaplan Philanthropic Fund Mrs. Ellen Kastius Mr. Harold Korf Mrs. Charlene Kunitz Frank and Linda Kurtz Mr. Hermann le Roux and Ms. Sheila M. 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Schneider and Mrs. Barbara Brookins- Schneider Josephine Brownback Ava Jean Brumbaum 6 Hugh Trutton played piano at clubs, funerals, burlesque shows and in concert before pursuing careers as a record distributor, art gallery director and data communications consultant. Hugh still plays piano . . . and hopes to get it right someday. ‘Art isn’t easy,’ Stephen Sondheim wrote in Sunday in the Park with George, to which I add, ‘It isn’t cheap, either.’ What better way to support tomorrow’s music than to provide a legacy that promotes the exceptional talents of Conservatory students. Hugh Trutton and horn player at Bavaria’s Herrenchiemsee. A Gift of a Lifetime Meet an Ada Clement Legacy Society Member Protect the Future Thanks to Hugh and to all our Ada Clement Legacy Society members for making a long-term commitment to Conservatory students and to the future of music education. Join the Ada Clement Legacy Society and enjoy a wealth of benefits for yourself and for the gifted young musicians you support through your legacy planning. To learn more, contact Bess Touma at 415.503.6261 or btouma@sfcm.edu.
- 7. Edward W. and Marshia A. Beck Louis de K. Belden Patricia and Edwin Berkowitz Eileen Bourgade and Alain Bourgade Mrs. Jane Bogart Drs. Richard and Nancy Bohannon Didi and Dix Boring Mr. and Mrs. William K. Bowes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Buckley, Jr. Paula and Bandel Carano Mrs. Vera Carpeneti Carol and Lyman Casey Dr. Chi-Foon Chan and Rebecca-Sen Chan Mr. Nick Corcoleotes Robert and Laura Cory Ms. Phoebe Cowles and Mr. Robert Girard Mrs. André Paul P. de Bord Mr. and Mrs. Dixon R. Doll Delia Fleishhacker Ehrlich Jacqueline and Christian P. Erdman Ms. Fati Farmanfarmaian Timothy and Virginia Foo Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Getty Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Girard Mr. and Mrs. John D. Goldman Lisa and John Grotts Ms. Susan Hollander Darril Hudson Mrs. Meri Jaye Mr. Russell I. Kassman Ms. Susan Kempler and Mr. Van Robbins Rachel E. Kish Ms. Karen J. Kubin Mr. and Mrs. Angus A. MacNaughton Frank Stein and Paul S. May Mrs. Anne Gianinni McWilliams and The McWilliams Family Donor Advised Fund Teresa and Mark Medearis Lorna Meyer and Dennis Calas Lisa and John Miller Vivienne E. Miller Steve Mitchel & Nancy Marks Maura and Robert Morey Milton J. Mosk and Thomas Foutch Mrs. Helen O’Hanlon Mr. John S. Osterweis and Ms. Barbara Ravizza Mrs. Lise Deschamps Ostwald Deepika R. Pakianathan and Mr. Phil Pemberton Helen and Blair Pascoe Marianne Peterson Nancy and Larry Probst Mr. and Mrs. Joshua M. Rafner Mr. Christopher R. Redlich Ms. Diane Rubin Gary A. Rust, M.D. ’83 Ms. Regina Schaffer ’05 Mr. and Mrs. George Smith Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Sullivan Robin Sutherland ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Calvin B. Tilden Mr. and Mrs. David T. Traitel Mr. Arthur Trueger Ms. Barbara Walkowski Mrs. Betty Christensen Wallerstein Ms. Veronica A Watson and Mr. Michael Petonic Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Weissman Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. V. Whitman Faye Wilson Robert and Anne Zerbst Endowment Funds Anonymous (1) Mrs. Shirley D. Albright Ms. Margaret Rose Badger Mr. and Mrs. Kent T. Baum Edward W. and Marshia A. Beck Patricia H. and John C. Beckman Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation Sandi and Joe Black Didi and Dix Boring Carol Franc Buck Foundation Geri Celestre Mrs. André Paul P. de Bord Mr. and Mrs. Dixon R. Doll Delia Fleishhacker Ehrlich Addie Finseth Timothy and Virginia Foo Mr. Burton M. Greenberg and Mr. James Clavin Tomoko Hagiwara and Desy D. Handra, M.D. Bonnie Hampton Darril Hudson Mrs. Barbara Imbrie Mrs. Meri Jaye Herbert L. Jeong Dan Joraanstad Faith in the Future of Horizons Foundation Mr. Stanley Kelly Ms. Betsy F. Koester Ms. Karen J. Kubin The Twila Finley Lackey Trust Aditi H. Mandpe, M.D. Estate of Frank Noel Mathes Lorna Meyer and Dennis Calas Maura and Robert Morey Ms. Beatrice G. Oppenheim Dr. and Mrs. Allen Pastron Melissa and Ritchie Post Reverend and Mrs. Larry Rankin The Estate of James E. Ryan Ms. Regina Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. George Smith Jocelyn and Paul Startz Mrs. Jo Ann Stenberg The Sher-Right Fund Toole Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David T. Traitel Mark and Liz Vorsatz and Family Endowed Funds and Named Scholarships Agnes Albert Scholarship William Banovetz Oboe Scholarship Sergei Barsukov Scholarship for Piano Sergei Barsukov Scholarship for Violin K. Dale Beernink MD Memorial Scholarship Agnes and Byron Beildeck Music Scholarship Fund Alexander Bellow Scholarship Ruth and Jo Blackmore Scholarship Justin Blasdale Memorial Fund Miriam & Leo Bodian Scholarship Fund Marilyn Volpe and George Borkow Scholarship The Philip Adams Brewer Memorial Scholarship Selina Canes & Jacques Meyer Canes Scholarship Samuel Clark Scholarship Vincent Costantino Scholarship Crescendo Fund Louise M. Davies Scholarship Christiane P. de Bord Scholarship Paul C. Deckenbach and Herbert L. Jeong Endowed Scholarship Marcella DeCray Memorial Scholarship Doris Lucille DeCuir Memorial Scholarship Fund Betty Swig Dinner Scholarship Helen and Willis Elliott Scholarship Jorge Estebanez Scholarship Adelaide and Frederick Finseth Scholarship Fund Clark D. Fobes Scholarship Frank and Josephine Fragale Scholarship Isidor Geiger Violin Scholarship The Hellmut Geissner Scholarship for Operatic Performance in the German Language Dolores Graves Vocal Scholarship Walter Guttmann Piano Scholarship Crescent Porter Hale Scholarship The Peter and Jacqueline Hoefer Scholarship Fund The Audrey and Les Hogan Vocal Scholarship Lester A. Holmes Scholarship Arlene and Wolf Homburger Scholarship for Clarinet William S. Howe Scholarship The Peter Boesch and Darril Hudson Scholarship: Partners for Life Hurlbut-Johnson Preparatory Scholarship Andrew Imbrie Chamber Music Scholarship Edgar and Don Jones Memorial Scholarship Kolko Family Scholarship for String Students May S. Kurka Scholarship Lewis Scholarship Cherry Lin Scholarship in Honor of Tomoko Hagiwara Jane and Martin Livingston Memorial Scholarship Martin Livingston Preparatory Scholarship Barry Manilow Scholarship Frank Noel Mathes Scholarship Susan McCarthy Memorial Scholarship for Students of Musicianship Dean B. McNealy Scholarship Connie and Charles Meng Scholarship Lorna Meyer and David Callas Family Scholarship Arthur Minton Scholarship Robert and Maura Morey Scholarship Colin and Sam Murdoch Chamber Music Scholarship Fund Stanley K. Nairin Scholarship Walter Oppenheim Violin Scholarship O’Shaughnessy Scholarship Fund Bernard Osher Foundation Scholarship Osher Foundation Scholars Peter F. Ostwald Scholarship Fund The Jessica Pastron Memorial Scholarship Harold D. Pischel, Jr. Scholarship Peter B. Pischel Scholarship Germain Prevost Viola Scholarship Marcia and Gene Purpus Scholarship Barbara Lull Rahm Scholarship The Rainbow Scholarship Fund Peter Dimitris Rangaves Scholarship Corry Rankin Memorial Fund Anthony J. Rine Vocal Scholarship Beatrice M. Rine Piano Scholarship C. Sheldon and Patricia Roberts Scholarship Janet Rose Piano Scholarship Margaret Rowell Cello Scholarship James and Elizabeth Ryan Scholarship Fund Milton Salkind Scholarship Sarlo Housing Scholarship Harold W. Scheeline Piano Scholarship David Schneider Memorial Scholarship James H. Schwabacher, Jr. Scholarship Nathan Schwartz Memorial Scholarship Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Scholarship Sher-Right Scholarship Fund Lev and Frances Shorr Scholarship Betty Hamilton Shurtleff Scholarship Jane Lawton Southcott Scholarship Evelyn and Russell Staton Scholarship Dorothy Steinmetz Voice Scholarship Donald C. Stenberg Memorial Scholarship Henia Stone Memorial Scholarship Edward G. Stotsenberg Memorial Scholarship Isadore Tinkelman Scholarship Monte Toole Scholarship The Nick Traina Foundation Scholarship Joan and David Traitel Vocal Scholarship The M. Blair Vorsatz Scholarship in Honor of Tomoko Hagiwara Phyllis Wattis Scholarship Paul L. and Phyllis Wattis Foundation Scholarship Phyllis C. Wattis Memorial Scholarship B. Gardner Wilcox Piano Scholarship William Wolski Violin Scholarship Marilyn Jo Wood Memorial Scholarship Robert Yaryan Woodwind Scholarship Endowed Faculty Chairs Distinguished Chair in Historical Performance, Corey Jamason Carol Franc Buck Distinguished Chair in Opera Jean and Josette Deleage Distinguished Chair in New Music, Nicole Paiement James D. Robertson Chair in Piano, Paul Hersh Isaac Stern Distinguished Chair in Violin, Ian Swensen Frederica von Stade Distinguished Chair in Voice, Catherine Cook Endowed Awards Kris Getz Composition Award Marina Grin Award Jim Highsmith Award in Composition The Peter and Jacqueline Hoefer Alumni Composers Fund FALL 2013 7 Gala Chairs Teresa Medearis and Trustee Barbara Walkowski with San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley
- 8. Conservatory Welcomes New TrusteesConservatory Welcomes New Trustees The Conservatory Remembers... Lotfi Mansouri 8 Audrey A. Aasen-Hull Doradea Banuet William Bennett oboe faculty J. Peter Cahill former trustee Zheng Cao mezzo-soprano Leonie Darwin Paul C. Deckenbach Claramae T. Hoffman Charles N. Huggins John Lilienthal Mary Tooze The Board of Trustees welcomes two members back to its fold this fall. Pianist Rebecca-Sen Chan has performed at the Interlochen, Banff and Aspen music festivals. She recently released a CD of Beethoven and Schubert piano sonatas and performed chamber music concerts in Europe and China. Chan regularly teaches master classes at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, where she also serves on the Board of Trustees. Chan last served as a Conservatory trustee from 1999-2008. Dr. Jane Chang Tom has served on the boards of the Head-Royce and College Prep schools in Oakland, International House at the University of California, Berkeley, the Chinese Newcomers Service Center in San Francisco and the Mental Health Advisory Board of California. She is a commissioner of San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum and president of both S&A Tom Family Foundation and S&A Tom, Inc., a company that invests in commercial properties. A retired clinical psychologist, Tom previously served as a Conservatory trustee from 1998-2008. In memoriam Former San Francisco Opera general director Lotfi Mansouri passed away on August 29. He worked frequently with Conservatory students, teaching master classes and, in 2012, producing Trio Appasionato, a “salon” of music by Brahms and Robert and Clara Schumann featuring Trustee Advisory Board member Frederica von Stade. He also championed San Francisco Opera’s commission of The Dangerous Liaisons by faculty composer Conrad Susa. Mansouri was a member of the Conservatory’s Ada Clement Legacy Society and Trustee Advisory Board. Conservatory Society member Jeannik Méquet Littlefield passed away on May 24. Fluent in French, German and Russian, Littlefield interrupted Ph.D. studies in linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, to serve as a translator during World War II. She sponsored productions and served on the board of San Francisco Opera, sponsored exhibits at the Legion of Honor and de Young museums, and supported numerous educational institutions including the Conservatory. Renowned jazz, R&B and pop pioneer George Duke (B.M., trombone and composition, ’67) died on August 5. Duke enjoyed a multi-faceted career as a composer, arranger, director and producer. He released some 30 solo albums and collaborated with artists including Miles Davis, Al Jarreau, Michael Jackson and Frank Zappa. Duke won two Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album as the producer for Dianne Reeves’ In The Moment (2000) and The Calling (2001). He died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. George Duke ’67, after performing last January at Yoshi’s Oakland, with classmate Eric Peterson ’69
- 9. Angel Heart Image by MIRADA Lise Lindstrom ’96 in The Flying Dutchman ©Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Alumni News FALL 2013 9 Demutsky’s Bold Statement In a compositional coup, Ilya Demutsky (M.M., composition, ’09) won a top European competition and took a bold political stand. His piece The Closing Statement of the Accused for mezzo-soprano and orchestra took first prize at the International Composing Competition 2 Agosto. Demutsky accepted his medal from the president of Italy at a ceremony in Bologna. The work is based on defiant remarks made by a member of a Russian feminist punk band at a controversial trial which ended in her imprisonment. Band members were arrested after a performance protesting President Vladimir Putin’s election campaign. Demutsky, a resident of St. Petersburg, called the piece a “requiem for the Russian judicial system” according to a recent profile in The St. Petersburg Times. He studied with David Conte. A Tale Takes Wing Children’s stories often go hand-in-hand with music. But a project conceived in part by soprano Lisa Delan (B.M., voice, ’89) hyperlinks this classic formula. Angel Heart is the story of Luna, a broken-hearted girl rescued by a guardian angel, told in an animated book, a star-studded CD, an iPad app and concert premieres this fall at Cal Performances and Carnegie Hall. Delan and composer Luna Pearl Woolf enlisted author Cornelia Funke to write a story incorporating songs by Irving Berlin and the Beatles, among others, plus original music, all scored to ethereal effect for the ensemble Uccello led by pre-college alumnus Matt Haimovitz. Stars include narrator Jeremy Irons and Conservatory Trustee Advisory Board member and mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade. Conservatory performers also make cameos. They include faculty conductor Michael Morgan, leading the children’s choir of Oakland’s St. Martin De Porres School, baritone Bruce Rameker (B.M., voice, ’87) and Delan herself. Four’s Company Catherine Cook isn’t the only Conservatory diva taking the stage at San Francisco Opera this season. Lise Lindstrom (M.M., voice, ’96) made a dramatic house debut in October as Senta in Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, stepping into the role with three weeks’ notice. Tenor A.J. Glueckert (M.M., voice, ’10) appeared as the Steersman in the same production. Glueckert created two roles earlier this year in the world premieres of The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and Dolores Claiborne. Baritone Efraín Solís (M.M., voice, ’13) will soon step into the footlights as well. He joins Glueckert next year as a member of San Francisco Opera Center’s prestigious Adler Fellow training program. Solís and Glueckert studied with César Ulloa.
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Collegiate Faculty 10 Academic Faculty The Complete Musician Jeff Anderle Musical Startups Kayleen Asbo Psychology of Music Teaching Robert Britton Alexander Technique, Chair Minna Choi Musical Startups Clifford Cranna Practical Aspects Mario Guarneri Practical Aspects Elisabeth Lowry Community Service Andrew Luchansky String Pedagogy Jason O’Connell Sound Recording Anna-Christina Phillips Musical Startups Yoriko Richman Application of Teaching Skills Lori Vobejda Teaching Artistry General Education Erin DeBakcsy Nikolaus Hohmann Matthew Kennedy Betsy Marvit Brian Neilson Chair Eithne Pardini Carol Pragides Matthew Siegel Indre Viskontas Library Kevin McLaughlin Music History and Literature Erick Arenas Timothy Bach Vocal and Piano Literature Mason Bates Sarah Cahill Piano Literature Luciano Chessa David Conte Mary Fettig Giacomo Fiore Kara Gardner David Garner Susan Harvey Paul Hersh Corey Jamason Bruce Lamott Emily Laurance Chair Kevin McLaughlin Rebecca Plack Richard Savino Guitar Literature John Spitzer Conrad Susa David Tanenbaum Guitar Literature Music Theory and Musicianship Jacques Desjardins Scott Foglesong Chair David Garner Alla Gladysheva Sonja Neblett Nicholas Pavkovic Michael Schroeder Conrad Susa Ensemble Faculty Brass and Woodwind Chamber Music Jeff Anderle Woodwind Coordinator Jeffrey Anderson Miles Anderson Luis Baez David Burkhart Timothy Day Russ deLuna Steven Dibner John Engelkes Mario Guarneri Brass Coordinator Mark Lawrence Carmen Lemoine James Moore Stephen Paulson Jonathan Ring Bruce Roberts Richard Roper Peter Wahrhaftig Robert Ward Paul Welcomer Conservatory Baroque Ensemble Corey Jamason Co-Director, Distinguished Chair in Historical Performance Elisabeth Reed Co-Director Conservatory Chamber Choir Ragnar Bohlin Director Conservatory Chorus David Conte Director Conservatory Orchestra Scott Sandmeier Music Director Alasdair Neale Principal Guest Conductor Guitar Ensemble Sérgio Assad Lawrence Ferrara David Tanenbaum Marc Teicholz Musical Theatre Workshop Michael Mohammed Director, Choreographer Bryan Nies Music Director New Music Ensemble Nicole Paiement Artistic Director, Jean and Josette Deleage Distinguished Chair in New Music PERFORMANCE FACULTY Bassoon Stephen Paulson Steven Braunstein Contrabassoon Clarinet Jeff Anderle Clarinet Class Luis Baez Carey Bell Orchestral Excerpts Steve Sánchez Jerome Simas Bass Clarinet Collaborative Piano Timothy Bach Chair Composition Elinor Armer Dan Becker Chair Ryan Brown Composition Seminar David Conte David Garner Alden Jenks Electronic Music Conrad Susa Conducting Michael Morgan Alasdair Neale Sonja Neblett Chair Double Bass Scott Pingel Stephen Tramontozzi Flute Timothy Day Guitar Sérgio Assad Lawrence Ferrara Richard Savino Guitar History, Literature David Tanenbaum Chair Marc Teicholz Harp Douglas Rioth Harpsichord Corey Jamason Distinguished Chair in Historical Performance Horn Jonathan Ring Bruce Roberts Robert Ward Oboe Russ deLuna English Horn James Moore Chair, Woodwinds Organ Rodney Gehrke Percussion Jack Van Geem Chair James Lee Wyatt III Timpani Piano Paul Hersh James D. Robertson Professor of Piano Sharon Mann Mack McCray Chair Yoshikazu Nagai William Wellborn Piano Pedagogy Trombone John R. Engelkes Bass Timothy Higgins Tenor Mark Lawrence Tenor; Chair, Brass Paul Welcomer Tenor Trumpet David Burkhart Mario Guarneri Mark Inouye Adam Luftman Tuba Jeffrey Anderson Peter Wahrhaftig Viola Don Ehrlich Paul Hersh Katie Kadarauch Orchestral Excerpts Jodi Levitz Chair, Strings Madeline Prager Violin Alexander Barantschik Elizabeth Blumenstock Historical Performance Wei He Li Lin Bettina Mussumeli Ian Swensen Isaac Stern Distinguished Chair in Violin Catherine Van Hoesen Orchestral Excerpts Violoncello Jennifer Culp Jean-Michel Fonteneau Elisabeth Reed Baroque Cello Voice Sylvia Anderson Christine Brandes Historical Performance Catherine Cook Chair, Frederica von Stade Distinguished Chair in Voice Patricia Craig Pamela Fry Krzysztof Izdebski Vocal Physiology Leroy Kromm Daniel Mobbs Rebecca Plack Vocal Pedagogy Ruby Pleasure Jane Randolph Marcie Stapp Diction César Ulloa Jacques Desjardins Assistant Conductor Opera Program Milissa Carey Acting, Opera Workshop Darryl Cooper Assistant Music Director Nick Gabriel Acting Heather Mathews Associate Director Michael Mohammed Opera Workshop Curt Pajer Music Director, Interim Director Orchestral Training Jeff Biancalana Bettina Mussumeli Stephen Paulson Douglas Rioth Adam Smyla Tanya Tomkins Stephen Tramontozzi Chen Zhao Percussion Ensemble Jack Van Geem Director String and Piano Chamber Music Jennifer Culp Jean-Michel Fonteneau Bonnie Hampton Paul Hersh James D. Robertson Professor of Piano Jodi Levitz Co-Chair Robert Mann Mack McCray Co-Chair Bettina Mussumeli Mark Sokol Ian Swensen Isaac Stern Distinguished Chair in Violin Emeriti Kathryn Cathcart Joan Gallegos Leonid Gesin Willene Gunn Hermann le Roux Zaven Melikian Peggy Salkind Camilla Wicks Accompanists and Vocal Coaches Steven Bailey Mark Bruce Charles Calhoun Amy Chiu Miles Graber Michael Grossman Margaret Halbig Alex Katsman Kevin Korth Ho Man Lam Shu Li Jonathan Mann Hye Yeong Min Keisuke Nakagoshi Bryan Nies Mai-Linh Pham Ian Scarfe Xiyan Wang Chia-Lin Yang Jieun Yee Ron Valentino Opera Faculties join forces at the 3rd annual Shanghai- San Francisco International Chamber Music Festival
- 11. FALL 2013 11 & Pre-COLLEGE Division AdultExtensionFaculty Board of Trustees September 2013 Delia Fleishhacker Ehrlich Christian P. Erdman Mrs. A. Barlow Ferguson Lisa M. Grotts Mrs. Jaquelin H. Hume —in memoriam Aditi H. Mandpe, M.D. Lorna F. Meyer Maura B. Morey Nancy Probst Matthew Raphaelson Diane M. Rubin Gary A. Rust, M.D. ’83 George S. Sarlo Camilla Smith Maureen O’Brien Sullivan Jane Tom Joan Traitel Barbara Walkowski Robert H. Zerbst OFFICERS Timothy W. Foo Chair Deepa R. Pakianathan Executive Vice-Chair Edward W. Beck Vice-Chair William K. Bowes, Jr. Vice-Chair Michael R. V. Whitman Vice-Chair Joshua M. Rafner Treasurer Karen Kubin Secretary TRUSTEES Kent Baum Patricia B. Berkowitz Eileen Blum-Bourgade Richard A. Bohannon, M.D. Mrs. Dix Boring Mrs. James F. Buckley, Jr. Mrs. Carol W. Casey Rebecca-Sen Chan Steven A. Cinelli Christiane P. de Bord Michael J. Savage Mrs. Eugene Shurtleff John B. Stuppin Ashford D. Wood PAST Board CHAIRS Mrs. W. H. Durham Mrs. Harold D. Pischel James H. Schwabacher, Jr. John C. Beckman J. Archibald Calhoun June Hope Kingsley John M. Anderson Michael J. Savage Mrs. Dix Boring Mrs. Richard C. Otter Warren R. Hashagen, Jr. Lisa S. Miller Administration David H. Stull President Mary Ellen Poole Dean Kathryn Wittenmyer Vice President, Finance Bess Touma Vice President, Advancement PAST Presidents Ada Clement Lillian Hodghead Ernest Bloch Albert Elkus Robin Laufer Milton Salkind Stephen Brown Colin Murdoch Advisory Board Gordon P. Getty Thomas Hampson Lotfi Mansouri —in memoriam Robert K. McFerrin, Jr. Frederica von Stade Isaac Stern —in memoriam Robin Sutherland ’75 Michael Tilson Thomas TRUSTEES EMERITI John M. Anderson John C. Beckman Ava Jean Brumbaum Mrs. Harold B. Getz, Jr. Bruce W. Hart Accompanists Stephanie Chan Amy Chiu Dmitriy Cogan Nicholas Dold Miles Graber James Kirksey Paul McCurdy Ian Scarfe Chia-Lin Yang Composition June Bonacich David Conte Arkadi Serper Daniel Wood Chair Early Childhood Stephanie Chan Vania Dobreva Mikako Endo Luba Kravchenko Yoriko Richman Christie Skousen Ensembles Susan Bates Paul Binkley Theresa Calpotura Scott Cmiel Randolph Fromme Doris Fukawa Chair Aenea Mizushima Keyes Machiko Kobialka Esther Landau Andrew Luchansky Corey McVicar Richard Rogers Eugene Sor Ross Thompson Yaada Weber Guitar Paul Binkley Theresa Calpotura Scott Cmiel Lawrence Ferrara Ross Thompson Harp Emily Laurance Douglas Rioth Sarah Voynow Harpsichord Corey Jamason Susie Fong Musicianship June Bonacich Michael Kaulkin Carmen Lemoine Aaron Pike Richard Roper Arkadi Serper Daniel Wood Chair Organ Rodney Gehrke Percussion Tommy Kesecker Piano Katherine Buss Jacqueline Chew Amy Chiu Lauren Cony Jacqueline Divenyi Alla Gladysheva Erna Gulabyan Tomoko Hagiwara Heidi Hau Dorian Ho Machiko Kobialka Sima Kouyoumdjian Luba Kravchenko Hang Li Sharon Mann Meikui Matsushima Annamarie McCarthy John McCarthy Mack McCray Corey McVicar Yoshikazu Nagai June Choi Oh Scott Pratt Richard Rogers Lena Schuman Robert Schwartz Arkadi Serper Christie Peery Skousen William Wellborn Jerri Witt Helen Wong Chia-Lin Yang Laura Reynolds oboe Richard Roper trumpet Yaada Weber flute Daniel Wood horn Voice Christine Abraham Pamela Alexander Helen Dilworth Eun-Mee Ko Heidi Moss Dina Reyes Strings Kineko Barbini violin William Barbini violin Susan Bates viola Pat Burnham violin Shinji Eshima bass Jean-Michel Fonteneau violoncello Randall Fromme violoncello Doris Fukawa violin Monika Gruber violin Wei He violin Aenea Mizushima Keyes violin Jonathan Koh violoncello Davis Law violin Jodi Levitz viola Li Lin violin Pei-Ling Lin viola Sieun Lin violoncello Yun-Jie Liu viola Joseph Maile violin Bettina Mussumeli violin Carol Rice violoncello Alisa Rose violin Monica Scott violoncello Eric Sung violoncello Ian Swensen violin Zhao Wei violin Barbara Wirth violoncello Amos Yang violoncello Winds and Brass Yueh Chou bassoon Roman Fukshansky clarinet Esther Landau flute Scott Macomber trumpet Kevin McLaughlin trumpet Timothy Price saxophone Li Lin coaches violinist and Menuhin Competition winner Kevin Zhu Carmen Lemoine ’05 coaxes a pre-college student in solfège
- 12. 50 Oak Street | San Francisco | CA 94102 12 UpBeatis published by the Communications Department of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. We welcome comments, suggestions and mailing list corrections. Please call 415.503.6265 or e-mail ssmith@sfcm.edu. Writing and Editorial John Bischoff and Sam Smith Design Beatriz Américo Images Drew Altizer Photography, Makela Clay, John M. Francis, Sarah Gutierrez, Mark Inouye, Carlin Ma ’13, Matthew Washburn ’08, Cory Weaver, William Whitcomb, Gang Zeng 12 Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID San Francisco Conservatory of Music Focus. Transformation. Education for Life. Oral History Project As the Conservatory approaches its Centennial, the school’s Archives look back to the institution’s roots. But far more than a pile of musty scores and brittle scrapbooks, the Archives bring the past to life with the Oral History Project, a growing constellation of stories told by faculty, alumni and even former presidents. These interviews explore the school’s growth, paint vivid pictures of its personalities and provide a trove of institutional knowledge. Excerpts are available on our website at www.sfcm.edu/archives.aspx. Archivist Tessa Updike recently spoke with faculty member and renowned cellist Bonnie Hampton. Hampton began teaching at the Conservatory in the early 1950s when she was just sixteen years old. She shared these memories: On the Conservatory’s original Sacramento Street location “It had a very homey feeling, a very comfortable feeling. Everybody was working, and enthusiastic, and friendly.” On her first studio (in a basement closet under a stairwell) “If you put your chairs at just the right angle you could just get two people and two cellos in there.” We invite you to read and listen to our interviews on the Oral History Project website. New interviews will be shared as they are completed. Enjoy!