About the Conservatory
From the President
Colin Murdoch


In fall 2006, the Conservatory began its first academic year in our exquisitely beautiful new home at 50 Oak Street, right in the heart of San Francisco's Civic Center. Here we have joined the artistic and intellectual community of San Francisco Symphony, Opera, Ballet, Asian Art Museum, Main Library, and numerous other cultural and educational institutions.

Anyone who visits our campus experiences an endeavor and mutual respect shared by our students and faculty, as well as the exceptionally high artistic and educational expectations we hold for ourselves.

In fall, 2007, the Conservatory will begin its 91st year of service to music in our community and the world. In our new home, we are committed to helping our students realize their musical dreams for the foreseeable future and through the second century of the Conservatory's existence.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is accredited by the Western Association of Colleges and Schools and by the National Association of Schools of Music.