Pianist

Please note: San Francisco will be hosting the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this week. Street and highway closures will cause delays in transit into and out of the SFCM area. Please plan accordingly in attending our concerts this week, as we do hope to see you in the audience! For those of you who cannot make it to the concerts, SFCM will be livestreaming most concerts for the week.

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Kristin Pankonin American Art Song Award Showcase

Bowes Center

Drawing from classical, neoclassical, jazz, rock, blues and non-Western traditions, the music of David Garner (b. 1954) reflects a unique blend of musical genres. An alumnus and full professor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Garner has taught composition, chamber music, music literature and music theory there since 1979. In 2007 he co-founded the award-winning Ensemble for These Times, which continues to gain recognition for innovative and original programming and recording. Trained as a pianist and cellist, he has performed on both the solo classical concert stage and in various jazz-rock and blues bands. A composition autodidact, Garner won the 2015 American Prize in Composition/Chamber Music. His works have won several Global Music Awards. Garner’s works are recorded on Pentatone and Centaur Records and are featured online at 3232 Music. Numerous live performances of his works are available on YouTube

David Garner, composition featuring the Hoefer Prize Winning Composition

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Prize-winning faculty develop and refine the skills of the next generation of great composers. The composition department both honors tradition and encourages innovation. Our four versatile faculty members closely mentor students while maintaining high-profile composing careers. We strongly emphasize interdepartmental collaboration, matching composers with performers, as well as offer frequent concerts and readings of student works. Every year, SFCM hosts the Highsmith Competition, an internal composition contest that grants the winner a performance of the submitted work by the Conservatory Orchestra. You'll be able to take advantage of the extraordinarily rich musical life of San Francisco, home to some of the most groundbreaking musical activity of the past half-century.

Dale Tsang

Pianist

Events

Nov 13, 2023

Kristin Pankonin American Art Song Award Showcase · San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Nov 6, 2023

David Garner, composition featuring the Hoefer Prize Winning Composition · San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Apr 10, 2023

Faculty Artist Series: David Conte, composition · San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Mar 24, 2023

Faculty Artist Series: David Garner, composition · San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Suite for Bass Clarinet and Piano by Garner

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Piano in Sonata for Trumpet and Piano by Garner

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Piano in Phenomenal Woman by Garner

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

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