Ensembles

Perform with your peers at the highest level.

Get to know a handful of the ensembles available at SFCM.

Baroque Ensemble

Ensembles big and small perform timeless music from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Chorus

Stand out as an individual (thanks to significant solo opportunities) while collaborating as part of a cohesive vocal ensemble.

Guitar Ensemble

Explore new and traditional music in an ensemble that has a legacy of world premieres and commissions through a department with a worldclass faculty and visiting artists.

Jazz Ensemble

Delve into every configuration of jazz group from small combos on up with close supervision from RJAM faculty in Jazz Seminar, Big Band, and Latin Jazz Ensemble.

New Music Ensemble

Perform a variety of works written in the 20th and 21st centuries in concert with leading contemporary composers and premiere works by fellow students.

Opera and Musical Theatre

A program that produces four fully staged opera and musical theatre productions with full or chamber orchestra.

Percussion Ensemble

Perform in two annual concerts that draw from foundational composers like Edgard Varèse and contemporary icons such as Steve Reich. Experience a complete overview of classical repertoire and perform multiple concerts a year that prominently feature student soloists.

String and Piano Chamber Music

This highly selective and intentionally small ensemble is the nation’s first such program at the graduate level.

Woodwind and Brass Chamber Music

With individual coaching by industry leaders, this ensemble explores wide-ranging music literature in multiple performances each year.

Recent ensemble concert highlights include Opera and Musical Theatre’s 2022 presentation of The Enchanted Pig. “Two roles were written for opera singers, and the other six roles for more musical theatre-type performances,” said Heather Mathews, the chair of the Opera and Musical Theatre program. “It required the cast to portray several different characters, so it was a great tool for expanding the performers’ range,” she added.

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