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A pioneering researcher in computer-assisted music theory, Stephen is a former SMT member and directed research in computer-assisted piano instruction in conjunction with Yamaha. He is currently researching the nature of music performance practices.

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End-of-semester opera at the San Francisco Conservatory

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

The full-length opera prepared for the fall semester at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music was Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. Since this is...
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Family-style opera

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Every year at this time the Opera Theatre Department of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music presents a "Family Opera" production....
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A familiar face on the podium of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Those who cannot wait until next June to hear Donald Runnicles, when he returns to the San Francisco Opera to conduct Richard Wagner's Die...
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Learning from the visitors

This was Berlin Week at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Prior to giving their first concert tonight in Davies Symphony Hall, members of the...
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Joyce DiDonato returns to San Francisco

Since I am always interested in how to think of an evening's program as a journey in its entirety, I was delighted to see that Joyce DiDonato...
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Joyce DiDonato's recital for San Francisco Performances

Joyce DiDonato is no stranger to San Francisco. She was a "Merolina" (a member of the Merola Opera Program) in the summer of 1997; and...
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The action in the orchestra pit

I am sure that my colleague, SF Opera Examiner Cindy Warner, will have much to write about what happened on the stage of the War Memorial Opera...
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The "twin spirits" of Robert and Clara Schumann

Twin Spirits is a new video that will be released by Opus Arte on DVD (OA 0994 D) and Blu-Ray (OA BD7043 D) in the United States on September 29....
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The calendar of performances at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music has just released their Performance Calendar for the 2009–2010 season. The Conservatory Orchestra...
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A fortuitous collaboration