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The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) announced on June 26, 2026, that Michael Cox, principal trombonist with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and second trombonist with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, will join its Brass Department in Fall 2026, having previously served as principal trombone of the Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. This followed news on June 24, 2026, that composer Jake Heggie's Civil War-era opera 'Intelligence' secured a GRAMMY Award in 2026, after Heggie workshopped the opera at SFCM and was previously nominated in 2019 and 2022. Earlier, on June 22, 2026, SFCM stated that Joshua Elmore, Principal Bassoonist of the San Francisco Symphony, will begin teaching in its Woodwinds department in the Fall 2026 semester. On June 19, 2026, Joe Pereira, Principal Timpanist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was announced to join SFCM's Percussion Department to teach timpani in Fall 2026, having relocated for his LA Philharmonic role in 2008 after serving as Assistant Percussion and Timpani chair with the New York Philharmonic since 1997. Previously, on June 17, 2026, Awadagin Pratt's Nina Simone Piano Competition, dedicated to uplifting Black American pianists, commenced at SFCM for a two-day series of performances in June.
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