SAN FRANCISCO - March 2026
Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco as viewed from Hawk Hill THE CONSERVATORY I came to San Francisco mainly to visit the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Jake Heggie (composer of Dead Man Walking and Moby-Dick, whom I had met with previously in New York) was kind enough to connect me with many members of the voice and composition departments, both faculty and students. Experiencing both departments was essential, as both are huge parts of who I am. Ideally where I go in the future, for...