The William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation’s $46 million gift to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2018 was among the largest donations ever made to an American music school.
SF Conservatory of Music 2021 Gala at Bowes Center (Photo – Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)
Ute Bowes and San Francisco Conservatory of Music President David Stull (Photo – Drew Altizer)
Bernard Osher and Barbro Osher (Photo – Drew Altizer Photography)
Virginia Foo and Timothy Foo (Photo – Drew Altizer Photography)
Stanley Cheng and Helen Cheng (Photo – Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)
Lynn Fritz and Anisya Fritz (Photo – Drew Altizer Photography)
Qing Dong and Ellen Fong (Photo – Drew Altizer Photography)
Joshua Redman and Elliott Felson (Photo – Natalie Schrik for Drew Altizer Photography)
Three years later, here’s the scoop: The money helped fund the new, $200 million Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, a 170,000-square-foot, 12-story building with student housing, dining, classrooms, rehearsal and performance spaces, and a radio station all in one.
At the gala, leading arts patrons were dazzled by the edifice and performances by world class musicians, including famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
SF Conservatory of Music 2021 Gala event featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Bowes Center in San Francisco (Photo – Drew Altizer Photography)
