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Arrillaga Musical College was a music college in San Francisco. The school was established and directed by pianist Santiago Arrillaga Ansola, a Basque immigrant. After his death it was run by his son Vincent. Fernando Michelena (1858–1921), a Venezuelan born tenor and the father of Vera Michelena and Beatriz Michelena, also served as its president. It was located at 2315 Jackson Street.

Arrillaga came to San Francisco in 1875. San Francisco developed a significant Basque presence with hotels and musical venues.

Alumni included Howard E. Couper A.M.

The Musical Courier reported on performances at the 1918 commencement. A separate writeup in the same issue described the school as having its own building, an "imposing faculty", and many pupils.

References

1. "arrillaga musical college – Basque Books and More Blog". basquebooks.blogs.unr.edu.
2. "Pacific Coast Musical Review". A. Metzger. April 10, 1922 – via Google Books.
3. American College and Private School Directory (Volume 7; Volume 9 ed.). The Society. 1914.
4. Miller, Leta E. (April 10, 2012). Music and Politics in San Francisco: From the 1906 Quake to the Second World War. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520268913 – via Google Books.
5. Echeverria, Jeronima (April 10, 1999). Home Away from Home: A History of Basque Boardinghouses. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 9780874173291.
6. "General Register". April 10, 1936.
7. The Music Magazine-musical Courier (77 ed.). July 4, 1918. p. 40.

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