Community Music Center Opens Expanded Mission Campus
San Francisco, CA – The Community Music Center is proud to announce its expanded Mission Branch Campus, a historic milestone for the organization. The new state-of-the-art facility, situated in San Francisco’s Mission district, underscores CMC’s century-long commitment to music education and community engagement. “We’re excited to celebrate the grand opening of our expanded campus, reflecting […]
In Full Bloom Gala Celebrates a Flourishing Community Music Center
Contact: Anne C. MitchellCMC Marketing and Communications Directoramitchell@sfcmc.org415-647-6015 x175 For Immediate Release In Full Bloom Gala Celebrates a Flourishing Community Music Center CMC’s Spring Gala raises funds for the mission of music for everyone with a world-class concert and a grooving afterparty with the luminous The Curtis Family C-notes SAN FRANCISCO, CA March 16, 2023– […]
CMC Joins Flower Piano with a dozen pianos in SF Botanical Gardens
September 16, 2022 KTVU Fox 2 Flower Piano event puts a dozen pianos in SF Botanical Gardens The beauty of the SF Botanical Gardens usually isn’t measured in notes, but this is the seventh Flower Piano weekend, when people can marvel at flowers and plants mixed in with music and pianos. “There are 12 pianos […]
Celebrating Black Music History at SF Community Music Center
April 18, 2022 San Francisco Classical Voice Lou Fancher Celebrating Black Music History at SF Community Music Center It’s the rare centenarian organization that is as vital and forward-looking as the San Francisco Community Music Center. Founded by Gertrude Field in 1921 with the mission of making music accessible to all people through low or […]
To mark its centennial, S.F. Community Music Center will send out 100 musical seedlings
April 1, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Datebook Joshua Kosman To mark its centennial, S.F. Community Music Center will send out 100 musical seedlings What could be more inviting than getting a video infusion of new music in your email inbox every morning? Well, what about two? As part of its ongoing centennial celebrations, San Francisco […]
Community Music Center’s Centennial Gala Makes Headlines
February 28, 2022 San Francisco Examiner James Ambroff-Tahan Community Music Center celebrates 100 years with a concert on steroids February 28, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Datebook Pick Tony Bravo Community Music Center’s Centennial Gala April 8, 2022 Nob Hill Gazette Catherine Bigelow Parties: Centennial Sounds San Francisco’s leading performers, arts leaders and educators came together […]
CMC Faculty and Students among Yerba Buena Gardens Festival’s 2022 lineup
April 6, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Datebook Lily Janiak Paula West, Marcus Shelby among Yerba Buena Gardens Festival’s 2022 lineup Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the 22-year-old free event series (and CMC partners), is returning to its eponymous South of Market city park on May 7, which kicks off six months of weekly programming in music, […]
100-Year-Old SF Community Music Center Breaks Ground on New Building
Feb. 15, 2022 KQED Chloe Veltman 100-Year-Old SF Community Music Center Breaks Ground on New Building The San Francisco Community Music Center (CMC) is breaking ground Wednesday on a new building next door to its existing facility on Capp Street in The Mission. Julie Rulyak Steinberg, executive director of the 100-year-old non-profit, says the expansion […]
Community Music Center celebrates 100 years with a concert on steroids
Feb. 28, 2022 San Francisco Examiner James Ambroff-Tahan Community Music Center celebrates 100 years with a concert on steroids For 100 years now, San Francisco’s Community Music Center has stood out for its mission of making music accessible for all people, regardless of financial means. It has offered classes tuition-free or on a sliding scale […]
CMC’s Centennial Gala: Diverse Artists Join to Benefit Music Access and Honor Community Impact
Download full press release COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER MARCH 2 CENTENNIAL GALA TO HONOR ROSELYNE CHROMAN SWIG, BETTY WONG, SHIRLEY WONG-FRENTZEL AND LA DOÑA GUEST ARTISTS INCLUDE SEAN JONES, PENE PATI, AMINA EDRIS, ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET, FREDERICA VON STADE, JAKE HEGGIE, JOHN SANTOS, JASON VIEAUX AND PAULA WEST PERFORMANCES, DINNER AND AUCTION BENEFIT COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER’S […]