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As part of the SFJAZZ Digital Lab series, CMC is excited to offer a new tuition-free, 12-week hands-on music production course for youth, led by acclaimed producer and songwriter Pablo Quintero, beginning January 2026. January–March 2026 This new program expands CMC’s mission to make high-quality music education accessible to students of all ages, backgrounds, and […]

July 8, 2024 KALW Radio Crosscurrents Sheryl Kaskowitz Listen to the broadcast here Twelve years ago, a UCSF researcher teamed up with city and nonprofit officials to launch a novel experiment meant to answer one question: can singing in a choir provide real health benefits for older adults? In the social hall of the Most […]

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 […]

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In the small town of Auldearn, Scotland, in 1662, a peasant woman named Isobel Gowdie was caught in the gears of a brutal legal system. Unlike many of her peers, whose stories were lost to time, Gowdie’s trial left behind a chillingly detailed paper trail. This April, her words return to the stage at CMC […]

After years of research, reflection, and musical exploration, San Francisco composer, singer, and guitarist David James created Mission Rebel No. 1: Looking for Rev. Jesse James — a deeply personal work examining the life of his father, Rev. Jesse James, a preacher and activist in the Mission District. What led him to center an album […]

It is a long way from a quiet music lesson to the center of the biggest sporting event in the United States. For Irene Giovannetti, a music teacher and graduate student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, that distance closed in an instant earlier this month. Giovannetti, who teaches group piano classes and trumpet […]