CMC Features
“Text(ures): Works for Viola & Strings,” features five single-movement works drawing from oral traditions, landscape-inspired poetry and folk melodies by Bright Sheng, Caroline Shaw, Pauline Oliveros, Amy Beach, and Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti. The viola acts as a narrative voice, guiding listeners across shifting musical terrain tracing a journey of remembering, wandering and longing. Restrained instrumentation […]
This performance will feature a newly commissioned piece by Jon Jang along with a selection of his previous work. The new composition, titled Talk With My Hands, explores Jang’s musical and personal development during his college years in the 1970s, highlighting the influence that martial arts and Bruce Lee had on him while navigating Oberlin […]
Community Music Center is pleased to welcome Renzo Luján and Jim Callahan to its Board of Directors. Elected at CMC’s annual meeting in June, Renzo and Jim bring valuable experience, strong community connections, and a shared commitment to making high-quality music education accessible to all. Renzo brings a background in banking, nonprofit finance, and fundraising, […]
July 9, 2026Live! In the Bay, KRON4 News Music has the power to bring people together, spark creativity, and open doors at every stage of life. For more than a century, one San Francisco institution has made those opportunities accessible to everyone — regardless of age, experience, or financial circumstances. Julie Rulyak Steinberg, Executive Director […]
CMC’s 10th Annual Field Day brought together 413 registered performers: students, faculty, alumni, board members, donors, and community members. A long way from 142 who registered 10 years ago! One of the headline acts was the Field Day Choir, 100 singers performing together with an arrangement by faculty member Beth Wilmurt. “The faculty prepared their […]
This summer CMC is excited to turn the spotlight on our talented faculty members with the return of our annual Shenson Faculty Concert Series! The treasured tradition—supported by the Shenson Foundation—delights with four free and inspiring concerts that put the broad artistic landscape within the CMC community on full display. The concerts highlight unique CMC […]