CMC Features
Join CMC and our partners at Follow the Music for a celebration of talented emerging young artists from the Bay at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival this October. Mamboleo—featuring CMC students/alumni will bring the Latin jazz heat alongside some other incredible groups. Performers:Mamboleo (CMC)Oakland Rising (Follow the Music, OSA)Miles Turk & Friends (SFJazz, Glide)Oxymora (Blue Bear […]
Please join us for our annual Halloween Spooktacular of fun and music! Featuring a showcase from CMC students from including Children’s Chorus, CMC Sparks, CMC Bernal Heights Neighborhood Choir, and more. All ages are welcome. Come in costume for the festive Costume Parade! Wednesday, October 28 from 4:15–5:15pmCMC Concert HallFree (bring a small snack or […]
After a bustling inaugural Community Open House event at CMC’s new Richmond District location, fall classes and lessons are filling the space with music. This August, students, friends, supporters, community members, faculty, and staff joined to welcome CMC to its new Geary Boulevard location—playing music, exploring the expanded new facilities, and connecting and celebrating an […]
Visitors entering Community Music Center’s Mission District Branch courtyard this fall will be greeted by a joyful new work of art: three colorful panels of handmade tile created especially for CMC by acclaimed Bay Area artist Aileen Barr! The installation brings together music and the natural world: musical instruments and symbols flowing among plants, seeds, […]
Close out the summer at CMC with a two-night festival of music and poetry from Bay Area artists who have performed nationally and internationally, spreading the word and the sound through improvisation, composition, and heartfelt truth-speaking. “Persistence” takes place September 25 and 26 at 7pm, featuring artists who have built decades-long careers on stages across […]
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 […]