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, […]