Community Music Center launches New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus a community chorus for people self-identified as transgender, intersex, and genderqueer

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Community Music Center launches New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus a community chorus for people self-identified as transgender, intersex, and genderqueer Free community chorus for Bay Area transgender, intersex, and genderqueer community now a reality in the Bay Area Contact: Anne C. Mitchell, Marketing Manager 415-647-6015 x75, amitchell@sfcmc.org For Immediate Release SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, […]

International music stars ​team​ing​ up to support Community Music Center’s Gala

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Jeffrey Freymann host of Classical KDFC’s “The State of the Arts” sat down with Frederica “Flicka” von Stade and Jake Heggie to talk about Community Music Center’s Spring Gala. The event reunites old friends: Frederica von Stade, honoree at the CMC Gala; acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, headlining the Gala; and composer Jake Heggie, also headlining […]

CMC Community raising money for music students at the Field Day Performathon

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CMC Community raising money for music students at the Field Day Performathon “Field Day” Performathon brings the community together through six hours of non-stop performances to raise money for CMC scholarships Contact: Anne C. Mitchell Marketing Manager, Community Music Center 415-647-6015 x75 amitchell@sfcmc For Immediate Release SAN FRANCISCO, February 9, 2018 – Music lovers of […]

Community Music Center Announces New Executive Director

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CONTACT: Anne C. Mitchell, Marketing Coordinator Community Music Center (415) 647-6015 x86 amitchell@sfcmc.org   COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER (CMC) ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR New Executive Director brings an impressive array of skills and a passion for community music-making to one of San Francisco’s oldest arts organizations San Francisco, CA (October 10, 2017) — Community Music Center, […]

CMC on KDFC’s The State of the Arts

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Jeffrey Freymann, host of Classical KDFC’s “The State of the Arts” visited Community Music Center’s Mission District Branch in April, and recorded this audio glimpse of CMC. Enjoy! A look at the San Francisco Community Music Center’s branch in the mission, where students of all ages can take lessons and perform with ensembles.

CMC Older Adult Choir concerts on KTVU, KCBS

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To celebrate the holidays, the CMC Aquatic Park Senior Center Choir gave a noontime concert at San Francisco City Hall on Monday, December 19. They looked and sounded great in the beautiful Rotunda, and they had a lot of fun! The choir was led by Beth Wilmurt and accompanied by Richard Daquioag. KTVU Channel 2 covered […]

Field Day media attention: KTVU, SF Chronicle, Mission Local, and more!

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Field Day at CMC, celebrating our founder Gertrude Field and 95 years of music for everyone, was a great success! Thanks to everyone who made the day so special. CMC students, staff, faculty, board members, supporters and volunteers all came together beautifully to support our mission. Together we raised over $23,000 for scholarships at CMC! Special […]

SF Chronicle Op Ed, “Music and programming: both creative performances”

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Software engineer and CMC student, John Boggs, makes the music education and technology connection in an op-ed article published in the San Francisco Chronicle on November 13, 2015. A bit of his compelling story: Those who study music learn patterns: arpeggios, cadences, the blues form, etc. Then, they create something larger using those patterns, often […]

El Tecolote: “Mission’s free Young Musicians Program preserves Latino culture”

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Published October 8, 2015 By Hillary Smith El Tecolote Throughout the spring of 2015, students enrolled in the Journalism 575 Community Media class at San Francisco State University worked on a semester-long project in conjunction with El Tecolote titled “Growing up in The Mission.” The class was spearheaded by journalism professor Jon Funabiki, executive director […]