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September 16, 2022 KTVU Fox 2 Flower Piano event puts a dozen pianos in SF Botanical Gardens The beauty of the SF Botanical Gardens usually isn’t measured in notes, but this is the seventh Flower Piano weekend, when people can marvel at flowers and plants mixed in with music and pianos. “There are 12 pianos […]

April 18, 2022 San Francisco Classical Voice Lou Fancher Celebrating Black Music History at SF Community Music Center It’s the rare centenarian organization that is as vital and forward-looking as the San Francisco Community Music Center. Founded by Gertrude Field in 1921 with the mission of making music accessible to all people through low or […]

April 1, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Datebook Joshua Kosman To mark its centennial, S.F. Community Music Center will send out 100 musical seedlings What could be more inviting than getting a video infusion of new music in your email inbox every morning? Well, what about two? As part of its ongoing centennial celebrations, San Francisco […]

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Is your taste for coffee beans as refined as your taste in music? If you’re always looking to experience diverse flavors to match your eclectic interests, or looking to make a night out of attending a performance in our concert hall, we’ve got the scoop to making the most out of the neighborhood!  We love […]

At CMC, student recitals are more than just performances—they are milestones in a musician’s journey. To learn more about what it means to participate in a CMC recital, we spoke with Ellis Krause, a ukulele student of Erik Pearson, about his experience in CMC’s student recitals. At just 9 years old, Ellis has participated in […]

Eowyn, a Franco-American sophomore at the Lycée Français de San Francisco, is making a name for herself in the world of classical piano. Since the age of six, she has studied piano at CMC under the mentorship of Ms. Lilia Zheltova. Now, as the pianist for the LFSF Orchestra and a standout competitor in international […]