CMC in the News

February 28, 2022 San Francisco Examiner James Ambroff-Tahan Community Music Center celebrates 100 years with a concert on steroids February 28, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Datebook Pick Tony Bravo Community Music Center’s Centennial Gala April 8, 2022 Nob Hill Gazette Catherine Bigelow Parties: Centennial Sounds San Francisco’s leading performers, arts leaders and educators came together […]

April 6, 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Datebook Lily Janiak Paula West, Marcus Shelby among Yerba Buena Gardens Festival’s 2022 lineup Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the 22-year-old free event series (and CMC partners), is returning to its eponymous South of Market city park on May 7, which kicks off six months of weekly programming in music, […]

Feb. 15, 2022 KQED Chloe Veltman 100-Year-Old SF Community Music Center Breaks Ground on New Building The San Francisco Community Music Center (CMC) is breaking ground Wednesday on a new building next door to its existing facility on Capp Street in The Mission. Julie Rulyak Steinberg, executive director of the 100-year-old non-profit, says the expansion […]

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Sharon Wayne has recently stepped into the role of Faculty Council Chair at CMC, bringing with her more than thirty years of experience as a performer, recording artist, educator, and chamber musician. For her, this position feels like a natural extension of the work she has already been doing within the community. “For the last […]

Martin Cohn and his wife Kathy have been longtime champions of Bay Area music and have supported Community Music Center since 1996. Martin has also served on the boards of Philharmonia Baroque and San Francisco Performances, showing his deep commitment to music in the community. His connection to CMC began through his role as a […]

Calling all artists and creative minds—this is your chance to design Community Music Center’s next official t-shirt! We’re looking for artwork that celebrates what CMC means to you: music, community, and the joy of making music together. Here’s how it works: submit your design by Monday, September 22 to skoehler@sfcmc.org. CMC staff will review all submissions and select […]