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Feb. 28, 2022 San Francisco Examiner James Ambroff-Tahan Community Music Center celebrates 100 years with a concert on steroids For 100 years now, San Francisco’s Community Music Center has stood out for its mission of making music accessible for all people, regardless of financial means. It has offered classes tuition-free or on a sliding scale […]

Download full press release COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER MARCH 2 CENTENNIAL GALA TO HONOR ROSELYNE CHROMAN SWIG, BETTY WONG, SHIRLEY WONG-FRENTZEL AND LA DOÑA GUEST ARTISTS INCLUDE SEAN JONES, PENE PATI, AMINA EDRIS, ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET, FREDERICA VON STADE, JAKE HEGGIE, JOHN SANTOS, JASON VIEAUX AND PAULA WEST PERFORMANCES, DINNER AND AUCTION BENEFIT COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER’S […]

At Community Music Center, the Beat Goes On San Francisco Classical Voice, June 9, 2020 By Jeff Kaliss An in-depth article about providing education and programming in the time of COVID, CMC’s Creative Stimulus Grant for Faculty, and Virtual Field Day—includes interviews with faculty members and Executive Director Julie Rulyak Steinberg.

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From September 15 to October 15, we celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, a great time to reflect on how Latinos and Latinas have influenced music in the United States. Their impact is felt across many genres and styles, enriching American music and helping it evolve. Latinx music combines different cultures, creating unique sounds that resonate with […]

Loren Gigi, an 18-year-old from San Francisco, has spent nearly her entire life surrounded by music. This fall, she will embark on her academic journey at UC Santa Cruz, where she will study astrophysics. Although her focus is now on the sciences, her passion for music remains strong. Loren has been playing the violin since […]

We have a new tuition-free class that is open to you! “Songs and Stories” is an intergenerational class of storytelling and singing, taught by acclaimed theater director, singer, and educator Beth Wilmurt. This performance-oriented class will explore storytelling through songs while learning the practical nuts and bolts of singing along the way.  Youth ages 8 […]