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The results of a pioneering study about the health benefits of community music for older adults have just been released. The findings of this collaborative study between UCSF, Community Music Center, and the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services are momentous, and reinforce the importance of CMC's community choirs in the lives of seniors in San Francisco. Community Music Center's Older Adult Choir Program serves nearly 400 people in culturally diverse neighborhoods throughout San Francisco.

Historic San Francisco music organization selected for Outside Lands Works inaugural grant program   Contact: Anne C. Mitchell, Marketing Manager 415-647-6015 x75, amitchell@sfcmc.org   For Immediate Release SAN FRANCISCO, August 3, 2018 – Community Music Center (CMC), the Mission District-based nonprofit that provides high quality music lessons, programs, and concerts at no or low cost […]

August 1, 2018 The Bay Area Reporter Alex Madison Music center launches genderqueer chorus

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It’s almost that time of year again! The classrooms of our Mission District Branch are about to fill with the sounds of tuning violins, rhythmic drumming, and young voices finding their range. While school doors close for the summer, our doors at 544 Capp Street open to a world of musical possibility. We provide a […]

For twelve years, David Neuman helped shape the future of CMC as a member of the board of directors. This February, he will take the stage at 544 Capp Street as a performer, continuing his long relationship with the organization he considers his “musical home.” “As a serious amateur musician who always made room in […]

On December 13, 2025, we lost a legend and community pillar. Betty Anne (siujunn-:bood:) Wong passed away, leaving behind a 64-year legacy at CMC that simply cannot be replaced. However, Betty was never one to be pinned down to a single style or genre of music. One day, you might find Betty in Room 5 […]