CMC Presents! features outstanding music and educational events such as “Concerts with Conversation” with internationally acclaimed artists (in partnership with SF Performances), concerts by our award-winning faculty, master classes, clinics, and special CMC productions such as our annual Performathon, “Field Day at CMC.”
hosted by Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Community Music Center
This series pairs Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBGF) artists and Community Music Center (CMC) faculty to engage in musical dialogue and conversation about their music and its role in community—inspiring action and cultivating well being.
Join us for inspiring dialogue with these brilliant artists in the Creative Voices series:
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 5:30pm
FREE
Ukulenny, also known as Lendl San Jose, sees the ukulele as a transformative instrument ideally suited for spreading positive energy, good cheer and aural pleasure. For the past decade he’s spread the uke gospel as a teacher, performer and online impresario whose YouTube channel has garnered nearly 10 million views and some 76,000 subscribers. Joining him in conversation about music as a force for well-being is Beth Wilmurt, a fellow uke evangelist’s popular Uke’n Sing classes has introduced people of all ages to the particular tuneful joys of the diminutive four-string instrument. A long-time faculty member at the Community Music Center, Wilmurt leads its tuition free Children’s Chorus and three Older Adult Choirs. Preston Justice, YBGF’s house emcee and the programmer of OMCA Friday nights, moderates the conversation. A guest from the SF Department of Disability and Aging Services will also speak.
This event will be conducted online via video conferencing.
RSVP HERE to sign up to receive the link to join, emailed prior to the start of the discussion.
Learn more about our series partners Yerba Buena Gardens Festival: www.ybgfestival.org
hosted by Yerba Buena Gardens Festival and Community Music Center
This series pairs Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (YBGF) artists and Community Music Center (CMC) faculty to engage in musical dialogue and conversation about their music and its role in community—inspiring action and cultivating well being.
Join us for inspiring dialogue with these brilliant artists in the Creative Voices series:
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 5:30pm
FREE
Drawing on a broad spectrum of African-American musical idioms from jazz and gospel to R&B and soul, Oakland vocalist and activist Valerie Troutt has been a creative force on the Bay Area music scene for the past 15 years. Dedicated to creating welcoming spaces for queer and BIPOC communities, she’s created sumptuous vocal settings for dance events, theater productions, and her own band, which is featured on her new album The Oakland Girl. Troutt explores the power of music to build community with CMC Faculty members, Maestro and Nola Curtis, and the Curtis Family Cnotes, a seven-member family band. Maestro and Nola teach voice and piano at CMC, a Vocal Harmony ensemble and an Older Adult Choir. The Curtis Family Cnotes integrates music and community service regularly—most recently collaborating with food distribution in Bayview Hunters Point to transform it into a soul-steeped celebration. Preston Justice, YBGF’s house emcee and the programmer of OMCA Friday nights, moderates the conversation.
This event will be conducted online via video conferencing.
RSVP HERE to sign up to receive the link to join, emailed prior to the start of the discussion.
Learn more about our series partners Yerba Buena Gardens Festival: www.ybgfestival.org
