The free Concert with Conversation series features world-class musicians performing in the CMC concert hall. Each short concert is followed by a Q & A session, where the audience can learn about the lives, hard-work, and inspiration of these artists.
The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. The LAGQ is comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians bringing a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. They consistently play to sold-out houses worldwide. Their inventive, critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground.
RSVP online here. Seating is first come, first served. RSVP does not guarantee seating. There will be space for walk-up patrons without tickets.
CMC thanks San Francisco Performances for making these concerts free for our community.
Christmas in the Mission
with Community Music Center Choirs
Enjoy a Christmas concert of festive choral music from Latin America and Spain in the beautiful historic Mission Dolores Basilica featuring performances by CMC’s Coro de Cámara, and CMC Solera Singers of Mission Neighborhood Center and Coro CMC del Centro Latino de San Francisco Older Adult Choirs. The concert includes chamber songs from the Spanish and Mexican Baroque, 20th century choral music, and traditional Christmas songs from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Colombia.
Family. Music. Fun!
You’re invited to a free community music day for toddlers, kids, teens, and adults.
Community Music Center welcomes the public to our Mission District Branch to try out an instrument or a class for free at CMC Sundays! Bring your instrument, your voice, your family, and friends! It’s free!
Highlights include Music for Children, private lessons and class demos, jam sessions, workshops, and more. Don’t miss the crowd-pleasing favorite: Instrument Petting Zoo!
RSVP for this free event online here.
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The free Concert with Conversation series features world-class musicians performing in the CMC concert hall. Each short concert is followed by a Q & A session, where the audience can learn about the lives, hard-work, and inspiration of these artists.
Praised for his rich tone and powerfully thrilling voice, bass-baritone Dashon Burton has proven himself to be a voice to be reckoned with, winning international competitions and performing with opera companies and orchestras across the country and in Europe. His talents make him equally at home performing Bach and Mozart to Stockhausen, as well as touring with the Grammy Award-winning contemporary vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth. Burton’s repertoire includes classical and sacred music as well as programming with deeper political meaning.
CMC thanks San Francisco Performances for making these concerts free for our community.
The free Concert with Conversation series features world-class musicians performing in the CMC concert hall. Each short concert is followed by a Q & A session, where the audience can learn about the lives, hard-work, and inspiration of these artists.
Cuban pianist and composer Alfredo Rodríguez has become a globally recognized Grammy nominee with multiple critically acclaimed releases on Mack Avenue Records since being discovered and produced by the great Quincy Jones. Rodríguez is leading the way for the new wave of Cuban musicians, including past collaborators Ibeyi and Pedrito Martinez, and exposing the rich musical history of Cuba to a wider audience.
CMC thanks San Francisco Performances for making these concerts free for our community.
The free Concert with Conversation series features world-class musicians performing in the CMC concert hall. Each short concert is followed by a Q & A session, where the audience can learn about the lives, hard-work, and inspiration of these artists.
Described by the Boston Globe as “one of the world’s most remarkable singers,” American tenor Nicholas Phan is increasingly recognized as an artist of distinction. Praised for his keen intelligence, captivating stage presence and natural musicianship, he performs regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and opera companies.
Over the last decade, Gabriel Kahane has quietly established himself as a songwriter all his own, grafting a deep interest in storytelling to a keen sense of harmony and rhythm. His major label debut, The Ambassador, a study of Los Angeles seen through the lens of ten street addresses, was hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the year’s very best albums”.
CMC thanks San Francisco Performances for making these concerts free for our community.
