Community Music Center’s 2025 Spring Gala

CMC’s 2025 Spring Gala Honorary Chairs

Jake Heggie and Curt Branom

2025 Gertrude Field Community Impact Award

Sin-Tung Chiu

Roland and Lois Feller

Diane B. Wilsey

Join us for an evening of musical and celebratory delights, including cocktails in the Gold Ballroom, a delectable banquet, star-studded performances, and an online auction.

CMC’s Spring Gala raises funds to make high-quality music accessible to all, regardless of their financial means.

For more information and to sign up for gala updates – including a surprise guest announcement – fill out this form, or contact Nick Colella at ncolella@sfcmc.org or 415-647-6015 x 120.

Early-bird pricing available on table and half-table sponsorships through December 31, 2024. Contact Nick Colella at ncolella@sfcmc.org or 415-647-6015 x 120 for more information and to reserve your seats.

Host Committee

Katie Colendich
Nicole Cooper
Pamela Rummage Culp
Karen Earle Lile
Sharon L. Litsky
Sharon Seto

Honorary Committee

Marion Atherton, Berkeley Symphony
Katherine and Roy Bukstein
Debbie Chinn
Janet Cluff
Ramón C. Cortines
Ruth A. Felt
Steve Kahl and Lolly Lewis
Dorka Keehn
René Mandel
Garrick Ohlsson and Bob Guter
Frances Phillips
Jim Callahan, Piedmont Piano
Martha Rodríguez-Salazar and Jennifer Peringer
Claudia Campazzo, San Francisco Classical Voice
David Stull, San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Christopher Verdugo, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
Melanie Smith, San Francisco Performances
Dr. Hafez Modirzadeh, San Francisco State University School of Music
John Santos
Steve Shapiro and Ellen Rosenthal
Roselyne Chroman Swig
Frederica von Stade
Linda Lucero, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
Mario Guarneri, Jazz in the Neighborhood

Auction Committee

Sabrina Raphael, co-chair
Amanda Sargisson, co-chair
Emily Berger
Lee Dorado
Ludmila Kisseleva
Carolyn Squeri
Kate Stacy
Joan Varrone

Date / Time

Thursday, 
April 3, 2025
5:00 pm

Type of Event

Fundraising Events

Location

Ritz Carlton Hotel
600 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA 94108