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Event Archive

Date	Time	Title/Artist	Description	Location	Cost
0 Sat	12:00am	Dave Scott, Student Recital	bb – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
January 2004
11 Sun	4:00pm	Soren Green, clarinet – Yoko Okayasu, viola – Alisa Rose, violin – Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano.	Mozart, Reinecke, and others – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free
23 Fri	6:00pm	Luciana Souza	Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza performs a program for guitar and voice. Featured vocalist in San Francisco Performance’s January jazz series, this will be her first time performing at the Music Center. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free concert
31 Sat	8:30pm	The Graham Connah Large Ensemble	Alex Candelaria brings Bay Area jazz pianist and composer Graham Connah to the Music Center in a program of original jazz compositions for piano and jazz ensemble. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/$5 – Artscard accepted
February 2004
6 Fri	6:00pm	Fred Hersch	A superior soloist, accompanist, and interpreter of ballads, jazz pianist Fred Hirsch returns for his second visit to the Music Center. Hirsch started playing the piano at age four, and in addition to recording extensively, he also leads several of his own groups. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Fri	6:00pm	The Peabody Trio	This Naumburg Chamber Music Award winning trio returns for a second \”Concert with Conversation\” at the Music Center. Described as one of the leading piano trios in the world, the trio specializes in performing works specifically written for the piano trio and in working with contemporary composers. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	4:00pm	Kay Kleinerman	Arias, show tunes, and other favorites. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults, $5 Students / Seniors / ArtsCard
28 Sat	8:30pm	Ellen Robinson	CMC’s AGC Director and jazz vocalist Ellen Robinson and her trio perform jazz standards and new compositions in a cabaret setting. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 students / seniors / ArtsCard
March 2004
5 Fri	6:00pm	The Lindsay Quartet	The Lindsay Quartet appearance will feature a piece and in-person visit by composer Nat Stookey, a San Francisco native who first studied theory and composition at CMC. Part of the “Concerts with Conversation Series” sponsored by SF Performances. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sat	8:00pm	CMC Student Concerto Competition Concert	Urs Leonhardt Steiner, conductor. Winners of CMC Student Concerto Competition. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Student Concerto Competition Concert	Urs Leonhardt Steiner, conductor. Winners of CMC Student Concerto Competition. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Fri	8:00pm	Guarneri Jazz Quartet	Jazz classics and original material by some of the best jazz musicians in the Bay Area. Mario Guarneri (trumpet), Calvin Keys (guitar), Kash Killion (bass), and Omar Clay (drums). – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 students / seniors / ArtsCard
13 Sat	11:00am	Cypress String Quartet	The Cypress String Quartet performs for students of CMC’s Comperhensive Musicianship and Inner City Young Musicians Programs. Performance is open to the general public. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sat	8:00pm	Lauren Cony & Amanda Hahn	CMC piano faculty member Lauren Cony and CMC flute faculty member Amanda Hahn perform 20th century American music by Copland, Barber, Lukas Foss, Piston, John Heiss, and Emma Lou Diemer. Conversation with Cony and Hahn will follow. Part of the Shenson Faculty Concert Series. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform on a variety of instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	7:00pm	Pursuit of Excellence Spring Recital	Betty Wong, Director. Featuring the best of CMC student performers in collaboration with CMC faculty. Works by: Liszt, Glinka Trio (clarinet, cello, piano), Schumann (lieder), Dizzy Gillespie, and CMC student/composer Daniel Brown (saxophone jazz quartet). Musical selections also include Guzheng Music of China and early instruments Gemshorn and Bar – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Fri	6:00pm	David Krakauer	Acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer brings his ensemble, Klezmer Madness!, to CMC for the first time. With help from his ensemble, Krakauer tells tales of the old world and the new through this energetic and exciting music. Part of the “Concerts with Conversation Series” sponsored by SF Performances. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Fri	8:00pm	SF Sound Series	Although rarely performed in the United States, German composer Helmut Lachenmann (b. 1935) has become an increasingly popular figure in many new music circles. Marked by timbre explorations common in contemporary improvised instrumental music and an almost Feldmanesque sense of duration, texture, and time, Lachenmann bridges the gaps between the i – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 suggested donation
20 Sat	8:00pm	Anything Goes Chorus in Concert	AGC Director Ellen Robinson and advanced AGC members present a variety of tunes including jazz, pop, Broadway, a cappella, and oldies. A guaranteed good time! – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	2:00pm	CMC Bach Marathon	Juliet McComas, Director. CMC piano faculty members present a performance of the Well-Tempered Clavier Book I in celebration of Bach’s birthday on March 21st. This is a special opportunity to hear the complete cycle of Preludes and Fugues in the intimate setting of CMC’s recital hall. Harpsichord will also be featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 students / seniors / ArtsCard
21 Sun	7:30pm	Student/Teacher Piano Ensemble Concert	CMC piano faculty member Paula Dreyer and her students play classical, minimalist, world, and children’s music. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Fri	6:00pm	Juanita Ulloa-Latin Music Workshop	CMC voice and piano faculty member and Latin American ethnomusicologist Juanita Ulloa presents a lecture/workshop on songwriting in a variety of Latin styles. All levels of musicians are welcome to bring their songs and compositions for feedback on vocal presentation, technique, and compositional ideas. Help with Spanish pronunciation and diction w – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sat	8:30pm	Juanita Ulloa & Mariachi Picante	CMC voice and piano faculty member Juanita Ulloa and her Latin ensemble, Mariachi Picante, interpret Argentine songs, romantic boleros, Mexican ranchera songs and Cuban melodies. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	4:00pm	SF Children’s Chorus	CMC’s SFCC Director Beth Wilmurt presents songs from “Thirty Minutes on H.M.S. Pinafore”, based on the popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera by Arthur Johnson and May Van Dyke. John Kyrk, accompanist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	7:30pm	Samba Ngo	In collaboration with Berkeley’s Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center, CMC welcomes African musician Samba Ngo. Ngo is a master of “sebene,” the characteristic element of Congolese music that enchants and entrances listeners with driving layers of guitar, call-and-response choruses, rhythm and melody. This special performance is a benefi – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 suggested donation
April 2004
2 Fri	8:00pm	Apple Hill Chamber Players	As a part of their West Coast tour, Apple Hill Chamber Players perform in a special benefit for CMC’s ICYMP program. The group is comprised of Eric Stumacher, piano; Elise Kuder, violin; Michael Kelley, viola; and Rupert Thompson, cello. Music will include Mozart g-minor and Brahms c-minor piano quartets. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE / donations
3 Sat	1:00pm	ICYMP Concert	CMC’s Inner City Young Musicians Program (ICYMP) performs under the direction of CMC faculty Ken Rosen, Janice Mercer, and Stephanie Blandino. The 12 piece ensemble includes 1 clarinet, 1 trombone, 4 violins, 1 viola, 2 cellos, 2 contrabasses, and percussion. The program will consist of classical, jazz, and Latin music including Bach’s Brand – program info	Mission Neighborhood Center	FREE
3 Sat	8:00pm	Potingue	Presenting work developed by the Flamenco-Latin Ensemble classes, led by Chus Alonso. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	4:00pm	Fundraising Concert	Friends of Jennifer Peringer, CMC piano faculty, present a fundraising concert for martial arts organization Shin Tai Do. Program will include Brahms’ piano trio and a Polynesian drumming and dance troupe. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults/$5 Students/seniors/ArtsCard
16 Fri	7:30pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble: Spring Celebration	This gala concert consists of arias, duets and excerpts of operas from Offenbach, Mozart, Schubert, and others. Reception to follow. For more information, call (415) 826-8670. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All Faculty Recital (SACS)	CMC Clarinet Faculty Soren Green hosts CMC’s second annual all faculty recital. Performers include: Chus Alonso, flute, cajon; Dorothy Barnhouse, mezzo-soprano; Roberta Wain-Becker, mezzo-soprano; Lauren Cony, piano; Paula Dreyer, piano; Dan Foltz, percussion; Sin-Tung Chiu, violin; Sarah Holzman, flute; John Kyrk, piano; Kay Kleinerman, soprano; E – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Fri	8:00pm	Show Tunes Without a Show: Songs of Don Seaver	An evening of show tunes benefitting the CMC Scholarship Fund. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/15/20 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
25 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Chamber Music Recital	CMC Chamber Music students of Abraham Becker, Jennifer Peringer, Marta Rodriguez-Salazar and Loretta Taylor perform in small ensembles and play music by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak, Schumann, Bartok and more. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Fri	8:00pm	Three Great Songwriters and Their Bands	An evening featuring Ira Marlowe’s witty, philosophical and disarmingly honest songwriting and singing; The Alexis Harte Band’s rootsy Americana music with touches of Brazilian, Reggae and Jazz; Comfy Chair’s funny and over-the-top theatrical rock. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$8 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
May 2004
2 Sun	11:30am	Student Recital	Students of piano instructor Helen Mitchell in recital. Private event–not open to the public. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	PRIVATE EVENT
2 Sun	4:00pm	Student Recital	Students of piano instructor Maggie Thompson in recital. Private event–not open to the public. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	PRIVATE EVENT
7 Fri	7:30pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC Piano Faculty Jeff Swinkin presents his students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	10:00am	Music Fundamentals for Beginning Singers	A fun filled two and 1/2 hour workshop with CMC faculty members Kay Kleinerman and Eve Chosak. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Director Ken Rosen and the CMC Teen Jazz Band present a variety of jazz standards. Also featuring a performance by CMC student and composer Daniel Brown’s saxophone quartet. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	8:00pm	San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra	The San Francisco Composer’s Chamber Orchestra presents new compositions for orchestra by Bay Area composers Mark Alburger, Alexis Alrich, John Brrman, Michael Cooke, Thomas Goss, Lisa Prosek, Eduard Prosek, and Erling Wold. This concert is sponsored, in part, by a grant from the American Composer”s Forum. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
10 Mon	7:30pm	Music History and Theory for Intelligent Beginners: Part 1 of 2	In a two-part lecture series, CMC faculty members Allison Lovejoy and Jono Kornfeld host an entertaining, non-technical discussion about Western music history and theory. From the Ancient Greeks to the techno geeks, Allison and Jono will supply the historic framework of music’s evolution that illuminates both the differences and similarities of sty – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sat	8:00pm	Chus Alonso and Potaje (Shenson Concert Series)	Chus Alonso is back with his Flamenco-Latin ensemble Potaje to introduce a new work entitled “Encuentro Transatlantico” (Transatlantic Encounter). Flamenco dancer Carola Zertuche will join this exploration of the historical connections between the traditional genres of Cuban “Punto Guajiro” and Spanish “Flamenco Guajira”. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students present a variety of musical instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	4:00pm	Pursuit of Excellence Honors Recital	Honoring exceptional graduating CMC students: Joanna Tsai on piano; Stephanie Gee on guzheng; and Nathan Lofton, Jamie Herrera, and Frances Zlotnick performing Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. Original works by CMC Student Daniel Brown; CMC’s Jazz Band; Danzon by Paquito D’Rivera for clarinet, cello and piano; and members of CMC’s chamber mus – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	4:00pm	Alisa Rose, violin (SACS)	CMC violin faculty member Alisa Rose and friends in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	8:00pm	Soren Green, clarinet (SACS)	CMC clarinet faculty member Soren Green and friends play chamber music. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Mon	4:30pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus	Director Beth Wilmurt and San Francisco Children’s Chorus present songs from around the world. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Mon	7:30pm	Music History and Theory for Intelligent Beginners: Part 2 of 2	In a two-part lecture series, CMC faculty members Allison Lovejoy and Jono Kornfeld host an entertaining, non-technical discussion about Western music history and theory. From the Ancient Greeks to the techno geeks, Allison and Jono will supply the historic framework of music’s evolution that illuminates both the differences and similarities of sty – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Wed	4:30pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus	Director Beth Wilmurt and San Francisco Children’s Chorus present songs from around the world. – program info	Mission Neighborhood Center
21 Fri	7:30pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sat	8:00pm	Student Recital	Students of piano instructor Ann Pagliarulo in recital. Private event–not open to the public. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	PRIVATE EVENT
23 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students present a variety of musical instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	2:00pm	Rosa Cutler Memorial Recital	A recital for CMC piano faculty member Rosa Cutler by students and colleagues from CMC and Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC). Reception following. – program info	CMC-Richmond District Branch Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	4:00pm	SF Children’s Chorus	Director Beth Wilmurt and the SFCC present musical theatre. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	8:00pm	Student Recital	Students of piano instructor Jennie Lee in recital. Private event-not open to the public. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	PRIVATE EVENT
24 Mon	8:30pm	Samsun Van Loon, Cello Recital	Samsun Van Loon, San Francisco Conservatory cello student and CMC alumni returns to CMC in a performance for cello and piano. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Fri	8:00pm	Nathan Lofton, Trumpet Recital	CMC trumpet and composition student Nathan Lofton and friends present several new compositions. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Community Chorus	Renee Grant-Williams and members of the CMC Community Chorus reunite to sing several old favorites. Private event-not open to the public. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	PRIVATE EVENT
June 2004
2 Wed	8:00pm	CMC Orchestra Concert	Conductor/Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the Community Music Center Orchestra present CMC Faculty Concerto Competition winner and CMC trumpet faculty member Dave Scott performing Arutunian’s Trumpet Concerto. Also on the program are Tomasi’s Fanfares Liturgiques, and Schumann’s Symphony No. 4. – program info	Delancey Street	PRIVATE EVENT
5 Sat	8:00pm	CMC Orchestra Concert	Conductor/Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the Community Music Center Orchestra present CMC Faculty Concerto Competition winner and CMC trumpet faculty member Dave Scott performing Arutunian’s Trumpet Concerto. Also on the program are Tomasi’s Fanfares Liturgiques, and Schumann’s Symphony No. 4. – program info	Mission Presbyterian Church	FREE
5 Sat	8:30pm	SF Sound Series: Luciano Berio	Music taken from over 25 works by Luciano Berio, re-mixed and inserted into his theatrical work, “Laborintus II.” – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 suggested donation
6 Sun	1:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Year End Concert	Students from CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship Program (CMP) and Inner City Young Musicians Program (ICYMP) perform in small ensembles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All School Recital	Students at all levels perform in this showcase concert, in a variety of styles and on a variety of instruments. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sat	8:00pm	CMC Faculty and Staff Recital	Rachel Condry, clarinet; Kay Kleinerman, soprano; Janice Mercer, piano; and Abraham Aviles-Scott, tenor. Highlights include music of Schumann and Schubert. Proceeds benefit CMC’s composition scholarship fund and Hope House in Redwood City. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
13 Sun	11:30am	CMC Student Recital	CMC voice faculty member Juanita Ulloa presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Mon	8:00pm	Paula Dreyer, piano, and Kelley Maulbetsch, cello.	Enchanted pieces for cello and piano including “Sonata in D Major, Opus 78” by Johannes Brahms, “Le Grand Tango” by Astor Piazzolla and “Requierbros” by Gaspar Cassado. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Fri	11:15am	CMC Summer Camp Performance	Participants from CMC’s second annual Music Summer Camp, ages 9-11, perform in small chamber groups and finish with a large group demonstration of their musical and creative talents using a variety of homemade instruments. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	8:00pm	Aurora Josephson	The Lines Ensemble performs Cornelius Cardew’s “Treatise”. The Ensemble includes: Liz Allbee, Alicia Byer, Sarah Cahill, Ann Dentel, Danielle DeGruttola, Aurora Josephson, Kendra Juul, Blevin Blectum, Cheryl Leonard, Patty Liu, Kristin Miltner, Lisa Sangita Moskow, Sarah Schoenbeck, Karen Stackpole. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students present a variety of musical instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Baroque Etcetera Hour	Director Shirley Wong-Frentzel and the CMC Collegium Musicum presents selections from 13th century England, 16th century Spain, 18th century Italy and Germany, and 20th century use of Baroque forms. Music performed on keyboard, violin, Baroque flute, Baroque guitar, and recorders. Reception to follow. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students present a variety of musical instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sun	4:00pm	Mark Westburg Presents:	Mark Westburg presents his band “Glacial” in a free performance of original compositions and new jazz offerings. Acoustic piano, guitar, and percussion. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Tue	6:00pm	Anthony Brown (Musical Conversations)	Dr. Brown recently received a Guggenheim Fellowship for his recomposition of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, and will perform excerpts from and talk about “American Rhapsodies.” – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
July 2004
10 Sat	8:00pm	Anita Cocktail Our	An evening of comedy and cabaret featuring Anita Cocktail. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
10 Sat	9:00pm	Leanne Borghesi	An evening of comedy and cabaret featuring Leanne Borghesi, with accompaniment by Porterville. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
16 Fri	7:30pm	CMC Faculty Concert	Rachel Swinkin, flute, and Jeff Swinkin, piano, present J. S. Bach’s Sonata for Flute and Keyboard in E Major, BWV 1035; Brahms’ Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 78; Dutilleux’s Sonatine for Flute and Piano; Mozart’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, K. 379; and Poulenc’s Sonata for Flute and Piano. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sat	7:30pm	Student Recital	Flute and voice students in concert. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	7:30pm	Shannon Bryant Student Performance	“Voices Unite” voice students of Shannon Bryant in performance. Visit www.shannonbryant.net for more information. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Wed	6:00pm	Gamelan Sekar Jaya (Musical Conversations)	Gamelan Sekar Jaya is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to the study and presentation of traditional and contemporary Balinese performing arts. They will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and their performance will include guest artists from Bali. This concert is sponsored by the Stern Grove Festival Association. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sat	8:00pm	Oberlin Alumni Concert	Former CMC Cello Faculty Poppea Dorsam hosts this concert featuring Oberlin Music Conservatory Alumni. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Fri	7:45pm	Student Recital	Piano students of Jeff Swinkin, CMC piano faculty member, perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
31 Sat	8:00pm	CD Release Concert: Solstice	This concert celebrates the release of Solstice’s new CD, Full Circle. Solstice is a female vocal ensemble specializing in music written by women or for women’s voices. Our music spans many different genres, with an emphasis on world, classical, and pop. Solstice is Becca Burrington, Krista Enos, Sheryl Kaskowitz, Katie Offer, Kim Warsaw and Sara – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
August 2004
1 Sun	4:00pm	Student Recital-Concert & Swing Dance	Stop by to hear student Daniel Brown and his Legit Swingers, a classic jazz octet featuring compositions and arrangements by Daniel, as well as Stranger Than Paradise, a woodwind quartet with a jazz and Latin influenced sound. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sat	8:00pm	SFSoundSeries	An evening of classic minimalist and process compositions: Steve Reich’s “Pendulum Music” reveals the musical complexity behind a simple system of swinging microphones. Alvin Lucier’s “Still and Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas” maps the topography of the concert hall with mobile patterns of pure waves. Louis’ Andriessen’s “Hoketus – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
8 Sun	4:00pm	Carrie Horvath, Voice	Carrie Horvath presents songs for piano and voice – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Fri	7:30pm	CMC Student Recital	Jamie Herrera, Flute,in recital with CMC faculty member Amanda Hahn. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sat	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students perform in diverse styles on a variety of instruments. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	8:00pm	SFSoundSeries	The second in our series of paired solo recitals. Australian flautist and “new complexity” specialist Kathleen Gallagher presents virtuosic works from the contemporary flute repertoire, including rarely-heard music by Chris Dench, James Dillon, and Michael Finnissy, and upcoming composers Christopher Jones and Dominik Karski. Local improviser and c – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
September 2004
11 Sat	7:30pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC flute instructor Amanda Hahn presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	4:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Dmitri Anissimov	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents tenor Dmitri Anissimov in a solo recital with Ina Chalis at the piano. Program features works by Mozart, Donizetti, Verde, Tchaikowsky and Rachmaminov. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents: Na Leo Nahenahe	CMC voice instructor John Lehrack presents his Hawaiian chorus Na Leo Nahenahe (Sweet Voices). Featured songs are in Hawaiian and English and range from classic standards of the L’lluokalani era to more contemporary works. Singing is mostly a cappella (unaccompanied), but occasionally guitar, ukulele, bass and piano are added. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Sun	4:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Help, Help, The Globolinks	If you either sing or play, all the evils fly away! This is the message of Gian Carlo Menotti’s space-age comic opera “Help, Help, The Globolinks”. Globolinks are hostile space creatures who have landed on earth and music is the only effective weapon against them. Both children and adults will find this opera delightful and appealing. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
25 Sat	2:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Help, Help, The Globolinks	If you either sing or play, all the evils fly away! This is the message of Gian Carlo Menotti’s space age comic opera “Help, Help, The Globolinks.” Globolinks are hostile space creatures who have landed on earth amd music is the only effective weapon against them. Both children and adults will find this opera delightful and appealing. – program info	Randall Museum	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
25 Sat	8:00pm	SFSoundSeries	A variety of approaches to contemporary music: Iannis Xenakis’ Epei (for English horn, clarinet, trumpet, 2 trombones and double bass) uses precise notation to create a dense, raucous music. Freedom and organization collide in Christopher Burns’ Maxwell’s Demon, with a conductor providing tightly scripted time-lengths to a group of improvising musi – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
October 2004
3 Sun	8:00pm	Fog City Brass Quintet	The Fog City Brass Quintet presents a free pops concert titled “Pink in the West Side”. The program features selections from West Side Story and music by Glenn Miller, Rossini, and Cheetham. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sat	8:00pm	SF Composers’ Orchestra	CMC clarinet instructor Rachel Condry hosts a performance of new works by the San Francisco Composers’ Orchestra. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sat	8:30pm	Chus Alonso and Potingue	Chus Alonso and Potingue – Traditional and contemporary Flamenco-Latin music by CMC flute faculty Chus Alonso and Potingue, CMC’s Flamenco-Latin Ensemble. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sun	4:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Help, Help, The Globolinks	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents “Help, Help, The Globolinks” – If you either sing or play, all the evils fly away! This is the message of Gian Carlo Menotti’s space age comic opera about hostile space creatures. Music is the only effective weapon against them. Both children and adults will find this opera delightful and appealing. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
29 Fri	8:00pm	William Marin & Guests	William Marin & Guests – Pop and jazz standards and originals. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sat	8:00pm	Spirits, Spells, & Siren Songs III: Third Time’s the Charm!	A performance celebrating the mystery, magic, and ghostly characters conjured by the Halloween season. The program offers art songs and opera scenes for women’s voices and includes Heidi Waterman, Katherine McKee,mezzo-sopranos, Elfrieda Langemann, soprano with Shelley L Johnson, Narration, and Marcie Stapp, Piano. Join our host of elves, witches, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
31 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students present a variety of musical instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
November 2004
5 Fri	8:00pm	Doug Goodkin and Friends	Doug Goodkin and Friends - Jazz standards and originals. With Bill Douglass on bass and Jim Santiowen on drums. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
6 Sat	8:00pm	CMC Orchestra Presents	CMC Orchestra - Conductor and Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra (CMCO), in association with the Friend Center for the Arts at the Jewish Community Center of SF, present: Dvorak, New World Symphony (No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95); Weber, Clarinet Concerto No. 2, featuring soloist and CMC clarinet faculty member Sore – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	FREE
6 Sat	8:00pm	Tom Casey	Tom Casey - Solo percussion recital featuring marimba, vibraphone and multiple percussion instruments. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students present a variety of musical instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	5:00pm	Sound of the Earth Turning	Sound of the Earth Turning - A concert to celebrate the local premiere of “Sound of the Earth Turning”, a music video dedicated to desert cultures of the world including a musical journey through Turko-Muslim Asia. Featuring live, original improvisations by Arabic percussionist Mary Ellen Donald and Phoenix Spring Ensemble, and Indo-B – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
12 Fri	7:30pm	Porch Light presents: Fix This! The Problem-Solving Show	San Francisco’s premiere storytelling event teams up with the excellent kids’ nonprofit Streetside Stories for an evening of tales about solving problems. Expect an evening of laughs and gasps as five students and three of our adult Porch Light veterans go G-rated for a night of wholesome fun. Storytellers include Hemlock Tavern talent booker An – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
13 Sat	8:00pm	Piano Students of Ann Pagliarulo	Piano students of Ann Pagliarulo, in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students present a variety of musical instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	4:00pm	Children’s Chorus	Children’s Chorus - Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg and Nancy Schimmel. With special guest artists Maya Simpson, Michelle Diaz and Cassandra Lindop. Candy Forest, Director, and John Kyrk, Accompanist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	7:30pm	Doug Slaton and Friends	Maria Shim, violin, Karen Tsuei, violin, Dorothy Lee, viola, Doug Slaton, cello, and Bryant Kong, piano perform the Brahms Piano Quintet and the Schumann String Quartet #1. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Fri	8:00pm	Soren Green and Li Qin Zhong	Soren Green and Li Qin Zhong - Soren Green, CMC clarinet faculty, and Li Qin Zhong, piano, perform Brahms’ Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major, Opus 120 no. 2; Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata; and theme and variations by Jean Francaix. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sat	7:00pm	Club CMC Presents: The Ladies Banjo Society	An Old Fashioned Square Dance - Club CMC presents CMC guitar and banjo faculty Erik Pearson and members of the Ladies Banjo Society. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students present a variety of musical instruments and styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	4:00pm	Student of Lauren Cony	CMC Piano Faculty Lauren Cony presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	8:00pm	Alex Hills, piano	Alex Hills - Classical favorites for piano and violin. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
December 2004
3 Fri	8:00pm	Chus Alonso and Friends	Chus Alonso and Friends – CMC flute faculty member Chus Alonso presents a program of original contemporary Flamenco music dedicated to keeping the tradition alive by reinventing its sound with a contemporary sensitivity. The concert will include original music for piano, flute and percussion, as well as two exceptional guitarists interp – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	1:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Students	CMP/ICYMP Students – CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship Program (CMP) and Inner City Young Musicians Program (ICYMP) students perform individually and in small ensembles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	8:00pm	American Composers Forum Concert	American Composers Forum Concert – Todd Brody and members of the American Composer’s Forum perform contemporary selections. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
12 Sun	11:30am	Holiday Party	CMC’s Holiday Party longstanding tradition continues with the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble in a fully-staged production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors”. Following the performance will be a performance by CMC’s San Francisco Children’s Chorus, directed by Candy Forest. Lastly, expect a visit from Santa Claus with trea – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	3:30pm	Jazz Band	Jazz Band – Director Ken Rosen and CMC’s Jazz Band present a variety of jazz, Latin, swing, funk and other standards. Also on the program is CMC flute faculty Chus Alonso and Potingue, CMC’s Flamenco-Latin Ensemble. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	7:00pm	Chamber Music Ensembles	CMC’s Chamber Music Student Ensembles in performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Fri	7:30pm	CMC’s Las Posadas	CMC’s Las Posadas traditional Latino holiday play and celebration returns for the third year in a row. The play commemorates Mary and Joseph’s cold and arduous journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). The play features songs in Spanish by a cast of CMC staff, faculty and students; CMC’s Coro – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents: Juanita Ulloa	Juanita Ulloa – Club CMC presents CMC voice faculty member Juanita Ulloa in a premiere concert of Latin-American holiday treats in English and Spanish. Five-piece ensemble includes world-class touring musicians such as: Lalo Izquierdo, cajon (Peru Negro World Touring Dance/Music Ensemble); Ayla Davila, bass (Los Mocosos); and Camilo Landa – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10, $5 children / seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Sun	11:30am	Grace Yu-Student Recital	Piano students of Grace Yu, CMC piano faculty, present a free recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	4:00pm	Winter Celebration	Winter Celebration – CMC piano and harpsichord faculty member Shirley Wong-Frenzel presents faculty and students performing on a variety of instruments in diverse styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	7:00pm	Las Posadas	Traditional Latino holiday play. Please see 12/17/2004 listing for a complete description. – program info	Mission Presbyterian Church	FREE
31 Fri	9:30pm	CMC Orchestra and Chorus	CMC Orchestra and Chorus – Conductor and Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra and Chorus present their annual fundraising performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (Choral) Also on the program is the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, with James Dahlgren, violin. – program info	Mission Presbyterian Church	All Tickets $20
January 2005
1 Sat	4:00pm	CMC Orchestra Presents	Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchesta and Chorus present their annual fund-raising performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No.9(Choral). Also on the program is the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major,Op.35 with James Dahlgren, violin. – program info	Mission Dolores	All Tickets $20
7 Fri	8:00pm	John Partridge, piano	John Partridge, piano and guitar, presents a performance of mostly ragtime and original compositions in honor of his first CD release. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
9 Sun	8:00pm	Reynaldo Budhi-Student Recital	Reynaldo Budhi, CMC piano faculty, presents his students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	4:00pm	Alisa Rose and Keisuke Nakagoshi	CMC violin faculty member Alisa Rose and Keisuke Nakagoshi in recital. Program includes works by Bach, Beethoven, Pagannini, Sarasate, Sibelius and Schoenfield’s “Who Let The Cat Out Last Night?”. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	7:30pm	Sarah Holzman-Student Recital	Students of Sarah Holzman, CMC flute instructor, present a free student recital – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	An evening of jazz standards and originals performed by Community Music Center (CMC) faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Corey Combs, bass; Todd Swenson, guitar; and Randy Craig, piano. The venue, Savanna Jazz Club, features a full bar with an incredible selection of – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
21 Fri	6:00pm	SF Performances Presents: Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile	A Concert with Conversation featuring famed composer and double bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin prodigy Chris Thile in an evening of instrumental duets from both of their repertoires. This concert is rescheduled from 1/23, Sunday, 4:00pm. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Fri	8:00pm	The Telephone/The Medium	CMC faculty and students present Gian Carlo Menotti’s double-bill of meddlesome third parties fouling up communication! “The Telephone” opens as a lighthearted, comic foil: Ben loves Lucy, but how can he tell her when she’s always on the phone? In the ominously dramatic “The Medium”, Baba makes a living conducting false séances for the – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
29 Sat	8:00pm	The Medium	Please see Friday, January 28th listing, for detailed program description. Reception following. Note: Interpreter for the hearing impaired may no longer be available for this performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sun	4:00pm	The Telephone/The Medium	Please see Friday, January 28th listing for complete program description. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
February 2005
3 Thu	6:00pm	SF Performances Presents: Eighth Blackbird	A Concert with Conversation featuring Eighth Blackbird, a sextet performing contemporary classical works. Hailed as ambassadors of new music, they have a growing reputation for astounding musical versatility and dedication to today’s composers. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sat	11:00am	Yair Dalal, oud and violin	Yair Dalal is one of the most prolific Israeli ethnic musicians today, creating new Middle Eastern music by interweaving the traditions of Iraqi and Jewish Arabic music with a range of other influences. Dalal will demonstrate the styles and musical modes of the oud and how this information can be transfered to violin. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sat	8:00pm	Davide Verotta, piano	CMC piano faculty member Davide Verotta will perform works of 19th and 20th century masters, including: Frederick Chopin, Ballade Op. 52 (1843); Claude Debussy, L’Isle Joyeuse (1904), Images book II (1906); Luigi Dallapiccola, Quaderno Musicale di Annalibera (1952); Luciano Berio, Short Pieces (1969-1995); Ludwig Van Beethoven, Sonata Op. 57, Appas – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Sing to Love	A pre-Valentine’s Day program of comedy and beautiful singing. Benefiting CMC. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
12 Sat	8:00pm	All Faculty Recital	CMC clarinet faculty member Rachel Condry hosts this year’s All Faculty Recital featuring a variety of musical performances by: Sin-Tung Chiu, Juliet McComas, David Henderson, Reynaldo Budhi, Rachel Condry, Dorothy Barnhouse, Jono Kornfeld, Candy Forest, Erik Walker and Chus Alonso. Reception follows. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	5:30pm	Cocktail and A Cabaret Presents: “Love & Lust, Lust, Lust Cabaret”	Two different and unique cabaret shows. For the first show, join cabaret artist Leanne Borghesi, piano sensation Houston Allred and special guest John McCollough as they take “A Skip Down Memory Lane” with love and songs we remember. For the second show, join SF Faux Queen Anita Cocktail and dazzling dancers Diamond Daggers for a special Valentin – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Fri	6:00pm	SF Performances Presents: Stefon Harris	A Concert with Conversation with jazz percussionist and SF Performances artist-in-residence Stefon Harris in a vibrant evening of performance and a chance to learn more about the art of improvisation. The Los Angeles Times heralds him as “one of the most important young artists in jazz.” – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	8:00pm	Anne Pagllarulo-Student Recital	Piano students of Anne Pagllarulo present a free student recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students in recital featuring a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series: The Berkeley Saxophone Quartet	CMC wind faculty member Annelise Zamula and members of The Berkeley Saxophone Quartet present an afternoon of classical and jazz tunes that highlight the range of musical styles performed by the quartet. Additional quartet members are: Art Brockmeyer, soprano saxophone; Jamison Smeltz, alto saxophone; and Keith Kelly, baritone saxophone. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	An evening of jazz standards and originals performed by Community Music Center (CMC) faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; Scott Foster, guitar; and Randy Craig, piano. The venue, Savanna Jazz Club, features a full bar with an incredible selectio – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
26 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents: Ellen Robinson Quartet	An evening of swinging, sparkling vocals from this classy musician with a repertoire full of surprises. Longstanding CMC voice faculty member Ellen Robinson sings jazz standards, tunes from the Great American Songbook and rare gems from contemporary composers such as Mose Allison, James Taylor and Keb Mo. This will be a “live” recorded concert to – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
27 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students in recital featuring a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sun	3:30pm	Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series: Spring Recital	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this annual event showcasing excellence in CMC student performance in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. Performers thus far include: Jennifer Yi, soprano, winner of CMC’s 2005 student concerto competition and student of Dorothy Barnhouse, singing Mozart opera arias; Baroque ensemble (oboe, v – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
March 2005
4 Fri	7:30pm	Ruby Fulton-New Chamber Operas	CMC violin faculty Ruby Fulton presents a double-bill premiere of two new chamber operas by SF Conservatory of Music composers: Ruby Fulton’s ³This Old House² and Dana Howell’s ³Regret for the Past”. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sat	8:00pm	CMCO Student Concerto Competition Concert	The CMC Orchestra (CMCO) presents the winners of the 2005 CMCO Student Concerto Competition. Program includes: Mozart, Non Piu Di Fiori, from La Clemenza di Tito featuring Jennifer Yi, soprano; Carl Stamitz, Concerto No. 3 in Bb Major, First Movement featuring Benny Wu, clarinet; Mozart, Concerto in D Major, First Movement, K.314 featuring Daniela – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	CMCO Student Concerto Competition Concert	See 3/5. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Mon	6:00pm	SF Performances Presents: Fred Hersch	A Concert with Conversation featuring jazz pianist Fred Hersch. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents: Patrick Greene	CMC guitar faculty Patrick Greene and his ensemble present a program of jazz standards and original compositions with John Gibson, trumpet, Eric Markowitz, bass, and Ben Sibley, drums. An open workshop/jam session follows the performance-all CMC jazz students are invited to participate. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
13 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students in a free performance featuring a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	4:00pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus	CMC’s San Francisco Children’s Chorus takes a musical trip back 100 years with a tribute to Vaudeville. The program includes School Days, Shine On Harvest Moon and Take Me Out to the Ball Game. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	7:30pm	Janis Mercer: Almost all Webern, Almost All Piano	CMC piano faculty member Janis Mercer presents a concert to mark the 60th anniversary of the death of Anton Webern. Also featuring performances by Cheryl Keller, soprano, and music composed by CMC’s CMP students. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Fri	8:00pm	Flamenco-Latin Ensemble I and II	Director Chus Alonso presents the Flamenco-Latin Ensemble I and II in a joint concert. Includes Potingue, the performing component of Flamenco-Latin Ensemble II, and special guest artists. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	8:00pm	Anything Goes Chorus	Director Ellen Robinson presents the Anything Goes Chorus in a lively and inspiring evening of song. Includes songs of peace (Silk Lagoon) and tunes in a variety of styles including jazz (Fly Me To the Moon), popular (Fever), Broadway (One Brick at a Time), and Latin (Oye La Musica). Sprinkled with a bit of choreography, colorful costumes, hilariou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	2:00pm	Bach Marathon II	CMC piano faculty member Juliet McComas, members of the CMC piano faculty, and guest performers present Bach Marathon II, a special concert featuring Book Two of The Well Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach. The concert offers a rare opportunity to hear each of the 24 preludes and fugues in the second volume of Bach’s best-known piano music – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sun	7:30pm	Shannon Bryant-Student Recital	Voice Students of Shannon Bryant perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sat	1:00pm	ICYMP in Concert	CMC’s Inner City Young Musicians Program (ICYMP) students perform a program including Entrada by Von Locse, a Baroque trio for clarinets, D minor concerto by J.S. Bach and Golden Sonata by Georg Philipp Telemann. – program info	Mission Neighborhood Center	FREE
26 Sat	8:00pm	An Evening of Jazz and Chamber Music	ToneHoleMusic presents an evening of contemporary jazz and chamber music in a joint concert with two great ensembles – Fragments and the Leonard Thompson Quintet. Fragments features NYC pianist Roberta Piket, clarinetist Scott Hill, and violinist Eric km Clark. The Leonard Thompson Quintet is Leonard Thompson, piano, Eric Crystal, saxophones, Justi – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doo – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
April 2005
2 Sat	8:00pm	Soren Green and Friends	Trios for clarinet, cello and piano. Performers include: Soren Green, CMC clarinet faculty member; Steve Kahn, cello, and Li Qin Zhong, piano. Program includes: Louise Farrenc’s “Trio, Opus 44, in E Flat”, Max Frankel’s “Pezzi Pianissimi”, Nino Rota’s “Trio”, and Max Bruch’s “Three Pieces”. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Featuring a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sat	4:00pm	SF Performances Presents: Matt Haimovitz	A Concert with Conversation featuring cellist Matt Haimovitz, young master and one of classical music’s most adventurous artists. He has been “busily reinventing the classical recital for the new millennium,” equally at ease playing the masterworks for his instrument in solo, chamber and concerto performances in leading concert halls as he is bring – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sat	8:00pm	Apple Hill Chamber Players	Peter Arvantely, CMC’s CMP/ICYMP Director, hosts the Apple Hill Chamber Players in its fourth annual benefit concert to send two CMP/ICYMP students to the Apple Hill Summer Chamber Music School and Festival in New Hampshire. He also joins the group in playing Brahms’ Clarinet Trio (Opus 114 for clarinet, cello, and piano). Reception follows. Donati – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	2:00pm	Shintaido School Benefit	Jennifer Peringer, CMC faculty member, brings her martial arts group to CMC for a combination music and Shintaido talent show. Program features youth jazz performance, a Hawaiian dance and drumming troupe, and Jennifer playing Bach while Shintaido katas are performed. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
15 Fri	6:00pm	SF Performances Presents: Luciana Souza	A Concert with Conversation featuring Brazilian vocalist and Grammy Award nominee Luciana Souza and her quartet in an evening that will include a romantic mix of Brazilian bossa nova and American jazz standards as well as some of her original compositions. Quartet members include pianist Bruce Barth, drummer Clarence Penn and bassist Scott Colley. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sat	8:00pm	Coto Pincheira and Friends	Coto Pincheira, CMC piano faculty member, and friends play Latin music. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
17 Sun	2:00pm	Students of Reynaldo Budhi	Students of Reynaldo Budhi, CMC piano faculty member, in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	7:00pm	Allison Lovejoy, CD Release	Allison Lovejoy, CMC piano faculty member, presents piano selections by Chopin, Ravel, Poulenc, Rachmaninov, Ginastera, and others in celebration of the release of her new “Piano Nocturnes” CD. Guest artists include Joseph Gold, violin, Stacey Pelinka, flute, and Michael Graham, cello. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults $5/Students/Seniors
22 Fri	8:00pm	AGUILAS presents: Noche de Cabaret	Rodrigo Caldera and AGUILAS presents “Canasta de Cuentos Mexicanos,” a night of music, dance and critical events in Gay and Lesbian Mexican history interwoven in a Mexican fable. This will be a collaboration of more than 20 Latino artists and friends unveiling 7 portraits of events and personalities framing the last 200 years of cultural heritage a – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents: The Legit Swingers	CMC student Daniel A.J. Brown features his Legit Swingers, a jazz tentet which specializes in musical stylings ranging from that of Count Basie and the Duke to Louis Prima and more. If they can’t make it swing, it doesn’t need to. Featuring compositions and arrangements by Brown. CMC’s Big Band, directed by Ken Rosen, opens. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Featuring a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doo – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
29 Fri	6:00pm	Dave Scott, Trumpet Master Class	Dave Scott, CMC trumpet faculty member, hosts a 3-hour master class and trumpet embouchure workshop. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Fri	8:30pm	Potingue	Contemporary Flamenco and Latin music by Potingue, the performing component of CMC’s Flamenco-Latin Ensemble II, directed by Chus Alonso. Guest artist will be Mark Taylor, Flamenco guitarist. Hear new arrangements of traditional Flamenco genres in the first set, then get up and dance through the second set of charanga and Latin music. Potingue is: – program info	La Pena Cultural Center	$12 at the door, $10 advanced
May 2005
1 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students perform in concert featuring a variety of instrumentations and musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
1 Sun	4:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series: Marta Johansen	CMC voice faculty member Marta Johansen presents a performance of the music of 19th century diva and composer Pauline Viardot-Garcia. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC presents: Vocolot	CMC voice faculty member Ellen Robinson and her a cappella women’s sextet performs songs that combine elements from folk, jazz, classical and cantorial vocal traditions. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
8 Sun	12:00pm	Allison Lovejoy-Student Recital	Allison Lovejoy,CMC Piano Faculty, presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	4:00pm	Amanda Hahn, flute	CMC flute faculty member Amanda Hahn and pianists Lauren Cony and Kevin Gerzevitz perform works for flute and piano by Hindemith, Bartok. and Dutilleux. Also on the program are solo flute pieces by Marin Marais and Robert Dick. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students/Free for Amanda’s students
8 Sun	8:00pm	Adrian Coburn, Voice, and Alex Sinan, Piano	Adrain Coburn and Alex Sinan present Schoenberg’s “The Book of the Hanging Gardens” for voice and piano. Additional program info TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
15 Sun	2:00pm	Private event: Students of Helen Mitchell	Private event: students of Helen Mitchell in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sun	4:00pm	Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series: Honors Recital	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts her 15th annual event honoring CMC’s exceptional graduating high school students. Reception follows. – program info	Noe Valley Ministry	FREE
15 Sun	4:00pm	Rachel Condry-Student Recital	Rachel Condry, CMC Clarinet Faculty, presents her students in a free student recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Mon	6:00pm	A Salute to the Joy of Making Music	Peter Mintun, the pianist who has captivated audiences from Nob Hill to New York for over 25 years, returns to Nob Hill’s University Club for the second year in a row to headline this year’s CMC fundraiser, “A Salute to the Joy of Making Music”, on May 16th at 6pm. In addition to Mintun’s performance, the evening features CMC musicians an – program info	University Club	Please call for ticket price information
21 Sat	8:00pm	Anne Polurilo-Student Recital	Piano students of Ann Polurolo in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students perfrom on a wide variety of instruments and in a diversity of styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	4:00pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus	CMC’s San Francisco Children’s Chorus presents “Showtunes and More!”. Features music from the King and I, Annie Get Your Gun, Bye Bye Birdie, and the debut of CMC’s Teen Singers singing music from Westside Story. CMC’s San Francisco Children’s Chorus and Teen Singers are directed by Candace “Candy” Forest. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	7:30pm	Jennifer Peringer-Student Recital	Jennifer Peringer, CMC Piano Faculty, presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	8:00pm	Dobbs is Coming!!!	Richard Hartshorne, Double Bass, presents a free one-man show bringing laughter, hope, and inspiration through the music of Bach, together with poetry and stories. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
June 2005
1 Wed	8:00pm	Community Music Center Orchestra	The CMC Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. Also on the program: CMC Faculty Voice Competition winner Marta Johansen, soprano, performs Mozart Concert Aria K 416:”Mia speranza adorata…Ah, non sai” and Anja Strauss, soprano, sings Mozart Concert Arias “Bella mia fiamma, addio…Resta.o cara”, K 528 and “Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle”,K – program info	Mission Presbyterian Church	FREE
3 Fri	7:30pm	CMC Student Chamber Ensembles	Jennifer Peringer, CMC Piano Faculty, hosts CMC Student Chamber Ensemble performances. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sat	8:00pm	CMC Orchestra Presents	The CMC Orchestra presents Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. Also on the program: CMC Faculty Voice Competition winner Marta Johansen, soprano, performs Mozart Concert Aria K 416:”Mia speranza adorata…Ah, non sai” and Anja Strauss, soprano, sings Mozart Concert Arias “Bella mia fiamma, addio…Resta.o cara”, K 528 and “Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle”,K – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	FREE
5 Sun	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Class Concert	Students in CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship and Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform individually and in small groups in a variety of musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All School Recital	CMC is proud to present its annual “All School Recital” (More than 100 students audition each spring for one of the 17 spots available on the program for this performance.)This special concert features CMC’s “best and brightest” juried student performers at all musical levels, from beginner to very advanced. Concert includes a variety of musica – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sat	7:00pm	Paula Dryer-Student Recital	Students of Paula Dryer, CMC Piano Faculty, perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a varieity of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	4:00pm	Mostly Baroque Hour	Director Shirley Wong-Frentzel and CMC¹s Collegium Musicum presents the Mostly Baroque Hour, featuring Baroque dance forms, preludes and fugues, and variations. Showcase includes Renaissance voice, the gemshorn, the Baroque wood flute and recorder, sacred Medieval music, concluding with keyboard and wind ensemble masterpieces of JS BACH, VIVALDI, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	8:00pm	Daniella Amodei-Flute	CMC flute student Daniela Amodei plays with CMC piano faculty Lauren Cony. Program will include movements from the A Minor Partita by J.S. Bach, Sonata for Flute and Piano by Poulenc, and the Hindemith Sonata. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Fri	11:15am	Camp CMC Concert	End-of-week performance by participants of Camp CMC, CMC’s weeklong musical summer camp. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents Solstice	This local women’s sextet concludes Club CMC’s 4th season with a unique program of a cappella vocal selections that include classical, world, and pop. CMC trombone faculty member Rebecca Burrington co-directs the group. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/adults $5/Students/Seniors
19 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	4:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series	Jennifer Peringer, CMC piano faculty, presents a performance of 19th Century Masterpieces for piano, violin, and cello by Brahms and Dvorak. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	8:00pm	Ann Smith, Piano	Ann Smith, piano, presents a program of solo and ensemble pieces by Bartok, Villa Lobos, Debussy, Priolli, and others, including several original compositions. Ensemble selections include works for piano, clarinet, and cello. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free
22 Wed	8:00pm	Potingue Dance Party	Potingue, the performing component of the Flamenco-Latin Ensemble class, will be presenting a program that focuses on Latin dance music. The presentation will include both the Flamenco-Latin Ensemble I and II. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Fri	7:30pm	Jeff Swinkin-Student Recital	Piano Students of Jeff Swinkin, CMC piano faculty, perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sat	7:30pm	Jeff Swinkin-Student Recital	Piano students of Jeff Swinkin, CMC Piano faculty, perfrom in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam at Savanna Jazz	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doo – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
July 2005
2 Sat	8:00pm	Ives and Our America	Curated by: Jacob Lindsay, Wayne Grim, Kyle Bruckmann & Aurora Josephson. Performing music by and inspired by Charles Ives, including original arrangments and interpretations. Celebrating the American tradition of pioneering experimental music in composition and improvisation.Works explored, in full or part: 4th Symphony,Three Places in New Englan – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$6-$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
9 Sat	8:00pm	From Bach to Berio	James Rose,CMC flute faculty,presents selections for solo flute by CPE Bach, Debussy, Eugene Bozza, Luciano Berio, and others. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	3:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Eugene Onegin	Peter Tchaikovsky’s masterwork based on the poems of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. The highly emotional lyric scenes, abundant with sublime melodies, brought the composer international fame and admiration. In Russian and English. Reception follows. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
17 Sun	4:00pm	Berkeley Saxophone Quartet	CMC presents The Berkelely Saxophone Quartet in concert. Members include SFCMC instructor Annelsie Zamula along with Art Brockmeyer, Jamison Smeitz, and Keith B. Kelly. Program will include the music of Bach and Debussy and highlight the works of George Gershwin and Thelonius Monk. For additional info please visit www.berkeleysaxophonequartet.com. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
22 Fri	8:00pm	CMC Opera Cabaret Presents: Cosi Fan Tutti	Mozart¹s comic opera sees two men bet the cynical Don Alfonso that their respective wives-to-be would not stray from the path of righteousness. Cunningly disguised, the two men inadvisably attempt to woo each other¹s fiancées; everything ends in tears before it is finally resolved. Fully staged performance in Italian with English super-titles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sat	8:00pm	CMC Opera Cabaret Presents: Cosi Fan Tutti	Mozart¹s comic opera sees two men bet the cynical Don Alfonso that their respective wives-to-be would not stray from the path of righteousness. Cunningly disguised, the two men inadvisably attempt to woo each other¹s fiancées; everything ends in tears before it is finally resolved. Fully staged performance in Italian with English super-titles. F – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Opera Cabaret Presents: Cosi Fan Tutti	Mozart¹s comic opera sees two men bet the cynical Don Alfonso that their respective wives-to-be would not stray from the path of righteousness. Cunningly disguised, the two men inadvisably attempt to woo each other¹s fiancées; everything ends in tears before it is finally resolved. Fully staged performance in Italian with English super-titles. F – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
29 Fri	8:00pm	CMC Opera Cabaret Presents: Cosi Fan Tutti	Mozart¹s comic opera sees two men bet the cynical Don Alfonso that their respective wives-to-be would not stray from the path of righteousness. Cunningly disguised, the two men inadvisably attempt to woo each other¹s fiancées; everything ends in tears before it is finally resolved. Fully staged performance in Italian with English super-titles. F – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sat	8:00pm	CMC Opera Cabaret Presents: Cosi Fan Tutti	Mozart¹s comic opera sees two men bet the cynical Don Alfonso that their respective wives-to-be would not stray from the path of righteousness. Cunningly disguised, the two men inadvisably attempt to woo each other¹s fiancées; everything ends in tears before it is finally resolved. Fully staged performance in Italian with English super-titles. F – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
31 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Opera Cabaret Presents: Cosi Fan Tutti	Mozart¹s comic opera sees two men bet the cynical Don Alfonso that their respective wives-to-be would not stray from the path of righteousness. Cunningly disguised, the two men inadvisably attempt to woo each other¹s fiancées; everything ends in tears before it is finally resolved. Fully staged performance in Italian with English super-titles. F – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
August 2005
5 Fri	8:00pm	Garth Powell presents	Garth Powell and members of his jazz ensemble perform jazz standards and contemporary tunes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
6 Sat	5:00pm	Musical Conversations-Singer Maria de Barrios	Singer Maria de Barros performs and discusses her music, drawing inspriation from her homeland of Cabo Verde, a small island nation near Senegal, West Africa. De Barrios has created her own unique sound, rooted in the musical traditions of Cabo Verde. Her rhythms are a mix of African, Cuban, Spanish, and Portuguese, and she sings in six different l – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sat	8:00pm	Noches Bohemias and Encuentro del Canto Popular Present: Canto Con Silvio	A magical concert featuring the voices and rhythms of local musicians performing some of the most famous revolutionary and love songs by Cuban singer-songwriter, Silvio Rodriguez. Performers include: German and Palenque, Alfredo Gomez, Enrique Ramirez, Caminante and Los Nadies, who will amaze us with their extraordinary energy. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
28 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
31 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doo – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
September 2005
10 Sat	8:00pm	Electroacoustic Big Band Improv	Tom Dill (trumpet and electronics) assembles an electroacoustic big band with local stars John Shiurba(guitar), Tim Perkis(electronics), Matt Ingalls(clarinet), Theresa Wong(cello), Scott R. Looney piano and electronics),Kyle Bruckmann (oboe), and New York-based percussionist Andrew Drury. The large improvising ensemble will present two sets of car – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sun	4:00pm	An Afternoon of Works for Piano and Flute	San Francisco musicians and friends Sky Grealis (flute) and Nicole Faghihi (piano) present a concert of lively and lovely works for flute and piano. Composers include Hindemith, Francaix, and Samuel Barber. Nicole and Sky will also delight the audience with solo pieces on their respective instruments, including selections by Beethoven, Bozza, and – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$5 – General Admission
25 Sun	2:00pm	The Magic Flute	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: The Magic Flute – A fully staged performance of Mozart’s beloved opera. Performance is in German and English – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
October 2005
1 Sat	8:00pm	Garth Powell Presents:	Garth Powell Presents – Jazz standards and contemporary tunes by a quartet and special guests. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
2 Sun	8:00pm	Renaldo Budhi and Guests Present:	Reynaldo Budhi and Guests – CMC piano faculty member Reynaldo Budhi presents the first concert of his own compositions. Featuring world premieres of his “Storybook Suite for Solo Piano” and “Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello.” Guest artists include Allison Lovejoy, piano, Maxine Nemerovski, violin, and Farley Pearce, cello. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard/Children Free
9 Sun	4:00pm	Fog City Brass Quintet	Join us for diversity in brass music: beginning with a modern prelude and march; continuing with one of the most beautiful romantic brass quintets ever written, and concluding with a lively selection of Latin, Cuban and Bulgarian inspired music by a jazz master. Program includes: Romantic Prelude and Processional, Gary Powell Nash; Brass Quintet N – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Tue	6:00pm	Thibault Cauvin, Classical Guitarist	The Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts Presents Tibault Cauvin, classical guitarist and first prize winner of the 2004 San Francisco INternational Classical Guitar Masters Competition. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Fri	8:00pm	CMC Orchestra Presents	Program includes: Borodin’s “Symphony No. 2” and Rimski-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade”. Urs Leonhardt Steiner, Music Director and Conductor. Please note location for this concert. This concert is part of a larger event and fundraiser for Workspace. – program info	Workspace	$20 general admission
14 Fri	8:00pm	Doug Goodkin Jazz Ensemble	Doug Goodkin, piano, and his jazz ensemble present a selection of jazz standards and contemporary tunes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
15 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents: Na Leo Nahanahe (Sweet Voices)	Club CMC Presents: Na Leo Nahanahe (Sweet Voices) – Back for their second Club CMC appearance, CMC voice faculty member John Lehrack conducts his mostly a cappella chorus in a program of Hawaiian standards and contemporary songs. Also appearing: Hula dancers and guest instrumentalists. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
16 Sun	4:00pm	Mark Westberg Presents	Glacial Mark Westburg and Kevin Bertness (aka Glacial) will be performing their original, mostly acoustic, somewhat jazzy music (for voices, piano,and guitar). For more information, go to glacialmusic.com. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Fri	11:30am	Pianist Madi Barrena	Pianist Madi Barrena presents a free open rehearsal where she will perform and discuss the Bach French Suite No. 5 and Beethoven’s famed Moonlight Sonata. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Fri	6:00pm	Concerts with Conversation: Antigoni Goni, Guitar	San Francisco Performances Presents a Concert with Conversation featuring classical Greek guitarist Antigoni Goni. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Fri	8:30pm	Cory Combs Trio	The Cory Combs, Scott Hill, Jon Arkin Trio perform this Friday, on the CMC stage. They will be doing original jazz music.Cory Combs – Bass Scott Hill – Clarinet, Jon Arkin – Drums. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sat	8:00pm	Madi Barrena, Piano Recital	Madi Barrena, piano – Cuban-American pianist Madi Barrena (a.k.a. Madame) returns to CMC with a classical program including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5 Seniors/students/ArtsCards
23 Sun	1:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: Los Cenzontles Ensemble	CMC faculty member Tregar Otton and the Los Cenzontles Ensemble play a range of traditional and contemporary Mexican music. Accompanied by a screening of “Pasajero: A Journey of Time and Memory”. Also made possible in part with support from the Walter & Elise Haas Fund. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free
26 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doo – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
28 Fri	8:00pm	Oberlin Alumni Benefit Concert	This year’s Oberlin Alumni Concert will be a benefit for Dillard University in New Orleans. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has set up a hurricane relief fund to benefit the historically black schools that have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Oberlin College has chosen Dillard University in New Orleans as beneficiary of funds raised from – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
29 Sat	8:30pm	Chus Alonso and Potaje	CMC faculty member Chus Alonso presents his professional performing ensemble Potaje in a program of original contemporary flamenco music and dance dedicated to keeping the tradition alive and evolving. Dancers: La Eva, Alis Alonso Musicians: Chus Alonso (flute, cajon and musical direction), Mark Taylor(guitar), Paula Dryer (piano), El Moreno (voice – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Orchestra Presents	Program includes:”Cinq Melodies Populares Gracques” and “Kaddish” by Maurice Ravel, Borodin’s “Symphony No. 2” and Rimski-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade”. Faculty Concerto Competition Winner Dorothy Barnhouse, soprano, is the featured soloist. Urs Leonhardt Steiner, Music Director and Conductor. Please note location for above concert. – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	FREE
30 Sun	4:00pm	The Berkeley Saxophone Quartet	The program includes highlights from the group’s upcoming CD and new works with pieces by Debussy, Villa Lobos, Charlie Parker and others.(The release of the groups new CD “Songs of Another Time, Volume III, The Berkeley Saxophone Quartet Live in San Francisco: Tribute to George Gershwin and Thelonious Monk”, has been postponed.) – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
November 2005
4 Fri	8:00pm	Ventos Wind Quintet	Ventos presents a challenging program of wind quintet music titled “Crossing the ‘Pond’:British and American Music.” The program will include music by Geoffrey Bush, Alec Wilder and Malcolm Arnold and will feature the amazing “Quintet for Winds” by John Harbison. For more information on Ventos, please visit www.ventos.org – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sat	8:00pm	Davide Verotta, piano	CMC pianist Davide Verotta will perform a free recital November 12th at 8PM in the CMC Auditorium. A program featuring works by masters of the 18th-20th centuries, plus Davide¹s own work. Program: Scarlatti Sonatas 1685-1757, Beethoven Sonata Op 31/2,The Tempest 1802; Debussy Images Book I,1904-05, Shostakovich Selections from Five Preludes, Op – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	4:00pm	CMC’s San Francisco Children’s Chorus/Teen Singers	Director Beth Wilmurt and the San Francisco Children’s Chorus presents a program of choral favorites from around the world and Director Candy Forest and the Teen Singers present Broadway and jazz classics. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	7:30pm	The Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: Dave Scott Jazz Quartet	CMC faculty member Dave Scott and his quartet present an evening of solid straight-ahead and bebop jazz.. Artists include world-renowned pianist Mark Levine, Dave Scott, trumpet, Lorenzo Farrell, bass, and Jeff Marrs, Drums. Program also features several original compositions by Dave Scott. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	7:00pm	Club CMC Presents: The Ladies Banjo Society	CMC guitar and banjo faculty member Erik Pearson and the Ladies Banjo Society visit CMC for a good old-fashioned square dance, featuring two rockin’ sets of music by the “Mission Creek Muckrakers” and the “Squirrelly Stringband”. Calling by Evie Ladin. All ages are welcome. No experience is necessary, all dances will be taught on site. Family set 7 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Lauren Cony-Student Recital	Students of CMC piano faculty Lauren Cony perform in a variety of musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	7:30pm	Anne Pagliarulo-Student Recital	Piano students of Anne Pagliarulo perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Wed	7:00pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doo – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
December 2005
2 Fri	7:30pm	Juanita Ulloa – CD Release Concert	Featuring CMC’s Latin Vocal Music Workshop as the first act! Hitting all the right notes – JUANITA ULLOA’s new Christmas album Paz y Alegria creates an amazing new “Operachi” sound of music Juanita is the high priestess of Operachi, a new Latin-American sound that’s headily contagious combining classical opera mixed with a merengue of contemporar – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $12 seniors / students / ArtsCard
3 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Recital	CMC Chamber Music Ensemble students perform in small groups of two to six members. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	1:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Student Performance	CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship Program and Inner City Young Musicians Program recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	7:00pm	Paula Dryer – Student Recital	Piano students of Paula Dryer perform in a free student recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Fri	6:00pm	Concert with Conversation: Uri Caine, Piano	A Concert with Conversation featuring international jazz pianist Uri Caine, 1992 Great American Jazz Piano Competition finalist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sat	8:00pm	Andrew Durkin	The Industrial Jazz Group,a fifteen-piece acoustic jazz ensemble based in Los Angeles and led by composer-pianist Andrew Durkin, performs. Michael Ryan of the Boston Herald has called Durkin’s music “a compelling mix of genres, odd time signatures and tight improvisation,” while Brandt Reiter of the LA Weekly describes it as “cerebral and swingin – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
11 Sun	11:30am	CMC Holiday Party	This longstanding tradition continues with the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble in a fully-staged production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors”. Following the performance will be a performance by CMC’s San Francisco Children’s Chorus directed by Beth Wilmurt. Lastly, expect a visit from Santa Claus with treats for the kids. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band/Berkeley Jazz School	Director Ken Rosen and the CMC Teen Jazz Band present a variety of jazz, swing, Latin, and funk tunes. Featured guests: The Advanced High School Jazz Workshop from The Jazz School in Berkeley, directed by Mike Zilber. Guest artists include Brama Sukarma, trombone, Joey Schneider, trumpet, Julian Pollack, piano, Alex Greve, bass, and Joe Pramik, dru – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Fri	7:30pm	Las Posadas	CMC, in association with KPOO Pajaro Latinoamericano and Encuentro del Canto Popular, presents this Mexican holiday play and celebration. The play commemorates Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). Featuring songs in Spanish by CMC’s Coro del Pueblo directed by M – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sat	7:30pm	Las Posadas	CMC, in association with KPOO Pajaro Latinoamericano and Encuentro del Canto Popular, presents this Mexican holiday play and celebration. The play commemorates Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). Featuring songs in Spanish by CMC’s Coro del Pueblo directed by M – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	11:00am	Grace Yu – Student Recital	Piano students of Grace Yu perform in a free student recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	4:00pm	Winter Concert	CMC’s Collegium Musicum, directed by CMC harpsichord faculty member Shirley Wong-Frentzel, presents 12th to 21st century music from around the world. Travel to China, Eastern and Western Europe, Mexico, Turkey, and Spain through voice, traditional early European winds, traditional Chinese instruments, storytelling, visual arts and modern instrume – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doors open at 7pm, music from 7:30-10pm. Please note location for this event: Savanna Jazz Club, 2937 Mission Street, SF. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
31 Sat	8:00pm	CMCO New Year’s Eve Concert	Conductor and Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra and Chorus present Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9” and “Choral Fantasy, Opus 80” featuring piano soloist Nicole Faghihi. Vocal soloists include CMC faculty member Anja Strauss, soprano, John Davey Hatcher, tenor, and Erin Neff, mezzo-soprano. Also featuring the West Coa – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	$25 – General Admission
January 2006
1 Sun	4:00pm	CMCO New Year’s Day Concert	Conductor and Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra and Chorus present Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9” and “Choral Fantasy, Opus 80” featuring piano soloist Nicole Faghihi. Vocal soloists include CMC faculty member Anja Strauss, soprano, John Davey Hatcher, tenor, and Erin Neff, mezzo-soprano. Also featuring the West Coa – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	$25 – General Admission
7 Sat	7:30pm	Sigred Shea	Sigred Shea, piano student of Jeff Swinkin,CMC piano faculty, presents a free senior recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Fri	7:30pm	Karra Duchi – Cello Recital	Karra Duchi, cello, and Lori Lack, piano, present: Fantasy Peices, Op. 73, by Robert Schulmann; Sonata in A Major, Op. 69, by Ludwig van Beethoven; Suite No. 3 in C major by J.S. Bach; and Suite Popular Espanola by DeFalla. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sat	8:00pm	Club CMC Presents: Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra	The Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra, directed by Nicola Swinbourne, performs a program of baroque favorites including Vivaldi, Bach, and Corelli. Our plucked strings are mandolins, mandola, and mandocello, together with harp and guitar. The program features Vivaldi’s concerto for cello and continuo No. 5 played on mandocello by Todd Billeci. Ad – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
22 Sun	4:30pm	Farley Pearce in Concert	CMC Cello faculty Farley Pearce and friends perform virtuoso selections from the late classical period for viola de gambo, cello, and bass. Program includes pieces by FX Hammer, Sperger, Anton Kraft, and others – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Adults $10/ Students/seniors $5
23 Mon	6:00pm	Concerts with Conversation: Katona Twins	San Francisco Performances hosts a Concert with Conversation featuring the duo guitars of Peter and Zoltan Katona. Hungary’s Katona Twins have caused a sensation in the music world for their eerily tight ensemble playing. It’s as if they compete with each other for increasing feats of technical accomplishment while maintaining a deep level of c – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. Doo – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
28 Sat	7:30pm	Shannon Bryant – Student Recital	Shannon Bryant, voice, and her students perform in recital, with ensemble accompaniment. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center Students perfrom in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	4:00pm	Sin-Tung Chiu, violin/Dmitriy Cogan, piano	CMC Richmond District Branch violin faculty member Sin-Tung Chiu and pianist Dmitriy Cogan present a concert of Mozart sonatas for violin and piano in honor of the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birthday. Ticket proceeds and donations received at this concert will benefit Community Music Center’s Dr. P.P. Chiu Memorial Scholarship Fund. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults $5/Students/seniors
February 2006
11 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Student Recital: Voice	Students of of CMC voice faculty member Corey Head perform various works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Students of several CMC faculty members perform various works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	4:00pm	Silk And Bamboo Music Of China And Japan	Celebrate The New Year Of The Dog! CMC faculty members Betty Wong and Shirley Wong-Frentzel and the Flowing Stream Ensemble present Chinese classical and folk traditional music performed on yang qin, guzheng, gu qin, yuerh qin with a costumed dancer. There will also be Chinese Music Workshop poetry and solos on guzheng, gemshorn, ocarina and piano, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Wed	7:00pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
25 Sat	7:30pm	Student Recital	Ann Pagliaruto, local piano teacher, presents her private studio students performing a variety of works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Students of several CMC faculty members perform a variety of works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
March 2006
4 Sat	8:00pm	CMCO Presents: Student Concerto Competition Concert	Conductor and Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra present the winners of this year’s CMC Student Concerto Competition and Swiss guest artist Lux Brahn, clarinet. Program includes Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto, First Movement” featuring soloist and youth winner Vivian Hou, violin, and Dvorak’s “Violin Concerto, A – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	4:00pm	CMCO Presents: Student Concerto Competition Concert	See 3/4 for description. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Fri	8:00pm	Pachuco 47	Put on your Zoot Suit and join us for a dance and dance performance to Cuban and Mexican-inspired music from the Zoot Suit era! This event is a benefit for AGUILAS (Asociación Gay Unida Impactando Latinos/Latinas A Superarse, which translates to Association of United Gays Impacting Latinos/Latinas towards Self-Empowerment). – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE/suggested donation
11 Sat	8:00pm	Brandis Moylan-Marimba & Percussion	Marimbist/percussionist Brandis Moylan performs in concert. Program includes: Emmanuel Sejourne “Nancy”, JS Bach “Prelude, Cello Suites Nos 1 & 4″, Beethoven “Bagatelle No 4, Opus 126″, James Rolfe “The Connection”, Nebojsa Zivkovic “Llijas”, and Joseph Schwantner “Velocities>” – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
12 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Students of several CMC faculty members perform a variety of works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	3:30pm	Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series: Spring Recital “Mostly Mozart”	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this annual event which features exceptional, faculty-recommended CMC students. This year’s program theme is “Mostly Mozart”, in honor of Mozart’s 250th birthday anniversary. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sat	8:00pm	A Rose for Nina	Come hear Kevin Caulfield’s new musical, A ROSE FOR NINA Starring Meghann Welsh, Francine Madrid and Philip Dachelet. Performance Features 15 new songs and a 7-piece chamber orchestra!A ROSE FOR NINA is the story of a scoundrel who pretends to be something he is not, and who receives his just reward. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Students of several CMC faculty members perform a variety of works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	4:00pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus/Teen Singers	Director Beth Wilmurt and the San Francisco Children’s Chorus present a program of international folk songs, and Director Candy Forest and the Teen Singers present a program of musical theater. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Fri	6:00pm	Concert with Conversation: Luciana Souza	A Concert with Conversation featuring Brazilian vocalist and Grammy-nominee Luciana Souza and her quartet playing a romantic mix of Brazilian bossa nova and American jazz standards as well as her original compositions. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sat	7:30pm	Anything Goes Chorus 25th Anniversary Concert	Director Ellen Robinson and CMC’s Anything Goes Chorus celebrate their 25th anniversary in a joint concert with its Oakland chapter. Program includes jazz, pop, Broadway, folk, oldies, gospel and world music. Please note location for this event: First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland. – program info	First Congregational Church	$15 general
25 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents: Solstice	Co-directed by CMC faculty member Becca Burrington, this female vocal sextet celebrates their 10th anniversary with an eclectic concert of Finnish, Mexican, and Bulgarian folksongs, and compositions ranging from Bartók to Björk. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
26 Sun	2:00pm	The Impresario	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents Mozart’s short opera “The Impresario” in honor of Mozart’s 250th birthday anniversary. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
26 Sun	8:00pm	Garth Powell presents	Garth Powell and members of his jazz ensemble perform jazz standards and contemporary tunes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5 Students/Seniors
29 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
31 Fri	8:00pm	Apple Hill Chamber Players: Playing for Peace Concert	A benefit concert for two students from CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship Program (CMP) and Inner City Young Musicians Program (ICYMP) to attend the 2006 Apple Hill Summer Chamber Music Festival. Featuring Apple Hill Chamber Players and guest clarinetist Peter Arvantely performing Mozart’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola, Piano, K. 498, in Eb Major and mor – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
April 2006
2 Sun	3:00pm	Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Books I-IV	CMC piano faculty member Juliet McComas presents her third annual keyboard marathon featuring CMC piano faculty members and guest pianists. Reception follows. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 students / seniors / ArtsCard
9 Sun	4:00pm	Dynamic Multimedia Voice Recital	Don’t miss your chance to see Erin Neff, mezzo soprano, and Shawnette Sulker, soprano, in their dynamic duo concert. Presenting the works of Berg, Strauss, and Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater for an elegant Sunday afternoon concert. Read this review from their last appearance together: “Sulker offered a pure angelic soprano – detailed in clarity, balan – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5 Students/Seniors
15 Sat	12:00pm	Cypress String Quartet: Call and Response	Cypress String Quartet return to CMC for the 7th year in a row with Call & Response, a 2-part program presenting an engaging investigation into the interrelation of 3 pieces of music: 2 master works, and one newly commissioned work written in response to the master works. This year’s featured pieces are Beethoven’s two last master works, Op. 131 an – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sat	8:00pm	América Canta	CMC, in conjunction with Encuentro del Canto Popular, presents a concert in honor of the 25th anniversary of Encuentro del Canto Popular. The program includes music from the Americas–Perú, Chile, México and beyond–sung by three extraordinary vocalists: Liliana Herrera, Maria Loreto and Marina Lavalle. Liliana Herrera has shared her talent wit – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Fri	7:30pm	Christie Winn-Student Recital	Piano students of Christie Winn perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sat	7:30pm	Club CMC Presents: Son Cultura	CMC faculty member Ken Rosen joins student Daniel A.J. Brown and his salsa/Latin jazz dance band, Son Cultura. CMC’s Teen Jazz Band opens. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sun	11:00am	Heather Haughn – Student Recital	Flute students of CMC Faculty member Heather Haughn perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	4:00pm	Composers-In-Residence Concert	As a part of CMC’s new residency program “New Music for People to Play”, in collaboration with the American Composer’s Forum, CMC ensemble students perform two newly commissioned selections. Lauren Cony’s Comprehensive Musicianship Program middle school class performs Katrina Weede’s “A ‘mini burrito kind of thing’”, and Loretta Taylor� – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	8:00pm	Monika Gruber, violin and Hillary Nordwell, piano	CMC violin faculty member Monika Gruber and pianist Hillary Nordwell in recital, with a program including Beethoven’s Sonata for piano and violin in F major Op.24 (Spring), Schnittke’s Sonata No.1 for violin and piano, and Schumann’s Sonata for piano and violin in d minor, Op.121. They have played numerous Bay Area concerts and several concerts in – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Tue	6:00pm	Concerts with Conversation: Richard Stoltzman	SF Performances presents a Concert with Conversation featuring clarinetist Richard Stoltzman. Richard Stoltzman’s virtuosity, musicianship and sheer personal magnetism have catapulted him to the highest ranks of international acclaim, making him one of today’s most sought-after concert artists. As a soloist with more than a hundred orchestras, a ca – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Fri	8:00pm	Four Strings Tango	CMC’s Shenson Faculty Concert Series presents CMC violin faculty member Abraham Becker and his Four Strings Tango. Program includes Argentinean tango music by Astor Piazzolla, Jose Carli, Pugliese, Arolas Francini, Agri, and Troilo, arranged for the quartet by Jose Carli, Patricio Villarejo, and Mr. Becker. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	2:00pm	Bonnie Knight – Student Recital	Piano teacher Bonnie Knight, presents her private studio students performing a variety of works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
May 2006
6 Sat	8:30pm	Club CMC Presents: Eric Walker and Joe Cunningham in “Music For Squares”	CMC piano faculty member Eric Ian Walker and Joe Cunningham, acoustic guitar, perform traditional folk music from their new CD “Music for Squares”, as well as other hits. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students present a free recital featuring a variety of instruments and musical selections. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	4:00pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus/Teen Singers	Director Beth Wilmurt and the San Francisco Children’s Chorus perform songs from around the world. CMC’s Teen Singers will also join in. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	7:30pm	Sarah Holzman-Student Recital	CMC flute instructor Sarah Holtzman presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Mon	6:00pm	A Salute to the Joy of Making Music	Please join us on May 8th from 6-9pm when Peter Mintun–the pianist who has captivated audiences from San Francisco to New York for more than 25 years–returns to Nob Hill’s University Club for a third time to headline this year’s annual fundraiser. In addition to Mintun’s performance, the evening features: Bay Area television personalities – program info	University Club	Please call for pricing.
8 Mon	8:00pm	Paula Dryer-Student Recital	Paula Dryer, CMC Piano Faculty, presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Fri	8:00pm	Davide Verotta, piano	CMC piano faculty member Davide Verotta performs solo works from the 18th to 21st centuries, including compositions of his own. Program includes: Antonio Vivaldi (Concerto in G, arr. Verotta), Ludwig van Beethoven (Op 53, “Waldstein”, 1803-4), David Graves (For Unmedicated Italian Pianist, 2005), Martha Horst (Jagged, 2006), John Bilotta (Medis – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	1:00pm	Jennifer Peringer-Student Recital	CMC Piano Faculty member Jennifer Peringer presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band and Soulmen	Director Ken Rosen and CMC’s Teen Jazz Band in a year-end class concert featuring Sidewinder, Cute, Tenderly (arranged by Jerri Mulligan), and Too Close for Comfort (arranged by Daniel A.J. Brown). R&B band Soulmen opens. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Fri	7:30pm	Anne Pagurillo – Private Piano Recital	Private piano instructor Anne Pagurillo, presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	11:30am	Helen Mitchell – Student Recital	Private piano instructor Helen Mitchell presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	3:15pm	Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series: Honors Recital	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this annual event which features exceptional, faculty-recommended CMC students and honors graduating high school seniors. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Fri	8:00pm	Harmonia Vocal Ensemble	The vocal ensemble “Harmonia” performs works by Monteverdi, Byrd, and Brahms. Harmonia members include: Amal Bisharat, Susie Fong,Daniel Hiatt Daniel Hutchings,and CMC faculty member Rachael Lu Hutchings. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sat	8:00pm	Georgian and Russian Trios	CMCO Concertmaster Loretta Taylor, violin, CMC faculty member Muza Mdzinarishvili, piano, and Steve Kahn, cello, play Rachmaninoff’s Elegiac Trio No. 1 and Shostakovich’s Trio in E minor, op. 67. Mdzinarishvili, a native of the Republic of Georgia, also presents the American premiere of Georgian composer Vazha Azarashvili’s Trio. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Tickets $10 Adults/$5 Students/Seniors
28 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Students of several CMC faculty members perform various works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
31 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
June 2006
1 Thu	8:30pm	The Matt Small Chamber Ensemble	Open Rehearsal. See 6/2/2006 for performance details. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
2 Fri	8:00pm	The Matt Small Chamber Ensemble	The Matt Small Chamber Ensemble, in collaboration with the American Composers Forum, present a premiere performance of Matt Small’s new composition. Additional program details to be announced. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sat	7:00pm	Chamber Music Ensemble Performance	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Music Ensemble Program perform. Program details TBA. CMC instructors Loretta Taylor and Jennifer Peringer host. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	1:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Class Concert	Students in CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship and Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform individually and in small groups in a variety of musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	4:00pm	CMC – All School Recital	CMC is proud to present its annual “All School Recital” (More than 100 students audition each spring for one of the 17 spots available on the program for this performance.)This special concert features CMC’s “best and brightest” juried student performers at all musical levels, from beginner to very advanced. Concert includes a variety of musica – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	7:30pm	Trumpet Supergroup	Trumpet Supergroup – CMC trumpet faculty member Dave Scott teams up with the best trumpet players in town for Trumpet Supergroup’s debut concert. A mix of jazz and classical, this group celebrates and showcases the trumpet and its potential. In addition to Dave Scott, the group consists of: SF Conservatory professor of trumpet Mario Guarneri, E – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sat	8:00pm	CMCO Presents: Faculty Concerto Competition Concert	Conductor and Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchesta (CMCO) present one of the two winners of this year’s Faculty Concerto Competition, pianist Lauren Cony, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C Major No. 21, K.467. Also on the program is Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 featuring soloist Dorothy Barnhouse, mezzo-soprano. Please n – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	FREE
11 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Students of several CMC faculty members perform various works. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	4:00pm	Mostly Baroque Hour	Director Shirley Wong-Frentzel and CMC’s Collegium Musicum presents the Mostly Baroque Hour, featuring Baroque dance forms, preludes and fugues, and variations. Showcase includes Renaissance voice, the gemshorn, the Baroque wood flute and recorder, sacred Medieval music, concluding with keyboard and wind ensemble masterpieces of J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Fri	8:00pm	Orquesta de la Moderna Tradicion CD release party	Orquesta la Moderna Tradición CD release party – Orquesta La Moderna Tradición celebrates the release of their third CD, En Canto. This 12-piece ensemble is the only band of its kind in the US that plays Cuban danzon music, the sensual music of Havana social clubs of the 1950s. CMC faculty members Tregar Otton (violin) and Chus Alonso (flute) a – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 General Admission
17 Sat	8:00pm	Madi Barrena presents: Evening Waltzes with Madame	Piano soloist Madi Barrena returns to CMC with: 17 Waltzes and the 3rd Ballade Op. 47 by Chopin. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5 Students/Seniors
18 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students present a free recital featuring a variety of instruments and musical selections. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	4:00pm	Jenny Ferris, Jazz Singer	Jazz singer Jenny Ferris sings Johnny Mercer tunes from her new CD Day In, Day Out, plus other gems from the Great American Songbook. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults, $5 seniors/students/ArtsCard
21 Wed	8:00pm	Potingue	Dance party and presentation by CMC’s Flamenco-Latin Ensemble. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sat	5:00pm	Stern Grove Festival Presents: Otis Taylor	A Musical Conversation featuring Otis Taylor. A respected and talented blues artist, he is widely regarded for his innovative music and socially conscious lyricism. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sat	7:30pm	Students of Jeffrey Swinkin	Students of this CMC piano faculty member in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	4:00pm	Students of Corey Head	Students of this CMC voice faculty member in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
July 2006
9 Sun	4:00pm	Martha Rodriguez-Salazar, flute and Jennifer Peringer, piano	Enjoy an afternoon of exciting Romantic music making with CMC faculty members Martha Rodríguez-Salazar and Jennifer Peringer. They will present a concert of music for voice, flute, and piano, featuring works by Rodrigo, Vivaldi, Franck, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Rossini and Bolling. Reception to follow. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Fri	8:00pm	Farewell San Francisco – Jeff Carwile, clarinet, Steve Sanchez, clarinet	This is a farewell performance and a great chance to say a musical goodbye to all of our friends. Jeff Carwile is leaving San Francisco to work on a Doctor of Musical Arts at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Steve Sanchez is leaving San Francisco to begin a Master of Music at the University of Michigan. Program: Strauss, Serenade for Win – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sat	7:30pm	Pins and Needles	The Indelible Voices Project, in conjunction with Laborfest and Opera Non Troppo, presents a concert version of the 1937 hit musical “Pins and Needles” commissioned by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and written by Harold Rome. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults, $5 Seniors/students/ArtsCard
26 Wed	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
30 Sun	3:00pm	Bats and Cats and Other Things	The Ina Chalis Opera presents: “Bats and Cats and Other Things”, a program of opera exerpts including the Drinking Song from La Traviata by Verdi, Sing to Love from Der Fliedermaus by Johann Strauss, and more. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
August 2006
4 Fri	8:00pm	SF Guitar Society Presents Steven Dimmick	The SF Guitar Society is proud to present local classical Guitarist, Steven Dimmick,who has combined a passion for the classical guitar with a career in the law. He currently studies with Dusan Bogdanovic and is a Regional Counsel for the Office of Thrift Supervision, an office within the United States Department of the Treasury. In addition to h – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 non-members / $5 seniors / students / members
6 Sun	7:00pm	Soren Green and Friends	Soren Green, CMC clarinet faculty member and friends perfrom in concert. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sat	8:00pm	America Canta II	CMC, in conjunction with Encuentro del Canto Popular, presents a concert in honor of the 25th anniversary of Encuentro del Canto Popular. The program includes music from the Americas by Feijoada Completa from Brazil and Marcelo & Bocha from Argentina. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	8:00pm	Two Spanish Guitars and an Andalucian Poet	Spanish classical guitarists (Sandy Brassard and Faly Sanchez) accompany Spanish poet – Maria Aurora Gamez Enriquez. Aurora will read from her latest book “Del azahar era elvalle” – of orange blossums was the valley. Wine, tapas, and book signing to follow performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Fog City Brass Concert	The Fog City Brass Quintet performs “music never intended for brass instruments.” Program includes: Brandenburg Concerto Number 3, JS Bach; Quintet #1, Malcolm Arnold; Wave,Antonio Carlos Jobim; Stardust, Hoagy Carmichael; Mozart on Parade, Peter Schikele; and more… – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sat	8:00pm	Jessica Wan and Friends	Soprano Jessica Wan, violinist Yin Li, and pianist Dmitri Cogan present their first collaboration in an end-of-summer recital. Featured are voice and violin duets by Bach, Handel, Saint-Saëns and Villa-Lobos, Brahms’s Violin Sonata No. 3, Ravel’s Tzigane, Dvorak’s Song to the Moon, and art songs by Strauss, Hahn and Fauré. The recital is free, bu – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
September 2006
5 Tue	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
24 Sun	4:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: Ann Yi – Piano	CMC piano faculty member Ann Yi performs pieces from the 18th through the 21st centuries that explore the idea of fragmentation in music. Each of these works uses fragmentation to affect form, dramatic gesture, character and virtuosity in a distinctive way. The program includes Sonata in E-flat Major Hob. XVI: 52 by Franz Joseph Haydn, Drei Klavier – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Orchestra (CMCO) Fundraiser	Save the date for the CMC Orchestra (CMCO) fundraiser that promises to be an evening of good food and good music by the CMCO, CMCO Chorus, and friends. $40 suggested admission. – program info	Workspace	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sat	8:00pm	Larry Gallagher -CD Release Concert	Local songwriter extraordinaire Larry Gallagher celebrates the release of his second album, “Can I Go Now?”. Larry is a master of hilarity — witness his terrifying lullaby, “Try Not To Think About Bugs,” the soulful “I’m Deep (Will You Sleep With Me?),” the swinging “You’d Look So Good in Clothes,” and so many others. His humor crosses over to bit – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
October 2006
3 Tue	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
6 Fri	8:00pm	SF Guitar Society Presents	The SF Guitar Society is proud to present the San Francisco Guitar Quartet The Quartet will showcase highlights of their third and brand new CD release “Silhouette” featuring works by Leo Brouwer, Patrick Roux, Patrick Francis, David Burdick and Carlo Domeniconi. Open microphone at 7:30; Performance at 8:00. For more information about the San F – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard/Guitar Society Members
8 Sun	4:00pm	Maggie Thompson and Friends	Piano students and friends of Maggie Thonpson perform. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Thu	8:30pm	Matt Small Chamber Ensemble	The Matt Small Chamber Ensemble hosts an open rehearsal (free and open to the public)for those interested in being a part of the concert preparations. Matt Small’s Chamber Ensemble: Matt Small- bass, composer; Paula Dreyer- piano; Kymry Esainko- piano; Mitch Marcus- saxophones; Steve Adams- saxophones; Rachel Condry- clarinet, bass clarinet and – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Fri	8:00pm	Matt Small Chamber Ensemble	Join Matt Small’s Chamber Ensemble for a FREE concert. We’ll be debuting new work commissioned and funded by the American Composers Forum and the San Francisco Foundation’s Northern California Composers Commissioning Program Award. Matt Small’s Chamber Ensemble: Matt Small- bass, composer, Paula Dreyer- piano, Kymry Esainko- piano, Mitch Marcus- – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sat	8:00pm	Irregular Resolutions	Join CMC faculty members Davide Verotta the Composer’s Group Irregular Resolutions (www.irregularresolutions.org) in their Fall concert of new music (all pieces composed in 2006). Program Includes: Carol Belcher Suite for Flute & String Quartet; Harry Bernstein Suite for Alto Flute, Violin, 2 Violas, Cello; John Bilotta I Fiori di Seta for Flute, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults;$5/Students/Seniors/ArtsCard
20 Fri	8:00pm	ChamberMIx presents:	ChamberMix presents “ Living and Legendary” with special guest Hilary Tann. The concert will feature her “Gardens of Anna Maria Luisa de Medici”, and Brahms’ Trio for Clarinet Cello and Piano plus new works by John Bilotta and Martha Stoddard. For more information call (650) 967-4996. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sat	8:30pm	Mark Taylor Flamenco Quartet	The Quartet performs a dynamic combination of traditional flamenco music with new compositions and exotic sounds. Mark Taylor is well-known for his tasteful flamenco guitar playing both in the U.S. and in Spain. The ensemble includes faculty member Chus Alonso on flute and cajón, and Jordanian percussionist Rami Ziadeh on cajón, darbuka, tabla, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
22 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Mon	6:00pm	CMC and SF Performances present a “Concert with Conversation” with: Imani Winds Woodwind Quintet	Five accomplished musicians joined forces in 1997 to expand the boundaries of the traditional wind quintet and explore the links between European, African and American music traditions. The name “Imani,” which means “faith” in Swahili, embodies this mission. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Thu	8:00pm	CMC Orchestra	Program: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Symphony No. 3 and Sergey Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring CMC Faculty Concerto Competition Winner Jeffrey Swinkin, piano soloist. – program info	Workspace	FREE
27 Fri	7:00pm	Christy Win – Student Recital	Private instructor Christy Win presents her students in recital. Program includes vocal and piano selections. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	8:00pm	CMC Orchestra Concert	The Community Music Center Orchestra performs Nicolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Symphony # 3 and Sergey Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto # 1. Featuring CMC Faculty Concert Competition winnner Jeff Swinkin, piano – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	FREE
29 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	3:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents a fully staged production of the Opera “Der Fleidermaus” (The Bat). – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
November 2006
3 Fri	8:00pm	SF Classical Guitar Society presents Patrick O’Connell	The San Francisco Classical Guitar Society presents guitarist Patrick O’Connell. Patrick began playing the guitar at the age of fifteen and shortly thereafter, was performing in master classes around the country. He received his Bachelors degree in guitar performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and his Masters degree from the San Francis – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / Guitar Society members
5 Sun	12:30pm	Corey Head – Student Recital	Vocal students of CMC instructor Corey Head perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	4:00pm	Sin-Tung Chiu and Friends	CMC violin faculty member Sin-Tung Chiu and Music Center faculty members Juliet McComas, piano, Betty Wong, piano, Anja Strauss, Soprano, Olga Mandrigina, viola, Sarah Choi, cello, and guest pianist Dmitriy Cogan join together to present a concert in honor of the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth. All proceeds will benefit the Dr. P. P. Chiu Mem – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5/Students/Seniors/ArtsCard
7 Tue	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
10 Fri	7:00pm	Club CMC Presents: The Ladies Banjo Society	Club CMC presents an “Old Time Square Dance” featuring the music of the Ladies Banjo Society joined by Music Center banjo faculty member Eric Pearson. Instructions and introductory dance set begins at 7:00 PM; Advanced set at 8:00 PM. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
11 Sat	2:00pm	Auditions – CMC Orchestra	The CMC Orchestra is holding auditions for prospective members from 2 – 5PM. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sat	7:30pm	Leslie Hassburg and Friends	A classical song recital by mezzo-soprano Leslie Hassberg. This is the fourth in a series of self-produced concerts showcasing Leslie’s versatility and vocal virtuosity. The centerpieces will be two song cycles, “Songs of a Wayfarer” by Gustav Mahler,and “Confrontations with the Devil in the Form of Love” by Ms. Hassberg, on poems by Ju – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
12 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	4:00pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus	Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Fri	8:00pm	Bill Horvath and Friends	Bill Horvath and Friends and their ensemble perform jazz classics and other favorites. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sat	7:00pm	Anne Pagliarulo	Piano students of private piano instructor Anne Pagliarulo perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a varieity of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	4:00pm	Lauren Cony Student Recital	Piano students of Music Center piano instructor Lauren Cony perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	7:30pm	Oberlin Alumni Concert	Oberlin Conservatory Alumni in concert. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
December 2006
2 Sat	7:30pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Recital	CMC Chamber Music Ensemble students perform in small groups of two to six members. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	1:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Student Performance	Students in CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship and Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform individually and in small groups in a variety of musical styles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sat	8:00pm	Allison Lovejoy, Piano	CMC piano faculty member Allison Lovejoy performs in concert. Program Details TBA – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	11:30am	CMC Holiday Party	This longstanding tradition continues with CMC’s annual Holiday party. Performances include: “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, featuring the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble and a selection of Christmas Carols from members of the SF Children’s Chors. But there’s one guest that needs no introduction, Santa Claus – with treats for the kids. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Director Ken Rosen and CMC’s Teen Jazz Band present a year-end class concert featuring jazz, funk, Latin, and rhythm and blues. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	7:00pm	Paula Dryer – Student Recital	Paula Dryer, CMC piano faculty member, presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Fri	7:30pm	Las Posadas	CMC, in association with KPOO Pajaro Latinoamericano and Encuentro del Canto Popular, presents this Mexican holiday play and celebration. The play commemorates Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). Featuring songs in Spanish by CMC’s Coro del Pueblo directed by M – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sat	8:30pm	Las Posadas	CMC, in association with KPOO Pajaro Latinoamericano and Encuentro del Canto Popular, presents this Mexican holiday play and celebration. The play commemorates Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). Featuring songs in Spanish by CMC’s Coro del Pueblo directed by M – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center Students perfrom in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	4:00pm	Winter Concert	CMC’s Collegium Musicum, directed by CMC harpsichord faculty member Shirley Wong-Frentzel, presents 12th to 21st century music from around the world. Travel to China, Eastern and Western Europe, Mexico, Turkey, and Spain through voice, traditional early European winds, traditional Chinese instruments, storytelling, visual arts and modern instrume – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
31 Sun	8:30pm	The Community Music Center Orchestra Presents	The Community Music Center Orchestra and Chorus present New Year’s Eve/New Year”s Day performances of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and selections from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” Soloists include: John Davey Hatcher, Tenor Anja Strauss, Soprano. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$25 General Admission
January 2007
1 Mon	4:00pm	The Community Music Center Orchestra Presents:	The Community Music Center Orchestra and Chorus present New Year’s Eve/New Year”s Day performances of Beethoven Symphony No. 9 and selections from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” Soloists include: John Davey Hatcher, Tenor Anja Strauss, Soprano and others. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$25 – General Admission
12 Fri	6:00pm	CMC and SF Performances present a “Concert with Conversation” with Jennifer Koh	Violinist Jennifer Koh continues to dazzle audiences with her ability to fuse intensity of temperament with a classical poise and elegance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber Student Recital	CMC violin faculty member Monika Gruber presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Mon	7:00pm	Argentinean Tango Piano Master Class by Jorge Vernieri	Jorge Vernieri is described as one of the best tango pianists in the world by Horacio Ferrer in his book “The Book of Tango”. He has conducted several international musical shows and for the past nine years has been an integral part of the sensational Broadway musical “Forever Tango” produced by the renowned Luis Bravo. For more information – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
28 Sun	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
29 Mon	8:00pm	Hadley MacCarroll and Friends	CMC piano faculty member Hadley MacCarroll and friends present music for cello and piano. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Mon	8:00pm	Martha & Monica present: A Century of Russian Revolution	This program by Hadley McCarroll, piano, and Monica Scott, cello, features the work of composers in the former Soviet Union struggling to find a voice under the shadow of a repressive regime – Alfred Schnittke, Galina Ustvolskaya, Sofia Gubaidulina, Edison Denisov, and Arvo Pärt. While drawing from Medieval chant, Baroque and Classical forms, an – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
February 2007
2 Fri	6:00pm	CMC and SF Performances present a “Concert with Conversation” with Regina Carter, jazz violin	Regina Carter’s chameleon-like improv skills are backed by an encyclopedic versatility of style, one of the reasons she is consistently voted the top jazz violinist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sat	8:00pm	Noches Bohemias Presents: Son de Madera	Son de Madera was founded in 1992 and endowed with an enormous talent for musical arrangements and tradition research. Son de Madera are leaders in the current Son Jarocho movement from Veracruz, Mexico, bringing together Indigenous, African and Spanish influences. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
4 Sun	8:00pm	Sam Bass, Cello & Piano	Program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
9 Fri	8:00pm	Noches Bohemias Presents: Alfonso Maya and Friends	Do not miss the opportunity to hear Alfonso Maya, direct from Mexico. He has recorded two albums and recently won a musical composition contest in Russia. He also participated in the important Trova compilation CD entitled “1, 2, 3, por la Trova.” Always on tour, he has traveled across Mexico and has performed in France, Spain, Slovenia, Guatem – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sun	4:00pm	The Eusebius Duo	Members include Hillary Nordwell, piano, and CMC violin faculty member Monika Gruber. Program includes: Mozart’s Sonata for piano and violin in e minor, Beethoven’s Sonata for piano and violin in a minor, and Bacri’s Sonate Nr.2 fuer Violine und Klavier. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	8:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Fri	6:00pm	CMC and SF Performances present a “Concert with Conversation” with Marcus Roberts Trio	Playing classic jazz reborn, this trio offers some of the tightest ensemble playing around, yet each member has earned a place in the jazz pantheon in his own right. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sat	7:00pm	Anne Pagliarulo – Student Recital	Private piano instructor Anne Pagliarulo presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	12:00pm	Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series: Spring Recital	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this annual event which features exceptional, faculty-recommended CMC students. Program will include music on violin, clarinet, trumpet, flute, Chinese zither, and piano. Featuring students of CMC faculty members Sin-Tung Chiu, Dave Scott, Grace Huenemann, Juliet McComas, Evgenia Leshchishina, Sarah Holzman – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Dave Scott, trumpet; Richard Saunders and Cory Combs, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one dr – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
March 2007
1 Thu	7:00pm	Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra: Student Concerto Competition Winners Concert	Student Concerto Competition Winners Concert – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sat	8:00pm	Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra: Student Concerto Competition Winners Concert	Student Concerto Competition Winners Concert – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	4:00pm	Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra: Student Concerto Competition Winners Concert	Student Concerto Competition Winners Concert – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Mon	8:00pm	Wayne Horvitz & Sweeter Than The Day	Program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
11 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	8:00pm	sfSoundSeries	Improvised music from France with percussionist Lê Quan Ninh and pianist Frédéric Blondy. sfSoundGroup opens with new improvisation-based compositions. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
16 Fri	6:00pm	CMC and SF Performances present a “Concert with Conversation” with Antigoni Goni, guitar and Laura Gilbert, flute	Since winning the 1995 Guitar Foundation Competition, The New York Times has called Greek guitarist Antigoni Goni “an eloquent player with a graceful touch and sound,” while Guitar Review says she is “one of the most compelling young talents today.” Antigoni Goni has become a sought-after recitalist and orchestral soloist. She is now an Art – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Fri	8:00pm	Club CMC Presents: Na Leo Nahenahe (Sweet Voices)	John Lehrack, tenor and CMC voice faculty, conducts his mostly a cappella chorus in a program of Hawaiian standards and contemporary favorites. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	8:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Tue	6:00pm	CMC and SF Performances present a “Concert with Conversation” with Richard Goode, piano	What sets Richard Goode apart – and what makes him ever more interesting with each performance – is the way he inhabits the music he performs. “It is virtually impossible to walk away from one of Mr. Goode’s recitals without the sense of having gained some new insight, subtle or otherwise, into the works he played or about pianism itself,� – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Fri	8:00pm	Apple Hill Chamber Players	A benefit concert to send two CMC scholarship students to the Apple Hill Summer Festival in New Hampshire. Also, host and CMC faculty member Peter Arvantely will join the group in playing Brahms’ Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano. Reception follows. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
April 2007
1 Sun	1:00pm	CMC San Francisco Children’s Chorus and Teen Singers	Director Beth Wilmurt presents a program of “Songs from Around the World.” John Kyrk, accompanist – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
1 Sun	6:00pm	Allison Lovejoy, piano, and Dave Scott, trumpet	Program by these CMC faculty members includes selections by: Rafael Mendez, Telemann, Rachmaninov, Eric Ewazen, Johann Friedrich Fasch, Bela Bartok, and Herbert L. Clarke. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Fri	8:00pm	Davide Verotta, piano	CMC faculty member Davide Verotta performs solo works from the 19th to 21st centuries, including compositions of his own. Program includes: Claude Debussy’s Preludes Book I and II, Patrice Fouillaud’s Comme un parfum de Mures Sauvages, Giacinto Scelsi’s Quattro Illustrazioni, Nicolò Castiglioni’s Preludio, Corale e Fuga, Davide Verotta’s – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Fri	7:00pm	Jeff Swinkin, piano	CMC piano faculty member Jeff Swinkin presents a solo performance of piano classics. Program includes Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words, Book 1, Opus19, and selections from Schumann, Schubert, Beethoven-Liszt, and others. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sat	8:00pm	Club CMC Presents: Solstice	Recent winners of the Bay Area Harmony Sweepstakes, this female a cappella ensemble has enthralled audiences for almost 12 years. Their multiple genre repertoire spans 13 languages and over 9 centuries, and includes original compositions and arrangements for women’s voices. Solstice includes members Emily Bender, Lark Coryell, Krista Enos, Mari M – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Fri	7:00pm	Sarah Holzman Student Recital	Students of CMC flute faculty member Sarah Holzman perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sat	7:30pm	Allison Lovejoy and Friends	Allison Lovejoy, piano, Holly Rae Brown, mezzo-soprano, and Lux Brahn, clarinet. Solo and chamber music, including works of Mozart, Poulenc, Ravel, Spohr, Rachmaninov, and more. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
22 Sun	4:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble	Ensemble members perform arias and excerpts from La Traviata, La Boheme, Der Fleidermaus, and other well-known operas. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
27 Fri	8:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: Duo Cantando	CMC faculty members Paula Dreyer, piano, and Kelley Maulbetsch, cello, perform works by Spanish, French and Argentinean composers such as Piazzolla, Ravel, Ginastera, and Manuel de Falla. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	8:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: The Premiere Saxophone Quartet	The quartet is devoted to commissioning and performing new works for saxophone, especially by California composers, and for this season, women composers. This concert will feature a world premiere by celebrated French composer Lucie Robert-Diessel, who is writing a piece for saxophone quartet and piano for the Premiere Quartet. Members are: Dale Wo – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	3:00pm	Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Books V-VIII	The fourth annual keyboard marathon produced by CMC piano faculty member Juliet McComas. This year’s concert features eight CMC faculty members: Paula Dreyer, Grace Huenemann, Evgenia Leshchishina, Hadley McCarroll, Juliet McComas, Tatyana Mikhaylenko, Betty Wong and Ann Yi. Guest pianists will be Esther Chan and Annie Nalezny. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
May 2007
4 Fri	7:30pm	Lauren Cony Student Recital	CMC piano faculty member Lauren Cony presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	12:00pm	Students of Private Piano Instructor Helen Mitchell in Recital	Program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	Jennifer Perringer Student Recital	CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Perringer presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Mon	6:00pm	CMC Annual Fundraising Gala	Call (415) 647-6015 x76 or x78 for pricing. Please join us for CMC’s 2007 Salute to the Joy of Making Music annual fundraising gala with this year’s theme of “Fiesta”. The event will feature pianist Peter Mintun, CMC’s Latin-Flamenco Ensemble, directed by Chus Alonso, and CMC’s San Francisco Children’s Chorus, directed by Beth Wilmurt – program info	University Club	FREE
11 Fri	8:00pm	MCC Benefit Concert	Jazz performance by vocalist Cary Colman to benefit the Metropolitan Community Church in San Francisco. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
12 Sat	8:00pm	Club CMC Presents: “Two Tall Drinks”	CMC piano faculty member Erik Ian Walker and Joe Cunningham, guitar, play a mix of old-time Americana folk, blues, and country-western. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
13 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Director Ken Rosen presents a concert of jazz and funk. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	8:00pm	The Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: The Matt Small Chamber Ensemble	CMC faculty member Rachel Condry, clarinet, and members of the Matt Small Chamber Ensemble premiere three new vocal works and introduce two new members to the ensemble’s cast, vocalist Katy Stephan and saxophonist Sylvain Carton. The songs utilize off beat, comical, and at times absurdist storylines, paired with expanded popular music song forms an – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Fri	8:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: Laurel Ensemble	CMC flute faculty member Sarah Holzman and the Laurel Ensemble perform chamber works for mixed strings, piano, and winds by American composers Copland, Torke, Cohn, Larsen, and Carter. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	7:00pm	Students of Private Piano Instructor Anne Pagliarulo in Recital	Program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	1:00pm	CMC San Francisco Children’s Chorus and Teen Singers	Director Beth Wilmurt presents a program of “Songs From Around the World.” John Kyrk, accompanist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series: Honors Recital	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this annual event which features exceptional, faculty-recommended CMC students who are graduating seniors. Betty Wong and CMC faculty member Ken Rosen will also premiere new songs for CMC’s San Francisco Children’s Chorus, presented by the Chorus, which is directed by Beth Wilmurt. Please note location fo – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Allison Lovejoy Student Recital	CMC piano faculty member Allison Lovejoy presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Fri	8:00pm	American Composers Forum	Program features several original compositions. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sun	4:00pm	Megan Stetson, soprano	Program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
June 2007
1 Fri	8:00pm	Sarah Holzman Student Recital	CMC flute faculty member Sarah Holzman presents her students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	12:00pm	CMC CMP/ICYMP Concert	Comprehensive Musicianship Program/Inner City Young Musicians Program (CMP/ICYMP) students present their year-end class concert. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	4:00pm	Baroque Revival Hour	CMC faculty member Shirley Wong-Frentzel and CMC’s Collegium Musicum presents this annual concert featuring dance and song forms from medieval times through the Baroque era into the 21st century. Featured instruments: crumhorn, gemshorn, Baroque recorders, violins, voice, archlute, harpsichord and the piano. Participants include CMC faculty, adva – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	4:00pm	Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra: Faculty Concerto Competition Winners Concert	Program includes Hector Berlioz’s Symphony Fantastique and Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor, op. 47, featuring violin soloist Monika Gruber-Gibbons. – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	FREE
8 Fri	7:00pm	Good Old Fashioned Square Dance	Back by popular demand, members of the Ladies Banjo Society and CMC faculty member Erik Pearson perform traditional country and folk tunes. Beginning instruction and dancing at 7 PM, advanced lesson and dancing at 8:30 PM. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
9 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Music Ensembles	Recital by students of Jennifer Peringer, Martha Rodriguez-Salazar, and Loretta Taylor from CMC Chamber Music Ensembles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	1:00pm	CMC 85th Birthday and Open House	Enjoy a tour of CMC, visit our instrument “petting zoo”, take demonstration private lessons and group classes, and watch performances by various CMC student ensembles throughout the afternoon. Light refreshments provided. Reception follows. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All School Recital	An all-level showcase featuring students from both CMC’s Mission and Richmond District Branches. Reception follows. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Fri	8:00pm	While Away/On Friendship	A concert of music for tape and piano influenced by travel, language, culture and friendship. All compositions written and performed by CMC faculty member Janis Mercer. CMC alumnus and now painter Tammy Nguyen collaborates with paintings for two works, Sound Portraits and Citytudes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	12:00pm	Corey Head Student Recital	CMC voice faculty member Corey Head presents his students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	4:00pm	Sin-Tung Chiu and Friends	CMC violin faculty member Sin-Tung Chiu’s 60th birthday celebration recital with guests: Dmitriy Cogan, piano; Manfred Chiu, violin; Daniel Stevens, viola; members of the Nueva String Ensemble of The Nueva School in Hillsborough; and CMC’s Richmond District Branch violin students. All proceeds benefit the Dr. P. P. Chiu Memorial Scholarship Fun – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sat	8:00pm	Zelda Peoples, voice and piano	Program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sun	8:00pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Eric Garland and Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. There is no cover charge, but there is a one drink minimum. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	FREE
29 Fri	1:00pm	Camp CMC Concert	Camp CMC student end-of-week informal performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Fri	7:00pm	Private Instructor Gloria Sweeney Student Recital.	Students of private instructor Gloria Sweeney perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Fri	7:00pm	Private Instructor Gloria Sweeney Student Recital.	Students of private instructor Gloria Sweeney perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sat	7:00pm	Jeff Swinkin Student Recital	CMC piano faculty member Jeff Swinkin presents his students in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
July 2007
1 Sun	3:00pm	Birthday Recital	Ursula Kallio, violin, Tanya Quinlan, violin, and Candy Siu, piano, perform works by Elgar, Dvorak, Bach, and others in honor of Ben Kochie’s birthday. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sat	7:00pm	Amnesia	The rock en espanol band debuting their first single “Anhelos,” featuring Oscar Montes on bass and vocals, Ricardo Torres on guitar and vocals, and Edwin Ayala on drums, congas, and vocals. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
13 Fri	7:00pm	Swing Dance and Benefit Concert	A benefit concert hosted by “Danny Brown and his Legit Swingers”. San Francisco musician and CMC alumni Danny Brown hosts an evening of jazz to thank his supporters for their kind thoughts and generosity. Program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE/Donations
14 Sat	7:30pm	LaborFest	Danish singers and instrumentalists perform Danish working class songs. Performers include: Hanne Skaalum, folk singer, Victoria Thygesen, folk singer and singer-songwriter, Katrina Strange, international jazz singer and pianist, Micael Castor, singer and songwriter, Jørn Nielsen, contrabass player, Bendix Nielsen, drummer, and Claus Bastrup, ac – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	All tickets -$8
20 Fri	6:00pm	CMC and Stern Grove Festival Present: A Musical Conversation with Non-Stop Bhangra Collective	A local group of dancers who perform Bhangra, an energetic Indian folk dance form, to a live drummer. If you’ve ever seen the film Monsoon Wedding, you’ll have a sense of how much fun this group is. Additional information about this group is available at http://www.dholrhythms.com/ – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sat	8:00pm	The Oscar Montes Trio	Latin music program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
22 Sun	8:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble	A performance dedicated to Gian Carlo Menotti, featuring excerpts from Help, Help the Globolinks, The Telephone, and other Menotti operas. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
25 Wed	8:00pm	The Edgetone New Music Summit	A four day event featuring a cross section of artists from many different walks of sonic life. The music for the first two nights of the summit will feature minimalist electronic and free acoustic improvisation. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
26 Thu	8:00pm	The Edgetone New Music Summit	A four day event featuring a cross section of artists from many different walks of sonic life. The music for the first two nights of the summit will feature minimalist electronic and free acoustic improvisation. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
29 Sun	2:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Piano Students of CMC instructor Les McWilliams perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	6:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; and Richard Saunders, bass. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	$5 General, $3 Students
August 2007
4 Sat	8:00pm	Erik Friedlander Solo Show: Block Ice & Propane	Cellist Erik Friedlander showcases a magnificent new solo album, “Block Ice & Propane,” which is inspired by family road trips he took as a child. Special guests: Shudder. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sat	8:00pm	The Festival of Contemporary Music	Currently in its fifth year, the Festival showcases contemporary classical chamber music. The Festival is directed by Brian Bice, C. Michael Reese, and John Bilotta. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	4:00pm	Eldred Marshall, piano	Eldred Marshall began his piano studies at six, and began playing in public at seven. He has performed in recital throughout the United States, Italy, Spain and the Republic of San Marino. He made his piano and orchestra debut at 16, playing Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto. Upcoming performances include appearances in California, Oregon, Washingto – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Fri	7:30pm	Lecture: Working as a Singer in Germany	Lecture, followed by question and answer session. Topics include; the Fach system, opera houses, and working with directors. Guest lecturers: Thomas Franke, voice, and Newena Popow, piano. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sat	7:30pm	Master Class: German Art Song	This free master class is open to advanced CMC vocalists and pianists, on a space-available basis. Guest instructors Thomas Franke, voice and Newena Popow, piano. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	4:00pm	German Art Song Concert	CMC voice faculty member Anja Strauss and master class participants perform in concert with guest artists Thomas Franke, voice, and Newena Popow, piano. Program TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
26 Sun	6:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. From 6:30 – 9:30 PM – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	$5 – General Admission
September 2007
16 Sun	5:00pm	The Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: The Wailing Junk Symphony for the Most High	CMC percussion faculty member Micha Patri returns to CMC with his “Wailing Junk Symphony” performing world, gospel, and jazz compositions. The concert demonstrates the fusion of African music with jazz, and the different ways the audience can listen to and participate in the music.Program also features dancers and an audience “junk” finale. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	4:30pm	The Fog City Brass	The Fog City Brass performs the Chaconne from the Solo Violin Partita No. 2 by JS Bach as arranged for brass quintet. You will also hear Tales of the Cultural Revolution, a work by acclaimed Bay Area composer Brian Holmes for voice and brass quintet. Tales recounts the little known story of how tubas were banned during the cultural revolution in Ch – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sat	8:00pm	Irregular Resolutions	CMC piano faculty member Davide Verotta hosts the composers’ group “Irregular Resolutions”(http://www.irregularresolutions.org/)in their third annual concert of original compositions. Performers include: Carol Belcher (piano), David Boyle (cello), Charith Premawardhana (viola), Martha Stoddard (flute), Anne Szabla (vibraphone), Davide Verotta (pian – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sun	6:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. From 6:30 – 9:30 PM. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	$5 – General Admission
October 2007
5 Fri	6:00pm	CMC and SF Preformances Present: A Concert with Conversation featuring The Katona Twins	This celebrated Hungarian guitar duo has performed in front of audiences at prestigious venues and major music festivals around the world. The duo, comprised of identical twins Peter and Zoltán, are “the classical world’s best-known guitar duo”. Katona’s repertoire spans from the classical, through tango and Spanish guitar. They also work to a – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Recital	Music Center students perform in diverse styles on a variety of instruments. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	4:00pm	A Celebration of Great Music by Great Composers	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents a celebration of great music by great composers. The performance features solo and ensemble selections including arias, art songs, and other favorites from the classical repertoire. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Fri	7:00pm	Yet Another Old Fashioned Square Dance!	Come one, come all as “Pearson and the Jordonauts” entertain with “Yet Another Old Fashioned Square Dance”, featuring the talents of caller Evie Ladin at the microphone. Dance technique a little rusty? Not to worry – dance instruction and introductory set begins ar 7:00 pm; Intermediate lessons and dancing follows at 8:30. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sat	8:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series: A French Soiree	CMC faculty members Sarah Holzman, flute and Lauren Cony, piano, present a French soiree for flute and piano, centering on the French repertoire from Paris in the 1920′s. Program includes: Debussy ‘Ondine’ and ‘Syrinx’, Roussel ‘Joueurs de Flute’, Boulanger ‘D’un Matin de Printemps’, Ibert ‘Jeux’, Milhaud ‘Sonatine’, and Poulenc ‘Sonate’. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	1:00pm	Piano Performance Workshop	The Community Music Center presents a free piano performance workshop with CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer. Limit nine students. Please sign up with Kathy or Tanya in the Capp Street registrars office. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	4:00pm	Ann Pagliarullo-Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Ann Pagliarullo perfrom in recital – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Thu	8:00pm	Community Music Center Orchestra	The Community Music Center Orchestra presents a Spanish and Latin program that includes the premiere of Chus Alonso’s “Suite Flamenca” and “Latin Puzzle”, and Manuel de Falla’s “El Sombrero de Tres Picos” (The Three-Cornered Hat). Chus Alonso’s music is rooted in flamenco and Spanish and Afro-Cuban folklore and dance music. The sixty- – program info	Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts	FREE
26 Fri	7:00pm	Baroque to Bebop: 50 Ways to Count Time	CMC instructor Nicole Sumner hosts an evening of entertainment, conduction and appetizers organized by Nicole and provided by a wide palate of Bay Area musicians and artists, including audience members. Info: Nicole Sumner sumnernicole@hotmail.com 415-469-9333 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sat	8:00pm	Doug Goodkin, Piano	Pianist Doug Goodkin performs. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
28 Sun	2:00pm	CMC and Accion Latina Present: Festival de los Rehiletes Musicales	A bilingual Spanish and English musical experience for young children to learn, play and have fun. Workshops, live music, games, raffles, and more! Festival runs from 2-5pm. For additional information please call 415/648-1045 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	4:00pm	Community Music Center Orchestra	The Community Music Center Orchestra presents a Spanish and Latin program that includes the premiere of Chus Alonso’s “Suite Flamenca” and “Latin Puzzle”, and Manuel de Falla’s “El Sombrero de Tres Picos” (The Three-Cornered Hat). Chus Alonso’s music is rooted in flamenco and Spanish and Afro-Cuban folklore and dance music. The sixty- – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	FREE
28 Sun	6:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. From 6:30 – 9:30 PM. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	$5 – General Admission
November 2007
4 Sun	12:00pm	Les McWilliams Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Paula Dryer demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	4:00pm	The Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra Presents: From Russia with Love	The Noe Valley Plucked String Orchestra invites you to a concert of Russian Music. The Orchestra is a 14 to 18-piece ensemble of mandolins, mandolas, guitar and bass, directed by Nicola Swinburne. They will be playing music originally written for bowed strings by composers such as Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Glasunov, including the Sleeping Beaut – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/$5
9 Fri	8:00pm	America Canta presents: Los Cojolites	Los Cojolites is named after the sacred bird of the nahua people who live in the southern area of Veracruz, Mexico. The birds are in danger of extinction, as would be the son jarocho music from the same area were it not for the iron will of the musicians, who teach children that music is just as important to life as breathing.. Los Cojolites have – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
10 Sat	2:00pm	CMC Orchestra Concerto Auditions	This year, the CMC Orchestra will hold two competitions, one for CMC students and the other for CMC faculty – providing the opportunity to perform a solo concerto with the Orchestra. Applications and detailed information are available in the CMC office. Auditions are from 2:00 – 5:00 PM – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sat	8:00pm	The Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: Poppea Dorsam, Cello	CMC cello faculty member Poppea Dorsam presents: “A celebration of chamber music for cello.” Featured on the program will be Zeppelin for flute and cello by Laurie San Martin, Bayside’s Bell Boulevard for cello and piano by Paul Dorsam and Piano Trio by David Garner. Performers are Esther Landau, flute; Candace Guirao, violin; and Steve Baliey, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	4:00pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus	The San Francisco Children’s Chorus performs songs from around the world and musical theater favorites. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sat	8:00pm	Oberlin Alumni Concert	Oberlin Conservatory Alumni perform selections from the classical repertoire. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages perform in diverse styles on a variety of instruments. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	4:00pm	Lauren Cony, Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Lauren Cony demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	6:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. From 6:30 – 9:30 PM. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	$5 – General Admission
26 Mon	1:00pm	Shirley Marshall – Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Shirley demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
December 2007
1 Sat	7:00pm	S’Wonderful -A Swing Dance and Benefit Concert	A benefit winter concert hosted by “Danny Brown and his Legit Swingers” and special guest artists. San Francisco musician and CMC alumni Danny Brown hosts an evening of big band jazz to thank his supporters for their kind thoughts and generosity. Program includes standards and original tunes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE/Donations
2 Sun	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Class Concert	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship/Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
2 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students perform in a variety of musical styles and instrumentations. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Tue	6:00pm	CMC and SF Performances Present: a Concert with Conversation featuring the Alexander String Quartet	Celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2006, the Alexander String Quartet has performed in the major music capitals of four continents, securing its standing among the world’s premier ensembles. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven, Mozart, and Shostakovich, the quartet has also established itself as an important advocate of new mus – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Fri	7:00pm	Winter Concert	CMC’s Collegium Musicum, directed by CMC harpsichord faculty member Shirley Wong-Frentzel, presents 12th to 21st century music from around the world. Travel to China, Eastern and Western Europe, Mexico, Turkey, and Spain through voice, traditional early European winds, traditional Chinese instruments, storytelling, visual arts and modern instrume – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Music Ensembles	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Music Ensemble program perform in small groups. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	11:30am	CMC Holiday Party	This longstanding tradition continues with CMC’s annual Holiday party. Performances include: “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, featuring the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble and a selection of Christmas Carols from members of the SF Children’s Chorus. But there’s one guest that needs no introduction, Santa Claus – with treats for the kids. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Members of the CMC Teen Jazz Band perform a selection of swing, funk, rock, and Latin favorites. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Fri	7:00pm	CMC’s Posada & Pastorela	CMC presents this traditional Mexican celebration and holiday play commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this year’s play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member C – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sat	7:00pm	CMC’s Posada & Pastorela	CMC presents this traditional Mexican celebration and holiday play commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this year’s play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member C – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	12:00pm	Grace Yu – Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Grace Yu. demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	4:00pm	Paula Dryer-Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Paula Dryer demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	1:00pm	Boris Solodkin – Student, Piano Recital	Boris Solodkin, piano, presents himself and his students in a recital of classical favorites for the piano. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. From 7:30 – 11:30 PM. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	$5 – General Admission
31 Mon	8:30pm	The CMC Orchestra Presents: Beethoven’s Symphony No 9.	Conductor and Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra and Chorus present their 16th annual New Year¹s Concerts featuring Beethoven¹s Symphony No. 9, which includes the famed choral masterpiece,the Ode to Joy. Vocal soloists: Anja Strauss, soprano; Kristine Sinajon, mezzo – soprano; John Davey-Hatcher, tenor; and Richard Fey, ba – program info	First Unitarian Universalist Church & Center	$25 – General Admission/$18 Seniors and Children under 12
January 2008
1 Tue	4:00pm	The CMC Orchestra Presents: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9	Conductor and Music Director Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the CMC Orchestra and Chorus present their 16th annual New Year¹s Concerts featuring Beethoven¹s Symphony No. 9, which includes the famed choral masterpiece,the Ode to Joy. Vocal soloists: Anja Strauss, soprano; Kristine Sinajon, mezzo-soprano; John Davey-Hatcher, tenor; and Richard Fey, bass – program info	First Unitarian Universalist Church & Center	$25 – General Admission/$18 Youth and Children under 12
12 Sat	8:00pm	Thollem McDonas, piano	Pianist Thollem McDonas performs in concert. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
13 Sun	1:00pm	Katrina Wreede’s CMP Class Winter Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship Program perform individually and in small groups. Program includes selections by de Beriot, Beethoven, Franklin and others. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber -Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC violin instructor Monika Gruber demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Alisa Rose – Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC violin instructor Alisa Rose demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sat	11:00am	CMP/ICYMP Composition Workshop with Rami Bar-Niv	Israeli pianist and composer Rami Bar-Niv presents a free composition workshop for CMC’s CMP/ICYMP program students. A classically trained pianist, Rami Bar-Niv reminds us that jazz and ragtime can be important elements in contemporary art music. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sun	4:00pm	Ann Pagliarullo-Student Recital	Piano studens of private piano instructor Ann Pagliarullo perfrom in concert. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sun	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. From 7:30 – 11:30 PM. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	$5 – General Admission
February 2008
1 Fri	6:00pm	SF Performances and CMC Present a Concert with Conversation with Billy Childs	Los Angeles composer and jazz pianist Billy Childs gained significant attention from the music community during his six-years (1978-84) playing with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. While influenced early on in his playing by Herbie Hancock, Keith Emerson, and Chick Corea and in his composing by Paul Hindemith, Maurice Ravel, and Igor Stravinsky, Childs – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
2 Sat	8:00pm	Melissa Carey in Concert	Vocalist Melissa Carey performs. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
15 Fri	6:00pm	CMC and SF Performances present a Concert with Conversation featuring pianist Uri Caine	Uri Caine, classical and jazz pianist and composer, has recorded 16 albums and is celebrated for his eclectic and inventive interpretations of the classical repertoire. His 1997 jazz tribute to Gustav Mahler received an award from the German Mahler Society. Caine has also reworked Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, as well – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sat	11:00am	CMP/ICYMP Lecture Series with the Cypress String Quartet	The Cypress String Quartet presents it’s annual “Call and Response” lecture series to CMC’s CMP/ICYMP program participants. Students are introduced to a classical selection and then to a contemporary composition based on that selection. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sat	7:30pm	Joseph Murphy, Baritone	Lyric Baritone Joseph Murphy performs sacred and secular baroque and bel canto Italian arias by Bellini, Donizetti, Gluck, Handel, Mozart and others. Piano accompaniment will be provided by Raymond Fabrizio. Joseph is currently the principal cantor and music director at two Catholic Churches in San Francisco. For more information, please visit – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sun	4:00pm	In Pursuit of Excellence	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this twice-annual event which features exceptional, faculty-recommended CMC students. Program includes works for duo pianos and four hands and features CMC faculty trombonist Recebba Burrington and the CMC Teen Jazz Band. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sun	7:30pm	CMC Jazz Jam	Jazz standards and originals performed by CMC faculty, with CMC students invited to sit in. CMC faculty musicians include: Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; and Scott Foster and Todd Swenson, guitar. From 7:30 – 11:30 PM. – program info	Savanna Jazz Club	$5 – General Admission
24 Sun	8:00pm	Kate Campbell, piano	CMC piano faculty member Kate Campbell performs in concert. The program features a selection of works for cello and piano. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
March 2008
1 Sat	8:00pm	The CMCO Student Concerto Competition Concert	Winnners of the CMC Student Concerto Competition are the featured soloists, accompanied by the Comunity Music Center Orchestra. Competition winners include: Felix Wong, violin, Dorothy Chang, cello, Jeff Foster, flugelhorn and trumpet, Ryoko Mizuno, violin, and John Smalley, voice. Also on the program is Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 (Italian). – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
2 Sun	4:00pm	The CMCO Student Concerto Competition Concert	Winnners of the CMC Student Concerto Competition are the featured soloists, accompanied by the Comunity Music Center Orchestra. Competition winners include: Felix Wong, violin, Dorothy Chang, cello, Jeff Foster, flugelhorn and trumpet, Ryoko Mizuno, violin, and John Smalley, voice. Also on the program is Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 (Italian). – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Wed	8:00pm	Latin Dance Party with Potingue	CMC’s Latin-flamenco classroom ensemble Potingue is spicing up the Music Center’s Mission branch every first Wednesday of the month with original compositions in the Cuban charanga tradition and popular favorites. While this is highly danceable music, we welcome dancers and non-dancers alike! – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	4:00pm	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: A Party for Prince Orlovsky!	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble invites you to join them for an aftenoon musical feast for the ear featuring the 2nd act of Johann Strauss’Die Fledermaus, accompanied by pianist Stella Wang – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE – , Donations Accepted
14 Fri	7:00pm	Musical Celebration and Book Launch	“All the Saints of the City of the Angels: Seeking the Soul of L.A. on Its Streets” Música de varios estilos (choral, folk, rock ’n’ roll and more); “picture yourself as a saint photo-booth”; snacks and sangría; book signing with J. Michael Walker. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	12:00pm	CMC Faculty Master Class	CMC singers are invited to participate in a two-hour performance workshopand masterclass led by Martha Rodriguez-Salazar, with piano accompanist Jennifer Peringer. Workshop topics include: elements of singing in public, and the interpretation of vocal music. Music of various styles, which are written in Spanish, will be particularly emphasized. 12: – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	3:30pm	CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus perform broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Mon	6:00pm	SF Performances and CMC Present a Concert with Conversation with Louis Lortie	French-Canadian classical pianist Louis Lortie is an international soloist, known for his interpretations of the works of Ravel, Chopin and Beethoven. Born in Montreal, he made his debut with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the age of thirteen and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra three years later. Soon after he performed an historic tour of t – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sat	8:00pm	America Canta Presents Marina LaValle, voice, and Jose Roberto, guitar.	The very unique voice of Marina LaValle joins together with Jose Roberto on guitar to perform Cuban and Mexican boleros. This genre has deeply impacted Latin American music, and its presence can be strongly felt in our collective being because of the unique romantic atmosphere that prevails in the Latino psyche. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sun	8:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	4:00pm	Mitch Marcus Quartet	From post-apocalyptic jazz to scintillating trance hypnotism, the Mitch Marcus Quintet delivers a unique brand of original music, taking you through a labyrinth of ever-shifting textures. Comprised of some of the SF Bay Area’s finest musicians, this dynamic collective features the extended compositions of saxophonists Mitch Marcus and Sylvain Carto – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sun	7:30pm	CMC Faculty/Student Jazz Jam	Music Center students are invited to “sit in” with CMC jazz faculty members Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; Scott Forster, guitar and Todd Swenson, guitar, as they perform jazz standards and original tunes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
April 2008
2 Wed	8:00pm	Latin Dance Party with Potingue	CMC’s Latin-flamenco classroom ensemble Potingue is spicing up the Music Center’s Mission branch every first Wednesday of the month with original compositions in the Cuban charanga tradition and popular favorites. While this is highly danceable music, we welcome dancers and non-dancers alike! – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sat	8:00pm	Davide Verotta, Solo Piano	Pianist and composer, CMC faculty member Davide Verotta performs an exciting selection of piano music from the XVIII to XXI century. Program includes Mozart-Sonata K331, Beethoven-Sonata Opus 109, Debussy-L’Isle Joyeuse, his own Piano Sonata No.1, Ligeti Etudes and Martin Preludes. For more information and program notes visit his Web site davide. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	Sarah Holzman-Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC flute instructor Sarah Holzman demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Fri	8:00pm	Eric Stumacher, piano	Stumacher’s peace-through-music initiative, a solo venture entitled SONAD Peace Project, recently sponsored a trip to the Middle East, where Eric spent a month doing cross-cultural workshops and concerts. CMC clarinet faculty member Peter Arventely joins pianist Eric Stumacher, and Wendy Clymer, viola, for Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio, Eb. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
13 Sun	2:00pm	CMC and Accion Latina Present: Festival de los Rehiletes Musicales	CMC and Accion Latina Present: Festival de los Rehiletes Musicales – A bilingual Spanish and English musical experience for young children to learn, play and have fun. Workshops, live music, games, raffles, and more! Festival runs from 2-5pm. For additional information please call 415/648-1045 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Fri	9:00pm	The Seven Deadly Pleasures	CMC piano faculty member Allison Lovejoy and Geoff Ball premiere their cabaret opera “The Seven Deadly Pleasures”, a story of human character, or the search for it. They are joined by Randy O’Dell, drums, Safa Shoufrai, bass, and Darren Johnston, trumpet. Doors open at 8:30 PM. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
19 Sat	7:00pm	Rachael Lu Hutchings and Susie Fong, piano	CMC faculty member Rachael Lu Hutchings and fellow pianist Susie Fong present a concert of solo piano music. The program includes selections by Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Ann Pagliarullo-Student Recital	Piano students of private instructor Ann Pagliarullo perform in concert. Program details available on the day of performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Fri	7:00pm	An Intimate Evening of Devilish Aural Delights	The CMC Concert Hall is being taken over for a night by avant-guard songwriter and vocalist Reginald M. Lamar. The New York Times writes: “Singer and pianist M. Lamar,who is black and approached gender through the lens of race, does it in a highly entertaining fashion.” The program also features “The Floating Corpses”, SF’s synth-punk sewer-rock no – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$3 – $7, sliding scale
26 Sat	8:00pm	Trio Music X2	An evening of instant compositions, stylistically suspended somewhere between jazz and modern classical music. This concert will feature two unique trios of veteran improvisers. CMC trumpet instructor Darren Johnston will be joined by Larry Ochs (ROVA Saxophone Quartet) on tenor and sopranino sax, and, from Stockholm Sweden, Kjel Nordeson on dru – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
27 Sun	3:00pm	CMC Presents: An Afternoon of Piano Preludes	CMC hosts its fifth annual keyboard marathon with an afternoon of preludes by famed classical composers. Program includes works by Debussy, Chopin,Franck, Bach, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, and others. Complete program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
27 Sun	7:00pm	CMC FAculty/Student Jazz Jam	Music Center students are invited to “sit in” with CMC jazz faculty members Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; Scott Forster, guitar and Todd Swenson, guitar, as they perform jazz standards and original tunes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
May 2008
3 Sat	3:00pm	CMC Jazz Band at SF Conservatory	CMC’s Teen Jazz Band performs its second collaborative concert at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The 16 piece band, led by wind faculty member Ken Rosen, appeared in its first concert at the Conservatory last spring. Joining them on the second half of the program will be the Conservatory’s Preparatory Division Chamber Orchestra, condu – program info	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	FREE
3 Sat	8:00pm	Helen Mitchell, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Helen Mitchell perform in recital. Program details available at performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	4:00pm	Allison Lovejoy -Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Allison Lovejoy demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	8:00pm	Rebecca Burrington, soprano	CMC faculty member Becca Burrington, soprano and Kymry Esainko, piano will be performing a selection of French and American art songs along with some jazz standards and piano solos. Composers include: Debussy, Faure, Canteloube, Copland, Bolcolm, Rorem, Gershwin. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults; $5/Students, Seniors
5 Mon	6:00pm	Salute to the Joy of Making Music: Paula West	The doors of the Fairmont Hotel’s Venetian Room will swing open for one night only to celebrate CMC Executive Director Stephen Shapiro’s 30th anniversary at Community Music Center. For more information, please call Fran Hildebrand (415) 647-6015, x76. – program info	Fairmont Hotel Venetian Room	Please call 415/647-6015 for ticket price information
7 Wed	8:00pm	Latin Dance Party with Potingue	CMC’s Latin-flamenco classroom ensemble “Potingue” is spicing up the Music Center’s Mission branch every first Wednesday of the month with original compositions in the Cuban charanga tradition and popular favorites. While this is highly danceable music, we welcome dancers and non-dancers alike! – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sat	1:00pm	Salvadora Galán, Flamenco singer/guitarist	Salvadora Galán is a singer/guitarist born in Olvera, a small town near Ronda, a mountainous region of Cadiz, Spain. At the age of 9, she moved to Utrera, Seville. She grew up there in a family where flamenco singing is a way of life, so it was natural for her to become a flamenco singer. (Her brother, now retired, was a well known dancer who perf – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Potingue and the CMC Teen Jazz Band perform back to back, moving from Latin grooves to jazz funk. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Fri	7:00pm	Christy Win, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Christy Win perform in concert. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sat	7:00pm	Sigred Shea/Eliana Fiore Student Recital	Students of private piano instructors Sigred Shea and Eliana Fiore perform in recital. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus	Members of the San Francisco Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus perform broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Fri	7:30pm	Rebecca Burrington, Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Trombone students of CMC instructor Rebecca Burrington demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sat	8:00pm	Beth Custer & Stephen Kent in Concert	Beth Custer and Stephen Kent present an evening of clarinet and didgeridu compositions and improvisations. The founders of Trance Mission reunite to present an evening of fourth world ambient trance dance music. For more info or to purchase tickets – www.brownpapertickets.com – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
25 Sun	4:00pm	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Dmitri Anissimov and Nadiya Shyshova	Vocal soloists Dmitri Anissimov, tenor, and Nadiya Shyshova, soprano, perform accompanied by Temirzhan Yerzhanov, piano. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5 Students,Senios
30 Fri	7:00pm	It’s Spring! Let’s Square Dance!	The Ladies Banjo Society of California presents two rockin’ sets of music by “The Squirrelly Stringband” and “The Mission Creek Muckrakers”, with calling by Jordan Ruyle. All ages welcome-no experience necessary. All dances will be taught. Family set 7-8:30 PM; second set 9-10:30 PM. All proceeds benefit the Ladies Banjo Society and the Communt – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
31 Sat	7:00pm	Jennifer Peringer – Student Recital	Piano students of CMC faculty member Jennifer Peringer perform in concert. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
June 2008
1 Sun	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship and Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform in a year-end concert. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
1 Sun	4:00pm	Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series:Honors Recital	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this annual event which features exceptional, faculty-recommended CMC students who are graduating seniors. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
1 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Orchestra Presents	Members of the Community Music Center Orchestra perform in concert. Program includes Johannes Brahms “Symphony No 1″ and features the winner of the CMC Faculty Concerto Competition, Rebecca Burrington, performing Milhaud’s “L’Hiver for Trombone and Strings” Also on the program are: Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, and Michael – program info	Jewish Community Center of SF	FREE
1 Sun	8:00pm	Vocal Recital	Classical singers from Catherine Cook’s Studio of the San Francisco Conservatory perform. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Wed	8:00pm	Latin Dance Party with Potingue	CMC’s Latin-flamenco classroom ensemble “Potingue” is spicing up the Music Center’s Mission branch every first Wednesday of the month with original compositions in the Cuban charanga tradition and popular favorites. While this is highly danceable music, we welcome dancers and non-dancers alike! – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Fri	8:00pm	Golia – Goodheart – Powell	Vinny Golia – winds;Matthew Goodheart – piano; Garth Powell – percussion. Named by Jazziz Magazine as one of the 100 people who have influenced the course of jazz in our Century, VINNY GOLIA is a composer who fuses the rich heritage of jazz, contemporary classical and world music into his own unique compositions. Joined by long time collaborat – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
7 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Music Ensembles	CMC Chamber Music Ensemble students perform in small groups. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All School Recital	An all-level student showcase featuring students from both CMC’s Mission and Richmond District Branches. This year’s program features premieres of works by CMC’s 2007-08 composers in residence, Carolyn O’brien and Vicki Trimbach. Pieces will be performed by a CMC adult string quartet and a teen string quartet from CMC’s Inner City Young Musicians – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	8:00pm	Monika Gruber -Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Violin students of CMC instructor Monika Gruber demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Fri	7:30pm	Jeff Swinkin, piano	Private piano instructor Jeff Swinkin and students from his studio perform selections for two pianos. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sat	8:00pm	America Canta Presents: Canto por Oaxaca	Amensia, a local Spanish rock group will sing its own compositions, raising their voices against injustice. From Oaxaca, the troubadour, Rafael Turincio arrives with his own compositions, and traditional songs from his homeland, Oaxaca, in Zapoteco language. More information: 415-648 1045; Email: Chelis Lopez at encuentro@accionlatina.org – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
15 Sun	12:30pm	Alan Davidson, Student Recital	Student of private instructor Alan Davidson perform. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sun	4:00pm	Shirley Wong: Baroque Revival Hour	CMC faculty member Shirley Wong-Frentzel and CMC’s Collegium Musicum presents this annual concert featuring dance and song forms from medieval times through the Baroque era into the 21st century. Featured instruments: crumhorn, gemshorn, Baroque recorders, violins, voice, archlute, harpsichord and the piano. Participants include CMC faculty, adva – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Tue	11:00am	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	CMC ensemble students present scenes from “Gypsy” and “into the Woods.” – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Fri	8:30pm	Rapid Transit Contemporary A Cappella Choir	Rapid Transit contemporary a cappella, a group of 10 talented women and men from all around the Bay Area, performs songs representing a diverse range of musical genres. Their 3rd annual summer concert is hosted by stand-up comic, Karen Smyth. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Flute Choir and Friends	The CMC flute choir, directed by CMC flute faculty member Martha Rodriguez-Salazar performs, accompanied by Jennifer Peringer, piano. Featured on the program will be Paula D’Oyen, who will play in preparation for her ACP graduation. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop (RDB)	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	CMC-Richmond District Branch Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	3:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop (RDB)	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	CMC-Richmond District Branch Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	8:00pm	Marina Serebryana, piano	Pianist Marina Serebryana performs piano favorites from the classical repertoire. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
27 Fri	8:00pm	Nicole Faghihi – Student Recital	Piano students of private piano instructor Nicole Faghihi perform in concert. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	8:00pm	Boris Solodkin – Student, Recital	Student of private piano instructor Boris Solodkin perform in concert. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	4:00pm	Adult Certificate Program Concert	CMC is proud to present the second graduating class of the Adult Certificate Program in concert, folowed by an award ceremony and reception. Come enjoy an afternoon of music and celebration as graduates perform with special guest musicians. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	7:00pm	CMC Faculty/Student Jazz Jam	Music Center students are invited to “sit in” with CMC jazz faculty members Randy Craig, piano; Harvey Robb, reeds; Micha Patri, drums; Richard Saunders, bass; Scott Forster, guitar and Todd Swenson, guitar, as they perform jazz standards and original tunes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
July 2008
18 Fri	7:00pm	Concert of The Choruses & Show Me Where it Hurts	The concert features El Coro Jornalero, the Day Laborer’s Chorus directed by Ricardo Torres. The San Francisco Bay Area Labor Heritage Rockin’ Solidarity Chorus, directed by Pat Wynne will perform a set about healthcare. In the theater piece, Show Me Where It Hurts, Annie Larson & Karen Ripley, as characters take a whirlwind ride through the G – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Sat	8:00pm	San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra	This season the orchestra presents a selection of pieces composed for mandolin orchestra by various American and Italian contemporary classical composers. In our second half we have two late Baroque and Renaissance dances that were arranged by Respighi in his Ancient Airs and Dances Suite. Our second half also features Todd Billeci and Eric Hamilto – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults;$5/Students/Seniors
20 Sun	4:00pm	Soul, Spirit and Passion	Holly Rae Brown, mezzo soprano and Elaine Negano, soprano, perform selections by Verdi, Tchaikovsky, St. Saens, Schubert and others. Accompaniment by Stella Wong, piano. Hosted by CMC voice faculty member Ina Chalis. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults; $5/Students, Seniors
23 Wed	8:15pm	7th Annual Edgetone New Music Summit	Question and Answer Session 7:15 – 7:30 PM; Performance @ 8:15 PM. “Soniclight” program includes: No More Twist! (sound and light lie detector); Kwisp (Volumetric Movies: Dioramic Holo-Cinema system); and Thickness/Mono-Layer (cut-up film and sound Power Trio) – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $6 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Thu	8:15pm	7th Annual Edgetone New Music Summit	Q&A Session 7:15 -7:30 pm; Performance @ 8:15 pm ; SonicExplore (the) giants of gender (performing works by Kyle Farrell, Adam Lahm, Sundar Subramanian, and Zachary Zukowski) Birgit Ulher Trio w/Gino Robair & Tim Perkis (sponsored by The Goethe Institute)Shudder (w/special guest from the Netherlands Jorrit Dijkstra) – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $6 seniors / students / ArtsCard
25 Fri	8:15pm	7th Annual Edgetone New Music Summit	Q&A Session 7:15 -7:30 pm;Performance @ 8:15 pm SonicPulse: Different Strokes(string duets with Yehudit & Beth Snellings); C.O.M.A. (CD Release celebration performance of Big Words); Noertker’s Moxie (performing a new suite of music, “La Naturecanique,” to the film loops of David Beck; and GoGo Fight Master(Saxophonist Aaron Bennett’s Power Quar – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $6 seniors / students / ArtsCard
26 Sat	8:00pm	7th Annual Edgetone New Music Summit	15 Degrees Below Zero(Industrial Strength trio featuring Mark Wilson from Conure);Say Bok Gwai (CD Release celebration performance of CHINK IN THE ARMOR);Mute Socialite(featuring Moe! Staiano from Moe!kestra! & Sleepytime Guerilla Museum); and The Late Severa Wires (from New Mexico featuring Carlos Santistevan from High Mayhem). – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $6 seniors / students / ArtsCard
August 2008
1 Fri	8:00pm	Soundwave>Series ((3)): Aural Sensations	Audience Interactive Motion Sensoring Sounds and 3-D Holographic Music featuring “Red Crickets, Blue and Yellow” by Jay Kreimer (Lincoln, NE) and Hologlyphics by Walter Funk (Oakland, CA) Nebraska’s sonic alchemist Jay Kreimer creates an audio spectacle with audience-triggered motion sensor sounds with Red Crickets, Blue and Yellow. Sensors will – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
2 Sat	8:00pm	Soundwave>Series ((3)): Sonic Velocity	Enveloping Electro-Acoustic Sound Travels and Orchestrations featuring mythical orchestra Moe!Kestra! (Bay Area, CA) and supersonic duo(cello, violin, effects, objects) myrmyr (Oakland, CA) An array of sounds moving and traveling around you will make your senses titilate and ears roar. Mythical underground orchestra Moe! Kestra! will surround the – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
3 Sun	4:00pm	Zehra Zak-Brody, violin	CMC violin faculty member Zehra Zak-Brody performs classical favorites for the violin. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	7:30pm	Bel Cantanti Summer Opera Thearer presents Bellini’s opera “I Capuleti e i Montechhi”	Bel Cantanti Summer Opera Theater presents Bellini’s opera gem “I Capuleti e i Montechhi” under the musical direction of Katerina Souvorova. The founder and director of Bel Cantanti Opera in Washington D.C., Ms. Souvorova shares her talents with bay area singers in Bellini’s version of Romeo and Juliet. One performance only. For tickets and more in – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 general admission
10 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop (Children and Adults)	CMC students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	4:00pm	Briana Silvie Gantswag and Friends	Marin Academy student Birana Gantswag, soprano, and friends perform a selection of classical favorites for voice and piano. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
15 Fri	8:00pm	6th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music	New Music Forum is proud to announce the 6th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The two-concert event is hosted by Brian Bice, C. Michael Reese and John Bilotta, co-directors. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
16 Sat	8:00pm	6th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music	New Music Forum is proud to announce the 6th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The two-concert event is hosted by Brian Bice, C. Michael Reese and John Bilotta, co-directors. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop (Adults)	CMC adult students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Wed	7:30pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Lara Bruckman, CMC vocal instructor, presents her students in a performance of works studied in class and private lessons. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Fri	8:00pm	Mark Dresser and Friends	Improvising bass legend Mark Dresser will be joined by Larry Ochs (tenor and sopranino sax), Darren Johnston (trumpet), and Mark Miller. (drums) for an evening of all improvised music. There will be combinations of solo, duo, trio, and of course quartet pieces on the program. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sat	7:30pm	Classical Circus; An All-Ages Music Event	A musical event to benefit the SF Chinatown YMCA, featuring CMC clarinet faculty member Peter Arvantely, Yi-heng Yeng, doctoral candidate in piano performance from the Juliard School of Music, and Max Zeugner, Principal Bass,Northern Sinfonia, UK. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
September 2008
6 Sat	8:00pm	SF Cabaret Grand Opera Benefit Concert	This Concert is the grand beginning of Goat Hall Productions’ 2008-2009 Season. The program includes arias and duets from Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti & more and excerpts from Mark Alburger’s Mice Suites (inspired by John Steinbeck’s Mice and Men). A champagne reception follows the show. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
7 Sun	4:00pm	SF Cabaret Grand Opera Benefit Concert	This Concert is the grand beginning of Goat Hall Productions’ 2008-2009 Season. The program includes arias and duets from Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti & more and excerpts from Mark Alburger’s Mice Suites (inspired by John Steinbeck’s Mice and Men). A champagne reception follows the show. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
12 Fri	7:30pm	SF Cabaret Grand Opera Benefit Concert	This Concert is the grand beginning of Goat Hall Productions’ 2008-2009 Season. The program includes arias and duets from Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti & more and excerpts from Mark Alburger’s Mice Suites (inspired by John Steinbeck’s Mice and Men). A champagne reception follows the show. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
14 Sun	4:00pm	SF Cabaret Grand Opera Benefit Concert	This Concert is the grand beginning of Goat Hall Productions’ 2008-2009 Season. The program includes arias and duets from Puccini, Mozart, Verdi, Donizetti & more and excerpts from Mark Alburger’s Mice Suites (inspired by John Steinbeck’s Mice and Men). A champagne reception follows the show. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Fri	9:00pm	With and Without Words	In May of 2006, local dancers/choreographers Kara Davis and Bliss Kohlmyer Dowman co-founded project agora, a curatorial organization that promotes creative dialogue between artists through presenting evenings of work that feature interdisciplinary collaborations. This home season interweaves the original songs of Bay Area soprano and songwriter Ka – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
20 Sat	9:00pm	With and Without Words	In May of 2006, local dancers/choreographers Kara Davis and Bliss Kohlmyer Dowman co-founded project agora, a curatorial organization that promotes creative dialogue between artists through presenting evenings of work that feature interdisciplinary collaborations. This home season interweaves the original songs of Bay Area soprano and songwriter Ka – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
21 Sun	4:00pm	Mariya Borozina, Violin and Piano Recital	Former Moscow classmates violinist Mariya Borozina, of the San Francisco Opera and Ballet Orchestras, and pianist Dmitri Shteinberg, professor of piano at Virginia Commonwealth University, perform works by Schubert, Brahms, and Debussy. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sun	7:30pm	Lara Bruckmann, Student Recital	Lara Bruckman, CMC vocal instructor, presents her students in a performance of works studied in class and private lessons. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Fri	9:00pm	With and Without Words	With and Without Words In May of 2006, local dancers/choreographers Kara Davis and Bliss Kohlmyer Dowman co-founded project agora, a curatorial organization that promotes creative dialogue between artists through presenting evenings of work that feature interdisciplinary collaborations. This home season interweaves the original songs of Bay Area so – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
27 Sat	9:00pm	With and Without Words	In May of 2006, local dancers/choreographers Kara Davis and Bliss Kohlmyer Dowman co-founded project agora, a curatorial organization that promotes creative dialogue between artists through presenting evenings of work that feature interdisciplinary collaborations. This home season interweaves the original songs of Bay Area soprano and songwriter Ka – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
28 Sun	4:00pm	Sin-Tung Chiu, Violin/ Dmitriy Cogan, Piano	In celebration of his 20th year of teaching at Community Music Center’s Richmond District Branch, violin instructor Sin-Tung Chiu and pianist Dmitriy Cogan perform the complete sonatas for violin and piano by Johannes Brahms. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Dr. P.P. Chiu and all proceeds benefit the Dr. P.P. Chiu Memorial Scholarship Fun – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
October 2008
5 Sun	12:00pm	Eleana Pang Studio Recital	Students of private instructor Elena Pang perform in recital. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	4:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents “Songs of Love and Loss”	The Ina Chalis Ensemble presents “Songs of Love and Loss”, a joint recital by Ellen Yeung (soprano) and William Wiggins (tenor) featuring arias and duets from Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Bizet and other composers. Accompanist: Stella Wang. The recital is also an occasion to celebrate Ms. Wang’s acceptance into the SF Conservatory of Music’s training – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
9 Thu	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation with Paula West	SF Performances and Community Music Center are proud to bring vocalist Paula West to CMC’s Concert Hall. Deeply steeped in formal classical traditions, this CMC alumna has developed her very own unique interpretations of jazz and cabaret music. Paula West is now highly in-demand, with numerous acclaimed recordings and annual tours to jazz ho – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sat	8:00pm	Vocal Recital: Rachel Warner, Mezzo Soprano	Mezzo soprano Rachel Warner is proud to present an eclectic and varied program of opera arias and duets, classic pop standards and art song gems. Featured in the program are art songs by female composers Pauline Viardot and Clara Schumann, and songs by Russian composers Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. Soprano Sara Hurd will join the program for exc – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	3:00pm	Honors Recital-2007-08 Concerto Competition Winners	The Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series and CMC facutly members Betty Wong, Sin-Tung Chiu, and Juliet McComas present music for piano and violin. Four exceptional young instrumentalists will perform works by Albeniz, Bach, Debussy, Granados, Gabriel Grovelez, Mompou, mozart, Saint-Saens, and Shostakovich. Reception following performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	8:00pm	A 20th Century Cello Recital	CMC faculty member Kara Duchi and Betty Wu, cello, and Lori Lack, piano, perform works by Janacek,Martinu, Bartok, and Menotti. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults; $5/Students/Seniors
17 Fri	8:00pm	Jeffrey Swinkin, piano – Lecture and Performance	Pianist jeffrey Swinkin presents an all-Beethoven lecture-recital featuring Sonatas Op. 7, 53 (“Waldstein”), and 101, the last of which will be preceded by a discussion of aspects of Beethoven’s late style. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults; $5 Students/Seniors
19 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	3:00pm	Chamber Music Day – Live + Free	Join San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music for a chamber music marathon with 16 of the hottest ensembles in the San Francisco Bay Area! With each group introduced by a local presenter, you’ll not only experience diverse music —from classical to contemporary—but find out who’s showcasing the musicians and where. The showcases are being co- – program info	Temple Emanu-El	FREE
24 Fri	8:00pm	“Rhapsody in Blue”	“Rhapsody in Blue” features pianist/composer Rami Bar-Niv and CMC faculty member Peter Arvantely. The program will include a selection of minuets, marches and polonaises from the “Little Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach”; 7 songs without words for clarinet and piano by R. Bar-Niv; ragtime pieces by R. Bar-Niv and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. For ad – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
25 Sat	8:00pm	Potaje- CD Release Performance	CMC Program Director Chus Alonso hosts a cd release party and free performance. Four years in the making, this contemporary flamenco cd features the piano instead of the traditional Spanish guitar, as well as other nontraditional instruments. Alonso’s ensemble, Potaje will perform music from the cd and a few dancable Latin grooves as well. The en – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
November 2008
1 Sat	1:00pm	MDYMP Concert/Mural Reception and Thank-A Farmer Day	Photographer Anne Hamersky and neighborhood youth interviewed 100 people on the corner of 25th and Mission about food and farming. From the answers to ten questions, Hamersky and designer Christie Rixford created four photo murals that are being displayed for several months each on one exterior wall of Mission Pie. The November 1st event will – program info	Mission Pie	FREE
2 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Fri	8:00pm	A Summit of Modern Piano Masters-George Grawe & Myra Melford	This concert features two unique jazz ensembles. Ensemble #1: Georg Graewe, piano, Jon Raskin, alto/ bari sax, and Donald Robinson, drums. After playing guitar in local rock bands since 1971, Georg Grawe founded his first group, The Georg Gräwe Quintet. He has consequently been leading a variety of ensembles ranging from trio to chamber orchest – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
8 Sat	8:00pm	The ReSisters: Pat Wynne, Liliana Herrera, & Hali Hammer in Concert	An evening of music, satire, hope, and three-part harmony. Blending their voices in soulful sisterhood, Pat, Hali, and Liliana will kiss goodbye to the Bush administration and serenade a (possibly) better future. As their theme song says “We are radical writers, ranting and rhyming and raising hell.” For more info; 415/648-3457; wynnegilbert@igc.or – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 General Admission
9 Sun	4:00pm	Lauren Cony, Student Recital	CMC piano faculty member Lauren Cony presents her students in recital. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	7:00pm	Ann Pagliarullo, Student Recital	Private piano students of Ann Pagliarullo perform in recital. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sat	8:00pm	Alva Sound Art Studio Presents: ‘Morningstar’	The Composers Concert Series features the creative talents of North Bay composers of theater works – musicals, operas, dance pieces and soundscapes. This performance will feature the music from ‘MorningStar’ by Nicholas Alva. Two of the co-composers will be featured in solo sets – Joe Dolce and Alicia Bay Laurel. In addition, the ensemble from the – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 Adults/$10Students/seniors
16 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	4:00pm	San Francisco Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus	Members of the San Francisco Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus perform broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Fri	4:30pm	Tuven Throat Singers	This special concert features a traditional form of singing from Tuva, a small autonomous republic within the Russian Federation. The history of Tuvan throat singing reaches very far back. The popularity of throat singing among Tuvans seems to have arisen as a result of geographic location and culture. The open landscape of Tuva allows for the soun – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 Adults/$10 Students/Seniors
21 Fri	8:00pm	The Bernal Hill Players	CMC faculty members Jennifer Peringer and Martha Rodriguez-Salazar host a new local chamber ensemble. Leah diTullio and Ron Relic complete the unusual lineup, which consists of flute, clarinet, viola, mezzo-soprano, and piano. The Bernal Hill Players are a group of professional musicians who play for the love of joining together in sound and sp – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults;$5/Students;Seniors
22 Sat	8:00pm	Oberlin Alumni Concert	Oberlin Alumni members present classical and contemporary favorites. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sun	2:00pm	Emen Tom, Student Recital	Private piano students of Emen Tom perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
December 2008
5 Fri	8:00pm	Doctor Bob and Pamela Z	Doctor Bob is avant cellist and vocalist Bob Marsh and nouveau lap steel player and film maker David Michalak. They play songs for a dark and turbulent world ranging from scary to the surreal. This show features new material as well as songs from their “Dark Times” CD on Edgetone Records. Andre Custodio will join the duo on drums and percussio – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
6 Sat	7:30pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble Program perform in small groups. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Class Concert	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship/Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	4:00pm	A Winter Celebration!	Take time out of the busy holiday season to enjoy an afternoon of music and poetry at the Community Music Center. Collegium Musicum of CMC, directed by Shirley Wong Frentzel, presents its 26th annual Winter Celebration. Costumed musicians will perform dances on early instruments and voice from medieval and renaissance Europe. Advanced CMC ensemb – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Wed	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation with Alisa Weilerstein, Cello, and Inon Barnatan, Piano	San Francisco Performances and the Community Music Center are proud to present Alisa Weilerstein, cello, and Inon Barnaton, piano. Ms. Weilerstein has been performing professionally since the age of four. The daughter of two musicians, her interpretive gifts are second to none, and her passionate and physical performance style has been compared to – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Fri	7:00pm	Posarela	CMC presents this traditional Mexican celebration and holiday play commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member Chus Alons – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sat	7:00pm	Posarela	CMC presents this traditional Mexican celebration and holiday play commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member Chus Alons – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	11:30am	CMC Holiday Party	This longstanding tradition continues with CMC’s annual Holiday party. Performances include: “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, featuring the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble and a selection of Christmas Carols from members of the SF Children’s Chorus. But there’s one guest that needs no introduction, Santa Claus – with treats for the kids. The performances – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Members of the Music Center’s Teen Jazz Band perform a selection of swing, rock, funk, and other jazz favorites. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	7:30pm	Karra Duchi, Student Recital	Students of CMC cello instructor Karra Duchi demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Tue	7:30pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop present selections from broadway musicals and classical opera. Music Center vocal instructor Lara Bruckman directs the group, with John Kyrk, accompanist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Fri	7:00pm	Paula Dryer, Student Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Paula Dryer demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sat	8:00pm	An Evening of French and Spanish Music, Tangos, and Art Song	Allison Lovejoy, piano, and musical guests present an evening of French and Spanish music, tangos and art songs for piano, violin and voice. Performers include; Karsen Windt, violin, Allison Lovejoy, piano, Holly Rae Brown, mezzo-soprano, and Branislav Radakovic, baritone. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sun	11:00am	Grace Yu, Student Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano faculty member Grace Yu demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	3:00pm	Boris Solodkin, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Boris Solodkin perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Tue	7:30pm	Jacob Greenberg, Solo Piano	Pianist Jacob Greenberg’s work as a soloist and collaborative performer shows his far-reaching interests in music old and new. Mr. Greenberg’s recent concerto appearances include Messiaen’s Sept Haïkaï at Oberlin College and Bartók’s Concerto #1 at Northwestern University, and his solo recitals in the current season center on works of Ives, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$5 General Admission / FREE for seniors , students , and SFCMC Faculty
29 Mon	7:30pm	D.C. Anderson, Teresa Tudury and Roy Zimmerman in Concert	San Francisco’s YouTube sensation Roy Zimmerman and Folk Goddess Teresa Tudury will be joined by The Phamtom of the Opera’s D.C. Anderson in an entertaining evening of original folk/acoustic music. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
January 2009
10 Sat	8:00pm	Rova Meets Ghost in the House	The acclaimed all-saxophone ensemble, Rova, meets up with Ghost in the House at the Community Music Center in San Francisco’s Mission District. With their unique instrumental combinations the two ensembles will present an evening of adventurous music making – performing as Rova and Ghost in the House, but also mixing it up with different combin – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
11 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber, Violin	CMC violin faculty member Monika Gruber and her students perform in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	7:30pm	“Whisperings” Solo Piano Concert	Join “Whisperings” radio pianists Steven Cravis, Joe Bongiorno and Louis Landon for an intimate evening of piano at the Community Music Center in San Francisco! Tickets can be purchased online at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/50227 or by calling [24/7 Ticket Hotline] 1-800-838-3006. You will get a chance to meet the artists, take pix, pu – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sat	7:00pm	Ann Pagliarulo, Sutdent Recital	Private piano students of Ann Pagliarulo perform in recital. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	4:00pm	Songs of Love and Loss	The Ina Chalis Ensemble presents “Songs of Love and Loss”, a joint recital by Ellen Yeung (soprano) and William Wiggins (tenor) featuring arias and duets from Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Bizet and other composers. Accompanist: Stella Wang. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free, Donations Accepted
30 Fri	8:00pm	Nicholas Culp and Allison Lovejoy	Pianists Nicholas Culp and CMC piano faculty member Allison Lovejoy and musical guests in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
February 2009
6 Fri	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation with Fred Hersch	San Francisco Performances and CMC present a concert with conversation with jazz pianist Fred Hersch. Multiple Grammy-nominated composer / pianist Fred Hersch is celebrated for his uncanny ability to reinvent classic jazz; investing the time-tested with insight and intelligence while creating his own body of new work. Hersch has created more than t – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sat	8:00pm	Irregular Resolutions	CMC piano faculty member Davide Verotta hosts the composers’ group Irregular Resolutions (www.irregularresolutions.org) in their fifth annual concert of original compositions. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
8 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Faculty Workshop	CMC faculty members demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	4:00pm	Dancing with the Moon: a Piano Recital with Allan Ajaya Davidson	Students and instructor Allan Ajaya Davidison perform in concert. Program includes: Presto Agitato by Mendelssohn, Impromptu in Gb by Schulbert, The Sunken Cathedral by Debussy, and Dancing with the Moon by Allan Ajaya Davidson. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
15 Sun	2:00pm	The Theater Composers Concert Series #2	Alva Sound Art Studio presents the Theater Composers Concert Series #2, featuring the music from these theater works: “A Song for Vanya”, A musical adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya”, Smokehouse by Brent Moyer, Stan Stanley, and Diz Struffles, and “MorningStar” by Niclolas Alva. Alva is also the founder of Alva Sound Art Studio, a collabor – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
22 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	4:00pm	Duo Metis: Matylda Rotkiewkz and Irina Chirkova	CMC and the Shenson Faculty Concert series present piano faculty member Matylda Rotkiewicz in concert with Irina Chirkova, cello. Known as Duo Metis, they will be performing pieces by Debussy, Shostakovich, Beethoven and Piazzolla. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
March 2009
1 Sun	12:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus	Members of the San Francisco Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus perform broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
1 Sun	4:00pm	In Pursuit of Excellence	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this twice-annual event which features exceptional, faculty-recommended CMC students. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Fri	8:00pm	Goat Hill Productions Presents:The Marriage of Figaro	The never-ending popularity of this opera may have something to do with its delicious European flavor, derived as it is from a French play (Beaumarchais), an Italian librettist (Lorenzo Da Ponte) an Austrian composer (Mozart), and is set in Spain (Seville)! We’ve thrown caution to the wind to facilitate the desire of our best opera singers to – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
8 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	4:00pm	Goat Hill Productions Presents:The Marriage of Figaro	The never-ending popularity of this opera may have something to do with its delicious European flavor, derived as it is from a French play (Beaumarchais), an Italian librettist (Lorenzo Da Ponte) an Austrian composer (Mozart), and is set in Spain (Seville)! We’ve thrown caution to the wind to facilitate the desire of our best opera singers to per – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
13 Fri	8:00pm	Project Agora Presents: With (& Without) Words	“With (& Without) Words” is an evening-length piece that weaves the original songs of Bay Area soprano and songwriter Katy Stephan with short dances choreographed by project agora’s co-director Kara Davis. Simulating a composers “set” of music, several of the dances – although choreographed to music – will be performed in silence. In add – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
14 Sat	8:00pm	Project Agora Presents: With (& Without) Words	“With (& Without) Words” is an evening-length piece that weaves the original songs of Bay Area soprano and songwriter Katy Stephan with short dances choreographed by project agora’s co-director Kara Davis. Simulating a composers “set” of music, several of the dances – although choreographed to music – will be performed in silence. In addi – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
15 Sun	4:00pm	Fred Adler and Friends	California composer Fred Adler presents an evening of original compositions. The concert will include recent chamber music, including his Second String Quartet, and a Song Set based on the poetry of Paul Celan. The concert is sponsored by Classical Revolution . A portion of the concert will be repeated later the sam – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
16 Mon	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation featuring : Curtis on Tour	CMC and San Francisco Performances present a Concert with Conversation in conjunction with the world-renouned Curtis Institute of Music. Ensembles composed of tomorrow’s leading musicians perform chamber music alongside celebrated faculty and alumni of the conservatory. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Fri	8:00pm	Project Agora Presents: With (& Without) Words	“With (& Without) Words” is an evening-length piece that weaves the original songs of Bay Area soprano and songwriter Katy Stephan with short dances choreographed by project agora’s co-director Kara Davis. Simulating a composers “set” of music, several of the dances – although choreographed to music – will be performed in silence. In addi – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
21 Sat	8:00pm	Project Agora Presents: With (& Without) Words	“With (& Without) Words” is an evening-length piece that weaves the original songs of Bay Area soprano and songwriter Katy Stephan with short dances choreographed by project agora’s co-director Kara Davis. Simulating a composers “set” of music, several of the dances – although choreographed to music – will be performed in silence. In addi – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
22 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	12:00pm	Cypress String Quartet Call & Response Outreach	The Cypress String Quartet opens up their outreach presentation to the general public in this free event hosted by the Community Music Center. The Quartet discusses and deconstructs Mendelssohn & Beethoven’s masterworks and introduces Kevin Puts’ commissioned composition, Lento Assai. An excellent introduction for the novice or the conn – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	8:00pm	David Rhodes and the Capricollis String Quartet	Pianist/composer David Rhodes and the Capricollis String Quartet perform Rhodes recently completed piano quintet. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
29 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	7:30pm	“Scenes” Workshop Class Performance	Students enrolled in CMC’s “Scenes” Workshop present selections from broadway musicals and classical opera. Music Center instructor Michael Mohammed directs the group, with Frank Johnson, accompanist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
April 2009
3 Fri	8:00pm	Accidentally Double Booked Presents: B.O.O.B.S! Busty, Over-the-Top, Outrageous, Brawds, Singin!	What happens when three of San Francisco’s funniest belting bawdy B.O.O.B.S. collide? Join Leanne Borghesi, Jessica Coker and Soila Hughes for a titillating musical journey of Busty, Over-the-Top, Outrageous, Brawds, Singin! Fall into the musical cleavage of laughter, sex, love, femme fatal power & self discovery. Musical Direction by San Fran – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
4 Sat	7:30pm	The Anything Goes Chorus 28th Annual Spring Concert	Join the Anything Goes Chorus for their 28th annual concert and celebrate Bay Area diversity the way we do it best-through song and merriment! This heart opening show will infuse your weekend with joy and inspiration with a variety of jazz, broadway and pop songs and a sprinkling of props and choreography.Combining both San Francisco Oakland Chorus – program info	First Congregational Church	$15 general admission
4 Sat	8:00pm	Accidentally Double Booked Presents: B.O.O.B.S! Busty, Over-the-Top, Outrageous, Brawds, Singin!	What happens when three of San Francisco’s funniest belting bawdy B.O.O.B.S. collide? Join Leanne Borghesi, Jessica Coker and Soila Hughes for a titillating musical journey of Busty, Over-the-Top, Outrageous, Brawds, Singin! Fall into the musical cleavage of laughter, sex, love, femme fatal power & self discovery. Musical Direction by San Francis – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
5 Sun	4:00pm	Accidentally Double Booked Presents: B.O.O.B.S! Busty, Over-the-Top, Outrageous, Brawds, Singin!	What happens when three of San Francisco’s funniest belting bawdy B.O.O.B.S. collide? Join Leanne Borghesi, Jessica Coker and Soila Hughes for a titillating musical journey of Busty, Over-the-Top, Outrageous, Brawds, Singin! Fall into the musical cleavage of laughter, sex, love, femme fatal power & self discovery. Musical Direction by San Francis – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
10 Fri	8:00pm	TRUMPET SUPERGROUP	CMC and The Shenson Foundation present CMC faculty member Dave Scott’s TRUMPET SUPERGROUP, which unites the Marcus Shelby jazz trio with five of the best trumpet players in northern California and celebrates jazz, classical music, and the virtuosic possibilities of trumpet performance. This special concert will have a spiritual theme, featuring gu – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Wed	4:30pm	CMC Children’s Chorus	The chorus will sing songs about the earth and the animals who share it with us. Also on the program are pieces from the Great American Songbook. – program info	Bethany Center Senior Housing	FREE
17 Fri	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation Featuring: Jonathan Biss	CMC and SF Performances host a Concert with Conversation with pianist Jonathan Biss. Biss, 27, claims his formative musical experiences predated his birth—his mother, violinist Miriam Fried, while pregnant with him, performed as soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra and Lorin Maazel. No doubt his artistic pedigree contributes to his acclaimed abil – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sat	7:00pm	The Picasso String Quartet	The Picasso String Quartet performs a selection of classical favorites, including works by Haydn, Janacek, and Mendelssohn. For more information about this concert, please contact www.picasso.com. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$5 adults / $3 seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Sun	2:00pm	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: The Magic Flute	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents a fully-staged production of Mozart’s beloved opera “The Magic Flute” – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Fri	8:00pm	Peter Arvantely, Clarinet and Eric Stumacher, Piano	CMC faculty member Peter Arvantely hosts pianist Eric Stumacher. This concert features the f minor Clarinet Sonata by Johannes Brahms, opus 120, #1, as well as the Bay Area premiere of “Together” by LA bassoonist and composer John Steinmetz. This new piece will showcase current students and alumni of the Comprehensive Musicianship Program and the – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	3:00pm	CMC’s 6th Annual Keyboard Marathon	CMC hosts it’s 6th annual keyboard marathon highlighting “dances” written for the piano. Featuring works by Bartok, Brahms, Chopin, Dvorak, Handel and others, performers include CMC piano and harpsichord faculty and guest artists. This concert is produced by Grace Huenemann. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults/$5/Students/Seniors
May 2009
1 Fri	7:00pm	Christy Win, Student Recital	Students of private instuctor Christy Win perform in recital. Additional orogram details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
2 Sat	6:45pm	The Soloist; Pre-Screening Performance by CMC faculty Alex Keitel, Cello	CMC cello faculty member Alex Keitel will give pre-screening performances at 6:45 and 8:45 pm for The Soloist at the Balboa Theatre. Special Movie Discount for CMC students, staff, faculty and families: all seats and all shows are $6.50 with coupon. Ask for your coupon at either CMC branch. Offer good through May 14. For additional info (415) 221-8 – program info	Balboa Theater	$6.50/Movie Entrance
2 Sat	7:30pm	Viva Italia!	The American Recorder Orchestra of the West (AROW) is a twenty-four member ensemble comprised of recorder enthusiasts from all around Northern California. Viva Italia! is a performance of music by the Italian masters. Directors, Richard Geisler and Greta Haug-Hryciw, along with composer/arrangers Cameron and James Kopf, have presented the orc – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15/Adults;$10/Students/Seniors
3 Sun	4:00pm	Lauren Cony, Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano faculty member Lauren Cony demonstrate individual piano technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	7:30pm	Paula Dryer, Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano faculty member Paula Dryer demonstrate individual piano technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Mon	6:00pm	CMC’s 88th Birthday Party	CMC’s Board of Directors celebrate the Community Music Center¹s 88th birthday with a party to support the scholarship fund for low-income young people. Jazz and cabaret vocalist Wesla Whitfield will be accompanied by her husband, pianist Mike Greensill, who has promised to play all 88 keys that evening. There will also be a surprise performance by – program info	The Rrazz Room at the Hotel Nikko	Please contact 415/647-6015 ext. 78 for information
9 Sat	2:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	CMC’s Teen Jazz Band will play a very special concert with the SF Conservatory of Music Preparatory Division Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ben Simon. This is the third year the Teen Jazz Band has collaborated with SFCM, but this is the first time these two ensembles will play a piece together. Teen Jazz Band conductor Ken Rosen has transcribed an – program info	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	FREE
9 Sat	7:00pm	Ann Pagliarullo-Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Ann Pagliarulo perform in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	12:00pm	CMC Workshop for Strings	CMC string players are invited to participate in this 2-hour workshop conducted by violinist and CMC faculty member Monika Gruber. This is for students ages 13 and up, with participation limited to 10. Audience members are very welcome – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	3:00pm	Cultivating Creative Expression Demonstration Class	This free 1 1/2 hour class demonstrates the use of body-mind centering and Feldenkrais methods to facilitate creative expression. In the process, students may find improvements in breathing, tone, coordination, and technical proficiency and learn to prevent and rehabilitate injuries. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	8:00pm	Poetry in Song: Composers Illuminate Works by Bernard Weiner	For several years, poet Bernard Weiner has been commissioning a variety of noted Bay Area composers to create songs built around a selection of his work. He supplied them with published chapbooks of his output and encouraged the composers to choose poems that especially resonated with them. What we’ll hear are the results of these experimental coll – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
16 Sat	7:00pm	Helen Mitchell, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Helen Mitchell perform in recital. Additonal program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	12:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus perform broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	4:00pm	Latin Music and Jazz	A double bill concert with the Mission District Young Musicians Program and the Teen Jazz Band, presenting a wide variety of Latin styles such as Puerto Rican bomba, danzón, sevillanas, flamenco bulerias as well as Latin-jazz and jazz big band arrangements. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	7:00pm	Sarah Holtzman-Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC flute faculty member Sarah Holtzman demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Fri	8:00pm	Fresh Voices: A Festival of New Operas and Songs	Goat Hall Productions/San Francisco Cabaret Opera presents FRESH VOICES IX:A FESTIVAL OF NEW OPERAS & SONGS: Three Evenings and One Afternoon in Hell: Or Is It Heaven? New operas include: “Rash Acts and their Consequences” and “Yearning to Touch a Loved One: Dead or Alive!” Program A: May 22 & 23, 8 pm; Program B: May 24, 3 pm and 7:30 pm; Phone – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sat	8:00pm	Fresh Voices: A Festival of New Operas and Songs	Goat Hall Productions/San Francisco Cabaret Opera presents FRESH VOICES IX:A FESTIVAL OF NEW OPERAS & SONGS: Three Evenings and One Afternoon in Hell: Or Is It Heaven? New operas include: “Rash Acts and their Consequences” and “Yearning to Touch a Loved One: Dead or Alive!” Program A: May 22 & 23, 8 pm; Program B: May 24, 3 pm and 7:30 pm; Phone re – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sun	3:00pm	Fresh Voices: A Festival of New Operas and Songs	Goat Hall Productions/San Francisco Cabaret Opera presents FRESH VOICES IX:A FESTIVAL OF NEW OPERAS & SONGS: Three Evenings and One Afternoon in Hell: Or Is It Heaven? New operas include: “Rash Acts and their Consequences” and “Yearning to Touch a Loved One: Dead or Alive!” Program A: May 22 & 23, 8 pm; Program B: May 24, 3 pm and 7:30 pm; Phone re – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sun	7:30pm	Fresh Voices: A Festival of New Operas and Songs	Goat Hall Productions/San Francisco Cabaret Opera presents FRESH VOICES IX:A FESTIVAL OF NEW OPERAS & SONGS: Three Evenings and One Afternoon in Hell: Or Is It Heaven? New operas include: “Rash Acts and their Consequences” and “Yearning to Touch a Loved One: Dead or Alive!” Program A: May 22 & 23, 8 pm; Program B: May 24, 3 pm and 7:30 pm; Phone re – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
29 Fri	8:00pm	Peter Arvantely hosts the Moondog Madrigal Puppet Show	CMC faculty member Peter Arvantely joins the new, daring ensemble “An Exciting Event” for an evening of music and theater. The show interweaves the late Louis “Moondog” Hardin’s catchy and complex madrigal rounds with a dazzling menagerie of musical instruments, a rowdy crew of recycled-garbage puppets, and a story of love, education, and Giant Ea – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sat	7:30pm	Jennifer Peringer, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
31 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
31 Sun	4:00pm	In Pursuit of Excellence	CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong hosts this annual event which features exceptional, faculty-recommended CMC students who are graduating seniors. Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
June 2009
5 Fri	8:00pm	The Nice Guy Trio with Singer/Songwriter Katy Stephan	The award winning Nice Guy Trio is Darren Johnston – trumpet, Rob Reich – accordion, and Daniel Fabricant – bass. Inspired by the success of last year’s “Root Exchange” residency at San Francisco’s Red Poppy Art House, the Nice Guys decided to try another season, this time at the CMC! First Fridays of the month, for the next five months starting – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
6 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble Program perform in small groups. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Class Concert	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship/Inner City Young Musicians, and Mission District Young Musicians Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All School Recital	An all-level student showcase featuring students from both CMC’s Mission and Richmond District Branches. Additional progranm details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Fri	7:00pm	Martha Rodriguez-Salazar/Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC faculty member Martha Rodriguez-Salazar demonstrate individual technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sat	5:00pm	27th Annual Baroque and Beyond Hour	CMC faculty member Shirley Wong hosts this annual concert featuring music from Gregorian chant to contemporary expressions of the baroque forms. Performed by advanced CMC students, faculty and guests, the repertoire includes 12th century sacred chants, 13th century motets, 16th century ‘party’ rounds of Europe and selections of J.S. Bach, and showc – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	4:00pm	Matylda Rotkiewicz/Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano faculty member Matylda Rotkiewicz demonstrate individual piano technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	7:00pm	Allison Lovejoy, Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano faculty member Allison Lovejoy demonstrate individual piano technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Fri	8:00pm	Fernando Romero and Friends	Fernando Romero and Friends present an evening of Latin music. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sat	8:00pm	Pellejo Seco and Potingue	Bay Area based Pellejo Seco describes their music as “Experimental Son Cubano”. They skillfully blend blues, rock, jazz, flamenco and hip hop with Cuban Son and the yearning melodies of the Cuban troubadour. In 2008 they released their second album entitled “Despierta” or “Wake up!” with special guest, Latin Grammy-nominated Chuchito Va – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	3:30pm	Boris Solodkin, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Boris Solodkin perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Fri	1:00pm	Camp CMC Week-End Concert	Students enrolled in Camp CMC conclude the week-long program with a performance of original compositions utilizing hand-made, and traditional musical instruments. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Fri	7:30pm	Workshop for Musicians	This one hour workshop is designed to assist working musicians plan, administer and locate funding for their musical projects. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber/Student Spotlight Performance Workshop	Students of CMC violin faculty member Monika Gruber demonstrate individual piano technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	8:00pm	American Composer’s Forum	Tod Brody and members of the American Composers Forum present a selections of original compositions. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults;$5/Students/Seniors
29 Mon	6:30pm	Latin Vocal Workshop Class Recital	Students enrolled in CMC’s Latin Vocal Workshop demonstrate individual vocal technique utilizing material studied in class. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Tue	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Performance	Students enrolled in CMC’s “Scenes” Workshop present selections from Broadway musicals and classical opera. Community Music Center instructor Michael Mohammed leads the group. Frank Johnson is musical director and accompanist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
July 2009
3 Fri	8:00pm	The Nice Guy Trio featuring Saxophone/Composers Kasey Knudsen and Evan Francis	The award winning Nice Guy Trio is Darren Johnston – trumpet, Rob Reich – accordion, and Daniel Fabricant – bass. Inspired by the success of last year’s “Root Exchange” residency at San Francisco’s Red Poppy Art House, the Nice Guys decided to try another season, this time at the CMC! First Fridays of the month, for the next five months starting – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
12 Sun	4:00pm	Nicole Faghihi, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Nicole Faghihi demonstrate individual piano technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Fri	8:00pm	Nina Simone & Julie London Tribute	Nina Simone Tribute: Sara Mitra Payan, Samaki Dorsey, Miriam Jacobson, Momo and Sara Morton With pianist Allison Lovejoy, www.allisonlovejoy.com Julie London Tribute:HeatherVonD,www.myspace.com/heathervondmusic Chida Chaemchang, www.myspace.com/fabdan www.darrenjohnstonmusic.com – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber, Violin	Monika Gruber, CMC violin faculty, performs works by Ysaye, Prokofiev and Brahms. She will be joined by Akiko Kojima, violin and Jae-Jin Lee, piano. Donations accepted. All proceeds to benefit the Community Music Center. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	7:00pm	8th Annual Outsound New Music Summit	Touch the Gear – An “out-spoken” event Come and experience this hands-on experience of sound producing gear and instruments! Featuring Amar Chaudry, Bob Marsh, CJ Borosque, Conure, Crank Ensemble, Dan Ake, Ferrara Brain, Pan LX, Rudis Philip, Everett Richard Waters, Rick Walker, Steven Baker, Thomas Dimuzio, Tom Duff, Tom Nunn, Travis Johns, and ot – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Wed	8:15pm	8th Annual Outsound New Music Summit	Free Improvisation \| Free Composition. A night of legendary artists who straddle the line between composed and improvised works, featuring Alicia Mangan & Spirit, the ROVA Saxophone Quartet, and Vinny Golia w/Thollem Mcdonas, Rent Romus, Damon Smith, Garth Powell, and Noah Phillips. Q&A Sessions 7:15 -7:30 pm Music Performance Starts @ 8:15 pm A – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $6 seniors / students
23 Thu	8:15pm	8th Annual Outsound New Music Summit	Industrial Soundscapes a night of uninhibited electronics and noise from Los Angeles and San Francisco featuring Hans Fjellestad, Thomas Dimuzio Peter Kolovos, Conure Forms of Things Unknown. Q & A from 7:15 -7:30 pm Music Performance Starts @ 8:15 pm Advance Tickets @ brownpapertickets.com co-presented by KFJC, KUSF & the San Francisco Bay Guardi – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $6 seniors / students
24 Fri	8:15pm	8th Annual Outsound New Music Summit	InterMedia a night of performances infused by theater, movement, and media arts with Bonfire Madigan, Kathleen Quillian & Gilbert Guererro Jess Rowland with The Dreamland Puppet Theater Q&A Sessions 7:15 -7:30 pm Music Performance Starts @ 8:15 pm Advance Tickets @ brownpapertickets.com co-presented by KFJC, KUSF & the San Francisco Bay Guardia – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $6 seniors / students / ArtsCard
25 Sat	8:15pm	8th Annual Outsound New Music Summit	Introspection & Improvisation /a night of deep listening and long notes with The Natto Quartet with Phillip Gelb, Shoko Hikage, Tim Perkis, and Chris Brown,Ghost In the House featuring grandmaster inventor Richard Waterswith David Michalak, Karen Stackpole, Kyle Bruckmann, and Tom Nunn, Left Coast Improv Group Doug Carroll, Michael Cooke, Ron Hegli – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $6 seniors / students
26 Sun	7:30pm	SF Staged Action: An Evening of Labor Theater and Music	The Indelible Voices Project presents an evening of labor theatre and music from the 1920s and 1930s hosted by Lee Papa, Assistant Professor of Drama Studies at College of Staten Island/CUNY. Lee’s anthology of labor plays, Staged Action, has just been released by Cornell University Press. The evening will feature staged readings from Procession – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
August 2009
2 Sun	4:00pm	Sean Bolin, Piano	Pianist Sean Bolin presents a concert of classical favorites, including selections by Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, and others. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free, Donations Accepted
7 Fri	8:00pm	The Nice Guy Trio featuring Clarinet and Tuba Player Peter Jaques	The award winning Nice Guy Trio is Darren Johnston – trumpet, Rob Reich – accordion, and Daniel Fabricant – bass. Inspired by the success of last year’s “Root Exchange” residency at San Francisco’s Red Poppy Art House, the Nice Guys decided to try another season, this time at the CMC! First Fridays of the month, for the next five months starting – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
8 Sat	8:00pm	7th Annual Festival of Comtemporary Music	New music Forum is proud to announce the 7th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The two-concert event is hosted by Brian Bice. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
9 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	7:00pm	Tango Harmony featuring Joe Powers and Naoko Aoki	A Tango concert and dance celebration of Hiroshima Peace Day by International Tango harmonica/piano duo Joe Powers and Naoko Aoki. 7 pm dance lesson by Sonja Riket; 8:15 concert; 9pm Tango party with live music. Joe Powers, the Portland based charismatic harmonica artist is well known for his unique and soulful blend of jazz, tango and blues. When – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
14 Fri	8:00pm	The Ladies Banjo Society presents	Come on down for the Ladies Banjo Society (http://www.spectacularopticals.com) summertime square dance at CMC! Swing your partner to the rockin’ tunes of the Squirrelly Stringband and the Pork Pies. Calling by Jordan Ruyle and Amy Hofer. All ages welcome and all dances taught. Proceeds benefit our friend and world renowned caller Bill Martin. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
15 Sat	8:00pm	Masters of Russian Animation	The Berkeley-based Gojogo, performs new original instrumental compositions set to films from the compilation “Masters of Russian Animation,” In 2006, Gojogo began composing musical scores to accompany short animated films created in an oppressed Soviet Russia between 1969 and 1984. Gojogo first premiered their compositions-set-to-animation to – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 – $15 adults / $5-$10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
16 Sun	12:30pm	Ted Li, Violin, and Family in Recital	Ted Li is departing for college. The Li family is showing their gratitude for the help they received from everyone by sharing their music. Come and enjoy! For additional information, please contact Ted Li 415-656-1366 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	4:00pm	Masters of Russian Animation	The Berkeley-based Gojogo, performs new original instrumental compositions set to films from the compilation “Masters of Russian Animation,” In 2006, Gojogo began composing musical scores to accompany short animated films created in an oppressed Soviet Russia between 1969 and 1984. Sunday’s performance, August 16, 2009, will begin with a disc – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10-$15 adults / $5 – $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
17 Mon	7:00pm	Not Without Our Women	A reading of a new musical. Book by Andrew Black and Patricia Milton. Music by Caroline Altman. Lyrics by Altman/Black/Milton. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
22 Sat	8:00pm	7th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music	New Music Forum is proud to announce the 7th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music. The two-concert event is hosted by Brian Bice. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	4:00pm	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Trees and the Beauty of Nature	Members of the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble perform vocal selections inspired by trees and the natural beauty which surrounds us all. Songs performed in six languages. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
28 Fri	8:00pm	A Piano Concert Featuring Original Works by CMC Composers	CMC faculty member Erik Pearson hosts a concert featuring original compositions for piano by Erik Pearson, Jono Kornfeld and Paula Dreyer. Performed by pianists Jennifer Peringer and Paula Dreyer with incidental theater by Kevin Clarke. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Performance	Students enrolled in CMC’s “Scenes” Workshop present selections from Broadway musicals and classical opera. Community Music Center instructor Michael Mohammed leads the group. Paula Dryer is musical director and accompanist. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
September 2009
4 Fri	8:00pm	The Nice Guy Trio featuring Pianist Myra Melford	The award winning Nice Guy Trio is Darren Johnston – trumpet, Rob Reich – accordion, and Daniel Fabricant – bass. Inspired by the success of last year’s “Root Exchange” residency at San Francisco’s Red Poppy Art House, the Nice Guys decided to try another season, this time at the CMC! First Fridays of the month, for the next five months starting – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10/Adults;$5/Students/Seniors
8 Tue	1:00pm	Cultivating Creative Expression – Free Demo Class!	This free two (2) hour class demonstrates the use of body-mind centering and Feldenkrais methods to facilitate creative expression. In the process, students may find improvements in breathing, tone, coordination, and technical proficiency and learn to prevent and rehabilitate injuries. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Fri	8:00pm	Alan Johnson, Shakuhachi and Koto	Alan Johnson performs traditional and modern Japanese music on the shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and koto (plucked strings). Mr. Johnson will perform several solo pieces for both instruments, and will be joined in two duo pieces by noted kotoist, Michiyo Koga. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free
25 Fri	8:00pm	“Push Up Something Hidden’ with Composer Bill Wolter and Choreographer Amy Lewis	Choreographer Amy Lewis and composer Bill Wolter present “Cartography of the Synchronous Telemtrist”, the fruits of a year-long collaborative process, including their misunderstandings and disagreements, in a performance involving the disparate and contradictory ideas of mapping, astral projection, and synchronicity. While Lewis uses compositions – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
26 Sat	12:30pm	Chamber Music Day: Live + Free	Join us from 12:30 – 7:30PM for a chamber music marathon with 15 of the hottest ensembles in the San Francisco Bay Area, many of whom feature CMC faculty! With each group introduced by a local presenter, you’ll experience diverse music – from baroque and classical to contemporary and jazz – and find out who’s showcasing the musicians and where – program info	Old First Church	FREE
26 Sat	8:00pm	“Push Up Something Hidden’ with Composer Bill Wolter and Choreographer Amy Lewis	Choreographer Amy Lewis and composer Bill Wolter present “Cartography of the Synchronous Telemtrist”, the fruits of a year-long collaborative process, including their misunderstandings and disagreements, in a performance involving the disparate and contradictory ideas of mapping, astral projection, and synchronicity. While Lewis uses compositions a – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
October 2009
2 Fri	8:00pm	The Nice Guy Trio featuring Percussionists Rumen Shopov and Faisal Zedan	The award winning Nice Guy Trio is Darren Johnston – trumpet, Rob Reich – accordion, and Daniel Fabricant – bass. Inspired by the success of last year’s “Root Exchange” residency at San Francisco’s Red Poppy Art House, the Nice Guys decided to try another season, this time at the CMC! First Fridays of the month, for the next five months starting – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
3 Sat	8:00pm	Irregular Resolutions	CMC piano faculty member Davide Verotta hosts the composers’ group Irregular Resolutions (www.irregularresolutions.org) in their sixth annual concert of original compositions. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
4 Sun	4:00pm	Sin-Tung Chiu, Violin/ Dmitriy Cogan, Piano	CMC violin instructor Sin-Tung Chiu and guest artist Dmitriy Cogan perform works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Kreisler, Foster, Ponce, Williams, and Copland. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Bella and P.P. Chiu and all proceeds benefit the Bella and P.P. Chiu Memorial Scholarship Fund at CMC .(Please make checks payable to SFCMC, attn. t – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $7 seniors / students / ArtsCard
9 Fri	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation with Baritone Christopheren Nomura and the Katona Twins	San Francisco Performances and the Community Music Center are proud to present Baritone Christopheren Nomura and guitarists the Katona Twins.The American baritone, Christòpheren Nomura, has been described by The Boston Globe as “a face to watch—and a voice to hear. The Hungarian born Katona Twins, Peter and Zoltán, have given recitals throughou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sat	8:00pm	” Within the Lines” – An Intimate and Innovative Live Music and Dance Performance	Pushing the limits of space and movement, “Within the Lines” features emerging Bay Area choreographers premiering original dance pieces and original music. Through the exploration of boundaries and limitations, these pieces unearth imagination, inspiration, and innovation in physicality and thought. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
18 Sun	4:00pm	” Within the Lines” – An Intimate and Innovative Live Music and Dance Performance	Pushing the limits of space and movement, “Within the Lines” features emerging Bay Area choreographers premiering original dance pieces and original music. Through the exploration of boundaries and limitations, these pieces unearth imagination, inspiration, and innovation in physicality and thought. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Fri	7:00pm	Die Fledermaus	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble, together with Capitol Opera, the Deane Dance Studio, and the Rockridge Chorale present a full-staged production of Straus’ “Die Fledermaus” The performance is in English and is a great event for the whole family. For more information, please call 925/899-7558 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sat	7:00pm	Ann Pagliarulo – Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Anne Pagliarulo perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	4:00pm	Vocalist Tim Eischens, Baritone and Jessica Wan, Soprano	Please join us for an afternoon of arias, art songs, and duets by Mozart, Handel, Debussy, Copland, Sondheim, and more. This collection of music is something we’ve been working on over the past few years. We are excited to share it with you! – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free, Donations Accepted
November 2009
2 Mon	6:30pm	SF premiere screening of Miracle in a Box: A Piano Reborn, a CMC fundraiser	Academy Award winning director John Korty is the Marin-based Oscar and Emmy winning director of Who Are the DeBolts? (And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?) and Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. His latest documentary, Miracle in a Box, explores the story of a 1927 Steinway grand, donated to the University of California, Berkeley Music School by its on – program info	Kabuki Theater	Please call Ashley Coyle by October 26 to make your reservation – (415) 647-6015 ext.78
6 Fri	8:00pm	New Keys	Started in 2004, New Keys is a concert series that showcases compositions written within the last two years. The only limitation on works is that they must incorporate the piano in some way. The concerts often include electronics, multiple piano works, ensemble pieces, vocalists, and prepared piano. The New Keys composers and performers continue – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
7 Sat	7:30pm	San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra Concert of Schumann and Haydn Childrens Music	Come one and all to hear our performance of this seasons selections, directed by Maestro Achille Bocus, straight from Milan. The San Francisco Mandolin Orchestra is a plucked string orchestra with 20-25 members, formed in 2005. The orchestra features instruments of the mandolin family (mandolin, mandola and mandocello) with guitar, double b – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
8 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	4:00pm	Duo Meno Mosso	Duo Meno Mosso (Elena Dillon, clarinet, Kara Koffron, flute, and Betty Wong and Jennifer Peringer, piano)performs works by Prokofiev, Lutoslawski, Saint-Saens, and Villa-Lobos. This concert is presented by CMC faculty members Rachel Condry, Sara Holzman, and Betty Wong and is sponsored by the Pursuit of Excellence Concert Series, now entering its 2 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Fri	8:00pm	The Bill Horvitz Expanded Band	The Bill Horvitz Expanded Band is a 17-piece band that plays original works drawing on jazz, funk, folk, and new-music and includes a stellar line up of some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians. The music is through-composed and highly arranged and contains sections of conducted improvisation. Bill Horvitz says, “I wrote most of this music originall – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5/ Students/Seniors/ArtsCard
14 Sat	8:00pm	Janis Mercer, Piano/CD Release	CMC piano faculty member Janis Mercer performs original compositions and works by Cage, Webern, and Eisler. She is joined by students enrolled the Music Center’s Comprehensive Musicianship Program/High School Division. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sun	11:00am	Flamenco Bass Workshop with Mariano Martos	Bassist Mariano Martos has performed with some of the greatest flamenco artists of our time. On November 15, he will perform with Bay Area’s ensemble Potaje and give a workshop for bassists interested in learning about the bass in the context of flamenco music. His flamenco bass book, “Método de Bajo Flamenco”, published last year in Spain b – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$60. For more info and to reserve a space: Chus Alonso at (510) 559-2977 or potajemusic@yahoo.com
15 Sun	4:30pm	CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus perform broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sun	7:30pm	Potaje: An Evening of Traditional and Contemporary Flamenco Music	Potaje presents an evening of traditional and contemporary flamenco music with compositions and arrangements by Chus Alonso and special guest, direct from Spain , flamenco bassist, Mariano Martos. Musicians include: Chus Alonso, flute, laud and cajón; Mark Taylor, guitar; Tregar Otton, violin and mandolin; and Paula Dreyer, piano. Guest artists in – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$8/General Admission
20 Fri	8:00pm	T.D. Skatchit & Company – CD Release Concert – Tom Nunn & David Michalak with special guests	This show features T.D. Skatchit & Company – Tom Nunn & David Michalak, playing the Skatchbox in trios with guest improvisers: Jon Raskin, Aurora, David Slusser, and Chris Brown…First there was the Electric Light, then The Talking Machine. Now witness The Skatchbox; a new musical invention by Thomas Skatchit. Built out of cardboard boxes and pla – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
22 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	4:00pm	Lauren Cony, Student Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Lauren Cony demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	8:00pm	Oberlin Alumni in Concert	Oberlin Alumni members perform in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
December 2009
5 Sat	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Class Concert	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship and Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble Program perform in small groups. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	A World Music Afternoon	This 27th annual Collegium Musicum production is directed by Shirley Wong Frentzel. CMC faculty, advanced students and guests play music from around the globe. Medieval costumed musicians perform Latin chants, French noel, traditional Irish tunes and J.S. Bach hits. Next will be music from sephardic Spain and Turkey on traditional percussion and st – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	7:30pm	Paula Dryer, Student Performance Workshop	Students of CMC piano instructor Paula Dryer demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Tue	1:00pm	Cultivating Creatvie Expression – Free Demo Class!	This free two (2) hour class demonstrates the use of body-mind centering and Feldenkrais methods to facilitate creative expression. In the process, students may find improvements in breathing, tone, coordination, and technical proficiency and learn to prevent and rehabilitate injuries. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Tue	8:00pm	String Orchestra Workshop Performance	Director Loretta Taylor conducts selections from Bach¹s Brandenburg Concerto No.2, Bedrich Smetana¹s ³The Moldau², Rodgers and Hammerstein¹s ³South Pacific² and music to get listeners into the holiday spirit. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Fri	7:00pm	Posarela	CMC presents this traditional Mexican celebration and Christmas play commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member Chus Alo – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sat	7:00pm	Posarela	CMC presents this traditional Mexican celebration and Christmas play commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member Chus Alo – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	11:30am	CMC Holiday Party	This longstanding tradition continues with CMC’s annual Holiday party including a performance of: “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, featuring 9-year-old Eugeno Frew as Amahl, and the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble. But there’s one guest that needs no introduction, Santa Claus – with treats for the kids. The performances are followed by a holiday receptio – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band, Featuring Alexei Wajchman	Director Ken Rosen’s CMC Teen Jazz Band will perform swing, rock, funk, and jazz. They will premiere a new composition, “Needle, Feather, and a Rope”, by singer/songwriter Alexei Wajchman. In addition to singing and playing guitar with the band, Alexei will play songs from his forthcoming 2010 album release. Alexei grew up on Capp Street – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	7:30pm	Fred Adler and Friends	Concert program includes: recent vocal music of Fred Adler, Spanish folks songs arranged by García Lorca and Argentine songs set by Carlos Guastavino. Songs by Fred Adler presented will be settings of poetry of Lorca and Paul Celan. John Smalley, baritone, will be a featured performer. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
14 Mon	7:30pm	Adult Certificate Program Concert	Directed by Jono Kornfeld, participants in the Music Center’s Adult Certificate Program perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Wed	6:30pm	A Holiday Fiesta with Latin Music and Tamale Tasting	Come to Bethany Center to celebrate the holidays with tamales and performances from three Latin music ensembles from CMC: Potingue, the Latin Vocal Workshop and the Latin-Flamenco Rhythm Workshop. Listen to guaracha, son, bossa nova, bolero, sevillanas, bulerias, and more… RSVP to registrars at CMC’s Mission District Branch by December 11 to m – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Fri	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from Le Nozze di Figaro, South Pacific, Finian’s Rainbow, The King and I, and other works from opera and musical theater. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	3:30pm	Amy Norman, Student Recital	Private students of Amy Norman perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	11:00am	Grace Yu, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano instructor Grace Yu demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	3:30pm	Boris Solodkin, Student Recital	Piano students of private instructor Boris Solodkin perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
January 2010
15 Fri	8:00pm	Rachael Hutchings, Piano Performance	Pianist Rachael Hutchings performs selections by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel and Stravinsky. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free, Donations Accepted
21 Thu	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation with Richard Goode, Classical Pianist	San Francisco Performances and the Community Music Center are proud to present Richard Goode, Classical Pianist. Experiencing Richard Goode in recital is like hearing piano music for the first time. With interpretations that always sound fresh and nuanced, he brings a transparent, infectious intelligence to everything he performs. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Fri	8:00pm	Jon Raskin and Friends	Performers: Matthew Goodheart- Piano, Magda Mayas- Piano, Jon Raskin Saxophone. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Matthew Goodheart explores a variety of contemporary music forms. His broad foundation, technical innovations, and sensitivity have allowed him to develop a solid reputation as both a solo performer, collaborative artist, and com – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adulrs/$5/Students/seniors
24 Sun	3:30pm	Monika Gruber, Student Recital	Students of CMC violin faculty member Monika Gruber demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sat	7:00pm	Anne Pagliarulo, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Anne Pagliarulo perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
February 2010
6 Sat	11:00am	The Cypress String Quartet Call & Response: Behind the Music	Immerse yourself in the creative process at this public outreach event hosted by the Community Music Center. The Cypress discusses and deconstructs works by Mozart & Schubert, and introduces excerpts from Elena Ruehr’s new composition, Bel Canto. An excellent introduction for the novice or the connoisseur to gain insight into the concert program – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sat	7:00pm	Cuerdas y Tambo	Plena, salsa, mazurca, danzon, paso doble, salsa, and memengue. A musical experience of the young, and the not so young, blend together in different forms and genres. From jobaro music to the music of legendary puertorican cuatro player Ladislao Martinez (Ladi), to contemporary Afro Latin and video games. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
15 Mon	7:00pm	Leanne Borghesi and Friends	Leanne Borghesi and Friends host a benefit performance for the earthquake victims of Haiti. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
19 Fri	8:00pm	Sounds of Justice	An artistic collaboration incorporating social work issues pertaining to the SF Bay area and the country including: remembering 9/11, immigration, depression, and human and drug trafficking. Highlighted artists include: Abraham Aviles-Scott (tenor), Muza Mdzinarishvili (piano), Ken Rosen (ensemble TBD), Alexi Wajchman (guitar & vocals), and Justin – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sat	8:00pm	Tango Harmony Concert and Milonga (Tango Party)	International Tango harmonica/piano duo Joe Powers and Naoko Aoki return to SF to celebrate Tango’s world heritage status! Listen to a selection of traditional Argentine Tangos, Waltzes and Milongas as well as original compositions by Joe Powers (www.joepowers.com) and Naoko Aoki http://celeste.coplan.jp/. Take an introductory dance lesson by awar – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student performance Workshop	CMC students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sat	8:00pm	Quinteto Latino Performs Mexican Masterworks	Dedicated to the classical and contemporary music of Latin America, Quinteto Latino brings its impeccable artistry and infectious energy to works of distinguished Mexican composers Carlos Chávez, Mario Lavista and Arturo Márquez. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
28 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	3:30pm	In Pursuit of Excellence	Now in its 20th year, this twice-annual event featuring exceptional CMC students, faculty and staff as well as Pursuit of Excellence alumni is hosted by piano faculty, Betty Wong. Music featured will include Darius Milhaud’s “Scaramouche”, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”, works by Scarlatti, music to celebrate Chopin – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
March 2010
5 Fri	8:00pm	Sex and the Bible: The Opera	WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA – a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satan – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
6 Sat	8:00pm	Sex and the Bible: The Opera	WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA – a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
7 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC students ages 18 and under demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus perform broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sun	7:00pm	Sex and the Bible: The Opera	WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA – a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
8 Mon	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation with Jennifer Koh, Violin	San Francisco Performances and the Community Music Center are proud to present violinist Jennifer Koh. Koh mesmerizes audiences with the sheer intensity of her playing. As a virtuoso whose natural flair is matched with a probing intellect, Ms. Koh is committed to exploring connections between the pieces she plays, searching for similarities of voic – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Fri	8:00pm	Sex and the Bible: The Opera	WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA – a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
13 Sat	8:00pm	Sec and the Bible: The Opera	WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA – a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
14 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	CMC adult students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	7:00pm	Sex and the Bible: The Opera	WORLD PREMIERE: SEX AND THE BIBLE: THE OPERA – a 75-minute cabaret opera based on the Old Testament by way of Las Vegas. Mark Alburger, composer/librettist. Composer Mark Alburger and director Harriet March Page have retooled these Biblical scenarios into a contemporary Sin City of Las Vegas, featuring Heavenly Emcee and a cast of familiar Satanic – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
20 Sat	8:00pm	M. Lamar in Concert	After dropping out of the Yale School of Art, and graduating from the San Francisco Art Institute,m Lamar turned his attention to music, training as a counter tenor. He then formed “Mutilated Mannequins”- a rock band which he started to settle the themes still hailed, haunted, and hunted down by his performative provocations. Lamar’s work now cente – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Faculty Workshop	CMC guitar faculty member Sandy Brassard leads intermediate students 13 years or older. Participants will work on a piece together, paying special attention to technique. While observers are welcome, all participants will need to sign up at the front desk at CMC’s Capp Street office. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	4:00pm	California Eclectic	California Eclectic presents music for viola, cello, and piano, performed by the composers. Original music drawing on themes of nature. performers include CMC faculty member Katrina Wreede, viola, Moses Sedler, cello, and Alexis Alrich, piano. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Fri	8:00pm	Romanticism Through the Ages – Music for Cello and Piano	This concert is a musical exploration of interpreting “Romanticism” through the works of four composers from the 19th century to the present, including Elliot Carter’s epic Sonata for Cello and Piano from 1948, the dynamic Suite for Cello and Piano by Lou Harrison, Nadia Boulanger’s Trois Pieces, and Brahm’s Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor. Performe – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
27 Sat	7:30pm	Anything Goes Chorus Anniversary Concert	Celebrate Bay Area diversity the way we do it best—through song and merriment! This heart opening show will infuse your weekend with joy and inspiration, from the variety of jazz,Broadway and pop songs we perform to the sprinkling of props and choreography we use.Directed by Ellen Robinson http://www.ellenrobinson.com. Pre-sale tickets will – program info	First Congregational Church	$15 General Admission
27 Sat	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from works for opera and musical theater. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	3:00pm	Junior Bach Society Festival Performance	The Junior Bach Festival is dedicated to touching young lives by promoting the study and performance of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Presented annually about the time of Bach’s birthday, March 21, the Festival features in concert some of the finest young musical talent in California, chosen by audition. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $7 seniors / students / ArtsCard
April 2010
2 Fri	8:00pm	New Keys: Newfangled Music for the Piano	“New Keys: Newfangled Music for the Piano” is a concert series in its 6th year that showcases compositions by young, upcoming composers from across the country. Performers include: Kate Campbell, Mike Dale, Andy Meyerson, Lucy Moore, Anthony Porter and Regina Schaffer. Please visit the New Keys website for more information about the upcoming conce – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
5 Mon	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation with Cellist Alisa Weilerstein	San Francisco Performances and Community Music Center are proud to present cellist Alisa Weilerstein. Ms. Weilerstein performed in the White House this fall and here at CMC last winter to a mesmerized audience. A natural virtuoso hailed for her impassioned musicianship and expressive range, Weilerstein is internationally renowned as one of the prem – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Fri	8:00pm	I Pity the April Fool Square Dance	Come on down for an April Fool Square Dance at CMC. Swing your partner to the rockin’ tunes of Spank, with calling by Jordan Ruyle. Performers include: Evie Ladin, Keith Terry, and, from North Carolina, Rob and Beth Mangum. All ages are welcome and all dances are taught. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
10 Sat	8:00pm	San Francisco; In and About the City	The Bernal Hill Players is a local chamber ensemble conceived by San Francisco Community Music Center faculty members Jennifer Peringer on piano and Martha Rodríguez-Salazar on flute and voice, joined by Leah diTullio on clarinet. They play both older and new repertoire, and have a special interest in promoting Bay Area composers. Pieces that cros – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
11 Sun	4:00pm	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents:	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents “A Musical Feast” featuring excerpts from operas by Bellini (Norma), Mozart (The Impresario) and Verdi (La Traviata) and other selected arias. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	8:00pm	Music of the Americas	Rachel Condry, clarinet presents a Fundraising Concert and Raffle benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyWith guest artists: Steve Adams, Paula Dreyer, Sarah Zaharako, Davide Verotta and Matt Small Featuring works by: William Susman, Antonio Lauro, Steve Adams, Davide Verotta and Matt Small Come out and hear some great music for an import – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Raffle Donations Accepted
16 Fri	8:00pm	Peter Arvantely, Clarinet and Eric Stumacher, Piano	CMC clarinet faculty member Peter Arvanteley joins long-time friend pianist Eric Stumacher for a performance of Brahms’ Clarinet Sonata (Eb Major, opus 120 #2)Eric is currently touring the Middle East as part of his SONAD Peace Project, bringing music to people who live in the world’s harshest, most beautiful places. A post-concert reception foll – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free
17 Sat	7:00pm	San Francisco Guitar Quartet	Since its inception in 1997, the San Francisco Guitar Quartet has become one of the most sought-after classical guitar ensembles performing today. Committed proponents of new music as well as the classics, SFGQ draws from a rich background of musical traditions including classical, world and ethnic traditions, and improvisation. The diverse list of – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
23 Fri	8:00pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble program perform in small groups. The group is led by CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	4:00pm	John Brown’s Truth	John Brown’s Truth, by William Crossman, is a musically-improvised, interdisciplinary opera with classical and jazz singers and musicians, dancers, and spoken-word artists. It is a radical departure from traditional opera format and, as such, is truly an opera for the 21st Century. Its most innovative feature is that while its script (libretto) i – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Fri	6:00pm	A Concert with Conversation with Classical Guitarist Manuel Barrueco	Thanks to San Francisco Performances, CMC will host Grammy nominated Manuel Barrueco for a free Concert with Conversation. Barrueco is internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time. His unique artistry has been continually described as that of a superb instrumentalist and a superior and elegant musician, possessing – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
May 2010
1 Sat	8:00pm	Tango Revolution Orchestra and Guests in Concert and Milonga (Tango Party)	As part of National Dance Week 2010, CMC faculty member Sonja Riket hosts a free concert and tango dance party to celebrate Mayday and tango’s world heritage status. The youthful “Tango Revolution Orchestra” with special guests will perform a program of music by Piazzolla for listening and traditional Argentine tango for dancing. Come listen, watch – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
2 Sun	3:00pm	Chopin and Schumann: Bicentennial Celebration 7th Annual CMC Keyboard Marathon	Community Music Center presents its 7th annual Keyboard Marathon, Chopin and Schumann, in celebration of the bicentennial of the composers’ births. Faculty and guest performers will showcase works by two of the greatest Romantic composers for piano. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
8 Sat	2:30pm	CMC and SF Conservatory of Music Prep Division Joint Recital	Hear a selection of talented students from both CMC and the SF Conservatory of Music perform side by side. Additional program details TBA. – program info	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	FREE
8 Sat	8:00pm	Ann Pagliarulo, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Ann Pagliarulo perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band and The Mission District Young Musicians Program	Mission District Young Musicians Program students and instructors perform in the first part of the concert. Program instructors include Chus Alonso, Martha Rodriguez-Salazar, Miguel Govea, Jesse Wolff and Darren Morgan. Members of CMC’s Teen Jazz Band, under the direction of Ken Rosen, perform in the second part. Rosen’s CMC Teen Jazz Band will aga – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	7:30pm	Sigred Shie, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano faculty member Sigred Shie demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Mon	6:00pm	A Salute to the Joy of Making Music	The Community Music Center debuts at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in San Francisco at the 2010 “A Salute to the Joy of Making Music,” staring noted jazz singer Paula West. At her recent San Francisco opening, Dave Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote: “West hit the stage rocking and never stopped until the capacity crowd called her back for double enc – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Please Contact the CMC Development Office for Ticket Information
15 Sat	7:00pm	Helen Mitchell, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Helen Mitchell perform in recital. Additional program information TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus and Teen Chorus perform Broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sun	8:00pm	Garth Powell and Friends	Percussionist and Composer Garth Powell and Friends perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
21 Fri	8:00pm	Lauren Cony, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano faculty member Lauren Cony demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sat	8:00pm	Y Al Ritmo E’ Zapateo	The zapateo is a Spanish derived folkloric “tap dance” characterized by precise rhythmical patterns created by the movement of feet stamping on the floor. This is an inherited tradition in most Hispanic cultures. From beginning to end, the zapateo is a conversation of body percussion and movement. Performers include: De Rompe y Raja Ensemble and Pa – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5 Students/Seniors
23 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	4:00pm	Jennifer Peringer, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	8:00pm	Sarah Holzman, Student Recital	Private piano instructor Sarah Holzman presents her students in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Wed	7:30pm	A Latin Fiesta at Ruth’s Table!	CMC Music at Ruth’s Table presents: A Latin Fiesta with live music from Potingue and The Latin Flamenco Rhythm Workshop! Dance to the music, enjoy a chips and salsa tasting… a gozar! Both performing groups are directed by Chus Alonso. – program info	Bethany Center Senior Housing	FREE
28 Fri	8:00pm	Christy Win, Student Recital	Students of private piano and voice instructor Christy Win perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	12:00pm	Monika Gruber, Student Recital	Students of CMC violin faculty member Monika Gruber demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	3:30pm	In Pursuit of Excellence	Now in its 20th year, this twice-annual event featuring exceptional CMC students, faculty and staff as well as Pursuit of Excellence alumni is hosted by piano faculty, Betty Wong. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
June 2010
5 Sat	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP/MDYMP Class Concert	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship, Inner City Young Musicians, and Mission District Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sat	7:00pm	Jeff Swinkin, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Jeff Swinkin perform in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and under demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All School Recital	An all-level student showcase featuring students from both CMC’s Mission and Richmond District Branches. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble program perform in small groups. The group is led by CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	12:00pm	CMC Faculty Workshop: Free Introduction to Spanish Guitar with Sandy Brassard	THIS WORKSHOP has been CANCELLED! We are sorry for any inconvenience – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	4:00pm	Song and Dance Throughout The Ages	CMC Baroque and Beyond Concert: Song and Dance Throughout The Ages. We’ll start with songs from pre-Elizabethan times and baroque motets with lyrics and poetry. Then the dances begin with the Renaissance Allemande then move to the Romantic Mazurka, American ragtime and Argentine Tangos! Performers include; Junior Bach Festival Teen Winner – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Wed	8:00pm	Potingue & The Latin-Flamenco Rhythm Workshop	Come hear a unique mix of Latin and Flamenco styles: son, danzón, arrangements of Afro-Cuban chants, Cuban zapateo, bulerías, tangos and sevillanas. This 15-piece ensemble is directed by Chus Alonso. ¡A gozar! – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Fri	7:00pm	Adult Certificate Program Concert	Directed by Jono Kornfeld, participants in the Music Center’s Adult Certificate Program perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	7:00pm	Graduation Recital: Violininst Felix Wong with Guest Pianist, Dmitriy Cogan	Felix Wong, recipient of The Bella and P. P. Chiu Memorial Scholarship, has studied at CMC’s Richmond District Branch for eight years with Sin-Tung Chiu. Felix will perform Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” and other works for violin and piano. All donations will benefit the Bella and P. P. Chiu Memorial Scholarship Fund. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, DONATIONS ACCEPTED
20 Sun	4:00pm	From Bach to Warlock: CMC String Orcherstra Workshop Performance	Director Loretta Taylor conducts a concert featuring works by J.S. Bach, Jean Martini, Luigi Denza and Peter Warlock. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Fri	1:00pm	Camp CMC End-of-Week Concert	CMC campers end their week-long program with a bang – a performance featuring some of their own compositions played on both hand-made and traditional musical instruments. Friends and family, this show is not to be missed! – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Fri	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from works for opera and musical theater. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Mon	7:00pm	An Evening of Latin-American Song	Enjoy classic Latin-American songs sung by CMC’s Latin Vocal Workshop students (including Adela, a Bethany resident)! Singers will perform solos, duets and group songs in Spanish. Light refreshments will be served at the end of the presentation. Conducted by Martha Rodríguez-Salazar and accompanied by Jennifer Peringer on the piano. – program info	Ruth’s Table at Bethany Center	FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
July 2010
11 Sun	12:00pm	CMC Brings Instrument Petting Zoo to Jewish Music Festival’s SIMCHA at Yerba Buena!	The Jewish Music Festival presents SIMCHA! – a free outdoor music festival and instrument petting zoo in downtown San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens. Bring a picnic and instruments and celebrate a quarter century of Bay Area Jewish music with ongoing performances, instrumental jams, a parade, and an Instrument Petting Zoo for all ages and backgrou – program info	Yerba Buena Center for the Arts	FREE
11 Sun	3:30pm	Boris Soludkin, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Boris Soludkin perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Fri	8:00pm	SF Sound Series Presents: An Evening of Acousti-Electric Music	SF Sound Series Presents: An Evening of Acousti-Electric Music performed by EKG and featuring music by Morton Feldman, Luigi Nono,Mario Davidovsky, Denis Smalley, Christopher Burns, and Per Bloland. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $8 seniors / students / underemployed
17 Sat	8:00pm	8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music	This concert will feature ten compositions of acoustic chamber music. The spectrum of ensembles will include solo piano, solo guitar, and duos including voice, brass, piano, and harp. The concert will include two world premieres of works by Brian Bice and Micheal Vickers as well as the American premiere of Canadian composer Sylvia Rickard’s Thr – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
18 Sun	7:00pm	Outsound New Music Summit: Touch the Gear	Ever wanted a closer look at the gear on stage? Wish you could try it yourself? Touch the Gear is Outsound’s free public OutSpoken event that allows audiences to roam among over 25 artists and their sonic inventions, asking questions, making noise and learning how these often one-of-a-kind set-ups work. It’s a hands-on, family-friendly environm – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Mon	7:00pm	Outsound New Music Summit: How to Build a Skatchbox – Demonstration	At this OutSpoken event participants will lean how to build their very own experimental musical instrument from a cardboard box. Inventor Tom Nunn will explain the techniques and demonstrate the processes used. 7-9pm – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Wed	7:30pm	Outsound New Music Summit: Blurred Lines	Experimental films by Martha Colburn, with a live score by Thollem Mcdonas. Also, the internationally-exhibited 2009 60X60 Film Mix from Vox Novus, featuring sixty local and international composers to sixty one-minute films by Patrick Liddell. Artist Q & A at 7:30 PM; music performance at 8:15 PM – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $8 seniors / students
22 Thu	7:30pm	Outsound New Music Summit:: Sound in a Blink	A night of free improvisational music with Hunt/Allen/Orr (featuring Joshua Allen, Timothy Orr, & Randy Hunt). Also, Emily Hay /Motoko Honda duo – and to top it off, legendary drummer Alex Cline with guitarist G.E. Stinson.Artist Q & A at 7:30 PM; music performance at 8:15 PM – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $8 seniors / students
23 Fri	7:30pm	Outsound New Music Summit:: MultiVox	A night of performances infused by voice and performance art with Reconnaissance Fly, the Cornelius Cardew Choir, and Amy X Neuburg.Artist Q & A at 7:30 PM; music performance at 8:15 PM – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $8 seniors / students
24 Sat	7:30pm	Outsound New Music Summit: Soundscapes	A night of sculpted noise art with phog masheeen, Headboggle, Kadet Khune, and Chen Santa Maria.Artist Q & A at 7:30 PM; music performance at 8:15 PM – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $8 seniors / students
25 Sun	8:00pm	An Evening of Creative Improvised Jazz, New and Spectral Music	Set one: The new trio of Ackley – Goodheart and Powell. Bruce Ackley (soprano and tenor saxophones), Matthew Goodheart (grand piano – percussion),and Garth Powell (drums and percussion) Set two: Dopaso – featuring Tara Flandreau (viola and violin) Myles Boisen (guitars and banjo) Scott Walton (double bass) Garth Powell (drums and percussion – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
August 2010
7 Sat	8:00pm	8th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music	Program includes: Ahn, Jean – Berkeley Arirang for piano and electronics, Bennett, Bruce – Translucent Night for trumpet and electronics Bilotta, John – Trifles, Final Scene, Dotson, Matt – Left Unsaid for stereo digital media Hembree, Paul – Passion for soprano, clarinet, percussion and bass, Ho, Hubert – Meccanico for piano, Lane, P – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5/ Students/seniors
8 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	4:00pm	The Songbird Festival	The Songbird Festival presents a concert of vocal and piano music from Hildegard von Bingen to Poulenc. Performers include; Vijra Voices, Allison Lovejoy, piano, and Katy Stephan, vocals and piano. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $8 seniors / students / ArtsCard
9 Mon	8:00pm	CMC’s Fall Registration Begins!	Community Music Center offers lessons on over 30 instruments including voice and classes in almost any style you can imagine, including jazz, Latin, western classical, popular, rock, blues, folk, flamenco, Chinese and Middle Eastern music! Financial aid is available and all of our classes are offered on a sliding scale. We are now registering s – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sat	8:00pm	Art of the Improvisor: Rova + 4 Visiting Improvisors from Mexico	Rova Saxophone Quartet in collaboration with 4 members of the Estamos Ensemble, in a week long residency in San Francisco from Mexico, will present a concert of improvised music. The Art of the Improviser series is Rova’s ongoing project combining the quartet with other groups of musicians to present concerts of adventurous and spontaneously conc – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
15 Sun	1:00pm	CANCELED!/CMC Student Performance Workshop	This concert has been canceled. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please join us on Sunday, August 29 at 1:00 for our next scheduled CMC Student Recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sun	4:00pm	Victory, My Heart! Songs of Love, Lust & Longing with Andrew Morgan, tenor, & Charles Calhoun, piano	Tenor Andrew Morgan is joined by pianist Charles Calhoun for a program featuring Benjamin Britten’s song-cycle Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, selections from Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch, plus works by Bononcini, Caldara, Carissimi, Conti, Debussy, Handel, Torelli and Porter. Purchase tickets online at www.brownpapertickets.com /event/120196 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
22 Sun	2:00pm	Maggie Thompson, Student Recital	Students of private instructor Maggie Thompson perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	8:00pm	Alexandra Jerinic, Mezzo-Soprano, and Suzanna Mizell, Soprano	Mezzo-soprano Alexandra Jerinic is a regular performer throughout the San Francisco Bay area. She will perform selections from Berlioz’s Les Nuits D’Ete as well as pieces by Brahms, Barber and and others. Soprano Suzanna Mizell is an active performer of 20th and 21st century opera. She will perform operatic arias and selections from the ar – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
29 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sun	4:00pm	Chris Campbell – String Quartet	Six months ago my dad died trekking in the Himalayas. Three weeks later my first baby was born. To make sense of it all I composed my first string quartet. My dad’s birthday is August 18, and this would be a very cool way to remember him near that day. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5 Students/Seniors
September 2010
3 Fri	9:00am	Late registration begins at Community Music Center!	Community Music Center offers lessons on over 30 instruments including voice and classes in almost any style you can imagine, including jazz, Latin, western classical, popular, rock, blues, folk, flamenco, Chinese and Middle Eastern music! Financial aid is available and all of our classes are offered on a sliding scale. Late registration begins tod – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	4:00pm	We Love Music – A CMC Benefit Concert	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents “We Love Music”-a collection of classical and non-classical favorites for voice, flute, and piano. All proceeds to benefit the Community Music Center Scholarship Fund. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
10 Fri	8:00pm	Blue Tango Concert and Milonga (Tango Dance Party)	Winner of the Gardel Prize, a Latin Grammy nominee and member of the Tango Hall of Fame, María Volonté is an Argentine singer, guitarist and composer celebrated for the intense emotion and beauty of her songs as well as for her charisma and sensuality on stage. Maria will perform uniquely original songs, deeply roote – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
11 Sat	8:00pm	Buckministerfullerene	Clarinet Thing will premiere ‘Buckminsterfullerene,’ a suite of compositions by Beth Custer inspired by the compositions of Buckminster Fuller. Also included in the evening will be new arrangements and compositions by other CT members Sheldon Brown, Ben Goldberg, and Harvey Wainapel. Clarinet Thing is a quartet of the Bay Area’s top improvising cla – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
12 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Faculty Chamber Music Series: The Viennese Masters	CMC Faculty Chamber Music Series:The Viennese Masters, present Mozart Flute Quartet in C Major, Haydn Duets from Nisa and Tirsa, Schubert Duets from Nachtgesang, Schoenberg Cabaret Songs and Beethoven Piano Trio “Ghost”. Performed by flutist Sarah Holzman, violinists Abraham Becker and Josepha Fath, violist Paul Espinosa, cellists Poppea Do – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
12 Sun	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from works for opera and musical theater. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sat	8:00pm	Sextets and a Septet	The Rainbow Chamber Players present Sextets and a Septet, including the chamber music of Dohnanyi, Ireland, and Stravinsky. Featuring Bay Area Rainbow Symphony (BARS) musicians: Thomas Alexander, Russ Bartoli, Michael Cook, Tom Hill,Mark Hodgson, Don Herbert, Jeff Johnson, and Gene Nakajima. Reception immediately following the performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
19 Sun	4:00pm	The India Cooke – Bill Crossman Duo	The India Cooke – Bill Crossman Duo (with India on violin and Bill on piano) plays beautiful, passionate improvised music. Within each piece, the Duo weaves in elements of various world musics yet maintains an overall sound based in African-rooted musics (jazz and blues). The Duo has performed at the Berkeley Arts Festival and other venues, been – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / youth (age 12 and under)
19 Sun	8:00pm	SF Sound Series	SF Sound Series is a concert series in the San Francisco Bay Area featuring contemporary and experimental music. Our programs reach from the latest music of the European avant garde to the grittiest sounds of the West Coast improv-underground, encompassing recent trends in instrumental technique, conceptual art, music theater, and electronic sound. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $8 seniors / students/underemployed
24 Fri	8:00pm	Avant-Garde Jazz and More	Members of the prestigious ROVA saxophone quartet, local jazz star Scott Amendola, plus 2 out of town giants (Marco Eneidi from Vienna and Vinny Golia from LA) perform. Artists include: Dohee Lee: vocals, Scott Amendola: drums and electronics, Larry Ochs: saxophone, Marco Eneidi, saxophone, Vinny Golia, reeds,Lisa Mezzacappa, bass, and Vijay Anders – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
October 2010
1 Fri	8:00pm	Wrack + Rova: On Procedural Grounds	Oboist and composer/performer Kyle Bruckmann will premiere an extended work for 11-piece ensemble drawing upon the entangled traditions of avant-garde jazz, classical modernism, and post-punk rock. Wrack, his acclaimed Creative Music quintet, will be augmented by local stalwarts the Rova Saxophone Quartet and electronic musicians Tim Perkis and Gin – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $8 seniors / students / FREE to students of the CMC and Berkeley’s Young Musicians Program
3 Sun	4:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: Imagine if These Composers Lived Longer	CMC piano faculty member Juliet McComas performs. Program includes: Sonata in B flat Major, D 960 by Franz Schubert; Sonata in B flat Major, K 570 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; and Fantasy in F# Minor, Op. 28, by Felix Mendelssohn. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Fri	8:00pm	Two Divas/One Night	Join local award winning singer songwriters Whitney Nichole(pop, folk,and soul) and Keeley Valentino (pop,folk,and country) for an evening of cabaret favorites. Reception following the performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
10 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Faculty Chamber Music Series: The Viennese Masters	Chamber music featuring the clarinet, including Mozart’s Kegelstaat Trio, Berg’s Adagio, Schubert’s Shepherd on the Rock, and Brahms’ Trio in Am Performers: soprano Pam Igelsrud, clarinetists Leah DiTullio and Michael Jordin, violinist Loretta Taylor, violist Paul Espinosa, cellist Poppea Dorsam and pianists Jacqueline Chew, Lauren Cony, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
15 Fri	8:00pm	Sounds of Justice	Social Work Advocates for Visions of Empowerment (S.W.A.V.E) proudly presents The Fall Benefit Concert/Auction/Community Forum featuring the Bay Area’s Finest Artists! Performers include: Justin Levitt (Piano); Betty Wong (Piano); Nanette McGuiness (Soprano);Natasha Hunter (Modern Dancer) and Bayonics, with compositions by: Ástor Piazzolla, Just – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
17 Sun	4:00pm	Sin-Tung Chiu, Violin	A recital of Sonatas in F Major for violin and piano by Mozart (K. 377), Beethoven (“Spring”, Op. 24) and Grieg (Op. with Sin-Tung Chiu on violin and guest artist Dmitriy Cogan at the piano, in memory of Bella and P. P. Chiu.All proceeds and voluntary contributions to benefit the Bella and P. P. Chiu Memorial Scholarship Fund at CMC. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 Adults/$5 Students/Seniors-Voluntary Donations Welcome
23 Sat	8:00pm	10 Sorrowful Songs and a Crane	CMC piano instructor Janis Mercer and Baritone John Smalley perform songs by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Komitas. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Free, Donations Accepted
24 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sun	2:00pm	Musical Gala: from Bach to Piazzolla to Thelonius	Betty Wong & CMC faculty invite you to a cornucopia of music and food. Performing this afternoon are Sin-Tung Chiu, Gail Edwards, Shirley Frentzel, Juliet McComas, Michael Kimbell, Ken Rosen, Richard Saunders, Betty Shaw, Betty Wong, and friends. Featuring a silent auction of music lessons and other treasures. Music sets: Asia, Europe, then The – program info	CMC-Richmond District Branch Concert Hall	$15 general and $10 students/seniors at the door. Advance (reserve by sending an email to boodwong@mindspring.com).
24 Sun	4:00pm	The Best of La Traviata	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents a fully-staged abridged production of Verdi’s beloved opera. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
29 Fri	8:00pm	Cylinder and Dave Mihaly’s Shimmering Leaves Ensemble	Cylinder is a collective of Aram Shelton – alto sax, clarinets, Darren Johnston – trumpet, Lisa Mezzacappa – bass and Kjell Nordessen + the gnome – drums For this concert we’ll be playing new compositions by each of the members. Shimmering Leaves is: Ara Anderson – trumpet, David Boyce – tenor sax/bass clarinet, and Dave Mihal – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
30 Sat	8:00pm	Irregular Resolutions	Davide Verotta hosts the composers’ group Irregular Resolutions (www.irregularresolutions.org) in their seventh annual concert of original compositions. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
November 2010
6 Sat	8:00pm	Pena Del Sur Presents: A Fuego Lento with Alfredo Gomez	Pena del Sur presents a CD Release Concert for Alfredo Gomez’s new CD titled “Del Fuego” Musical participants include: Francisco Ferrer, Mamacoati, Jose Vergelin, Calvin Keaoola, and Oscar Montes. Doors open at 7:00PM. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $10 seniors / students
7 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus perform Broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sat	8:00pm	Opera & Song—An Autumn Concert	A program of song cycles and chamber operas by American and Canadian composers. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
14 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Faculty Chamber Music Series:The Viennese Masters	The evolution of the Viennese Piano Quartet, including J.A. Steffan’s Concertino in G, Mozart’s Quartet in Gm K.478, and Brahms’ Quartet in Gm Op. 25 Performers: flutist Martha Rodriguez Salazar, violinists Sin-Tung Chiu and Monika Gruber, violist Katrina Wreede, cellist Poppea Dorsam and Jessie Ivry, and pianists Juliet McComas, Jennife – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors
19 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert with Conversation with Jazz Pianist and Composer Vijay Iyer	Thanks to the generosity of San Francisco Performances, Community Music Center will host jazz pianist and composer Vijay Iyer in a free Concert with Conversation. Vijay Iyer is one of today’s most acclaimed and respected young American jazz artists. He received the Musician of the Year award in the 2010 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, t – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and under demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sun	3:30pm	John Brown’s Truth	John Brown’s Truth, by William Crossman, is a musically-improvised, interdisciplinary opera with classical and jazz singers and musicians, dancers, and spoken-word artists. It is a radical departure from traditional opera format and, as such, is truly an opera for the 21st Century. Its most innovative feature is that while its script (libretto) i – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
21 Sun	7:30pm	Oberlin Alumni Performance	Oberlin College Alumni perform in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	4:00pm	Ann Yi, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC piano faculty member Ann Yi demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
December 2010
1 Wed	7:00pm	A Latin Fiesta at Ruth’s Table with Potingue and the Latin Flamenco Rhythm Workshop!	Bring in the holiday season with Latin flare! CMC Music at Ruth’s Table presents an evening of music, dance (provided by the audience of course!), flan, arroz con leche and ponche! This event is open to the public. Ruth’s Table (ruthstable.org) is the arts and creativity arm of Bethany Center on Capp and 21st streets in the Mission. Both performing – program info	Bethany Center Senior Housing	FREE
3 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert With Conversation With Elza van den Heever, Soprano	San Francisco Performances and the Community Music Center are proud to present soprano Elza van den Heever and pianist John Parr. Acclaimed for her captivating performances filled with “technical assurance and emotional conviction” (Financial Times), South African soprano Elza van den Heever is fast becoming one of the most sought-after soprano – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Fri	7:45pm	Lauren Cony, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano instructor Lauren Cony demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program information TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sat	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Class Concert	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship and Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sat	7:30pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble program perform in small groups. The group is led by CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and over demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	6:30pm	Ciara McAllister, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Ciara McAllister perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Tue	7:00pm	CMC String Orchestra	Members of the CMC String Orchestra perform under the direction of Music Center violin faculty member Loretta Taylor. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sat	7:00pm	Posarela	CMC presents this traditional Mexican celebration and Christmas play commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member Chus Alo – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	11:30am	Amahl and the NIght Visitors	Join the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble for a CMC holiday tradition. Santa Claus will make an appearance after the performance with treats for the kids during a holiday reception for children of all ages. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	2:00pm	CMC’s La Posarela at the Victoria Theatre!	CMC presents La Posarela – a Mexican Christmas musical with a message! On their journey to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (Spanish for shelter), Mary and Joseph are misled by a very mischievous devil. Two angels intervene and a fight between good and evil begins… La Posarela addresses the challenges we face today through humor and social co – program info	The Victoria Theatre	FREE
12 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Director Ken Rosen’s CMC Teen Jazz Band performs a selections of swing, rock, funk, and jazz favorites. Additional program information TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	7:00pm	CMC’s Collegium Musicum Presents its 29th Annual Winter Celebration	Take some time out this holiday season to enjoy an evening of music and poetry at Community Music Center. CMC’s Collegium Musicum, directed by Shirley Wong Frentzel, presents its 29th annual Winter Celebration performed on gemshorn, recorders, harpsichord, mandolin, guitars, violin, clarinet, accordion, piano, and voice. The performance feature – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Tue	6:00pm	Paula Dryer, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano instructor Paula Dryer demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program information TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Wed	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from opera and musical theater. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Fri	7:00pm	Schynell Strong, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Schynell Strong perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	12:00pm	Grace Yu, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC piano faculty member Grace Yu demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	3:30pm	Boris Solodkin Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Boris Soludkin perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	8:00pm	M. Lamar in Concert	A native of Mobile, Alabama, Reginald Lamar dropped out of Yale graduate school, then fronted several bands in San Francisco. Over the last few years he has been refining his solo pianist career as simply M. Lamar, writing dark, operatic songs through the lens of racial inequality, outdated gender roles and America’s long history with slavery. Ad – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
29 Wed	3:00pm	JBBP Rosa Parks Elementarty School Benefit Concert	Violinist Miranda Liu in a Benefit Recital for the JBBP Rosa Parks Elementary (San Francisco Unified School District). Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students /$20 family
January 2011
9 Sun	4:00pm	Trio Arcadia	Trio Arcadia – Michael A, Kimbell, clarinet, Kathleen Johannessen, bassoon, and Elizabeth Lee, piano, present the west coast premiere of Beethoven’s Trio op.63 together with Michael A. Kimbell’s Sonatina for clarinet and piano and Mikhail Glinka’s Trio Pathetique. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
22 Sat	7:00pm	Lilia Zheltova, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC piano faculty member Lilia Zheltova demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC violin faculty member Monika Gruber demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
23 Sun	7:30pm	Adult Certificate Program Concert	Directed by Jono Kornfeld, participants in the Music Center’s Adult Certificate Program perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Fri	8:00pm	Helman on Vars/Vars on Helman-An Evening of Song and Storytelling	An evening of song and storytelling with Ken Helman and John Vars and Eric Matsuno on bass. Additional Program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
February 2011
1 Tue	9:00am	Registration is now open for Camp CMC – Community Music Center’s Summer Camp!	Registration is now open for Camp CMC – Community Music Center’s Summer Camp! CMC’s weeklong summer camp runs from June 20-24, 2011, 9am-3pm. It is open to musicians between the ages of 9-14 and offers kids a chance to play with other musicians in a fun setting geared especially for this age group. Financial Aid is available. Call CMC’s Mission – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	Please call CMC Registrars Office for Details
5 Sat	7:00pm	Bottesini Presents:The Paul Riola Quintet and Moe! Staiano and Janet Scanlon	The Paul Riola Quintet includes Paul Riola, Saxophones; Glen Whitehead, Trumpet; Mark Clifford, Vibes; Scott Walton, Bass; and Garth Powell, Drums. “Moe! Staiano” with Janet Scanlon complete the evening with a second set. Doors: 6:30; Show 7:00 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$5 General Admission
6 Sun	12:00pm	Movement and Music Making-A Series of Six Free Workshops	SF Community Music Center and faculty member Sonja Riket present a series of free educational workshops on the relationship of movement to music-making/singing for creative expression and injury prevention. The workshop provides participants a unique opportunity to learn tools to free themselves from tension, pain and injury and find innovative sou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED
12 Sat	8:00pm	Judson-Tyler Duo Presents The Maize and the Moon	Judson-Tyler Duo Presents The Maize and the Moon Music From (And Inspired By) Latin America and Spain Guitarists Zachary Judson Selissen and Michael Tyler Roberts with Special Guests – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	7:30pm	An Evening of Music for the Piano	Famed Lithuanian concert pianist Petras Geniusas performs “Fantasie in C major, op. 17 by Robert Schumann; “Sonata” by Bronius Kutavicius;”El Amor Brujo (Four Pieces from the Ballet)” by Manuel de Falla; and “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10″ by Franz Liszt. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
20 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	A Celebration of Mozart	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble presents “A Celebration of Mozart” featuring a selection of operatic excerpts in honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
26 Sat	7:30pm	Mandolini Graziosi	Achille Bocus, Nicola Swinburne Bocus (mandolins), and Michael Goldberg (guitar).Two graceful mandolins and one handsome guitar with a baroque and romantic Italian repertoire. Featuring a selection by mandolin composers: Lecce, Gervasio, Donizetti, Bellini, Lama, Falvo, Calace, and more.More information www.mandolinserenade.com music@mandolinser – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 Seniors/Youth/Low-Income
27 Sun	3:00pm	In Pursuit of Excellence	Now in its 21st year, this twice-annual event featuring exceptional CMC students, faculty and staff as well as Pursuit of Excellence alumni is hosted by CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
March 2011
4 Fri	8:00pm	The Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: “L’ Histoire du Tango”	Tangonero will perform Argentine tango, from traditional Tango to Golden Age to Tango Nuevo (Piazzolla). Tangonero includes: Alex Roitman on accordion & bandoneon, Zac Selissen on guitar, Michele Walther on violin, Jacob Johnson on acoustic bass, and guest singer Claudio Ortega from Buenos Aires. This show also features renowned tango dancers Gusta – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus perform Broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sat	8:00pm	FACT/SF Counterfeit Cotillion Benefit Concert	The nonprofit dance company, FACT/SF, is hosting its annual benefit, the FACT/SF Counterfeit Cotillion. The event features live performances by FACT/SF and three local musicians. Cotillion-themed, attendees are dressed in formal wear and elegant decorations are set up throughout the space. FACT/SF believes that by providing artists and administrat – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
13 Sun	12:00pm	Movement and Music Making-A Series of Six Free Workshops	SF Community Music Center and faculty member Sonja Riket present a series of free educational workshops on the relationship of movement to music-making/singing for creative expression and injury prevention. The workshop provides participants a unique opportunity to learn tools to free themselves from tension, pain and injury and find innovative sou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Registration Required
18 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert With Conversation With Duo Melis, Guitars	With their precise musical unity and intertwined emotions, Duo Melis could easily be mistaken for a solo artist. But they are, in fact, a pair: Susana Prieto and Alexis Muzurakis, from Spain and Greece respectively. And to hear them play is to witness the true melding of minds and instruments. As the acclaimed David Russell says: “They convince us – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	7:00pm	Festival de Primavera en la Mision – Benefit para ALIADI	Join us and other poets, artists and activists and celebrate new beginnings by coming out and enjoying Festival de Primavera in support of ALIADI – Alianza Latinoamericana por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes!!www.aliadi.org A widely recognized organization, ALIADI is hosting a spring festival benefit concert full of World music, poets and activi – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
20 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	4:00pm	Sarah Holtzman, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC instructor Sarah Holtzman demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Fri	8:00pm	The Living Earth Show	Guitarist Travis Andrews and percussionist Andrew Meyerson are The Living Earth Show, a San Francisco-based postclassical chamber ensemble. The Living Earth Show (formerly Ballsagna) performs commissioned compositions for guitar and percussion, with or without electronics, and has commissioned works by such composers as Alden Jenks, Samuel Adams, D – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
26 Sat	7:30pm	Ellen Robinson and The Anything Goes Chorus Celebrate 30th Anniversary with Gala Spring Concert	Music is her passion and her mission is to get the world singing—one voice at a time. Meet Ellen Robinson, the Bay Area’s pied piper of song. Vocalist, composer, pianist, choral director,and educator, Ellen is gearing up to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the chorus she founded and directs, The Anything Goes Chorus. Joining with Ellen’s ot – program info	First Congregational Church	$20/General Admission
27 Sun	1:00pm	Sing Through Your Horn: Jazz Trumpet Masterclass with Dave Scott	Legendary jazz trumpeters Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, and Clark Terry all possessed unique and beautiful tones worthy of study. with the aid of classic recordings, CMC trumpet teacher and TRUMPETSUPERGROUP founder Dave Scott will lead trumpet participants in an exploration of how the great jazz trumpeters differ in sou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
April 2011
1 Fri	8:00pm	Sounds of Justice: Relief Fund for Japan	Social Work Advocates for Visions of Empowerment (S.W.A.V.E.)Presents Sounds of Justice: Relief Fund for Japan. Artists include: Justin Levitt, Composer and Pianist: http://www.justinlevitt.com/ Betty Wong, Composer and Pianist:http://www.maryellendonald.com;MusicandDanceSilkRoad.htm; Alan Johnson, shakuhachi; Abraham Aviles-Scott, Lyric Tenor Add – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
2 Sat	10:00am	Movement and Music Making-A Series of Six Free Workshops	SF Community Music Center and faculty member Sonja Riket present a series of free educational workshops on the relationship of movement to music-making/singing for creative expression and injury prevention. The workshop provides participants a unique opportunity to learn tools to free themselves from tension, pain and injury and find innovative sou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Registration Required
2 Sat	7:30pm	Carlo Aonzo and Elena Buttiero, Mandolin and Piano	As part of a long-awaited West Coast tour, the celebrated Italian mandolinist Carlo Aonzo will be performing at San Francisco’s Community Music Center in a program of Beethoven, Munier, and Calace, playing pieces from his new CD with pianist Elena Buttiero, Fantasia Poetica. The Aonzo-Buttiero duo appears with Mandolini Graziosi. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
3 Sun	4:00pm	Poppea Dorsam, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC cello instructor Poppea Dorsam demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from works for opera and musical theater. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Fri	8:00pm	Spring Forward	Members of contemporary chamber music ensemble REDSHIFT and percussion trio Rootstock perform pieces brimming with energy, vitality, youthfulness, and dance rhythm. Works by Steve Reich, Marc Mellits, Derek Bermel, and others. Featuring Jeff Anderle, Rose Bellini, Kate Campbell, and Loren Mach. More at www.redshiftensemble.com – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
9 Sat	11:30am	Crossing Bridges: A Collaborative Concert of Youth Latin Music Ensembles	CMC is crossing bridges with a collaborative concert bringing together youth Latin music ensembles from San Francisco, Marin County and Berkeley and featuring music from Mexico, Cuba, Peru and beyond. Elementary school students from Enriching Lives through Music (ELM) in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood and middle school students from Willard Lati – program info	Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts	FREE
10 Sun	4:00pm	Lauren Cony, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC piano instructor Lauren Cony demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	8:00pm	The Grace Note Chamber Players	The Grace Note Chamber Players present the music of Frank Bridge. Program includes: Irish Melody (Londonderry Air), Sally in Our Alley (from 2 Old English Songs, String Quartet No.4, and Piano Quintet in d minor. Performers include:Claudia Bloom, violin; Jason Pyszkowski, violin; Casey Mullin, viola; Russ Bartoli, cello; and Laura Goehner-Moreno, p – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
15 Fri	8:00pm	An Evening of Chamber Music by Brahms	Peter Arvantely, clarinet, joins pianist Eric Stumacher and cellist Alex Keitel in a evening of chamber music by Brahms. Reception follows the performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sat	7:00pm	Spring Chamber Music	A showcase of music written for brass, string, and woodwind chamber ensembles, as performed by the Brassavola Brass Quintet, the woodwind Presidio Quintet, and the clarinet/viola/piano Lestat Trio. This event will exhibit the wide variety and ingenuity of compositions written for these varied chamber ensembles. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	4:00pm	A Musical Caravan at Ruth’s Table	Directed by CMC faculty member Shirley Wong-Frenztel, CMC’s Middle Eastern and Klezmer ensembles perform music from across Asia and Europe. Note location: Bethany Center, 580 Capp St. at 21st. – program info	Bethany Center Senior Housing	FREE
22 Fri	8:00pm	New Keys; Newfangled Music for the Piano	The New Keys concert series seeks the newest music for piano and its keyboard cousins. We strive to produce concerts that are uniquely modern and maverick in spirit by limiting our lexicon to works written in the past 10 years and working with living, breathing composers who are transforming piano music. This show will feature works by: Alicia Bye – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
23 Sat	8:00pm	A Brief History of Love and Poetry	Join us for an evening of new music from composer Brian M Rosen followed by a casual reception: Performers include:Brian M Rosen – Baritone/Composer; Cary Ann Rosko – Mezzo soprano Robert Stafford;Baritone; Keisuke Nakagoshi – Piano – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
24 Sun	1:00pm	James Jin, Violin Recital	James Jin, SF Conservatory violin student, performs in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert With Conversation With The Alexander String Quartet	Thanks to the generosity of San Francisco Performances, Community Music Center will host The Alexander String Quartet (Zakarias Grafilo and Fred Lifsitz,violins; Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello). The Alexander String Quartet captured international attention in 1985 as the first American Quartet to win the London International String Quar – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sat	8:00pm	Tango Revolution Orchestra in Piazzola Concert & Milonga (Tango Party)	The youthful Tango Revolution Orchestra with special CMC faculty guests showcase their skill and enthousiasm by playing Piazzolla’s Nuevo Tangos for listening and traditional Golden Era Tangos for dancing. Take a beginning Tango lesson with award winning teacher Sonja Riket! Then dance the night away with live Argentine Tango music or watch a spe – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
May 2011
1 Sun	3:00pm	The Four B’s: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartok – CMC’s 8th Annual Keyboard Marathon	Presenting piano and harpsichord works by four iconic composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern periods. Faculty and guest performers include Esther Chan, Paula Dreyer, Grace Huenemann, Evgenia Leshchishina, Allison Lovejoy, Hadley McCarroll, Juliet McComas, Annie Nalezny, Katherine Perl, Matylda Rotkiewicz, Shirley Wong-Frentzel, – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
7 Sat	2:45pm	CMC and San Francisco Conservatory of Music Prep Division Joint Recital	Hear talented students from both CMC and the SFCM perform side by side. Note location: San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco. – program info	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	FREE
7 Sat	8:00pm	Helen Mitchell, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Helen Mitchell perform in recital. Additional program information TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	12:00pm	CMC Chamber Student Recital	Advanced student chamber music recital with flutist Leo Sussman and pianists Maansi Desai and Lisa Ruskin. Featuring flute sonatas by J.S. Bach, Sergei Prokofieff, and Cesar Frank, as well as piano solos by Fredric Chopin and Claude Debussy. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	12:00pm	CMC At Sunday Streets Mission	Sunday Streets comes to the Mission District for a big Mother’s Day block party, closing down Valencia between Duboce and 24th Streets, and 24th from Valencia to Hampshire Streets. Join CMC at the Brava Theatre on 24th street at York for live music, drinks and a place to catch your breath for a spell before heading back out into the streets! Festiv – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Potingue and Teen Jazz Band	A Mother’s Day extravaganza! Chus Alonso’s Potingue will start the afternoon’s concert with a blend of flamenco and other Latin styles. Next, Director Ken Rosen’s CMC Teen Jazz Band will perform a selections of swing, rock, funk, and jazz favorites. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sun	7:30pm	Classical Trumpet and Piano Recital	I have asked my colleagues Doug Morton and Allison Lovejoy to help me put a program together. We are excited about this vibrant music and hope to share it with you! We will be performing some of the most beautiful pieces written for trumpet and piano! I am sure you will find the music enriching and satisfying! The program includes compositions by C – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert with Conversation with Classical Violinist Jennifer Koh	San Francisco Performances and the Community Music Center are proud to present three visionary artists coming together in a rare trio appearance. Jennifer Koh, the young violin virtuoso who has been dazzling Bay Area audiences with SF Performances since 2003, teams up with the groundbreaking composer and pianist Magnus Lindberg and cellist Anssi Ka – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sat	7:00pm	Shannon Bryant, Vocalist	Singer Shannon Bryant performs a selection of pop, indie and other vocal favorites. Shannon’s recent work includes her self-produced CD, Oceano. Oceano is an original album that blends Pop, Brazilian, Eastern, and jazz rhythms with Bryant’s intimate vocals. Oceano has aired on CBC Radio across Canada and was one of Mark Rheaume’s top picks fo – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
15 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus perform Broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Sun	7:00pm	Paula Dryer, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano instructor Paula Dryer demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Mon	6:00pm	A Salute to the Joy of Making Music at Yoshi’s San Francisco	This year’s event will honor retiring Executive Director Stephen Shapiro, while celebrating CMC’s 90th birthday. On stage this special evening will include faculty musicians, CMC’s Children Chorus and Stephen Shapiro on jazz piano. We also expect a couple of surprise guests from the Bay Area music scene. Acclaimed actor Geoff Hoyle will emcee – program info	Yoshis	Please contact the Development office for ticket information at 415-647-6015 x76 or x78.
21 Sat	7:30pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Recital	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble program perform in small groups. The group is led by CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	3:00pm	In Pursuit of Excellence Concert	Now in its 21st year, this twice-annual performance featuring exceptional CMC students, faculty and staff as well as Pursuit of Excellence alumni is hosted by CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP/MDYMP Year End Performance	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship, Inner City Young Musicians, and Mission District Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sat	8:00pm	DoubleTake in Recital	Encore performance of our most recent program including works by Bach, Stoffregen, Viotti, Schnittke and Mozart. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
29 Sun	8:00pm	Ann Yi, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC piano instructor Ann Yi demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
June 2011
1 Wed	1:00pm	The Solera Singers	The Solera Singers Senior Chorus perform in concert as part of the “CMC Music at Ruth’s Table Series” at Bethany Center. – program info	Bethany Center Senior Housing	FREE
1 Wed	8:00pm	A Latin party with Potingue and the Latin-Flamenco Rhythm Workshop	Come hear a unique mix of styles: son, danzón, bulerías and tangos. Directed by Chus Alonso, Potingue is a ten-piece ensemble that bridges Latin music with flamenco. Its repertoire is made up of original music as well as new arrangements of traditional pieces. Ensemble members include: Chus Alonso, musical direction, flute; Lisa Larribea – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Fri	7:30pm	The Willard Middle School Latin Jazz Ensemble in Concert	The Willard Middle School Latin Jazz Ensemble is a collaborative project between the school, La Peña and Community Music Center. It is directed by Chus Alonso and Sylvia Sherman. Please note location: La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley – program info	La Pena Cultural Center	FREE
4 Sat	7:30pm	Jennifer Peringer, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano instructor Jennifer Peringer demonstrate individual instrumental and ensemble technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and under demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All School Recital	An all-level student showcase featuring students from both CMC’s Mission and Richmond District Branches. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Wed	1:00pm	The Solera Singers	The Solera Singers Senior Chorus performs in concert at the 30th Street Senior Center, 3rd Floor – program info	30th Street Senior Center	FREE
10 Fri	8:00pm	Brian Stone, Student Recital	Students of private guitar teacher Brian Stone perform in recital. Additional program info TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sat	7:30pm	CMC String Orchestra Workshop	Members of the CMC String Orchestra perform under the direction of Music Center violin faculty member Loretta Taylor. Program includes selections by Teleman, Bach, Scott Joplin, Dvorak, and Smetana. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and over demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sun	3:30pm	CMC Baroque and Beyond Concert – Song and Dance Throughout The Ages	CMC faculty member Shirley Wong hosts this annual concert featuring music from Gregorian chant to contemporary expressions of the baroque forms. The program also includes baroque dances and baroque forms which celebrate Bach, Telemann and Handel and includes surprise contemporary baroque pieces. Performed by advanced CMC students, faculty and guest – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Fri	8:00pm	Allison Lovejoy, Piano	CMC piano faculty member Allison Lovejoy plays Chopin, Ravel, Liszt, Rachmaninov and New Nocturnes by local composers. Special guest and CMC faculty member Dave Scott is featured in the breathtaking Sonata for Trumpet and Piano by Ewazen. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
18 Sat	8:00pm	The Bernal Hill Players	“San Francisco: In and About the City” – a program of new music written by Bay Area composers, based on the theme of ‘neighborhoods of San Francisco. The Bernal Hill Players perform an exciting program of recently created music by Chus Alonso, Beth Custer, Loren Jones and Erik Pearson, featuring world premieres of two newly commissioned pieces by – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber, Student Recital	Students of CMC violin instructor Monika Gruber demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sun	7:30pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from opera and musical theater. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Fri	1:00pm	Camp CMC Week-End Concert	Camp CMC week-end concert and potluck party. Camp CMC participants share with family and friends the musical work developed during the week. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	11:00am	CMC Piano Masterclass with Allison Lovejoy	CMC piano faculty member Allison Lovejoy leads a free masterclass for intermediate to advanced pianists, offering tips on polishing pieces for performance, technique, and interpretation. Please prepare one piece you would like to polish and perform. This class is for intermediate and advanced amateurs ages 13 years and older. Guests are welcome to – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	4:00pm	Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble	Members of the Ina Chalis Opera ensemble perform a selection of favorites from the operatic repertoire. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
28 Tue	1:00pm	Creative Expression & Injury Prevention for Musicians Free Demo Class	Free participatory demo class. This class uses the somatic methods of Body-Mind Centering and Feldenkrais to facilitate creative expression. Students should bring their instrument, if they have one and a piece of music to play or compose at the end of each class. Class is from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling: – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Thu	6:00pm	Creative Expression & Injury Prevention for Musicians Free Demo Class	Free participatory demo class. This class uses the somatic methods of Body-Mind Centering® www.bodymindcentering.com and Feldenkrais® www.feldenkrais.com to learn tools for injury prevention and facilitate creative expression . Students should bring their instrument, if they have one and a piece of music to play or compose at the end of each clas – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
July 2011
2 Sat	7:00pm	Martha Rodriguez-Salazar, Student Recital	Students of CMC instructor Martha Rodriguez-Salazar perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	1:00pm	Oscar Hasbun, Student Recital	Students of CMC violin instructor Oscar Hasbun perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Fri	8:00pm	Jim Jowdy, Student Recital	Students of private music instructor Jim Jowdy perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	2:00pm	The Santiago Players Benefit Concert	The Santiago Players are a collective of composers and performers who come together once a year to perform chamber music, art songs, opera excerpts and contemporary classical music in under-served communities in Guatemala. This summer will be our third trip to Guatemala, and with the help of the American Embassy in Guatemala we are performing in co – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
17 Sun	7:00pm	10th Annual Outsound New Music Summit: Touch the Gear Exposition	Ever wanted a closer look at the gear on stage? Want to try it out yourself? Touch the Gear is Outsound’s free event that allows the public to roam among the musicians and sound artists and their sonic inventions, asking questions, making noise and learning how these often one-of-a-kind set-ups work. It’s a hands-on, family-friendly environment – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Mon	7:00pm	10th Annual Outsound New Music Summit: Elements of Non-Idiomatic Compositional Strategies	Krys Bobrowski, Andrew Raffo Dewar, Kanoko Nishi and Gino Robair will discuss/demo the joys and pains of creating new works some of which to be premiered on Friday night in The Art of Composition. There will be an answer and questions segment for attendees of this public event. Event runs from 7 – 9 PM – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Wed	8:15pm	10th Annual Outsound New Music Summit: FACE MUSIC	A night of passionate cutting edge voice and sound that expand the use of oldest instrument in history, featuring Theresa Wong, Joseph Rosenzweig, Aurora Josephson, and Bran…(POS). Pre-concert talk begins at 7:15 PM. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $10 seniors / students
21 Thu	8:15pm	10th Annual Outsound New Music Summit: The Freedom of Sound	A night of operatic free expression, and power of spontaneous sound from Tri-Cornered Tent Show featuring guest Cirque du Soleil vocalist Dina Emerson, Oluyemi and Ijeoma Thomas’ Positive Knowledge, and the ensemble led by Tom Djll known as Grosse Abfahrt Pre-concert talk at 7:15 PM. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $10 seniors / students
22 Fri	8:15pm	10th Annual Outsound New Music Summit: The Art of Composition	A night of performances infused with new and exciting compositions with Gino Robair’s Ensemble Aguascalientes performing a musical suite based on scenes captured by Jose Guadalupe Posada in his politically charged engravings of late19th -and early 20th-century life in Mexico, Andrew Raffo Dewer’s Interactions Quartet performing “Strata (2011) – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $10 seniors / students
23 Sat	8:15pm	10th Annual Outsound New Music Festival: Sonic Foundry Too!	Outsound has teamed up with Thingamajigs to produce the sequel to the first Sonic Foundry held in 2006. To celebrate ten years of innovative programming Outsound Presents 10 Inventors in 5 collaborations! Pre-concert talk at 7:15 PM. Featuring Tom Nunn, Steven Baker, Bob Marsh, Dan Ake, Sung Kim, Brenda Hutchinson, Sasha Leitman, Bart Hopkins, T – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $10 seniors / students
24 Sun	4:00pm	Kevin Shiue, Piano	Pianist Kevin Shiue performs in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Fri	8:00pm	Aaron Priskorn, Trumpet	Aaron Priskorn, trumpet performs with piano accompaniment. Aaron regularly performs around SF at many various venues. As a performer, his goal is to strengthen the connection between the trumpet and audience. Aaron’s ideal performance setting spans many different programs, presenting a solo trumpet recital of music he specifically transcribes an – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
30 Sat	8:00pm	9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music-Concert #1	This year’s Festival will feature 17 pieces ranging from solo instrumental to chamber ensemble to vocal music. Please see program listed below – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
August 2011
6 Sat	8:00pm	Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Benefit Concert	As a professional singer, I could think of no better fundraising event than a concert, and I’m thrilled to be able to perform at the Community Music Center. I am completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team. All ticket proceeds go to the LLS to help cross the ultimate – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$25/Adults/$10/Students/Seniors
12 Fri	7:00pm	Whitney Nicole, Student Recital	Students of private voice instructor Whitney Nicole perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sat	8:00pm	9th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music -Concert #2	This concert showcases contemporary classical music and its composers; its intent is to foster awareness of new music and of those who create it. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
14 Sun	8:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Fri	7:00pm	2nd Anual New Music Concert	Melos Music hosts its 2nd annual new music concert featuring new works by young American composers. Composers include: Daniel Temkin, Tom Brennan, Brian Penkrot, David Carpenter, Chin Ting Chan, Nick DiBerardino, Ryan Olivier, Corey Keating, Tonia Ko, Greg Simon, and Jason Thorpe buchanan – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
20 Sat	8:00pm	Fifi and Fanny	Comedians and musicians Carolyn Eidson and Stephanie Lynne Smith perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
21 Sun	3:00pm	Fifi and Fanny	Comedians and musicians Carolyn Eidson and Stephanie Lynne Smith perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
21 Sun	8:00pm	Fifi and Fanny	Comedians and musicians Carolyn Eidson and Stephanie Lynne Smith perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
27 Sat	8:00pm	Fifi and Fanny	Comedians and musicians Carolyn Eidson and Stephanie Lynne Smith perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
28 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and over demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
28 Sun	3:00pm	Fifi and Fanny	Comedians and musicians Carolyn Eidson and Stephanie Lynne Smith perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
28 Sun	8:00pm	Fifi and Fanny	Comedians and musicians Carolyn Eidson and Stephanie Lynne Smith perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
September 2011
4 Sun	8:00pm	Adult Certificate Program-Student Concert	Directed by Jono Kornfeld, participants in the Music Center’s Adult Certificate Program perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Fri	8:00pm	After Everything	After Everything is a new music ensemble that embodies a different perspective of the new music scene. Instead of featuring one type or one school of new music, we intend to embrace the incredible diversity of the entire new music world. Our unique instrumentation (flute, clarinet, violin, cello, bass, guitar, piano, and percussion) allows us acces – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
10 Sat	10:00am	Navitas Ensemble-Free Workshop	How does a composer write a piece of music? How do chamber groups rehearse? Explore answers to these questions with Navitas Ensemble and composers from The Collected as they present newly written pieces for the violin/cello duo. Be part of the fun activities included in this free workshop for all ages and stages of musical curiosity. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Faculty Chamber Music Series: Music of the Americas	Music of the Americas features chamber works by Piazzolla, Nazareth, Ives, Bolcom, Amy Beach and others, American folk songs, and blues selections. Featuring members of the CMC faculty: Allison Lovejoy, piano;Ellen Shea, soprano; Sigrid Shie, piano; Micheal Knapp, cello;Poppea Dorsam, cello; Alina Polonskaya, violin; Erik Pearson, banjo; and David – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
23 Fri	8:00pm	Sonja Cotton – CD Release Concert	Sonya Cotton was born and raised in Princeton, NJ. She now lives in San Francisco, CA. She has released two albums: Red River (2009) and Out of the Ocean (2007). Her forthcoming album, It is so, a collection of songs dedicated to her mother who passed away in 2009, will be released in August of 2011. Half of the proceeds made from the sale of “It – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
24 Sat	8:00pm	Clayton Bullock, Violin	Clayton Bullock, violin, and members of his string Quartet perform. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
25 Sun	12:00pm	Movement and Music Making-A Series of Six Free Workshops	SF Community Music Center and faculty member Sonja Riket present a series of free educational workshops on the relationship of movement to music-making/singing for creative expression and injury prevention. The workshop provides participants a unique opportunity to learn tools to free themselves from tension, pain and injury and find innovative sou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Registration Required
25 Sun	7:30pm	Navitas Ensemble	The Navitas Ensemble (Elizabeth Choi, violin; Hannah Addario-Berry, cello) and The Collected present a program of new works by emerging composers Lisa R. Coons, Adam Fong, and Brent Miller, plus performances of their sources of inspiration. Coons reflects on her Missouri roots with reworked Baptist hymns and the metallic crunch of aging farm equipm – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
October 2011
1 Sat	8:00pm	Mark Little, Jazz Piano	Mark Little, piano, performs with consuming intensity and yet compelling sensitivity. A master of anthem jazz and of expressive nuance, he demonstrates an impressive technique, a broad harmonic vocabulary, and a sensitive feel for phrasing. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
2 Sun	2:00pm	Winnie Low, Student Recital	Students of private instructor Winnie Low perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
8 Sat	8:00pm	Jean Nanjo, Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Jean Nanjo perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Faculty Chamber Music Series	The theme of this series is “music of the Americas.” This concert will highlight music from Latin America, Latin jazz, and Traditional jazz music of the Americas. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
16 Sun	2:00pm	CMC’s 90th Birthday Party	You are invited to an afternoon of free musical performances and hands-on activities at our Mission District Branch! Enjoy continuous music showcasing CMC faculty, classes and workshops: choruses, chamber music groups, a wind ensemble, a jazz jam, Latin youth ensembles, percussion troupes and more. Explore mini-workshops, including an instrument pe – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sat	8:00pm	“Irregular Resolutions” Composers Concert	CMC piano faculty member Davide Verotta hosts the composers’ group Irregular Resolutions (www.irregularresolutions.org) in their eighth annual concert of original compositions. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
23 Sun	12:00pm	Movement and Music Making-A Series of Six Free Workshops	SF Community Music Center and faculty member Sonja Riket present a series of free educational workshops on the relationship of movement to music-making/singing for creative expression and injury prevention. The workshop provides participants a unique opportunity to learn tools to free themselves from tension, pain and injury and find innovative sou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Registration Required
23 Sun	7:00pm	Doug Goodkin- Jazz and Poetry	Pianist Doug Goodkin presents an evening of music and words aiming to touch the soul, keep the creative flame burning and de-claw the devouring lion’s paws of mortality. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
28 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert with Conversation with Fred Hersch and Michael Winther	Proclaimed by Vanity Fair magazine, “the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade or so,” Fred Hersch is an internationally recognized performer with significant achievements as a composer, bandleader, and theatrical conceptualist. www.fredhersch.com – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
29 Sat	8:00pm	Cierra McAllister, In Concert	Pianist Cierra McAllister performs in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
30 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
30 Sun	4:00pm	Sin-Tung Chiu, Violin, and Dmitriy Cogan, Piano	This annual benefit recital is given in memory of Bella and P. P. Chiu. The program features Antonin Dvorak: Sonatina in G Major, Op. 100; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in B Flat Major, K. 454; and Cesar Franck: Sonata in A Major. Performers include: Sin-Tung Chiu, violin and Dmitriy Cogan, piano. All proceeds to benefit the Bella and P. P. Chiu – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
November 2011
2 Wed	8:00pm	The Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: Potaje’s Soniquete-Swing	Potaje’s “Soniquete-Swing” explores connections between flamenco and jazz, Latin and classical music and features Chus Alonso’s compositions. Musicians: Mark Taylor, guitar; Paula Dreyer, piano; Chus Alonso, flute and laud; Carlos Caro, percussion; Sage Baggott, percussion. Special guests: guitarist Marcos Teira in his first visit from Spai – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert with Conversation with Marc-Andre Hamelin, Piano	This phenomenal pianist “infuses his repertoire with a distinctive personality, blending emotion and intellect in a way that makes him a one-of-a-kind concert artist.” www.marcandrehamelin.com – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sat	11:00am	Flamenco-Jazz Concert and Workshop with Marcos Teira, Mariano Martos and Chus Alonso	This very special concert and workshop for CMC young musicians programs is free and open to the public. Explore Flamenco music and interpret jazz standards from the perspective of a flamenco musician. Marcos Teira, guitarist, first visit to USA from Spain Mariano Martos, bassist, visiting from Argentina Chus Alonso, flutist and composer – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sat	8:00pm	NACUSA in Concert	The National Association of Composers/USA (NACUSA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Founded by Henry Hadley in 1933, it is one of the oldest organizations devoted to the promotion and performance of American concert hall music. Many of America’s most distinguished composers have been among its members. NACUSA presents several chamber concer – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
5 Sat	8:00pm	CMC and Potaje present: Soniquete-Swing	Soniquete-Swing and Potaje explore the connections of flamenco with jazz, Latin and classical music. Featuring compositions by Chus Alonso. Performers include: Mark Taylor, guitar; Paula Dreyer, piano; Chus Alonso, flute and laud; Carlos Caro, percussion; and Sage Baggott, percussion. Special guests include guitarist Marcos Teira in his first visit – program info	La Pena Cultural Center	$12 advance. $15 door.
6 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus perform Broadway favorites and songs from around the world. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	7:00pm	Tango Revolution Orchestra in Piazzola Concert & Milonga (Tango Party)	Faculty member Sonja Riket presents a special participatory celebration of Tango Revolution 6th anniversary! A concert of Nuevo/Traditional Tango and Argentine folk music, a dance lesson and a Milonga (Tango Dance Party) with special guest artists Ville Hiltula (bandoneon) from Finland/Holland and Maho Nabeshima (piano) from Bay Area. With high lev – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
11 Fri	8:00pm	Malena – Argentine Tango Show with Tangonero featuring Claudio Ortega, vocalist Count Glover and Chelsea Eng, dancers	This show brings the intensity and passion of Argentine Tango to the stage, as it unravels the life story of a couple in Buenos Aires. Love, struggle, forbidden passion, desperation, and happiness – all is expressed by music, lyrics, and dance in Malena! Tangonero: Zac Selissen – guitar, Michele Walther – violin, Alex Roitman – bandoneon, J – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / children free
12 Sat	8:00pm	Malena – Argentine Tango Show with Tangonero featuring Claudio Ortega, vocalist Count Glover and Chelsea Eng, dancers	This show brings the intensity and passion of Argentine Tango to the stage, as it unravels the life story of a couple in Buenos Aires. Love, struggle, forbidden passion, desperation, and happiness – all is expressed by music, lyrics, and dance in Malena! Tangonero: Zac Selissen – guitar, Michele Walther – violin, Alex Roitman – bandoneon, Jacob – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students / children free
13 Sun	12:00pm	Movement and Music Making-A Series of Six Free Workshops	SF Community Music Center and faculty member Sonja Riket present a series of free educational workshops on the relationship of movement to music-making/singing for creative expression and injury prevention. The workshop provides participants a unique opportunity to learn tools to free themselves from tension, pain and injury and find innovative sou – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Registration Required
18 Fri	6:00pm	New works in Clay and Photography: Proceeds Benefitting CMC	Artists Carol Badran and Lecia Badran-Doane are showing their work from November 17-29 at Ruby’s Clay Studio and Gallery. 50% of all profits will be donated to Community Music Center. Support CMC and your local artists! Ruby’s Clay Studio and Gallery 553 Noe Street (between 18th and 19th Streets) (415) 437-1642 Opening reception on November 1 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Fri	8:00pm	Poppea Dorsam, Cello-RESCHEDULED!	This concert has been rescheduled. It will take place on Sunday March 11, 2012, at 4PM. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP/MDYMP Winter Performance	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship, Inner City Young Musicians, and Mission District Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
19 Sat	7:30pm	Lauren Cony, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC faculty member Lauren Cony demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and under demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	5:00pm	Oberlin Alumni in Concert	Oberlin College Alumni perform in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
21 Mon	10:30am	The 30th Street Chorus in Concert / Recital del Coro de la Treinta	This morning concert at the 30th Street Senior Center features popular latin songs. The 30th Street Chorus is a chorus for older adults that sings in Spanish. Espanol: Este recital de canciones populares latinoamericanas tiene lugar en el 30th Street Senior Center. El Coro de la Treinta es una agrupacion coral para personas de la tercera edad q – program info	30th Street Senior Center	FREE/GRATIS
26 Sat	8:00pm	Shenandoah Davis with Yesvay	Vocalist Shenandoah Davis performs a selection of classical, folk rock and Indie tunes. Additional program details TBA> – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
28 Mon	7:00pm	An Evening of Latin American Songs	An evening of Latin American Songs with CMC’s Latin vocal workshop, conducted by Martha Rodriguez-Salazar and accompanied by Jennifer Peringer on piano. – program info	Ruth’s Table at Bethany Center	FREE
30 Wed	7:00pm	A Latin Fiesta at Ruth’s Table with Potingue and the Latin Flamenco Rhythm Workshop	A Latin Fiesta at Ruth’s Table with Potingue and the Latin Flamenco Rhythm Workshop Bring in the holiday season with Latin flare! CMC Music at Ruth’s Table presents an evening of music, dance (provided by the audience), empanadas and juice! This event is open to the public. Ruth’s Table is an outreach program of Bethany Center whose goal is to be – program info	Ruth’s Table at Bethany Center	FREE
December 2011
2 Fri	8:00pm	The Nice Guy Trio CD Release Performance	CMC trumpet faculty member Darren Johnston and his Nice Guy Trio (Rob Reich, accordion; Daniel Fabricant, bass) will be celebrating the release of their newest CD on Porto Franco Records, featuring an all-star string quartet: Alisa Rose and Anthony Blea, violin; Dina Maccabee, viola; and Jess Ivry, cello. Two complete suites will be performed, Rob – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
3 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Recital	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble program perform in small groups. The group is led by CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Colleguim Musicum and Director Shirley Wong-Frentzel present the 30th Annual Winter Globetrotter’s Concert	Take some time out this holiday season to enjoy an afternoon of music and poetry at the Community Music Center. CMC’s Collegium Musicum, directed by Shirley Wong Frentzel, presents its 30th annual Winter Celebration performed on gemshorn, recorders, harpsichord, mandolin, guitars, violin, flute, clarinet, accordion, piano, and voice. The performanc – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from opera and musical theater. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Tue	1:00pm	Creative Expression and Injury Prevention for Musicians – Free Participatory Demo Class	Join CMC instructor Sonja Riket for a free demonstration session exploring different body systems and developmental movement patterns and how they can improve breathing, tone, coordination, and technical proficiency, as well as prevent and rehabilitate injuries. Students should bring their instruments and a piece of music to play or comp – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Tue	7:30pm	CMC String Orchestra Workshop	Members of the CMC String Orchestra perform under the direction of Music Center violin faculty member Loretta Taylor. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Wed	1:00pm	Solera Singers in Concert / Recital del Coro Solera	Enjoy this mid-day concert featuring popular latin songs. Solera Singers is a chorus for older adults that sings in Spanish. Espanol: Disfrute de este recital de canciones populares latinoamericanas. El Coro Solera es una agrupacion coral para personas de la tercera edad que canta en espanol. Concert takes place at the Mission Neighborhood – program info	Mission Neighborhood Center	FREE/GRATIS
9 Fri	7:00pm	La Posarela	CMC presents an original Mexican Christmas musical commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member Chus Alonso. Performers include members – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sat	2:00pm	La Posarela	CMC presents an original Mexican Christmas musical commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member Chus Alonso. Performers include members – program info	Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theater	FREE
10 Sat	7:30pm	Brian Stone Guitar Studio Recital	Student of private guitar instructor Brian Stone perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	11:30am	Amahl and the Night Visitors	Join the Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble for a CMC holiday tradition – a fully-staged production of Menotti’s seasonal opera “Amahl and the Night Visitors.” Additional selections from Handel’s Messiah and other seasonal favorites and a reception follow the performance. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	2:00pm	La Posarela	CMC presents an original Mexican Christmas musical commemorating Mary and Joseph’s difficult journey to Bethlehem in search of “posada” (the Spanish word for shelter). With Latin music and Christmas carols sung in Spanish and English, this play also features new music arrangements by CMC faculty member Chus Alonso. Performers include members – program info	Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts	FREE
11 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Director Ken Rosen’s CMC Teen Jazz Band performs a selection of swing, rock, funk, and jazz favorites. Additional program information TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	7:30pm	Leila Montaei, Student Recital	Students of private instructor Leila Montaei perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Fri	6:00pm	Paula Dryer, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC piano faculty member Paula Dryer demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sat	2:30pm	Grace Yu, Student Recital	Music Center students of CMC piano faculty member Grace Yu demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sat	8:00pm	Garth Powell Presents: Vinny Golia	A night featuring the many facets of multi-woodwind master Vinny Golia. 8:00 PM The Lords of Outland CD release, redux II of Edge of Dark and new compositions Rent Romus saxophones, CJ Borosque trumpet/electronics, Philip Everett drums/electronics, Ray Schaeffer bass, Vinny Golia saxophones, double reeds 9:00 PM Powell/Goodheart – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
18 Sun	8:00pm	Cirerra McAllister, Student Recital	Students of private instructor Cierra McAllister perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
31 Sat	10:00pm	Fresh Voices XI	Fresh Voices XI includes members of the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra and highlights several new opera segments. More of a concert than a fully-staged opera, the show features cabaret seating. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
January 2012
13 Fri	8:00pm	Nick Arlas and Friends	Nick Arlas and Friends perform in concert. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students / ArtsCard
15 Sun	4:00pm	ImpromptuSF Presents: Albinoni to Zelenka	ImpromptuSF presents the music of Albinoni, Bach, Handel, Telemann, Vivaldi, and Zelenka. Concert feature’s Brian Thorsett, Tenor and Nicholas Boland, Fred Fox, and Keith Sklower, Oboes. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
20 Fri	8:00pm	Ramon and Jessica Album Release Concert	Ramon and Jessica celebrate the release of their new album with guest artists “Live Backing Band” and “Foxtale Brigade.” – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
21 Sat	7:00pm	Lilia Zheltova, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano instructor Lilia Zheltova perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	4:00pm	CANCELLED!- Tim Eishens, Baritone & Jessica Wan, Soprano -CANCELLED	THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED – Please watch this website calendar for rescheduling information. We apologize for the inconvenience. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	CONCERT CANCELLED
26 Thu	6:00pm	CMC Chinese Music Ensemble: Painting Chinese	CMC brings music to opening reception at Ruth’s Table: Painting Chinese. CMC’s Chinese Music Ensemble led by Shirley and Betty Wong will provide Chinese music and celebrate the year of the Dragon at the opening reception of the next gallery exhibit at Ruth’s Table, Painting Chinese. Painting Chinese features the work of the teachers and students of – program info	Bethany Center Senior Housing	FREE
27 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert with Conversation with Joshua Roman, Cello	Thanks to the generosity of San Francisco Performances, Community Music Center invites the public to a free Concert with Conversation with the extraordinary Joshua Roman in our 130-seat concert hall. There will be an opportunity to ask questions during or after his presentation. Dubbed a Classical Rock Star by the press, Joshua Roman has earned – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
February 2012
4 Sat	11:00am	Incan Insights	An interactive musical exploration of the culture of the Latin American region covering the ancient Incan empire, featuring new works by composer Gabriela Lena Frank for mixed ensembles of classical strings and traditional Andean instruments. The musicians will perform and discuss with the composer and CMC students her efforts to create a modern f – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
5 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber, Student Recital	Violin students of CMC faculty member Monika Gruber perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Fri	8:00pm	Music of Invention – A Concert Celebrating Tom Nunn’s Musical Inventions – A retrospective and a tribute	For this special evening Tom will play various musical inventions in duos and groups, with guests: Aurora Josephson – voice, Allan Crossman – piano, Doug Carroll – cello, Bart Hopkins – inventions, Gary Knowlton – bass, Chris Brown – electronics, Michael Knowlton – guitar, David Michalak – lap steel, skatchbox, Ron Heglin – voice, Karen Stackpole – - program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
19 Sun	4:00pm	ImpromptuSF Presents: Baroque Blockbusters	IpromptuSF presents “Baroque Blockbusters”, featuring Wendy Morgan Hunter, soprano, and Guy Clark and Laura Shea-Clark, trumpets. Program includes Handel’s “Venti, Turbini” and “Let the Bright Seraphim”, Vivaldi’s “Concerto for two trumpets in C”, Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3″, and more. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
24 Fri	8:00pm	Whitney Nicole, Student Recital	Private music instructor Whitney Nicole presents her students in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sat	8:00pm	Ensemble Nikel-CANCELLED !!	This concert has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
26 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and under demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
26 Sun	4:00pm	The Ina Chalis Opera Ensemble Presents: Music For Your Soul	“Music for your Soul”, features excerpts from operas by Mozart and others, Schubert songs, spirituals, and more. Staged solos and duets sung by: William Wiggins (tenor), John Lindop and Gennadi Badasov (bass), Linda Taylor (mezzo-soprano), and Bianca Catalan, Kim Mosler, and Elaine Nagano (soprano). – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
March 2012
3 Sat	8:00pm	Beau and Stephanie In Concert	Beau Dream (composer/strings) and Stephanie Lynne Smith (piano) combine for an evening of chamber and solo music. This one-act concert features works by Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Clara Schumann, Mendelssohn, and original works by performer, Beau Dream. Tickets available at the door or at brownpapertickets.com – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
4 Sun	3:00pm	In Pursuit of Excellence Concert	Now in its 22nd year, this twice-annual performance featuring exceptional CMC students, faculty and staff, in addition to “Pursuit of Excellence” alumni, is hosted by CMC piano faculty member Betty Wong. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
4 Sun	8:00pm	SF Sound Presents: Jaap Blonk	SF Sounds presents Dutch virtuoso vocalist Jaap Blonk performing solo and with sfSound. Performance includes our new realization of John Cage’s Fontana Mix. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
10 Sat	8:00pm	Resonance	“Resonance” is an acoustic chamber jazz ensemble featuring piano, double bass, drums, saxophones, violin, viola, cello and flute/vocal. Playing a repertoire of original compositions, jazz standards and favorites from the the worlds of pop and classical, “Resonance” appeals to music lovers of all generations. Additional info at: www.resonancejazz.c – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 adults / $5 seniors / students
11 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus perform Broadway favorites and songs from around the world. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	4:00pm	Poppea Dorsam, cello and katy Luo, piano	CMC Faculty members Poppea Dorsam and Katy Luo perform works for cello and piano from the 17th and 18th Centuries. Program includes: Solo Cello Suite No. 2 and Gamba Sonata No. 1 by J. S. Bach, Sonata No. 3 by Antonio Vivaldi, Sonata No. 1 by Giovanni Battista Cirri, Sonata No. 6 by Luigi Boccherini and Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata in C, Hob.XVI: 5 – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
11 Sun	8:00pm	Bernal Hill Players CD Release Concert	The Bernal Hill Players is an adventurous chamber music ensemble started in 2008 by CMC faculty members Jennifer Peringer and Martha Rodriguez -Salazar, and joined by clarinetist Leah di Tullio. Their fascinatingly diverse repertoire includes works by European masters, Latin American favorites, and new commissions by local composers. With the help – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$10 General Admission
12 Mon	2:00pm	Earplay New Chamber Music: Open Rehearsal	Earplay new chamber music will premiere Ellen Harrison’s 2010 work “Salad Bar” for flute and viola at Herbst Theatre on March 19. In preparation for the performance, they will hold an open rehearsal at Community Music Center’s concert hall this Monday. They will be taking questions from the audience, so make sure to take advantage of this great opp – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Fri	7:00pm	Poppea Dorsam, Student Recital	Cello students of CMC faculty member Poppea Dorsam perform in recital. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sat	7:00pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble program perform in small groups. The group,led by CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer,will be playing Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op. 1 No 3 in C minor, Schubert’s Piano Trio Op. 100 in E flat, Bizet’s Piano Duet Jeux d’enfants, and Rennaissance and Baroque music arranged for guitar, oboe and flute by F – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and over demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
18 Sun	4:00pm	Irene Chagall – “Let’s Get the Rhythm” Video Screening	Join faculty member Irene Chagall for a screening of a documentary she has been working on about hand clapping games, “Let’s Get the Rhythm.” Irene is seeking feedback on the representation of the musical aspects of the game. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE,
23 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert with Conversation with the Beijing Guitar Duo	Composed of Meng Su and Yameng Wang, the Beijing Guitar Duo is widely known for its outstanding technique and artistic musicality. The impressive individual talents of Ms. Su and Ms. Wang come together to create what is sure to be one of the most exciting guitar duos on the scene today. www.beijingguitarduo.com – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sat	7:30pm	The Anything Goes Chorus 31st Annual Spring Concert	Join the San Francisco and Oakland Anything Goes Choruses as they celebrate Bay Area diversity the way they do it best—through song and merriment! This concert will be a joyous performance of jazz, Broadway and pop songs with a sprinkling of props and choreography. In addition, a few audience sing-alongs will make the event a wonderful way to get – program info	First Congregational Church	Tickets available at:https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/219198
24 Sat	8:00pm	Scenes Workshop Class Performance	Directed by CMC faculty member Michael Mohammed, students enrolled in CMC’s Scenes Workshop perform excerpts from opera and musical theater. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	12:30pm	CMC MasterClass with Shirley Wong, Harpsichord	Study and perform music from the 15th to the late 19th century- early Renaissance to Baroque Styles. The theme of this class is rhythm and rubato in performance. This masterclass is for intermediate to advanced voice and all instruments. Authentic musical traditions to be discussed ….Update: As of 2/11/12 – this class is CLOSED to partici – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
25 Sun	4:00pm	An Ode to Romanticism	“Ode to Romanticism” features the works of Simon Bokman (b.1950)and includes 6 compositions for varied instruments. Performers: Irina Behrendt, piano; Tatiana Loskutova, piano;Olga Mandrigina, viola; Natalia Vershilova, viola; David Arend, double bass; Shawn Jones, bassoon; Kyle Sofman, soprano;Deborah Rosengaus, mezzo soprano, and Aaron Walz, ten – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE, Donations Accepted
31 Sat	7:00pm	FACT/SF’s 3rd Annual Counterfeit Cotillion Benefit Concert	The nonprofit dance company, FACT/SF, is hosting its 3rd annual benefit, the FACT/SF Counterfeit Cotillion. The event features live performances by FACT/SF and ocal musicians. Cotillion-themed, attendees are dressed in formal wear and elegant decorations are set up throughout the space. FACT/SF believes that by providing artists and administrators – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
April 2012
1 Sun	4:00pm	The Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: The Lukas Clarinet Trio	Members of the Lukas Clarinet Trio include CMC Faculty members Michael Jordin, and Annelise Zamula, and Ylva Wickberg. All ages are welcome. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert with Conversation with Vijay Iyer, Piano	Vijay Iyer brings an “..assertive style, filled with quirky dissonances, craggy rhythms, and oddly tangible moments of silence.” (Wall Street Journal) Named 2010 Musician of the Year in the Jazz Journalists Association Awards and a 2010 Grammy nominee for Best instrumental Jazz Album.www.vijay-iyer.com. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Sat	6:00pm	SWAVE Benefit Concert	This year, SWAVE will be hosting a benefit concert to raise funds for the undergraduate social work class. We will also be donating part the proceeds to H.O.M.E.Y., which is a non-profit organization that work with youth to overcome gang violence and self-sustainability. http://www.homeysf.org/ There are about 10 artists that will be performing a m – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
13 Fri	6:00pm	A Free Concert with Conversation with the Arditti Quartet	The Arditti Quartet is world-renowned for their spirited and technically refined interpretations of contemporary and earlier 20th century music. Several hundred string quartets and other chamber works have been written for the ensemble since its foundation by first violinist Irvine Arditti in 1974. These works have left a permanent mark on 20th cen – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Sat	8:00pm	Fresh Voices XII: NOT SHY AND RETIRING: Mark Alburger’s 55th & Friends	New works by a renowned bad boy of new music turned old, in celebration with other progressive composers from the Bay Area and beyond! Dr. Mark Alburger is the Music Director, Conductor and founder of the San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra. Mark is an eclectic American composer of postminimal, postpopular, and postcomedic sensibilities – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
15 Sun	4:00pm	Kathryn Nunnally, Senior Recital	CMC violin student Kathryn Nunnally performs works by Bach, Wieniawski, Lalo, and Massenet – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
21 Sat	7:30pm	Lauren Cony, Student Recital	Students of CMC piano instructor Lauren Cony demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	12:00pm	Movement and Music Making	Free Workshop(noon – 3:00pm): Movement and Music Making. CMC faculty member and Movement Therapist Sonja Riket presents a free workshop on the relationship of movement to music-making for creative expression and injury prevention. Learn tools to free yourself from tension, pain and injury, improve the quality and longevity of your musical life and – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
22 Sun	4:00pm	A Musical Caravan At Ruth’s Table	The CMC Middle Eastern Ensemble and CMC Collegium Musicum, directed by Shirley Wong Frentzel;and the CMC Chinese Music Workshop, led by Shirley and Betty Wong perform music from across Asia and Europe. – program info	Bethany Center Senior Housing	FREE
22 Sun	8:00pm	Eric Garland’s HodgePodge Ensemble and Falso Baiano	CMC percussion faculty member, Eric Garland presents his original chamber jazz compositions for a six-piece ensemble. Grupo Falso Baiano plays their own brand of choro: Brazilian chamber music with improvisation, complex rhythms and African roots.  – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$12 adults / $10 seniors / students
27 Fri	8:00pm	CANCELLED!!-Tango Revolution Orchestra and Friends-CANCELLED!!	DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.Please contact bayareadance.org for alternate events. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	CONCERT CANCELLED
28 Sat	5:00pm	MDYMP Performs “Persephone Cubana” at Marsh Youth Theater	CMC’s Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP) is collaborating with the Marsh Youth Theater’s MainStage Performance Ensemble in the production of the musical, “Persephone Cubana”. The classic myth of Persephone will be recreated with a strong Cuban flavor. The show will include an exciting selection of Afro-Cuban traditional and modern Cub – program info	Marsh Youth Theater	$15.50 adults / $9.50/children
28 Sat	8:00pm	Working Class Heroes Project	Working Class Heroes Project: Bay Area groups perform in a benefit concert for San Francisco Day Labor Program”. Additional program information TBA – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
29 Sun	3:00pm	The French Masters: CMC’s 9th Annual Keyboard Marathon	Enjoy works by Bizet, Couperin, Debussy, Faure, Koechlin, Massenet, Messiaen, Milhaud, Poulenc, Ravel, Saint-Saens and Satie. CMC faculty performers include: Jackie Chew, Paula Dreyer, Grace Hueneman, Evgenia Leshchishina, Allison Lovejoy, Katy Luo, Hadley McCarroll, Juliet McComas, Jennifer Peringer, Matylda Rotkiewicz, Betty Wong and Shirley Wong – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
29 Sun	3:00pm	MDYMP Performs “Persephone Cubana” at Marsh Youth Theater	CMC’s Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP) is collaborating with the Marsh Youth Theater’s MainStage Performance Ensemble in the production of the musical, “Persephone Cubana.” The classic myth of Persephone will be recreated with a strong Cuban flavor. The show will include an exciting selection of Afro-Cuban traditional and modern Cub – program info	Marsh Youth Theater	$15.50 adults / $9.50/children
29 Sun	8:00pm	Chris Froh and Friends Perform John Cage	Chris Froh and Dan Kennedy celebrate John Cage’s centenary with a series of joint performances in Sacramento, Davis, and San Francisco. Additional performance details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	$15 adults / $10 seniors / students
May 2012
4 Fri	7:30pm	MDYMP Performs “Persephone Cubana” at Marsh Youth Theater	CMC’s Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP) is collaborating with the Marsh Youth Theater’s MainStage Performance Ensemble in the production of the musical, “Persephone Cubana.” The classic myth of Persephone will be recreated with a strong Cuban flavor. The show will include an exciting selection of Afro-Cuban traditional and modern Cub – program info	Marsh Youth Theater	$15.50 adults $9.50 children
5 Sat	11:30am	The Crossing Bridges Concert at La Pena Cultural Center	In this concert, CMC”s Mission District Young Musicians Program, a tuition-free program for middle and high school students with a focus on Latin music, collaborates with Enriching Lives though Music (ELM), an El Sistema inspired music program for elementary and middle school students in San Rafael’s Canal Neighborhood. This year’s concert is a tri – program info	La Pena Cultural Center	$5 -$10 – Suggested Donation
5 Sat	5:00pm	MDYMP Performs “Persephone Cubana” at Marsh Youth Theater	CMC’s Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP) is collaborating with the Marsh Youth Theater’s MainStage Performance Ensemble in the production of the musical, “Persephone Cubana.” The classic myth of Persephone will be recreated with a strong Cuban flavor. The show will include an exciting selection of Afro-Cuban traditional and modern Cub – program info	Marsh Youth Theater	$15.50 adults $9.50 children
6 Sun	1:00pm	Mission District Sunday Streets Celebration	Mission District Sunday Streets Celebration:1:00-1:45pm: Music for Children demonstration by Irene Chagall;1:45-2:30pm: Chinese Music demonstration by Shirley Wong-Frentzel;3:00-3:30pm: Sneak preview performance of Persephone Cubana by CMC’s Mission District Young Musicians Program and the Marsh Youth Theater.Note Location: 1062 Valencia Street in – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
6 Sun	4:00pm	MDYMP Performs “Persephone Cubana” at Marsh Youth Theater	CMC’s Mission District Young Musicians Program (MDYMP) is collaborating with the Marsh Youth Theater’s MainStage Performance Ensemble in the production of the musical, “Persephone Cubana.” The classic myth of Persephone will be recreated with a strong Cuban flavor. The show will include an exciting selection of Afro-Cuban traditional and modern Cub – program info	Marsh Youth Theater	$15.50 adults/$9.50/children
6 Sun	4:00pm	Jennifer Peringer, Student Recital	Piano students of CMC faculty member Jennifer Peringer demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
7 Mon	4:30pm	Songs by the Young at Heart: CMC’s Solera Singers, 30th Street Choir and Children’s Chorus Sing at Notre Dame Plaza	The Solera Singers and the 30th Street Choir are free choruses for older adults that CMC offers at the Mission Neighborhood Center and the 30th Street Senior Center. The CMC Children’s Chorus is a free program for kids 8-12 years old. Over 60 singers will come together to sing songs from around the world this afternoon. Join them for an uplifting p – program info	Notre Dame Plaza	FREE
11 Fri	8:00pm	Shenson Faculty Concert: Darren Johnston and The Nice Guy Trio Perform Freedom Songs from Around the World	CMC trumpet faculty member Darren Johnston performs with his group, “The Nice Guy Trio” (Daniel Fabricant, bass; Rob Reich, accordion) and guest artists David Phillips (pedal steel guitar) and Rumen Sali Shopav (Tupan). – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
12 Sat	7:00pm	Chamber Music of Note	Rather than perform the large warhorses of the classical repertoire, this concert presents intimate, impassioned works that make the audience feel part of the show. What better way to celebrate the Spring than to bring your musical imagination to the Community Music Center to hear Chamber Music of Note. This free concert brings together three Bay A – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Children’s Chorus	Members of the CMC Children’s Chorus perform Broadway favorites and songs from around the world. The group is directed by Beth Wilmurt, with accompaniment by pianist John Kyrk. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	4:00pm	CMC Teen Jazz Band	Director Ken Rosen’s CMC Teen Jazz Band performs a selection of swing, rock, funk, and jazz favorites. Additional program information TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
13 Sun	7:30pm	Paula Dryer, Student Performance Workshop	Piano students of CMC faculty member Paula Dryer demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
14 Mon	6:00pm	Spring for Music Education at Yoshi’s SF!	Support CMC’s youth scholarship fund at this year’s Salute to the Joy of Making Music at Yoshi’s San Francisco. Listen to Wesla Whitfield and Mike Greensill perform selections from The American Songbook, the CMC Children’s Chorus led by Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Awards nominee Beth Wilmurt, and a CMC faculty jazz trio in a rousing pre and pos – program info	Yoshis	Call CMC for Ticket Price Information
19 Sat	2:00pm	CMC and San Francisco Conservatory of Music Prep Division Joint Recital	Hear talented students perform side by side in a joint recital featuring students from the Community Music Center and students from the Preparatory Division of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Performance takes place in the Conservatory’s Osher Salon. – program info	San Francisco Conservatory of Music	FREE
19 Sat	8:00pm	Helen Mitchell Student Recital	Students of private piano instructor Helen Mitchell perform in recital. Additional program information TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	3:00pm	Pursuit of Excellence Recital, Featuring Guest Artist Victoria Young and Others	CMC piano and Chinese music faculty Betty Wong hosts this twice yearly celebration of learning and talent at CMC and beyond. This May, she will bring 12-year old virtuoso pianist Victoria Young to our stage from her home of Las Vegas, Nevada. Victoria has already performed in prestigious venues, such as the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. She has – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
20 Sun	7:30pm	Sarah Holtzman, Student Recital	Students of CMC flute instructor Sarah Holtzman demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons.perform in recital. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
27 Sun	4:00pm	ImpromptuSF Presents: CMC Concert #3	IpromptuSF presents a selection of classical favorites. Additional program details TBA – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
June 2012
2 Sat	12:00pm	CMP/ICYMP Spring Class Performance	Members of CMC’s Comprehensive Musicianship and Inner City Young Musicians Programs perform. Student ensembles performing in diverse musical styles are featured. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
2 Sat	7:00pm	Lilia Zheltova, Student Recital	Piano students of CMC instructor Lilia Zheltova demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
3 Sun	2:00pm	CMC’s Solera Singers, 30th Street Chorus and Latin Vocal Workshop Perform at Sunday Streets Mission!	Three choruses come together to bring one rousing performance to the Mission District! Sunday Streets is a free street party for people of all ages. It will take place from 11am-4pm on the first Sunday of the month through August in the Mission District. On June 3, CMC’s choruses will perform on Valencia Street between 18th and 19th, closer to the – program info	City Streets	FREE
3 Sun	4:00pm	CMC All School Recital	An all-level student showcase featuring students from both CMC’s Mission and Richmond District Branches. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
9 Sat	7:30pm	CMC Chamber Ensemble Class Concert	Students enrolled in CMC’s Chamber Ensemble program perform in small groups. The group is led by CMC piano faculty member Jennifer Peringer Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
10 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students of all ages demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
15 Fri	7:00pm	CMC Baroque and Beyond Concert	CMC faculty member Shirley Wong hosts this annual concert featuring music from Gregorian chant to contemporary expressions of the baroque forms, performed by advanced CMC students, faculty and guests. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
16 Sat	7:30pm	CMC String Orchestra Workshop Performance	Led by CMC violin faculty member Loretta Taylor, the program features the dance “Chromatic Tango” by Joanne Martin; “Sentimental Serenade” by Benjamin Britten from the “Simple Symphony”; “Waltz” from the opera “Faust” by Charles Gounod; and “Brook Green Suite” (Prelude,Air, Dance) by Gustav Holst – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and under demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
17 Sun	4:00pm	The Shenson Faculty Concert Series Presents: The Eusebius Duo	Monika Gruber, violin and Hillary Nordwell, piano are The Eusebius Duo. They present a concert with a French theme, featuring works by Ravel, Debussy and Franck. Additional program details TBA. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sun	1:00pm	CMC Student Performance Workshop	Music Center students ages 18 and over demonstrate individual instrumental and vocal technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE
24 Sun	4:00pm	Monika Gruber, Student Recital	Violin students of CMC faculty member Monika Gruber demonstrate individual instrumental technique utilizing material studied in private lessons. Additional program details TBA – program info	Capp Street Concert Hall	FREE