CMC Features
Come hear CMC’s guitar faculty in concert! Featuring soloists, duets, ensembles, and bands — plus a few of our talented students — this free performance showcases the depth and range of musicianship right here at CMC. All are welcome! When: Friday, April 17, 7pm Where: Community Music Center Concert Hall Admission: Free Composers Featured (partial list) James […]
Live rock. Local talent. Real impact. CMC is thrilled to turn it up to 11 with local stars at the legendary SF venue Bottom of the Hill in support of music education! Catch an all-ages show at the iconic venue before it closes this year, and cheer on CMC students from youth and adult Rock […]
Gather Together: Music of Connection and CollaborationCMC faculty members and special guest performers will take the stage to celebrate the joy of making music side-by-side. The program features piano duets, two-piano works, and collaborative pieces that bring performers into conversation through shared themes, reflection, and creativity. “Gather Together” highlights the vibrant connections at the heart […]
This spring CMC proudly participated in a choral collaboration in celebration for in an affirming celebration of identity, joy, and resilience featuring an intergenerational mix of professional, community, and youth singers. In partnership with 21V, a professional treble ensemble of soprano and altos of all gender identities and their pilot Transgender Youth Choir Project, 10 young […]
Interview with Delina Brooks, Co-Producer of the San Francisco International Arts Festival. Delina Brooks grew up in the Mission District, and as an Afro-Filipina artist and Co-Producer of the San Francisco International Arts Festival, Delina carries the neighborhood in the way she thinks about art and about who deserves to be on a stage. This […]
Development Director Elenka Refsell looks back on a decade of music, community, and tuition support at CMC When San Francisco Community Music Center launched its first Field Day Performathon ten years ago, nobody really knew what to expect. Development Director Elenka Refsell had seen similar fundraising models work for organizations like the AIDS Walk and […]
This year’s Juliet McComas Keyboard Marathon, Gather Together: Music of Connection and Collaboration, grew out of a simple but meaningful idea: strengthening connection within our piano faculty. During an October faculty meeting, several members expressed a desire to build more connection across the department and to involve colleagues who had not participated before. From that […]
If you’ve ever talked yourself out of performing somewhere because the room just didn’t feel right, Sophia Welte gets it.The singer-songwriter and pianist has played at both of CMC’s Open Mic Nights — and she’ll tell you straight up what makes this one different from every other open mic she’s been to. “At other open […]