San Francisco Community Music Center

We're thrilled to join in DAF Day–to spotlight the power of Donor-Advised Funds as a way to make an incredible impact on music education in our community. Gifts from DAFs are essential to helping us expand access to high-quality music education for everyone, regardless of one’s financial means. 🎶 If you have a DAF, please consider using it today to support CMC. Your support enables us to offer lessons, scholarships, and programs that change lives and build creative, resilient communities. 💗 https://hubs.ly/Q02T1qTT0

Thanks to Judy Goddess and the Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon for this wonderful story about how our Neighborhood Choir Program continues to make a meaningful impact in creative aging, community building, and wellbeing to older adults and adults with disabilities in the Richmond District and across the city! 💗 We're also excited for choir director Beth Wilmurt to bring these perspectives to our emerging intergenerational music programming like the new Songs and Stories class. https://hubs.la/Q02SbcQP0 #feelgoodfriday

🌟 Join us in celebrating Latinx Heritage Month! Explore the rich impact of Latinx contributions to American music in our latest article. From salsa to reggaeton, discover how these vibrant sounds have shaped our cultural landscape. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/g_2ivawe 🎉Also, don’t miss our special event on October 5, featuring live music and a salsa dance class! More information here: https://hubs.la/Q02RVFRc0 #LatinxHeritageMonth #MusicMatters

Community Music Center is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Violin Instructor to teach private lessons at our Richmond District Branch! 🎻 Join our community of passionate musicians and inspiring educators—learn more at https://hubs.la/Q02R1fT30

“We’re not just learning to sing—we’re connecting through music in a way that’s dynamic and expressive. It’s about more than just the technical aspects, it’s about feeling and expressing the music...Whether you’re young or old, a seasoned musician or just starting out, there’s a place for you here!” 👀Take a closer look at our brand-new tuition-free intergenerational class Songs & Stories with Beth Wilmurt and how collaborative creativity across perspectives and ages builds special connections and sparks joy. 🎶✨ Interested in joining? Enrollment is still available for a little while longer! 🔎 Read more: https://hubs.la/Q02Qb7Cp0

Remote work a slog? Break up your workday with some music and take advantage of our special offer! New students who sign up for classes or lessons before 3pm can enjoy a 15% discount. Don’t miss out—grab this opportunity to enhance your work-life balance with music. Get started at: https://hubs.la/Q02M7VM30 Offer valid from August 22–September 1, for available lesson times only and cannot be combined with other discounts.

Don't miss tomorrow's powerful performances! Join CMC percussionist Deszon Claiborne, SF's 8th Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, and renowned bassist Gary Brown at the intersection of music, poetry, and social justice. The free concert commemorates Black August and highlights Black freedom struggles, icons, and movements un the US and globally. ✊🏿🎵🥁 Learn more & RSVP at https://hubs.la/Q02LngBc0

Join us in celebrating longtime and beloved violin faculty Sin-Tung Chiu's 50th Anniversary Reunion Recital! 🎻 This heartwarming afternoon will reunite former students from around the country after 36 years in an inspiring collaboration of musical connections, alongside current students from CMC and the Nueva String Ensemble. 💗 Works by Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Dvořák, Kreisler, and Paganini. 📅 Sunday, August 25 at 4 PM 📍 CMC Concert Hall 🎟️ Free Admission. RSVP at https://hubs.la/Q02JYkgM0

Last in this summer's Shenson Faculty Concert Series, but certainly not least: don't miss a captivating collaboration of music and spoken word with CMC faculty Deszon Claiborne (percussion) and guest artists Tongo Eisen-Martin, San Francisco’s eighth Poet Laureate, and internationally received bassist Gary Brown. 🥁 The trio will commemorate "Black August" and explore both histories of resitance and contemporary realities of Black life in the Bay and beyond. 🎵August 15 @ 7pm 🎵Free 🎵Learn more & register at https://hubs.la/Q02JX77T0

Join CMC violin/viola faculty Michael Long and friends for an afternoon of hidden gems of French chamber music repertoire this Saturday, August 3! 🇫🇷 "Deux, Trois, Quatre" features works by Ravel, Françaix, and Chausson, adding one player each piece to showcase the varied instrumental textures of strings and piano. 🎻🎹 More details at https://hubs.la/Q02JGNNd0