San Francisco Community Music Center | |
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Type | Music |
Established | 1921 |
Founder | Gertrude Field |
Executive Director | Julie Rulyak Steinberg |
Gender | All |
Age range | All |
Website |
sfcmc |
The San Francisco Community Music Center is a nonprofit music school located in San Francisco, California, US. [1] The CMC is the oldest community arts organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. [2] The school's stated mission is to make "high quality music accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, regardless of financial means." [3]
The Community Music Center was founded in 1921 by Gertrude Field, evolving from her Dolores Street Girls Club. [4] [5] The main branch has remained in the same building in San Francisco's Mission District since the founding of the school. [4]
In 1983, the CMC opened a second branch in San Francisco's Richmond District. [4]
In 2012, the CMC purchased the property next door to the school's main building in the Mission District, in order to provide ADA-compliant accessibility and double the number of students. In November 2019, the San Francisco Planning Commission approved the plans for this expansion. [4] [6]
In December 2019, the CMC was added to the city's Legacy Business Registry, in recognition of the school's decades of service to the community. [4] [7]
In February 2022, its centennial year, the CMC held a groundbreaking for their Mission District expansion. [8] [9] The newly completed expansion was opened to the public in January 2024, [10] [11] and a grand opening ceremony was held the following month. [12] [13]
Julie Rulyak Steinberg serves as the Community Music Center's executive director. [4] [14] Sylvia Sherman is the program director. [15]
The CMC serves over 3100 students annually. [4] Private lessons and group classes in voice, instruments, composition, and music theory are offered, with tuition assistance available on a sliding scale. [1] [5]
The CMC hosts several tuition-free programs, including choirs for adults aged 55 and older, [16] [17] the Mission District Young Musicians Program for students aged 13 to 18, [18] a Black Music Studies program, led by Maestro Curtis and Nola Curtis, [19] and the New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus, a mixed voice choral ensemble for transgender, intersex, and genderqueer singers, led by Reuben Zellman. [4] [15] [20] Former ambassador and philanthropist James Hormel was one of the first donors to help fund the New Voices chorus. [15]
Notable guest performers and instructors at the school have included Emanuel Ax, Jascha Heifetz, Max Roach, and Marcus Shelby. [5] [21]
Notable alumni include singers Johnny Mathis [21] and Lucine Amara. [22]
San Francisco Community Music Center | |
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![]() | |
Location | |
Information | |
Type | Music |
Established | 1921 |
Founder | Gertrude Field |
Executive Director | Julie Rulyak Steinberg |
Gender | All |
Age range | All |
Website |
sfcmc |
The San Francisco Community Music Center is a nonprofit music school located in San Francisco, California, US. [1] The CMC is the oldest community arts organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. [2] The school's stated mission is to make "high quality music accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, regardless of financial means." [3]
The Community Music Center was founded in 1921 by Gertrude Field, evolving from her Dolores Street Girls Club. [4] [5] The main branch has remained in the same building in San Francisco's Mission District since the founding of the school. [4]
In 1983, the CMC opened a second branch in San Francisco's Richmond District. [4]
In 2012, the CMC purchased the property next door to the school's main building in the Mission District, in order to provide ADA-compliant accessibility and double the number of students. In November 2019, the San Francisco Planning Commission approved the plans for this expansion. [4] [6]
In December 2019, the CMC was added to the city's Legacy Business Registry, in recognition of the school's decades of service to the community. [4] [7]
In February 2022, its centennial year, the CMC held a groundbreaking for their Mission District expansion. [8] [9] The newly completed expansion was opened to the public in January 2024, [10] [11] and a grand opening ceremony was held the following month. [12] [13]
Julie Rulyak Steinberg serves as the Community Music Center's executive director. [4] [14] Sylvia Sherman is the program director. [15]
The CMC serves over 3100 students annually. [4] Private lessons and group classes in voice, instruments, composition, and music theory are offered, with tuition assistance available on a sliding scale. [1] [5]
The CMC hosts several tuition-free programs, including choirs for adults aged 55 and older, [16] [17] the Mission District Young Musicians Program for students aged 13 to 18, [18] a Black Music Studies program, led by Maestro Curtis and Nola Curtis, [19] and the New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus, a mixed voice choral ensemble for transgender, intersex, and genderqueer singers, led by Reuben Zellman. [4] [15] [20] Former ambassador and philanthropist James Hormel was one of the first donors to help fund the New Voices chorus. [15]
Notable guest performers and instructors at the school have included Emanuel Ax, Jascha Heifetz, Max Roach, and Marcus Shelby. [5] [21]
Notable alumni include singers Johnny Mathis [21] and Lucine Amara. [22]