InterMusic’s core programs include paid performance opportunities, grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, professional development, and free live performances for Bay Area audiences.

InterMusic SF annually hosts SF Music Day, a free public music festival that features 25 Bay Area-based ensembles and attracts roughly 3,000 local audience members for 7 hours of continuous music at the historic SF War Memorial & Performing Arts Center. Launched in 2008, SF Music Day showcases diverse cultural and musical traditions, including blues, chamber-folk, classical/Western European (early, classical, romantic, and new), experimental, gospel, hip-hop, jazz, R&B, tango, world music, and countless genres that have resulted from the blending of multiple traditions. SF Music Day captures the scope of diversity and excellence that defines the Bay Area as a leader of arts and culture.

Our Musical Grant Program uses an open application process, funding 25 Bay Area musical projects annually, and has cumulatively awarded $1.2MM, supporting nearly 400 local projects. InterMusic SF believes that musicians, composers, and concert presenters face financial barriers to creating, celebrating, and practicing the art of small ensemble music making.

With 86 Affiliate artistic entities that include individuals, ensembles, composers, concert presenters, and community-rooted art organizations, InterMusic SF serves as a trusted fiduciary and provides Affiliates with pathways to grant funding opportunities and tax-deductible donations. Affiliates also receive access to professional development opportunities including free technical assistance sessions for musicians by industry experts.

InterMusic SF’s professional development workshops are free and open to the public. They feature experts who engage with local artists to assist and support musicians in building and sustaining careers in the arts. Topics include Engaging the Press, Grant Writing, Body-Awareness Practices, Performance Contract Drafting, and Musical Entrepreneurship.