Grantee Database
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER
Grant Year
2022-23
Grant Program
Creative Youth Development
Award Amount
$38,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Community Music Center will continue offering the tuition-free Mission District Young Musicians Program to 25 primarily Latinx youth ages 11 – 18, outside of school time. This bilingual program is designed to engage and empower students through the music of Latin American countries.
Organization Summary
CMC provides:
Weekly private lessons in student’s choice of thirty instruments, including voice.
Ensemble classes and programs including:
• The tuition-free Young Musicians Program
• The tuition-free Children’s Chorus
• The tuition-free Teen Jazz Orchestra led by jazz bassist Marcus Shelby.
* The tuition-free Black Music Studies Program, led by Maestro and Nola Curtis.
• Music For Children
• Low-cost (sliding scale) chamber and jazz ensembles
• CMC Camps: Five week-long summer camps emphasizing ensembles, friends, and fun.
• The tuition-free Older Adult Choir Program
• New Voices Bay Area TIGQ Chorus
• The Black Music Studies Program
Community Performances
Engagement with music from diverse cultures
Access to free and low-cost on-site concerts and masterclasses with a diverse array of renowned musicians
Free tickets to local off-site concerts
Organization
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER
Address
544 Capp Street
San Francisco
94110
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 647-6015
Congressional District
California Assembly district 17
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
