SF Community raising money for music students at Performathon

By Anne C. Mitchell

Photo credit: Judy Rosenfeld

Music lovers of all ages are invited to celebrate CMC’s mission of music for everyone at CMC’s second annual “Field Day”—a six-hour Performathon featuring CMC students and faculty along with an open house that includes free demo lessons, classes, an instrument petting zoo, and more. All proceeds raised by students and faculty in the Performathon benefit CMC’s tuition assistance program, which distributed more than $2M last year to students.

“Field Day is a musical celebration where our students and faculty share their love of music and their school spirit by raising money for CMC” – Julie Rulyak Steinberg, CMC Executive Director.

“It’s truly a community effort where every dollar counts towards supporting CMC’s mission of musical access in San Francisco.”

“Field Day” takes place on Sunday, March 18 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at 544 Capp Street in the heart of the Mission. The Field Day Performathon features students of all levels and ages including Alabamajama a family string band made up CMC students and the crowd-pleasing CMC Children’s Chorus. CMC’s rich music programming will be represented at Field Day with CMC faculty leading and conducting student ensembles, such as the CMC Old-Time Music Group, the Beatles Ensemble, and the Field Day String Orchestra. The “Field Day”open house during the day invites event attendees to try out a music lesson, class, or a musical instrument in an instrument petting zoo.

“Field Day” named for CMC’s founding director Gertrude Field was launched in 2016 to honor Field’s vision of musical access for everyone. In the spirit of access, the day’s activities are free and open to the public, with donations accepted to support CMC scholarships and programs for those in financial need. For additional information or to support the event with a donation, please visit the “Field Day” website at sfcmc.rallybound.org

Field Day at SF CMC!
March 18th
11:00 am-5:00 pm
544 Capp St, Mission District, SF
More Event info here

Founded in 1921, San Francisco’s Community Music Center (CMC) is one of the oldest and largest community arts organizations on the West Coast. CMC makes high quality music accessible to all people, regardless of financial means. Last year, CMC awarded over $2 million in tuition assistance, serving more than 2,600 students of all ages, ethnicities and income levels with music lessons, classes and other programs. Thousands enjoyed performances at CMC and out in the community. Learn more about CMC at www.sfcmc.org and follow the organization on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.