SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (Nov. 17-July 6)

San Francisco Civic Music Association

The San Francisco Civic Music Association presents “Mozart to Mendelssohn” concerts! (M2M) is the Association’s second full orchestra, and was formed in 2014 to accommodate the growing number of musicians who wanted the experience of per forming large orchestral works. The group typically per forms pieces of varying complexity and difficulty f rom the 18th to 20th centuries.

Music Director & Conductor – John Kendall Bailey

2024 – 2025 SCHEDULE & PROGRAM

Sundays from Nov. 17, 2024 – July 6, 2025 | 3pm-5pm
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)

Sunday, November 17, 2024 – Classical Prodigies
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Overture to Apollo et Hyacinthus, K. 38
• Alma Deutscher — Waltz of the Sirens
• Felix Mendelssohn — Scherzo from String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Sinfonietta for Large Orchestra, Op. 5

John Kendall Bailey – Music Director

RSVP | Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $10 – $20

Sunday, February 9, 2025 – Black Composers
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:

• Joseph Bologne — Symphony No. 1 in G Major, Op. 11
• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor — Idyll, Op. 44
  • “Dance” from Othello Suite, Op. 79
• William Grant Still — Symphony No. 2 in G Minor (“Song of a New Race”)

John Kendall Bailey – Music Director
Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $10 – $20

Sunday, May 4, 2025 – 10th Season Gala — Ballet!
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:

• Ludwig van Beethoven — Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
• Adolphe Adam — Giselle Suite
• Leo Delibes — Coppélia Suite
  • Sylvia Suite
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a
• Samuel Barber — Medea’s Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a

John Kendall Bailey – Music Director
Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $10 – $20

Sunday, July 6, 2025 – Women Composers
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:

• Hildegard von Bingen — (TBA)
• Wilhelmine of Prussia — Overture to Argenore
• Marianna Martines — Sinfonia in C Major
• Fanny Mendelssohn — Overture in C Major
• Emilie Mayer — Symphony No. 7 in F Minor

John Kendall Bailey – Music Director
Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $10 – $20

About San Francisco Civic Music Association

San Francisco Civic Music Association is an independent, non profit organization founded by members of the San Francisco Civic Symphony. The Association’s mission is to offer free concerts to the community and to provide a place where musicians of all levels can learn and perform. Our operations are paid for by donations from our musicians, listeners, and supporters.

SFCMA also provides free workshops during the summer for adults looking to improve their musicianship.

See their full 2024-2025 calendar of events.