SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (2025/26)
Herbst Theatre | 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Free / RSVP
SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (2025/26)
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 from the 18th to 20th centuries.
Music Director & Conductor – John Kendall Bailey
2025 SCHEDULE & PROGRAM
Periodic Sundays through June 21, 2026 | 3pm-5pm
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)Sunday, November 16, 2025
Beethoven & Reicha3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:Chorus and Orchestra collaboration with Chora Nova!
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Elegischer Gesang
- Felix Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden
- Felix Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
- Anton Joseph Reicha: Te Deum
John Kendall Bailey – Music Director & Conductor
RSVP – Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $10 – $20Sunday, February 1, 2026
Eroica & Finlandia3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:
- Harald Sæverud: The Ballad of Revolt
- Jean Sibelius: Finlandia
- Ludwig vanBeethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
John Kendall Bailey – Music Director
RSVP – Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $10 – $20Sunday, April 19, 2026
Shostakovich3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture
- Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight
- Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 “The Year 1905”
John Kendall Bailey – Music Director & Conductor
RSVP – Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $10 – $20Sunday, June 21, 2026
Chopin & Gorecki’s Symphony No. 3
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:
- Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy on Polish Airs
- Frédéric Chopin: Revolutionary Etude
- Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs”
John Kendall Bailey – Music Director & Conductor
RSVP – 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 2025-2026 calendar of events.
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE*
