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SF’s “Mozart to Mendelssohn” Free Full Orchestra Concerts (2025)

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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 July 6, 2025 | 3pm-5pm
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)

Sunday, February 9, 2025
The World of Joseph Joachim

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:

  • Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
    • Michael Long, violin
  • Joseph Joachim – Overture to Henry IV, Op. 7
  • Johann Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor

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

Sunday, May 4, 2025
10th Season Gala

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PROGRAM:

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Overture to Don Giovanni
  • Felix Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
  • Gioachino Rossini — Overture to William Tell
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Capriccio Italien

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

Sunday, July 6, 2025
Celebrating 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
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 2024-2025 calendar of events.


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