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“SF Music Day 2022” Free 7-Hour Music Festival

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Sunday, March 20, 2022 - 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free Admission

War Memorial Veterans Building | 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102

Event Details

Celebrate Bay Area music in all its diversity at SF Music Day 2022, with the return of the live, in-person version of the Bay Area’s free annual music festival in downtown San Francisco, presented by InterMusic SF.

From chamber music to jazz, contemporary works to global sounds—SF Music Day showcases extraordinary musicians from across the Bay, with music that spans continents and centuries. Come for the artists you know and love, and stay to discover new talents, enjoy fresh takes on familiar repertoire, and bask in the wealth of creativity from the world-class composers and ensembles of our region.

Free Admission – RSVP

The 14th annual SF Music Day features more than 25 ensembles performing short sets over seven hours on four stages in the ornate War Memorial Veterans Building. SF Music Day is presented annually by InterMusic SF, supporting the Bay Area music community since 1998. For up-to-date event COVID safety protocols, visit sfmusicday.org.

SF Music Day 2022 Artists*

Classical & Baroque Music

  • Philharmonia Baroque * early music ensemble with vocalists
  • Ensemble San Francisco * strings and piano chamber ensemble
  • Classical Revolution * chamber ensemble
  • Aveta Trio * award winning youth piano trio
  • Quinteto Latino * wind quintet featuring works by Latinx composers
  • LIEDER ALIVE! – Esther Rayo & Peter Grunberg* classical song
  • Angela Lee and Marc Teicholz* cello and guitar duo
  • Zivian-Tomkins Duo * piano-cello duo

New Music

  • Sierra Ensemble * violin, horn, piano trio
  • Earplay * new music ensemble
  • Splinter Reeds * contemporary reed quintet
  • Irene Sazer and Kate Stenberg * violin/piano duo
  • Trio Solano * original music for string trio

Global Music

  • John Calloway and the Flute Odyssey * Latin jazz
  • Alaya Project – featuring Roopa Mahadevan * South Indian classical – jazz fusion
  • Anna Maria Mendieta Ensemble * tango chamber ensemble

Jazz & Improvised Music

  • Tiffany Austin * jazz vocalist
  • duo B. Experimental Band (Lisa Mezzacappa/Jason Levis) * improvising large ensemble
  • Phillip Greenlief and David Boyce * tenor saxophone duo
  • JazzPhoria * eclectic original jazz
  • Marcus Shelby * classic jazz
  • Rent Romus’ Life’s Blood Ensemble * adventurous original jazz
  • Black London: Kev Choice, Mike Blankenship, Howard Wiley * original jazz
  • Nora Stanley * original next-generation jazz

*Music in the time of COVID-19 can be unpredictable; artists and programs are subject to change.

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*
*Free Admission
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, In Person, Live Music
Address: 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102