SF’s Civic Music Free Concerts (2026)

SF’s Civic Music Free Concerts (2026) SF Civic Music Association The San Francisco Civic Music Association is dedicated to offering numerous opportunities for classical music lovers and amateur musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our ensembles are open to all musicians and our concerts are free and available to the public. We’d love to see you soon! 2026 SCHEDULE & PROGRAM Sunday, October 18, 2026 – SF Civic Symphony: Great Mysteries Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, SF – maps 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PROGRAM: Franz Liszt: Les Préludes Camille Saint Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1, A minor Angela Lee, Cello Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations Paul Schrage – Music Director & Conductor: Paul Schrage RSVP | Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $20 Sunday, October 24, 2026 – An Afternoon of Chamber Music Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St,. SF – maps 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PROGRAM: Marcel Boucard, Suite Champêtre Barbara Landt, Flute Carol Yarbrough, Horn Paul Hindemith, Kleine Kammermusik Malcolm Arnold, Three Shanties Sonore Quintet – Barbara Brown, Flute – Susan Ritter, Oboe – Sam Torrisi, Clarinet – Jeff Dickey, Horn – Leigh Korn, Bassoon Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), Piano Quartet No. 2 in E♭Major Pinky Quartet: – Leyan Lo, Violin – Alex Li, Viola – Eric Cheng, Cello – Sheila Chan, Piano RSVP | Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $20 Sunday, November 1, 2026 – Civic Strings: Enlightenment and America First Baptist Church, 22 Waller St., SF – maps 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PROGRAM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in B Flat Major, K. 137 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 (320d) for Violin and Viola and String Ensemble Michelle Maruyama, violin Marcel Gemperli, viola Sam Marshall: Rose, for String Orchestra George Gershwin: Lullaby Florence Price: II. Clementine, from Five Folksongs in Counterpoint Scott Joplin: The Entertainer Bates/Ward: America, the Beautiful (audience singalong!) Michelle Maruyama – Music Director & Conductor RSVP | Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $20 Sunday, November 1, 2026 – Civic Strings: Enlightenment and America First Baptist Church, 22 Waller St., SF – maps 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PROGRAM: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in B Flat Major, K. 137 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 (320d) for Violin and Viola and String Ensemble Michelle Maruyama, violin Marcel Gemperli, viola Sam Marshall: Rose, for String Orchestra George Gershwin: Lullaby Florence Price: II. Clementine, from Five Folksongs in Counterpoint Scott Joplin: The Entertainer Bates/Ward: America, the Beautiful (audience singalong!) Michelle Maruyama – Music Director & Conductor RSVP – Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $20 Saturday, November 14, 2026 – An Afternoon of Chamber Music Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St,. SF – maps 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PROGRAM: A selection of several chamber music groups. Maurice Ravel, Sonata for Violin and Cello M.74 Hazel Keelan, violin Glenn Fisher, cello Miriam Hyde, Trio for flute, oboe and piano John Carmichael, Escapades for flute, oboe and Piano Aulos Trio: Catherine Jennings, flute Eva Langfeldt, oboe Julian Fong, piano Intermission Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750), Trio Sonata BWV 1039 Danny Beagle, Flute Steve Shapiro, flute Roland Feller, Cello Felix Mendelssohn, Piano Trio in C minor Lily Tsai, violin Stephanie Tsai, cello Ben-han Sung, piano RSVP | Free Concert – Donations Accepted – Suggested Donation $20 Sunday, November 15, 2026 – Mozart to Mendelssohn Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave, SF – maps 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PROGRAM: A program of choral/orchestral works, in collaboration with CHORA NOVA Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Oratorio on Scenes from the Bible (Cantata after the Cessation of the Cholera in Berlin, 1831) SATB Soloists TBA Grace Williams: The Dancers (1951) Gabrielle Goozée-Nichols, soprano Margaret Bonds: Credo (1967) Soprano and Baritone Soloists TBA Music Director & Condu…