SF Music Day 2020 Broadcast

This Sunday, October 25, noon–6pm

Join us as our free annual festival of Bay Area music moves online for 2020, with ten premiere performances by classical, contemporary, and global music ensembles professionally recorded especially for this event.

The stream goes live on sfmusicday.com for one day only!

SF Music Day 2020 Broadcast

Performing Ensembles

How To Watch

SF Music Day Schedule

SF Music Day 2020 Program

Digital Market Place

Make A Donation

Our Sponsors

Tune in to the Sounds of the Bay Area

SF Music Day 2020 is InterMusic SF’s 13th annual showcase of classical, jazz, contemporary, and global music in the Bay Area. This year’s free daylong festival features exclusive premiere performances by ten stellar ensembles, pre-recorded with professional video and glistening audio in the festival’s perennial home, the stunning Herbst Theatre in the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building.

As this year’s Music Day moves online for the health and safety of audiences and artists, the highly-anticipated fall season gathering of musicians and listeners retains its inviting community spirit, seamless production aesthetic, and unflagging commitment to world-class performances.

At InterMusic SF we know that music can help us weather the toughest of times, and we believe it’s more important now than ever to support area musicians and remind each other of the transformative power of music to connect and inspire us all.

Performing Ensembles

Classical & Contemporary Music

Del Sol String Quartet • Telegraph Quartet • Tom Stone/Elizabeth Dorman/Amos Yang • Motoko Honda’s AIR Trio

Jazz & Global Music Traditions

Mads Tolling & The Mads Men • Destiny Muhammad Trio • Ricardo Peixoto Trio with Marcos Silva and Brian Rice • Terrence Brewer Group • Jeremy Cohen & Andrés Vera, of Quartet San Francisco • Rob Reich & Daniel Fabricant Duo

Don't Miss your Favorite Ensemble

Our SF Music Day 2020 Broadcast is only airing once on Sunday, October 25 noon – 6pm. So make sure to keep an eye on our official schedule.

*Please note schedule times are approximate, with shifts of 5-10 minutes possible in either direction.

How to Watch

Tune in to SF Music Day 2020 on this website, sfmusicday.com – the link to the video broadcast goes live for one day only at noon (PDT) on Sunday, October 25. The stream is free to watch and no RSVP is required.

How to Watch Guide

Things to know!

The broadcast is viewable in real time, for one-day only.

If you don't see the "Watch SF Music Day Now" button at the top of the page, please click this link once the broadcast begins (10/25 noon - 6pm) www.sfmusicday.com
The video will not play automatically - press the triangular “play” button in the middle of the screen to begin the broadcast.
Make sure the volume on your device is turned on and at a comfortable level. We recommend setting up some good audio speakers or plugging in headphones for the best listening experience
Enjoy SF Music Day 2020 and don't forget to learn more about the ensembles and to help support the music you love with a tax deducible donation.

Please note: posted schedule times are approximate, with shifts of 5-10 minutes possible in either direction.

Tips for the Best Viewing & Listening Experience

• We recommend setting up some good audio speakers or plugging in headphones for the best listening experience.

• Posted schedule times are approximate, with shifts of 5-10 minutes possible in either direction.

• Download the festival guide with artist bios and concert programs directly to your smart phone, to view as you watch the broadcast on your desktop computer or home entertainment streaming device.

• Download a printable pdf of the festival schedule to view offline.

• Follow the artist links on sfmusicday.com and in the program guide to learn more about the artists you heard and find out how to follow their work beyond SF Music Day.

Troubleshooting

If you experience any problems while streaming the broadcast due to internet connectivity issues (such as a frozen screen, or audio and video out of sync).

• Try refresh your browser to reset the streaming connection.

• If you are on a computer/laptop try using a different browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Safari)

• We will also be broadcasting on other networks, so check our Facebook or Youtube Page

FAQ

I missed a performance! How do I watch it again?

My video is slow or keeps freezing. How do I fix it?

Where can I learn more about the ensembles?

How to Stream to TV

One of the best ways to watch the SF Music Day Broadcast is on the big screen (a TV).

Below are a few videos on how to broadcast the show to a smart TV.

Apple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4lp4o9WuF4

Casting/Mirroring for Apple TV, Smart TV,Roku, Amazon TV, ChromeCast, Windows, and Android Phones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAM1iYhXDu8

SF Music Day program

Learn more about InterMusic SF and all of the performing ensembles in our NEW digital program book! To save the program book for later, just click the link below and when the window opens select File and “Save As”.

Support the Music you Love

SF Music Day is made possible thanks to our generous funders and individual donors. During these uncertain times for musicians, we are doing all we can to continue our support of Bay Area performers and ensembles. Please consider supporting our work by donating to InterMusic SF.

Digital Market Place

Arts Worker Relief fund

InterMusic SF partnered with Dancers’ Group and Theatre Bay Area, to launch the COVID-19: Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund on March 20, 2020 as a resource for performing arts workers who are facing a loss of income due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Make a donation today!

Ensemble for These Times

Announcing E4TT's 2020/21 season, with four live-streamed concerts on Nov. 20, 2020, Jan. 30, 2021, April 17, 2021, and June 12, 2021, plus a return to the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival. See what we'll be doing!

SFJAZZ

SFJAZZ Digital Lab offers audio production classes in ProTools, Logic, Ableton Live, recording, mixing and mastering! Taught by top shelf A list instructors and Industry professionals. Tickets start at $20 per class!

Berkeley Chamber Performances

Please join Berkeley Chamber Performances in their second online Couch and Cocktail Concert, presenting the Alexander String Quartet, for the second evening of "String Quartet Mavericks," November 17.

Community Music Center

Music for Everyone since 1921. Exceptional faculty bring online learning to life in fun and engaging ways with personalized music lessons and group classes.

Music at Kohl Mansion

Music at Kohl Mansion launches its 38th season with three chamber music concerts virtually broadcast: Fauré Quartett, Nov. 1; cellist Amit Peled, Nov. 15; Alexander String Quartet, Jan. 24

Center for New Music

UPCOMING EVENTS: Oct 25: “PianoBar” – Chris Brown, piano, computer & the Buchla PianoBar • Oct 29: Tonal Access III: The Array Fields of Bill Wesley • Nov 7: Janis Mercer and William Sorenson, piano. Music by Anton Webern, Roger Sessions and Igor Stravinsky • Nov 13: Meerenai Shim: Solo Flute Rectial

Jazz in the Neighborhood

art • equity • access — Announcing The Safe Place to Play is a FREE play/rehearsal space for up to 8 musicians with backline and COVID-19 protocols in place.

The Crowden Music Center

Community Music Day — Crowden's free musical carnival is now online! Saturday, November 28, 10am to 12pm.

Old First Concerts

Upcoming Live Stream Concerts — Circadian String Quartet: Images – Friday, November 13, 8 pm — Old First Concerts 50th Anniversary Gala – Sunday, November 15 at 2 pm

San Francisco Early Music Society

SFEMS is a community-based organization dedicated to increasing public appreciation for historically-informed performance of early music. Now bringing early music performances and workshops online!

Voices of Music

Voices of Music presents a full, online season with internationally acclaimed performers in Early Music and offering online music classes and lessons. A new, ultra high definition video is added every week to their free, online video library with over 370 videos.

Earplay

Earplay nurtures the finest new chamber music of our time, linking audiences, performers, and composers through concerts, commissions, and recordings. Stay tuned for updates on Earplay's 35th season concert programs.

Music on the Hill

Dedicated to supporting the best of San Francisco Bay Area musicians, Music on the Hill has been presenting cutting-edge chamber music concerts since 1998. Continuing in its 21st Season to provide excellent livestreamed concert performances.

SFCMP

Now celebrating its 50th anniversary season, the Contemporary Players have been the Bay Area’s go-to ensemble presenting and performing thought-provoking and virtuosic contemporary music. For 50 years, the Players have found new and innovative ways to connect with our community and the world around us.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale’s presents audiences throughout the world with historically-informed performances of music from the Baroque, Classical, and Early Romantic periods, as well as new music, using period instruments and vocal techniques that capture the style, spirit, and distinctive sound of that time.

Amateur Music Network

Join the AMN digital community to connect with fellow musicians and find opportunities to play and learn with others who share your love of making music. Registration is easy and FREE, so sign up today!

CMSSF

The Chamber Music Society of San Francisco brings world-class chamber music with a flair for storytelling to settings that reach far beyond the concert hall. Cellist Jean-Michel Fonteneau joins the quartet in a virtual program that features works by Marsalis, Dvorak, Arensky, and Brahms. Nov. 20 & 22.

SF Music Day 2020 Sponsors

SF Music Day is made possible with support from Grants for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, the Mervyn L . Brenner Foundation, the Ross McKee Foundation, the Fleishhacker Foundation, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Past SF Music Day Festivals

SF Music Day was founded twelve years ago to celebrate the Bay Area music community, and to encourage local audiences to explore and savor the diverse range of music of our region. Each year, the daylong festival presents dozens of ensembles performing a staggering array of repertoire, from Baroque and classical works to contemporary compositions. SF Music Day has grown and thrived thanks to a host of presenting and collaborating partners. The first SF Music Day (then called Chamber Music Day) was held in 2008 at Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, and featured 16 local chamber ensembles. Subsequent festivals were held at Old First Church, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the deYoung Museum, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and most recently, at the War Memorial Veterans Building.