On March 1st, Bird & Beckett is proud and pleased to welcome faculty and friends of that august institution, the Community Music Center, with its headquarters on Capp Street in the Mission District and its outpost in the Richmond… offering a musical education to countless San Franciscans of all ages for nine decades-plus!

Once a year, composer/pianist Betty Wong rustles up a cadre of talented teachers and associates of the school to celebrate Chinese New Year at Bird & Beckett with a wide-ranging program.

And this year — the Year of the Ram — is no exception!

You’ll enjoy a unique sampling of music from 2,000 year old ancient harps, the “guqin” and the guzheng,” journey to the land of Genghis Khan, hear poetry by local poet Nellie Wong, cross the globe to sample the works of Rachmaninoff and Grieg, then hear “music for the feet” in the form of Astor Piazzolla’s tango, and finally, dig the sublime jazz of Randy Craig’s Boarthouse quartet.

Come celebrate a music school that’s accessible to all and that vastly enriches the culture of the city we love…