The mission of the San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music (SFFCM) is to make chamber music a vital part of the cultural life of the San Francisco Bay Area by increasing audiences and support for chamber music activity – performance, education, and career development.
Our goals are:
- to provide assistance in the form of fiscal sponsorship, funding, workshops, resources and services to established and emerging professional chamber ensembles, and individuals or unincorporated organizations with chamber music related projects. The Affiliate Program, The Musical Grant Program.
- to build new audiences for chamber music, and showcase the diversity of chamber music in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Chamber Music Day - Live + Free.
- to create chamber music education opportunities for a wide range of players that both encourages life-long participation and builds new audiences for the art form. Chamber Music Encounters.
- to collaborate and foster partnerships with Bay Area and national music organizations, schools, and presenters
- to provide a comprehensive website that serves our programs, events and the general public through its information and resources Calendar.
San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music is a member of Chamber Music America.