Join Crowden & friends for a free day of family music!
Ever wanted to bow a violin or try out a cello? Get hands-on with instruments from across the orchestra. Crowden’s student “Zookeepers” are here to help you try your first notes-and yes, we have pint-sized instruments for our littlest visitors!
Designed specifically for infants through age seven (and their grown-ups!), these relaxed 20-minute performances invite kids to dance, and listen up close.
Showtimes: 10:15 AM, 11:00 AM, & 11:45 AM
Participants are invited to ‘compose’ music with PBO by decorating a strip of music staff paper. What does a scribble sound like? Draw your own musical picture and hear PBO musicians play your composition!
Interactive sessions scheduled throughout the morning.
Catch live sets across campus from Crowden students, faculty, alumni, and special guest ensembles. From young beginners to seasoned pros, there’s always something new on stage.
Check the event map for full line-up times.
Turn household materials into working musical tools! Kids can craft, tune, and decorate their own custom instrument to test out at the event and take home afterward.
Add a splash of color to your day with face painting and family-friendly activities. Every child who attends Community Music Day gets a special souvenir to take home!
Crowden Suzuki Strings
Very First Concerts with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Very First Concerts with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Very First Concerts with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Crowden School Showcase featuring students, alumni, the John Adams Young Composers Program, faculty, and the Crowden School Choir
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
Additional Performance to Be Announced
Violin 10am -12pm; Cello 12pm – 2pm
Each session is 15 minutes; 4 people per group
Experience hands-on string instruction with Crowden’s professional music faculty! Designed for our youngest learners (ages 3+), these interactive demos introduce children and parents to the basics of violin and cello. Discover how the Suzuki method builds a lifelong love of music from an early age.
Space is limited-reserve your demonstration spot in advance!
Non-participants are welcome to watch the demo (no ticket required)
When signing up on Eventbrite, select “Reserve a Spot” to select Suzuki Strings sessions.
'Very First Concerts' with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra
Every Crowden student engages with music every single day, building focus, confidence, and joyful habits of practice. Daily immersion makes music feel natural, accessible, and woven into the rhythm of learning.
East Bay Center For The Performing Arts
For more than 50 years, East Bay Center has proved that a cultural arts center can play a major role in community change, by acting as a convener, actor, partner and leader in systems change.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Philharmonia Baroque offer hands-on educational workshops for all ages and skill levels, collaborative programming that build bridges between centuries-old masterpieces and today’s vibrant cultural landscape.
Location: Upper Courtyard, Co-Principals Office
Did you know Crowden is more than a place for community education? We are also a day school for grades kindergarten through eighth grade! Join our Co-Principals, Heidi Mattson and Tyler Powles, to discover how our unique model, which integrates academics with daily music education, fosters confident, creative thinkers!
Sessions run through 11am, 12pm and 1:30pm. Pre-registration recommended, however please feel free to drop by within these times. We welcome your questions!
When signing up on Eventbrite, select “Reserve a Spot” to select Co-Principal sessions.
“Crowden opens your mind and lets you develop in a way that is only possible when you have music alongside the strong academics.”
ANJANINE BONET
CROWDEN GRADUATE
