Mark MacNamara

The Peninsula Symphony was allegedly robbed by its former executive director, but it was also compromised by a board that trusted too much.

In this profile of a local school music program SFCV spoke with Michael Pakaluk, who heads the music program at Lynbrook High School.

Randy Porter is a larger-than-life figure to many of his middle school students. But being that big often has a different look in the inner-city.

A String Quartet in Denial (Squid, Inc.) and populist conductor Benjamin Simon and his orchestra team up for a highly entertaining family concert.

Read all about the program and upgrade at Berkeley’s Jazzschool, a place you really should know about.

The Junior Bach Festival has seen many illustrious musicians come through its programs. It celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and is readying its 51st festival, nine concerts crammed with 116 performances.

The new site SFSkids.org is driven by the potential of online gaming in music education and learning. Kids can play, perform, conduct, and compose — make music, and just listen to it. All in the spirit of fun.

The Young Artists Competition finals are at the Mondavi Center at UC Davis this weekend.

Let us count the ways to catch the ever-busy, delightful San Francisco Girls Chorus this March.

The Orchestra, a Brazilian source of pride, will give two performances featuring youthful sizzle as well as strong musicianship.