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Who are we?
Noontime Concerts is a 501(c) (3) non-profit music presenter in San Francisco since 1988. Noontime Concerts is not a program of the Catholic Church.
What do we do?
We present noon-hour classical chamber music concerts at 12:30 on Tuesdays in historic Old. St. Mary’s Cathedral on the California St. Cable Car line at Grant St.
What is admission?
Admission is a tax-deductible donation. $5.00 is requested at concert time.
Where are we?
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, 660 California St.
What is our mission?
Our mission is to enrich the cultural life of San Francisco during the lunch hour with easily accessible, affordable, live classical music concerts performed by professional Bay Area and international touring artists.
Whom do we serve?
Downtown workers; visitors to The City; tourists; shoppers; retirees; and music lovers in general.
Who supports us?
Public and private donations: San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund; Grants for the Arts; The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; the Bernard Osher Foundation; the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation; the Helen von Ammon Fund for Emerging Artists; the Fleishhacker Foundation; the Ross McKee Foundation; the Union Bank of California Foundation; and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Attendance:
We presented 68 concerts in 2005. On average, 250 people attend each concert, 18,000 per year.
Annual events:
January French Music Festival; J. S. Bach’s Birthday (March); Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestral season preview: San Francisco International Summer Music Festival; August is Piano Month; October Russian Music Festival.
Member of:
San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau; Yerba Buena Alliance; Chamber Music America; Musical America.
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