Family Series—Free Concerts for All Ages

Family Concerts expose audiences of all ages to the music, poetry, language, history, and customs of many world cultures. These admission-free concerts are held in the Oak Room at the San Mateo Public Library, located at 55 West 3rd Avenue, San Mateo. No tickets are required. For more information, call (650) 762-1130.

Upcoming Concerts

Five-time Grammy nominee and USA Fontanals Fellow, John Santos, and his stellar Quartet will open the Family Concert Series on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 3 pm. The John Santos Quartet presents a wide range of styles and rhythms for audiences of all ages and sheds light on the historical and cultural significance of Latin Jazz, as well as its aesthetic characteristics pertaining to instrumentation, rhythm, interpretation and improvisation.

The Rising Stars of California will perform on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 3pm. Under the direction of acclaimed Steinway Pianist Lara Downes, the Rising Stars of California program introduces community audiences to some of the state’s most accomplished young pianists, instrumentalists and vocalists ages 8-18, all winners of prestigious national and international youth music competitions. Performing alongside Ms. Downes on May 1st will be 13-year-old cellist, Clark Pang and 10-year-old pianist, Alex Chien. These remarkable young virtuosi have garnered local and national attention, and have been featured on National Public Radio’s popular “From the Top” program.