As the ensemble’s level of activity and reputation has grown over the years, the reach and influence of the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players has extended throughout California and around the globe. The Contemporary Music Players are a 2018 awardee of the esteemed Fromm Foundation Ensemble Prize, and a ten-time winner of the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming.The group has appeared on leading festivals and concert series such as SF Performances, Los Angeles Monday Evening Concerts, Cal Performances, the Stern Grove Festival, the Festival of New American Music at CSU Sacramento, the Ojai Festival, and France’s prestigious MANCA Festival, all in the effort to spread awareness of the ensemble’s vital mission in San Francisco and to connect with the arts community at large in meaningful and mutually beneficial ways.
