Welcome to the Burlingame Music Club
Burlingame Music Club 2026-27 Season
October Opening Meeting and Fund-Raising Auction
Monday, October 19, 2026
In Kloss Hall of the Congregational Church of San Mateo
From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Please join us on October 19, 2026
As we celebrate the opening of another wonderful BMC Season
Enjoy fine professional musicians, refreshments and comradery and help us start our season with a successful fund-raiser for our Young Musicians’ Competition
Members of the Public are encouraged to attend to support our fundraiser!
Burlingame Music Club Meetings
Congregational Church of San Mateo
225 Tilton Ave. San Mateo, CA. 94401
Mondays from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Monthly Meeting Dates:
October 19th, 2026 (October fundraising auction Meeting)
November 16th, 2026 (First Student Meeting)
Deember 14th, 2026; January 11th, 2027; February 8th, 2027; March 8th, 2027; April 12th, 2027
May 10th, 2027 (May Tea, Winning Students’ Recital)
Parking: The Congregational Church of San Mateo has ample free parking behind the church, accessible from Catalpa St. with easy ADA access to the Church Sanctuary:
To the Sanctuary: Enter the church building from the parking lot via the door on the right side of the church, then up a short interior ramp to the Sanctuary.
Regular Club Meetings: BMC regular Club Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, November through May, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Congregational Church Kloss Hall.
Our Meetings Feature:
Performances by student performers and performances by Professional Artist(s)
Light Refreshments and comradery
Please tell and bring your friends. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend our meetings to support our student performers, Professional Artists, and enjoy an afternoon of music and friendship together.
BMC 2026 Young Musicians’ Competition Winners Selected!
To view the 2026 winners, please click here.
From left to right: Ella Kim, second place strings, violin; Ellie Xuan, second place piano; Amber Chen, third place piano; Unyew Kim, first place strings, violin; Claire Chang, first place piano; Cara Wang, third place strings, cello
Our Mission
The major purpose of BMC is to provide competitive performance opportunities in a warm and supportive environment for gifted young musicians.
Our Beginning
The Burlingame Music Club (BMC), was founded March 5, 1930 by local music teachers, and is recognized as a music lover’s gem on the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula.
What We Do
BMC monthly programs showcase performances by student musicians who are in competition for the BMC awards, and performances/demonstrations by guest artists who are typically professionals in their fields. In the Bay Area, we are fortunate to be able to tap into a highly diverse artistic community who expand our horizons and inspire us with performances often drawn from music from other parts of the world and representing a wide array of genres, styles and eras.
Join us every
2nd Monday, October through May
Feb ‘25 BMC meeting student performers with BMC President, from left to right - Josefina Swartz (cello), Karen Matsui (piano), Marcia Leonhardt (BMC President), Minjoon Jo (viola), Aaron Ma (violin)
Become a BMC Member!
Come join our monthly programs of rich performances by young musicians who ultimately compete to be the winners of BMC’s annual student musicians awards.
Membership info here