Welcome to the Burlingame Music Club
Burlingame Music Club 2025-26 Season
May Tea Club Recital Meeting
Monday, May 11, 2026
In the Sanctuary of the Congregational Church of San Mateo
From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Featuring Recitals by the
Winners of the
2026 BMC Young Musicians’ Competition
Piano Competition Winners
First Place Award $1200 - Amy Woolf Honor Award - Claire Chang, age 17
Second Place Award $1000 - Marcia Leonhardt Memorial Award - Ellie Xuan, age 12
Third Place Award $800 - Patron of the Arts Award - Amber Chen, age 13
Honorable Mention Awards $300 - Hiroshi Corro, age 13; Kou Shimizu, age 17
String Competition Winners
First Place Award $1200 - Mary Bianco Honor Award - Unyew Kim, violin, age 12
Second Place Award $1000 - Marcia Leonhardt Memorial Award - Ella Kim, violin, age 16
Third Place Award $800 - Patron of the Arts Award - Cara Wang, cello, age 16
Honorable Mention Awards $300 - Edan Leung (violin) age 15; Aaron Ma (violin) age 17; Riona Zhu (violin) age 17
Please join us on May 11, 2026
Enjoy the Celebration of Student Award Winners sharing their talent with us
As we conclude our very successful 2025-2026 Season
Enjoy refreshments with fellow music lovers.
Members of the Public are encouraged to attend to support our students!
Burlingame Music Club Meetings
Congregational Church of San Mateo
225 Tilton Ave. San Mateo, CA. 94401
Important change: The May Tea Meeting
Monday May 11, 2026 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM:
Will be held in the Church Sanctuary
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.
May ‘25 BMC Competition Winners with BMC Vice President, from left to right - Natalie Burr (honorable mention, piano), Oliver Corro (first place, piano), Peter Parra (second place, piano), Hiroshi Corro (third place, piano), Edna Steele (BMC Vice President), Daniel Wang (first place, strings - cello), Sydney Li-Jenkins (second place, strings - violin), Melissa Lam (third place, strings - cello), Lisa Saito (honorable mention, strings - violin)
BMC 2025 Young Musicians’ Competition Winners Selected!
To view the 2025 winners, please click here.
Here is the link to Daniel Wong’s 2026 performance with Cambrian Symphony: https://youtu.be/-LW6NioWdYA?si=YITBt0miJrR1vFF2
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, November 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