Crowden Music Center in Berkeley, CA, serves more than 12,000 Bay Area music lovers of all ages each year with educational programming and concerts that emphasize the collaborative art of chamber music. Rich musical learning experiences are available through two educational divisions: The Crowden School, a coeducational private school for grades three through eight, and Crowden’s education offerings for the broader community, which provide music instruction to students of all ages and levels of experience, teaching over 1,400 community students each year. Crowden enhances and supports the musical life of the Bay Area in myriad ways, including free and low-cost concert series (always free for children), public master classes and talks by prominent guest artists, music education outreach programs in local public schools, a facility rental program for fellow music non-profits, and partnerships with numerous arts organizations.