Welcome to Day 12 of “(Re)Imagine: 100 New Works from Cava Menzies & Community Music Center,” where you receive daily boosts of musical inspiration and hope. Half of these works were composed by Cava Menzies and collaborators and the other half were written by CMC students and faculty from the Young Musicians and Mission District Young Musicians Programs exploring themes of cultural identity, critical community issues, and world music/culture. Sign up to receive these videos delivered to your inbox from April 4–May 23, 2022 at sfcmc.org/reimagine/.

Video 1: “Untitled,” composed by Cava Menzies, Danielle Scott, Clay Xavier, Kumar Butler
From Cava Menzies: “This is a 2020 original collaboration. This is a hip hop original that the four of us created together. Danielle Scott was my college roommate at Berklee College of Music in the late 90s and she now is a Professor in the Ensemble Department at the college. She specializes in Hip Hop education and does a lot of work to bring awareness to women MCs and producers in that particular genre as well. I was extremely excited to connect her with Kumar Butler (Oakland School of the Arts Audio Production and Engineering Department Chair and member of the band The Seshen) and Clay Xavier (a member of Oakland-based production company - Oaktown Soul).”

Performed by
Danielle Scott, vocals, MC
Clay Xavier, flute
Cava Menzies, piano
Kumar Butler, drum machine


Video 2: “Untitled (MDYMP),” composed by MDYMP students: Hrittik Banerjee, Cesar Barrios Palacios, Christopher Flores, Daphne Gonzalez, Daniela Lopez, Isabela Macias-Fraser, Sara Jimenez Lopez, Diana Ramos, Gian Marco Velasquez, Luca Velasquez
“Untitled,” is a meditative piece in a slow 6/8 cuban Bembe rhythm. It’s a reflection on the dominant and often negative influence the USA has on Latin America. The slow tempo and minor tonality reflect the sadness of this relationship and power imbalance.

Performed by
Mission District Young Musicians Program Students:
Sara Jimenez Lopez, violin
Cesar Barrios Palacios, piano
Gian Marco Velasquez, congas


Mission District Young Musicians Program Faculty:
Charlie Gurke, bass
Tregar Otton, campana

Faculty coach
Charlie Gurke


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This project was made possible in part by a grant from The Creative Work Fund, a program of the Walter and Elise Haas Fund that also is supported by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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