LMS Flower Piano Picnic 2026
Join us for an afternoon of music in the SF Botanical Garden!
Details:
- When: Sunday, September 13th, 2026, 2:00 PM
- Where: San Francisco Botanical Garden, Redwood Grove
- What: An afternoon picnic with musical performances by Little Mission Studio Faculty, Students, & Ensembles
- Bring: A picnic blanket or lawn chairs, picnicky snacks and beverages to enjoy, & layers, just in case Karl the Fog makes a guest appearance.
- Tickets: Admission is free for all SF Residents.
- LMS Faculty & Student Performers should reserve their complimentary ‘performer’ tickets using this link.
- Performers can reserve tickets for themselves & up to 2 guests.
- LMS will send performers info on where to enter the garden as a performer.
- Additional Guests & General Attendees should reserve general admission tickets in advance.
- LMS Faculty & Student Performers should reserve their complimentary ‘performer’ tickets using this link.
Program:
Ode to Joy
Performed By: Finley Henry-Nichols & Ludwig Reinelt, Piano Students
Composed By: L.v. Beethoven
Arranged By: Timothy Brown
At the Robot Factory
Performed By: Lennox Titus & Haru Yoneda, Piano Students
Composed By: Kevin Olson
Simple Gifts
Performed By: Akash Kumar & Tobi O’Boyle, Piano Students
Traditional Shaker Tune
Arranged By: Kevin Olson
Blue Danube Waltz
Performed By: Greyson and Emery Nedkov, Piano Students
Composed By: Johann Strauss Jr.
Arranged By: Robert Schultz
Ella’s Elegance
Performed By: Koda & Aya Spiegel, Piano Students
Composed By: Belinda Reynolds
It’s Alright
Performed By: Little Mission Chorus
Composed By: Curtis Mayfield
Arranged By: Robert T. Gibson
I’ve Had The Time of My Life
Performed By: Little Mission Chorus
Composed By: Frankie Previte, John DeNicola, & Donald Markowitz
San Francisco
Performed By: Little Mission Chorus
Composed By: The Mowgli’s
Arranged By: Roger Emerson
Song of Storms
Performed By: Hazel Chen-Harding, Clarinet Student & Theo Keats, Piano Student
Composed By: Koji Kondo
Arranged By: Matt Rupert
Call Me Ishmael
Performed By: Owen Purcell, Voice Faculty & Rachel Royer, Piano Faculty
Composed By: Owen Purcell
Trio in G Minor, Op. 63
III. Andante espressivo
Performed By: Ryan Pitesky, Alex Gilman, & Doris Flaherty, Chamber Ensembles Students
Composed By: Carl Maria von Weber
Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 358
II. Adagio
Performed By: Tyler Hoyt & Annie Tahtinen, Piano Students
Composed By: W.A. Mozart
A Heart Full of Love from Les Miserables
Performed By: Hikaru Masuda & Hailie Wood, Voice Students; & Mikka Chinbaatar, Piano Faculty
Composed By: Claude-Michel Schoenberg
Petite Suite
I. En Bateau
III. Menuet
Performed By: Sage & Oz Rafer, Piano Students
Composed By: Claude Debussy
Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales), Op. 132
I. Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell
III. Rohiges Tempo, mit zartem Ausdruck
Performed By: Rima Ash & Evelyn Sjafii, Chamber Ensembles Students; & Sarah Hooton, Strings Faculty
Composed By: Robert Schumann
Soave Sia il Vento
Performed By: Taylor Husted, Marina Davis & Owen Purcell, Voice Faculty
Composed By: W.A. Mozart
How to Train Your Dragon Medley
Performed By: Matt Rupert & Mikka Chinbaatar, Piano Faculty
Composed By: John Powell
Arranged By: Frank Tedesco & Zach Heyde