History
Blue Bear School of Music was founded as "Blue Bear Waltzes School of Genuine Music" in the summer of 1971 by a rock band called "Wolfgang & Strauss" Before moving to San Francisco they lived in Northern California on the Bear River. For a period in the mid-70s, when the founding members moved on, Blue Bear was run by a co-operative of teachers and students.
In 1978, operations moved from the original storefront on Ocean Avenue to Fort Mason Center. Blue Bear's current Board of Trustees include co-founder and Board President Steve Savage and well known singer/songwriter/keyboard player Bonnie Hayes. The current board chair is David Given. Day-to-day operations of Blue Bear are under the direction of Executive Director David Roche. Carol Snow, Chief Financial Officer and Dennis Criteser, Program Director, are both former Blue Bear students who have been associated with the school for more than 35 and 25 years respectively.
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