String Department
Bay Youth Symphony (BaYS)
Music Director, James Vinci
BaYS is an auditioned*, sequential youth orchestra program designed to create an opportunity for dedicated and talented young musicians, living in communities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, to perform symphonic music at a high level in a well organized orchestra program. The program currently offers ensembles at three levels: a string ensemble for younger students, a string orchestra, and a senior full symphonic orchestra. All rehearsals take place at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center.
See Orchestra for complete details and pricing.
Chamber Music
Sponsored by Motoko and Gordon Deane
Chamber opportunities are available in strings, percussion, flute,
woodwind, brass, and mixed instruments and voice. Playing in a small group setting, with each participant focusing on his/her individual part, can greatly improve a student’s playing, and is a helpful supplement for any student in a school band or orchestra program. Placement auditions are required to ensure that students are placed with others at the same level of expertise. For a placement audition please call Donald Zook at 781-934-2731, ext. 16 to schedule an audition. Ensembles meet weekly for one hour. 12 weeks
| $235 | |
Intro to Strings for Adults
Cynthia Weller
Beg, borrow or rent a violin, viola or cello and enjoy a first time, no
pressure opportunity to try your hand at playing a stringed instrument.
| Duxbury: Tuesday, 7 - 8 pm 8 weeks $120 |
|
Adult String Ensemble
Cynthia Weller
Adult violin, viola, cello and double bass players, novice through intermediate, experience the joy of playing in a string ensemble. With a relaxed schedule of rehearsals tailored to fit an adult’s busy lifestyle, this user-friendly program is designed to strengthen musical skills and to provide enjoyable music making in an informal and supportive atmosphere.
| Duxbury: Selected Wednesdays, 7:15 - 8:15 pm 8 weeks $125 |
|
Concerto Competition
January 27, 2008
All instrumental and voice students are invited to participate in the Conservatory’s annual Concerto Competition. First prize scholarships are awarded in each of three age divisions. All winners perform in the Concerto Competition Winners Recital on February 9, 7 pm at the Ellison Center for the Arts in Duxbury. The overall competition winner performs with Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra on March 18, 2007, 3 pm at Plymouth's Memorial Hall. Admission to the February 9 winner’s concert is free.