Center StageSummer 2015 www.sscmusic.org SSC FORMS A BUSINESS PARTNERS CIRCLE From the President: SC continues to touch and transform of providing access to arts education. Like the lives of students and audiences of us, they believe that the arts are essential to fter the winter all ages and abilities through the power human development, and that arts education we have S of music and the arts. But we cannot do it builds a dynamic workforce by encouraging endured, we’re A alone. That’s why we are pleased to announce innovation, creative problem solving, certainly looking the recent launch of our Business Partners discipline and team work. The arts fuel the forward to sunny Circle, a leadership annual giving society economy and vitalize communities – arts summer days! I invite that recognizes our corporate and business organizations create jobs, attract tourists, and you to spend time with SSC this summer, partners. support local businesses. as music will be in the air most every day. Our event calendar Members of the SSC Business Partners Circle We are proud to recognize the following is filled with terrific performances support the Conservatory and our mission founding members: including Summer Spotlight concerts, JRP Spotlight Festival, Cedar Hill Composer’s Circle ($15,000-$24,999) Mirbeau Inn & Spa Jazz Club, and performances by Flute Hingham Institute for Savings Cordage Commerce Park Symphony, Summer Vocal Institute, Massa Products Corporation New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. and Summer Music Festival. Village at Duxbury Conductor’s Circle ($10,000-$14,999) This summer an SSC highlight is the Boston Private Bank & Trust Vivace Circle ($2,500-$4,999) 10th anniversary season of Duxbury Chateau Edmus Barnes & Noble Island Creek Oysters Music Festival (DMF). For nearly GAGNONware Doran Insurance Kate’s Table three weeks each summer, Duxbury Hemenway & Barnes Legal C Presto Circle ($5,000-$9,999) Newfield House Burton’s Grill comes alive with chamber music, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Derby Street Shoppes student recitals, festival competitions, Boston Financial Management family events and faculty concerts. (Listing includes business donors as of Eastern Bank May 28, 2015) DMF has become a premier and celebrated festival unique to all Interested in becoming a Business Partner? SSC welcomes the opportunity to discuss tailored benefits of New England. Founded on the to meet your unique needs and goals. To discover what SSC can do to amplify your company’s knowledge that music enriches the commitment to making a difference in our community, contact Kara Fagan, VP of Institutional human spirit, and upon the belief that Advancement, at 781-749-7565, ext. 14 or email [email protected]. this enrichment endures, DMF brings together world-renowned pedagogues and performers and aspiring young artists in the beautiful village of Duxbury. Founding faculty, founding chairs and the DMF volunteer army will all be participating, making this the most fabulous Festival season yet. DMF would not have made it to its Dick and Sheila Morse with performers at the Duxbury Music Jeff Bellows, Blue Cross Blue Shield with Eric Lane, faculty, 10th birthday without the support Festival preview concert. The Morses and Boston Financial Kathy Czerny, SSC President and Chris Rathbun, faculty after Management hosted the DMF concert on May 15. a jazz concert. of our sponsors and donors, over 200 volunteers each season and our dedicated and enthusiastic audience. Thank you for helping us make this happen! I look forward to seeing you at the Festival and our other SSC performances! Bob Gaughen, Hingham Institution for Savings was one of Beth MacLeod Largent, Director of Performance, Mark J. Kathy O. Czerny SSC’s first Business Partners. O’Connor, Vice President and Hingham Office Manager with President Lisa O’Connor, Vice President and Sales Professional on site at Boston Private Bank and Trust, Hingham 2 South Shore Conservatory presents SUMMER SPOTLIGHT SPONSORS CONCERT SPONSORS Jane Carr and Andy Hertig Hingham Institution for Savings Massa Products Corporation at the Jane Carr Amphitheater The Palmer Family 2015 Season RECEPTION SPONSORS Hemenway & Barnes June 19: Cedar Hill Jazz Club The Fresh Market concert sponsored by Massa Products Corporation PERFORMANCE SPONSORS Evenings Under the Stars Phyllis Godwin/ Granite City Electric Supply Co. Saturday evening concerts Deborah Allinson July 11: Evenings Under the Stars Festival Orchestra MEDIA PARTNER 95.9 FM WATD July 18: The Follen Angels Evenings Under the Stars Festival Orchestra July 25: Alliance Brass Quintet New York Tmes Lies presents Bestselling Author Brian August 1: The Mikado Bats in the Band Wacky Wednesdays family concerts July 1: Little Groove Adele Carter Janet Underhill July 8: Brian Lies presents Bats in the Band July 15: Vanessa Trien and the Jumping Monkeys July 22: Ben Rudnick and Friends July 29: Zak Morgan One Conservatory Drive, Hingham To order tickets, visit sscmusic.org or call 781-749-7565, ext. 22 THIS CELLIST LOVES HAYDN by Adele Carter e all love summer in New England. After waiting for six for formalizing the symphonic form. Over the years Haydn’s works (or more?) months through cold and snow and rain, this evolved from his early, more structured classical genre, into the free- W region wakes up and absolutely blossoms. When the long flowing, lyrical motifs for which he is best known. Audience members summer days fade into twilight, South Shore Conservatory’s Jane Carr will surely leave this concert humming some of these beautiful passages! Amphitheater sparkles. In the open air, nestled among the trees, for a few magical Saturday nights, we are treated to some of the most uplifting Please join me as South Shore Conservatory’s Evenings Under the melodious sounds known to man with SSC’s Evening Under the Stars Stars Festival Orchestra presents The Best of the Classics: Mozart and outdoor concert series, commonly known as EUS. A little appreciated More! on Saturday, July 11, 7 pm in the Jane Carr Amphitheater, One fact about EUS: you can sit on the lawn with your blanket, your wine, Conservatory Drive in Hingham. You’ll recognize me as the one behind your friends, and savor the summer air with a live soundtrack! the cello! I’m honored to be part of the July 11 EUS kick off concert this summer. This concert is generously sponsored by Hingham Institution for Along with the Evenings Under the Stars Festival Orchestra and Savings. Our conductor, Nicholas Palmer, is sponsored by Phyllis conductor and Hingham native Nicholas Palmer, I’ll be performing the Godwin/Granite City Electric. Cello Concerto in C Major by Franz Joseph Haydn. Haydn was unique among the classical composers for his more humble background. Some Cellist Adele Carter has been a member of South Shore Conservatory’s historians say he excelled as a young musician in order to earn better string faculty since 2010. food! Haydn raised the bar in classical music, and today is recognized 3 DUXBURY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015 oin me and SSC as 2015 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE we launch the 10th anniversary season of J July 17, 6 & 8:30 pm ECA $50 July 26, 5:00 pm TG Free the Duxbury Music Festival BERNSTEIN/SONDHEIM REVUE SUNDAY IN THE PARK (DMF). DMF, now recognized Sponsored by Frank Wisneski and Lynn Dale DMF faculty and students in recital as a premier chamber music Sponsored by Cordage Commerce Center festival, was started by a group July 18, 10 am ECA Free PIANO MASTER CLASS with Oxana Yablonskaya July 27, 7:30 pm ECA $35 of dedicated and generous Sponsored by Mead Witter Foundation FROM BROADWAY TO BEBOP friends, and the close-knit and Snug Harbor Wine tasting Duxbury community that July 19, 6:30 pm PH $60 Sponsored by Wendy and Vince Spiziri FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT opened its enthusiastic and Sponsored by Diane and Sherm Hoyt July 28, 4:30 pm ECA Free devoted arms. FESTIVAL RECITAL July 20, 10 am ECA Free Sponsored by Nancy Roberts Herndon To begin the celebration, STRING MASTER CLASS with Dmitry Yablonsky and Janna Gandelman July 29, 6:30 pm PH $125 we had a special kick-off weekend May 15-18, featuring two preview Sponsored by Mead Witter Foundation FACULTY CONCERT and Reception concerts and our annual volunteer meeting. Our DMF Preview Sponsored by Becky and Jim Garrett Concerts expanded their reach to Boston on May 15 at Boston Financial July 20, 4:30 pm ECA Free FESTIVAL RECITAL July 30, 4:00 pm VAD Free Management, Sponsored by Richard and Sheila Morse, and in Plymouth Sponsored by Lee and Jack Barlow FESTIVAL RECITAL on May 17 at Mirbeau Inn & Spa. The Preview Concerts featured DMF Sponsored by Village at Duxbury competition winners and faculty. Our annual volunteer meeting held at July 21, 6:30 pm PH $125 the home of Karen Wehner was filled with excitement, pride and energy, FACULTY CONCERT and Post-Concert Reception July 31, 7:00 pm ECA $50 Sponsored by Jane and Clark Hinkley WINNERS CONCERT Farewell Reception and many veteran and new volunteers attended. Please join the DMF Snug Harbor Wine tasting volunteer army and contact Amy Schomp, [email protected] or July 22, 4:30 pm ECA Free Sponsored by Cynthia & John Reed 781-749-7565 ext. 19 to sign up and for more information. FESTIVAL RECITAL Sponsored by Barbara and Fred Clifford (Sponsors as of May 15) The Festival’s celebratory season, held from July 17 through 31, will July 24, 7:00 pm TG $20/$5 ECA Ellison Center for the Arts be one of sentimental renewal, featuring celebrated founding faculty DISCO FEVER ON THE GREEN VAD Village at Duxbury members, renowned Russian pianist Oxana Yablonskaya and renowned Sponsored by GAGNONware TG Duxbury Town Green PH Private Home Russian conductor/cellist Dmitry Yablonsky.