Congratulations to the 2009/2010 Concerto Competition winners: Madeleine Tucker, cello and Lucy Song, flute!
The Young Artists Concert will take place Sat. Feb 20, 2010 at 8:00 in the auditorium of Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, MA. The program is:
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Ibert: Flute Concerto
Barber: First Essay
Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Overture
The 2009 - 2010 Seven Hills Symphony Concerto Competition will take place Sunday, November 22 at Wachusett High School in Holden MA. The winner(s) will recieve a scholarship and be invited to perform with SHS in their February 20th concert. For more information or to obtain an application form please contact Scott Chaurette at schaurette@gmail.com.
Please join us for three wonderful concerts this season including our Fifth Anniversary Celebration, the annual Young Artists Showcase, and an an exciting evening of music with a Spanish flair. Click on the concerts tab for more information.
Read an article about the SHS and the Concerto Contest in UMass Medical School’s Annual Report!
The Seven Hills Symphony is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008-2009 Youth Concerto Competition:
Christopher Coyne, oboe
Oboe Concerto, mvmt 2,3 - Albinoni
2nd Prize winner
Charles Colwell, cello
Cello Concerto in Bb, mvmt 1 - Boccherini
Co-Grand Prize winner
Mackenzie Melemed, piano
Piano Concerto in a minor, mvmt 1 - Grieg
Co - Grand Prize winner
Christopher, Charles, and Mackenzie will be performing with the Symphony on March 8, 2009.
The Seven Hills Symphony will be taking part in the 2009 St. Paul’s Music Festival (www.stpaulsmusicfestival.org). Details are still in the works, but we are tentatively scheduled for a full concert on Saturday June 7, 2009. [Update: the concert has been scheduled for Friday June 6, 2009!] This is a really great festival in a beautiful hall. More info will follow when it is available.
In the meantime don’t forget to mark your calendar for SHS’s first concert of the year: November 21st at 7:30 in the Blaise Pavillion of the Lazare Research Building at UMass Medical School. See you there!