NMYO’s Symphonic Summer Sessions includes a combination of small and large ensembles, jazz, pops, fiddling, traditional & concert band, symphonic works, and lots more! Youth musicians, with at least two years of instrument study with a private teacher and the ability to read music, can register. No auditions are required! Held this year at Trinity Episcopal Church in Topsfield, musicians will play music both inside and under canopies on the wooded grounds.
All musicians - string, wind, brass, and percussion - meet from 9:00am to 12:00pm. String musicians who are at the end of Suzuki Book 1 or equivalent through Book 3 meet as a small string ensemble with fiddling workshops included. Advanced string players, at the Suzuki Book 4 level or higher, play in a small chamber music group and a larger string ensemble, with time for fiddling as well. Wind, brass and percussion musicians play in small groups as well as with a larger Wind Ensemble. Musicians should have at least two years’ experience playing at school or with a private instructor.