Adventurous, Family Friendly Outdoor Concerts This Week at South Shore Conservatory

South Shore Conservatory’s (SSC) popular summer concert series Summer Spotlight features diverse entertainment next week and throughout July in the Jane Carr Amphitheater, One Conservatory Drive, Hingham. Summer Spotlight’s two series, Wacky Wednesdays family concerts and Evenings Under the Stars Saturday evening concerts, each have a performance on tap. WATD is the generous media partner for the family concert series.
Wacky Wednesdays concert series presents Ben Rudnick and Friends on Wednesday, July 22, 10 am, boasting a high level of adventurous musicianship providing a common ground where all family members can enjoy a shared musical experience. Their enthusiastic recordings and live performances seamlessly range from light folk, bluegrass, calypso, rock and even Irish Jigs. Publishers Weekly called Rudnick’s show “listening enjoyment for the whole family,” while Boston Herald Online called his show “a good dose of fun.”

On Saturday, July 25, 7 pm, Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Alliance Brass Quintet presents a Pops concert featuring a fun mixture of patriotic and classical tunes, with a few unexpected selections such as Bourbon Street Parade and Bohemian Rhapsody. The ensemble is comprised of some the United States’ finest young talents, including trumpeter Chris O’Hara, formerly a SSC instructor. The quintet’s members have performed all over the world, from Canada and Mexico to Russia, the UK, Italy, and Japan, sharing the stage with orchestras such as the Boston Pops, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra, and top chamber ensembles in the world including the Boston Brass, Synergy Brass. Whether through performances, clinics, or workshops, Alliance Brass has an infectious enthusiasm they use to inspire a passion for music wherever they go.

The remaining Wacky Wednesdays performance features Grammy-nominated Zak Morgan on July 29. Evenings Under the Stars concerts wrap up with The Mikado on August 1.

Tickets for Evenings Under the Stars concerts purchased in advance are $35 for pavilion seating, $40 on performance day, and $20 for lawn seating, $25 on performance day for Saturday evening concerts. Tickets for the Wacky Wednesdays family concerts are $15 for adults and $5 for children. Season subscriptions to the four Saturday evening concerts are available for $195 for pavilion and $160 for lawn seating and include the pre-concert receptions. There is no charge for children under three. Tickets may be purchased online at www.sscmusic.org/evenings_under_the_stars.html. For more information or to order tickets, visit www.sscmusic.org or call 781-749-7565, ext. 22.

About South Shore Conservatory
South Shore Conservatory, recently recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, is celebrating nearly 45 years of enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts. SSC was founded as a not-for-profit community music school in 1970 and now has two beautiful campuses in Hingham and Duxbury. Currently serving over 3,500 students of all ages and abilities, SSC is the largest community school for the arts in Massachusetts. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama. Through innovative partnerships with social service agencies, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s more fragile members. SSC’s Hingham campus is located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, 781-749-7565. SSC’s Duxbury campus is located at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, Duxbury, 781-934-2731. South Shore Conservatory is a member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education. SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook or visit www.sscmusic.org.

In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, South Shore Conservatory admits students and families of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.