South Shore Conservatory's Concert Series Presents SSC Debuts

South Shore Conservatory’s renowned Conservatory Concert Series (CCS) starts its 2015/16 season with SSC Debuts, a concert showcasing the Conservatory’s newest superstar faculty members, Sunday, October 11, 4 pm at SSC’s Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street in Duxbury, and Sunday, October 18, 4 pm at One Conservatory Drive in Hingham.

CCS concerts feature the extraordinary talents of the Conservatory’s faculty of almost 100 teachers. The series is generously sponsored in part by Boston Private. Admission to the concert is free, advancing SSC’s mission of expanding access to arts education and performance.

SSC Debuts performers will present music they love while introducing themselves to the SSC community and friends. Each faculty member will to speak briefly about themselves and their selections. Repertoire includes music from the classical period through today’s contemporary sounds.

SSC faculty members performing include Elan Mehler and Xixi Zhou on piano, David Moorhead on guitar, Mark Leuning on vocals, Susanna Johnson on viola, Sassan Haghighi on cello and Peter Bianca on clarinet. Pianist Jonathan Roberts, who has been with SSC since 2010, is the collaborative accompanist.

Following the performance, the audience is invited stay, enjoy free refreshments, and visit with the musicians to learn more about them.

For more information about CCS concerts and all Conservatory events, performances and programs, please visit www.sscmusic.org or follow us on Facebook.

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 3500 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.