Winds & Brass Department
Core Philosophy
Welcome to the Woodwind and Brass departments at SSC! By choosing to study a woodwind or brass instrument you and your child are joining a community of teachers, parents and students committed to the highest ideals in performing arts education. Whether you’re picking an instrument for fun or working on Districts, Semsba, All-State or college auditions, our extraordinary faculty will make sure you are well prepared. Instruction is offered at both our Hingham and Duxbury campuses.
In addition to studying their instrument of choice they are strongly encouraged to participate in chamber music ensembles with a vast array of traditional and contemporary literature. Our students also can participate in basic musicianship and theory classes, have a full orchestra experience with SSCYO youth symphony, as well as a chance to hear world-class faculty perform.
Winds & Brass Department Chair Donal Zook is Director of Chamber Music at South Shore Conservatory and Professor of flute at Bridgewater State University. Donald has taught on the faculties of Eastern Nazarene College and Stonehill College in southeastern Massachusetts and the American Conservatory College and Park Forest Conservatory in Illinois. He is a much sought-after flute teacher in Southeastern Massachusetts and gives many master classes throughout the Boston area, including a clinic for the Greater Boston Flute Association.
Donald is the founder, music director and conductor of South Shore Conservatory’s Flute Symphony, one of the largest flute symphonies in the United States, and has commissioned many new works and arrangements for this flute ensemble. He has been with SSC since 1988.
Flute Department Programs
Private Lessons
Students may start lessons on flute, saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, trumpet, trombone, tuba or French horn as early as grade four or five. Students may begin Suzuki instruction on flute as early as age four. Private lessons are offered at 30 minute, 45 minute, and 60 minute lengths. Group instruction (for three or more students) is 60 minutes in length.
Performance Opportunities
Performance Opportunities, including the HuiMin Wang Concerto Competition, our Workshop+Recital Series, and Participation in certain programs, such as Chamber Music and other performance ensembles leads to more opportunities to perform in a variety of solo and ensemble showcases, etc.
Other Classes and Programs
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Flute Symphony
Now in its 36th season, SSC’s Flute Symphony attracts flutists from all across the South Shore to rehearse and perform some of the most spectacular…
