Summer at South Shore Conservatory

Duxbury Music Festival

Description of Duxbury Music Festival

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Private Home Concert:
A Few of Our Favorite Things

Opening Concert:
Overture for a Score

SSC Student Showcase

Closing Celebration:
A Finale to Remember


Summer Music Festival

South Shore Conservatory’s Summer Music Festival (SMF) offers woodwind, brass, string, and percussion students in elementary school through college the opportunity to perform in high-quality wind bands, orchestras, chamber, and jazz ensembles. This festival brings together student musicians from across southeastern Massachusetts in an intense, supportive, collaborative, and music-focused learning environment

  • Summer Wind Ensemble & Festival Wind Ensemble
  • Morning String Intensive
  • Jazz Ensembles
  • Afternoon Chamber Music
  • Festival Orchestra
  • Summer Music Festival Teaching Academy
  • SSC Transform

Summer Music Classes

  • Adult Intro to Piano

    Adult Intro to Piano

    Are you an adult who has always wanted to learn to play the piano? If so, then our Intro to Piano for Adults class is…

  • Adult Rock Band

    Adult Rock Band

    For adult rockers looking to dust off their instrument and play those oldies but goodies, as well as covering contemporary artists. Each session culminates with…

  • Rock Band

    Rock Band

    Middle and high school students meet weekly to work on group dynamics, the development of a cohesive band sound, chart reading, improvisation, and active listening.…

  • Outdoor Explorers

    Outdoor Explorers

    With plenty of time for outdoor exploration, imaginative play, and artistic creation, Outdoor Explorers will inspire your child to appreciate nature while sparking their curiosity…

  • Cooking Fun!

    Cooking Fun!

    This hands-on camp is all about experimenting with yummy treats, learning about the science behind cooking, and having a blast with creative activities. Each day,…

  • Conservatory Kids 2025

    Conservatory Kids 2025

    This arts-integrated camp brings a new theme each week, blending hands-on activities, music, art, dance, and outdoor fun where children explore the world through creativity…

  • Summer Music Festival Teaching Academy

    Summer Music Festival Teaching Academy

    The SMF Teaching Academy is a one-of-a-kind hybrid fellowship-internship program for collegiate instrumental music education majors. Utilizing South Shore Conservatory’s rich infrastructure and Summer Music Festival’s dedicated team…

  • Flute Symphony

    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…

  • SSC Memory Cafe

    SSC Memory Cafe

    This social based gathering is offered for those individuals living with dementia and Alzheimer’s, and their care-partners, in the safety and comfort of their own…

  • South Shore Conservatory Youth Orchestra

    South Shore Conservatory Youth Orchestra

    Under the direction of Elijah Langille, SSC Youth Orchestra Program Director & Principal Conductor, the SSC Youth Orchestra is an auditioned, sequential youth orchestra program that…


Summer Dance Programs

  • Conservatory Kids 2025

    Conservatory Kids 2025

    This arts-integrated camp brings a new theme each week, blending hands-on activities, music, art, dance, and outdoor fun where children explore the world through creativity…

  • Ballet FUNdamentals

    Ballet Fundamentals introduces the basics of ballet, focusing on the foundational positions of the feet and arms while exploring body awareness, spatial awareness, and movement…

  • Music Together® at SSC

    Music Together® at SSC

    Sing, dance, and play in our 45-minute Music Together® class this fall as we sing songs from our Flute Song Collection! In the Flute Song…


Summer Programs for Kids