South Shore Conservatory presents the ninth season of the Duxbury Music Festival (DMF), with DMF faculty and student performances from July 20 through August 1. Nestled in the South Shore seaside town of Duxbury, DMF draws international undergraduate and graduate students who wish to participate in an intensive program for the study and performance of solo and chamber repertoires. Spectacular performances open to the public culminate the training these accomplished musicians receive during the Festival. In celebration of the efforts of the DMF faculty and students, and with the help of more than 150 volunteers, the Conservatory’s Duxbury Music Festival presents a multitude of community events.
Festival Director Stephen Deitz has recruited a faculty of internationally-acclaimed musicians to perform in four faculty concerts, including pianists Jonathan Bass, Jeffrey Cohen, Stephen Deitz, Regina Yung and Nicholas Dold; violinists Lucie Robert and Christophe Poiget; violist Rita Porfiris; and cellist Amir Eldan.
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July 20, 6:30 pm MUSIC BY THE BAY OPENING CONCERT
Private Waterfront Duxbury home, lawn concert under a tent, followed by reception.
Shuttle Service begins at 5:30 pm at South Shore Conservatory, Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 Saint George Street, Duxbury.
$45 per person
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante performed by the 1st place winner of the 2013 Solo Competition, Christine Choi, and the 2nd place winner of the 2013 Concerto Competition, Min Choi, along with DMF and SSC Faculty.
Sponsored by Diane and Sherm Hoyt
July 18, 2 pm WOODWIND MASTER CLASS WITH ROBERT STALLMAN
South Shore Conservatory, Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 Saint George Street, Duxbury
Free
Sponsored by Barbara and Fred Clifford
July 22, 6:30 pm FACULTY CONCERT
Private Home, Duxbury
$125 per person
Duxbury Music Festival faculty in concert, followed by reception
Sponsored by Barbara and Fred Clifford
July 24, 6 pm & CABARET JAZZ CONCERT
July 24, 8:30 pm South Shore Conservatory, Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 Saint George Street, Duxbury $30 per person
Duxbury Music Festival and South Shore Conservatory faculty in concert
Seating at café tables, light tapas, cash wine bar
Sponsored by Lynn Dale and Frank Wisneski
July 25, 7:00 pm BRITISH INVASION ON THE GREEN
Duxbury Town Green, Washington Street, Duxbury
$10 adults, $5 children under 18, lawn chairs welcome
50 years of music from across the pond
Sponsored by Mead Witter Foundation
July 26, 6:30 pm RHYTHM & BLUES ON THE GREEN
Duxbury Town Green, Washington Street, Duxbury
$75 per person, tables of 8 for $600
Buffet dinner and dance music by In the House
Sponsored by Mollie Dunn
July 27, 10:30 am BATS IN THE BAND FAMILY FEST
Duxbury Town Green, Washington Street, Duxbury
$10 adults, $5 children under 12
$17 Discounted signed book
World premiere reading and performance of New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Brian Lies’ book, Bats in the Band, along with a book signing, instrument petting zoo, Big-style piano mat, Bat Mobile’s interactive pipe organ, food and more. Discounted signed books available for purchase in advance.
Sponsored by the Harry C. and Mary Elizabeth Grafton Memorial Fund
July 27, 5:00 pm SUNDAY IN THE PARK
Duxbury Town Green, Washington Street, Duxbury
Free, lawn chairs welcome
DMF faculty and students in free recital of chamber repertoire
Sponsored by The Foundation for Creative Achievement
July 28, 7:30 pm THE FIRST TANGO IN DUXBURY FACULTY CONCERT
South Shore Conservatory, Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 Saint George Street, Duxbury
$30 per person
DMF faculty in concert
July 30, 6:30 pm FACULTY CONCERT
Private Home, Duxbury
$125 per person
DMF faculty in concert, followed by reception
Sponsored by Penobscot Investment Mgmt. Co.
August 1, 7:00 pm WINNERS CONCERT
South Shore Conservatory, Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 Saint George Street, Duxbury
$45 per person
Winners of DMF Solo, Concerto and Chamber Competitions in concert
Post-concert "farewell" reception
Sponsored by Cynthia and John Reed
Festival Recitals
DMF Festival Recitals, free and open to the public, are held on July 21, 23, and 29 at the Ellison Center for the Arts at 4:30 pm. An off-site Festival Recital will be held July 31, 4 pm, at The Village at Duxbury, 290 Kingstown Way, Duxbury. Festival Recital sponsors include Lee and Jack Barlow, Nancy Herndon, and The Village at Duxbury.
Tickets for all events will be available beginning June 1. A variety of series subscriptions are available for purchase. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.duxburymusicfestival.org, call 781-934-2731, ext. 14, or follow Duxbury Music Festival on Facebook.
About Duxbury Music Festival
Duxbury Music Festival (DMF), a program of South Shore Conservatory, is an intensive program for solo and chamber instrumental performance, unique to all of New England. Founded with the knowledge that music enriches the human spirit and upon the belief that this enrichment endures, DMF brings faculty and students from around the world to the idyllic seaside community of Duxbury, thirty-five miles south of Boston and twenty miles north of Cape Cod. DMF is a 16-day intensive program for the study and performance of solo and chamber repertoires for undergraduate and graduate students and adult professionals. Festival Director, Stephen Deitz, gathers to this historic and picturesque town a renowned faculty who offer chamber performances, as well as individual instruction and ensemble coaching. Both Festival faculty and students perform in concerts in public and private venues, from the Duxbury Town Green and The Ellison Center for the Arts to beautiful seaside homes and barns. DMF has tremendous community support, involving over 150 volunteers and over 2000 patrons each season. DMF headquarters are located at South Shore Conservatory’s Duxbury campus at The Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George Street, Duxbury, 781-934-2731. For more information, follow Duxbury Music Festival on Facebook or visit www.duxburymusicfestival.org.
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.
