Intimate La voix humaine provides a way forward
SCHMOPERA.com – Francis Poulenc’s La voix humaine provides a very interesting artistic challenge for anyone that decides to stage it: it is written for only a single character, a character from whom […]
Roberto Alagna, Aleksandra Kurzak, Lise Davidsen, Damien Geter, Lead Top 10 Operas to Stream This Week
OPERAWIRE.com – We are deep into the summer, but opera has not stopped. We are getting live performances throughout Europe and still getting full slates of online opera offerings. So […]
South Shore Conservatory offers virtual summer programs
WICKED LOCAL HANOVER – In response to requests from parents for summer enrichment programs for their children, South Shore Conservatory announced its plan to offer both virtual private lessons and […]
School districts cut staff amid uncertain local and state funding
THE PATRIOT LEDGER – The coronavirus has left children largely unaffected health-wise, but its impacts will echo through classrooms, band practice and athletic fields as the image of a fall […]
Grants to help Cape venues compete with casinos
CAPE COD TIMES – Darlene Love sang several concerts over the years for Payomet Performing Arts Center, but once Massachusetts casinos opened, the North Truro venue could no longer afford […]
In unprecedented times, teachers brace for layoffs
Layoff notifications in Randolph, Brookline, and other school districts spark concerns THE BOSTON GLOBE – Public school teachers and staff across Massachusetts are bracing for the most extensive school layoffs […]
CBS Boston – Teachers Push Back Against State’s Early Guidance For Reopening, Brace For Layoffs
NEWSMAKER: Meet South Shore Conservatory’s new president, Karen Geer
THE PATRIOT LEDGER – NAME: Karen Geer HOMETOWN: Ohio, though she considers Brooklyn, NY to be home. IN THE NEWS: Geer succeeded Kathy Czerny as president at South Shore Conservatory […]
Backlash swells against Randolph schools’ potential cuts in arts/music
RANDOLPH HERALD – When Reduction in Force (RIF) notices were sent to all Randolph art, music and PE teachers as well as social workers and guidance counselors at the K-8 […]
South Shore Conservatory named Partnership Excellence Award finalist
WICKEDLOCAL.com – The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network announced that the Hingham-based nonprofit South Shore Conservatory has been selected as a finalist for the 2020 Nonprofit Excellence Award in the Partnership category. […]
South Shore Conservatory marks 50 years of music
The music school, with locations in Hingham, Duxbury and Hanover, is celebrating five decades of music lessons and performances on the South Shore. HINGHAM JOURNAL – Fifty years ago, a […]
Randolph Student Advocates Fight Widespread School Educator and Staff Cuts
District issues pink slips eliminating arts, phys ed and social services positions McGRATHPR.com – The Randolph Public School community was jolted this week when a significant number of staff and […]