Health & Fitness
NMYO Presents a Benefit Concert for the Thanksgiving Basket Project
The Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) will be presenting a benefit concert as their first performance of the season on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at the First Church in Ipswich, MA. The concert will start at 3:00 p.m. This concert is presented in collaboration with the First Church as part of their Thanksgiving Basket Project which provides food baskets to families in need. A suggested $5 cash donation will be collected at the concert.
Performances by the NMYO Intermezzo Orchestra, Prelude String Ensemble, Overture String Ensemble, Junior Flute Choir, Flute Choir, and selected soloists will take place at this benefit event. This concert is family-friendly, and is a great way to expose children to orchestral music while teaching them about helping neighbors in the community.
“This is a great opportunity for NMYO to reach out to the community and help people in need,” says NMYO Music Director Gerald Dolan. “This concert is an excellent way for our young musicians to understand that there are people in need and we can help through performing our music.”
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One of NMYO’s goals is to serve diverse audiences through performance and outreach. The musicians and conductors of NMYO are proud to be a part of this opportunity to serve the local community.
First Church, Ipswich is located at 1 Meeting House Green, Ipswich, MA. The Church is in Ipswich Center, at the top of the hill, just off Routes 1A and 133, where they come to a stop in the middle of the business district. This concert is open to the public – all are welcome.
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ABOUT THE NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH ORCHESTRAS
The mission of the Northeast Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (NMYO) is to provide young musicians with exceptional ensemble training and opportunities for personal growth through musical performance and community service. Led by Music Director Gerald J. Dolan Jr., with an accomplished team of music professionals, NMYO creates community connections and collaborations for its young players. NMYO’s musicians come from over 40 towns and participate in one of eight ensembles offered by the program. The regular rehearsal and concert schedule is supplemented with master classes, enrichment days, chamber music coaching, community service outreach concerts to underserved populations, and a composer in residence program. NMYO is the largest youth orchestra program in northeast Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.
