More than 60 community musicians and educators from across the nation came to the South Shore Conservatory of Music Saturday to see and hear just how the arts can be done at the local level.
The Conservatory is New England’s largest community school for the arts. It was selected for a visit by the annual Conference for Community Arts Education, taking place in Boston this weekend.
Some 500 delegates, community arts providers and education leaders from across the country are at at the annual National Guild for Community Arts Education event.
The guild selected several other leading arts institutions in Greater Boston, including the Boston Ballet, Huntington Theater and Institute of Contemporary Art.
“We are very proud we were selected to be the music site,” said Kathy Czerny, president of the conservatory.
The Conservatory students, faculty and others arranged a series of performances and workshops.
Student Nick Cox, 18, of Bridgewater sand “On The Street Where You Live,” from My Fair Lady. Cox is a senior who hopes to study mesical theater in college.
The Community Voices Chorus for developmentally delayed adults held an open rehearsal, so the visitors could see how they practice. As they warmed up, the sang, “We love to sing!”
The Conservatory leadership team explained to the delegates how it has developed a new “continuum” model or arts education.
This involves programs designed to engage students from birth through adulthood in conservatory programs.
The early childhood education music program is its largest, of all ages at the conservatory.
Sue Scheible may be reached at sscheible@ledger.com.
