Under the musical direction of Gerald Dolan, NMYO offers ensemble experience to young musicians in the area. NMYO attracts students from more than 40 North Shore, Merrimack Valley, southern New Hampshire and southern Maine communities.
NMYO offers the following ensembles:
Boston-based singer-songwriter and children's performer, Vanessa Trien, has become a local rock star among the young and young at heart. The "Nessa Groupies" sing and dance in the aisles at her packed shows with her lively band, the Jumping Monkeys, flock to her infant and toddler music education classes, and can't get enough of her two award-winning children's CDs, 'Carnival Day' and 'Hot Air Balloon.'
The Newburyport Choral Society is an educational, non-profit organization dedicated to excellence in performance and to bringing outstanding choral music to the North Shore of Boston. In two concert series each year, NCS presents choral masterpieces accompanied by well-known soloists and full, professional orchestras. The Society performs music from the Renaissance to the 21st century including commissioning world premiere works.
Founded in 1982, Cantemus (Latin for 'Let us sing') is a chorus of up to 40 singers from across the North Shore of Massachusetts and beyond. We are a non-profit organization. We welcome diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, creed or national origin.
Plum Island Pans is a steel drum ensemble from the North Shore, originating from Zach Field Drum Studios. The group has exploded onto the scene as one of the few steel drum bands in the area. Plum Island Pans covers a number of styles and genres of music including traditional steel drum music, reggae, jazz and billboard hits.
