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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contacts: press@sscmusic.org Elaine Sorrentino, Communications Director | 781-421-6162 Ext. 205 Michael A. Busack, Senior Director of External Relations | 781-421-6162 Ext. 201 South Shore Conservatory Application Call for Dave Jodka Scholarship for Future Rockers High school rock musicians invited to apply DUXBURY and HINGHAM, MA Issued March 28, 2019 -- South Shore Conservatory (SSC) invites applications for the Dave Jodka Scholarship for Future Rockers. Established in 2016, the scholarship offers high school music students the opportunity to participate in a high quality, coached rock band at SSC, underwritten in memory of Dave Jodka, an inspired rock aficionado. The scholarship provides an opportunity for rock students from all backgrounds to learn the art and business of contemporary and rock music, and experience the love of music that Jodka inspired in his family and in his life. Dave Jodka, who died in 2014, loved to rock. From the moment he attended his first concert, his life was forever changed. Over the course of his life, Jodka grew in musicianship by playing guitar, bass, drums and singing. As an adult, he worked in finance for more than 20 years, but still remained faithful to his pursuits in music. A family man who resided in Scituate with his wife Kathleen and four children, Jodka passed away from cancer, inspiring friends and family to embark on a journey to keep his memory alive through the creation of the Mad Love Music Festival, which premiered at SSC in October, 2015. The annual festival features renowned local musicians and activities for music lovers of all ages. Proceeds from Mad Love fund the Dave Jodka Scholarship for Future Rockers. The Future Rockers scholarship is open to high school student musicians (current and non-SSC students) who are interested in joining a hardworking, active, and committed rock band. The band represents SSC and Future Rockers in the community with public performances at venues such as The Middle East Up, New World Tavern, the C-Note, Innersleeve Records, and more. They have been featured on WCVB’s Five for Good, and recorded several albums and EPs that can be found on Spotify and Bandcamp. The band has recorded at Mad Oak Studios in Allston. As a recipient of the Future Rockers Scholarship, you will participate in weekly ensemble coaching, recording sessions, songwriting and composition practice, DIY shows with other student-bands, creating and distributing merchandise, and booking venues. Applicants should possess a good mastery of their instrument/voice (at least three years of study), a true passion for working with an ensemble and performing in public, and must be willing to commit to the band for a 12-month period from June 2019 through June 2020. The band will perform at the fifth annual Dave Jodka Mad Love Music Festival on October 13, 2019 at SSC’s Jane Carr Amphitheater in Hingham, and perform at other venues throughout the year. Students must be available for coaching for 1.5 hours a week on Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 pm at SSC’s Duxbury campus, at 64 St. George Street, starting in June 2019. Coaching will continue through the summer (with some flexibility), culminating in a three-day intensive. Applicants are required to complete the form at https://sscmusic.org/mad-love-scholarship/ and submit a two-minute performance video playing their instrument(s) and/or singing. All application materials are due by April 29, 2019. Applicants selected for a call back audition will be notified by email. For information about SSC events, performances and programs, please visit sscmusic.org or follow South Shore Conservatory on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. ### South Shore Conservatory South Shore Conservatory, (SSC) has been providing access to and enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts for almost 50 years. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, not-for-profit, community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving over 4500 students of all ages and abilities at two beautiful campuses and in partnership with schools, and social service and community agencies throughout the South Shore. A third campus in Hanover is scheduled to open to the public for classes and programs in the summer of 2020. Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama, with performance playing an important role in overall education. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers over 200 professionally produced concerts annually. Through innovative partnerships, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s underserved members, and the ImagineARTS program strengthens pre-reading skills for young learners in Brockton Schools through integrated music and dramatic play. SSC’s campuses are located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, (781-749-7565) and 64 St. George Street, Duxbury (781-934-2731), and administrative offices at 135 Webster Street, Hanover, (781-421-6162). SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information, call us or visitsscmusic.org. In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, 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.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contacts: press@sscmusic.org Elaine Sorrentino, Communications Director | 781-421-6162 Ext. 205 Michael A. Busack, Senior Director of External Relations | 781-421-6162 Ext. 201
South Shore Conservatory Application Call for Dave Jodka Scholarship for Future Rockers
High school rock musicians invited to apply
DUXBURY and HINGHAM, MA Issued March 28, 2019 -- South Shore Conservatory (SSC) invites applications for the Dave Jodka Scholarship for Future Rockers. Established in 2016, the scholarship offers high school music students the opportunity to participate in a high quality, coached rock band at SSC, underwritten in memory of Dave Jodka, an inspired rock aficionado. The scholarship provides an opportunity for rock students from all backgrounds to learn the art and business of contemporary and rock music, and experience the love of music that Jodka inspired in his family and in his life.
Dave Jodka, who died in 2014, loved to rock. From the moment he attended his first concert, his life was forever changed. Over the course of his life, Jodka grew in musicianship by playing guitar, bass, drums and singing. As an adult, he worked in finance for more than 20 years, but still remained faithful to his pursuits in music. A family man who resided in Scituate with his wife Kathleen and four children, Jodka passed away from cancer, inspiring friends and family to embark on a journey to keep his memory alive through the creation of the Mad Love Music Festival, which premiered at SSC in October, 2015. The annual festival features renowned local musicians and activities for music lovers of all ages. Proceeds from Mad Love fund the Dave Jodka Scholarship for Future Rockers.
The Future Rockers scholarship is open to high school student musicians (current and non-SSC students) who are interested in joining a hardworking, active, and committed rock band. The band represents SSC and Future Rockers in the community with public performances at venues such as The Middle East Up, New World Tavern, the C-Note, Innersleeve Records, and more. They have been featured on WCVB’s Five for Good, and recorded several albums and EPs that can be found on Spotify and Bandcamp. The band has recorded at Mad Oak Studios in Allston. As a recipient of the Future Rockers Scholarship, you will participate in weekly ensemble coaching, recording sessions, songwriting and composition practice, DIY shows with other student-bands, creating and distributing merchandise, and booking venues.
Applicants should possess a good mastery of their instrument/voice (at least three years of study), a true passion for working with an ensemble and performing in public, and must be willing to commit to the band for a 12-month period from June 2019 through June 2020.
The band will perform at the fifth annual Dave Jodka Mad Love Music Festival on October 13, 2019 at SSC’s Jane Carr Amphitheater in Hingham, and perform at other venues throughout the year. Students must be available for coaching for 1.5 hours a week on Thursdays from 5:30 to 7 pm at SSC’s Duxbury campus, at 64 St. George Street, starting in June 2019. Coaching will continue through the summer (with some flexibility), culminating in a three-day intensive.
Applicants are required to complete the form at https://sscmusic.org/mad-love-scholarship/ and submit a two-minute performance video playing their instrument(s) and/or singing. All application materials are due by April 29, 2019. Applicants selected for a call back audition will be notified by email.
For information about SSC events, performances and programs, please visit sscmusic.org or follow South Shore Conservatory on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
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South Shore Conservatory South Shore Conservatory, (SSC) has been providing access to and enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts for almost 50 years. Recognized as a national model for arts education by the National Guild for Community Arts Education, SSC is the largest, not-for-profit, community school for the arts in Massachusetts, serving over 4500 students of all ages and abilities at two beautiful campuses and in partnership with schools, and social service and community agencies throughout the South Shore. A third campus in Hanover is scheduled to open to the public for classes and programs in the summer of 2020.
Students participate in more than 50 diverse programs in music, dance and drama, with performance playing an important role in overall education. With more than 100 exceptional musicians on faculty, SSC offers over 200 professionally produced concerts annually. Through innovative partnerships, SSC’s Creative Arts Therapies department supports the mental, emotional, and physical health of some of our community’s underserved members, and the ImagineARTS program strengthens pre-reading skills for young learners in Brockton Schools through integrated music and dramatic play.
SSC’s campuses are located at One Conservatory Drive, Hingham, (781-749-7565) and 64 St. George Street, Duxbury (781-934-2731), and administrative offices at 135 Webster Street, Hanover, (781-421-6162). SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information, call us or visitsscmusic.org.
In keeping with SSC’s inclusive mission to provide access to quality education in the arts for all, the Conservatory offers programs for all segments of the population to enjoy, regardless of age, ability, geography, and financial means. Furthermore, 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.