Weymouth's Nicholas Alessi Named Overall Winner in South Shore Conservatory Voice Competition

South Shore Conservatory (SSC) congratulates voice student Nicholas Alessi of Weymouth for winning first prize in his specific category of SSC’s William Soderberg Voice Competition on March 26 at the Conservatory’s Hingham campus location.

Nicholas, a student of SSC voice instructor Mark Leuning, placed first in the Young Adult Musical Theater category. He was also named Overall Winner of the competition, and awarded the Westerbeke Scholarship. Established in memory of Frances Kimball Westerbeke, a dedicated Conservatory Trustee and patron, the award is presented to a student who displays vocal talent and a strong commitment to singing.

Alessi also performed in the winner’s concert following the competition.

For more information about SSC programs and competitions, visit www.sscmusic.org.

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South Shore Conservatory, (SSC) has been providing access to and enriching the lives of South Shore residents through music and the arts for 45 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 3500 students of all ages and abilities at its two beautiful campuses and in partnership with schools, and social service and community agencies throughout the South Shore. 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 30 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). SSC programs are supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information call us, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram or visit www.sscmusic.org.

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