The Seven Hills Symphony Orchestra

Join Our Winter Concert!

Friday, March 13th, 7:30pm

Shapiro Hall, at the Joy of Music Program,
1 Gorham Street, Worcester, MA

Young Artist Competition on Sunday, December 14th, 12 pm at Joy Of Music Program

Interested individuals, please get in touch with us for registration.

Seven Hills is supported by generous grants from the Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP) and the Worcester Arts Council.

About the Orchestra

SHS strives to create a noncompetitive environment that welcomes musicians with a wide range of skills and experience.

The orchestra performs a varied repertoire under the leadership of a professional conductor.

The Seven Hills Symphony is dedicated to

Providing performance opportunities to amateur, student, and professional musicians throughout Central Massachusetts and Northeastern Connecticut;
Providing the residents of those communities with access to high quality, low cost symphonic music;
Promoting music appreciation and building community through our outreach programs.
Seven Hills Orchestra is a 501(c3) organization.

Our Mission

The Seven Hills Symphony Orchestra has a dual mission:

To offer a musical outlet for health professionals, students, and community musicians
To contribute culturally to the hospital community and the greater Worcester area by providing high-quality classical music performances at little or no cost to the public

Help the Seven Hills Symphony further its mission of offering high-quality music to the general public at no charge and performance opportunities to the UMass Medical community and residents of Central Massachusetts and Northeastern Connecticut.

You can contribute in a variety of ways. Please DONATE to support our mission.

Listen to Dvorak

Dvorak 1.

Dvorak 2.

Dvorak 3.

Dvorak 4.

Shapiro Hall, at the Joy of Music Program,

1 Gorham Street, Worcester, MA
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Friday, March 13th, 7:30 pm.

Women Composers

Ethel Smyth, Wreckers Overture

Margaret Bonds, Montgomery Variations

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Daphne Lee, the co-winner of the young artist competition, will be playing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D, Movement III.

Help us be good neighbors!

Parking at JOMP is limited,and there are driveways connected to Gorham Street that our students and visitors are not permitted to block. We’re kindly asking you to help us be considerate and respect the properties we border by abiding by these rules.

Where you cannot park

Parking is not permitted in front of our neighbor’s gray house
Do not block the driveway of the yellow house
Do not park in non-designated areas: along Gorham Street,in front of mailboxes,etc.
Improper use of the handicap spots (drop-off,idling,etc.) is illegal: Handicap parking spaces are reserved only for vehicles displaying a valid handicap placard or license plate. Even a quick drop-off can make these spaces unavailable for those who truly need them.

Where you CAN park

We have additional parking: on Gorham Street, turn LEFT before our main parking area to access our side and back parking lot. Note: this does not loop around to the front.
Free parking is available on Lincoln Street (but not in the bus stop area)
Free parking is available down the road at Nordgren Memorial Chapel: pick up a placard at our front desk to display on your windshield

Download the parking map.

Future Concerts

New England Connections

Friday, May 8, 2026

Ives, Variations on America

Barber, Commando March

Anderson, Blue Tango

Anderson, Chicken Reel

Bernstein, Overture to “Candide”

Support Seven Hills Symphony

Help the Seven Hills Symphony further it’s mission of providing high quality performances, and educational opportunities to the residents of Central Massachusetts and Northeastern Connecticut.

Please contact us for information on volunteer opportunities, or supporting the orchestra with Major Gifts, Planned Giving, and Corporate Sponsorship.

Donate online with your credit/debit card or paypal account:

To use a credit card click continue on the bottom left of the page instead of signing into your paypal account.