The Seven Hills Symphony Orchestra

Join Our Spring Concert!

Friday, May 8th, 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.

Welcome Gina Naggar

The Seven Hills Symphony Orchestra is delighted to introduce our new music director: Gina Naggar. She is a Boston-based pianist, conductor, arts leader, composer, and arranger, and is the founder and Music Director of the New England Film Orchestra, with frequent performances at venues including Boston’s DCR Hatch Shell, the Somerville Theatre, and Lowell’s Boarding House Park. She has experience conducting a wide range of ensembles, including symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras, vocal ensembles, and musical theater productions. In addition to her conducting career, Gina has composed and arranged music for a variety of stage productions.

Ms. Naggar attended the Longy School of Music, where she studied piano with Linda Cutting, and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied piano performance with Hanna Li. She has also studied conducting with Kenneth Kiesler at the Conductors Retreat at Medomak.

Under her leadership, NEFO has become known for innovative programming, community partnerships, and sensory-friendly performances that make orchestral music accessible to audiences of all abilities. She is a passionate advocate for accessibility in the arts and for promoting living composers and new, exciting works.

Ms. Naggar is enthusiastic about partnering with other organizations to use music as a means of bringing people together for common purposes while exploring different combinations of art forms.

Ms. Naggar is looking forward to working with the Seven Hills Symphony as Music Director and building on the orchestra’s rich tradition while inspiring both musicians and audiences through engaging and meaningful performances. She hopes to foster an artistic environment that challenges and supports the orchestra’s musicians, celebrates both beloved masterworks and underrepresented voices, and creates meaningful musical experiences that strengthen the connection between the orchestra and the Worcester community.

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

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Dvorak 3.

Dvorak 4.

Shapiro Hall, at the Joy of Music Program,

1 Gorham Street, Worcester, MA.

Friday, May 8th, 7:30 pm.

American at 250

Leroy Anderson, Chicken Reel
Samuel Barber, Adagio
Aaron Copland, An Outdoor Overture
Morton Gould, American Salute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Concerto Number 5 for Violin, First Movement
John Philip Sousa Washington Post
Calvin Custer, A Salute to the Big Bands

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 - Coming Soon

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.