Formed in 2017 from a merger of Marlborough Savings Bank and North Middlesex Savings Bank, Main Street Bank has been proudly supporting our communities for over 100 years. Based in Marlborough, with offices in Littleton, Ayer, Shirley, Groton, and other surrounding towns, the bank believes that all of our lives are richer when we support one another. Through a five-year, $50,000 grant via Main Street Group Foundation, the bank has expanded its commitment to supporting Indian Hill’s music education programs and public school educational outreach in high-need communities. Indian Hill Music CEO ..read more

Indian Hill Music is pleased to welcome two new Board Members to its roster: Peter Bentinck-Smith of Concord, and Miriam Smith of Harvard. Peter Bentinck-Smith is a former educator and business executive. After growing up in Groton, he attended Lake Forest College where he received his B.A. in History. For the next seven years he taught in both the Brookline (MA) Public Schools and the Park School in Brookline. He later received an M.Ed. from Boston University and an M.B.A. from Boston College, and joined the Charrette Corporation in Woburn, where he spent his entire business career. Starting ..read more

Jazz pianist and writer Ethan Iverson has made his mark in contemporary jazz, with performances in venues as diverse as the Village Vanguard, Carnegie Hall, and Bonnaroo, and collaborations with artists like Joshua Redman, Mark Turner, Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, and the Mark Morris Dance Group. Iverson has been working on his solo piano concept for decades. His original Live from Indian Hill set on January 23 will unveil new work created specifically for this idiom, drawing on the whole of the jazz tradition. How and when did you discover your passion for piano, and jazz? You’re also on facult ..read more

Bryce and Kathryn Denney One of the first music-making casualties of the pandemic was group singing. After a chorus event in Washington state led to the deaths of two of its members last spring from COVID-19, it became evident that group singing was one of the most dangerous ways to transmit the virus. The American Choral Directors Association warned that group singing would not be safe until a vaccine became available, and in-person vocal groups at Indian Hill Music and throughout the country were put on pause. Indian Hill Music family Bryce and Kathryn Denney of Marlborough sought a soluti ..read more

Toddlers learned from Mr. Joe in a free online Music for Aardvarks Class in September. Has your family enjoyed one of our Early Childhood programs like Music for Aardvarks or Drum Buddies, or enjoyed one of our free family events, like Free Class Day? You can thank our friends at DCU, who have helped to make these awesome community-building music experiences possible! With a focus on the well being, enrichment, and success of families in our community, DCU has been an enthusiastic sponsor of our music education programs for 20 years, and has been making a positive and lasting impact on thous ..read more

Award-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Albino Mbie brings effervescent Afro-pop / Moz-jazz to our stage on Saturday, November 21! This International Songwriting Competition winner took a minute to chat with us about his musical beginnings, inspirations, and plans for the not-so-distant future. What and who are your musical influences? My music influences range from Africa to the world in general — especially traditional Mozambican music, folk music such as marrabenta, and timbila music. I hear people who touch my heart every day. But when I hear Lokua Kanza, when I hear Rich ..read more

Revamping curricula to serve students during the pandemic has created enormous challenges for schools and other educational institutions. There is an opportunity within every challenge, however; and community music schools like Indian Hill Music are now using online music education to reach a wider range of students of all ages, to create connections for families, active seniors, and other homebound individuals, and to offer learning solutions to elementary through high school band, orchestra, and chorus students as they study remotely. Since pivoting to online learning during the spring lockd ..read more

Indian Hill Music announces Live from Indian Hill, a new online concert series; and with it, a newly expanded role for its curator, Pete Robbins. An evolution of previous years’ successful Headliners Series produced by Robbins, Live from Indian Hill brings outstanding livestream music performances and educational experiences by acclaimed artists in jazz, roots, global contemporary music, and more directly to our audiences in the region and beyond. Director of Education and Non-Classical Performance Programming Pete Robbins Live from Indian Hill launches October 24 with internationally-tourin ..read more

Our first Student Spotlight of the year goes to saxophonist Nolan Slate of Berlin, MA. A high-school senior and student of Mike Caudill, Nolan received an honor of which few student musicians in the country can boast: an invitation to join the NAfME All-National Modern Band! We spoke with Nolan and Mike about this extraordinary achievement, the preparation and practice it took to get there, and looking toward Nolan’s future in music. Saxophonist Nolan Slate (center) performed at a local cafe before the pandemic. Q: How did you become interested in saxophone, and who are your musical influenc ..read more

Thousands of you have viewed the uplifting Cole Porter performance by our Orchestra of Indian Hill brass section players, as part of our Virtual Connections series hosted by Maestro Bruce Hangen. Here’s a peek behind the scenes “at home” with these fantastic musicians: Mary-Lynne Bohn, principal trumpet; Mark Emery, assistant principal trumpet; Michael Bellofatto, principal horn; Alexei Doohovskoy, trombone, and Michael Stephan, tuba. Click below to view the video! How did it feel to connect with your orchestra cohorts to make this video? What was the process like? Michael B.: I was really pl ..read more