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South Shore
Swing Orchestra

The South Shore Swing Orchestra (SSSO) is an educational based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering youth through education in the performing arts.

SSSO invites student musicians,  living on the south side of Chicago and already participating in music programs in Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Park District, or area charter schools, an opportunity to experience learning, rehearsing, and performing music in a distinctive and timely ensemble experience.
South Shore Swing Orchestra lives up to its name, with a repertoire emphasis on Duke Ellington, Paul Desmond, Dave Brubek, Cole Porter and other swing greats accompanied by modern day covers with the best of European classical music as our musical garnish.

SSSO’s musical motto is: “60% Swing,  20% Cover and 20% Classical.”

To guide us on our musical journey, SSSO will be partnering with the
Sacred Jazz Institute of Hyde Park, headquartered in the Hyde Park Union Church. Connecting with working musicians while exploring our collective musical art forms will help provide SSSO students with a relevant and energizing performing arts experience.
Where swing meets strings...
and percussion.
WHO:           Student  and Adult Musicians
WHAT:         Swing String Orchestra
AGES:           Grades 6th through adult (younger students with permission of SSSO Music Director)                            
WHEN:          Tuesday evenings, 7 - 8:30pm
WHERE:        St. Philip Neri Church
ADDRESS:     2132 E 72nd St, Chicago, IL
MUSIC:          Duke Ellington, Dave Brubek, Bach, Gershwin, 21 Guns, Debussy, Joplin
                       ...just to name a few!

Electric Strings and our Student Advisory Board Keeps Us Connected

ELECTRIC STRINGS ARE BETTER. SSSO believes in balanced orchestration. Amplified strings make that a reality. All string players will work with the SSSO in house lavalier microphones, small amplifiers and PA system. Our percussion is also electric, which gives us portability and volume control. We are generator powered, which means we can play and perform anywhere.

OUR STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD. SSSO is the outgrowth of three Kenwood High School Academy students' musical vision. They form the SSSO Student Advisory Board and work closely with the SSSO Music Director to provide governance and musical direction for the orchestra.

Meet Our Musical Director, Jeannette Hoyt

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 Jeannette Hoyt brings 14 years of large ensemble teaching experience and over two decades of small ensemble and private music lesson expertise to SSSO. Previously General Manager and Intermediate Orchestra Director of Hyde Park Youth Symphony and String Ensemble Director at Guerin Prep High School, River Grove, Illinois, Jeannette serves as an adjudicator for Illinois High School Music Association District Contest and Illinois Music Educators Association Contest. As guest clinician, Jeannette has worked with the Schaumburg Youth Symphony, Chicago's All-Star Orchestra, and has hosted "String Fest!", a one day festival for string students enrolled in Chicago's Catholic School System.

SSSO Assistant Director, Brett Rydzon
Brett Rydzon, SSSO Winds and Brass Coach, has 15 years performance expertise on trombone and piano. He recently served
as Winds/Brass Coach for Hyde Park Youth Symphony. Brett was Assistant Director of the 2015 ABC Summer Music Workshop and will be joining Shift Englewood Youth Orchestra as a guest clinician this upcoming 2015-2016 school year. Brett brings his love of and expertise for all things jazz to SSSO.

SSSO Rehearsal Location

St. Philip Neri Church
2132 E 72nd Street
Chicago, IL 60649
Rehearsals take place in St. Philip Neri's beautiful and historic sanctuary

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