Indian Hill Music, Leading Non-Profit Music Organization, Announces
New Name and New Home: Groton Hill Music Center
Architecturally Stunning Destination for Music to Open in Fall 2022 in Groton, MA
Littleton, MA (September 24, 2021) — Indian Hill Music, the region’s premier non-profit center for music education and performance in Littleton, MA, announced today that it will be known as Groton Hill Music Center, with the fall 2022 opening of its stunning new home for music, currently under construction in Groton, MA.
Indian Hill Music has boldly embraced the opportunity to create one of the most ambitious cultural projects in New England, returning to Groton, the North Central Massachusetts town where the non-profit was founded in 1985 by a handful of local musicians and music enthusiasts.
Designed by award-winning Epstein Joslin Architects of Cambridge, MA, (Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport; The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, La Jolla, CA) Groton Hill Music Center is an architecturally exquisite 126,000-square-foot music education and performance venue. It houses a 1,000-seat concert hall with lawn seating for seasonal concerts, a 300-seat performance hall, multi-scaled rehearsal and teaching spaces, state-of-the-art acoustics designed by Threshold Acoustics of Chicago, and dynamic architecture. Additionally, two-thirds of the land on which the facility sits – formerly an apple orchard and a horse farm – is preserved as picturesque agricultural fields.
Groton Hill Music Center will become a gathering place for all to experience the highest quality music education, with private lessons, classes, ensembles, and supplemental learning programs for all ages and abilities; impactful outreach programs that share the transformative power of music throughout the community with a focus on the underserved; and world-class professional performances of all genres — from jazz, global roots, folk, rock, country, and contemporary music to classical masterworks and chamber music. The building is designed to be a connected environment that creates opportunities for musicians, educators, students, and audience members to encounter, engage with, and inspire one another as a singular music community.
“We are anxiously anticipating the opening of this incredible new chapter for our organization, creating a vibrant musical hub that will be a treasured and valuable asset to the community,” said Lisa Fiorentino, CEO of Indian Hill Music. “Our organization has a strong history and significant ties to the 79 communities we currently serve throughout the region, with many enthusiastic supporters in Groton.”
“Changing our name honors a return to our Groton roots and a commitment to inclusivity as we expand outward, build our musical community, and grow and elevate our music education and performance programming,” Fiorentino said. “As a regional leader in arts and education, we are committed to emphasizing a culture of respect and appreciation in every interaction,” she added.
Indian Hill Music will continue to use its current name until the new center opens next fall. The professional Orchestra of Indian Hill, led by acclaimed Artistic Director and Conductor Bruce Hangen, will complete its 47th season in Littleton, and looks forward to performing in its new world-class home, under a new name to be announced at a later date.