Groton Hill Music Center has ample free parking. Handicap accessible spaces are closest to the building. Please note that if you have difficulty walking, you may wish to be dropped off at the main entrance. When you’re exiting, follow the guidance of our volunteer traffic coordinators to make getting in and out fast and convenient.
If you have questions about our education programs, please email info@grotonhill.org with your questions or leave a message at 978-486-9524 and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Our school’s Patron Services team is available to answer your questions about education.
School Year:
Mon – Fri: 9:00 am-9:00 pm
Sat: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Sun: closed
Summer:
Mon – Thurs: 9am-8pm
Fri: 9am-7pm
Sat and Sun: closed
If you have questions about a performance, please email boxoffice@grotonhill.org or leave a message at 978-486-9524 and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Our Box Office team is available to answer your questions about performances and tickets by phone or email.
Mon – Sat: 12pm – 5pm
In person – by appointment only.
Yes! The concessions in our lobbies feature beer, wine, cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, and assorted light snacks. Patrons are welcome to bring their purchased drinks into the halls to enjoy during performances.
Groton Hill offers onsite dining before selected concerts and events at the Woodland Room, our in-house restaurant. We will email ticket holders when this option is available for purchase.
Groton Hill Music Center is committed to providing access and an enjoyable visit for persons of all abilities. When purchasing tickets, please be sure to mention if any special accommodations are required, including low vision, hard of hearing, and/or limited mobility. Accessible seating is available on all levels of our main performance spaces.
Our facility is ADA compliant, with handicap parking, elevators, accessible bathrooms, assisted listening devices, and companion seating available. Please contact the Box Office at boxoffice@grotonhill.org or call 978-486-9524 to purchase accessible seating.
Requests for sign language interpretation are subject to the availability of an interpreter and provided at the discretion of artist management.
Our staff and volunteers are happy to move and store wheelchairs, walkers, and other mobility devices for you during events. Please speak with one of our ushers upon entry and they will gladly let you know where the device is stored, and return it during intermission and at the conclusion of the event. Please Note: We are unable to assist you in a weight-bearing capacity while transitioning to your seat.
Per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations, only service dogs (not pets) are allowed inside our building or on the grounds. Patrons bringing their service animal to a concert should inform us at the time of ticket purchase.
Outside food and beverages, knives, firearms, ammunition, replicas of weapons, drones, laser pointers, controlled substances, professional video/audio recording equipment are not allowed. Additional items may be added at any time at the venue’s discretion.
If you or someone in your party is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms as defined by the CDC, please do not visit Groton Hill at this time. Read the complete safety and attendance protocols for our concerts venues here.
Groton Hill Music Center is a non-profit, and our Box Office is open for limited hours each week based on staffing.
Email is the best way to reach us directly, at boxoffice@grotonhill.org. Our phone line is generally open Mon-Sat, 12pm-5pm. If you don’t reach us or can’t call at that time, please leave a message. We typically respond to requests in 3-5 business days and priority goes to upcoming performances.
Groton Hill does not have an in-person box office, and is available by appointment only. Please email boxoffice@grotonhill.org to schedule an appointment.
If you cannot find your tickets, do not despair. You can come to the performance and provide the name and email the tickets were purchased under at that time. We will promptly look up your order and get you to your seats.
If you would like us to resend your confirmation, simply email us at boxoffice@grotonhill.org, and we will send you the PDF of your tickets in 3-5 business days.
All ticket sales are final. There are no refunds on tickets unless we are forced to cancel an event. We will contact patrons via email prior to a concert in the event of inclement weather or other emergencies.
We are unable to provide ticket exchanges for concerts. Ticket exchanges are a benefit for our Vista Philharmonic Orchestra subscribers, and can be made by contacting the box office.
Please email boxoffice@grotonhill.org to discuss group purchases.
Yes. Gift certificates for concert tickets are available at grotonhill.org/giftcards/
Always purchase your tickets through our website or Box Office.
Groton Hill Music Center does not support the unauthorized reselling of tickets. If you have purchased tickets from an unauthorized ticket dealer and unknowingly arrive at our venue with a fraudulent ticket, or you arrive at your seat to find someone has been sold the exact same seat, Groton Hill cannot honor, refund, or exchange those tickets.
Yes, during the summer we host select events outdoors on our south lawn, and we encourage guests to bring chairs, blankets, and prepared food to enjoy these family-friendly performances. Please check out our tickets page for upcoming outdoor events.
Printing a gift card requires a PDF reader, such as Adobe PDF Reader. Available at http://get.adobe.com/reader.
Once your order is complete, click on the “Print gift card” button. This will open the gift card PDF in a new window or tab. Print the PDF document and follow the folding instructions on the first page.
To resend a gift card you can either contact the box office or log-in to your account, select “My Account”, then click “Gift Card”, finally select “Orders”. Locate the gift card you wish to resend and click on “remind” under the “Actions” columns to the respective gift card. Enter the appropriate information and click on the “submit” button to resend the gift card.
Gift cards can only be resent once every 30 calendar days.
School Year 2025/26 and Summer 2026 – Effective 9/1/25
30 minutes: $57.75
45 minutes: $82.00
60 minutes: $106.00
Each student will need to have access to an instrument for regular home practice between their weekly lessons. Instruments can be rented from local instrument dealers for as low as $20 per month.
Here are some of our recommended instrument partners:
Steinert & Sons (piano/keyboard)
Bridges & Bows (bowed strings)
David French Music (winds and brass)
Johnson String Instrument (guitar and ukulele)
Boston Drum Center (percussion)
Need-based scholarships are available for all of our programs. Scholarship applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Please complete the scholarship application form before enrolling, and then wait for our award confirmation, which will include instructions on how to enroll. All information provided to us is strictly confidential.
We offer a flex-schedule for private lessons to accommodate summer plans. Students may sign up for 3-9 lessons on the weeks of their choice.
Please note that the school is closed on weekends during the summer.
Tuition for full-year ensembles can be paid in two installments. Need-based scholarships are available for all of our programs. Scholarship applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Please complete the scholarship application form on our Scholarships page before enrolling, and then wait for our award confirmation, which will include instructions on how to enroll. All information provided to us is strictly confidential. Merit scholarships are also available for select instruments, including violas, bassoons, French horns, and percussion. Please contact ensembles@grotonhill.org for more details.
All ensembles are by audition and placement is by playing level and age. In-person auditions are held in the spring and early fall, as well as a mid-year audition period in January/February.
If you can’t attend the in-person audition dates, you are welcome to submit a video audition instead. Students will be notified of their audition results within two weeks of submitting the video.
Learn more here.
Advanced winds, brass and percussion students who are members of the Groton Hill Wind Ensemble are encouraged to audition for the Sinfonia Concert Orchestra as well. Students who are members of both ensembles receive a discount on their tuition. Students would rehearse with the orchestra on Saturdays from 10:30am to 12pm, and with the Wind Ensemble from 12:30pm to 2:30pm, with a 30-minute lunch break in between.
Once you have auditioned and been accepted into one of the ensembles of the Youth Orchestra or Wind Ensemble, you do not need to audition again if you plan to stay in your current ensemble. However, Sinfonia Concert Orchestra and Groton Hill Wind Ensemble returning students will be asked to submit a seating placement video each year. If you are a current member of one of the Youth Ensembles and would like to be considered for a different ensemble, then you would need to audition again.
Registration and payment of the tuition is required every year a student is a member of the ensemble.
Rehearsals are held weekly on Saturdays at Groton Hill.
Sinfonia Concert Orchestra: 9:30am-12pm
Camerata Strings: 9:30am-11am
Amici Strings: 11:15am-12:30pm
Groton Hill Wind Ensemble: 12:30-2:30pm
Entrada Strings: 1:15-2:15pm
We do not offer makeup classes when rehearsals have to be canceled due to snow days or other emergencies. In the event of Director illness, we will do our best to provide a substitute conductor for the rehearsal.
Long-sleeve black dress shirt and pants, or long black dress, skirt or slacks; long or 3/4 length sleeves, black shoes and socks/hosiery, tie optional (bow tie or regular tie, black only)
Membership in the Groton Hill Youth Ensembles program is open to all students in Grades K-12 by video or live audition. Entrada, Amici, and Camerata are string ensembles. Sinfonia is full orchestra, open to strings, winds, brass, and percussion students. The Groton Hill Wind Ensemble is open to advanced woodwind, brass, and percussion students.
Students are strongly encouraged to take private lessons, but there is no requirement to take lessons at Groton Hill Music.
Members are required to participate in their school’s orchestra or band program if one is offered. Groton Hill’s large ensembles are considered extra-curricular, and are not intended to replace a school ensemble for any student. If there are extraordinary circumstances preventing a student from participating in school band or orchestra, the family should contact our Class & Ensemble Manager.
Need-based scholarships are available for all of our programs. Scholarship applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Please complete the scholarship application form before enrolling, and then wait for our award confirmation, which will include instructions on how to enroll. All information provided to us is strictly confidential.
Merit scholarships are also available for select instruments, including violas, bassoons, French horns, and percussion. Please contact ensembles@grotonhill.org for more details.
Attendance is required at all concerts and dress rehearsals, and consistent rehearsal attendance of every member is essential to the overall quality of the Youth Ensemble experience. We understand that our students are also active in many musical activities in their schools, however, we expect students/families to plan carefully to minimize the number of absences from their Groton Hill rehearsal commitment.
Examples of circumstances which are eligible as excused absences include: district/regional/state music festivals and competitions, school concerts and dress rehearsals in which the student is performing, family emergencies, prolonged illness, and observance of major religious holidays. If conflicts arise but partial rehearsal attendance is still possible, please make the effort.
If a student must miss a rehearsal, he or she is responsible for notifying the Ensemble Manager and Conductor at least 48 hours (or more) in advance. The student is required to contact the Conductor to learn what was covered at the missed rehearsal to prepare for the next rehearsal. After two absences in a concert cycle, the student must play for the director or sectional coach. After three unexcused absences in a concert cycle, a student may be ineligible to perform on the concert and/or to continue participating.
Our choral program is open to all children and youth ages 5-17 without audition. Music and activities for each chorus level are chosen to be developmentally appropriate for each age group. New members can join at the beginning of each concert cycle.
Need-based scholarships are available for all of our programs. Scholarship applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. Please complete the scholarship application form before enrolling, and then wait for our award confirmation, which will include instructions on how to enroll. All information provided to us is strictly confidential.
The Youth Choruses meet weekly on Tuesdays from September through early June. Prelude Chorus meets from 4:30-5:10pm, Lyrica Chorus from 5:20-6:20pm, Harmonia Chorus from 6:30-7:45pm, and Cantate from 6:30-745pm. We do not offer makeup classes when rehearsals have to be cancelled due to snow days or other emergencies. In the event of Director illness, we will do our best to provide a substitute conductor for the rehearsal.
This school term, the Youth Choruses concerts will be held on Tuesdays at 6pm, with all four choruses performing in the same concert.