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Anastasia Skeades

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Swampscott Stories

Swampscott High Violinist to Take The Stage

Sophomore Anastasia Skeadas will join the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Sunday at Swampscott High as part of her directed study with the orchestra.

When Anastasia Skeadas took her seat among the second violins at her first rehearsal with the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra, the Swampscott High sophomore quickly noticed the talent of the adult musicians around her.  “The music sounded so good, right away, and we played such long sections right through,” she recalled.  “I knew I really had to practice a lot!”  Anastasia is the first Swampscott High musician to embark on a directed study through the cooperative effort between school and the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra, and this Sunday she’ll play her first concert with her new colleagues when the NSPO begins its 64th season with a 3 p.m. concert at Swampscott High School.  While the 15-year-old violinist, who started her study …

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