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Prelude to a JP Symphony

Maestro William Shoucair has plans to start a local orchestra

Ask any local musician about the music scene in Jamaica Plain, and they’ll tell you it’s a hotbed. Rock, jazz, blues, folk, classical...it’s all performed here in clubs and churches and parks. And more often than not, the players also live here. Former JP resident William Shoucair, who currently lives in Dorchester, has, over the past few years, founded, and currently conducts, both the Boston Repertory Orchestra and the Dorchester Symphony Orchestra. Shoucair, 60, is a conservatory-trained trumpet player—and still performs in different ensembles—but his main passion these days is conducting. His current dream is to put together the Jamaica Plain Symphony Orchestra. We spoke by phone about some of his ideas. Why is Jamaica Plain right for …

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