Written Mostly by Hamish McDonald (Hunters Hill), and some by Dom Maurici (Hunters Hill)

Today Year 7 attended the Sydney Symphony Concert, at the Sydney Olympic Park Sport Centre in Homebush Bay. Here we saw the talent of many young yet experienced and incredibly talented musicians. In-between the performance, we were also able to see all the technical aspects of a symphony. Several other schools also attended the performance with us. Due to the concert all the boys had to give up three periods of normal classes in order to attend.

During the performance, a couple of us were invited up on stage to conduct the symphony. This was particularly entertaining for everyone! The original conductor Warwick was a very energetic conductor who liked to get the crowd involved in the performance in order to make it a much more entertaining performance.

The symphony included the Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Base Drum, Snare and many more exceptional instruments. The teachers who kindly accompanied us were Mr Ellis, Mr Cox, Mrs Bell and Mr Ross. We also had three of our new Gappies (Sebastian, Max and Dermot) come along with us which was great.

Over all Year 7 enjoyed the performance greatly and would love to see another production like this. It was a great chance for us to see a symphony but also learn a lot about the instruments and also what it is like to be part of such a wonderful ensemble. Thank you to the teachers and Gappies that attended the concert and a special thanks to the musicians and conductor who made it such a wonderful experience!

Pictured in Photo 1: Hamish McDonald (Hunters Hill) conducting the symphony.

Pictured in Photo 2:  Tom Cullen (Tennyson Point), Jack Campbell (Gladesville), Charlie Smith (Bellata) and Cain Nelson (Putney).