Choir at Jack Madigan Reserve re-opening

Two years ago the choir sang at a community rally to support the remediation of Jack Madigan Reserve, which had been closed for almost a decade due to subsidence and soil contamination. Hobsons Bay Council has since done the remediation and re-landscaped the park, and we were delighted to sing at the official re-opening. The lyrics to this song were written by Mark Fawcett, to the tune of Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land.

Folk to Classical video

If you missed Folk to Classical at the Festival, here's a video. Just a couple of tunes to showcase what we achieved. Put together the Newport Strings, Newport Bush Orchestra and local composer Silas Palmer and the result is fantastic. That's Silas at far left, at the piano. Some of the NBO are off-camera but you sure can hear them.