Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra Concert 2018

On the 23th  September, the Currarong Community Association invited the Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra to perform a concert in our Progress Hall to entertain our residents and friends with a recital of a number of classical pieces. As always they need money to purchase instruments and subsidise trips to play music with other groups etc. The fund raising concert was well planned and raised a substantial amount of money.

About 150 tickets were sold and people seated filled our hall. The show started with the Junior Strings 8-12 years old and for some of them it was their first public concert. One of the players had only joined a month beforehand. Let’s say it was interesting, but it certainly made the main concert shine.

Their new Conductor,  John Dunstan and Orchestra Manager, Bevan Nicholas are doing a wonderful job with the Orchestra and really set the stage for a wonderful and foot tapping concert. Everyone was very impressed with the performances. About 20 young players with Strings, Brass and Percussion gave us a special afternoon concert.  Healthy applause was shown by the audience. The afternoon finished with tea and coffee and sandwiches and cakes.

The proceeds from the ticket sales, raffle and donations came to a very decent $3,280.00 .  Nowra Masonic Lodge with their Charity wing, Masonicare, added a further donation of  $2,000 on behalf of the Freemasons of Nowra Unity Lodge. The total raised for the SYO was $5280