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Today the Sutherland Shire concert band performed at the Powerhouse Museum, under the direction of Jenny Williams! Digital images inside buildings are never that good, but here is a selection, (thanks to Dee for taking them!) including one with the airplane that was hanging over our heads. After the performance,
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Who says Sydney doesn't have any good doors, like those in Europe? I found a few today on Macquarrie Street, together with some colonial connections, after leaving the train at -guess where. Not sure about the building marked Dept of health with 'Bar' on the entrance
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The last engagement today, before flying out tomorrow, was Mary's choir performance of rousing British favourites, mimicking the last night of the Prom concerts at this time of year in London. Here is Mary with compère Andrea (left) and guest soloist Belle in their 'dresses' for
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Last night we did an end-of-term concert. For the first time our new 'training band' performed in public, with their conductor Heather--mainly children, with support from some experienced players--they did very well indeed. There were even some solos that the children had prepared for
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The Sutherland Shire Community Band conductor organised student rate tickets to see this tonight. We met at the Opera Bar first and managed to get some pics. All the ladies had dressed very nicely for the occasion. Photographs in the auditorium were forbidden, of course. It was a very light-
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What is it about Cronulla rock platforms and boats this year? A second stranding in a few months. Earlier in the day we had helped at North Caringbah School Fête with a Joey Scout stand and I had performed there with the SSC band. Several bands performed, one of them
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The second time our band (Bundeena Community Band) has played here. I include a few pics of our conductor for the day and a singer plus some musicians and another singer and a young man taking part in a medieval 'battle--which I missed as I was enjoying my
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Today St Phils had a Carols Concert on the front lawn, which was extremely well attended. The French Group sang 'Mon Beau Sapin' which fortunately went well and was well received. There was a jumping castle, face painting and the ubiquitous Aussie barbeque. I should also mention that
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Friend Jill got me to join the local Shire Band and here is a pic of us with her son Tom in the new school hall--Jill plays percussion. Tom plays a bass clarinet--very different from the normal Bb or C clarinet that you immediately think of. Being a
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Mary's Christmas Choir concert took place last Sunday at the local Catholic church. Here they are in a 'spread' formation doing a 6-part Christmas Carol
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Late afternoon yesterday we went to --what must be by Australian standards--an ancient church in the inner-city suburb of Enmore. The pic shows the church before audience arrived. I was a bit reluctant to go but the environment and the performance of singers and musicians- were quite rivetting-
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We performed in the RSL at Bundeena last night--a dinner-dance themed on 1920's gangsterism in the USA. The place was packed with 'gangsters and their 'molls' ' including a vintage car outside. Interior pictures are never that good, so just a couple and