By Meg Kennedy<\/p>\n
Children and those young at heart gathered at the Bacchus Marsh Town Hall to farewell exiting Musical Director Barry Wilkins at the Moorabool Light Orchestra\u2019s (MLO) Young People\u2019s Concert last month.<\/p>\n
With more than 350 attendees present on Sunday, 15 September, including many young people, home-made instruments allowed children to play along with the orchestra.<\/p>\n
Mr Wilkins said the two major works of the show, \u2018Peter and the Wolf\u2019 and \u2018Carnival of the Animals\u2019 were \u201cvery popular with all ages, and Jon Faine was a firm favourite for the day, with his excellent narration of the pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA highlight of the \u2018Carnival of the Animals\u2019 work was the piano duo with orchestra throughout the whole piece, performed by local identity Jeff Moran and he was joined by one of Australia\u2019s finest young concert pianist Konrad Olszewski,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The program also included the newly formed Bacchus Marsh Vocal Ensemble, directed by Catherine Clarke-Jones, which performed for the first time at the concert.<\/p>\n
Mr Wilkins said the ensemble was \u201ca welcome addition to the program, entertaining the audience with their three musical numbers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe finale to the program was a hoot \u2013 with all the young people, plus their parents and grandparents coming out front and joining with the orchestra with their instruments, performing \u2018William Tell Overture\u2019, \u2018Pirates of the Caribbean\u2019, \u20181812 Overture\u2019 and \u2018Instant Concert\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
The MLO\u2019s next event will be \u2018Christmas in the Park\u2019 at Underbank Park on Sunday 8 December from 6pm-9pm. <\/p>\n
Further details will be released shortly.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit www.moorabool-light-orchestra.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Meg Kennedy Children and those young at heart gathered at the Bacchus Marsh Town Hall to farewell exiting Musical Director Barry Wilkins at the Moorabool Light Orchestra\u2019s (MLO) Young People\u2019s Concert last month. With more than 350 attendees present on Sunday, 15 September, including many young people, home-made instruments allowed children to play along […]<\/p>\n