On Friday 28 November, we were fortunate to have the Concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Matt Bruce (ON 1987) visit the school and share his expertise with the College’s Symphony Orchestra. The Brandenburg Orchestra has a reputation as the finest period instrument ensemble in Australia. It specialises in Music of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Students were guided through Joseph Haydn’s Symphony 101 in D by Mr Bruce during their regular Symphony Orchestra morning rehearsal. The musicality he was able to bring out in a short time was outstanding. Many of these boys will have changed their outlook to classical music from this experience.

The boys left buzzing at the end of the hour and we hope to have Mr Bruce work with our ensembles again in the near future.

Mr Trevor Mee
Music Teacher