Suitable for
Families, children all ages
The Make and Play Orchestra is an intergenerational, open plan musical experience devised and directed by music maker and composer, Graeme Leak.
The performance will focus on bringing together a community of players, including students, through the union of traditional orchestral instruments with the unique, bespoke and home-made string and percussion instruments created during the festival’s Make and Play Instrument Making Workshops with The Song Room.
Graeme recently ran a community orchestra program for the opening of the Gargarro Soundshell in Girgarre, near Shepparton. The small town has been rebuilding after setbacks, and Graeme’s brief was to transform Girgarre with sound and music.
His players included two 82-years-olds, a Year 5 student and lots of local farmers and townsfolk, most of whom had never played any music before. They loved the experience so much that they have volunteered to come and join the Make and Play orchestra when they perform in our festival.
Sessions