October 28, 2014
A concert by the South Burnett Community Orchestra at Nanango’s Ringsfield House on Sunday afternoon had a few strings attached, but no one seemed to mind.
About 60 people spent the afternoon relaxing on the rear lawn at Ringsfield as they enjoyed a performance by the SBCO’s String Ensemble.
The “Spring Strings” concert was the second in a short series organised to help the SBCO raise funds to buy new sheet music.
The first concert was held indoors at Wondai’s Anglican Church last weekend.
Sunday’s outdoor concert provided a change of pace well suited to the warm weather. The string ensemble used the complex’s Coach House for a stage while guests sat under shade sails sipping wine or soft drinks and sharing cheese platters.
The audience was treated to a repertoire of classical, jazz and modern pieces ranging from Mozart’s “Allegro Vivace” through to “Greensleeves”, “Phantom Tangos” and the jazzy “Queen Bee”.
There was even a string version of Led Zeppelin’s 1970s hit “Kashmir” and the Broadway favourite “Send In The Clowns”.
For some numbers, the Ensemble was accompanied by members of the SBCO’s percussion section on keyboard and drums.
It costs the SBCO up to $250 to obtain sheet music for any new piece, and the group currently has a wish list of jazz and full orchestral pieces they want to purchase for performances next year.
The Spring concert series will go some way towards translating their wish list into reality.
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