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Quiet please! Strings and saxophones in the library

Community & Milestones05/03/2026414Views 0Likes 0Comments

Do you really have to be as quiet as a mouse in a library? Maybe. But on Saturday February 14, the Footscray Library put the silent treatment to one side as members of the Inner West Symphony Orchestra formed two smaller ensembles — a string quartet and the saxophone quartet — for a short musical…

Yarraville Library’s Bad Art Night draws inspiration from saxophones

Community & Milestones09/02/2026397Views 0Likes 0Comments

Tucked away behind the Yarraville Library in leafy Wembley Street is a lovely little garden alcove that plays host to what the Yarraville Library likes to call a monthly ‘Bad Art Night’. It’s an opportunity for locals, bookworms, and budding Picassos alike to showcase their artistic talents ... or lack thereof. To tell the truth,…

Let’s dance … while sitting down!

Concert Highlights09/11/2025375Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ever been excited about going to the local dance? Frocking up. Suiting up. Partners at the ready... phew, I’m exhausted just writing this! How would you like to take the easy option? Dancing while sitting down is so much more relaxing. Well, mark Saturday night, 29 November at the Williamstown Town Hall in your diary. That’s when the…

Melbourne Airport Community Giving Fund supports the Inner West Symphony Orchestra

Community & Milestones20/10/2025386Views 0Likes 0Comments

We’re very pleased to share that on 10 October 2025, the Inner West Symphony Orchestra was selected as a recipient of the Melbourne Airport Community Giving Fund. This support is already making a real difference for us and the communities we serve. Thanks to the fund, we have been able to acquire new percussion instruments…

‘The Elephant Man’ of the trombone

Did You Know?15/10/2025361Views 0Likes 0Comments

Scholarly opinion has long claimed that Sir Edward Elgar is England’s greatest composer. Consummate orchestration and rich romantic timbre have seen such works as the Enigma Variations, the Cello Concerto in E minor, and the forever popular Pomp and Circumstance marches become staples in orchestral repertoires around the world. However, Sir Edward had a dark…