Concert 2 2026 By Invitation

This is a concert that we look forward to every year. We invite senior school concert bands to share the stage providing a fresh event to lift their spirits and motivation. Our hope is that all these students will continue with their music once they graduate, indeed for the rest of their lives. With their years of lessons, rehearsals and performances, the transition can be quite smooth. By Invitation is a way to give them a glimpse into the workings of a top community wind symphony playing exciting repertoire beyond school level, and to play sitting and performing alongside fellow musicians.

Date: Saturday 21st March 7.00pm

Venue: Ian Woolf Auditorium, Carey Grammar, enter Gate 1, 349 Barkers Road, Kew

Tickets: Adults $10, Concession: health card holders, students $0.00 (free) but please book in TryBooking so we can track audience numbers (Trybooking does not charge for $0 tickets)

Bookings: via Trybooking click here

To download a poster click here

To download the printed program click here

  • Yorkshire Ballad by James Barnes
  • High Country by Ralph Hultgren
  • Streets of Forbes by David Jones
  • Prelude to a Celebration by Philip Sparke
  • Jitterbug by Robert Buckley
  • Rail Riffs by Brian Balmages
  • From Dawn to Dusk by Graham Lloyd
  • Concerto for Two Trumpets by Antonin Vivaldi – soloists Shane Walterfang and Robert Harry.
  • Armenian Dances Part 1 by Alfred Reed
  • The Empire Strikes Back (finale) by John Williams arr. Jack Bullock