Symphony in the Domain (20th January '07)

Phew! What a scorcher! Silly temperatures this weekend in Sydney with the mercury hitting 40 C on Sunday. It was a few degrees cooler on Saturday which was just as well as we all piled down to The Domain for the annual Sydney Festival Symphony in the Domain. Each year there is a series of free concerts in The Domain next to the botanical gardens in the city. There is a different type of performance each week (Jazz in the Domain, Opera in the Domain, etc.) as the arty types strive to bring a bit of culture to the masses. The masses tend to just turn up with a picnic and copious quantities of wine though.

Symphony in the Domain

This week was Symphony in the Domain which saw the Sydney Symphony Orchestra do their thing. The theme this year was American composers which wasn't the best as it all seemed a bit tuneless and percussion-based. There were a couple of nice pieces though before they finished with the traditional 1812 Overture and a load of fireworks which is clearly the crowd favourite!

Treemonkey - King of the Goon