Choristers from GYC joined with singers from around Geelong to form a massed choir conducted by Tom Healey and Malcolm John for the Gala opening of the 10th Windfire Music Festival.

Soloists were:

Lee Abrahmsen – soprano, with whom many choristers sang in Opera Australia’s “Marriage of Figaro” production in Geelong in 2017.

Sally Wilson – soprano

And the program featured favourite works such as

• Jerusalem – Parry,
• O Holy Night – Adams,
• Ave Verum – Mozart and
• Sanctus – Gounod, Nimrod – Elgar

Other works included Andante for Flute and Orchestra – Mozart, Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana – Mascagni and Oboe Concertino – Malcolm John.