A total of 21 volunteers—participants in the competition, judges and members of the local symphony orchestra—were asked to put the instruments through their paces.
The drama groups presented thought - provoking plays, and the concerts featuring symphonys played by the orchestra filled the air with beautiful music.
Then Marie Bennell, the AWO's orchestra manager, travelled to Mexico to watch a rehearsal of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, an important recruiter of regional talent.