My new school Aquinas College is involved in a big celebration of sorts later on this month, they are celebrating the life of the founder of the Christian Brothers Schools Edmund Rice in a sort of musical dramatisation and you'll never guess who they have chosen to play the part of Saint Edmund. Yup, australias most sought after viola player. I have to stand on the stage of the 2000 seater burswood theatre, centre stage (in peroid costume) and as the spotlight comes on me I have to play an irish air on the fiddle, reminiscent of Edmunds irish heritage, then it morphs into a fanfare theme which i play a few times which heralds his arrival to australia and then a 20 piece brass band joins in and we finish the rest of the fanfare. possibly the easiest 5 min gig of all time!
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