Cobar students turn water tower into concert stage
High school students in remote NSW created original music. They performed it inside the Cobar Sound Chapel, a disused water tank.
Students at Cobar High School performed original music inside the Cobar Sound Chapel, a 125-year-old disused water tank. The students created the piece during a workshop with Jim Coyle, a Sydney Conservatorium lecturer.
The students performed it with the Noise String Quartet. The students used natural sounds from sticks, stones and branches inside the tank to make the music.
Wiradjuri musician Xander Jeffery played didgeridoo during the performance. The Sound Chapel is a permanent artwork.
Architect Glenn Murcutt and composer Georges Lentz designed it. Some students said the experience inspired them to keep playing music.
- 125 years old
- Structure age
- Jim Coyle, Sydney Conservatorium lecturer
- Facilitator
Why it mattersThe performance shows how outback communities can create great art with local resources and imagination.
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