A wonderful array of enthusiastic talent was displayed at the home of Wendy Bastow and Graham McNamee for our annual Musical Soiree fundraising event. The 62 guests and performers raised a welcome $3800 for Hearts for Africa and enjoyed champagne and a high tea, as well as excellent music.

The pianists were from a group who are working on their performance skills and meet monthly to workshop. They have raised over $600 this year for a Nutrition Program for the Amani school students and parents.

Additionally we had a beautiful past QSO violinist and a stirring bagpiper who also invited our audience to sing The Mull of Kintyre with pipes and piano accompaniments. A gracious couple did the tango to a piano duet of the James Bond theme and Narelle Bowden Ford and her sister Robyn Solomon told us many humorous and interesting facts about our past composers.