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Leo, Roving Reporter Report from: My Desk Story filed: A Taste of Spain Hi there, I hope you're having a good 2025 so far and that you had an enjoyable Christmas along with a Happy New Year, dear reader. I've been quite content with my summer holidays, it has been a very much needed break and has given me ample opportunities to do whatever I want to do. Recently, about a week or so ago I went down to Sydney to partake in another Sydney Youth Orchestra Summer Camp and it was great fun. I got to see some friends that I haven't seen for a bit and had fun playing music. Alongside the SYO Summer Camp I did a gig with the Western Sydney Youth Orchestra. It was for a show that was part of the Sydney Festival and it was called A Taste of Spain. Let me tell you about it. It was held at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Center, which is a refurbished power house built in the 1970s, that was at some stage after long being decommissioned turned into an arts center. And they did a really good job as it's a great space. We performed with the dance company Compania Pepa Molina, who did an amazing job. The dances were well choreographed and we worked closely with the dancers to make sure that every beat and movement was on time and in rhythm. We did a couple of sell out shows spanning from Friday to Sunday, and after a week's worth of rehearsal that had started the Saturday before (which consisted of continuous hours of rehearsal) I think we did pretty well. The crowd sure liked it all - us and the dancers. Overall it was a really well put together show and also we were one of the very few items in the Sydney Festive that is made up of young people. I'm excited to see what other opportunities I can get with the SYO and what they've got in store this year. Until next time Leo Roving Reporter