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30 July 2025
New World symphony set to soar in Mansfield

Did you know that astronaut Neil Armstrong took a tape of a recording of Dvorak’s 9th symphony with him during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 (the first moon landing)?

The Wangaratta Symphony Orchestra will play the whole of this well-known symphony at its next concert on 24 August at the Mansfield Performing Arts Centre.

Each section gets to play some of the main themes, and it is fascinating to h...

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