For a second year running Perth Symphony Orchestra collaborated with Sculptures by the sea for another beautiful experience for the WA public, thanks to the support of Blue Ocean Monitoring.

Over three balmy March Friday's of the the annual Cottesloe Sculpture by the Sea outdoor oceanside exhibition, selected Perth Symphony Orchestra musicians created five-minute musical improvisations. Each improvisational piece was inspired by the following five sculptural works from Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2024: Tetsuro Yamasaki, Keizo Ushio, Tim Macfarlane Reid, Tony Davis and Sharyn Egan.

Recordings of the 2024 musical improvisations were uploaded here and to the Sculpture by the Sea App so visitors could listen to these compositions whilst they viewed the works if they were unable to attend the live performances or from home.

Cottesloe beach and exhibition space was filled with members of the public from all different backgrounds, sharing in their love and appreciation for the arts. It was a beautiful sight to see and experience for a second year running, in how the arts creates connection.

Once again, a huge thank you to 'Blue Ocean Monitoring for all of the support in making this a reality for us.

Sculpture by the Sea collaboration sponsored by Blue Ocean Monitoring and Chris & Jenny Rowe.

Blue Ocean Monitoring is a proud Western Australian company committed to the good health of our oceans and the protection of marine biology. As they celebrate their 10th birthday, they are pleased to announce the enhanced capability to monitor marine mammals to help them flourish and improve the survivability of the species.

CHECK OUT SOME PHOTOS OF PERTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA x SCULPTURE BY THE SEA COLLABORATION
Photography by Michael Goh