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The Lodge of The Golden Fleece meets at East Melbourne on the second Friday of February, March, May, July, September and November.

Golden Fleece Orchestra

The experience of dining at The Lodge of the Golden Fleece has traditionally been enhanced by a chamber orchestra. Performances of the orchestra cover a range of musical styles, with an appropriate selection of instruments and musicians on any given evening. All the musicians of the orchestra play for the love of music and the fellowship created and dispersed by a shared enjoyment of music.

The orchestra has been assisted on many occasions by professional musicians as well as musicians with a trade or profession who have a love of music and make a hobby of musical performance.

History

Wor Bro Weston Pett established the orchestra when the lodge was formed in 1922. Bro Les Barklamb and Bro Dr Kaye Scott joined the Lodge in 1930 and assisted the orchestra when practicable. In 1943, the orchestra combined with an orchestra, which had been formed by South Brunswick Lodge No 484 in 1932 and comprised freemasons who were professional musicians. Many were members of the Thespian Lodge No 232 or Orpheus Lodge No 393, both being Daylight Lodges to suit performing artists and musicians who worked in the evenings.

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