4 from 4

Fenner continued its art shield dominance in the recent recent Big Night Out. A huge event that is essentially a battle of the bands involving residents from the ANU Halls and Colleges. Seven bands were entered this year, with one from Johns, Burgmann, B&G, Ursies, Bruce, UniLodge, and Fenner Hall. The competition has been running for three years and this year I was able to drop by the venue (Bruce Hall Courtyard) and see Fenner's musicians in action.

Boof and I at the concert

Dubbing themselves 'The Frank Fenner Project' (after our patron), no words could do their performance justice. An idea cooked up last year (by a first year muso and yours truly), it was decided that instead of entering the usual three or four piece band with a couple of guitarists, a drummer, and a singer we would scour the halls for students of ANU's music school - a highly prestigious school that requires a far amount of talent just to be accepted. This year Fenner's band consisted of

two guitrists (Josh and Matt),

a drummer (Luke),

keyboard- for piano and synth bass (Paul), a trumpter and two saxophones (Ax, Morti and I don't know his name),a violinist (Michael), and two vocals (Alex and Michaael).

Shooting out three hit songs; Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Foyd), a Daft Punk song I don't know the name of, and Devil Went Down to Georgia (The Charlie Daniel Band - chosen by the violinist naturally), they wholly engrossed the crowd.

A wholly engrossed crowdInside the wholly engrossed crowd

Another first place has meant that Fenner has now taken first in all four arts event this year - and with our debating team led by two residents on the first and second ANU debating teams we are quietly confident we can make it five.

Matt is actually studying music composition (ie a composer), it just also turns out he is a genius on the guitar