When The Orchestra Came To Town is an innovative musical entertainment format that sees the dreams of ordinary people fulfilled and music to be a potentially life-changing force.
A
symphony orchestra visits small towns all over the country to discover hidden
talents, who will then be mentored by members of the orchestra. We learn about
the lives of these talented locals as we watch them practice and grow, through
the tantrums and frustrations before eventually going on stage and performing a
spectacular concert to an audience of their entire community…in just one week.
This
is the biggest event to ever happen in the town and all the residents work
together to make it happen, by even building the stage.
"When
the Orchestra came to Town" won the joint 2nd prize for Best Format at the
10th EUROVISION Creative Forum in Berlin.
When The Orchestra Came to Town premiered on Saturday 22nd November 2014 at 8pm. It drew in great ratings figures averaging 620,000 viewers with a 39% share. The show peaked with 736,000 viewers and a share of 45%.