Birds singing, ukuleles strumming, bike chains, gravel underfoot and the voices of five local community members are some of the sounds and music you will hear in Cobar High School’s Sounds and Stories. Sounds and Stories weaves together original student compositions, interviews and field recordings to capture the tales of the old Silver Tank, sitting on the hill on the outskirts of Cobar. The project can be explored by clicking through on the button below.

In August 2022, 16 students at Cobar High School engaged in a week-long creative music workshop facilitated by music educator Laura Andrew and composer Elizabeth Jigalin. Sounds & Stories was inspired by Cobar’s ‘Silver Tank’ that recently has been transformed by Australian composer Georges Lentz into the Sound Chapel.

In 2023, the project was exhibited at Outback Arts, Coonamble.