ALSTON KOCH FOR COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Courtesy - SNNI

 


Photo Johann Jayasinha

 

The Sir Edward Dunlop Foundation CENTENARY SYMPOSIUM 2007

Oct18, 2007

It was announced today by the artistic director of the Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation that Sri Lankan born singer-songwriter ALSTON KOCH has been invited for a special performance in the evening at the symposium for H.E The Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia Major General Michael Jeffry AC CVO MC. Alston Koch, with triple accredited A.R.I.A awards and 2 Platinum awards in Australia amongst other International Awards will perform with the Symphony Orchestra on 2nd November at The Rendevous Hotel at 328 Flinders Street in Melbourne.

Other distinguished guests on the evening of the 2nd will include Dame Elizabeth Murdoch, Patriach of the Murdoch global empire, Hon Bruce Billson MP (Canberra, ACT) Minister for Veterans Affairs and Minister assisting the Minister of Defence.

The Symposium will be opened earlier by Tony Charlton AM (Master of Ceremonies) also attending will be Mr Dino De Marchi KSJ RFD, Mr.Gary Jamieson APM,Proffessor David De Kretser AC Governor of Victoria,Professor David Bradt from Baltimore USA,Professor Mark Fitzgerald ASM,Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld,Professor Thomas Kossmann and Brigadier Bill Rolfe.

Mr. Alston Koch has performed earlier for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in Sri Lanka, The Prince of Wales Prince Charles in 1996, The Presidents of Indonesia & Sri Lanka, The King of Malaysia, The Sultan of Pahang and the late Indira Gandhi.