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**The Architecture and Why?** **Events** **Quotes** **“The bowl will serve as a permanent reminder to the people of Melbourne of what can be done by a man of character, initiative and generosity.”**
 * Establishment and Opening concert **
 * The Sidney Myer Music Bowl was established on the 12th of February 1959. The opening concert performed by the Victorian and   [[image:Dog.JPG align="left" caption="Stepped in dog poo"]]    Sydney Symphony Orchestras and conducted by Alfred Wallenstein was held on the same day as the establishment. The honorary guests at the opening concert were Prime Minister of Australia Sir Robert G. Menzies, Governor of Victoria Sir Dallas Brooks and the Premier of Victoria Sir Henry Edward Bolte. There was a crowd of 30,000 people along with official police to control the crowd. The public were amazed by the atmosphere; sixty-eight lights on top of the ball, Government House, the city lights and the night sky in the background. It was believed to be an amazing concert by thousands. **
 * The Sidney Myer Music Bowl was built for a tribute to one of Melbourne’s biggest contributors Sidney Myer. The Bowl was inspired by America’s Hollywood Bowl, at a value of 200,000 pounds, which took eleven months to construct. In 2003 the bowl was refurbished which has made the Sidney Myer Music Bowl one of the world’s greatest outdoor concert stage. The idea to build the Sidney Myer Music Bowl came from the Sidney Myer trust fund which is run by Sidney Myer’s son Kenneth Myer. The architecture companies included; Messrs, Yuncken, Freemen Brothers, Griffiths’ and Simpson. The chief project manager was Barry Patten. It has been designed to fit two thousand and thirty people in the fixed seating with in twenty-six rows, surrounded by lawn, where ten thousand people lay upon. The stage is 27.4m wide and 19.5m deep.  [[image:S.JPG align="right" caption="Sydney Myer Music Bowl"]]    **
 * Unfortunately the Bowl wasn’t built for regular events due to Melbourne’s unpredictable weather, but can still host a great show. An annual show hosted by the Sidney Myer Music Bowl is “Carrols by Candlelight”, but stills hosts shows all year round. Events that the Bowl has hosted includes: The beach Boys, Crowded House, ACDC, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond and Blondie ect. **
 * Mr. R. G. MENZIES PM **


 * “The opening of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl marks another mile-stone in the cultural development of Melbourne Victoria.” **
 * Mr. H. E. Bolte Premier **


 * Sidney Myer A.K.A Simcha Baevski **
 * Simcha Baevski was born on the 8th of February 1878 in the Russian province of Mogilev, he was the youngest of eleven children. **
 * His elder brother Elcon Baevski was born on December 4 1875 and attended a Jewish school in Krichev then attended high school in the same province. He later managed his mother’s drapery business. In 1896 he migrated to Australia in Melbourne and was employed in the fashion industry. **
 * Simcha attended the same schools as his elder brother then managed his mother’s store. Then migrated in Australia in August 1899. With no employment and no money he seeked help from his elder brother Elcon, who employed him at the underclothing business run  [[image:sidney_myer.gif align="left" caption="Honourable Sidney Myer"]]   by a relative from Russia. During his breaks, he taught himself English. Later Simcha Baevski changed his name to Sidney Myer. Elcon and Sidney travelled to Bendigo and opened a drapery store. On March 8 1905 Sidney Myer married Hannah Flegeltaub in Ballarat, but had no children. In 1911 Sidney and Hannah Myer acted as guardians to their nephew Norman Myer because Elcon and his wife had to move overseas to England for business. **
 * During this time Sidney Myer made dramatic changes; changing the store name to Myer, increased staff, expanded business, and built more stores. When his brother came back from England they sold their two stores in Bendigo to buy a building on Bourke Street, in 1912 he bought land in Post Office Place. This was just the beginning for Sidney Myer and his brother Elcon who now was his deputy. **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Over years the Myer business has expanded nationally with sixty-six stores, with one of the biggest fashion and accessories stores in Australia. Unfortunately on September 5 1934, Sidney Myer died of cardiac failure near his home in Toorak. His two sons Kenneth Myer and Sidney Myer inherited Myer’s. Kenneth Myer is now the Chairman of the Sidney Myer fund. **

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