The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra will end a 40-year absence from Millicent this afternoon.

The state’s elite musical ensemble last took to the stage of the Millicent War Memorial Civic and Arts Centre in mid-1983 when classical pianist Lance Dossor was the feature performer.

Nine members of the ASO will be presenting a day-time schools-only performance at this venue today as part of their South East regional tour.

Running for an hour, it is called “Herman and Rosie”.

Meanwhile, the full ASO will present Sounds from the Blue Lake at a public performance at the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre in Mount Gambier tomorrow night.

The players will perform Dvorak’s Carnival Overture and Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto.

At the heart of the program are Millicent High School’s Turn of the Lone Wanderer and St Martins Lutheran College’s homage to the Blue Lake, Deep Blue.

These works were developed collaboratively with composers Adam Page and Hilary Kleinig as part of the 2020 Silos and Symphonies initiative.

The night will conclude with Strauss’ famous Blue Danube waltz and Dvorak’s Symphony no. 9.

Some members of the Limestone Coast Symphony Orchestra will also make an appearance with a pre-concert performance in the Helpmann Theatre courtyard.