It's a drum that Bongani Tembe, chief executive and artistic director of the KZN and Johannesburg Philharmonic, beats relentlessly - that an orchestra's role must be broader than delivering mainstream concerts during a symphony season. Hence Making Music Together: A visual diary of KZN Philharmonic's non-symphony activities.This exhilarating collection of 30 black and white photos taken over a two-month period by photographers Val Adamson, Gcina Ndwalane and Rogan Ward is currently being exhibited at the Durban Art Gallery.Said Tembe: "In KZN, our flagship programme represents a fraction of the overall activities of the orchestra."The majority of the orchestra's time is spent presenting performances, workshops, master classes and mentoring programmes, which take place in community venues, school halls, rehearsal rooms, old-age homes and informal spaces across the length and breadth of the province."The photos capture the impact of Durban's long-standing permanent orchestra through a collection of intimate photos: a primary school pupil imitating the conductor, elderly folk listening with their eyes closed, a cadet violinist allowing a solemn little boy to touch her instrument.Part of what makes the exhibition particularly engaging is the manner in which it has been curated by arts and culture publicist and writer Illa Thompson. The photos are displayed on music stands while classical music plays in the background - allowing viewers to be enveloped, as Thompson describes it, by "the magic of music".Part of her brief included travelling around with the orchestra.She said: "Spending time with the orchestra gave me a renewed sense of personal appreciation of the phenomenal power of music and its ability to touch people deep within their souls."Music as elixir; music as peace-maker; music as nation-builder; music as memory-jogger; music as a voice; music as an antidote to the selfish, ugly chaos of this world."The exhibition runs in the Print Room at the Durban Art Gallery until April 30. Entrance is free...