Some rooms do half the work for you. Heritage Lounge is one of them. Set inside the beautifully restored Bank of New South Wales building at 215 Church Street, it holds onto the detail of the 1920s, the high ceilings, the stone, the warmth of old timber, and adds a bar programme that would stand up anywhere in Sydney. Walking in, you feel the occasion before anyone has said a word.
That is exactly why it suits live saxophone.
"Rooms with history make a saxophone sound like it belongs there. Heritage Lounge is one of the most beautiful rooms in Western Sydney."
On Tuesday 3 November, Melbourne Cup Day, Orget performs at Heritage Lounge, moving through the room with the sax while the day rolls from the big race into the evening.
Melbourne Cup at the Heritage Precinct: $99 per person, from midday until late. A live grazing feast at Oribu, the full Heritage Lounge bar, the Le Cheval cigar lounge, streaming races, Fashions on the Field and live entertainment from a DJ and Orget on saxophone.
Heritage Lounge at a glance
Where: Level 1, 215 to 217 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150
What it is: A 1920s bank building, part of The Heritage Precinct, home to Heritage Lounge, Oribu and Le Cheval.
Best for: Corporate functions, milestone birthdays, cocktail receptions, intimate weddings, product launches and private events.
Style: Elegant, moody, character rich, with private areas, dedicated hosts and full private hire.
Melbourne Cup, 3 Nov: $99 per person, from midday until late. Live saxophone, DJ, streaming races and Fashions on the Field.
Enquiries: heritagelounge.com.au 路 0434 381 688 路 bookings@heritagelounge.com.au
Fashions on the Field
The judges have arrived. 馃弴
This Melbourne Cup, Fashions on the Field at The Heritage Lounge will be judged by two names who know a thing or two about style: actor, author and host @suzan_mutesi, and fashion model @itisalexbates.
Bring your finest. Our judges will be walking the room to crown the best dressed of the day. 馃憭
Dress to win. Melbourne Cup at The Heritage Precinct is the one afternoon of the year when the whole room dresses for the occasion, and this year the best dressed will not go unnoticed.
Our judges walk the floor, crown the Best Dressed Woman and Best Dressed Man, and send the winners home with prizes worth talking about.
The races stream across the big screens, the DJ keeps the room moving, and Orget plays live saxophone as the afternoon slides into the evening.
Tuesday 3 November, from midday until late. One afternoon only, $99 per person, with the Oribu grazing feast and the full Heritage Lounge bar.
More than one room
What makes the address unusual is that a single evening can move through three distinct spaces without anyone calling a taxi. Heritage Lounge for cocktails and live music. Oribu for private dining, with a chef hatted kitchen. Le Cheval for the kind of close that people talk about for weeks. It is a rare thing to find that range in one building, let alone in Parramatta.
Why live sax works in a room like this
A great function room gives you a backdrop. Live music gives you a memory. In a space with this much character, the saxophone does not fight the room, it works with it. Orget moves without a stage, so the sound finds people where they stand, at the bar, by the windows, mid conversation.
- Arrival: roaming sax as guests settle in and the room fills.
- The big moment: the race, the toast, the announcement, scored live.
- The evening: the sax moving through the crowd as the day turns into the night.
Orget's preferred venue in Western Sydney
Heritage Lounge is Orget's pick for corporate functions, milestone birthdays and private events west of the city. If you are planning something in Parramatta, or anywhere in Western Sydney, and you want the room and the music handled properly, this is where to start.
For weddings, the venue pairs naturally with the packages Orget is best known for, from a roaming arrival set to a full evening with the sax layered over a DJ.
Want live sax at your next event?
Orget performs at Heritage Lounge this Melbourne Cup. For your own celebration, corporate function or wedding, live saxophone is the detail guests remember. Check availability on the official booking site.
Planning an event at Heritage Lounge or another Western Sydney venue? See the full Sydney supplier directory, where Heritage Lounge sits as a preferred venue, or read our guide to wedding entertainment in Sydney.