Spanish Bishop Rosendo Salvado, explained Perth Symphony Orchestra Creative Director Fiona Campbell, was very ahead of his time, was a very compassionate man and was also very interested in meeting our First Nations people of the Yued tribe.

The performance will follow his travels from his hometown in Spain to our WA shores and the impact he made on our WA history.

Spanish-born Benedictine Monk Rosendo Salvado arrived set foot on West Australian soil 175 years ago, carrying a mission to build an Aboriginal education system in the middle of the Western Australian outback. The result of his arrival was the beginning of New Norcia, the only monastic town in Australia. By Theresia Titus.