Three choirs took part in the concert including Raised Voices led by Olivia Corish, Sing Australia Vincentia led by Jenny Smith and the Shoalhaven Community Choir led by organiser Sue Hammond-Warne.

Sue said she was extremely pleased with the event and was excited about the attendance and participation on the night.

"The three choirs huddled in a back room of the church to hold a rehearsal of a song called 'Music Alone Shall Live' which we could all sing together and lead the audience in a round," she said.

"We found we only needed to rehearse it once as the sound and harmonies were magnificent. It was indeed a privilege to conduct the three choirs together."

Students from the Shoalhaven Music and Performing Arts Studio starred, including Milly Owens, Kate Greenwood, Elsie Willett, Julaiha Kallus and the Callala Public School Ensemble.

Jane Deville, principal of the studio said said the students shone.

"It was an amazing opportunity for the students to participate in a concert environment as it is often hard to find occasions for them to perform without it being a competition. The students really benefited from the experience and enjoyed the audience participation and feedback," she said.

At interval a delicious supper was provided by the Greenwell Point Hospital Auxiliary for a gold coin donation.

Sandra Walter from the auxiliary said it helped boost the kitty for a cause.

"The event was a good opportunity for us to promote our cause which is to fundraise for the Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital," she said.

Raffle tickets sold will be drawn on September 7 at a Spring Gala Dinner held at the Nowra Golf Club.

Tickets for the dinner are $60 each and available on trybooking.com

The concert ended with all choirs, students and the audience singing 'Thank you for the Music' by ABBA in resounding chorus.

Make Music Day is an international celebration of music which started in France in 1982 and is held on March 21 in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries, now including Nowra.

When asked if the concert will be held again next year, Sue Hammond-Warne said "It's a definite possibility, I hope for it to be a continuing event for years to come."