PROGRAM. Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 June 7.30pm Riverside Theatre Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

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1 PROGRAM Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 June 7.30pm Riverside Theatre Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

2 Photo: Caitlin Worthington Design: BronWYnrogers.CoM WesF1341

3 PARAMOUNT PICTURES Presents A LUCASFILM LTD Production A STEVEN SPIELBERG Film RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Starring HARRISON FORD KAREN ALLEN PAUL FREEMAN RONALD LACEY JOHN RHYS-DAVIES DENHOLM ELLIOTT Music by JOHN WILLIAMS Executive Producers GEORGE LUCAS AND HOWARD KAZANJIAN Screenplay by LAWRENCE KASDAN Story by GEORGE LUCAS AND PHILIP KAUFMAN Produced by FRANK MARSHALL Directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Licensed by LUCASFILM LTD and PARAMOUNT PICTURES. This program licensed by LUCASFILM LTD and PARAMOUNT PICTURES. Motion Picture, Artwork, Photos 1981 Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. MUSIC WRITTEN BY JOHN WILLIAMS BANTHA MUSIC (BMI) ALL RIGHTS ADMINISTERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. USED BY PERMISSION. The duration of this concert is 2 hours plus a 20 minute interval. CONNECT WITH WASO: Use the hashtag #WASOIndianaJones

4 DAVID BOWIE NOTHING HAS CHANGED A TRIBUTE WITH WASO FEATURING iota TIM ROGERS STEVE KILBEY DEBORAH CONWAY ADALITA AMANDA PELMAN CREATIVE DIRECTOR FRI 11 NOV 8PM R I V E R S I D E T H E A T R E, P C E C WASO and Australian music industry greats perform Bowie s greatest hits. BOOK NOW Visit ticketek.com.au Payment Processing and Service & Delivery Fees May Apply.

5 WASO ON STAGE TONIGHT The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is Western Australia s largest and busiest performing arts organisation. WASO s resident company of full-time, professional musicians plays a central role in creating a culturally vibrant Western Australia. Each year the Orchestra performs over 175 concerts with some of the world s most talented conductors and soloists to an audience in excess of 190,000. For further information visit waso.com.au VIOLIN Semra Lee-Smith Assistant Concertmaster Rebecca Glorie A/Principal 1st Violin Zak Rowntree* Principal 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assoc Principal 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Beth Hebert Jane Johnston Sunmi Jung Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Shaun Lee-Chen* Akiko Miyazawa Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Graham Pyatt Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Kathryn Shinnick Jacek Slawomirski Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Susannah Williams^ David Yeh VIOLA Alex Brogan Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Benjamin Caddy Katherine Corecig^ Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Helen Tuckey Aaron Wyatt^ CELLO Rod McGrath Louise McKay Chair partnered by Penrhos College Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Fotis Skordas Tim South Xiao Le Wu DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sinclair* Joan Wright Louise Elaerts Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Peter Facer Annabelle Farid Guest Assoc Principal COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Chair partnered by Ron & Sue Wooller Adam Mikulicz *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. CONTRABASSOON Chloe Turner HORN David Evans Robert Gladstones Principal 3rd Horn Julia Brooke Renée Kennedy^ Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Evan Cromie Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O Malley BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Chiron Meller A/Assoc Principal Percussion and Timpani Joel Bass^ James Chong^ Paul Tanner^ HARP Sarah Bowman KEYBOARD Graeme Gilling^ Adam Pinto^ Principal Associate Principal Guest Musician^ 5

6 ABOUT THE COMPOSER John Williams Composer In a career spanning five decades, John Williams has become one of America s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage. He has composed the music and served as music director for more than one hundred films, including all six Star Wars films, the first three Harry Potter films, Superman, JFK, Born on the Fourth of July, Memoirs of a Geisha, Far and Away, The Accidental Tourist, Home Alone and The Book Thief. His 40-year artistic partnership with director Steven Spielberg has resulted in many of Hollywood s most acclaimed and successful films, including Schindler s List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Indiana Jones films, Munich, Saving Private Ryan, The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse and Lincoln. He has received five Academy Awards and forty-nine Oscar nominations, making him the Academy s most-nominated living person and the second-most nominated person in the history of the Oscars. He has received seven British Academy Awards (BAFTA), twenty-one Grammys, four Golden Globes, five Emmys, and numerous gold and platinum records. In 2003, he received the Olympic Order (the IOC s highest honor) for his contributions to the Olympic movement. He received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in December of In 2009, Mr. Williams was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and he received the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists by the U.S. Government. PRODUCTION CREDITS Raiders of the Lost Ark Film with Orchestra produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Producers: Steven A. Linder and Jamie Richardson Production Coordinator: Rob Stogsdill Worldwide Representation: IMG Artists, LLC Technical Director: Mike Runice Marketing Coordinator: Dan Barry Music Composed by John Williams Film Preparation for Concert Performance: Ramiro Belgardt Technical Consultant: Laura Gibson Sound Remixing for Concert Performance: Chace Audio by Deluxe The score for Raiders of the Lost Ark has been adapted for live concert performance. With special thanks to: Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm Ltd, Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, John Williams, Alan Bergman, Howard Roffman, Chris Holm, Chip McLean, Darryl J. Franklin, Dan Butler, Pat Woods and Mark Graham. Music Preparation: Jo Ann Kane Music Service 6

7 ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR Benjamin Northey Conductor Since returning to Australia from Europe in 2006, Benjamin Northey has rapidly emerged as one of the nation s leading musical figures. He is currently Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In 2016, he will lead both the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Christchurch Symphony on several occasions as well as appear with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and throughout New Zealand. Photo: Ross Calia WASO PHILANTHROPY Philanthropy Partner We hope you enjoy today s performance, combining memorable orchestral music with the excitement of the action on the big screen. There are many people who would love to attend this event but are unable to, some because of the cost, and others because they cannot make it to the venue. WASO s Education and Community Engagement programs reach out to people who cannot easily access live music. We are a not-for-profit organisation and community donations are essential in enabling WASO to produce beautiful music for thousands of Western Australians across the state. Join us on our musical journey today by making a donation. All donations over $2 are tax deductible and your gift will be tax deductible this financial year if it reaches us by 30 June. Go to waso.com.au to make your donation or you can contact Jane Clare on or janec@waso.com.au to find out more. CONNECT WITH WASO Use the hashtag #WASOIndianaJones and tag us in! Join us on Facebook / WestAustralianSymphonyOrchestra Follow us on Twitter / _WASO_ Tag your photos #WASO on Instagram / _waso_ Watch us on YouTube / WestAustSymOrchestra 7

8 Fri 22 July 7.30pm Sat 23 July 2pm Matinee Perth Concert Hall EY PRESENTS CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE The power of live orchestral music combined with breathtaking circus artistry! BOOK NOW Tickets from $49 * Call or visit waso.com.au *A handling fee of $5.50 per transaction applies all purchases. An additional fee of $4.40 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post.