MSO Christmas 16 DECEMBER 2017 CONCERT PROGRAM

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1 MSO Christmas 16 DECEMBER 2017 CONCERT PROGRAM

2 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Christopher Seaman conductor Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Warren Trevelyan-Jones chorus master Rimsky-Korsakov Christmas Eve: Polonaise Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Prelude and Dream Pantomime Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: excerpts INTERVAL J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio: Christians be joyful Corelli Christmas Concerto Berlioz The Childhood of Christ: The Shepherds Farewell Handel Messiah: Pastoral Symphony, For unto us a Child is Born and Hallelujah Wade O Come, All Ye Faithful Running time: 2 hours and 10 minutes, including a 20-minute interval In consideration of your fellow patrons, the MSO thanks you for dimming the lighting on your mobile phone. The MSO acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are performing. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and the Elders from other communities who may be in attendance. mso.com.au (03)

3 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Established in 1906, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an arts leader and Australia s oldest professional orchestra. Chief Conductor, Sir Andrew Davis, has been at the helm of the MSO since Engaging more than 2.5 million people each year, and as a truly global orchestra, the MSO collaborates with guest artists and arts organisations from across the world. The MSO performs a variety of concerts ranging from core classical performances at its home, Hamer Hall at Arts Centre Melbourne, to its annual free concerts at Melbourne s largest outdoor venue, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The MSO also delivers innovative and engaging programs to audiences of all ages through its Education and Outreach initiatives. Image courtesy Daniel Aulsebrook CHRISTOPHER SEAMAN CONDUCTOR British conductor Christopher Seaman has an international reputation for inspirational music making. With a long and distinguished career in the US, Seaman was Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (New York) until 2011 and was subsequently named Conductor Laureate. Other key positions that Seaman has held, include Music Director of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor-in-Residence with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Advisor of the San Antonio Symphony, and in the UK he was Conductor with both the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia. As a guest conductor, Seaman is a regular at the Aspen Music Festival and has recently performed with the Detroit, Houston, St Louis and Seattle Symphony orchestras, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestra of Opera North. For many years Christopher Seaman was attached as mentor to the young conductor s programs for the Australian orchestras. In this position, he guided many young conductors during their formative years. Image courtesy Kurt Brownell 3

4 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS For more than 50 years the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus has been the unstinting voice of the Orchestra s choral repertoire. In 2017 the Chorus joins forces with the Orchestra on more than 20 different occasions to perform some of the most moving and inspiring repertoire from the canon, as well as once again presenting its own a cappella performances. The MSO Chorus sings with the finest conductors, including Sir Andrew Davis, Edward Gardner, Mark Wigglesworth, Bernard Labadie, Stephen Layton, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Masaaki Suzuki and Manfred Honeck, and is committed to developing and performing new Australian and international choral repertoire. WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES CHORUS MASTER Warren Trevelyan-Jones is Chorus Master of the MSO Chorus and Head of Music at St James, King Street in Sydney and is regarded as one of the leading choral conductors and choir trainers in Australia. Warren has had an extensive singing career as a soloist and ensemble singer in Europe, including nine years in the Choir of Westminster Abbey, and regular work with the Gabrieli Consort, Collegium Vocale (Ghent), the Taverner Consort, The Kings Consort, Dunedin Consort, The Sixteen and the Tallis Scholars. Warren has appeared on more than 60 CD recordings, numerous television and radio broadcasts, and in many of the worlds' leading music festivals and concert halls. 4

5 PROGRAM NOTES NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV ( ) Christmas Eve: Polonaise ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK ( ) Hänsel und Gretel: Prelude and Dream Pantomime PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY ( ) The Nutcracker, Op.71: Marche Danse de la Fée-Dragée Danse Russe Trepak Danse Arabe Danse Chinoise Danse des Mirlitons Valse des Fleurs Pas de Deux (andante maestoso) JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ( ) Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV248: Jauchzet! Frohlocket! (Christians be joyful) ARCANGELO CORELLI ( ) Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.8 Fatto per la notte di natale (Christmas Concerto) Vivace Grave Allegro Adagio Allegro Adagio Vivace Allegro Pastorale ad libitum (largo) HECTOR BERLIOZ ( ) L Enfance du Christ, Op.25: L Adieu des bergers (The Shepherds Farewell) GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL ( ) Messiah, HWV56: Pastoral Symphony and For unto us a Child is Born GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL ( ) Arr. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( ) Messiah, K.572: Hallelujah Attr. JOHN FRANCIS WADE ( ) Arr. Sir David Willcocks ( ) O Come, All Ye Faithful By this time it had become quite dark. Frederic and Marie sat close together, and did not venture again to speak a word. It seemed now as if soft wings rustled around them, and very distant, but sweet music was heard at intervals. At this moment a shrill sound broke upon their ears kling, ling-kling, ling the doors flew wide open, and such a dazzling light broke out from the great chamber, that with the loud exclamation, Ah! Ah! the children stood fixed at the threshold. But Papa and mamma stepped to the door, took them by the hand and said, Come, come, dear children, and see what Christmas has brought this year. E.T.A Hoffmann Nutcracker and Mouse King 5

6 PROGRAM NOTES Christmas is a time of eager anticipation and magic. Only at Christmastime adults turn into children, quarrelling over the size of the tree and the decorations, or trying to guess what could be inside all those presents Father Christmas left overnight. And of course Christmas comes with its own distinctive soundtrack ; the music that makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. The musical traditions around Christmas reflect different cultures, customs and times, from religious versions of the nativity story, to songs about Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer. Although it may be hard for Australians to associate themselves with rides in a one horse open sleigh, tonight s concert will transport you to a snow covered European Christmas. The first surviving records of music associated with the feast of Christmas stem from 4th century Rome. They consist of Latin hymns and chants such as the advent hymn Veni redemptor gentium (Come Redeemer of the Nations). It would take until the 13th century for the first Christmas songs in the vernacular to appear, probably under the influence of St. Francis of Assisi. In England, the traditions of wassailing and carolling developed, resulting in the first English language carols to appear in a collection of 25 Caroles of Cristemas by Chaplain John Awdlay in The only carol on today s program, O Come, All Ye Faithful, stems from this tradition, but was written much later. This carol was found in a manuscript in the ducal palace of Vila Viçosa (written in Latin, titled Adeste fideles) and has been attributed to several authors, among whom were John Frances Wade ( ), John Reading ( ) and even King John IV of Portugal ( ). The English translation was made in 1841 by Frederick Oakeley, a catholic priest who later became a Canon of Westminster. The first half of the 19th century was a particularly fruitful period for carols. Many old carols were translated, adapted or had lyrics added to them; and publishers saw a growing market for collections of carols that could be sung at home around the Christmas tree. In 1833, William Sandy published his Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern, which contained the first appearance of many classics and in 1871 John Stainer published his Christmas Carols New & Old. Meanwhile, the Christian churches celebrated Christmas in their own way. The telling of the nativity story had always been an important feature of the Christmas services. Around 1660, Heinrich Schütz set the biblical text of the Nativity, translated by 6

7 Martin Luther, to music, probably for a performance at the court chapel of Johann Georg II, the elector of Saxony. And he would not be the last. Johann Sebastian Bach followed suit in his set of 6 cantatas, written for the major feast days in the Christmas period in 1734/35. His Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio) depicts the nativity story, as told by the evangelists Luke and Matthew. The story is interspersed with church chorales and arias on newly written texts. But the music in the Oratorio was not all new. Bach drew heavily on three secular cantatas he had written just before. The opening chorus of the first cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket in today s performance sung in English: Christians be joyful! is the original opening chorus of the cantata Tönet ihr Pauken, erschallet Trompeten (Sound, you drums! Ring forth, trumpets!) and probably the most joyous Christmas music ever written. From the opening timpani motive (Sound, you drums!) and the ensuing trumpets rising (Ring forth, trumpets!), whilst the strings plunge into the depth; the music opens up and leads to the almost ecstatic chorus exclamation Jauchzet! Another beautiful telling of the Christmas story, is l Enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ) by Hector Berlioz. Berlioz doesn t use the traditional biblical text however, but set his own poetic lines, narrating the story of the massacre of the newborn children in Judaea and the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt. Tonight offers a taste of MSO s Season 2018, as the Orchestra will perform Berlioz s masterpiece in full, in June. Although not intended for a church performance, and first performed on 13 April 1742 and therefore not in connection with Christmas celebrations Handel s Messiah tells the story of the annunciation and Christ s birth in the first part, based on biblical texts collated by Charles Jennens. Whilst the Chorus For unto us a child is born stems from the Christmas part of the Oratorio, the famous Hallelujah chorus (tonight played in Mozart s orchestration) concludes the second part around the passion of Jesus. We found it simply too tempting not to include it in tonight s concert. The Symphony or Pifa is the little instrumental movement illustrating the pastoral setting of the nativity, (followed by the recit There were shepherds abiding in the fields). Handel uses the traditional 12/8 sicillianorhythm and an orchestra of oboes and strings, which in the baroque was a widely used symbol for music associated with idyllic outdoor scenes. A similar sinfonia can for instance be found in Bach s Christmas Oratorio. Many composers used similar stylistic 7

8 PROGRAM NOTES elements in their depiction of the scene with the shepherds. Probably around 1690, Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli had ended his Concerto grosso Fatto per la notte di natale with a pastoral in 12/8. This concerto grosso, with a solo group consisting of 2 violins and cello, is a wonderful example of the many instrumental Christmas Concertos that were written in the 17th century, especially in Italy. The 19th century saw many fantastic Christmas stories set to music and the first half of today s program contains three famous ones. Rimsky Korsakov s opera Christmas Eve (Noch pered Rozhdestvom, 1895) is based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol about the smith Vakula, who sells his soul to the devil in order to obtain a pair of the tsaritsa s slippers. By means of this exclusive Christmas present, he hopes to win the heart beloved Oksana. The magnificent Polonaise depicts the imperial court, where the chorus sings the tsaritsa s praise. When Vakula bluntly asks for a pair of slippers, he is promptly given them, mainly because of his unusual and amusing nature. British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen wrote that Rimsky is only interested in recreating the atmosphere of the folk-tale, fleshing it out for his stage pageant in a comparable way to Humperdinck in Hansel. And maybe he is right. But is there anything wrong with atmospheric music to paint the scene in an opera? Hansel and Gretel contains some of the most colourful music written in the 19th century, to depict the rather gruesome fairy tale by the brothers Grimm. The idea for the opera was proposed to Engelbert Humperdinck by his sister, who asked him to write music for a collection of children s songs based on this story, she had written for her own children. After some revisions, the end-result was a full-fledged opera, opening with a Wagnerian Overture, based on the main song themes. The Dream Pantomime is one of the loveliest scenes in the opera. Hansel and Gretel are lost in the forest. Night falls and the Sandman, who has just walked out of the forest, tells the children that he loves them dearly, and that he has come to put them to sleep. He puts grains of sand into their eyes, and as he leaves they can barely keep their eyes open. Gretel reminds Hansel to say their evening prayer, and after they pray, they fall asleep on the forest floor. Fourteen angels come out and arrange themselves around the children to protect them as they sleep. This is truly musical magic and magical music! 8

9 Hansel and Gretel was not written with Christmas in mind, but the premiere of the opera took place on 23 December 1893 at the Hoftheater in Weimar. Richard Strauss was the conductor, and ever since this premiere, the work has been associated with the Christmas period. The last fairy tale on tonight s program is Nutcracker and Mouse King, written in 1816 by E. T. A. Hofmann. However, for his famous Nutcracker ballet Tchaikovsky used a French adaptation by Alexandre Dumas Père, which dispenses with many of the more gruesome elements, as well as changed the name of the protagonist from Marie to Klara. In this guise the fairy tale has become one of the most popular works to be performed during the Christmas period. though your festivities may more resemble Colin Bucko Buchanan s version of good old Jingle Bells: Engine s getting hot Dodge the kangaroos Swaggie climbs aboard He is welcome too All the family is there Sitting by the pool Christmas Day, the Aussie way By the barbecue! Ronald Vermeulen, MSO Director of Artistic Planning, 2017 Tonight s selection is based on the popular suite Tchaikovsky arranged from the ballet. Except for the March, all the dances, which represent different nationalities, appear in the Divertissment from the second act. We added the beginning of the gorgeous Pas de Deux, which in the ballet follows immediately after the Flower Waltz. Has there ever been a more telling use of a simple downward scale? With a bit of pastoral idyll, a bit of magic and a wonderful carol the MSO hopes to bring you in the right mood for Christmas, even 9

10 TEXTS JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH ( ) Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV248: Jauchzet! Frohlochet! (Christians be joyful) Translated and Adapted by the Rev. J. Troutbeck, D. D. From the Original German Text of St. Luke II: 1-21 and St. Matthew II: 1-12 Christians, be joyful and praise your salvation; Sing for today your Redeemer is born; Cease to be fearful, forget lamentation; Haste with thanksgiving to greet this glad morn; Come let us worship and fall down before Him; Let us with voices united adore Him. HECTOR BERLIOZ ( ) L Enfance du Christ, Op.25: L Adieu des bergers (The Shepherds Farewell) Translation by Paul England Thou must leave Thy lowly dwelling, The humble crib, the stable bare. Babe, all mortal babes excelling, Content our earthly lot to share. Loving father, Loving mother, Shelter Thee with tender care! Blessed Jesus, we implore Thee With humble love and holy fear. In the land that lies before Thee, Forget not us who linger here! May the shepherd s lowly calling, Ever to Thy heart be dear! Blest are ye beyond all measure, Thou happy father, mother mild! Guard ye well your heav nly treasure, The Prince of Peace, The Holy Child! God go with you, God protect you, Guide you safely through the wild! 10

11 GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL ( ) Messiah, HWV56: For unto us a Child is Born (Isaiah 9:6) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL ( ) Arr. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( ) Messiah, K.572: Hallelujah (Revelation 19:6; 11:15; 19:16) Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth, Hallelujah! The Kingdom of this world is become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, Hallelujah! Please turn the page quietly 11

12 TEXTS Attr. JOHN FRANCIS WADE ( ) Arr. Sir David Willcocks ( ) O Come, All Ye Faithful English translation by Frederick Oakley and William Brooke O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him Born, the King of angels: Refrain: O come let us adore him Christ the Lord. God of God Light of Light Lo, he abhors not the virgin s womb; Very God Begotten not created Refrain Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above: Glory to God In the highest Refrain Yea, Lord, we greet thee Born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be glory given; Word of the Father Now in flesh appearing Refrain 12

13 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS CHORUS MASTER Warren Trevelyan-Jones REPETITEUR Tom Griffiths SOPRANO Eva Butcher Jessica Chan Stephanie Collins Veryan Croggon Jessie Eastwood Laura Fahey Rita Fitzgerald Catherine Folley Camilla Gorman Karling Hamill Juliana Hassett Penny Huggett Naomi Hyndman Tania Jacobs Gwen Kennelly Anna Kidman Ruth McIntosh Catriona Nguyen- Robertson Susie Novella Angelie O'Brien Karin Otto Tanja Redl Mhairi Riddet Jo Robin Elizabeth Rusli Jillian Samuels Jemima Sim Shu Xian Lynda Smerdon Freja Soininen Chiara Stebbing Elizabeth Tindall Vanessa Tunggal Tara Zamin ALTO Satu Aho Catherine Bickell Cecilia Björkegren Kate Bramley Serena Carmel Alexandra Chubaty Katharine Daley Ros Harbison Sue Hawley Jennifer Henry Kristine Hensel Rebecca Kmit Helen MacLean Christina McCowan Siobhan Ormandy Sharmila Periakarpan Alison Ralph Mair Roberts Helen Rommelaar Kerry Roulston Annie Runnalls Katherine Samarzia Lisa Savige Libby Timcke Jenny Vallins Emma Warburton TENOR Steve Burnett Geoffrey Collins James Dipnall Simon Gaites Lyndon Horsburgh Wayne Kinrade Jessop Maticevski Shumack Dominic McKenna Michael Mobach Jean-Francois Ravat Tim Wright BASS Maurice Amor Paul Alexander Chantler Roger Dargaville Phil Elphinstone Gerard Evans David Floyd Andrew Ham Jordan Janssen Gary Levy Edward Ounapuu Stephen Pyk Liam Straughan Matthew Toulmin Tom Turnbull Maurice Wan Maciek Zielinski 13

14 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Sir Andrew Davis Chief Conductor Benjamin Northey Associate Conductor Tianyi Lu Cybec Assistant Conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki Conductor Laureate ( ) FIRST VIOLINS Dale Barltrop Concertmaster Eoin Andersen Concertmaster Sophie Rowell Associate Concertmaster The Ullmer Family # John Marcus Peter Edwards Assistant Kirsty Bremner Sarah Curro Michael Aquilina # Peter Fellin Deborah Goodall Lorraine Hook Kirstin Kenny Ji Won Kim Eleanor Mancini David and Helen Moses # Mark Mogilevski Michelle Ruffolo Kathryn Taylor Michael Aquilina # Aaron Barnden* Francesca Hiew* Oksana Thompson* 14 SECOND VIOLINS Matthew Tomkins The Gross # Robert Macindoe Associate Monica Curro Assistant Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind # Mary Allison Isin Cakmakcioglu Freya Franzen Anonymous # Cong Gu Andrew Hall Andrew and Judy Rogers # Isy Wasserman Philippa West Patrick Wong Roger Young Jacqueline Edwards* Karla Hanna* Jenny Khafagi* VIOLAS Christopher Moore Di Jameson # Fiona Sargeant Associate Lauren Brigden Tam Vu, Peter and Lyndsey Hawkins # Katharine Brockman Christopher Cartlidge Michael Aquilina # Anthony Chataway Gabrielle Halloran Trevor Jones Cindy Watkin Elizabeth Woolnough Caleb Wright CELLOS David Berlin MS Newman Family # Rachael Tobin Associate Nicholas Bochner Assistant Miranda Brockman Geelong Friends of the MSO # Rohan de Korte Andrew Dudgeon # Keith Johnson Sarah Morse Angela Sargeant Michelle Wood Andrew and Theresa Dyer # Molly Kadarauch* DOUBLE BASSES Steve Reeves Andrew Moon Associate Sylvia Hosking Assistant Damien Eckersley Benjamin Hanlon Suzanne Lee Stephen Newton Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser # Kylie Davies* FLUTES Prudence Davis Anonymous # Wendy Clarke Associate Sarah Beggs PICCOLO Andrew Macleod

15 OBOES Jeffrey Crellin Thomas Hutchinson Associate Ann Blackburn The Rosemary Norman # COR ANGLAIS Michael Pisani CLARINETS David Thomas Philip Arkinstall Associate Craig Hill BASS CLARINET Jon Craven BASSOONS Jack Schiller Elise Millman Associate Natasha Thomas CONTRABASSOON Brock Imison HORNS Saul Lewis Third Abbey Edlin Nereda Hanlon & Michael Hanlon AM # Trinette McClimont Anton Schroeder* Phoebe Smithies* TRUMPETS Geoffrey Payne Shane Hooton Associate William Evans Rosie Turner TROMBONES Brett Kelly Robert Collins* Guest Associate Richard Shirley BASS TROMBONE Mike Szabo TUBA Timothy Buzbee Jonathan Woods* TIMPANI ## Brent Miller* PERCUSSION Robert Clarke John Arcaro Tim and Lyn Edward # Robert Cossom HARP Yinuo Mu Megan Reeve* Melina van Leeuwen* KEYBOARD Louisa Breen* MSO BOARD Chairman Michael Ullmer Managing Director Sophie Galaise Board Members Andrew Dyer Danny Gorog Margaret Jackson AC David Krasnostein David Li Hyon-Ju Newman Helen Silver AO Company Secretary Oliver Carton # Position supported by ## Timpani Chair position supported by Lady Potter AC * Guest Musician 15

16 SUPPORTERS MSO PATRON The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria ARTIST CHAIR BENEFACTORS Anthony Pratt Associate Conductor Chair Joy Selby Smith Orchestral Leadership Chair The Cybec Cybec Assistant Conductor Chair The Ullmer Family Associate Concertmaster Chair Anonymous Flute Chair The Gross Second Violin Chair Di Jameson Viola Chair MS Newman Family Cello Chair Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO 2018 Soloist in Residence Chair PROGRAM BENEFACTORS Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Program The Cybec Cybec Young Composer in Residence made possible by The Cybec East Meets West supported by the Li Family Trust Meet The Orchestra made possible by The Ullmer Family 16 MSO Audience Access Crown Resorts Packer Family MSO Education supported by Mrs Margaret Ross AM and Dr Ian Ross MSO International Touring supported by Harold Mitchell AC MSO Regional Touring Creative Victoria The Robert Salzer The Pizzicato Effect Collier Charitable Fund The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust Schapper Family Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust Supported by the Hume City Council s Community Grants Program (Anonymous) Sidney Myer Free Concerts Supported by the Myer and the University of Melbourne CHAIRMAN S CIRCLE $100,000+ Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO John Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel The Gross David and Angela Li MS Newman Family Anthony Pratt The Pratt Joy Selby Smith Ullmer Family Anonymous (1) VIRTUOSO PATRONS $50,000+ Di Jameson David Krasnostein and Pat Stragalinos Mr Ren Xiao Jian and Mrs Li Quian Harold Mitchell AC Kim Williams AM IMPRESARIO PATRONS $20,000+ Michael Aquilina The John and Jennifer Brukner Perri Cutten and Jo Daniell Mary and Frederick Davidson AM Rachel and the late Hon. Alan Goldberg AO QC Hilary Hall, in memory of Wilma Collie Margaret Jackson AC Andrew Johnston Mimie MacLaren John and Lois McKay MAESTRO PATRONS $10,000+ Kaye and David Birks Mitchell Chipman Sir Andrew and Lady Davis Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind Robert & Jan Green Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM Suzanne Kirkham The Cuming Bequest Ian and Jeannie Paterson Lady Potter AC CMRI Elizabeth Proust AO Rae Rothfield Glenn Sedgwick Helen Silver AO and Harrison Young Maria Solà Profs. G & G Stephenson, in honour of the great Romanian musicians George Enescu and Dinu Lipatti Gai and David Taylor Juliet Tootell Alice Vaughan Kee Wong and Wai Tang Jason Yeap OAM Anonymous (1) PRINCIPAL PATRONS $5,000+ Christine and Mark Armour John and Mary Barlow Stephen and Caroline Brain Prof Ian Brighthope David and Emma Capponi Wendy Dimmick Andrew Dudgeon AM Andrew and Theresa Dyer Tim and Lyn Edward Mr Bill Fleming John and Diana Frew Susan Fry and Don Fry AO Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser Geelong Friends of the MSO Jennifer Gorog HMA Louis Hamon OAM Hans and Petra Henkell Hartmut and Ruth Hofmann Jack Hogan Doug Hooley Jenny and Peter Hordern Dr Alastair Jackson D & CS Kipen on behalf of Israel Kipen Dr Elizabeth A Lewis AM Peter Lovell Lesley McMullin Mr Douglas and Mrs Rosemary Meagher David and Helen Moses Dr Paul Nisselle AM The Rosemary Norman Ken Ong, in memory of Lin Ong Bruce Parncutt AO Jim and Fran Pfeiffer Pzena Investment Charitable Fund Andrew and Judy Rogers Max and Jill Schultz

17 Stephen Shanasy Mr Tam Vu and Dr Cherilyn Tillman The Hon. Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall Lyn Williams AM Anonymous (2) ASSOCIATE PATRONS $2,500+ Dandolo Partners Will and Dorothy Bailey Bequest Barbara Bell, in memory of Elsa Bell Bill Bowness Lynne Burgess Oliver Carton John and Lyn Coppock Miss Ann Darby, in memory of Leslie J. Darby Natasha Davies, for the Trikojus Education Fund Merrowyn Deacon Beryl Dean Sandra Dent Peter and Leila Doyle Lisa Dwyer and Dr Ian Dickson Jane Edmanson OAM Dr Helen M Ferguson Mr Peter Gallagher and Dr Karen Morley Dina and Ron Goldschlager Louise Gourlay OAM Peter and Lyndsey Hawkins Susan and Gary Hearst Colin Heggen, in memory of Marjorie Drysdale Heggen Rosemary and James Jacoby Jenkins Family C W Johnston Family John Jones George and Grace Kass Irene Kearsey and M J Ridley The Ilma Kelson Music Kloeden Bryan Lawrence Ann and George Littlewood John and Margaret Mason H E McKenzie Allan and Evelyn McLaren Don and Anne Meadows Marie Morton FRSA Annabel and Rupert Myer AO Ann Peacock with Andrew and Woody Kroger Sue and Barry Peake Mrs W Peart Graham and Christine Peirson Ruth and Ralph Renard S M Richards AM and M R Richards Tom and Elizabeth Romanowski Jeffrey Sher QC and Diana Sher OAM Diana and Brian Snape AM Dr Norman and Dr Sue Sonenberg Geoff and Judy Steinicke William and Jenny Ullmer Elisabeth Wagner Brian and Helena Worsfold Peter and Susan Yates Anonymous (7) PLAYER PATRONS $1,000+ David and Cindy Abbey Christa Abdallah Dr Sally Adams Mary Armour Arnold Bloch Leibler Philip Bacon AM Marlyn and Peter Bancroft OAM Adrienne Basser Prof Weston Bate and Janice Bate Janet Bell David Blackwell Anne Bowden Michael F Boyt The Late Mr John Brockman OAM and Mrs Pat Brockman Dr John Brookes Suzie and Harvey Brown Roger and Col Buckle Jill and Christopher Buckley Bill and Sandra Burdett Lynne Burgess Peter Caldwell Joe Cordone Andrew and Pamela Crockett Dominic and Natalie Dirupo Marie Dowling John and Anne Duncan Ruth Eggleston Kay Ehrenberg Jaan Enden Valerie Falconer and the Rayner Family in memory of Keith Falconer Amy and Simon Feiglin Grant Fisher and Helen Bird Barry Fradkin OAM and Dr Pam Fradkin Applebay Pty Ltd David Frenkiel and Esther Frenkiel OAM David Gibbs and Susie O'Neill Merwyn and Greta Goldblatt Colin Golvan QC and Dr Deborah Golvan George Golvan QC and Naomi Golvan Dr Marged Goode Max Gulbin Dr Sandra Hacker AO and Mr Ian Kennedy AM Jean Hadges Michael and Susie Hamson Paula Hansky OAM Merv Keehn and Sue Harlow Tilda and Brian Haughney Penelope Hughes Basil and Rita Jenkins Stuart Jennings Dorothy Karpin Brett Kelly and Cindy Watkin Dr Anne Kennedy Julie and Simon Kessel Kerry Landman William and Magdalena Leadston Andrew Lee Norman Lewis, in memory of Dr Phyllis Lewis Dr Anne Lierse Andrew Lockwood Violet and Jeff Loewenstein Elizabeth H Loftus Chris and Anna Long The Hon. Ian Macphee AO and Mrs Julie Macphee Vivienne Hadj and Rosemary Madden Eleanor and Phillip Mancini Dr Julianne Bayliss In memory of Leigh Masel Ruth Maxwell Jenny McGregor AM and Peter Allen Glenda McNaught Wayne and Penny Morgan Ian Morrey and Geoffrey Minter JB Hi-Fi Ltd Patricia Nilsson Laurence O'Keefe and Christopher James Alan and Dorothy Pattison Margaret Plant Kerryn Pratchett Peter Priest Treena Quarin Eli Raskin Raspin Family Trust Bobbie Renard Peter and Carolyn Rendit Dr Rosemary Ayton and Dr Sam Ricketson Joan P Robinson Cathy and Peter Rogers Doug and Elisabeth Scott Martin and Susan Shirley Dr Sam Smorgon AO and Mrs Minnie Smorgon John So Dr Michael Soon Lady Southey AC Jennifer Steinicke Dr Peter Strickland 17

18 SUPPORTERS Pamela Swansson Jenny Tatchell Frank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam Tisher P and E Turner The Hon. Rosemary Varty Leon and Sandra Velik Sue Walker AM Elaine Walters OAM and Gregory Walters Edward and Paddy White Nic and Ann Willcock Marian and Terry Wills Cooke Lorraine Woolley Richard Ye Panch Das and Laurel Young-Das Anonymous (22) THE MAHLER SYNDICATE David and Kaye Birks Mary and Frederick Davidson AM Tim and Lyn Edward John and Diana Frew Francis and Robyn Hofmann The Hon. Dr Barry Jones AC Dr Paul Nisselle AM Maria Solà The Hon. Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS Ken and Asle Chilton Trust, managed by Perpetual Collier Charitable Fund Crown Resorts and the Packer Family The Cybec The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust Gandel Philanthropy Linnell/Hughes Trust, managed by Perpetual The Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust The Harold Mitchell The Myer The Pratt The Robert Salzer Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment, managed by Perpetual Telematics Trust CONDUCTOR S CIRCLE Jenny Anderson David Angelovich G C Bawden and L de Kievit Lesley Bawden Joyce Bown Mrs Jenny Brukner and the late Mr John Brukner Ken Bullen Peter A Caldwell Luci and Ron Chambers Beryl Dean Sandra Dent Lyn Edward Alan Egan JP Gunta Eglite Mr Derek Grantham Marguerite Garnon- Williams Louis Hamon OAM Carol Hay Tony Howe Laurence O'Keefe and Christopher James Audrey M Jenkins John Jones George and Grace Kass Mrs Sylvia Lavelle Pauline and David Lawton Cameron Mowat Rosia Pasteur Elizabeth Proust AO Penny Rawlins Joan P Robinson Neil Roussac Anne Roussac-Hoyne Suzette Sherazee Michael Ryan and Wendy Mead Ann and Andrew Serpell Jennifer Shepherd Profs. Gabriela and George Stephenson Pamela Swansson Lillian Tarry Dr Cherilyn Tillman Mr and Mrs R P Trebilcock Michael Ullmer Ila Vanrenen The Hon. Rosemary Varty Mr Tam Vu Marian and Terry Wills Cooke Mark Young Anonymous (23) The MSO gratefully acknowledges the support received from the estates of Angela Beagley Neilma Gantner Gwen Hunt Audrey Jenkins Joan Jones Pauline Marie Johnston C P Kemp Peter Forbes MacLaren Joan Winsome Maslen Lorraine Maxine Meldrum Prof Andrew McCredie Miss Sheila Scotter AM MBE Marion A I H M Spence Molly Stephens Jean Tweedie Herta and Fred B Vogel Dorothy Wood HONORARY APPOINTMENTS Sir Elton John CBE Life Member The Hon. Alan Goldberg AO QC* Life Member Geoffrey Rush AC Ambassador John Brockman OAM* Life Member Ila Vanrenen* Life Member *Deceased Signifies Adopt an MSO Musician supporter The MSO relies on your ongoing philanthropic support to sustain our artists, and support access, education, community engagement and more. We invite our suporters to get close to the MSO through a range of special events. The MSO welcomes your support at any level. Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible, and supporters are recognised as follows: $1,000+ (Player) $2,500+ (Associate) $5,000+ () $10,000+ (Maestro) $20,000+ (Impresario) $50,000+ (Virtuoso) $100,000+ (Chairman s Circle) The MSO Conductor s Circle is our bequest program for members who have notified of a planned gift in their Will. ENQUIRIES Phone (03) philanthropy@ mso.com.au 18

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