AYo NATional music CONCERT SERIES January School of Music and ANU Centralised Venues

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1 AYo NATional music CamP CONCERT SERIES January 2014 Llewellyn Hall, ANU Principal Sponsor Hosted by the ANU School of Music and ANU Centralised Venues

2 Australian youth orchestra The Australian Youth Orchestra is one of the world s most prestigious and innovative training organisations for young pre-professional musicians. Our training pathway has been created to nurture the musical development of Australia s finest young instrumentalists across metropolitan and regional Australia, from the emerging, gifted, school-aged student, to those on the verge of a professional career. AYO presents tailored training and performance programs each year for aspiring musicians, composers, arts administrators and music journalists aged 12 to 30. AYO occupies a special place in the Australian cultural landscape, where one generation of brilliant musicians inspires the next, where aspiring musicians get a taste of life as professional musicians, and where like-minded individuals from all over the country gather for numerous intensive programs to collaborate, study and perform. On the world stage, AYO is a cultural ambassador for Australia with twenty-one international tours since the inaugural tour to Japan in The 2013 tour saw AYO perform with internationally renowned artists Maestro Christoph Eschenbach, violinist Joshua Bell, and didgeridoo player William Barton in nine concerts in Australia and across Europe. Today, countless AYO alumni are members of some of the finest professional orchestras worldwide. australian youth orchestra with james morrison Australian Youth Orchestra will delight Adelaide with Mussorgsky s masterful Pictures at an Exhibition. Joining AYO for one concert only, trumpet virtuoso James Morrison will perform Graeme Koehne s High Art. James Judd conductor James Morrison trumpet Repertoire: SMETANA The Moldau KOEHNE High Art: Concerto for Jazz Trumpet MUSSORGSKY (Arr. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition Thursday 6 February, 7:30pm Adelaide Town Hall BOOK NOW at bass.net.au or call Visit ayo.com.au for further information about all AYO concerts.

3 Welcome to the AYO National Music Camp Concert Series Combine over 240 of Australia s best and brightest young musicians, internationally acclaimed conductors, and some of the finest Australian musicians as tutors, in an intensive live-in environment; mix it together with powerful and challenging repertoire; throw in a hearty dose of musical passion, a hefty handful of talent and a little bit of magic, and you ve got AYO National Music Camp. It s a place where new friendships begin, where old friends are reunited and where lifelong professional contacts are made. AYO National Music Camp is a chance for young musicians to completely immerse themselves in the world of music to be surrounded by other like-minded individuals over two weeks of intense but rewarding rehearsals, tutorials, public performances and broadcast opportunities. AYO National Music Camp offers participation in one of five components: Orchestral Program This program is the core of AYO National Music Camp. Musicians participate in intensive rehearsals, tutorials and performances under the guidance of some of Australia s and the world s most respected musicians. Musicians perform in one of two full symphony orchestras or a chamber orchestra. Words about Music Program A starting point for many people now working in music journalism, broadcasting and publishing, as well as diverse areas of arts administration, this program provides a rare opportunity for participants to gain practical experience and access to professionals working in this specialised field. Composition Program The composition program cultivates the next generation of Australian composers. Participants receive individual tuition, extend and consolidate their composition technique, workshop their compositions and have their new work premiered by an ensemble of AYO tutors. Arts Administration Program This hands-on program is offered to participants with an interest in the operational and production elements of performing arts organisations. As the core orchestral and stage management team at National Music Camp, participants are given practical experience in behind-the-scenes management and concert presentation. Sound production Program This unique program looks at music production, recording and editing associated with broadcasts. The participants record AYO National Music Camp concerts and work closely with the ABC for the concert broadcasts.

4 THE CONCERT SERIES Saturday 11 January, 4.30pm Orchestral Concert 1* MOZART Symphony No.29 in A major K.201 ANDREW HOWES Ichirós (world premiere) BRAHMS Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 Saturday 11 January, 8pm Orchestral Concert 2** TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture HAYDN Symphony No. 104 in D Major, London COPLAND Symphony No. 3 Wednesday 15 January, 5.30pm Percussion Ensemble The AYO Percussion Ensemble will perform under the direction of percussion tutors Robert Cossom and Alex Timcke. With unparalleled enthusiasm, the AYO percussionists and timpanists will showcase a range of challenging works. Thursday 16 January, 8pm Advanced Chamber Music The Advanced Chamber Music evening of performances showcases the AYO National Music Camp chamber program and features Australia s finest young chamber musicians. Musicians will perform a range of exquisite works by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Strauss, Brahms, and Stanhope. Friday 17 January, 5.30pm Composition Concert Experience the world premiere of four orchestral works written by the 2014 AYO Composition participants. The works will be performed by AYO musicians and tutors from the National Music Camp program. This is a unique opportunity to experience the future of Australian composition. Friday 17 January, 8.00pm Brass Ensemble The concert will feature an ensemble of Australia s finest young brass musicians, performing a diverse range of brass repertoire for an evening of rousing music-making under the direction of tutors Nick Byrne, Shane Hooton, Leanne Sullivan, Francesco Lo Surdo, David Cribb and Rohan Richards.

5 Saturday 18 January, 4.30pm Orchestral Concert 3* MOZART Symphony No. 31 in D Major Paris K.297 PHILIP JAMESON Dunsinane (world premiere) BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 Saturday 18 January, 8pm Orchestral Concert 4** BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus Op. 43: excerpts RACHMANINOFF Symphony in D minor, Youth STRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911) * Concert is being recorded for delayed broadcast on ABC Classic FM ** Concert is being broadcast live on ABC Classic FM Please refer to the insert for details of these performances and the full list of musicians. No filming or flash photography is permitted during the concert series.

6 Photo courtesy of Brendan Read Richard Gill Music Director Richard Gill OAM is one of Australia s pre-eminent and most admired conductors and is internationally respected as a music educator. He is Founding Music Director and Conductor Emeritus of Victorian Opera and is currently Artistic Director of the Education Program for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He has been Artistic Director of OzOpera, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, and the Adviser for the Musica Viva In Schools program. He has conducted all the major Australian orchestras and youth orchestras, and his extensive operatic repertoire ranges from works of the Baroque era to 21st century Australian and international works. He has held several important posts including Dean of the West Australian Conservatorium of Music and has received numerous accolades including the Bernard Heinze Award, Honorary Doctorates from the Edith Cowan University of Western Australia and the ACU, and the Australia Council s Don Banks Award.

7 Alexandre Bloch Conductor Winner of Donatella Flick s LSO Conducting Competition (2012), Alexandre Bloch is currently Assistant Conductor at the London Symphony Orchestra and Conducting Fellow at the Royal Northern College of Music. He was named 2012 Talent by ADAMI and recently stepped in to replace Mariss Jansons at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for three very successful concerts. Future plans include engagements across Europe. Geoffrey Lancaster DIRECTOR, Chamber Orchestra Dr Geoffrey Lancaster AM is among the world s most respected fortepianists. He was formerly Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players, and Artistic Director of the Australian Fortepiano Trio. Lancaster has appeared as soloist with all of Australia s major orchestras, as well as many renowned international ensembles.

8 AYO National Music Camp Program Staff MUSIC DIRECTOR: Richard Gill OAM CONDUCTORS: Alexandre Bloch, Richard Gill OAM, Geoffrey Lancaster AM VIOLIN TUTORS: Rachael Beesley*, Lachlan Bramble*, Monica Curro*, Lucy Carrig-Jones* VIOLA TUTORS: Andrew Jezek, Stuart Johnson* CELLO TUTORS: Tim Nankervis, Michelle Wood* DOUBLE BASS TUTORS: Damien Eckersley*, Kees Boersma*, Kirsty McCahon* FLUTE TUTOR: Lisa-Maree Amos*, Rosamund Plummer OBOE TUTOR: Ngaire de Korte*, Stephen Robinson CLARINET TUTOR: Christopher Tingay*, Nicole van Bruggen-Harris BASSOON TUTOR: Jackie Hansen*, Hugh Ponnuthurai* FRENCH HORN TUTOR: Francesco Lo Surdo*, Rohan Richards* TRUMPET TUTOR: Leanne Sullivan*, Shane Hooton* TROMBONE TUTOR: Nick Byrne TUBA TUTOR: David Cribb* TIMPANI & PERCUSSION TUTORS: Alex Timcke*, Robert Cossom* HARP TUTOR: Carolyn Mills PIANO TUTOR: Susanne Powell* ARTS ADMINISTRATION TUTOR: Erin McNamara* CHAMBER MUSIC COORDINATOR: Lachlan Bramble* COMPOSITION TUTOR: Nicholas Vines WORDS ABOUT MUSIC TUTOR: Alastair McKean SOUND PRODUCTION TUTOR: Jim Atkins MUSIC LIBRARIANS: Elizabeth Cooney*, Elizabeth Gogler* RESIDENTIAL COORDINATORS: Annette Brown, Stephen Brown, Denise Duong, Helen Tillinh *AYO Alumni

9 THE AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA FOUNDERS Professor John Bishop OBE Ruth D. Alexander PATRON Emeritus Professor Di Yerbury AO FOUNDATION MEMBER Ron Maslyn Williams BOARD OF DIRECTOR Mary Vallentine AO, Chairman Peter Grant, Deputy Chair Ron Ogden, Treasurer/Company Secretary Kellie Benda Dr Graeme L Blackman OAM Monica Curro Marcus Elsum Erin Flaherty Luke Nestorowicz Shefali Pryor Clare Pullar Frank Zipfinger HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Leonard Amadio AO Margaret Greene Donald Hazelwood AO OBE J. Leonard Porter Professor Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE Maureen White Graham Wood OAM ARTISTIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE Shefali Pryor, Chair Keith Crellin OAM Monica Curro Elizabeth Koch OAM Siobhan Lenihan Tim Matthies Marshall McGuire Michele Walsh MANAGEMENT Colin Cornish, Chief Executive Officer Katie Tymms, Executive Assistant to the CEO Kate O Beirne, Business Manager Howie Huang, Financial Accountant Rossy Yang, Assistant Accountant Lucy Papworth, Operations & Planning Manager Jacinta Ewers, Artistic Administrator Michelle Zarb, Operations & Music Coordinator Samuel Torrens, Orchestral Operations Coordinator Qian Ying Ong, Operations Assistant Candice Wise, Director of External Relations Sanja Simic, Marketing & Communications Coordinator Sally Quinn, Publicist Georgina Luck, Development Associate - Alumni & Community Relations Johanna Burnett, Development Coordinator Elizabeth Cooney, Development Coordinator Astrid Sugden, Development Assistant CONTACT THE AYO Toll free Web SYDNEY Suite 401, level 4 40 Gloucester Street The Rocks NSW 2000 Phone Facsimile MELBOURNE Level 1, 49 Garden Street South Yarra, VIC 3141 Phone Cover photography by Kris Washusen. Additional Photography MUTESOUVENIR KAI BIENERT and Emma Ayres

10 Help Young musicians reach their potential The 2013 International Tour has provided a wonderful demonstration of just how much young musicians can achieve when they are given the opportunity to develop and showcase their skills with some of the world s best conductors, tutors and performers. It is heartening that our young musicians achievements have been recognised and applauded both nationally and internationally. The AYO musicians came to the stage with an energy that could power a small city. - Harriet Cunningham, Sydney Morning Herald The AYO players are simply the best of the best. - Emma Ayres, ABC Classic FM Our vision is to bring AYO s world-leading training programs to more young people, particularly in regional and rural areas, and increase practical pathways for young people to transition from students to professional musicians. It is only through the support of our donors that we can achieve this vision. We invite you to support us to enable superbly talented young people to achieve their musical dreams. To find out how you can donate please contact Georgina Luck, on , GeorginaLuck@ayo.com.au or visit ayo.com.au We hope you will consider investing in our young musicians and look forward to your support. AYO perform in Grafenegg, Austria, 2013

11 our supporters Chair of the AYO, Mary Vallentine AO, Board of Directors, staff and participants would like to thank everyone who supports Australia s national youth orchestra. AYO is supported by the Australian Government Principal Sponsor Major Program Partner 2014 AYO February and July Season Partners The Lydia Morberger Piano Trust 2014 AYO National Music Camp Program Host Logistics Partner Hotel Partner Supporting Partner Legal Partners Scholarship Partners The Lydia Morberger Piano Trust Honorary Auditors Media Supporter

12 Accenture is proud to serve as the Principal Sponsor of the Australian Youth Orchestra. Here s to high performance. Since its first performance more than 60 years ago, the Australian Youth Orchestra has been a showcase of artistic excellence and high performance. Accenture celebrates the orchestra s myriad achievements and we are pleased to contribute to the development of the arts and young musicians in Australia.