The concert will conclude at approximately 9.30pm. This is a smoke-free event.

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1 CONCERT PROGRAM SAT 12 DEC 7.30PM LANGLEY PARK, PERTH CITY OF PERTH E BY CU RRY PR ESE NT D S T E P HE N The concert will conclude at approximately 9.30pm. This is a smoke-free event. Pre-concert entertainment & activities Asher Fisch conductor Andrew Nicholson flute Andrew Sinclair double bass WASO Chorus West Australian Symphony Orchestra Stephen Curry presenter Geoff Hutchison host Children s face painting & balloon artist at rear of venue 5.00pm 7.00pm WAGNER Tannhäuser: Entrance of the Guests SMETANA The Bartered Bride: Overture STRAUSS, J. Jr Blue Danube: Waltzes VIVALDI Gloria: Gloria in excelsis deo BACH, J.S. Orchestral Suite No.2 (Menuet & Badinerie) HOLST The Planets: Mars MOZART Requiem: Lacrimosa Ray Walker Trio Pre-Concert Jazz 5.45pm 6.25pm BOTTESINI Elegy - For Double Bass with Orchestra JOHN WILLIAMS Raiders of the Lost Ark: Raiders March PUCCINI Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo from Act III TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. Chair of Principal Flute, Andrew Nicholson, is supported by Quadrant Energy.

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3 WELCOME Tonight is the ninth annual City of Perth Symphony in the City, and it is my great pleasure to welcome you to an evening of beautiful music from your West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. On behalf of WASO, we are thrilled to share this wonderful event with the people of Perth, and with regional Western Australians thanks to a live broadcast and webcast. This evening s concert is particularly special; it will be the first time WASO Principal Conductor Asher Fisch conducts the City of Perth Symphony in the City. Maestro Fisch has had a profound influence on WASO musicians, leading the Orchestra to truly exceptional form which you will experience tonight. My sincere thanks go to our two major sponsors, the City of Perth and Lotterywest. Each year, our vision for this event can be realised thanks to the generous support of these committed partners. Thanks must also go to Wesfarmers Arts, WASO s Principal Partner, and media partners The West Australian and 720 ABC Perth. Enjoy the concert and we look forward to welcoming you to a WASO concert in 2016 at our performance home,. The City of Perth Symphony in the City is an extraordinary event that annually brings Perth together to celebrate the cultural richness and beauty of our capital city. It is an opportunity to enjoy the inspiring musicianship of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and the WASO Chorus under the stars. We are again proud to partner with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and we thank Lotterywest for their generous support that ensures the success of this event each year. On behalf of the City of Perth, we are thrilled to welcome WASO s Principal Conductor Asher Fisch to conduct his first City of Perth Symphony in the City, and we would like to thank the many staff, artists and volunteers for their valuable contribution and for sharing their immense talents with us tonight. Tonight you will hear highlights from the WASO 2016 season, including well-known classics and music from blockbuster film scores, culminating in Tchaikovsky s explosive 1812 Overture as the finale. The City is extremely proud to contribute to this major cultural celebration and on behalf of the City of Perth I hope you have a wonderful evening. On behalf of Lotterywest I am delighted to welcome you to the 2015 Symphony in the City. We are pleased to partner with the City of Perth to present this concert to the Western Australian community. Lotterywest is proud to provide grant support to the West Australian Symphony Orchestra to help stage this event and the broadcast to regional audiences all over WA. Each year Symphony in the City gives the community the opportunity to experience the incredible talent of their state orchestra. The reason Lotterywest is able to support Symphony in the City and many other community events that bring people together right around our state is through money raised from the sale of Lotterywest Games. Every time you play a Lotterywest Game, 34 cents in every dollar is returned to the WA community. I would also like to acknowledge the Department of Regional Development and Westlink for their role in facilitating the regional broadcast as well as the staff and musicians at WASO, the WASO Chorus and the volunteers who make this event possible. We hope you enjoy the evening and wish you all a safe and happy festival season. Janet Holmes à Court AC WASO Chairman Lisa-M. Scaffidi The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Heather Zampatti Chairman Lotterywest Look out for our volunteers collecting donations to support WASO s Education & Community Engagement programs, and get your sticker! CONNECT TONIGHT WITH WASO twitter.com/_waso_ Put #WASOSITC in your tweets Instagram.com/_waso_ Tag your photos #WASOSITC

4 ABOUT THE ARTISTS ASHER FISCH WASO Principal Conductor & Artistic Adviser Asher Fisch s first two seasons with WASO included a range of classical repertoire, a Beethoven Symphony Cycle in 2014 and a Brahms Festival in 2015, both Western Australian firsts. A seasoned conductor in both the operatic and symphonic worlds, he is known best for his interpretative command of German and Italian repertoire of the Romantic and post-romantic era, in particular Wagner, Brahms, Strauss and Verdi. He is currently Principal Guest Conductor of the Seattle Opera, where he conducted its quadrennial Wagner Ring cycle in 2013, and his former posts include Music Director of the New Israeli Opera ( ) and the Vienna Volksoper ( ). He first worked with WASO in He has long maintained strong ties to the Bavarian State Opera, and in the season conducted a new production by Martin Kušej of The Force of Destiny, plus revival performances of Parsifal, Salome, Ariadne auf Naxos, La bohème and Turandot. Other highlights of the season included concerts with the Munich Philharmonic, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Belgium, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (Denmark), a tour in Italy with the Orchestra della Toscana, and a visit to the Melbourne Festival in October 2013, where he conducted an all-wagner program with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the State Opera of South Australia s Wagner Ring cycle in 2005, which won ten Helpmann Awards. Asher Fisch began his conducting career as Daniel Barenboim s assistant and kapellmeister at the Berlin State Opera. He is an accomplished pianist and released his first solo disc of Wagner piano transcriptions in Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts STEPHEN CURRY Presenter Stephen has been a regular face on Australian television & film screens for years, with leading roles in many projects including The Castle, Frontline, The Secret Life of Us, Changi, Rogue, The Night We Called It A Day, Take Away, The Nugget, The Wogboy, Thunderstruck, The King, The Informant, Wilfred and 30 Seconds. Recent projects include The Cup, Cloudstreet, Rake, Redfern Now, It s A Date, Fat Tony & Co, Time of Our Lives, Hiding & Open Slather. Awards include the AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama, a Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama & ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor. ENGAGE CHALLENGE EXCITE SURPRISE REFLECT Photograph Tony McDonough

5 WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is Western Australia s largest and busiest performing arts company. Established in 1928, WASO is the state s only fulltime professional orchestra, playing a central role in the cultural life of Western Australia. WASO s vision is to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Each year the Orchestra reaches out into the community and gives people across Western Australia and beyond the opportunity to experience the magic of classical music through concert performances, touring, education programs, and other initiatives. The Orchestra presents over 190 performances each year with some of the world s finest conductors and soloists to an audience in excess of 180,000. In addition to its own concerts, WASO regularly performs with the West Australian Opera and West Australian Ballet. waso.com.au ON STAGE TONIGHT VIOLIN Graeme Norris Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee-Smith Assistant Concertmaster Ji Won Kim Principal 1 st Violin Zak Rowntree* Principal 2 nd Violin Kylie Liang Assoc Principal 2 nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Stephanie Dean Sara Duhig Rebecca Glorie Beth Hebert Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Shaun Lee-Chen* Lucas O Brien^ Melanie Pearn Elena Phatak Graham Pyatt Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby David Yeh VIOLA Caleb Wright Alex Brogan Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Benjamin Caddy Katherine Drake Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Aaron Wyatt^ CELLO Rod McGrath Louise McKay Chair partnered by Penrhos College Jessica Brittain^ Shigeru Komatsu Nicholas Metcalfe Anna Pokorny^ Fotis Skordas Tim South DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sinclair* Louise Elaerts Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Chair partnered by Quadrant Energy Mary-Anne Blades Georgia Lane^ OBOE Elizabeth Chee Giselle Gabriels^ COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Chair partnered by Sue & Ron Wooller Peter Moore^ CONTRABASSOON Chloe Turner HORN David Evans Sharn McIver Robert Gladstones Principal 3 rd Julia Brooke Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Evan Cromie Mark Bain^ Matthew Dempsey^ Breanna Evangelista^ TROMBONE Liam O Malley Bruce Thompson^ Matthew Walker^ BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Troy Greatz A/Principal Percussion Joel Bass^ James Chong^ Amanda Dean^ HARP Bronwyn Wallis^ PIANO Graeme Gilling^ Principal Associate Principal Guest Musician^ *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC TICKETS FOR WASO S 2016 CONCERTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE TONIGHT AT THE WASO INFORMATION TENT.

6 WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS CHRISTOPHER VAN TUINEN Chorus Director Christopher graduated with a BMus from the VCA in In 2005 he completed an MMus in Conducting at the VCA. He also holds a BA from UQ, an LLB from QUT and an AMusA from the AMEB. During 2008 and 2009 he was a member of the Young Artists Program with Opera Australia and in 2007 he was appointed as the inaugural Conducting Fellow at the Australian Ballet. He has conducted WASO, Orchestra Victoria, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. In addition to the WASO Chorus, he is also Conductor of UWACS, Musical Director of Fremantle Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Director of Lost and Found Opera. Formed in 1988, the WASO Chorus brings together auditioned singers who volunteer their time and talents to perform under the WASO banner. The Chorus is led by Chorus Director Christopher van Tuinen and Vocal Coach Andrew Foote. For more information visit waso.com.au ON STAGE TONIGHT ANDREW FOOTE Chorus Vocal Coach Andrew is Head of Vocal Studies at the University of Western Australia School of Music and maintains a busy performing schedule. For more than 30 years he has been a regular guest artist for Western Australian arts companies, a national broadcast artist for ABC Classic FM, a freelance opera principal artist performing throughout Australia with Opera Australia, OzOpera and West Australian Opera, a regular recitalist and oratorio soloist, and more recently as an opera director, tertiary lecturer and mentor to business leaders. In 2010 he received a Helpmann Award for his acclaimed performance of Ned Keene in Peter Grimes. SOPRANO Valerie Bannan Anna Börner Annie Burke Clara Connor Rebecca Cooper Bronwyn Elliott Lindsay Foster Louise Gillett Kath Goodman Lesley Goodwin Pauline Handford Blanche Holzman Michelle John Ginny Luff Marie McKinnon Alicia Metusela Gemma Mullaney Rochelle Rabel Erika Riecken Jane Royle Sarah Shneier Magda Todea Margaret Warburton Rochelle Williams Nicole Zago ALTO Marion Agombar Llewela Benn Daniela Birch Patsy Brown Sue Coleson Catherine Dunn Julie Durant Kaye Fairbairn Jenny Fay Susanna Fleck Di Graves Victoria Hogg Shew-lee Lee Tina McDonald Lyn Mills Margot Morgan Lynne Naylor Philomena Nulsen Deb Piesse Louise Sutton Claire Taylor Jacquie Wright TENOR John Beamish Allan Griffiths Peter Handford David Lancaster John Milton John Murphy Andrew Paterson Jay Reso Stephen Turley Matthew Vukomanovic BASS Justin Audcent Michael Berkeley-Hill Charlie Bond Allan Davies James Devenish Tony Errington Ken Gasmier Brian Kent Tony King Benjamin Lee Andrew Lynch Tony Marrion Benjamin Martis Peter Ormond Jim Rhoads Steve Sherwood Chris Smith Tim Strahan

7 WIN! WASO TICKETS For your chance to win WASO tickets simply complete the entry form. 1 st PRIZE 8 tickets (Value $712): From Broadway to Hollywood Sunday 6 November 2pm matinee COMPETITION ENTRY FORM For your chance to win tickets simply complete the entry form and place it in the barrel between the stage and the WASO Information Tent by 7pm. Entrants must be 18 years or over. The winners will be drawn prior to the start of tonight s concert. Title First Name 2 nd PRIZE 6 tickets (Value $550.56): Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert Wednesday 15 June 7.30pm Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre Surname Address Suburb Postcode Year of Birth How would you prefer to be contacted about WASO events, offers and news? Mail Both LAST AT THE GALA 3 rd Prize 4 tickets (Value $356): Last Night at the Proms Gala Friday 15 July 7.30pm Terms and conditions Entrants must be 18 years or over. By entering this competition you understand that your details will be placed on the WASO database for the exclusive purpose of providing you with information on WASO events, offers and news. This information remains exclusive to the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and will not be released to a third party. Employees of WASO and their families are not eligible to enter the competition. For more information about WASO s Privacy Policy and Personal Information Collection Statement visit waso.com.au/sfl/privacy

8 WORTHY OF A FANFARE! ALL 2016 WASO CONCERTS ON SALE NOW! Highlights include: LAST AT THE GALA ALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN MASTERS SERIES ORGAN SYMPHONY FRI 11 & SAT 12 MAR 7.30PM Chinese violinist Ning Feng performs Paganini s First Violin Concerto on his 1721 Stradivarius violin. Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony will showcase the s 3000-pipe organ. Tickets from $30 * WASO Single Tickets AD SPACE MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES SIMONE LAMSMA PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY FRI 1 & SAT 2 JULY 7.30PM Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma performs one of the most popular works in the repertoire, Tchaikovsky s supremely demanding Violin Concerto. Tickets from $30 * GALA LAST NIGHT AT THE PROMS FRI 15 JULY 7.30PM Unfurl your flags and get your best voices ready as WASO presents popular classics, patriotic anthems and, of course, Elgar s Pomp and Circumstance. Tickets from $45* EY PRESENTS CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE FRI 22 JULY 7.30PM SAT 23 JULY 2PM Matinee Acrobats, contortionists and high-flying aerialists perform in front of and above the Orchestra, while WASO plays classical music favourites. Tickets from $49 * Brent Grapes, Principal Trumpet MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES MOZART S REQUIEM FRI 2 & SAT 3 SEPT 7.30PM Mozart s Requiem holds a special place amongst the great genius of the composer s late works, giving voice to both grief and hope. Tickets from $55* POPS SERIES FROM BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD FRI 4 NOV 7.30PM SUN 6 NOV 2PM Matinee Join WASO and singer Mary Carewe performing stage and screen classics from Cabaret, Les Misérables, The Sound of Music and more. Tickets from $49* BOOK TODAY at the WASO Information Tent or visit waso.com.au Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. * Transaction fees may apply.