BOLD AS BRASS TEA & SYMPHONY Friday 1 May 2015

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1 BOLD AS BRASS TEA & SYMPHONY Friday 1 May 2015

2 concert diary CLASSICAL Bold as Brass BROUGHTON Fanfares, Marches, Hymns and Finale KATS-CHERNIN Mater KOEHNE Albany Harbour (The Voyage) PUCCINI arr. G Boyd Scenes from Turandot Michael Mulcahy conductor SSO Brass Ensemble Tea & Symphony Fri 1 May 11am Complimentary morning tea from 10am Discover Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer DownerTenix Discovery Tue 5 May 6.30pm City Recital Hall Angel Place Richard Gill conductor [PICTURED] Alexander Knight baritone SSO Sinfonia Tchaikovsky s Nutcracker Pure Magic MAHLER Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Youth s Magic Horn) TCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker: Act II (Kingdom of the Sweets) Mark Wigglesworth conductor [PICTURED] Caitlin Hulcup mezzo-soprano Randall Scarlata baritone Romantic Visions Wagner, Bartók & Brahms WAGNER Siegfried Idyll BARTÓK Piano Concerto No.3 BRAHMS orch. Schoenberg Piano Quartet in G minor Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 7 May 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series Fri 8 May 8pm Great Classics Sat 9 May 2pm Pre-concert talk 45 minutes before each performance APT Master Series Wed 13 May 8pm Fri 15 May 8pm Sat 16 May 8pm Pre-concert talk at 7.15pm SSO PRESENTS Matthias Pintscher conductor [PICTURED] Peter Serkin piano SSO Chamber Music Cocktail Hour Intimate space, inspiring music and a delicious cocktail to enjoy One hour of sheer bliss. Hear individual members of your SSO up close in this year s new Chamber Music Cocktail Hour series featuring music by Brahms (Clarinet Quintet, String Quintet No.2, String Sextet No.2) and others. JOSH PYKE Live with your SSO Josh Pyke will perform hits from across all of his albums, including Leeward Side, Middle of the Hill and The Lighthouse Song. Christopher Dragon conductor Josh Pyke vocalist/guitar Sat 16 May 6pm Sat 6 June 6pm Sat 18 July 6pm Utzon Room Sydney Opera House SSO presents Wed 29 Apr 8pm Meet the Music Thu 30 Apr 6.30pm Pre-concert talk 45 minutes before each performance FOR COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE 2015 SEASON VISIT SYDNEYSYMPHONY.COM CALL Mon Fri 9am 5pm NO FEES WHEN YOU BOOK CLASSICAL CONCERTS ONLINE WITH THE SSO Tickets also available at SYDNEYOPERAHOUSE.COM Mon Sat 9am 8.30pm Sun 10am 6pm CITYRECITALHALL.COM Mon Fri 9am 5pm All concerts at Sydney Opera House unless otherwise stated

3 2015 concert season TEA & SYMPHONY FRIDAY 1 MAY, 11AM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL BOLD AS BRASS Michael Mulcahy conductor SSO Brass Ensemble BRUCE BROUGHTON (born 1945) Fanfares, Marches, Hymns and Finale Fanfares Marches Hymns Finale Estimated durations: 20 minutes, 6 minutes, 4 minutes, 8 minutes, 10 minutes The concert will conclude at approximately 12.05pm. ELENA KATS-CHERNIN (born 1957) Mater, for brass and percussion MATTHEW HINDSON (born 1968) Siegfried Interlude No.1 GRAEME KOEHNE (born 1956) Albany Harbour (The Voyage) Departure from Albany Harbour The Voyage: The Great Adventure Morning Prayer GIACOMO PUCCINI ( ) Scenes from Turandot arranged by Geoffrey Boyd

4 ABOUT THE MUSICIANS TODD ROSENBERG PHOTOGRAPHY Michael Mulcahy conductor Michael Mulcahy began studying trombone with his father, Jack Mulcahy, and completed his studies with Baden McCarron of the SSO and Geoffrey Bailey at the Sydney Conservatorium. His orchestral career began in 1976 as principal trombone of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and he subsequently held principal positions with the Melbourne and Cologne Radio symphony orchestras. In 1989 Georg Solti appointed him to his current post with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; since the he has served three CSO music directors: Daniel Barenboim, Bernard Haitink and Riccardo Muti. He is also principal trombone with Music of the Baroque (Chicago), the Grand Teton Music Festival (where he also regularly conducts) and the Australian World Orchestra, and he has appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras worldwide. He has been Director of the Chicago Symphony Brass since 2007, presenting annual concerts in Chicago and producing a best-seller recording, CSO Brass Live. His interest in conducting was sparked in 1987 when West German Radio invited him to direct a program of Arvo Pärt. Since then he has served as assistant conductor for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and he conducts regularly for the Music at the Millenium and Composer Perspectives Festivals at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Other conducting engagements have taken him to Japan and Denmark, and he regularly returns to Sydney to conduct the SSO Brass Ensemble, most recently in Michael Mulcahy is Professor of Music at Northwestern University and has held lecturing and artist-in-residence posts at the Canberra School of Music, Indiana University and Florida State University. He has also taught and conducted at Daniel Barenboim s East West Divan workshop and served as Music Director for the Australian Youth Orchestra s National Music Camp. In 2012, with Nick Byrne and Scott Kinmont, he released the album Full Circle, a collection of music by Australian composers. 4

5 KEITH SAUNDERS SSO Brass Ensemble Formed in 1997, the SSO Brass Ensemble comprises many of Australia s finest brass players, drawn from the brass section of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Varying in size from a quintet to a full brass section of 16, the ensemble has a repertoire that ranges from music of the Renaissance to contemporary composers, including specially commissioned works from Australian composers such as Matthew Hindson, Nigel Westlake and Ross Edwards. In addition to performances in Sydney, the Brass Ensemble tours regularly throughout New South Wales and appears most seasons in the SSO s subscription series. HORNS Ben Jacks PRINCIPAL Geoffrey O Reilly PRINCIPAL 3RD Euan Harvey Marnie Sebire Rachel Silver TRUMPETS David Elton PRINCIPAL Paul Goodchild ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Anthony Heinrichs Owen Morris TROMBONES Ronald Prussing PRINCIPAL Scott Kinmont ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Nick Byrne Christopher Harris PRINCIPAL BASS TROMBONE Iain Faragher TUBA Steve Rossé PRINCIPAL TIMPANI Richard Miller PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION Timothy Constable Gabriel Fischer Brian Nixon = SSO FELLOW 5

6 ABOUT THE MUSIC BROUGHTON Fanfares, Marches, Hymns and Finale One way to think of this piece is as a four-movement symphony in which each movement s title points to the spirit of its conception. You might not, for example find it very easy to march to Broughton s off-centre Marches, but you ll certainly recognise the martial flair of the rhythms. The opening movement, Fanfares, emerges from a six-note motif, played in unison at the beginning. Here, too, syncopations keep the ear off-balance. The yearning third movement evokes the world of the American folk hymn and its main theme is based on a pentatonic (five-note) scale. The Finale is fast and spirited, with the percussion coming into its own! About the composer Bruce Broughton writes in nearly every medium, from soundtracks and music for video games (his score for Heart of Darkness was the first orchestral score composed for a game) to concert hall works in all genres. But he s primarily known for his work in motion pictures and television, which has earned him Oscar and Grammy award nominations for scores such as Silverado and The Young Sherlock Holmes, and he holds the record as a ten-time Emmy winner. His concert works have been performed by ensembles such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Sinfonia of London, as well as leading chamber ensembles and soloists, and the United States Air Force Band in Washington DC. KATS-CHERNIN Mater, for brass and percussion In 1999 Elena Kats-Chernin was commissioned by The Song Company to write a piece for six voices for their concert based on the theme Mother and Child. Initially, she says, she thought of writing a lullaby but around the same time my middle son Alex got very sick and I decided to use the Latin text Stabat mater, about the loss of a child. He had just been diagnosed with schizophrenia and the shock was very fresh. In the Stabat mater, Mary mourns at the foot of the cross: At the Cross her station keeping, stood the mournful Mother weeping, close to her Son to the last. Kats-Chernin chose to set the text with an intricate rhythmic pattern, the metre changing every few bars from a regular four beats to a seven-beat pattern. This version for brass ensemble with percussion was created for the Four Winds Festival in It begins with a conversation between the upper voices and 6

7 explores brassy depths when the instruments come together in unison, maintaining momentum until the final Amen. About the composer Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Elena Kats-Chernin studied music in Moscow, Sydney and Hanover. She has created works across nearly every genre, from rags to operas, works for robotic instruments and a full-scale choral symphony. Her music featured at the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and her accolades include Sounds Australian, Green Room and Helpmann awards. Her Russian Rag was used as Max s theme in the 2009 claymation film Mary and Max by Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot, and was also the theme of Late Night Live on ABC Radio National for many years; in 2011 it was replaced by Eliza s Aria, from the suite from her ballet Wild Swans. In 2012 she was the subject of an episode of the documentary series Creative Minds. HINDSON Siegfried Interlude No.1 Siegfried Interlude No.1 was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for performance at the launch of the 2000 season. It uses themes from Wagner s opera Siegfried (Acts I and II), rearranging them in different ways, at one point adopting an almost James Bond-esque manner. Hindson was inspired by the march that is often played as an interval theme at performances of Siegfried in Europe, but as the reviewer for The Globe and Mail observed when it was performed in London in 2007, this was something more fun-filled and swinging than you d ever heard at the Wagner festival in Bayreuth. About the composer Matthew Hindson is an extraordinarily diverse composer, incorporating classical and more experimental electronic influences with a unique mix of both subtlety and sudden exuberance. As well as being performed by all the major Australian orchestras, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic among many others, his music has been choreographed by companies such as the Birmingham Royal Ballet (two commissions), San Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Japan and the Sydney Dance Company, which toured his ballet Ellipse internationally. He is the Chair of the Composition and Music Technology Unit at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and from 2004 to 2010 he was the artistic director of the Aurora Festival, dedicated to the work of living composers. In 2006 he was made a member of the BRIDGET ELLIOT 7

8 Order of Australia (AM). He was the Chair of the Music Board of the Australia Council for the Arts ( ) and subsequently a board member ( ). KOEHNE Albany Harbour (The Voyage) This work for brass ensemble and percussion was composed for the ANZAC Day commemorations of 2009 and was premiered in Turkey on 25 April that year, at the ANZAC Commemorative Site, North Beach Gallipoli. It takes its inspiration for the port city of Albany in Western Australia, from which Australian and New Zealand troops set sail for Egypt. The three continuous movements represent the departure, the sense of adventure that so many of the young men initially felt at the prospect of travel, and a concluding morning prayer. About the composer For anyone who believes that the great tradition of classical music must re-connect with a sense of contemporary vitality, the music of Graeme Koehne attracts avid interest and attention. In his best works, Koehne achieves that elusive synthesis of sophisticated compositional technique, informed Memorial to the Desert Mounted Corps at Mt Clarence in Albany, WA SSO CHAMBER MUSIC COCKTAIL HOUR Three inspiring evenings at the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House SAT 16 MAY SAT 6 JUNE SAT 18 JULY Lights shimmering on the harbour, a uniquely intimate space, inspiring music, and a delicious cocktail to enjoy all the elements for one hour of sheer bliss. All 3 concerts with drink vouchers $117* Call Mon Fri 9am 5pm *Drink voucher may only be redeemed at Utzon Room Bar on 16 May, 6 June & 18 July events. 8

9 by a deep understanding of musical history, and a popular touch that invests his music with emotional eloquence, visceral appeal and aural pleasure. Through the advocacy of some of today s most exciting international musicians such as the conductors Vladimir Jurowski and Kristjan Järvi, Koehne s music is becoming a regular presence on the international stage. His compositions have long been among the most popular by any Australian composer, and find a regular presence in the established repertoire of Australian music. MELINDA PARENT PUCCINI Scenes from Turandot arranged by Geoffrey Boyd Nineteenth- and early 20th-century Europe had a taste for the exotic, which opera composers were delighted to indulge. Delibes and Bizet turned to the Indies with Lakmé and Pearl Fishers; Puccini looked to Japan in Madama Butterfly and to China with the story of the beautiful but cruel Princess Turandot who sets her many suitors a cruel test: if they can correctly answer her three riddles they win her hand in marriage and the throne of China; if they answer wrongly, they lose their heads. When a mysterious foreigner outwits the princess and solves her riddles, she is furious, and the stranger in turn sets a riddle: if Turandot can guess his name before dawn, he will renounce his claim on her. This provides the context for the most famous aria from the opera: while the city is searched throughout the night for anyone who knows his identity, the stranger exults in his coming victory over the stone-hearted princess in Nessun dorma (None shall sleep). About the composer Giacomo Puccini was the most significant Italian composer after Verdi and remains one of the most popular, with operas such as La bohème and individual numbers such as One fine day from Madama Butterfly and Nessun dorma from Turandot, his final opera. Puccini believed that opera should be a total theatrical experience, which led him into the style known as verismo, with plots that were closer to real life. The resulting romanticism and unmawkish sentimentality of his operas have led to their enduring appearance. But it is the lyricism of his music that stands out: Without melody, fresh and poignant, there can be no music, he once said. FRANK C BANGS 9

10 MORE MUSIC MORE FROM TODAY S COMPOSERS If you d like to hear today s Bruce Broughton piece again, together with some other exciting new American creations for large brass ensemble, look for Sound the Bells!, a recording from The Bay Brass (San Francisco), for whom Fanfares, Marches, Hymns and Finale was composed. HARMONIA MUNDI Elena Kats-Chernin s Mater was originally composed for voices, and when the Vienna Boys Choir visited Australia in 2012 they commissioned from her a new choral work using words by Dorothea Mackellar: Land of Sweeping Plains. It s included on the choir s tour album Jubilate Deo, with music ranging from Bach and Mozart to Andrew Lloyd Webber s Pie Jesu. ABC CLASSICS If you re a Tea & Symphony regular, you might recall the powerful and moving experience of hearing didjeridu virtuoso William Barton in Kalkadungu, which he composed in collaboration with Matthew Hindson. That performance with the SSO is now available on Kalkadungu: Music for Didjeridu and Orchestra, together with pieces by William and his mother Delmae, a singer, and two pieces by Peter Sculthorpe. ABC CLASSICS With Swoon in the air on ABC Classic FM at the moment, now might be the time to seek out the gorgeous recording by SSO Principal Oboe Diana Doherty, Souvenirs. It s a collection of oboe adagios that includes hits of the baroque period, the heartbreaking slow movement from Mozart s Gran Partita, Rachmaninoff s Vocalise, Maria from West Side Story, and three Australian pieces: Carl Vine s Love Me Sweet, Graeme Koehne s Way Out West and the Love Duet from Ross Edwards Oboe Concerto. ABC CLASSICS And if today s Scenes from Turandot have inspired you to hear more of Puccini, you can t go wrong with the budget-friendly 5-CD set Ultimate Puccini The Essential Masterpieces. It lives up to its name with a generous selection of highlights from La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Manon Lescaut and, of course, Turandot, including Nessun dorma. All in top-notch performances from the Decca archives. DECCA Broadcast Diary May June abc.net.au/classic Friday 8 May, 8pm PURE MAGIC Mark Wigglesworth conductor Caitlin Hulcup mezzo-soprano Randall Scarlata baritone Mahler, Tchaikovsky Friday 15 May, 8pm ROMANTIC VISIONS Matthias Pintscher conductor Peter Serkin piano Wagner, Bartók, Brahms orch. Schoenberg Friday 22 May, 8pm PETER SERKIN IN RECITAL Renaissance keyboard pieces, Nielsen, Reger, Mozart, Beethoven Tuesday 9 June, 9.30pm FATHERS AND SONS Andrew Haveron violin-director Yelian He cello JS Bach, CPE Bach, L Mozart, WA Mozart SSO Radio Selected SSO performances, as recorded by the ABC, are available on demand: sydneysymphony.com/sso_radio SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HOUR Tuesday 12 May, 6pm Musicians and staff of the SSO talk about the life of the orchestra and forthcoming concerts. Hosted by Andrew Bukenya. finemusicfm.com 10

11 SSO Live Recordings The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Live label was founded in 2006 and we ve since released more than two dozen recordings featuring the orchestra in live concert performances with our titled conductors and leading guest artists. To buy, visit sydneysymphony.com/shop Strauss & Schubert Gianluigi Gelmetti conducts Schubert s Unfinished and R Strauss s Four Last Songs with Ricarda Merbeth. SSO Sir Charles Mackerras A 2CD set featuring Sir Charles s final performances with the orchestra, in October SSO Brett Dean Two discs featuring the music of Brett Dean, including his award-winning violin concerto, The Lost Art of Letter Writing. SSO , SSO Ravel Gelmetti conducts music by one of his favourite composers: Maurice Ravel. Includes Bolero. SSO Rare Rachmaninoff Rachmaninoff chamber music with Dene Olding, the Goldner Quartet, soprano Joan Rodgers and Vladimir Ashkenazy at the piano. SSO Prokofiev s Romeo and Juliet Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the complete Romeo and Juliet ballet music of Prokofiev a fiery and impassioned performance. SSO Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto In 2013 this recording with James Ehnes and Ashkenazy was awarded a Juno (the Canadian Grammy). Lyrical miniatures fill out the disc. SSO Tchaikovsky Second Piano Concerto Garrick Ohlsson is the soloist in one of the few recordings of the original version of Tchaikovsky s Piano Concerto No.2. Ashkenazy conducts. SSO Stravinsky s Firebird David Robertson conducts Stravinsky s brilliant and colourful Firebird ballet, recorded with the SSO in concert in SSO MAHLER ODYSSEY The complete Mahler symphonies (including the Barshai completion of No.10) together with some of the song cycles. Recorded in concert with Vladimir Ashkenazy during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. As a bonus: recordings from our archives of Rückert-Lieder, Kindertotenlieder and Das Lied von der Erde. Available in a handsome boxed set of 12 discs or individually. Mahler 1 & Songs of a Wayfarer SSO Mahler 2 SSO Mahler 3 SSO Mahler 4 SSO Mahler 5 SSO Mahler 6 SSO Mahler 7 SSO Mahler 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) SSO Mahler 9 SSO Mahler 10 (Barshai completion) SSO Song of the Earth SSO From the archives: Rückert-Lieder, Kindertotenlieder, Das Lied von der Erde SSO LOOK OUT FOR Our recording of Holst s Planets with David Robertson. Due for release early in SSO Online Join us on Facebook facebook.com/sydneysymphony Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/sydsymph Watch us on YouTube Visit sydneysymphony.com for concert information, podcasts, and to read the program book in the week of the concert. Stay tuned. Sign up to receive our fortnightly e-newsletter sydneysymphony.com/staytuned Download our free mobile app for iphone/ipad or Android sydneysymphony.com/mobile_app 11

12 BEHIND THE SCENES Sydney Symphony Orchestra Board John C Conde AO Chairman Terrey Arcus AM Ewen Crouch AM Ross Grant Catherine Hewgill Jennifer Hoy Rory Jeffes Andrew Kaldor AM David Livingstone The Hon. Justice AJ Meagher Goetz Richter Sydney Symphony Orchestra Council Geoff Ainsworth AM Doug Battersby Christine Bishop The Hon John Della Bosca MLC Michael J Crouch AO Alan Fang Erin Flaherty Dr Stephen Freiberg Simon Johnson Gary Linnane Helen Lynch AM David Maloney AM Justice Jane Mathews AO Danny May Jane Morschel Dr Eileen Ong Andy Plummer Deirdre Plummer Seamus Robert Quick Paul Salteri AM Sandra Salteri Juliana Schaeffer Fred Stein OAM John van Ogtrop Brian White Rosemary White HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBERS Ita Buttrose AO OBE Donald Hazelwood AO OBE Yvonne Kenny AM David Malouf AO Wendy McCarthy AO Leo Schofield AM Peter Weiss AO Sydney Symphony Orchestra Staff MANAGING DIRECTOR Rory Jeffes EXECUTIVE TEAM ASSISTANT Lisa Davies-Galli ARTISTIC OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING Benjamin Schwartz ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Eleasha Mah ARTIST LIAISON MANAGER Ilmar Leetberg RECORDING ENTERPRISE MANAGER Philip Powers Library Anna Cernik Victoria Grant Mary-Ann Mead LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT Kim Waldock EMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM MANAGER Rachel McLarin EDUCATION MANAGER Amy Walsh EDUCATION OFFICER Tim Walsh ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT Aernout Kerbert ORCHESTRA MANAGER Rachel Whealy ORCHESTRA COORDINATOR Rosie Marks-Smith OPERATIONS MANAGER Kerry-Anne Cook PRODUCTION MANAGER Laura Daniel STAGE MANAGER Courtney Wilson PRODUCTION COORDINATORS Ollie Townsend SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING Mark J Elliott MARKETING MANAGER, SUBSCRIPTION SALES Simon Crossley-Meates A/ SENIOR SALES & MARKETING MANAGER Matthew Rive MARKETING MANAGER, WEB & DIGITAL MEDIA Eve Le Gall MARKETING MANAGER, CRM & DATABASE Matthew Hodge A/ SALES & MARKETING MANAGER, SINGLE TICKET CAMPAIGNS Jonathon Symonds DATABASE ANALYST David Patrick SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Christie Brewster GRAPHIC DESIGNER Tessa Conn SENIOR ONLINE MARKETING COORDINATOR Jenny Sargant MARKETING ASSISTANT Theres Mayer Box Office MANAGER OF BOX OFFICE SALES & OPERATIONS Lynn McLaughlin BOX OFFICE SYSTEMS SUPERVISOR Jennifer Laing BOX OFFICE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR John Robertson CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES Karen Wagg CS Manager Michael Dowling Tim Walsh Publications PUBLICATIONS EDITOR & MUSIC PRESENTATION MANAGER Yvonne Frindle EXTERNAL RELATIONS DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Yvonne Zammit Philanthropy HEAD OF PHILANTHROPY Luke Andrew Gay PHILANTHROPY MANAGER Jennifer Drysdale A/ PATRONS EXECUTIVE Sarah Morrisby PHILANTHROPY COORDINATOR Claire Whittle Corporate Relations CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER Belinda Besson CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS EXECUTIVE Paloma Gould Communications COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA MANAGER Bridget Cormack PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER Katherine Stevenson DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCER Kai Raisbeck PUBLICITY & EVENTS COORDINATOR Caitlin Benetatos BUSINESS SERVICES DIRECTOR OF FINANCE John Horn FINANCE MANAGER Ruth Tolentino ACCOUNTANT Minerva Prescott ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT Emma Ferrer PAYROLL OFFICER Laura Soutter PEOPLE AND CULTURE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL Michel Maree Hryce 12

13 SSO PATRONS Maestro s Circle Supporting the artistic vision of David Robertson, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Peter Weiss AO Founding President & Doris Weiss John C Conde AO Chairman Brian Abel Tom Breen & Rachel Kohn The Berg Family Foundation Andrew Kaldor AM & Renata Kaldor AO Vicki Olsson Roslyn Packer AO David Robertson & Orli Shaham Penelope Seidler AM Mr Fred Street AM & Dorothy Street Brian White AO & Rosemary White Ray Wilson OAM in memory of the late James Agapitos OAM David Robertson Chair Patrons Roger Benedict Principal Viola Kim Williams AM & Catherine Dovey Chair Kees Boersma Principal Double Bass SSO Council Chair Umberto Clerici Principal Cello Garry & Shiva Rich Chair Timothy Constable Percussion Justice Jane Mathews AO Chair Lerida Delbridge Assistant Concertmaster Simon Johnson Chair Lawrence Dobell Principal Clarinet Anne Arcus & Terrey Arcus AM Chair Diana Doherty Principal Oboe Andrew Kaldor AM & Renata Kaldor AO Chair Richard Gill oam Artistic Director, DownerTenix Discovery Paul Salteri AM & Sandra Salteri Chair Jane Hazelwood Viola Bob & Julie Clampett Chair in memory of Carolyn Clampett Catherine Hewgill Principal Cello The Hon. Justice AJ & Mrs Fran Meagher Chair Robert Johnson Principal Horn James & Leonie Furber Chair Elizabeth Neville Cello Ruth & Bob Magid Chair Shefali Pryor Associate Principal Oboe Mrs Barbara Murphy Chair Emma Sholl Associate Principal Flute Robert & Janet Constable Chair Janet Webb Principal Flute Helen Lynch AM & Helen Bauer Chair Kirsten Williams Associate Concertmaster I Kallinikos Chair Umberto Clerici has been Principal Cello of the SSO since He has performed as a soloist with orchestras around the world and served as principal cello at the Teatro Regio in Turin in his native Italy before joining the SSO. Umberto s chair is generously supported by Garry and Shiva Rich. Their son Samuel recently started learning the cello and aspires to join the SSO one day. n n n n n n n n n n FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHAIR PATRONS PROGRAM, CALL (02) KEITH SAUNDERS 13

14 SSO PATRONS Learning & Engagement Foundations KEITH SAUNDERS Australia-Korea Foundation Crown Foundation The Greatorex Foundation James N Kirby Foundation Packer Family Foundation Ian Potter Foundation A U S T R A L I A - K O R E A F O U N D A T I O N Commissioning Circle Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2015 Fellows fellowship patrons Robert Albert AO & Elizabeth Albert Flute Chair Christine Bishop Percussion Chair Sandra & Neil Burns Clarinet Chair In Memory of Matthew Krel Violin Chair Mrs T Merewether OAM Horn Chair Paul Salteri AM & Sandra Salteri Violin and Viola Chairs Mrs W Stening Principal Patron, Cello Chair Kim Williams AM & Catherine Dovey Patrons of Roger Benedict, Artistic Director, Fellowship June & Alan Woods Family Bequest Bassoon Chair Anonymous Double Bass Chair Supporting the creation of new works. ANZAC Centenary Arts and Culture Fund Geoff Ainsworth AM Christine Bishop Dr John Edmonds Andrew Kaldor AM & Renata Kaldor AO Jane Mathews AO Mrs Barbara Murphy Nexus IT Vicki Olsson Caroline & Tim Rogers Geoff Stearn Dr Richard T White Anonymous fellowship supporting patrons Mr Stephen J Bell Gary Linnane & Peter Braithwaite Joan MacKenzie Scholarship Drs Eileen & Keith Ong In Memory of Geoff White MAKE A DIFFERENCE tuned-up! TunED-Up! is made possible with the generous support of Fred Street AM & Dorothy Street Additional support provided by: Anne Arcus & Terrey Arcus AM Ian & Jennifer Burton Ian Dickson & Reg Holloway Tony Strachan major education donors Bronze Patrons & above John Augustus & Kim Ryrie Mr Alexander & Mrs Vera Boyarsky Bob & Julie Clampett Howard & Maureen Connors The Greatorex Foundation The Ian Potter Foundation James N Kirby Foundation Mrs & Mr Judith A. McKernan Mr & Mrs Nigel Price Through their inspired financial support, Patrons ensure the SSO s continued success, resilience and growth. Join the SSO Patrons Program today and make a difference. sydneysymphony.com/patrons (02) philanthropy@sydneysymphony.com 14

15 Stuart Challender Legacy Society Celebrating the vision of donors who are leaving a bequest to the SSO. Henri W Aram OAM & Robin Aram Stephen J Bell Mr David & Mrs Halina Brett Howard Connors Greta Davis Brian Galway Miss Pauline M Griffin AM John Lam-Po-Tang Peter Lazar AM Daniel Lemesle Louise Miller James & Elsie Moore Douglas Paisley Kate Roberts Mary Vallentine AO Ray Wilson OAM Anonymous (10) Stuart Challender, SSO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director bequest donors We gratefully acknowledge donors who have left a bequest to the SSO. The late Mrs Lenore Adamson Estate of Carolyn Clampert Estate Of Jonathan Earl William Clark Estate of Colin T Enderby Estate of Mrs E Herrman Estate of Irwin Imhof The late Mrs Isabelle Joseph The Estate of Dr Lynn Joseph The Late Greta C Ryan June & Alan Woods Family Bequest n n n n n n n n n n IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON MAKING A BEQUEST TO THE SSO, PLEASE CONTACT LUKE GAY ON Playing Your Part The Sydney Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the music lovers who donate to the orchestra each year. Each gift plays an important part in ensuring our continued artistic excellence and helping to sustain important education and regional touring programs. DIAMOND PATRONS $50,000+ The Estate of Dr Lynn Joseph Mr Andrew Kaldor AM & Mrs Renata Kaldor AO In Memory of Matthew Krel Roslyn Packer AO Ian Potter Foundation Paul Salteri AM & Sandra Salteri Mr Fred Street AM & Mrs Dorothy Street Mr Peter Weiss AO & Mrs Doris Weiss Mr Brian White AO & Mrs Rosemary White PLATINUM PATRONS $30,000 $49,999 Anne & Terrey Arcus AM Doug & Alison Battersby The Berg Family Foundation Tom Breen & Rachael Kohn Mr John C Conde AO Robert & Janet Constable Mrs Barbara Murphy Mrs W Stening Kim Williams AM & Catherine Dovey GOLD PATRONS $20,000 $29,999 Brian Abel Geoff Ainsworth AM Robert Albert AO & Elizabeth Albert Christine Bishop Sandra & Neil Burns James & Leonie Furber I Kallinikos Helen Lynch AM & Helen Bauer Mrs T Merewether OAM Rachel & Geoffrey O Conor Vicki Olsson Andy & Deirdre Plummer Garry & Shiva Rich David Robertson & Orli Shaham Mrs Penelope Seidler AM G & C Solomon in memory of Joan MacKenzie Geoff Stearn Ray Wilson OAM in memory of James Agapitos OAM Anonymous (2) SILVER PATRONS $10,000 $19,999 Bailey Family Foundation Audrey Blunden Mr Robert Brakspear Ian & Jennifer Burton Mr Robert & Mrs L Alison Carr Bob & Julie Clampett Michael Crouch AO & Shanny Crouch The Hon. Mrs Ashley Dawson-Damer AM Paul Espie Edward & Diane Federman Nora Goodridge Mr Ross Grant Ian Dickson & Reg Holloway Estate of Irwin Imhof Simon Johnson Mr Ervin Katz James N Kirby Foundation Ruth & Bob Magid Justice Jane Mathews AO The Hon. Justice AJ Meagher & Mrs Fran Meagher Mr John Morschel Drs Keith & Eileen Ong Kenneth Reed AM Mr John Symond AM The Harry Triguboff Foundation Caroline Wilkinson Anonymous (2) BRONZE PATRONS $5,000 $9,999 John Augustus & Kim Ryrie Stephen J Bell Dr Hannes & Mrs Barbara Boshoff Mr Alexander & Mrs Vera Boyarsky Peter Braithwaite & Gary Linnane Mr David & Mrs Halina Brett Mr Howard Connors Ewen Crouch AM & Catherine Crouch In memory of Dr Lee MacCormick Edwards Dr Stephen Freiberg & Donald Campbell Dr Colin Goldschmidt The Greatorex Foundation Rory & Jane Jeffes The late Mrs Isabelle Joseph Mr Frank Lowy AC & Mrs Shirley Lowy OAM 15

16 SSO PATRONS Playing Your Part BRONZE PATRONS CONTINUED Robert McDougall J A McKernan David Maloney AM & Erin Flaherty R & S Maple-Brown Mora Maxwell William McIlrath Charitable Foundation Taine Moufarrige Nexus IT John & Akky van Ogtrop Seamus Robert Quick Chris Robertson & Katharine Shaw Rodney Rosenblum AM & Sylvia Rosenblum Dr Evelyn Royal Manfred & Linda Salamon Mrs Joyce Sproat & Mrs Janet Cooke Tony Strachan David Tudehope & Liz Dibbs Mr Robert & Mrs Rosemary Walsh Westpac Group Michael & Mary Whelan Trust In memory of Geoff White June & Alan Woods Family Bequest Anonymous (2) PRESTO PATRONS $2,500 $4,999 Mr Henri W Aram OAM Ian Brady Mr Mark Bryant oam Ita Buttrose AO OBE Mrs Stella Chen Dr Rebecca Chin Dr Diana Choquette & Mr Robert Milliner Firehold Pty Ltd Dr Kim Frumar Warren Green Anthony Gregg James & Yvonne Hochroth Mr Roger Hudson & Mrs Claudia Rossi-Hudson Prof. Andrew Korda am & Ms Susan Pearson In memoriam Dr Reg Lam-Po-Tang Helen & Phil Meddings James & Elsie Moore Ms Jackie O Brien Juliana Schaeffer Dr Agnes E Sinclair Ezekiel Solomon AM Mr Ervin Vidor AM & Mrs Charlotte Vidor Lang Walker AO & Sue Walker Yim Family Foundation Anonymous (2) VIVACE PATRONS $1,000 $2,499 Mrs Lenore Adamson Mrs Antoinette Albert Rae & David Allen Andrew Andersons AO Mr Matthew Andrews The Hon Justice Michael Ball David Barnes Mr Garry Besson Allan & Julie Bligh Jan Bowen Roslynne Bracher Mrs R D Bridges OBE Lenore P Buckle Margaret Bulmer In memory of RW Burley Mrs Rhonda Caddy Mr B & Mrs M Coles Ms Suzanne Collins Joan Connery OAM & Maxwell Connery OAM Debby Cramer & Bill Caukill Mr John Cunningham SCM & Mrs Margaret Cunningham Greta Davis Lisa & Miro Davis Elizabeth Donati Colin Draper & Mary Jane Brodribb Prof. & Mrs John Edmonds Malcolm Ellis & Erin O Neill Mrs Margaret Epps Mr Matt Garrett Vivienne Goldschmidt & Owen Jones Mrs Fay Grear In Memory of Angelica Green Akiko Gregory Mr & Mrs Harold & Althea Halliday Janette Hamilton Mrs Jennifer Hershon Angus Holden Mr Kevin Holland & Mrs Roslyn Andrews The Hon. David Hunt AO QC & Mrs Margaret Hunt Dr & Mrs Michael Hunter Mr Philip Isaacs OAM Michael & Anna Joel Mrs W G Keighley Dr Andrew Kennedy Jennifer King Aron Kleinlehrer Mr Andrew Korda & Ms Susan Pearson Mr Justin Lam Mr Peter Lazar AM Professor Winston Liauw Airdrie Lloyd Mrs Juliet Lockhart Peter Lowry OAM & Dr Carolyn Lowry OAM Kevin & Deirdre McCann Ian & Pam McGaw Matthew McInnes Macquarie Group Foundation Barbara Maidment John Mar Renee Markovic Mr Danny R May I Merrick Henry & Ursula Mooser Milja & David Morris Mrs J Mulveney Mr Darrol Norman E J Nuffield Dr Mike O Connor AM Mr & Mrs Ortis Mr Andrew C Patterson Michael Paul Almut Piatti In memory of Sandra Paul Pottinger Dr Raffi Qasabian Mr Patrick Quinn-Graham Ernest & Judith Rapee Patricia H Reid Endowment Pty Ltd Dr Marilyn Richardson In memory of Katherine Robertson Mr David Robinson Tim Rogers Lesley & Andrew Rosenberg In memory of H St P Scarlett Mr Samuel F Sheffer David & Alison Shilligton Dr Judy Soper Mrs Judith Southam Ms Barbara Spencer Mrs Elizabeth Squair Catherine Stephen The Hon. Brian Sully QC Mrs Margaret Swanson The Taplin Family Dr & Mrs H K Tey Kevin Troy John E Tuckey Judge Robyn Tupman Dr Alla Waldman Miss Sherry Wang Westpac Banking Corporation Henry & Ruth Weinberg The Hon. Justice A G Whealy Mary Whelan & Robert Baulderstone Dr Richard T White Mrs Leonore Whyte A Willmers & R Pal Betty Wilkenfeld Dr Edward J Wills Prof. Neville Wills & Ian Fenwicke Ann & Brooks C Wilson AM Dr Richard Wing Dr Peter Wong & Mrs Emmy K Wong Geoff Wood & Melissa Waites Sir Robert Woods Mr & Mrs Lindsay Woolveridge In memory of Lorna Wright Dr John Yu Anonymous (12) ALLEGRO PATRONS $500 $999 Nikki Abrahams Ms Jenny Allum Katherine Andrews Mr Peter J Armstrong Garry & Tricia Ash Mr & Mrs George Ball Dr Lilon Bandler Barlow Cleaning Pty Ltd Barracouta Pty Ltd Beauty Point Retirement Resort Mr Michael Beck Dr Andrew Bell Richard & Margaret Bell Jan Biber Minnie Biggs G D Bolton In memory of Jillian Bowers R D & L M Broadfoot Dr Peter Broughton Dr David Bryant Arnaldo Buch Dr Miles Burgess Pat & Jenny Burnett Rosemary Campbell Mr JC Campbell QC & Mrs Campbell Judy Chiddy In memory of Beth Harpley Mr Phillip Cornwell Dr Peter Craswell Mr David Cross Phil Diment AM & Bill Zafiropoulos Dr David Dixon Susan Doenau Mrs Jane Drexler Dana Dupere Dr Nita Durham John Favaloro Mrs Lesley Finn Ms Julie Flynn & Mr Trevor Cook Mrs Paula Flynn Mr John Gaden Clive & Jenny Goodwin Richard Griffin AM Dr Jan Grose Benjamin Hasic & Belinda Davie Mr Robert Havard Mrs Joan Henley Roger Henning 16

17 SSO Vanguard Sue Hewitt Dr Joan-Mary Hinds Dorothy Hoddinott AO Bill & Pam Hughes Ms Cynthia Kaye Mrs Margaret Keogh Dr Henry Kilham Dr Joyce Kirk Mrs Patricia Kleinhans Anna-Lisa Klettenberg Sonia Lal L M B Lamprati Dr Barry Landa Elaine M Langshaw Dr Leo & Mrs Shirley Leader Margaret Lederman Mrs Erna Levy Mrs A Lohan Mr Gabriel Lopata Panee Low Melvyn Madigan Ms Jolanta Masojada Mr Guido Mayer Louise Miller Patricia Miller Kenneth Newton Mitchell Mrs Judith Morton Mr Graham North Mr Sead Nurkic Dr A J Palmer Dr Kevin Pedemont Dr Natalie E Pelham Dr John Pitt John Porter & Annie Wesley-Smith Mrs Greeba Pritchard The Hon. Dr Rodney Purvis AM & Mrs Marian Purvis Michael Quailey Miss Julie Radosavljevic Renaissance Tours Janelle Rostron Mrs Christine Rowell-Miller Mrs Louise Rowston Jorie Ryan for Meredith Ryan Mr Kenneth Ryan Garry Scarf & Morgie Blaxill Peter & Virginia Shaw Judge David S Shillington Mrs Diane Shteinman AM Victoria Smyth Doug & Judy Sotheren Colin Spencer James & Alice Spigelman Fred & May Stein Ashley & Aveen Stephenson Margaret & William Suthers Margaret Swanson Dr Jenepher Thomas Mrs Caroline Thompson Mrs June Thornton Peter & Jane Thornton Ms Rhonda Ting Alma Toohey Mrs M Turkington Gillian Turner & Rob Bishop Ross Tzannes Mr Robert Veel Ronald Walledge In memory of Denis Wallis In memoriam JBL Watt Miss Roslyn Wheeler The Wilkinson Family Edward & Yvonne Wills Yetty Windt Mr Evan Wong Mrs Robin Yabsley Anonymous (34) SSO Patrons pages correct as of 27 February 2015 Together, we have an ambition to foster a love of orchestral music in school children of all ages, and to equip their teachers with the skills they need to develop this in our young people DAVID ROBERTSON SSO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY A membership program for a dynamic group of Gen X & Y SSO fans and future philanthropists VANGUARD COLLECTIVE Justin Di Lollo Chair Belinda Bentley Oscar McMahon Taine Moufarrige Founding Patron Shefali Pryor Seamus R Quick Founding Patron Chris Robertson & Katherine Shaw Founding Patrons MEMBERS James Armstrong Philip Atkin Luan Atkinson Joan Ballantine James Baudzus Andrew Baxter Adam Beaupeurt Anthony Beresford Andrew Botros Peter Braithwaite Blake Briggs Andrea Brown Melanie Brown Attila Brungs Ian Burton Jennifer Burton Paul Colgan Claire Cooper Bridget Cormack Robbie Cranfield Asha Cugati Juliet Curtin Rosalind De Sailly Paul Deschamps Catherine Donnelly Alistair Furnival Alexandra Gibson Sam Giddings Marina Go Jeremy Goff Hilary Goodson Tony Grierson Louise Haggerty Rose Herceg Francis Hicks Peter Howard Jennifer Hoy Katie Hryce Virginia Judge Jonathan Kennedy Aernout Kerbert Patrick Kok Alisa Lai John Lam-Po-Tang Tristan Landers Jessye Lin Gary Linnane David Lo Saskia Lo Gabriel Lopata Rebecca MacFarling Robert McGrory David McKean Nick Nichles Kate O Reilly Peter O Sullivan Jonathan Pease Cleo Posa Laurisa Poulos Michael Radovnikovic Sudeep Rao Michael Reede Chris Robertson Benjamin Robinson Alvaro Rodas Fernandez Jacqueline Rowlands Anthony Michael Schembri Benjamin Schwartz Katherine Shaw Cecilia Storniolo Randal Tame Sandra Tang Ian Taylor Michael Tidball Mark Timmins Michael Tuffy Kim Waldock Jon Wilkie Yvonne Zammit Amy Zhou n n n n n n n n n n 17

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