PROGRAM LAST AT THE GALA. Friday 15 July 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall

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1 PROGRAM Friday 15 July 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall LAST AT THE GALA

2 Photo: Caitlin Worthington Design: BronWYnrogers.CoM WesF1341

3 WELCOME Welcome to WASO s very own Last Night at the Proms. The BBC Proms are classical music s biggest party of the year and are every bit as historic, iconic and patriotic as Shakespeare s sonnets, Churchill s speeches and David Beckham s right foot. Tonight we celebrate some of Britain s finest music and composers in a program that is certain to stir the patriotic, post-brexit blood. Popular classics, beloved songs, and (of course) Pomp and Circumstance are all in store and we are throwing in some wonderful party pieces for good measure. We are delighted to welcome back to Perth Maestro Guy Noble to conduct and guide us through the evening s festivities. Also joining WASO on stage are baritone José Carbó, soprano Jennifer Barrington and 13 year-old Perth piano prodigy Shuan Hern Lee who is making his WASO debut with Richard Addinsell s Rachmaninov-esque Warsaw Concerto. We re also thrilled, as always, to perform with the wonderful (and colourful) WASO Chorus and we hope you enjoy singing along with them (when appropriate!). Today, the 15th of July, also marks the first night of the BBC Proms back home in Blighty, but here at the Perth Concert Hall we re going to give the Royal Albert Hall a run for its non-euro money. So get your best voices ready to raise the roof with a flag-waiving Hurrah as we celebrate this jewel in the classical music crown. Alan Tyrrell Program Manager (Former Pom and proud Aussie)

4 2016 UPCOMING CONCERTS TICKETS FROM $28* Photo: Reto Klar MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES HEROIC BEETHOVEN THURS 28 JULY 11AM Perth Concert Hall A revolutionary work, Beethoven s Eroica Symphony announced the composer s resolve to overcome adversity. BRETT DEAN Testament BEETHOVEN Symphony No.3 Eroica Simone Young conductor (pictured) TICKETS FROM $30* Photo: Daniel García Bruno MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES HEROIC BEETHOVEN FRI 29 & SAT 30 JULY 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall A revolutionary work, Beethoven s Eroica Symphony announced the composer s resolve to overcome adversity and his Third Piano Concerto explores dramatic and expressive worlds. BRETT DEAN Testament BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.3 Eroica Simone Young conductor Javier Perianes piano (pictured) TICKETS FROM $30* Photo: Berthold Fabricius ALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN MASTERS SERIES THE PLANETS & THE RITE OF SPRING FRI 5 & SAT 6 AUG 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall Gustav Holst s The Planets is a brilliantly entertaining astrological and musical journey, while the revolutionary The Rite of Spring remains one of the pinnacles of twentieth-century music. HOLST The Planets STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Simone Young conductor (pictured) WASO Chorus BOOK NOW CALL VISIT WASO.COM.AU *A handling fee of $5.50 per transaction applies all purchases. An additional fee of $4.40 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post. 4

5 GALA LAST NIGHT AT THE PROMS WALTON Crown Imperial HANDEL Zadok the Priest ROSSINI The Barber of Seville, Act I: Largo al factotum ADDINSELL Warsaw Concerto TRAD. ARR. GRAINGER Irish Tune from County Derry BIZET Carmen: Toréador Song COATES The Dam Busters: March Interval (25 mins) BINGE Elizabethan Serenade RICHARD M. SHERMAN AND ROBERT B. SHERMAN Mary Poppins Medley ELGAR Nimrod from Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 Enigma WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs ARNE ARR. SARGENT Rule, Britannia! PARRY Jerusalem ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 Guy Noble conductor Jennifer Barrington soprano José Carbó baritone Shuan Hern Lee piano WASO Chorus 5

6 ABOUT THE ARTISTS Guy Noble Conductor Guy Noble is a conductor, broadcaster, pianist and writer who loves all genres of music and has played, conducted or talked about most of them. He has conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Western Australian, Tasmanian, Queensland and Canberra Symphony Orchestras, the Auckland Philharmonia, Hong Kong Symphony and Malasian Philharmonic orchestras and has conducted opera (La Boheme, Opera Queensland) and many major musicals. Guy has worked with a wide variety of international artists including Harry Connick Jnr, Ben Folds, The Beach Boys, Glenn Frey, Randy Newman and Clive James and has conducted numerous Last Night Of The Proms concerts around the country. He presents regularly on ABC Classic FM, writes a column for Limelight Magazine, and is the host and conductor of the Music on Sundays series for The Queensland Symphony and the Classics Unwrapped concert series for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Jennifer Barrington Soprano Perth born soprano Jennifer Barrington graduated from WAAPA and in 2009/10 was a young artist with the West Australian Opera. Jennifer made her professional stage debut with WA Opera and has performed numerous roles including Barbarina Le nozze di Figaro, Yum-Yum The Mikado, Adele Die Fledermaus and Papagena Die Zauberflöte. Solo concert appearances include Orff s Carmina Burana - West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Composer workshops - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Handel s Messiah - Heidelberg Symphony, Gorecki s Symphony of Sorrowful songs, and Orff s Carmina Burana - Fremantle Symphony, Beethoven s Mass in C, Haydn s Die Jahreszeiten, Fauré s Requiem, Handel s Messiah - UWA Choral Society and Transient States Tura New Music Festival - Attica Ensemble. She most recently debuted internationally in New Zealand as soprano soloist in Orff s Carmina Burana as well as soprano soloist in the world premiere of Erebus by New Zealand composer David Hamilton. 6

7 José Carbó Baritone José Carbó made his La Scala debut in 2009 in Il viaggio a Reims and his American debut in 2011 as Rossini s Figaro in Seattle. Other overseas engagements have included Figaro for Teatro Real Madrid and Seattle Opera; Riolobo (Florencia en el Amazonas) for Los Angeles Opera and Belcore (L elisir d amore) in Madrid. In 2015, he joined the roster of principal artists at The Metropolitan Opera, New York. His many roles for Opera Australia have included the tile roles in Rigoletto, Don Giovanni and The Barber of Seville, Fritz in Die tote Stadt (Helpmann Award), Germont in La traviata, Anckarström in Un ballo in maschera, Rodrigo in Don Carlo and Zurga in The Pearl Fishers. José s debut album, My Latin Heart (recorded with Slava & Leonard Grigoryan and released by ABC Classics) debuted at No.1 on the Limelight Magazine Classical Music charts. Shuan Hern Lee Piano 13 year old Shuan Hern Lee was born in Western Australia and is homeschooled with the Australian Christian College. He started piano lessons at two with his father, Yoon Sen Lee. Since 2016, Shuan Hern has also enrolled at the prestigious International Piano Academy of Imola under the tutelage of Ingrid Fliter. Shuan Hern obtained the ATCL piano performance diploma at nine years old and both the DipABRSM and L.Mus.A and the L.Mus. Prize (AMEB) at 10. He has won various first prizes, including the Chopin International Piano Competition,USA; Astana Piano Passion, Kazakhstan; Sberbank Debut International Music Competition, Ukraine; Young Pianist of the North International Piano Competition, UK; Passion of Music (AADGT) and performed in Carnegie Hall at seven. He was Laureate at the 9th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians. Shuan Hern has performed concertos with various orchestras internationally. 7

8 WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Photo: Emma Van Dordrecht The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is Western Australia s largest and busiest performing arts organisation. With a reputation for excellence, engagement and innovation, WASO s resident company of full-time, professional musicians plays a central role in creating a culturally vibrant Western Australia. WASO is a not for profit company, funded through government, ticket revenue and the generous support of the community through corporate and philanthropic partnerships. WASO s vision is to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Each year the Orchestra entertains and inspires the people of Western Australia through its concert performances, regional tours, innovative education and community programs, and its artistic partnerships with West Australian Opera and West Australian Ballet. The Orchestra is led by Conductor and Artistic Adviser Asher Fisch. The Israeli-born conductor is widely acclaimed for his command of the Romantic German repertoire and is a frequent guest at the world s great opera houses. Each year the Orchestra performs over 175 concerts with some of the world s most talented conductors and soloists to an audience in excess of 190,000. An integral part of the Orchestra is the WASO Chorus, a highly skilled ensemble of auditioned singers who volunteer their time and talent. waso.com.au 8

9 WASO ON STAGE TONIGHT VIOLIN Graeme Norris Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee-Smith Assistant Concertmaster Rebecca Glorie A/ 1st Violin Zak Rowntree* 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assoc 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Beth Hebert Jane Johnston Sunmi Jung Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Akiko Miyazawa Lucas O'Brien^ Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Graham Pyatt Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Kathryn Shinnick Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Paul Wright^ David Yeh VIOLA Alex Brogan Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic George Batey^ Benjamin Caddy Katherine Corecig^ Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Elliot O Brien^ Helen Tuckey CELLO Louise McKay Chair partnered by Penrhos College Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Tim South Jon Tooby^ Emma Vanderwal^ Xiao Le Wu DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sinclair* Joan Wright Louise Elaerts Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Peter Facer Annabelle Farid Guest Assoc COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Chair partnered by Sue & Ron Wooller Adam Mikulicz CONTRABASSOON Chloe Turner HORN David Evans Julia Brooke Renée Kennedy^ Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Evan Cromie Jenny Coleman^ Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O Malley Matthew Walker^ TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Chiron Meller A/Assoc Percussion and Timpani Robyn Gray^ Paul Tanner^ HARP Sarah Bowman KEYBOARD Adam Pinto^ ORGAN Alessandro Pittorino^ *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. Associate Guest Musician^ 9

10 WASO CHORUS 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 Christopher van Tuinen Chorus Director Andrew Foote Vocal Coach Lea Hayward Accompanist SOPRANO Julie Anderson Valerie Bannan Marian Birtwistle Anna Börner Alinta Carroll Penelope Colgan Clara Connor Cate Creedon Ciara Donegan Ceridwen Dumergue Bronwyn Elliott Nike Titilola Etim Lindsay Foster Kath Goodman Lesley Goodwin Pauline Handford Diane Hawkins Ruth Henderson Blanche Holzman Michelle John Emma Lambert Ginny Luff Marie McKinnon Elysia Murphy Stephanie Parkinson Sheila Price Rochelle Rabel Erika Riecken Fiona Robson Chelsea Seymour Sarah Shneier Margot Warburton Nicole Zago ALTO Marian Agombar Lisa Barz Llewela Benn Daniela Birch Patsy Brown Sue Coleson Catherine Dunn Julie Durant Kaye Fairbairn Jenny Fay Susanna Fleck Dianne Graves Louise Hayes Victoria Hogg Shew-lee Lee Kate Lewis Tina McDonald Lyn Mills Lynne Naylor Philomena Nulsen Deborah Pearson Louise Sutton Claire Taylor Olga Ward TENOR John Beamish Allan Griffiths Peter Handford David Lancaster John Milton Donald Moore John Murphy Jay Reso Rey Rombawa Jr Stephen Turley Malcolm Vernon Brad Wake BASS Michael Berkeley-Hill Charlie Bond Allan Davies James Devenish Tony Errington Ken Gasmier Stephen Hastings Brian Kent Tony King Benjamin Lee Tony Marrion Benjamin Martis Peter Ormond Steve Sherwood Christopher Smith Tim Strahan Robert Turnbull Mark Wiklund Andrew Wong 10

11 Christopher van Tuinen Chorus Director Christopher graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in In 2005 he completed a Masters in Conducting at the VCA. Experienced in both vocal and instrumental music he was awarded the John Williams Conducting Scholarship for He also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, a Bachelor of Laws from Queensland University of Technology and an Associate Diploma in Music from the Australian Music Examinations Board. In 2006 he received a Green Room Award nomination in the Best Conductor category. During 2008 and 2009 he was a member of the Young Artists program as a Conductor with Opera Australia and in 2007 he was appointed as the inaugural Conducting Fellow at the Australian Ballet. He has worked with WASO, Orchestra Victoria, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his work as Chorus Director for WASO, Christopher is also Conductor of The University of Western Australia Choral Society, Musical Director of Fremantle Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Director of Lost and Found Opera. Andrew Foote Chorus Vocal Coach Andrew Foote is one of the most experienced singers and teachers of voice in Australia. 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. In his professional concert and operatic career, Andrew has performed more than 30 operatic roles for professional companies throughout Australia - including his acclaimed Ned Keene in Peter Grimes for which he received a 2010 Helpmann Award. His soloist and concert repertoire, including recordings for ABC Classic FM, have consistently drawn superb accolades. Andrew is Head of Vocal Studies at the University of Western Australia School of Music. 11

12 YOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE PRINTED PROGRAMS Please share or download our free printed programs to help us be environmentally responsible. WASO s programs can be downloaded from our website waso.com.au FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL When to applaud? Musicians love applause. Audience members normally applaud: When the concertmaster (violin) walks onto the stage When the conductor walks onto the stage After the completion of each piece and at the end of the performance When you need to cough, try to muffle or bury your cough in a handkerchief or during a louder section of the music. Cough lozenges are available from the WASO Ticket Collection Desk before each performance and at the interval. Hearing aids that are incorrectly adjusted may disturb other patrons, please be mindful of those around you. Mobile phones and other electronic devices need to be switched off throughout the performance. Photography, sound and video recordings are permitted prior to the start of the performance. Latecomers and patrons who leave the auditorium will be seated only after the completion of a work. MOVING TO EMPTY SEATS Please do not move to empty seats prior to the performance as this may affect seating for latecomers when they are admitted during a suitable break. FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS CONCERT Please send your feedback to PO BOX 3041, East Perth WA 6892, call , waso@waso.com.au or leave us a message on Facebook or Twitter. 720 ABC PERTH Tune in to 720 ABC Perth on Friday morning at 6.15am when Prue Ashurst joins James Lush to provide the latest on classical music and WASO s upcoming concerts. CONNECT WITH WASO Join us on Facebook facebook.com/ WestAustralianSymphonyOrchestra Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/_waso_ Tag your photos #WASO on Instagram instagram.com/_waso_ Watch us on YouTube youtube.com/westaustsymorchestra E-News Stay up to date and sign-up to our SymphonE-news at waso.com.au WASO On The Go Download WASO s free app on itunes or Google Play. Visit waso.com.au For concert information and to listen to concert playlists. 12

13 PERTH CONCERT HALL THE HOME OF THE WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Perth Concert Hall is renowned for having one of the finest acoustics in the southern hemisphere. The concert hall is the home and serves as the primary performance venue for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO), and hosts a number of diverse performances and events all year round. FOOD & BEVERAGES Please visit the Perth Concert Hall website perthconcerthall.com.au for full information on food and beverage offerings at the venue. Foyer bars are open for drinks and coffee two hours before, during interval and after the concert. To save time we recommend you pre-order your interval drinks. FREE WATER STATIONS Free water stations are set up at the Corner Bar on Terrace Level near the western window and in the Wardle Room, ground floor near the southern window. FIRST AID There are St John Ambulance officers present at every concert so please speak to them if you require any first aid assistance ACCESSIBILITY Perth Concert Hall is equipped to assist people with disabilities: A universal accessible toilet is available on the ground floor (Level 1) A hearing induction loop operates in rows N6:35 to X6:35 in the stalls area WASO BOX OFFICE AT PERTH CONCERT HALL You can now buy WASO tickets and subscriptions, exchange tickets and make a donation at the Box Office on the ground floor (Level 1) prior to each performance and at interval. Tickets for other performances at Perth Concert Hall will be available for purchase only at interval. The Box Office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and contactable on DONATE YOUR TICKET Can t attend a concert? Contact the WASO Box Office on to donate your ticket for re-sale and you will receive a tax deductible receipt. CONNECT WITH PERTH CONCERT HALL Join us on Facebook facebook.com/perthconcerthallwa Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/perthconcerthal Follow us on Instagram instagram.com/perthconcerthall Visit perthconcerthall.com.au For concert information. 13

14 ABOUT THE MUSIC Crown Imperial William Walton ( ) When in 1936 the BBC sought an injection of Elgarian pomp for the intended coronation of Edward VIII, they commissioned William Walton who responded with the Crown Imperial march. Walton lifted the title (and that of his second coronation march, Orb and Sceptre, composed for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953) from Act IV of Shakespeare s Henry V: I am a king that find thee, and I know Tis not the balm, the sceptre and the ball, The sword, the mace, the crown imperial Zadok the Priest George Frideric Handel ( ) Britain s Hanoverian monarchs were keen music-lovers and Handel s British career flourished under their patronage, with George I a patron of the theatre in Haymarket where many of Handel s operas were premiered. In 1727, Handel was chosen over Maurice Greene, organist of the Chapel Royal, to compose music for the coronation of George II. One of four anthems Handel composed for the occasion, Zadok the Priest is set to an Old Testament text chronicling the coronation of King Solomon and was sung at the Anointing, as it has been at the coronation of every British sovereign since. The Barber of Seville, Act I: Largo al factotum Gioachino Rossini ( ) The most successful composer of his day, Rossini wrote 39 operas before retiring from the stage before the age of 40. The reason behind this so-called great renunciation has been the subject of musicological debate, with theories ranging from ill-health to the lack of any financial imperative. It s said that Rossini wrote The Barber of Seville in a matter of weeks. Despite a disastrous premiere in 1816, it went on to become a massive success, with even Beethoven complaining that everyone in Vienna was whistling its hit tunes. Largo al factotum (Make way for the factotum) is the entrance song of the barber and general factotum, Figaro. Warsaw Concerto Richard Addinsell ( ) When they couldn t convince Rachmaninov to write the score, the producers of the 1941 war-time love story Dangerous Moonlight turned to Richard Addinsell. Few now remember the movie, but his sumptuous Warsaw Concerto has gained a life of its own on concert stages. 14

15 Irish Tune from County Derry Trad. arr. Percy Grainger ( ) Australia s Percy Grainger had a lifelong interest in folk music from all over the world, and his contribution to the preservation of folk music in Britain and Ireland was considerable. He made several settings of the tune known as Londonderry Air or Danny Boy, which he titled Irish Tune from County Derry. Carmen: Toréador Song Georges Bizet ( ) Bizet wrote Carmen, his opera about the wild gypsy girl who spurns the smitten Don José in favour of bullfighter Escamillo, in the last year of his life. Sadly, Bizet died during the opera s initial run, which wasn t particularly successful, and didn t live to see it become one of the most frequently performed operas today. The Toréador Song is Escamillo s entrance aria in Act II. The Dam Busters: March Eric Coates ( ) Along with Ronald Binge, Eric Coates was a leading exponent of light music, a popular orchestral genre that originated between the two world wars and forged the aural identities of many BBC radio programs. Coates Elgarian march featured in The Dam Busters, a 1955 film recounting one of the most daring exploits of the Second World War the devastation by RAF bomber crews of dams in the Rhine and Ruhr valleys, major industrial sites for the Nazi war machine. Elizabethan Serenade Ronald Binge ( ) Ronald Binge began his career as a silent film pianist and went on to become a gifted arranger, contributing heavily to Mantovani s lush string sound. He is chiefly remembered today for his Elizabethan Serenade and also for Sailing By, which for many years has heralded the start of BBC Radio 4 s nightly Shipping Forecast. Mary Poppins Medley Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman When Australian-born P.L. Travers penned the first in her series of children s books about an Edwardian nanny and her adventures at 17 Cherry Tree Lane, she couldn t have imagined that her creation would inspire a hugely successful Disney film and subsequent musical. The 1964 film won Academy Awards for Best Actress (Julie Andrews), Best Score, and Best Original Song ( Chim Chim Cher-ee ). Nimrod from Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 Enigma Edward Elgar ( ) The work which turned Elgar s fortunes around, the Enigma Variations were written whilst Elgar eked out a living as a provincial music teacher. As he doodled at the piano one evening, he played around with a theme which he varied to depict the personality traits of his friends and family. Variation IX, Nimrod, is a portrait of his friend and publisher, A.J. Jaeger ( Jaeger is German for hunter, and Nimrod is the mighty hunter before the Lord of the Book of Genesis). 15

16 ABOUT THE MUSIC Fantasia on British Sea Songs Henry Wood ( ) Conductor Sir Henry Wood, who founded the Proms concerts in 1895, composed his Fantasia on British Sea Songs for a 1905 concert commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar. He included it in the final concert of the following year s Proms, establishing the Last Night tradition. The maritime songs in Wood s medley are of diverse origin, from the traditional sailor s hornpipe Jack s the Lad to See, the conquering hero comes, from Handel s oratorio Judas Maccabaeus. Rule, Britannia! Thomas Arne ( ) arr. Sargent When in 1740 Frederick, Prince of Wales commissioned a new musical drama to celebrate his infant daughter s birthday, he turned not to Handel, London s foremost composer, but to Handel s rival in the theatre, Thomas Arne. Rule, Britannia! formed part of the finale of Arne s masque honouring the Anglo-Saxon king Alfred the Great a subject that fitted perfectly with Frederick s political ambitions. Jerusalem Charles Hubert Parry ( ) An important name in the renaissance of British music at the turn of the last century, Hubert Parry succeeded Sir George Grove as head of the Royal College of Music, where his students included Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst and Frank Bridge. Steeped in the English choral tradition, he is chiefly remembered for his coronation anthem I was glad and, of course, Jerusalem, his 1916 setting of Blake s famous poem. Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 Elgar ( ) Elgar wrote five Pomp and Circumstance marches, but it is the first that is universally known. Written in 1901 during the Boer War, the tune proved so popular at its first London performance that Sir Henry Wood, the Proms founding conductor, had to play it three times merely to restore order. The words of A.C. Benson s poem Land of Hope and Glory were added to the trio section later, and a secondary British national anthem was born. Lorraine Neilson Symphony Services International

17 SONG LYRICS Jerusalem Music: Hubert Parry ( ) Words: William Blake ( ) And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England s mountains green? And was the Holy Lamb of God On England s pleasant pastures seen? And did the Countenance Divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among these dark Satanic mills? Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England s green and pleasant land! Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 (Land of Hope and Glory) Edward Elgar ( ) Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet, God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet. 17

18 MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES Simone Young & WASO reveal Beethoven s genius. Simone Young conductor Javier Perianes piano BRETT DEAN Testament BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.3 Eroica FRI 29 & SAT 30 JULY 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall BOOK NOW Tickets from $30 * Call or visit waso.com.au 18 *A handling fee of $5.50 per transaction applies all purchases. An additional fee of $4.40 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post.

19 WASO PHILANTHROPY Philanthropy Partner Thank you! We would like to thank everyone who has made a donation to WASO so far in As a not-for-profit organisation, WASO exists through the support of government funding, ticket sales, corporate support and our philanthropic partnerships. Community donations are increasingly vital in helping keep alive what we do. What you see today at Perth Concert Hall is one part of the WASO story. Your donations also enable WASO to continue producing beautiful music for thousands of Western Australians in schools, hospitals and in regional communities across the state. Thank you for being part of a community that believes in WASO s mission to touch souls an enrich lives through music, and in our commitment to inspirational performances. If you are interested in learning more about WASO Philanthropy or wish to make a donation, please contact Jane Clare on or janec@waso.com.au, or visit our website waso.com.au. How can you be involved? There are many ways to support your Orchestra. Go with your passion! Here are some ideas: Support WASO s core activities and operating costs with a donation to our Annual Giving Campaign Donate towards our award-winning Education & Community Engagement programs Help us purchase specialist instruments and equipment with a gift to our Instrument Fund Support our touring activities, regionally and internationally, through our Touring WASO Campaign Over a million dollars is generated annually through philanthropy and it is critical to our mission to touch souls and enrich lives through music. We encourage you to contact us to find out more about where you can direct your tax-deductible gift and how you can be involved. Jane Clare, Fundraising & Philanthropy Manager, or janec@waso.com.au Sarah Tompkin, Planned Giving Manager, or tompkins@waso.com.au Or visit waso.com.au Join us on the journey. Together we can do amazing things. 19

20 WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Asher Fisch Partnered by Wesfarmers Arts CONDUCTOR LAUREATE Vladimir Verbitsky CHORUS DIRECTOR Christopher van Tuinen CHORUS VOCAL COACH Andrew Foote VIOLIN Laurence Jackson Concertmaster Graeme Norris Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee-Smith Assistant Concertmaster Rebecca Glorie A/ 1st Violin Zak Rowntree 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assoc 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Stephanie Dean Beth Hebert Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Shaun Lee-Chen* Akiko Miyazawa Anna O Hagan Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Graham Pyatt Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Jacek Slawomirski Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby David Yeh VIOLA Alex Brogan Assoc Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Benjamin Caddy Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Helen Tuckey CELLO Rod McGrath Louise McKay Assoc Chair partnered by Penrhos College Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Eve Silver* Fotis Skordas Tim South Xiao Le Wu DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sinclair* Joan Wright Assoc Louise Elaerts Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades Assoc PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Peter Facer Elizabeth Chee Assoc COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Chair partnered by Ron & Sue Wooller Adam Mikulicz Assoc CONTRABASSOON Chloe Turner HORN David Evans Sharn McIver Assoc Robert Gladstones 3rd Julia Brooke Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Evan Cromie Assoc Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O Malley Assoc BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Troy Greatz Assoc *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. HARP Sarah Bowman 20

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