Wesfarmers Arts Classics Series. Pictures at an Exhibition. 21 & 22 October pm Perth Concert Hall. Margaret Blades, Associate Concertmaster

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1 Wesfarmers Arts Classics Series Pictures at an Exhibition 21 & 22 October pm Perth Concert Hall Margaret Blades, Associate Concertmaster

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3 Concert Calendar Chamber Series Mozart & Mozart Water Corporation Family Series Bach to the Future Ernst & Young Contempo Series The Music of George Gershwin 4 November Friday 2pm St Mary s Cathedral MOZART Horn Quintet K.407 MOZART Quintet for Clarinet and Strings K.581 Allan Meyer, clarinet David Evans, horn 6 November Sunday 3pm Perth Concert Hall When Corky accidentally combines the ingredients of a magical musical spell, she finds herself on an adventure with some of the world s most fascinating composers Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák, Shostakovich and more! Join Corky as she attempts to recreate the musical formula that will bring a happy ending to a time travel experiment gone awry. WASO welcomes back the award winning Platypus Theatre Company in this enchanting tale of music throughout the ages. Warwick Potter, conductor Suitable 4-10 year olds. 11 November Friday 7.30pm 13 November Sunday 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall George Gershwin arguably wrote more hit songs in his short life than any other composer. Remember Strike up the Band? Rhapsody in Blue? Porgy and Bess? An American in Paris? Join Grammy Award-winning conductor Bramwell Tovey as we go on a journey through the very best of Gershwin s music. Bramwell Tovey, conductor/ piano Tracy Dahl, soprano (pictured) Jazzwa presents free entertainment in the Wardle Room, post-show Friday & Sunday. Book with WASO on , waso.com.au, group bookings (8+ people) or BOCS , bocsticketing.com.au 3

4 At the concert Pre-concert Talks WASO and Wesfarmers Arts bring you free Pre-Concert Talks on the Terrace level of the Perth Concert Hall at 6.45pm before every Classics concert. Tonight s speaker is Sally Kester. FREE CONCERT Programs Concert programs are provided free at concerts or can be downloaded from waso.com.au prior to the concert date. As part of our ongoing commitment to reducing our environmental footprint we would like to encourage you to share your program with a friend. WASO Recordings Continue to experience WASO in your own home! A variety of WASO CDs and DVDs are available for purchase at the Encore Gift Shop in the foyer tonight. Cough Lozenges Free cough lozenges are available from the WASO Customer Service Desk in the foyer before each performance and at the interval. First Aid There are St. John Ambulance officers present at every concert so please speak to them if you require any first aid assistance. Beverages Foyer bars open for drinks and coffee two hours before, during interval and after each WASO performance. To save time we recommend you pre-order your interval drinks. Watch and Listen This performance is being recorded by ABC Classic FM for delayed broadcast. For further details please refer to limelight magazine or on classic WASO Podcasts WASO Podcasts take you behind the scenes and deeper into the music. These are available monthly at waso.com.au. Tune in to 720 ABC Perth for breakfast on Friday mornings when Prue Ashurst joins Eoin Cameron to provide the latest on classical music and learn more about WASO s upcoming concerts. WASO Webcasts WASO is streaming five concerts live and on demand in 2011, thanks to iinet. Visit waso.com.au to find out more. Connect with WASO Facebook Become a fan of WASO on our Facebook page. You can talk to other fans about all topics WASO and get updates about forthcoming concerts and events. Visit facebook.com/westaustraliansymphonyorchestra Twitter If you want to know even more about the daily life of your Orchestra, follow us on for instant updates! E-News Stay up to date on everything that is happening at WASO by subscribing to the SymphonE-news. You can subscribe through the WASO homepage. Feedback If you would like to give WASO any feedback please either write (PO BOX 3041, East Perth WA 6892), send an (waso@waso.com.au) or call

5 Wesfarmers Arts Classics Series Pictures at an Exhibition WAGNER The Flying Dutchman: Overture (11 mins) SCHUMANN Piano Concerto (31 mins) Interval (20 mins) MUSSORGSKY arr. RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition (32 mins) PLUS BONUS TRACK* Brad Cohen, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano (pictured) *Following a short break after tonight s concert, join us for a musical treat the Bonus Track. Photo: Marco Borggreve Partner of Excellence 5

6 Speed Read Imagination and colour fill the Perth Concert Hall in this Classics concert. Beginning in the North Sea on the cursed ship, The Flying Dutchman, we hear the exhilarating overture to Wagner s opera of the same name. The music is typically Wagnerian rich orchestration and harmonies, complex textures and the composer s characteristic leitmotifs. This overture features motifs representing characters and events in the opera, from the turbulent storm motif at the beginning, to the gentle ballad of Senta, the beloved. Schumann s only piano concerto was written for his wife Clara and is suitably passionate. It is also a showpiece, containing great virtuosic passages and a stunning long cadenza in the first movement. Dutch pianist Ronald Brautigam will perform this Romantic masterpiece tonight, after his magnificent performances of Beethoven s Fourth Piano Concerto with WASO just last week. After interval we reveal 10 musical pictures in the title piece of the concert, Pictures at an Exhibition. Master orchestrator Ravel worked his magic with Mussorgsky s colourful depiction of Victor Hartmann s paintings in Now an incredibly popular work, we must owe thanks to both composers for this contribution to the orchestral repertoire. Stay afterwards to hear our Bonus Track, yet another work rich in imagination and colour. Claire Stokes Artistic Program Coordinator

7 Brad Cohen Conductor Ronald Brautigam Piano Brad Cohen first came to public attention when, a year after winning the 1994 Leeds Conductors Competition, he conducted the world premiere of Thomas Adès Powder Her Face. Since that auspicious beginning he has conducted a wide-ranging repertoire at English National Opera, Opera Australia, Opera North, and opera companies including Lucerne, Angers /Nantes, and the Netherlands Reisopera, and at festivals including Hong Kong, Edinburgh, Cheltenham, Adelaide, Rossini in Wildbad, and Porto. He has conducted orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Philharmonic, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Gelders Orchestra, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and the City of London Sinfonia highlights include his debut with New York City Opera conducting The Elixir of Love, a collaboration with Robert Wilson, Bryn Terfel and Rufus Wainwright in Monte Carlo, and an appearance at Dartington International Summer School. One of Holland s leading musicians, Ronald Brautigam performs regularly with conductors such as Chailly, Dutoit, Haitink, Herreweghe and Hogwood, among others. Besides his performances on modern instruments he has developed a great passion for the fortepiano and has performed with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Tafelmusik, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Hanover Band, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Orchestre des Champs-Élysées and Concerto Copenhagen. His award-winning discography includes recordings of concertos by Shostakovich, Hindemith, Frank Martin and Mendelssohn, as well as the complete piano works of Mozart and Haydn on the fortepiano. Just released is number ten in his acclaimed ongoing 17-disc Beethoven cycle, also on fortepiano. Ronald Brautigam studied in Amsterdam, London and in the United States with Rudolf Serkin. In September 2011 he took up a new appointment as Professor at the Basel Music Academy. In 1984 he was awarded the Netherlands Music Prize, the highest music award in his native Holland. Photo: Marco Borggreve 7

8 West Australian Symphony Orchestra Paul Daniel Conductor Partnered by Wesfarmers Arts Vladimir Verbitsky Conductor Laureate Marilyn Phillips Chorus Director Giulio Plotino Concertmaster Meet the Musician Giovanni Pasini Viola When did you begin playing viola? The viola looked so big when I was 9, so my teacher gave me a small violin and I started scratching open strings. I was only allowed to play 4 notes (G, D, A, E), so to alleviate the ear pain at home my dad (composer and organist) used to accompany me with sophisticated chords to make it sound better! After 4 years I had already been seduced by the sound of the viola and switched instruments. What are your favourite works for viola? There are several wonderful concertos written in recent years. Among them I love the concertos of Britten and Schnittke, and I have enjoyed performing both. I also love Bartók, of course. When I have the chance to play with piano, I really enjoy Brahms and Schumann. When you first came to WA you said you fell in love with the place. What is it you love most about living here? One year passed really fast, and I m looking forward to the warm seasons, which I like so much here in WA. I still love to go to Kings Park and sit on the grass, have coffee in Boucla, dinner with a view at Raffles Hotel, run around Lake Monger and swim in Yanchep. However, what I like most is going up north away from civilization and human kind, have a beach for myself and have a good chat with a dolphin! Your pick for 2011 was Simone Young Conducts Mahler. What would be your pick for 2012? I m sorry to be cheeky but I think I ll pick myself! Mozart s Sinfonia Concertante is an absolute masterpiece and I can t wait to play it with our wonderful Concertmaster Giulio Plotino. 8

9 On Stage Tonight Violin Margaret Blades Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee Assistant Concertmaster Graham Pyatt Assoc 1st Violin John Ford 2nd Violin Yacht Grot Chair of 2nd Violin Zak Rowntree Assoc 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assistant 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Erin Chen^ Stephanie Dean Dorothy Ford Beth Hebert Shaun Lee-Chen Lucas O Brien^ Anna O Hagan Kathleen O Hagan Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Brendon Richards Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Ellie Shalley Jacek Slawomirski Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Rebecca White David Yeh Viola Giovanni Pasini Berian Evans Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Alex Brogan Katherine Corecig^ Katherine Drake Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Helen Tuckey Cello Rod McGrath Louise McKay Shigeru Komatsu Nicholas Metcalfe Eve Silver Fotis Skordas Tim South Jon Tooby^ Xiao Le Wu Double Bass Andrew Rootes Joan Wright Elizabeth Browning^ Christine Reitzenstein Louise Ross Andrew Tait Mark Tooby Flute Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades Diane Riddell^ OBOE Leanne Glover A/ Elizabeth Chee A/Assoc Stephanie Nicholls^ CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook Alexander Millier Bass Clarinet BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Adam Mikulicz Simone Walters Contrabassoon HORN David Evans Robert Gladstones 3rd Doree Dixon^ Heath Parkinson^ Roman Ponomariov^ TRUMPET David Elton Evan Cromie Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis David Robins A/Assoc Philip Holdsworth Bass Trombone TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Tim White Troy Greatz Joel Bass^ Catherine Betts^ Paul Tanner^ HARP Sarah Bowman Yinuo Mu^ ALTO SAXOPHONE Matthew Styles^ Celeste Jana Kovar^ Associate ^ Guest Musician 9

10 Classics Series 2012 Subscribe to WASO s 2012 Classics Series & save up to 20%! Eight concerts in the Perth Concert Hall delighting music lovers with a blend of well-loved favourites. Organ Spectacular Beethoven s Fifth Tchaikovsky s Fifth Ravel s Piano Concerto Tasmin Little Plays Bruch Arabian Nights Dvořák s New World Mozart & Strauss Purchase an 8 concert Classics Series Subscription from $330*. *Concession. Single tickets on sale Monday 12 December Giulio Plotino, Concertmaster. Pictured age 3, at home with his father in Genova, Italy. BOOKINGS WASO waso.com.au 10

11 Richard Wagner ( ) The Flying Dutchman: Overture The Flying Dutchman tells the story of a sea captain who, living under a curse, is doomed to sail the seas for all eternity or until he is released from his torment through the love and redemptive sacrifice of a pure woman. He anchors his phantom ship in a sheltered cove in Norway and finds in a young woman, Senta, the redeemer he longs for. Senta, too, yearns to liberate the Dutchman and in the closing moments of the opera casts herself into the sea to be united with her beloved in death. The robust theme announced by the horns at the beginning of the overture is strongly associated with the Dutchman. The turbulent rising and falling waves thrashed out by the strings and the pervasive and unstable diminished seventh harmonies suggest a terrifying ocean voyage. The ocean is tamed, however, with the appearance of one of Senta s melodies, enunciated by the cor anglais and supported by other woodwinds. We have moved from the key of D minor to F major and have sailed into harmonically stable waters. But the period of calm is short-lived, for we soon return to D minor and the turbulent themes associated with the accursed protagonist. Thematic contrast appears in the form of the buoyant Norwegian sailors song (again in F major and enunciated by the winds) but this, too, is thwarted by the Dutchman and the tempestuous sea. Finally, Senta s redemption theme rings out triumphantly in D major, signifying that peace has come at last to the tragic, long-suffering Dutchman. Abridged from Robert Gibson 1999 WASO last performed this work on 11 December 2010, conducted by Warwick Potter. If you like this work you may also enjoy HOLST S THE PLANETS 2 December Friday 7.30pm 3 December Saturday 7.30pm HOLST The Planets 11

12 Robert Schumann ( ) Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 Allegro affettuoso Intermezzo* (Andantino grazioso) Allegro vivace Following their wedding in September 1840, composer Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck, a prominent piano virtuoso, set up house in Leipzig. The couple soon had children, and finding money to support a growing family was a constant worry. Clara had no intention of abandoning her successful musical life. She took pride in earning money from her performances; she also helped popularise Robert s piano works by including them in her concert programs. Robert revered his wife s extraordinary musicianship, but his pride struggled with the greater fame accorded Clara, especially when they travelled on concert tours together. Though a respected music journalist and an acclaimed composer of piano works, songs and chamber music, he had yet to write the symphonies and largescale works that would later enhance his artistic reputation. A piano concerto by Robert that Clara could perform would thus serve several purposes. Before marrying, Robert had experimented with various ideas for piano concertos, none of which evolved beyond sketches. But during the newlyweds first year, he completed a Phantasie for Piano and Orchestra, conceived and orchestrated during 16 days in May A private performance led to the first of several revisions, but Robert could not find a publisher for his single-movement work. He set it aside for four years, during which time he wrote more chamber music (including his popular Piano Quintet and Piano Quartet) as well as the Spring Symphony, and moved his family to Dresden. From there he undertook a tour to Russia with Clara that left him exhausted and ill, triggering a severe nervous breakdown. He sought therapy by studying the works of Bach and writing fugues. Taking a break from counterpoint* exercises, he added two movements a final rondo and a connecting Intermezzo to the reworked Phantasie, and thus created his Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. 12

13 Ferdinand Hiller, a conductor to whom Robert dedicated the concerto (hoping to heal a rift in their friendship), led the premiere in his Dresden subscription concert of 4 December 1845 with Clara as soloist. But the true dedicatee is Clara, for whom Robert characterised his devotion in the opening movement s tempo indication of Allegro affettuoso, the Phantasie s original title. Clara took pleasure in the results; she had long wanted a more brilliant vehicle for display of her virtuosity than the Phantasie. Felix Mendelssohn, the Schumanns great friend, who expressed highest regard for Clara s playing and supported (with occasional private misgivings) Schumann s work as a composer, organised and conducted the Leipzig premiere on New Year s Day Thereafter, the concerto was performed in important cities, often with Robert conducting; it remained a central work in Clara s repertoire, and is a lasting testament to the couple s remarkable personal and artistic partnership, cut short by Robert s death at age 46 in the Endenich asylum, where he recalled, in a letter to Clara, the concerto that you played so splendidly. The second-movement Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso), hosts a more congenial but equally passionate dialogue. Short musical ideas are exchanged politely between soloist and orchestra, but as they warm to their topic, an eloquent contrasting theme sings out richly from the cellos, ornamented expansively by the piano. As the conversation fades, clarinets and bassoons recall the opening movement s three-note motif, first in A minor, then in A major. Without pause, the piano seizes the major motif and launches into a robust, triple-metre rondo* marked Allegro vivace, driven by the soloist s extensive bravura passagework. The third-movement theme (itself a transformation of the primary firstmovement theme, subtly strengthening the concerto s structural unity) surfaces buoyantly through harmonic sequences that build to an exhilarating conclusion. Samuel C. Dixon 2003 *For an explanation of these words please turn to page 16. WASO last performed this work on 18 & 19 June 2004 with soloist Andreas Haefliger and conductor Matthias Bamert. With an abrupt, chromatic* cascade of chords, the soloist s opening entrance commands immediate attention, heralding the oboe s statement of the primary theme, echoed by the piano. The theme s three-note descending motif dominates deliberations between the orchestra and soloist. The opening key of A minor yields, via the second theme, to triumphant C major, then to an expressive reverie in A flat major, showcasing the piano accompanied by radiant strings and plaintive woodwind. A return to earlier debates interrupts this dream, restores the opening theme and launches the soloist into an extended cadenza, capped by a quick coda* that ends emphatically. 13

14 Modest Mussorgsky ( ) orch. Maurice Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Promenade Gnome Promenade The Old Castle Promenade Tuileries Children quarrelling at play Bydlo Promenade Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens Samuel Goldenburg and Schmuÿle Limoges Market Catacombs Roman sepulchres With the dead in a dead language The Hut on Hen Legs Baba-Yaga The Great Gate of Kiev Modest Mussorgsky wrote Pictures at an Exhibition as a set of piano pieces. They were his memorial to a friend, the artist Victor Hartmann, who had died of a heart attack in Mussorgsky had met Hartmann in 1870, when he had been brought into Mussorgsky s circle by the critic Vladimir Stasov. In 1874, Stasov mounted an exhibition of about 400 of Hartmann s works paintings, drawings, designs and jewellery. He suggested that Mussorgsky assuage his grief in some sort of memorial, and it was this exhibition which inspired Mussorgsky to produce what became Pictures at an Exhibition, a set of tone-portraits based on a selection of Hartmann s works. It was completed on 26 June There have been various orchestrations* of Pictures over the years: Rimsky-Korsakov, Stokowski, and Vladimir Ashkenazy are among those who have tried their hands. It is said that the large number of arrangements indicates the essentially orchestral nature of Mussorgsky s [pianism]. The most famous orchestration*, however, is that of Maurice Ravel in For Ravel, the act of orchestrating was an important occupation. Certainly, he had an affinity with Mussorgsky s music and Russian music in general. But Ravel also orchestrated the music of others as a way of engaging with their music the way an interpretative artist does. Some say that Ravel s orchestration presents a travel-brochure Russia. His orchestration is spicy, lurid, exotic. His Gnome, for example, (brittle xylophone, tart trumpet, eerie string glissandos) is prettier than Mussorgsky s original. Yet, so assured is Ravel s orchestration, that one almost believes Pictures at an Exhibition to be his conception to begin with. 14

15 Pictures at an Exhibition begins with the Promenade, an introduction in a varying 5/4 and 6/4 metre, meant to represent the composer himself wandering around looking at the paintings. What begins as a single line followed by chords in the piano original is presented as a solo trumpet followed by tutti brass and, later, massed strings and winds, providing altered perspectives. Gnome is inspired by Hartmann s design for a small gnome-shaped nutcracker. The Old Castle is based on a watercolour of a troubadour singing before a medieval castle. The third Promenade has a fuller orchestration, in response to the thicker chords of Mussorgsky s original. Ravel opts predominantly for winds in Tuileries, based on Hartmann s watercolour of one corner of the famous French garden. Bydlo, Polish for cattle, refers to a drawing of two oxen pulling a heavy cart. Listening to the piano original with its heavy bass chords and opening fortissimo one is reminded of the realist Mussorgsky s attempts at pantomimic accuracy. Ravel, however, aims for a different effect. His Bydlo begins as a distant forlorn tuba solo which builds with the addition of other instruments before returning to solo tuba as if the cart has passed on its way. Ravel removed a Promenade which originally occurred between Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle and Limoges Market. In Catacombs Hartmann painted himself and the architect Kenel and a guide with a lantern exploring the Paris catacombs. The orchestration is almost brutally simple. Catacombs moves into Con mortuis in lingua mortua. We hear a variation of the Promenade theme, with oboes playing against sepulchral-sounding high string tremolos*. Mussorgsky wrote on the piano score: Hartmann s creative spirit leads me to the place of skulls and calls to them the skulls begin to glow faintly from within. The Hut on Hen Legs refers to a Hartmann design for a clock face in the form of Baba- Yaga, the witch in Russian folk tales, who lives in a hut mounted on the legs of a giant fowl. The Great Gate of Kiev, Hartmann s architectural design for a commemorative structure, provides the inspiration for a massive blazing finale. Abridged from G.K. Williams Symphony Australia 1999/2001 *For an explanation of these words please turn to page 16. WASO last performed this work on 16 & 17 July 2004, conducted by Hiroyuki Iwaki. Ballet of the Unhatched Chickens is based on costume designs for the ballet Trilby. The dancers legs stick out from the shells. Ravel s clacking winds conjure the image of farmyard activity. Samuel Goldenburg and Schmuÿle is often presented with Stasov s sanitised title: Two Jews One Rich, the other Poor, but, according to Richard Taruskin, Mussorgsky s intention was definitely unflattering, which is backed up by the fact that no Hartmann picture by that name exists. The stuttering muted trumpet solo here is often used as an orchestral audition piece. Victor Hartmann 15

16 Glossary Intermezzo A light, reasonably short movement which goes in between two weightier ones. Counterpoint Two or more lines of music or melodies that are played at the same time. Chromatic Notes that move up or down in pitch by very small steps. Coda A concluding section added to the basic structure of a piece or movement to emphasise the sense of finality. Rondo A musical form where a main idea (refrain) alternates with a series of musical episodes. Orchestration The allocation of various notes and melodies to the different instruments and combinations of instruments in the orchestra. Tremolo Repeating the same note many times very quickly, producing a shaking sound. Source Symphony Services Australia. This glossary is intended as a quick reference only. For a more comprehensive explanation of terminology it is recommended to refer to a reputable music dictionary. Proud sponsor of waso 16 apachecorp.com/australia

17 Meet the Instrument The French Horn The French horn or horn, as it is now more commonly referred to is a brass instrument consisting of around twelve feet of tubing wound into a coil expanding into a flared bell. It is a descendant of the natural horn, on which notes were produced solely by means of variations in lip tension and air pressure. Crooks, or extra lengths of tubing, could be inserted to alter the harmonic series (the notes obtainable naturally from the instrument) and pitch was manipulated by means of hand-stopping, or inserting the hand into the bell. Modern horns have three or four valves which render the instrument fully chromatic. As the 19th century progressed the demands placed on symphony orchestras from increasingly harmonically complex music by composers such as Wagner led to the widespread adoption of the valve horn. The use of four horns is standard in today s orchestral line-up, with horns 1 and 3 playing the higher parts and horns 2 and 4 the lower parts. This interlocked scoring reflects the historical deployment of two pairs of high and low horns, each pair in a different key. Double and triple tonguing are possible on the horn, however flutter tonguing can be tricky. Other techniques or special effects include cuivré, which calls for a loud, brassy timbre produced by a more forceful attack, and bells up, which instructs the player to lift the bell of the horn into the air. The horn s hunting origins and heroic qualities have long been exploited by composers, and in addition to famous concertos by Mozart and Richard Strauss, favourite works and orchestral solos include Schumann s Adagio and Allegro and Concertstück for four horns and orchestra, Strauss Till Eulenspiegel s Merry Pranks, and Weber s Der Freischütz. The British horn virtuoso Dennis Brain ( ) was the inspiration behind works by several composers, including Hindemith, Britten and Malcolm Arnold. Symphony Services International Mouthpiece 2. 3 valve levers 3. 3 rotary valves 4. Bell n m k l 17

18 Philanthropic Support - Sustaining WASO today and in the Future Earlier this year, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, along with the West Australian Ballet, West Australian Opera and Black Swan State Theatre Company received a generous major gift of Fortescue Metals Group shares from Andrew and Nicola Forrest, providing a boost to each company and demonstrating a unique way of providing philanthropic support. Each company received a portion of the 650,000 shares from the Forrest family, valued at around $3.7 million. Mr Forrest said he hoped the gift would help Western Australia s four major performing arts companies to grow and develop: We are fortunate in Western Australia to have an exciting and dynamic arts community and are delighted to support our local arts companies and help them to continue to bring performing arts of the highest calibre to all West Australians. We are proud recipients of this donation. WASO s Chief Executive Craig Whitehead stated: Nurturing and supporting local arts companies is essential to maintaining and sustaining a strong and vibrant arts sector here in WA. Together with our colleagues, I am very grateful to Andrew and Nicola Forrest for this generous donation which will assist WASO in developing our private giving program and ensuring financial sustainability, particularly during difficult economic times. Arts companies, like all non-profit organisations, require philanthropic support to be able to continue to be a part of a thriving arts community, Mr Whitehead explained. Each of WA s major performing arts companies rely on income from ticket sales, government funding and corporate support in order to survive. However it is not enough and philanthropic support is becoming increasingly important. The gift made by Andrew and Nicola Forrest will make a real difference to each company s ability to grow and develop. Philanthropic support is critical to WASO and every gift makes a difference. Please consider making a donation to WASO. You will be part of a special community of Patrons who support WASO and help ensure we continue to touch souls and enrich lives through music. To learn more, please contact Alecia Benzie, Executive Manager, Private Giving on or benziea@waso.com.au 18

19 West Australian Symphony Orchestra Private Giving Partner Private Giving Program Your attendance tonight helps sustain the Orchestra and we thank you for your commitment. We are also very grateful to our corporate supporters who make a significant contribution to WASO, and of course for government funding which is critical. However, these three sources of income are simply not enough to cover the ongoing costs of the Orchestra and increasingly it is our Patrons that enable us to continue to achieve our vision... to touch souls and enrich lives through music. There are many ways you can be involved and your support is deeply appreciated. ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE ORCHESTRA The Endowment Fund includes major donations from individuals and bequests. The income earned is used for the benefit of the Orchestra. Tom & Jean Arkley Janet Holmes à Court AC SYMPHONY CIRCLE Recognises Patrons who have made a gift to WASO in their Will. Judith Gedero Tosi Nottage ( In memory Edgar Nottage) Judy Sienkiewicz Sheila Wileman Anonymous (12) THE WASO SONG BOOK New works commissioned for the orchestra by WASO. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following individuals who have commissioned new music performed in 2010 and 2011: Dr Peter R Dawson Janet Holmes à Court AC Geoff Stearn Anonymous (1) STRADIVARI CIRCLE Recognises Patrons who have made a special contribution or donated substantial amounts over a number of years to WASO. Dr Peter R Dawson The Taylor Family All donations are fully tax deductible. 19

20 Private Giving Program continued... We thank the following Patrons for their generous contribution to the 2011 Private Giving program. PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR S CIRCLE Gifts $20,000+ Janet Holmes à Court AC McCusker Charitable Foundation Jill Mulheron Patricia New Anonymous (1) IMPRESARIO PATRON Gifts $10,000 - $19,999 Tony & Gwenyth Lennon Joshua & Pamela Pitt MAESTRO PATRON Gifts $5,000 - $9,999 Jean Arkley (In memory of Tom Arkley) Mr William Bloking Gay & Bob Branchi Bridget Faye AM Gilbert George & Associates International Mining Services Dr Patricia Kailis Susan & Michael Kiernan Margaret & Rod Marston Robert May & Daniel Lee Shing Kong Frank & Doris Roda (loving memory of Johann Gustav Hamann) Peter & Jean Stokes Catriona Woodall Anonymous (4) VIRTUOSO PATRON Gifts $2,500 - $4,999 Prof Fred & Mrs Margaret Affleck William Carr Neil Archibald & Alan Dodge AM Sally Burton Mark Coughlan & Dr Pei Yin Hsu Monika Dunnet Robyn Glindemann Keith & Gaye Kessell Michael & Dale Kitney Bryant Macfie Mrs Morrell Dr W B Muston John & Paula Phillips Ros Thomson M & H Tuite Ken & Jan Williams Sue & Ron Wooller Andrew & Marie Yuncken Anonymous (2) PRINCIPAL PATRON Gifts $ $2,499 Gail Archer SC & Patrick O Neal Margaret Atkins OAM Colin & Eve Beckett Tony & Mary Beeley Suzanne & David Biddles Kevin Blake Matthew J C Blampey Mr John Bonny Mrs Debbie Borshoff Paul Brayshaw & Hannah Rogers Jean Brodie-Hall AM Dr G Campbell-Evans Arthur & Nerina Coopes Hon June Craig AM Gay & John Cruickshank Dr Stephen Davis Rai & Erika Dolinschek Don & Marie Forrest Dr Andrew Gardner Graham & Barbara Goulden Jannette Gray Joe & Deidre Greenfeld Jacqui Grove David and Valerie Gulland Richard B Hammond Warwick Hemsley Sylvia & Harry Hoffman OAM Michael & Liz Hollingdale Lilian & Roger Jennings Anthony & Noelle Keller Bill Kean Dr Rob Kirk & Sarah Gallinagh Stephanie & John Kobelke Gloria & Ulrich Kunzmann Victor & Rachel Lane Ledge Finance Limited Graham & Muriel Mahony Gregg & Sue Marshman Betty and Con Michael AO Hon. Justice S R Moncrieff Jane and Jock Morrison Val & Barry Neubecker Dr Phil & Erlene Noble John Overton Associate/Prof. Tim Pavy Pamela Platt Andrew & Suzanne Poli Nigel & Carol Rarp Chester Reeve John & Alison Rigg Dr Lance Risbey Maurice & Gerry Rousset Roger Sandercock Margaret & Roger Seares Eve Shannon-Cullity Asher & Fraida Shapiro Julian & Noreen Sher Anne & Frank Sibbel Judy Sienkiewicz Gene Tilbrook Mary Townsend Dr Robert Turnbull John & Maggie Venerys Stan & Valerie Vicich Watering Concepts Ian Watson Joyce Westrip OAM Dr Heather Whiting & Richard Hatch Freddi Wilkinson Jean & Ian Williams AO Trish Williams & Strategic Interactions Dr Peter Winterton Anonymous (9) 20

21 TUTTI PATRON Gifts $500 - $999 Geoff & Joan Airey Catherine Bagster Emeritus Professor Cora Baldock Merle I Bardwell Jackie & Bernard Barnwell Mrs B Barker Shirley Barraclough P M Bennet Winfred Bisset Peggy Blain S & L Bourguignon Robert & Judith Bower Dr Vin & Diane Brennan Kay Brice James & Gay Brown C & K Brownlie Gavin Bunning Ann Butcher & Dean R Kubank Nanette Carnachan Lyn & Harvey Coates AO Agatha & Alex Cohen AO Max Collins Brian Cresswell Dr & Mrs Neil Cumpston Norma Denia Daffen Gina & Neil Davidson Lesley & Peter Davies Jop & Hanneke Delfos Vera J Djulbic Ron Dyer (in memory of Ivy Dyer) Lorraine Ellard Timothy & Lexie Elliott Mrs G. Ewen Annette Finn George Gavranic Elaine Gimson Isobel Glencross Dr Peter Goodwin Pauline & Peter Handford Michael Harding Prof Alan Harvey & Dr Paulien de Boer Dr David & Annie Haultain Dr Penny Herbert (in memory of Dunstan Herbert) Helen Hollingshead Jim & Freda Irenic John Isherwood IT Vision Australia Pty Ltd Catherine and Bernth Johansson B. M. Kent Trevor & Ane Marie Lacy Paul Lee Rosalind Lilley Dr Mary Ellen MacDonald and Michael Pauly John McKay & Claire Brittain Gaye & John McMath Peter Moss Lynne Naylor (in memory of Paul F Naylor) Bev Penny Marilyn Phillips & Prof Alan Bittles Alpha & Richard Pilpel OAM Sheila Pinch Trevor & Fay Pitcher Thomas & Diana Potter Clarissa Repton James & Nicola Ridsdill-Smith Audrey Rogers Dr R & J Schwenger Judith E Shaw Garnett Skuthorp Ross Smith Peggy & Tom Stacy Grant Sutherland Tony & Gail Sutherland Harvey Tijou Mrs Joan Tonkin MBE JP S R Vogt Max & Adrienne Walters Judith Wilton & David Turner Diana Warnock Anne Watson Dr & Mrs Chris Whitaker Ann Whyntie Violette William Janet & David Williams Sue Williams Humanconnection Roma Wilson Patricia Wong Yalambi Farm Stud Anonymous (11) If you are interested in becoming a Patron or learning more about our Private Giving Program, please contact Sarah Gallinagh, Donations & Bequests Coordinator on (08) or gallinaghs@waso.com.au Private Giving brochures are also available from the Programs & Merchandise desk located in the main foyer of the Perth Concert Hall or visit waso.com.au 21

22 West Australian Symphony Orchestra The Company Conductor Paul Daniel Partnered by Wesfarmers Arts Conductor Laureate Vladimir Verbitsky Chorus Director Marilyn Phillips Concertmaster Giulio Plotino VIOLIN Margaret Blades* Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee Assistant Concertmaster Graham Pyatt Assoc A/ 1st Violin John Ford 2nd Violin Yacht Grot Chair of 2nd Violin Zak Rowntree Assoc 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assistant 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Stephanie Dean Dorothy Ford Beth Hebert Shaun Lee-Chen* Anna O Hagan Kathleen O Hagan Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Brendon Richards Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Ellie Shalley Jacek Slawomirski Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Rebecca White David Yeh VIOLA Giovanni Pasini Berian Evans Assoc Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Alex Brogan Katherine Drake Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Helen Tuckey CELLO Rod McGrath Louise McKay Assoc Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Eve Silver* Fotis Skordas Tim South Xiao Le Wu DOUBLE BASS Andrew Rootes* Joan Wright Assoc Christine Reitzenstein Louise Ross Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades Assoc PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Leanne Glover A/ Elizabeth Chee A/Assoc CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Adam Mikulicz Assoc contrabassoon Simone Walters HORN David Evans Malcolm Stewart Assoc Robert Gladstones 3rd Rachel Silver TRUMPET David Elton Evan Cromie Assoc Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis David Robins A/Assoc BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Tim White Troy Greatz Assoc Percussion & Timpani HARP Sarah Bowman * Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court, AC. 22

23 Board of Directors Janet Holmes à Court AC Chairman Bill Bloking Mark Coughlan Jeff Dowling Keith Kessell Barrie Lepley Julian Sher Bryan Taylor Executive Craig Whitehead Chief Executive Sarah Afentopoulos Human Resources Manager Jo Nevill Administration & Special Projects Officer Amy Stokes Executive Assistant Artistic Planning Evan Kennea Executive Manager, Artistic Planning Kellie Wilson Artistic Program Manager Prue Ashurst Education Manager Stephen McAllan Artist Liaison/Chorus Administrator Claire Stokes Artistic Program Coordinator Orchestral Management Keith McGowan Executive Manager, Orchestral Management James Foster Orchestral Operations Manager David Cotgreave Production & Technical Manager Alex Morris Orchestra Manager Noel Rhind Production Assistant Alan Tyrrell Music Librarian Business Services Peter Freemantle Executive Manager, Business Services Angela Miller Accountant Diane Wilson Business Services Assistant Corporate Development Melanie Roosendaal Executive Manager, Corporate Development Marina Woodhouse Corporate Development Manager Ashleigh Perrella Corporate Relations Executive Susan Brannigan Corporate Development Coordinator Private Giving Alecia Benzie Executive Manager, Private Giving Amy Stokes Philanthropy Executive Sarah Gallinagh Donations & Bequests Coordinator Marketing Kelli Carnachan Executive Manager, Marketing Paula Schibeci Public Relations Manager Will Ainger Graphic Designer Hilary McKenna Marketing Coordinator Kirsty Chisholm Digital Marketing Coordinator Sarah Gallinagh Group Sales Coordinator Belinda Huggins Customer Service Manager Josie Aitchison Beverley Trolio Customer Service Coordinators Luke Butler Margaret Daws Vicki Prince Robyn Westbrook Customer Service Officers Vanessa Costanzo Marketing Assistant PERTH CONCERT HALL AEG OGDEN (PERTH) PTY LTD. Perth Concert Hall is managed by AEG Ogden (Perth) Pty Ltd Venue Manager for the Perth Theatre Trust Venues. Andrew Bolt General Manager Helen Stewart/Miranda Lancaster-Allen Deputy General Manager Penelope Briffa Event Coordinator AEG OGDEN (PERTH) PTY LTD Rodney M Phillips Chief Executive THE PERTH THEATRE TRUST Dr. Saliba Sassine Chairman WASO programs are printed by Pilpel Print who are proud to be Green Stamp Accredited. This certification acknowledges Pilpel Print s commitment to minimising environmental impacts associated with producing printed material. All rights reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of statements in this publication we cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions, or for matters arising from clerical or printers error. Every effort has been made to secure permission for copyright material prior to printing. Please address all correspondence to the Executive Manager, Marketing, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, PO Box 3041, Perth Adelaide Tce. WA waso@waso.com.au 23

24 Corporate Partners Partner of Excellence Platinum Partners Series Partners Education & Community Partners World Artist Partners Orchestral Partners Keynote Partners Allion Legal, Aquinas College, CITIC Pacific Mining, Davis Langdon, Grace Removals, Leighton Contractors, Penrhos College, Perron Group, Placer Management Group, Shell Development (Australia), The Perth Mint Symphony Supporters Computershare, L7 Solutions, M2 Technology, Mercedes-Benz Diesel Motors Southpoint Star and Westpoint Star, Perth Concert Hall, Pianohaass, RICOH, Skywest Airlines Margaret River Wine Partners Cape Mentelle Vineyards, Clairault Wines, Cullen Wines, Fraser Gallop Estate, Hamelin Bay Wines, Happs Wines, Howard Park Wines, Hutton Wines, Juniper Estate, Leeuwin Estate, Moss Wood, Pierro Margaret River Vineyards, Stella Bella, UMAMU Estate, Vasse Felix, Voyager Estate, Wise Wine, Woodside Valley Estate Media Partners Funding Partners For more information on WASO Corporate Partnerships please contact Melanie Roosendaal, Executive Manager, Corporate Development. Tel: (08)