FAMILY CONCERT Sunday 2 November 1pm & 3pm Perth Concert Hall VISITS THE ORCHESTRA
2 Program Maximus Musicus Visits the Orchestra Adapted from the book Maximus Musicus Visits the Orchestra Written by Hallfríður Ólafsdóttir Illustrations by Þórarinn Már Baldursson For more information visit maximusmusicus.com GLINKA Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture GRIEG Peer Gynt: Morning BIZET Carmen Suite No.1: Les Toreadors Maxi s adventure features excerpts from: RAVEL Bolero BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5 DUKAS La Peri: Fanfare SOUSA The Liberty Bell March HALLFRÍÐUR ÓLAFSDÓTTIR Maxi s Song
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4 Biographies Brett Kelly Conductor Brett Kelly is regularly engaged to conduct the Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Tasmanian, Queensland and West Australian symphony orchestras, The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, and Dunedin s Southern Sinfonia, has conducted for Victorian Opera and has been resident conductor for Chamber Made Opera. He has been the featured conductor on numerous recordings for NAXOS, Tall Poppies and ABC Classics with his recording of the Rodrigo Guitar Concertos nominated for a 2006 ARIA Award. His conducting of The Hive by Nicolas Vines for Chamber Made Opera in 2006 was nominated for a Green Room Award as Best Conductor of Opera. He has conducted the scores for numerous feature films including Beneath Hill 60, Baz Luhrmann s epic, Australia and Happy Feet II. In 1989 he founded The Academy of Melbourne which, over some 15 years, became widely regarded as one of Australia s most outstanding chamber ensembles. Brett is an experienced radio broadcaster and has presented many corporate leadership programs, focussing on orchestral music. He also holds the position of Principal Trombonist with the Melbourne Symphony. Stephen Curry Narrator Stephen has been a regular face on Australian television and film screens for many years, with early projects such as The Castle, Frontline, The Secret Life of Us, Changi, Day of the Roses, Cut, Silver Strand, Mary Bryant, Rogue, The Night We Called It A Day, Take Away, The Nugget, The Wogboy, Thunderstruck, The King, False Witness, The Informant, Wilfred and 30 Seconds. More recently projects include The Cup, Cloudstreet, Save Your Legs, Rake2, Cliffy, Redfern Now, Mr & Mrs Murder, It s A Date, Fat Tony & Co and Time of Our Lives. Theatre shows include Good Evening with Shaun Micallef, as well as Fred and Dinner, and more recently performing the role of Narrator in The Happiness Box with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Awards include the AFI Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama, a Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama, and the ASTRA Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor, all for his portrayal of Graham Kennedy in The King.
5 WASO On Stage Today VIOLIN Semra Lee-Smith A/Associate Concertmaster Graham Pyatt A/Assistant Concertmaster Zak Rowntree Principal 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Beth Hebert Alexandra Isted Jane Johnston^ Sunmi Jung Kathleen O Hagan^ Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Jane Serrangeli Ellie Shalley Jacek Slawomirski Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Teresa Vinci David Yeh VIOLA Alex Brogan Katherine Drake Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Helen Tuckey CELLO Rod McGrath Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Fotis Skordas Tim South Xiao Le Wu DOUBLE BASS Andrew Rootes Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait Elizabeth Browning^ FLUTE Mary-Anne Blades Piccolo Michael Waye OBOE Peter Facer Stephanie Nicholls^ CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASSOON Adam Mikulicz A/Principal Chair partnered by Ron & Sue Wooller Colin Forbes-Abrams HORN David Evans Brendan Parravacini A/Principal 3rd Horn Julia Brooke Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Peter Miller Brody Linke TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O Malley BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Joel Bass^ Robyn Gray^ Paul Tanner^ HARP Sarah Bowman CELESTE Graeme Gilling^ *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. Principal Associate Principal Guest Musician^
6 WASO Philanthropy Philanthropy Partner Give a gift that will create magical musical moments for children all over WA. With just seven weeks left until Christmas, WASO has the perfect present for your music-loving friends and family. By donating towards the inspiring and educational items and experiences in our Giving Catalogue, you will directly support our Education and Community Engagement programs and we will send you a lovely donation certificate to give as a gift. You will receive a tax deductible receipt and with gifts starting at just $10, there s something for everyone. WASO s Education and Community Engagement programs reach out to people who cannot easily access live music. From sick children in hospitals, to children with special educational needs and people living in remote regional communities, we believe everyone has the right to experience the joy of music and enjoy what you are experiencing today. Through a donation of: $55 you can give toy instruments to 10 students in regional schools. $75 you can give a parent or carer of a sick child a night out at a WASO concert. $130 you can help us purchase chamber music for our Hospital Orchestra Project. $250 you can help provide a presenter for a free community concert. Pick up your copy of the Giving Catalogue at the Programs and Information Desk or go online to waso.com.au/giving_catalogue to view the full giving possibilities. To find out more, please contact Jane Clare on 9326 0014 or clarej@waso.com.au.
7 Name the Instrument 1 2 3 4 Answers: 1. Tuba 2. Violin 3. Flute 4. Harp.
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