PROGRAM MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES Thursday 10 March 11am ALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN MASTERS SERIES Friday 11 & Saturday 12 March 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall
WELCOME Some of the greatest concertos in the repertoire were, unsurprisingly, written by composers who played that very instrument themselves. Brahms' and Rachmaninov s piano concertos are obvious examples; Nicolò Paganini s First Violin Concerto is another. When Paganini himself premiered his First Violin Concerto in 1819, the audience were astonished by the unprecedented technical feats and showmanship of the great virtuoso. This week we welcome the great Chinese violinist Ning Feng back to WASO to deliver his astounding interpretation of this dazzling concerto. Like Paganini, Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a formidable instrumentalist, winning first prize in organ at the Paris Conservatory in 1851. His Organ Symphony is arguably one of his compositional crowning glories - though it doesn t exactly feature the organ heavily! This highly original and innovative symphony is a remarkable collection of engaging melodies, colours and memorable themes and has established itself as a staple of the orchestral repertoire. It s always a delight to bring new discoveries and delights to our audience and we commence both halves of this concert with music originally written for solo piano. These Debussy Préludes, which conjure evocative images of mythical sunken cathedrals and a balmy sunlit Capri, are given a glorious new orchestral setting by the acclaimed English composer Colin Matthews (who incidentally celebrates his 70th birthday this year). To lead the orchestra in his WASO debut we are delighted to welcome Maestro Kazuki Yamada. The winner of the 51st Besançon International Competition for young conductors in 2009, Yamada has established a significant career, with Conductor and Guest positions in Europe and Japan. I hope you enjoy tonight s colourful concert. Alan Tyrrell Program Manager
WELCOME From the Minister It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the opening Alcohol.Think Again Masters Series concert of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra s 2016 season. This year WASO will once again delight audiences with a diverse range of works, performed at the Perth Concert Hall. It is inspiring to see WASO working closely with both the City of Perth and the State Government to activate this iconic venue. Tonight we end in grand fashion with Saint-Saëns famous Organ Symphony, featuring Perth Concert Hall s 3000-pipe organ. In addition, we welcome awardwinning violinist Ning Feng and rising star conductor Kazuki Yamada, for a dazzling program. This concert provides a great introduction to what is sure to be a fantastic season. I hope you enjoy it. From the Lord Mayor This year the West Australian Symphony Orchestra continues to bring outstanding performances to the people of Perth. It is my pleasure to welcome you to this exceptional venue, Perth Concert Hall, for a wonderful performance to mark the launch of WASO s 2016 season. In particular, I am excited to welcome violinist Ning Feng, who is renowned internationally for his tremendous bravura, technical brilliance and great lyricism. Playing his 1721 Stradivarius violin, he will perform a formidable work by arguably the greatest violin virtuoso of all time Paganini s Violin Concerto No.1. The exciting works of WASO s 2016 Season await you and I encourage you to join us for what promises to be a captivating season of classical performances. Hon John Day MLA Minister for Culture and the Arts Lisa-M. Scaffidi The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, City Of Perth 4
Photo: Chris Gonz From the WASO Chairman On behalf of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, I m delighted to welcome you to Organ Symphony, our opening Alcohol.Think Again Masters Series concert for the 2016 season. Tonight we are thrilled to welcome Laurence Jackson as the Orchestra s new Concertmaster, and in 2016 we welcome back Maestro Asher Fisch for his third year as WASO s Conductor and Artistic Advisor. We are grateful for the ongoing support of Wesfarmers Arts, who are not only WASO s Partner but who also support Asher s position. Their assistance contributes significantly towards our vision to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Thank you to each and every one of you for joining us tonight. Together we have an exciting year of music-making ahead. From WASO s Conductor & Artistic Adviser The first two years of my tenure saw the orchestra and I establish a solid understanding of how we make music together. Building on this foundation, in 2016 I am excited to welcome our new Concertmaster Laurence Jackson. The Concertmaster is a pivotal position in any symphonic orchestra. As guest conductors come and go, the concertmaster provides consistent leadership, maintaining the highest level of artistic execution across the season. Laurence is a fabulous violinist, one of the best concertmasters I have ever encountered and I know he will help us all rise to even greater artistic heights into the future. We wish him luck in his new job, and joy in his new life in Perth. Janet Holmes à Court AC WASO Chairman Asher Fisch Conductor & Artistic Adviser Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts 5
MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES ORGAN SYMPHONY PAGANINI Violin Concerto No.1 (35 mins) Allegro maestoso Adagio Rondo (Allegro spiritoso) SAINT-SAENS Symphony No.3 Organ Symphony (34 mins) Adagio Allegro moderato Poco adagio Allegro moderato Presto Maestoso Allegro Kazuki Yamada conductor Ning Feng violin Pre-concert Talk Find out more about the music in the concert with this week s speaker, Claire Stokes. The Pre-concert Talk take place at 9.40am in the Auditorium. The Pre-concert Talk is supported by Wesfarmers Arts 6
ALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN MASTERS SERIES ORGAN SYMPHONY DEBUSSY orch. COLIN MATTHEWS Les collines d Anacapri AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE (4 mins) PAGANINI Violin Concerto No.1 (35 mins) Allegro maestoso Adagio Rondo (Allegro spiritoso) Interval (25 mins) DEBUSSY orch. COLIN MATTHEWS La cathédrale engloutie AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE (5 mins) SAINT-SAENS Symphony No.3 Organ Symphony (34 mins) Adagio Allegro moderato Poco adagio Allegro moderato Presto Maestoso Allegro Kazuki Yamada conductor Ning Feng violin Pre-concert Talks Find out more about the music in the concert with this week s speaker, Claire Stokes. Pre-concert Talks take place at 6.45pm in the Terrace Level Foyer. Pre-concert Talks are supported by Wesfarmers Arts 7
2016 UPCOMING CONCERTS TICKETS FROM $30 * TICKETS FROM $30 * Photo: Rhydian Lewis Photo: Emma Van Dordrecht MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS STRAUSS - ZARATHUSTRA FRI 18 & SAT 19 MAR 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall From the opening Sunrise fanfare, Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra is still one of the most powerful and recognisable moments in orchestral music. WAGNER Tannhäuser: Overture SCHUMANN Symphony No.2 STRAUSS, R. Also sprach Zarathustra Asher Fisch conductor (pictured) Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts BAROQUE SERIES ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS BACH S ST JOHN PASSION WED 23 MAR 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall Bach s St John Passion is a towering masterpiece, a moving and dramatic recounting of Christ s betrayal, capture, trial and death. BACH, J.S. St John Passion Asher Fisch conductor Paul McMahon tenor (Evangelist) Andrew Foote baritone (Jesus) Andrew Collis bass-baritone (Pilate) Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts Sara Macliver soprano (pictured) Sally-Anne Russell mezzo soprano Richard Butler tenor St George s Cathedral Consort TICKETS FROM $45 * Photo: Chris Gonz ALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN MASTERS SERIES ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS RESURRECTION FRI 1 & SAT 2 APR 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall To hear Mahler s Resurrection Symphony performed live is quite simply an overwhelming experience. MAHLER Symphony No.2 Resurrection Asher Fisch conductor (pictured) Kiandra Howarth soprano Fiona Campbell mezzo soprano Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts WASO Chorus UWA Symphonic Chorus BOOK NOW CALL 9326 0000 VISIT WASO.COM.AU *Transaction fees may apply.
WASO IN THE COMMUNITY Onslow Kids Music Education (OKME!) Program Free Music Education programs At the heart of WASO s Community Outreach portfolio are free music education programs; Crescendo, our El Sistemainspired Music Education Program, and Onslow Kids Music Education (OK ME!). Both in their second full year year of delivery, WASO remain the only major performing arts company in the State working with s and school communities to deliver education programs in this way. Crescendo delivers weekly music lessons to all Pre-primary, Year 1 and Year 2 students at Medina Primary School and North Parmelia Primary School. 2015 ended with an open class at each school for parents and supporters of the program. Guests were amazed at how much the students had learnt, their attention in class and their enthusiasm for the program. It was a great way to finish off the year and give the children certificates to recognise all their achievements. Onslow Kids Music Education Program (OK ME!) continues at Onslow Primary School in the far North-West of WA. Teaching artists visited the school for one week each term teaching music through ensemble playing utilising percussion instruments, instrument making and building. Students have formed a percussion ensemble and perform regularly at school events. 2015 culminated in a public performance at the Shire of Ashburton Christmas Festivities. Crescendo is supported by Feilman Foundation and Stan Perron Foundation. Photo: Nik Babic Photo: Kate Furgeson 9
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Photo: Marco Borggreve Photo: Felix Broede Kazuki Yamada Conductor Kazuki Yamada is Conductor and Artistic Director Designate of Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, a post that begins in the 2016/17 season. He also holds the title of Guest Conductor of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Conductor of Japan Philharmonic; Music Partner with Sendai Philharmonic and Ensemble Orchestral Kanazawa; and Music Director of Yokohama Sinfonietta. In the 2015/16 season he returns to the Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Tonkünstler Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. He continues his cycle of Mahler symphonies with Japan Philharmonic, and will be performing La traviata, Carmen and Rusalka in Japan in coming seasons. This is his debut with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Born in Kanagawa, Japan, Kazuki Yamada now resides in Berlin. Ning Feng Violin Born in Chengdu, China, Ning Feng was First Prize winner of the 2005 Michael Hill International Violin Competition and the 2006 Paganini Competition, and was a prize winner at the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover, Queen Elisabeth Competition and the Menuhin Competition. Recent successes have included appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Macao Orchestra, a tour of China with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and a major European tour with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. He performs every year at the Kissinger Sommer Festival, where he was an Artist-in-Residence in 2014. Highlights of the 2015/16 season include his debut with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and return engagements with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Ning Feng plays a 1721 Stradivari violin known as the MacMillan. 11
THE 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 12
WASO ON STAGE TODAY VIOLIN Laurence Jackson Concertmaster Ben Thacher^ Guest Assoc 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 Beth Hebert Jane Johnston Sunmi Jung Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Shaun Lee-Chen* Akiko Miyazawa Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Graham Pyatt Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Kathryn Shinnick Jacek Slawomirski Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby David Yeh VIOLA Alex Brogan Nik Babic Benjamin Caddy Katherine Corecig^ Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Katie McKay^ Allan McLean Elliot O Brien Helen Tuckey Aaron Wyatt^ CELLO Rod McGrath Louise McKay 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 Elizabeth Browning^ Louise Elaerts Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Peter Facer Giselle Gabriels^ COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Chair partnered by Sue & Ron Wooller Adam Mikulicz CONTRABASSOON Chloe Turner HORN David Evans Sharn McIver Robert Gladstones 3rd Horn Julia Brooke Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Evan Cromie Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O Malley BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Percussion Troy Greatz Assoc Percussion and Timpani Robyn Gray^ Paul Tanner^ HARP Bronwyn Wallis^ Catherine Ashley^ KEYBOARDS Graeme Gilling^ Adam Pinto^ ORGAN Stewart Smith^ Associate Guest Musician^ *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. 13
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 not permitted. Latecomers and patrons who leave the auditorium will be seated only after the completion of a work. FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS CONCERT Please send your feedback to PO BOX 3041, East Perth WA 6892, call 9326 0000, email waso@waso.com.au or leave us a message on Facebook or Twitter. LISTEN TO WASO ABC Classic FM This performance is being recorded for broadcast at 1pm on Wednesday 16 March on ABC Classic FM. For further details visit abc.net.au/classic 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. 14
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 9326 0000. DONATE YOUR TICKET Can t attend a concert? Contact the WASO Box Office on 9326 0000 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 Visit perthconcerthall.com.au For concert information. 15
PATRONS & FRIENDS EVENT An afternoon with WASO s Conductor Asher Fisch and Concertmaster Laurence Jackson Sunday 20 March, 2pm Perth Concert Hall Corner Stage St George s Terrace Level Tickets selling fast! WASO s newly-appointed Concertmaster Laurence Jackson and Conductor & Artistic Adviser Asher Fisch will treat Patrons & Friends to a wonderful afternoon of music and stories from their lives and careers. Interviewed by Evan Kennea, WASO s Executive Manager of Artistic Planning, get to know Laurence as he commences his tenure with WASO. The afternoon will feature a special performance by Asher and Laurence and will give you the rare opportunity to talk with these two leaders of the Orchestra over a glass of wine and nibbles. Tickets are $45 for Patrons & Friends ($55 for guests) and can be purchased by calling the WASO Box Office on 9326 0000. All proceeds support the Friends of WASO Scholarship, providing professional development opportunities for WASO musicians. Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts ENGAGE CHALLENGE EXCITE SURPRISE REFLECT Photograph Tony McDonough 16
TIMELINE OF COMPOSERS & WORKS NICOLO PAGANINI 1782 1840 Born in 1782, Genoa, Italy Died in 1840, Nice, France CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS 1835 1921 Born in 1835, Paris, France Died in 1921, Algiers, Algeria CLAUDE DEBUSSY 1862 1918 Born in St Germain-en-Laye, France Died in Paris, France Saint-Saëns' Symphony No.3 1886 Debussy's Piano Préludes 1910 COLIN MATTHEWS 1946 Born in London, England Paganini's Violin Concerto No.1 1817 Colin Matthew's orchestration of Debussy's Piano Préludes 2008 1800 1900 2000 17
ABOUT THE MUSIC Claude Debussy (1862 1918) orch. Colin Matthews (1946) Preludes Les collines d Anacapri (Book 1, No.5) La cathédrale engloutie (Book 1, No.10) Debussy hated hearing his music described as what imbeciles call impressionism, just about the least appropriate term possible. He preferred his work to be compared with literature rather than visual arts, especially Symbolist poetry. Significantly, Debussy put the titles of his piano preludes at the end of each piece, in brackets, as if to forestall too visual an interpretation. The two books of Preludes were composed in 1910 and 1913 respectively. They each contain works that adhere to certain recurrent ideas in Debussy s work ancient mythology and the mysterious correspondences between Nature and Imagination which Debussy found in Symbolist poetry. Those of the first book are more conventionally poetic than the second. British composer Colin Matthews was commissioned to make orchestrations of all the Debussy preludes in 2001, when he was composer-in-residence with the Hallé Orchestra, and they were completed in 2008. The Hills of Anacapri is a glittering evocation of the Mediterranean light and the vibrant and louche dance rhythms of the Neapolitan coast. Matthews responds to Debussy s iridescent palette with orchestral writing that recalls the vitality and sense of space in works like Fêtes, the second of Debussy s Nocturnes. The Engulfed Cathedral offers a complete contrast. Debussy s music evokes the Breton legend of the doomed, sunken city of Ys, whose cathedral was said to rise occasionally from the waves. In Debussy we hear suggestions of Gregorian chant and organ chorales, tolling bells and breaking waves. Matthews response underpins these with a texture that is diaphanous and elusive. Gordon Kerry 2016 This is the first performance of either of these orchestrations by any of the Australian state orchestras. La cathédrale engloutie Instrumentation: two flutes (both doubling piccolo), alto flute, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celeste and strings. Les collines d Anacapri Instrumentation: two flutes (one doubling piccolo), alto flute, two oboes, cor anglais, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, celeste and strings. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin featured in Asher Fisch Conducts Mozart s Requiem Fri 2 & Sat 3 September 18
ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS BACH S ST JOHN PASSION Conductor Asher Fisch directs an exceptional cast of soloists, the St George s Cathedral Consort and WASO in a rare Perth performance of this extraordinary work. Asher Fisch conductor Paul McMahon tenor (Evangelist) Andrew Foote baritone (Jesus) Andrew Collis base-baritone (Pilate) Sara Macliver soprano Sally-Anne Russell mezzo soprano Richard Butler tenor St George s Cathedral Consort WED 23 MARCH 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall ONE NIGHT ONLY! BOOK NOW Tickets from $30 * Call 9326 0000 quoting 1538 or visit waso.com.au Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. *A handling fee of $5.50 per transaction applies all purchases. An additional fee of $3.20 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post. All ticket/item prices include GST if applicable, quoted in Australian Dollars. 19
ABOUT THE MUSIC Nicolò Paganini (1782 1840) Violin Concerto No.1 in D, Op.6 Allegro maestoso Adagio Rondo (Allegro spiritoso) A true virtuoso who advanced hitherto unprecedented notions of what was technically possible with four strings and a bow, Paganini was also a brilliant showman who could whip an audience into a frenzy with his performances. As if he were too good to be true, rumours abounded about a pact between Paganini and the devil. Having lost all his teeth in an operation on his rotting jaw, his face looked sunken and hollow, merely generating even more stories that he was the devil himself. Paganini initially encouraged these rumours with his black clothes, demonic aspect and superhuman technique (after all, it was great publicity), but the maestro soon tired of Lucifer getting all the credit for what had been for him years of endless hard work. After beginning studies on the mandolin at the age of five, seven-year-old Nicolò took up the violin, and was made to practise from morning until night by his demanding father. Dinner was not supplied if he hadn t practised hard enough, so naturally it wasn t long before Nicolò had outgrown his father s tuition. His prodigious talents led him from the family home in Genoa to study in Parma for a year, and later he travelled, performing all over northern Italy. It was during his extensive Italian touring that, realising most virtuosi played their own music, Paganini set about writing his own repertoire. The Violin Concerto No.1 was composed in 1817, originally in E flat, and Paganini would tune his violin up one semitone to give the strings extra brilliance of tone (thus playing his instrument in D). Today the orchestra is usually transposed down a semitone, and the scordatura (retuning) of the violin is ignored. That Paganini played diabolically and had women fainting at his concerts made it hard for him to be taken seriously as an artist for most of his life, and indeed after it. But serious he undoubtedly was, saying, Composition for me is not as easy a task as you think. My great rule in art is complete unity in diversity, and that is very hard to achieve. He knew well the works of the German masters, and while the themes in this concerto may be reminiscent of Haydn, this is hardly derivative music: Paganini s performance techniques were new, and they required new forms to accommodate them. 20
Couched in a luxuriant Italian sonority, some of the concerto s structural features prefigure the through-composed techniques of Berlioz (with sudden tutti orchestral chords occurring throughout all three movements). The opening orchestral chord strong but subsiding is playful, sounding like the finale to a piece we may have just missed. A full introduction follows and concludes convincingly in the orchestra before the violin even begins, setting up a new kind of separation between the orchestra and soloist necessary for showcasing the novel sounds from the violin. And what amazing sounds they are: rapid double- and triple-stopping, long passages in stopped harmonics, and rapid double-stopped artificial harmonics! The world created inside the lengthy solo passages and cadenzas, with their dazzling runs and left-hand pizzicati, is so far removed from the sound of the late-classical orchestra that each time the ensemble intrudes it comes as a shock. Indeed, the music of this concerto must have been shocking in its time: the first movement, for instance, is 20 minutes long, much of it solo. The Adagio second movement is much shorter, around five minutes, and in its far more subdued nature Paganini rightly holds back on much of the technical wizardry. Instead, such a beautiful melody would have been a showcase for his extremely sensitive playing, returning to an exciting pace in the closing Allegro. This finale is just as brilliant and inventive as the opening, with extended ethereal passages of harmonics, rapid arpeggios which sound almost like electronic music, and his other famous innovation, the bouncing ricochet bowing, featuring in the main theme. Finally, we get an ending that truly sounds like an ending, orchestra and soloist playing together in a beautiful blend of texture and colour promised since the beginning of the concerto. Drew Crawford Symphony Australia First performance: 31 March 1819, Naples. First WASO performance: 8 and 9 August 1952. Joseph Post, conductor; Michael Rabin, violin. Most recent WASO performance: 28 and 29 October 1988. Omri Hadari, conductor; Grigori Zhislin, violin. Instrumentation: solo violin, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, one bassoon and one contrabassoon, two horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, percussion and strings. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto featured in Simone Lamsma Plays Tchaikovsky Fri 1 & Sat 2 July Glossary Tutti all of the instruments of the orchestra playing at the same time Double/triple-stop bowing two or more strings at the same time Harmonics high, flute-like sounds produced by lightly touching the string Cadenza a showy passage by the solo instrument, usually towards the end of a concerto movement, intended to display the soloist s technique Pizzicato plucking, rather than bowing, the strings Arpeggio the notes of a chord played one after the other and not simultaneously 21
ABOUT THE MUSIC Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 1921) Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78 Organ I Adagio Allegro moderato Poco adagio II Allegro moderato Presto Maestoso Allegro In 1887 Charles Gounod heard the Parisian premiere of Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, with Organ and Two Pianos and famously gushed, There goes the French Beethoven. Hyperbole, of course, but the work has remained hugely popular ever since. The reasons for its continued currency are easy to find: Saint-Saëns believed that the time has come for the symphony to benefit by the progress of modern instrumentation, and his orchestration is masterly, with a dramatic range of sounds from the diaphanous to the massive. The Organ Symphony is, moreover, replete with memorable tunes and intricate counterpoint, traversing an emotional landscape from deepest melancholy to sheer joy. It was commissioned and first performed under the composer s baton by the London Philharmonic Society in 1886. During the composition, Saint-Saëns old friend Liszt visited him and admired the score; sadly, Liszt died weeks before the premiere, inspiring Saint-Saëns to dedicate the symphony to his memory. Liszt had been a great mentor ever since 1857 when, hearing Saint-Saëns improvising at the organ of the Madeleine church, he had declared the young Frenchman to be the finest organist in the world. Saint-Saëns for his part fought for the due recognition of the older man as composer as well as pianist, leading Debussy grudgingly to admit, We are indebted to him for having recognised the tumultuous genius of Liszt. Perhaps, though, there is more than just hyperbole to the Beethoven comparison. Like many a symphony of Beethoven s, especially the Fifth, the Organ Symphony begins in darkness and turbulence and only toward the end does it reach the bright affirmation of C major. And like Beethoven in the Fifth, Saint-Saëns is remarkably economical with his thematic material: it is possible to trace almost all those melodies back to the motifs heard in the work s introduction and the opening of the following Allegro moderato. How the composer elaborates these into such a contrasting abundance of melodies is by the principle of thematic transformation developed by Liszt. 22
In his program note for the first performance, Saint-Saëns wrote: This symphony is divided into two parts. Nevertheless, it embraces in principle the four traditional movements, but the first is altered in its development to serve as the introduction to the Poco adagio, and the scherzo is connected by the same process to the finale. In other words, the four movements are grouped in pairs, with the main dramatic weight carried by the second of each. The opening Adagio is deliberately vague in direction, containing almost inconsequential motifs that, as we have noted, become transformed in the course of the work. The static nature of the introduction enhances the release of energy in the Allegro moderato whose febrile theme begins with the same notes as the plainchant for the Dies irae (Day of Wrath) from the Mass for the Dead. Saint-Saëns had, after all, been trained as a church musician and taught at the Ecole Niedermeyer, a school whose founder was an authority on how modern harmony is submitted to the form of the ancient modes. This fast music, however, seems to peter out, subsiding into the beautifully sombre and emotionally searching Poco adagio. It is here that the organ makes an appearance, providing a velvet backdrop for the questing second theme of the movement. Part II opens with a turbulent scherzo punctuated by timpani. It too builds in sound and fury but mysteriously winds down to a quiet, simple texture built on another chant-like motif. Only now does Saint-Saëns unleash the full power of the organ. A shattering C major chord opens onto a world of sparkling piano figurations, chorale melodies and an overpoweringly joyful final peroration. Gordon Kerry 2009 First performance: 19 May 1886. Saint-Saëns, conductor. First WASO performance: 13 May 1971. Tibor Paul, conductor. Most recent WASO performance: 16 and 17 March 2012. Nicholas Carter, conductor. Instrumentation: three flutes (third doubling piccolo), two oboes, one cor anglais, two clarinets, one bass clarinet, two bassoons, one contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, organ, piano four hands and strings. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY DVORAK Symphony No.6 featured in Mendelssohn s Violin Concerto Fri 22 & Sat 23 April Glossary Scherzo literally, a joke; a movement in a fast triple time which may involve playful elements and which, as the second or third movement in a symphony, replaced the minuet and trio Mode older type of scale forming the basis of medieval ecclesiastical chant 23
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MEET THE MUSICIAN Robert Gladstones 3rd Horn Do you come from a musical family? Yes! Mum was a piano teacher, accompanist and examiner, my dad was a keen choral singer. They met through the UWA Choral Society. My partner Lucie plays horn in the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (METSO). My daughter Hannah is completing post graduate studies on bassoon in Germany and working part time with the Hamburg Philharmonic. My younger daughter Zoe has a music degree in double bass but is now pursuing nursing. My step-daughter Natalie plays horn and step-son Nicholas plays trumpet and are both in the GATE Music program at Churchlands SHS. Even our cats like music and like sitting in when I am teaching! These concerts open our 2016 subscription series, how did you spend your summer? We drove across the Nullarbor! While over east my step-son attended the Scout Jamboree, I was guest 3rd Horn with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra in the Australian Opera s Gala New Year s Eve concert, I ran a weekend Horn workshop in Canberra and we visited friends and found some time to relax! We also got to go car shopping after my freshly serviced vehicle decided to suffer terminal engine failure 250km west of Ceduna on the way over, not on the itinerary. What are you looking forward to most in this 2016 season? I think Beethoven Symphony No.3 with Simone Young has to be my top pick but the Rite of Spring, Mahler s Second, Bruckner s Ninth and Zarathustra are up there! Not strictly WASO but performing the Rosetti Double Horn Concerto in April alongside my colleague Frankie Lo Surdo with the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra will be fun! What is your most memorable experience as a performer? An impossible question to answer... So many memories over my 30 years in the profession. So many fine soloists and conductors. So many great works of music. Sometimes the simplest things are just as memorable as the big concerts. Performing a simple trio with two Year 5 students in their school s Performing Arts Festival and being so proud of how well they played is just as memorable to me as last year s Brahms Festival. What disasters have happened during concerts in the Horn section? There have been a few, no names! During a performance of Bruckner s Fourth Symphony some years ago a young colleague was tipping the water out of her horn during a particularly quiet passage when her mouthpiece went flying and landed very noisily on the stage and continued to circle around. She showed great dignity in getting up and descending the steps, while wearing VERY high heels, to retrieve her mouthpiece and return just in time to play her next entry. No one showed any emotion or reaction until the end of the performance. 25
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WASO PHILANTHROPY Philanthropy Partner Your Experience. Your Donation. Your Orchestra. When asked the question, you most likely already know why you love WASO. It might be because you enjoy the feeling of being emotionally moved, uplifted or inspired by live performances; it might be because concerts offer you the chance to spend time with your friends and family; or maybe you enjoy the peace and calm that music can bring. Perhaps you love WASO because you, like us, believe in the life-changing musical opportunities we offer children, young and emerging artists, and regional communities. It might be all of these wonderful things. Donations can give those who may not have had it otherwise, the opportunity to discover what WASO and the experience of live classical music might mean to them. Ongoing philanthropic support is critical and helps build a strong and vibrant Orchestra that produces beautiful music for many thousands of people at Perth Concert Hall, in schools, hospitals and communities across Western Australia. This year we invite you to become, or renew as, a WASO Patron by making a donation to our 2016 Annual Giving campaign. Those who give $500 or more in a year (including regular monthly donations of $42 or more) are recognised as Patrons and enjoy opportunities to experience the Orchestra from different perspectives not just from the auditorium through invitations to exclusive Patron-only events, getting to know our musicians and receiving regular updates. Need more information or want to join our community? If you wish to become a Patron, increase or renew your gift, please contact Jane Clare on 9326 0014 or janec@waso.com.au. It is also quick and easy to make a donation online at waso.com.au or you can make a donation at the Box Office with your ticket purchases. All donations over $2 are fully tax deductible. 27
OUR SUPPORTERS Philanthropic partnerships come in all shapes and sizes Whatever the shape or size, you are helping WASO make a difference and we thank you for your support. WASO s philanthropy program continues to grow, supporting our vision now and into the future. It is an exciting time be a part of this community, to meet our musicians and to know you have helped your Orchestra to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Together we can do amazing things. Symphony Circle Recognising Patrons who have made a provision in their Will to the Orchestra Mr John Bonny Dr G Campbell-Evans Anita & James Clayton Robyn Glindemann Judith Gedero Wolfgang Lehmkuhl Deborah Marsh Tosi Nottage in memory of Edgar Nottage Nigel & Dr Heather Rogers Gavin Toovey & Jaehan Lee Sheila Wileman Anonymous (17) Estates WASO is extremely grateful for the bequests received from Estates Rachel Mabel Chapman Judy Sienkiewicz Mrs Roslyn Warrick Anonymous (1) Endowment Fund for the Orchestra This fund includes major donations and bequests Tom & Jean Arkley Janet Holmes à Court AC Sagitte Yom-Tov Fund Excellence Circle Supporting excellence across all we do Jean Arkley Bob & Gay Branchi Janet Holmes à Court AC Torsten & Mona Ketelsen Andrew Marsden Michael Utsler The WASO Song Book We are grateful to those who have supported new works commissioned for the Orchestra by WASO Janet Holmes à Court AC Peter Dawson Geoff Stearn Anonymous (2) Reach Out Supporting our Education & Community Engagement programs John Albright & Susan Lorimer purchase of the EChO Double Bass Jean Arkley Prue Ashurst Creative Partnerships Australia Ron & Penny Crittall Ken Evans Feilman Foundation The James Galvin Foundation Robyn Glindemann Ken Johnson Barrie & Jude Lepley Minderoo Foundation Mrs Morrell Lynn Murray Joan Reyland John & Alison Rigg Simon Lee Foundation The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Jean & Peter Stokes Trish Williams Strategic Interactions Anonymous (1) If you are interested in becoming a Patron or learning more about WASO Philanthropy please contact Jane Clare, Fundraising and Philanthropy Manager, on 9326 0014 or email janec@waso.com.au. WASO Philanthropy brochures are available from the WASO Programs & Information Desk located in the main foyer of Perth Concert Hall, or you can visit waso.com.au. All donations over $2 are fully tax deductible. 28
Annual Giving We are proud to acknowledge the following Patrons for their generous contribution to WASO in the last twelve months through our Annual Giving program. Conductor s Circle Gifts $20,000+ Janet Holmes à Court AC Patricia New Judy Sienkiewicz (dec.) Impresario Patron Gifts $10,000 - $19,999 John Albright & Susan Lorimer Gay & Bob Branchi Gavin Bunning Tony & Gwenyth Lennon Margaret & Rod Marston Joshua & Pamela Pitt Trish Williams Strategic Interactions Maestro Patron Gifts $5,000 - $9,999 Jean Arkley in memory of Tom Arkley Bill Bloking Dr Roland & Therese Brand Ian & Elizabeth Constable Moira & John Dobson Tim & Lexie Elliott Bridget Faye AM Gilbert George Dr Patricia Kailis Keith & Gaye Kessell Dr Ronny Low & Dr Emma Richardson Bryant & Louise Macfie Robert May Paula & John Phillips Peter & Jean Stokes Richard Tarala & Lyn Beazley AO Sue & Ron Wooller Anonymous (5) Virtuoso Patron Gifts $2,500 - $4,999 Prof Fred & Mrs Margaret Affleck Neil Archibald & Alan R Dodge AM Peter & Marjorie Bird Alan & Anne Blanckensee Sally Burton Dr G Campbell-Evans Mark Coughlan & Dr Pei-Yin Hsu Stephen Davis & Linda Savage Richard Farago Robyn Glindemann Annette & Vincent Goerke Jacoba Hohnen & Ted Samson Sylvia & Wally Hyams Mrs Morrell Jane & Jock Morrison Anne Nolan Tim Pavy & Cathy Cole Gail & Tony Sutherland Ros Thomson M & H Tuite Stan & Valerie Vicich Ian Watson Joyce Westrip OAM Alan Whitham Andrew & Marie Yuncken Anonymous (1) Patron Gifts $1,000 - $2,499 Ron & Sue Adams Caroline Allen & Sandy Dunn Prue Ashurst Margaret Atkins Betty Barker Tony & Mary Beeley David & Suzanne Biddles Kevin Blake Matthew J C Blampey Namy Bodinner Peter & Eve Boland Mr John Bonny John & Debbie Borshoff Dr & Mrs P Breidahl Jean Brodie-Hall AM Marilyn & Ian Burton Prof Jonathan Carapetis & Prof Sue Skull Peter & Sue Clifton Helen Cook Arthur & Nerina Coopes Hon June Craig AM Gay & John Cruickshank Lesley & Peter Davies Julian Dowse Bev East Lorraine Ellard Annette Finn Don & Marie Forrest Erich & Liz Fraunschiel Dr Andrew Gardner Roger & Ann Gillbanks Graham & Barbara Goulden Jannette Gray Sandra Gray Deidre Greenfeld Grussgott Family Trust David & Valerie Gulland Brian & Romola Haggerty Richard B Hammond Pauline & Peter Handford Warwick Hemsley & Melissa Parke Dr Penny Herbert in memory of Dunstan Herbert 29
OUR SUPPORTERS 30 Michael & Liz Hollingdale Helen Hollingshead John & Katrina Hopkins Sue Hovell Jim & Freda Irenic Lilian & Roger Jennings Anthony Kane & Jane Leahy-Kane Bill Kean Noelle & Anthony Keller AM Michael & Dale Kitney Nelly Kleyn Stephanie & John Kobelke Irving Lane Paul Lee Meg Lewis Rosalind Lilley Teresa & Jemima Loveland Graham & Muriel Mahony Gregg & Sue Marshman Betty & Con Michael AO Hon Justice S R Moncrieff Valmae & Geoff Morris Val & Barry Neubecker Delys & Alan Newman Dr Phillip & Mrs Erlene Noble John Overton Ron & Philippa Packer Michael & Lesley Page Athena Paton Adrian & Ruth Phelps Charmian Phillips in memory of Colin Craft Pamela Platt Andrew & Suzanne Poli Thomas & Diana Potter Alison & John Price Barry & Dot Price Dr Leon Prindiville Chester Reeve Joan Reyland John & Alison Rigg Ms Elizabeth Sachse & Dr Lance Risbey Nigel & Dr Heather Rogers Gerry & Maurice Rousset OAM Roger Sandercock Dr R & J Schwenger Margaret & Roger Seares Melanie & Paul Shannon Eve Shannon-Cullity Glenice Shephard Julian & Noreen Sher Laurel & Ross Smith Paul Smith Michael Snell & Vicki Stewart Anna Sweetingham Lisa & Andrew Telford The Ambient Foundation Ruth Thomas Gene Tilbrook Gavin Toovey & Jaehan Lee Mary Townsend James & Rosemary Trotter Dr Robert Turnbull Maggie Venerys Adrienne & Max Walters Diana Warnock Watering Concepts Patricia Weston Ann Whyntie Jean & Ian Williams AO Jim & Gill Williams Margaret Wilson Judith Wilton & David Turner Hilary & Peter Winterton AM Anonymous (21) Tutti Patron Gifts $500 - $999 Geoff & Joan Airey Catherine Bagster Merle I Bardwell Bernard & Jackie Barnwell Shirley Barraclough Mrs Berwine Barrett-Lennard Colin Beckett Pamela M Bennet Michael & Nadia Berkeley-Hill John & Sue Bird in memory of Penny Bird Dermot & Jennifer Blackweir Susy Bogle Elaine Bonds Diane & Ron Bowyer Elizabeth & James Brown Lucia Buralli Ann Butcher & Dean R Kubank Michelle Candy Nanette Carnachan Claire Chambers & Dr Andrea Shoebridge Fred & Angela Chaney Dr Anne Chester Lyn & Harvey Coates AO Agatha & Alex Cohen AO Brian Cresswell Gina & Neil Davidson Jop & Hanneke Delfos Judy Dolan Rai & Erika Dolinschek Simon & Pamela Douglas Mrs G Ewen Joan Gagliardi George Gavranic Elaine Gimson Isobel Glencross Douglas & Regina Hansen Alan Harvey & Dr Paulien de Boer Eric & Elizabeth Heenan John and Sue Huan Christopher, Julie & Rosemary Hudson Mr John Hylton-Davies JP, VJ Peter Ingram Cynthia Jee Peter S Jones B M Kent Dorothy Kingston Ulrich & Gloria Kunzmann
John Kusinski & Annie Motherway Trevor & Ane Marie Lacy Louis & Miriam Landau Martin & Ruth Levit Megan Lowe Mary Ellen in memory of Kerensa Jennifer & Arthur McComb Mrs Carolyn Milton-Smith in loving memory of Emeritus Prof John Milton-Smith S B Monger-Hay Dr Peter Moss Marianne Nilsson Marjan Oxley Graham & Hildegarde Pennefather Bev Penny Alpha & Richard Pilpel OAM Ann Rawlinson Clarissa Repton James & Nicola Ridsdill-Smith Leigh Robinson Chris & Serge Rtshiladze Judith E Shaw The Sherwood Family Paul & Margaret Skerritt Hendrik Smit L Sparrow & Family Peggy & Tom Stacy Eleanor Steinhardt Ruth E Thorn Patricia Turner S R Vogt Anne Watson Joy Wearne Dr & Mrs Chris Whitaker Violette William Janet Williams Dr Robyn Yeo Chris Ziatis Anonymous (20) Friend Gifts $40 - $499 Thank you to all our Friends who support WASO through their gift. Judy Sienkiewicz PROUD SPONSOR OF WASO AND CATERING PARTNER AT PERTH CONCERT HALL WWW.HEYDERSHEARS.COM.AU 31
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 Associate 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 Ellie Lawrence Shaun Lee-Chen* Akiko Miyazawa Anna O Hagan Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Graham Pyatt Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Jacek Slawomirski 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 32
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Janet Holmes à Court AC Chairman Anne Nolan Mark Coughlan Keith Kessell Barrie Lepley Deputy Chairman Paul Shannon Julian Sher Michael Utsler EXECUTIVE Craig Whitehead Chief Executive Rebecca Smith Executive Assistant Anthony Pickburn Executive Manager, Human Resources Narelle Coghill Human Resources Assistant Svetlana Williams Payroll Officer ARTISTIC PLANNING Evan Kennea Executive Manager, Artistic Planning Alan Tyrrell Program Manager Natalie De Biasi Program Coordinator Maya Kraj-Krajewski Artist Liaison/Chorus Administrator COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Cassandra Lake Executive Manager, Community Engagement Fiona Taylor Education Coordinator Lily Protter Community Engagement Assistant ORCHESTRAL MANAGEMENT Keith McGowan Executive Manager, Orchestral Management Jenna Boston Orchestral Operations Manager David Cotgreave Production & Technical Manager Alistair Cox Orchestral Manager Breanna Evangelista Orchestral Coordinator Wee Ming Khoo Music Librarian BUSINESS SERVICES Peter Freemantle Chief Financial Officer Andrew Chew Systems Administrator Alex Spartalis IT Support Angela Miller Accountant Sushila Bhudia Accounts Officer Renu Kara Accounts Assistant PHILANTHROPY Alecia Benzie Executive Manager, Philanthropy Jane Clare Fundraising & Philanthropy Manager Sarah Tompkin Planned Giving Manager Megan Lo Surdo Philanthropy & Events Coordinator CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT Marina Woodhouse Executive Manager, Corporate Development Jamie Parkin Corporate Partnerships Manager Cliona Hayes Corporate Partnerships Coordinator Ginny Luff Corporate Partnerships & Events Coordinator MARKETING Nancy Hackett Acting Executive Manager, Marketing Kirsty Chisholm Marketing Coordinator Marc Missiaen Relationship Marketing Manager Luke Pownall Public Relations Manager Zoe Lawrence Marketing Officer Lily Protter Marketing Assistant PERTH CONCERT HALL Brendon Ellmer General Manager Lorraine Rice Deputy General Manager Brad Matthews Operations Coordinator Penelope Briffa Events Manager Paul Richardson Presentations Coordinator Bruce Gaw Maintenance Officer Ryan Sandilands Acting Marketing Manager Krista Tanuwibawa Acting Marketing Assistant Sarah Salleo Reception & Administration Josie Aitchison Tim Chandler Vanessa Woolley Ticketing Client Account Managers Alana Arnold Cheryl Butler Leticia Cannell Mary-Louise Carbone Wendy Cooper Helen Gortmans Talei Louie Beverley Trolio Customer Service and Sales Representatives WASO programs are printed by Pilpel Print www.pilpel.com.au 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, East Perth. WA 6892. Email waso@waso.com.au 33
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MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES Strauss musical and philosophical masterpiece as featured in Stanley Kubrick s film 2001: A Space Odyssey, led by Conductor Asher Fisch. ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS WAGNER Tannhäuser: Overture SCHUMANN Symphony No.2 STRAUSS, R. Also sprach Zarathustra Asher Fisch conductor FRI 18 & SAT 19 MAR 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall BOOK NOW Tickets from $30 * Call 9326 0000 quoting 1538 or visit waso.com.au Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. *A handling fee of $5.50 per transaction applies to all purchases. An additional fee of $3.20 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post. All ticket/item prices include GST if applicable, quoted in Australian Dollars.