PROGRAM Friday 7 April 2017, 8pm Perth Concert Hall RULE BRITANNIA: the best of British
WELCOME Welcome to Rule Britannia, WASO s classical music party that celebrates the Best of British. The Brits are traditionally a bit of a stoic lot, not always ready to blow their own trumpet and celebrate their grand musical traditions. So tonight, we re going to lend them a hand. This evening we feature music from all four corners of the British Isles, as well as musical tributes to the Royal Family, 007 James Bond and even those four lads from Liverpool who made a bit of a name for themselves. We begin with the most English sounding name in the orchestral world; Charles Hubert Hastings Parry and his setting of verses Psalm 122, composed for the coronation of King Edward VII. We also pay tribute to the masters of Victorian musical theatre, Gilbert and Sullivan and arguably the most successful musical theatre composer of our time, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Once again we are thrilled that Maestro Guy Noble has returned to Perth to conduct and guide us through this evening s festivities and fun. We re also delighted that joining the WASO on stage is one of Australia's finest male singers and entertainers, Andrew Foote. And to top it all off (and to really raise the roof) the WASO Chorus and the Western Australia Police Pipe Band. We of course end the evening with the patriotic gems that we have come to expect from the biggest classical music festival on earth, the BBC Proms. So unfurl your flags and get your best voices ready as we celebrate the Best of British. Alan Tyrrell Program Manager
RULE, BRITANNIA: THE BEST OF BRITISH PARRY I Was Glad (6 mins) BARRY arr. STANLEY BLACK James Bond Medley (9 mins) KARL JENKINS Palladio (4 mins) GILBERT & SULLIVAN Pirates of Penzance: The Major-General s Song (3 mins) ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER arr. MANCINI Jesus Christ Superstar (7 mins) ROEVER & KORB arr. SEAN O'BOYLE Highland Cathedral (4 mins) Interval (25 mins) arr. JEFF TYZIK Beatles Hits Medley GILBERT & SULLIVAN Trial by Jury: The Judge s Song (3 mins) GRAINGER Irish Tune from County Derry (3 mins) WOOD Fantasy on British Sea Songs (8 mins) ARNE arr. SARGENT Rule, Britannia (5 mins) PARRY Jerusalem ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance - March No.1 Guy Noble conductor Andrew Foote baritone WASO Chorus Western Australia Police Pipe Band 3
ABOUT THE ARTISTS Guy Noble Conductor Guy Noble is a conductor, broadcaster, pianist and writer who loves all genres of music and has played, conducted or talked about most of them. He has conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, West Australian, Tasmanian, Queensland and Canberra Symphony Orchestras, the Auckland Philharmonia, Hong Kong Symphony and Malasian Philharmonic orchestras and has conducted opera (La Boheme, Opera Queensland) and many major musicals. Guy has worked with a wide variety of international artists including Harry Connick Jnr, Ben Folds, The Beach Boys, Glenn Frey, Randy Newman and Clive James and has conducted numerous Last Night Of The Proms concerts around the country. He presents regularly on ABC Classic FM, writes a column for Limelight Magazine, and is the host and conductor of the Music on Sundays series for The Queensland Symphony and the Classics Unwrapped concert series for the Adelaide Symphony. Andrew Foote Baritone Helpmann Award-winner Andrew Foote is one of the most experienced singers and teachers of voice in Australia. For more than 30 years he has been a regular guest artist for Western Australian arts companies, a national broadcast artist for ABC Classic FM, a freelance opera principal artist performing throughout Australia with Opera Australia, OzOpera and West Australian Opera, a regular recitalist and oratorio soloist, and more recently as an opera director. In his professional concert and operatic career, Andrew has performed more than 30 operatic roles for professional companies throughout Australia, including his acclaimed Ned Keene in Peter Grimes for which he received a 2010 Helpmann Award. His soloist and concert repertoire, including recordings for ABC Classic FM, have consistently drawn superb accolades. Andrew is Head of Vocal Studies at the University of Western Australia School of Music and is currently the WASO Chorus Vocal Coach. 4
WASO ON STAGE TONIGHT VIOLIN Semra Lee-Smith A/Assoc Concertmaster Graeme Norris A/Assistant Concertmaster Rebecca Glorie A/Principal 1st Violin Kylie Liang Assoc Principal 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Stephanie Dean Beth Hebert Jane Johnston Sunmi Jung Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Eliza McCracken^ Andrea Mendham^ Lucas O Brien Ken Peeler Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Kathryn Shinnick Jacek Slawomirski Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Susannah Williams David Yeh VIOLA Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Chair partnered by Lesley & Peter Davies Benjamin Caddy Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Elliot O Brien Katherine Potter^ Helen Tuckey Aaron Wyatt^ CELLO Rod McGrath Chair partnered by Tokyo Gas Melinda Forsythe^ Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Fotis Skordas Tim South Jon Tooby^ Xiao Le Wu DOUBLE BASS Joan Wright Elizabeth Browning^ Sarah Clare^ Louise Elaerts Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades PICCOLO Andrew Freeman^ OBOE Peter Facer Elizabeth Chee CLARINET Alex Millier Principal Bass Clarinet Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Catherine Cahill^ BASSOON Chloe Turner Principal Contrabassoon Colin Forbes-Abrams CONTRABASSOON Linda Charteris^ HORN Robert Gladstones Principal 3rd Horn Julia Brooke Riley Byfield^ Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Matthew Dempsey Peter Miller Ben Noonan^ TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O Malley BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Chair partnered by Stott Hoare Chiron Meller Assoc Principal Percussion and Timpani Paul Tanner^ DRUM KIT Mike Perkins^ HARP Sarah Bowman PIANO/CELESTE Graeme Gilling^ ORGAN Stewart Smith^ GUITAR Ray Walker^ *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. Principal Associate Principal Contract Playerº Guest Musician^ 5
WASO CHORUS Formed in 1988, the WASO Chorus brings together auditioned singers who volunteer their time and talents to perform under the WASO banner. The WASO Chorus is led by Chorus Director Christopher van Tuinen and Vocal Coach Andrew Foote. For more information on the Chorus and how to join, visit waso.com.au Christopher van Tuinen Chorus Director Andrew Foote Chorus Vocal Coach Lea Hayward Accompanist SOPRANO Lisa Barrett Marian Birtwistle Anna Börner Alinta Carroll Penelope Colgan Clara Connor Sarah Cosstick Cate Creedon Charmaine de Witt Ceridwen Dumergue Bronwyn Elliott Lisa Faulks Lindsay Foster Kath Goodman Lesley Goodwin Pauline Handford Diane Hawkins Sue Hingston Michelle John Katherine Langdon Elysia Murphy Fiona Robson Jane Royle Sarah Shneier Gosia Slawomirski Louise Sutton Nike Titilola Etim Nicole Zago ALTO Marian Agombar Lisa Barz Janet Baxter Daniela Birch Patsy Brown Sue Coleson Catherine Dunn Julie Durant Kaye Fairbairn Jenny Fay Susanna Fleck Louise Gillett Dianne Graves Louise Hayes Jill Jones Kate Lewis Robyn Main Tina McDonald Lyn Mills Margot Morgan Lynne Naylor Katrina Neser Philomena Nulsen Deborah Pearson Deborah Piesse Liz Rombawa Claire Taylor Margo Warburton Olga Ward Moira Westmore Jacquie Wright TENOR John Beamish Allan Griffiths Peter Handford David Lancaster John Murphy Andrew Paterson Jay Reso Arthur Tideswell Stephen Turley Brad Wake BASS Charlie Bond Allan Davies Tony Errington Ken Gasmier Mark Gummer Stephen Hastings Brian Kent Tony King Benjamin Lee Andrew Lynch Tony Marrion Ben Martis Peter Ormond Jim Rhoads Mark Richardson Glenn Rogers Steve Sherwood Chris Smith Tim Strahan Robert Turnbull Mark Wiklund Donald Wilson Andrew Wong 6
SONG LYRICS Jerusalem Music: Hubert Parry (1848-1918) Words: William Blake (1757-1827) And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England s mountains green? And was the Holy Lamb of God On England s pleasant pastures seen? And did the Countenance Divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among these dark Satanic mills? Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England s green and pleasant land! Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 (Land of Hope and Glory) Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, who are born of thee? Wider still and wider shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet, God, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet. WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is Western Australia s largest and busiest performing arts organisation. Each year the Orchestra entertains, inspires and enriches the people of Western Australia through its world-class concert performances, award-winning education and community programs, exciting young and emerging artists program, regional tours and its artistic partnerships with West Australian Opera and West Australian Ballet. WASO performs to more than 200,000 West Australians annually and is heard around Australia and globally through its broadcasts on ABC Classic FM, Foxtel Arts, and live and on-demand webcasts. CONNECT WITH WASO facebook.com/ WestAustralianSymphonyOrchestra twitter.com/_waso_ instagram.com/_waso_ For further information visit waso.com.au 7
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