PROGRAM Last Night at the Proms Fri 27 July 2018, 8pm Sun 29 July 2018, 2pm Perth Concert Hall
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Elders of the Indigenous Nations across Western Australia and on whose Lands we work. Welcome Welcome to WASO s very own Last Night at the Proms A Classical Spectacular that celebrates some of the best and most loved classical music, crowned with a Great British Proms finale. We begin with a right royal and regal affair, William Walton s Coronation March, Orb & Sceptre. Written for the coronation of King George VI in 1937, it was performed again at Queen Elizabeth s coronation in 1953. The title refers to the Globus cruciger (or, cross-bearing orb) held by monarchs through the ages and as you would expect it is filled throughout with joyful and glorious melodies fit for royalty. Once again we are thrilled that our Master of Musical Ceremonies Maestro Guy Noble has returned to Perth to conduct and guide us through this concert of favourite classical works. We re also delighted to be joined by one of Australia s greatest sopranos Emma Matthews as she treats us all to a taste of the golden age of late nineteenth century Vienna with music by Johann Strauss and Franz Lehar. We of course end the proceedings with all the patriotic anthems that we have come to expect from the Last Night of the Proms. So unfurl your flags and get your best voices ready to sing along with the WASO Chorus as we celebrate WASO s own Last Night at the Proms. Alan Tyrrell Program Manager WASO s 90th Anniversary Gala Tristan und Isolde Opera in Concert Thursday 16 August 6pm Sunday 19 August 2pm MATINEE Perth Concert Hall Join us for the classical event of the year. We are thrilled to welcome the greatest Tristan of our time, superstar tenor Stuart Skelton and world renowned soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek to headline the finest cast ever assembled for this ground-breaking opera. It s as impressive a cast as you d be lucky to find at Covent Garden or The Met. - Limelight Magazine For more information and to book, visit waso.com.au or call the Box Office at 9326 0000 Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. 2
SPECIAL EVENT Last Night at the Proms WALTON Orb & Sceptre: Coronation March KHACHATURIAN Masquerade: Valse VERDI Nabucco: Va pensiero STRAUSS, J.JR Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring) GRIEG In the Hall of the Mountain King VERDI Aida: Triumphal March & Chorus Interval (25 mins) BARRY GRAY Thunderbirds March LEHAR Meine Lippen sie Kussen BIZET L Arlesienne Suite No.2: Farandole WOOD Fantasy on British Sea Songs arr. SARGENT Rule, Britannia PARRY Jerusalem ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance No.1 Land of Hope and Glory Guy Noble conductor Emma Matthews soprano WASO Chorus 3
About The Artists Photo: Carolyn Mackay Clark Guy Noble Conductor Guy Noble has conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, West Australian, Tasmanian, Queensland and Canberra Symphony Orchestras, the Auckland Philharmonia, Hong Kong Symphony and Malaysian and Bergen Philharmonic orchestras. He is the host and accompanist each year for Great Opera Hits (Opera Australia) in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of the Sydney Opera House. He conducted Opera Queensland s 2014 production of La Bohème, Opera in the Alps (2008-2017) and Opera in the Markets (2009-2017). He is conductor and host for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra s Classics Unwrapped series at the Adelaide Town Hall, and conductor and host for the Queensland Symphony s Music on Sundays series at QPAC. Guy has worked with a wide variety of international performers with orchestras across Australia, including Harry Connick Jnr, Ben Folds, The Beach Boys, Dianne Reeves, Glenn Frey, Randy Newman, Clive James, Conchita, The Two Cellos, Alfie Boe, Olivia Newton John, Paloma Faith, Ruthie Henshall and Meow Meow. He is also the host of Concert Hall on Qantas Inflight. Emma Matthews Soprano Australia s most highly awarded soprano, Emma Matthews has performed regularly with Opera Australia, all the state opera companies and every major Australian symphony orchestra and festival. Her operatic repertoire ranges from title roles in The Cunning Little Vixen (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden), Lulu, Lakmé, Lucia di Lammermoor and Partenope, to Violetta (La Traviata), Gilda (Rigoletto), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare), Juliette (Roméo et Juliette), Amina (La Sonnambula), the four heroines (The Tales of Hoffmann), Marie (La Fille du Regiment), Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), and Leila (Les Pecheurs de Perles). Emma s three solo recordings are: Emma Matthews in Monte Carlo (Deutsche Grammophon/ABC Classics), Mozart Arias (ABC Classics), and Agony and Ecstasy (ABC Classics). Head of Classical Voice and Opera Studies at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Emma Matthews is also Patron of Wesfarmers Young Artist Program at West Australian Opera. 4
WASO On Stage VIOLIN Lena Zeliszewska Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee-Smith Assistant Concertmaster Graeme Norris Principal 1st Violin Zak Rowntree* Principal 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assoc Principal 2nd Violin Kate Sullivan Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Stephanie Dean Rebecca Glorie Beth Hebert Alexandra Isted Jane Johnston Sunmi Jung Christina Katsimbardis Akiko Miyazawa Lucas O Brien Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Kathryn Shinnick Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Teresa Vinci^ David Yeh VIOLA Alex Brogan A/Principal Viola Benjamin Caddy A/Assoc Principal Viola Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Elliot O Brien Katherine Potter^ Helen Tuckey CELLO Rod McGrath Tokyo Gas Louise McKay Penrhos College Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Eve Silver* Fotis Skordas Tim South Xiao Le Wu DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sinclair* Caitlin Bass Louise Elaerts Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Anonymous Mary-Anne Blades PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Liz Chee A/Principal Oboe Zhiyu Xu COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover Sam & Leanne Walsh CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Sue & Ron Wooller Adam Mikulicz CONTRABASSOON Chloe Turner HORN David Evans Robert Gladstones Principal 3rd Horn Julia Brooke Julian Leslie^ Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes NAB Matthew Dempsey Brody Linke^ Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis Dr Ken Evans and Dr Glenda Campbell-Evans Liam O Malley BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook Peter & Jean Stokes TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Stott Hoare Francois Combemorel Assoc Principal Percussion & Timpani Robyn Gray^ Tom Robertson^ HARP Sarah Bowman ORGAN Stewart Smith^ *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. Principal Associate Principal Assistant Principal Contract Player 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 Chorus is led by Chorus Director Christopher van Tuinen and Vocal Coach Andrew Foote. For more information visit waso.com.au Christopher van Tuinen Chorus Director Andrew Foote Chorus Vocal Coach Lea Hayward Accompanist SOPRANO Anita Adhitya Evie Anderson Marian Birtwistle Anna Börner Alinta Carroll Penelope Colgan Clara Connor Cate Creedon Charmaine de Witt Fay Edwards Bronwyn Elliott Nike Titilola Etim Kath Goodman Lesley Goodwin Ro Gorell Sue Hingston Michelle John Elysia Murphy Sheila Price Rochelle Rabel Jane Royle Lucy Sheppard Sarah Shneier Margo Warburton ALTO Janet Baxter Llewela Benn Daniela Birch Sue Coleson Julie Durant Kaye Fairbairn Jenny Fay Susanna Fleck Louise Gillett Louise Hayes Shew-lee Lee Diana MacCallum Robyn Main Margot Morgan Katrina Neser Deborah Pearson Deborah Piesse Neb Ryland Louise Sutton Claire Taylor Olga Ward Moira Westmore Jacquie Wright TENOR Nick Fielding Allan Griffiths Peter Handford David Lancaster John Murphy Andrew Paterson Jay Reso Chris Ryland Arthur Tideswell Brad Wake BASS Justin Audcent Michael Berkeley-Hill Charlie Bond Bertel Bulten Allan Davies Hubert Durand Tony Errington Ken Gasmier Brian Kent Benjamin Lee Tony Marrion Jim Rhoads Mark Richardson Glenn Rogers Steve Sherwood Chris Smith Robert Turnbull Mark Wiklund Andrew Wong 6
WASO Celebrating 90 Years in 2018 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 programs, 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_ wasorchestra youtube.com/ WestAustSymOrchestra Stay up to date and sign-up to our SymphonE-news at waso.com.au 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. 7
POPS 2018 James Morrison with WASO The Great American Songbook Fri 3 & Sat 4 August 2018, 8pm Perth Concert Hall Join trumpet legend James Morrison with his sons William and Harry alongside a white hot jazz ensemble with WASO as we take you on a sweeping musical journey through our favourite American jazz classics. Enjoy classic hits to get your toes tapping and your heart pumping from Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Louis Armstrong and more. BOOK NOW 9326 0000 waso.com.au tickets from $49* *A one-off handling fee of $6.60 per transaction applies to all web, phone and mail bookings. A fee of $3.85 applies to over the counter bookings. An additional fee of $4.40 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post.