Mozart Meets Haydn

PROGRAMMORNING SYMPHONY SERIESThursday 5 May 11amALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN MASTERS SERIESFriday 6 & Saturday 7 May 7.30pmPerth Concert Hall

WELCOME

With the number of guest artists in a WASO season, their schedules, families, and the distance of our wonderful city to the rest of the world, it is not altogether surprising that nearly every season sees a change in artists and programs. Tonight we are delighted that our very own Concertmaster Laurence Jackson has agreed to lead this concert in place of Maestro Bernard Labadie, who sadly had to withdraw from these performances. Laurence began his tenure as WASO’s Concertmaster in January this year and recently made his concerto debut with the orchestra performing the Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. With these concerts he makes his “Maestro” debut!

Tonight’s program features works by two composers who epitomise the music of the Classical Period - the ‘Child Prodigy’ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the ‘Father of the Symphony’ Joseph Haydn. The Classical period (generally accepted as being music composed between 1730 and 1820) saw new defining characteristics of music emerge. Compared to works of the previous era (the Baroque), the music was somewhat lighter, it had a clearer texture and was often less harmonically and contrapuntally complex. Or, to put it in layman’s terms, the Classical period brought us more tunes that we could whistle, and Mozart in particular was a master of the memorable melody.

Another major development of the Classical period was the expansion of the orchestra. The instruments of this period were constantly evolving, and Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto made use of a new style of trumpet that was invented by one of his friends. Previously trumpet players only used the pressure of their lips to change notes, and this new trumpet with sound holes could play more notes than ever before. It allowed for truly virtuosic trumpet writing, with scales, arpeggios, trills, and octave leaps throughout. You can imagine how audiences of the day were amazed when they heard this concerto for the first time.

Making this concert an all WASO affair we are delighted that our very own Principal Trumpet, Brent Grapes is tonight’s soloist. We hope you enjoy all the music in this charming and elegant program.

Alan Tyrrell Program Manager

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Pre-concert TalkFind out more about the music in the concert with this week’s speaker, Yvonne Frindle. The Pre-concert Talk take place at 9.40am in the Auditorium.

The Pre-concert Talk is supported by Wesfarmers Arts

MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES

MOZART MEETS HAYDN

MOZART Idomeneo: Ballet Music (14 mins)

Chaconne Pas seul

HAYDN Trumpet Concerto (13 mins)

AllegroAndanteAllegro

HAYDN Symphony No.101 The Clock (27 mins)

Adagio – prestoAndanteMenuetto: Allegretto – TrioFinale: Vivace

Laurence Jackson director/violin Brent Grapes trumpet

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Pre-concert TalksFind out more about the music in the concert with this week’s speaker, Yvonne Frindle. Pre-concert Talks take place at 6.45pm in the Terrace Level Foyer.

Meet the MusicianEnjoy a conversation with Brent Grapes, Principal Trumpet post-concert Saturday night in the Terrace Level Foyer.

Pre-concert Talks are supported by Wesfarmers Arts

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MOZART MEETS HAYDN

MOZART Idomeneo: Ballet Music (14 mins)

Chaconne Pas seul

HAYDN Trumpet Concerto (13 mins)

AllegroAndanteAllegro

MOZART Symphony No.31 Paris (16 mins)

Allegro assai Andante Allegro

Interval (25 mins)

MOZART Don Giovanni: Overture (6 mins)

HAYDN Symphony No.101 The Clock (27 mins)

Adagio – prestoAndanteMenuetto: Allegretto – TrioFinale: Vivace

Laurence Jackson director/violin Brent Grapes trumpet

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VIVALDI’S GLORIAFRI 10 & SAT 11 JUNE 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall

Baroque specialist Paul Dyer returns with a spectacular choral program featuring Vivaldi’s celebrated Gloria - don’t miss this opportunity to experience it for yourself!

HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks ELENA KATS-CHERNIN Prelude and Cube VIVALDI Gloria

Paul Dyer director (pictured) Sara Macliver soprano Fiona Campbell mezzo soprano WASO Chorus

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TCHAIKOVSKY’S PATHETIQUETHURS 2 JUNE 11AM Perth Concert Hall

Passionate and poignant, Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony is one of the greatest of all Romantic works. Richly-coloured melodies will draw you into this remarkable symphony.

SCHUMANN Manfred: Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6 Pathétique

Daniel Blendulf conductor (pictured)

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BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV PLAYS PROKOFIEVFRI 3 & SAT 4 JUNE 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall

Behzod Abduraimov won the London International Piano Competition in 2009 with an electrifying and exuberant performance of Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto.

SCHUMANN Manfred: Overture PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No.3 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6 Pathétique

Daniel Blendulf conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano (pictured)

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WASO IN THE COMMUNITY

However, perhaps the most exciting EChO performances are still to come on Saturday 25 June as we celebrate EChO’s 21st Birthday party as part of WASO’s Education Week (Monday 20 – Sunday 27 June).

We will celebrate EChO’s special birthday with new shows, old favourites and a whole lot of fun joined by some familiar faces from EChO performances over the years. Another special surprise will be unveiled on the day – but like any good present – we have to keep the secret for now!

We often have conversations with adults who remember attending and EChO performance when they were a young child, and the opportunity they were given to talk to the musicians and play an instrument for the first time.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters and audience members over the years, who have helped make the program such a great musical adventure.

ECHO CUSHION CONCERTS AND 21ST BIRTHDAY2016 is a huge year for WASO’s well-loved and ever popular EChO – our Education Chamber Orchestra.

It's our 21st Birthday year and we're planning lots of fun.

EChO’s 50-minute musical adventures introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra through well-known tunes, light classical music and some new surprises! Featuring one of each instrument, our 15-piece ensemble and outstanding presenters always inspire a whole lot of wiggling, jiggling, dancing, clapping and singing … not to mention meeting the musicians and the always popular have a go sessions on our child-sized instruments.

Our Kids’ Cushion Concert Season kicked off this week at the Wardle Room featuring Libby Hammer’s Pop! Goes the Orchestra and S(w)ing Along with EChO! before travelling to The RISE in Maylands - a new venue for 2016. EChO the Gecko (and his good friend Lee Stanley!) have also joined us for performances at the Wardle Room and South Perth Community Centre where they have taken us on a Sea Adventure and an Outback Adventure full of fun! Accross the 10 performances this week, 3000 little and big people will enjoy an EChO concert.

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FRI 3 & SAT 4 JUNE 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall

SCHUMANN Manfred: OverturePROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No.3TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6 Pathétique

Daniel Blendulf conductorBehzod Abduraimov piano

An astonishing virtuoso in concert.

Laurence JacksonDirector

After studying at The Royal Academy of Music in London, Laurence joined the Maggini Quartet in 1993 with whom he toured all over the world and made numerous recordings, winning the 2001 Gramophone Award for Chamber Music, 2002 Cannes Classical Awards as well as two Grammy Award nominations.

Laurence was appointed Concertmaster of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) in 2006, touring extensively and making many recordings, including the solo in Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. With the CBSO he has appeared as soloist many times, performing concertos by Dvořák, Bruch, Nielsen and Brahms and has also directed the orchestra in various programmes, both as director and director/soloist. Laurence is an Honorary Fellow of both Brunel University, London and Canterbury University and was awarded a fellowship of the Royal Academy of Music in 2013. Laurence plays a violin by J. B. Vuillaume, circa 1850.

Brent GrapesTrumpet

Born in Perth, Brent completed his initial studies in music performance at the University of Western Australia, before being accepted into The Juilliard School in New York, where he studied with Raymond Mase and Mark Gould. During his time in New York Brent established himself as both a soloist and orchestral trumpeter, winning first place in the Juilliard School Concerto Competition in 2007 and becoming the first person to be awarded first place for two consecutive years in the Graduate division of the US National Trumpet Competition.

Brent was appointed Principal Trumpet with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in August 2009, before returning to Perth in 2013 to take up the position of Principal Trumpet with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Head of Brass at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), and the proud father of two budding musicians, Finlay and Elling.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

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WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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 Principal 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.

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Dear WASO Subscribers, Patrons & Friends,

Unfortunately, due to a mistake last week at our mail-house, Quickmail, you will have recently received two letters from WASO. One will have contained only a philanthropy donation form with a reply paid envelope, whereas it should also have included our latest edition of Illuminating Notes explaining why this form and envelope were sent to you. It was an error that Illuminating Notes arrived later in a second envelope.

‘Quickmail would like to apologise to the Subscribers, Patrons & Friends of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and moving forward every effort will be made to ensure that this does not occur again.’ The Quickmail Team.

We sincerely apologise for any confusion caused, and we hope you enjoyed reading Illuminating Notes.

WASO ON STAGE TODAY

VIOLINLaurence JacksonConcertmasterGraeme NorrisAssoc ConcertmasterSemra Lee-Smith Assistant ConcertmasterZak Rowntree*Principal 2nd ViolinKylie Liang Assoc Principal 2nd ViolinSarah BlackmanFleur ChallenBeth HebertJane JohnstonSunmi JungChristina KatsimbardisEllie LawrenceAkiko MiyazawaMelanie PearnGraham PyattLouise SandercockJolanta SchenkJane SerrangeliKathryn ShinnickJacek SlawomirskiKate SullivanBao Di Tang

VIOLAAlex BroganKierstan ArkleysmithBenjamin CaddyAlison HallRachael KirkKathryn McKay^Allan McLeanHelen Tuckey

CELLORod McGrath Shigeru KomatsuOliver McAslanEve SilverFotis SkordasTim South

DOUBLE BASSAndrew Sinclair*Joan Wright Louise ElaertsChristine Reitzenstein

FLUTEAndrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades

OBOEPeter Facer

COR ANGLAISLeanne Glover

CLARINETAllan Meyer Lorna Cook

BASSOONJane Kircher-Lindner Chair partnered by Sue & Ron Wooller

CONTRABASSOONChloe Turner

HORNDavid EvansJulia Brooke

TRUMPETWilliam Theis^Peter Miller

TIMPANIAlex Timcke

*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.

PrincipalAssociate PrincipalGuest Musician^

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TIMELINE OF COMPOSERS & WORKS

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Mozart's Symphony No.31 Paris1778

Haydn's Trumpet Concerto1800

Mozart's Idomeneo: Chaconne from ballet music1781

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

1756 – 1791Born in 1756, Salzburg, AustriaDied in 1791, Vienna, Austria

Mozart's Don Giovanni: Overture1787

Haydn's Symphony No.101 The Clock1794

FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN

1732 – 1809Born in 1732, Rohrau, AustriaDied in 1809, Vienna, Austria

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)

Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

MOZART Idomeneo: Ballet Music

Chaconne Pas seul

First performance: 29 January 1781, Munich.First WASO performance: 30 June 1990. Muhai Tang, conductor.Most recent WASO performance: 9-10 October 2009. Roy Goodman, conductor.Instrumentation: two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.

HAYDN Concerto for trumpet and orchestra in E flat, Hob.VIIe:1

Allegro Andante Allegro

First performance: March 1800, Burgtheater, Vienna. Anton Weidinger, soloist.First WASO performance: 23-24 September 1947 (Midland Junction/Fremantle). E.J. Roberts, conductor; Ivan Nylander, soloist.Most recent WASO performance: 19-20 February 2000 (SUTS). Robert Casteels, conductor; Sean Priest, soloist.Instrumentation: solo trumpet, two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.

MOZART Symphony No.31 in D, K297, Paris

Allegro assai Andante Allegro

First performance: 12 June 1778, Paris.First WASO performance: 14 September 1940. Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor.Most recent WASO performance: 28-29 September 2001. Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor.Instrumentation: two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.

MOZART Don Giovanni, K527: Overture

First performance: 29 October 1787, Prague.First WASO performance: 12 June 1945. Ernest MacMillan, conductor.Most recent WASO performance: 25 February 2011 (Kings Park). Brian Castles-Onion, conductor.Instrumentation: two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.

HAYDN Symphony No.101 in D major, Hob.I:101, The Clock

Adagio – prestoAndanteMenuetto: Allegretto – TrioFinale: Vivace

First performance: 3 March 1794, London. First WASO performance: 30 June & 1 July 1961 (first complete performance). Rudolf Pekárek, conductor.Most recent WASO performance: 19 & 21 August 2011 (Mandurah). Paul Daniel, conductor.Instrumentation: two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani and strings.

ABOUT THE MUSIC

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The Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa once quipped that she had to go to the country to see decent opera. By ‘country’ she meant the magnificent pile built by the Esterházy princes in Hungary, where Joseph Haydn spent most of his professional life, composing, playing, conducting and administering the castle’s huge music program. Sadly, political unpleasantness precluded her from enjoying the entertainment at the court of the Elector Carl Theodor in Mannheim and later Munich, whose orchestra was described as ‘an army of generals’ and who spared no expense on opera. Mozart had visited the Elector’s court as a child and in 1778 when he was desperate to leave Salzburg. Having returned to Salzburg, in 1780 he received a commission from the Elector for his first mature opera, Idomeneo.

After the Trojan War, Idomeneo returns to his kingdom, Crete. He has survived a storm at sea by offering to sacrifice to Neptune the first person he sees on land, who, inevitably, is his son Idamante. Idomeneo’s attempt to avoid his vow by sending his son to Troy with the captive Electra, causes a tempest and an attack by a sea-monster. Idamante slays the monster, but agrees to be sacrificed (though Ilia, who loves him, offers herself instead); however the oracle commands merely that Idomeneo abdicate in favour of his son. The opera ends with a ballet as Idamante is crowned: the Chaconne (a dance originally from colonial Mexico and characterised by variations over a repeated ground) represents the people’s delight.

Haydn’s employer, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, died in 1790. The new prince was less interested in music and Haydn was effectively pensioned off. Over a long career he had become internationally famous, and was now at liberty to travel to major musical centres like Paris and London where he was treated like a rock star by the large and enthusiastic middle-class (and paying!) audiences, and where he had the luxury of writing for large orchestral forces. (Legend has it that Mozart tearfully farewelled Haydn before his first trip, knowing that they would never meet again.)

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Ground – a repeated melodic pattern in the bass which supports variations in the upper parts.

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The Idomeneo commission that followed proved Mozart to be a brilliant opera composer and when he arrived in Vienna soon after, having finally broken with the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, he was commissioned to compose a German opera, Die Entführung aus dem Serail. (Sadly the Empress had passed on by this stage.) Much of his activity in the early Vienna years was as a self-managed piano virtuoso, and he composed string quartets, influenced by the popularity of Haydn’s.

ABOUT THE MUSIC

Back in Vienna, in 1796 Haydn wrote his last concerto, for trumpeter Anton Weidinger. The ‘natural’ trumpet is limited in the number of notes it can play in the lower register, a problem that Weidinger solved by inventing the ‘organised trumpet’, adding keyed holes to the bell-end of the instrument to increase the number of notes that can be played. Haydn’s work exploits literally all of these, allowing for the brilliant passagework of the outer movements and the songful melody of the central slow movement.

In 1777 relations between the Mozart family and the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg were unusually toxic, so Leopold packed Wolfgang, with his mother Maria Anna as chaperone, off to look for work. While at the Elector’s court in Mannheim, Mozart received orders from his father: ‘Win fame and make money in Paris, [then] go off to Italy and get commissions for opera.’ Wolfgang and his mother reached Paris in March 1778 and would spend some months there. The D major symphony, when performed at a Concert spirituel (a public concert series), won the audience’s favour: Mozart wrote to his father that the audience had given it ‘great applause’ just where he had hoped (yes – during the piece!), and that flushed with success he had gone afterward to eat a ‘large ice and say the Rosary, as I had vowed to do’.

The symphony, in accordance with Parisian taste, is in three, rather than the more conventional four, movements and displays numerous mannerisms that Mozart knew would draw that applause. (He did however agree to replace the original slow movement.) Sadly, his time in Paris ended tragically with the death of his mother and he was obliged to return to Salzburg.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Joseph Haydn

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On at least one occasion both composers played together in a quartet. Haydn greatly respected Mozart, telling Leopold (if the latter is to be believed) that ‘before God and as an honest man, your son is the greatest composer known to me.’

From 1786 Mozart returned to opera with The Marriage of Figaro and, the following year, Don Giovanni. The opera, which famously features a rape and murder in the first few minutes, tells the old story of the insatiable libertine who invites the statue of a man he has killed to join him for dinner. The statue turns up and drags the defiantly unrepentant Don Giovanni to hell. The overture begins with the baleful D minor music that accompanies the statue in the climactic scene, before bursting into a festive D major Allegro.

For his second visit to London during the 1794-95 concert season, Haydn composed six symphonies that represent the apex of the Classical style – works of great technical sophistication that immediately achieved overwhelming popular success. Charles Rosen has pointed out that Haydn’s style in the ‘London’ symphonies ‘became not less, but more learned, as it became more popular’, and rightly draws a parallel with the ‘brief glory of late Elizabethan drama’ where groundling and nobleman alike were entranced by the works of Shakespeare.

The Symphony No.101 opens with a typical gambit – a mysterious slow introduction that gives way to boisterous dance-rhythms. The genial melody of the slowish Andante is also characteristic; the repeated rhythmic patterns of the accompaniment apparently reminded someone, decades later, of a clock. The Minuet is substantial and stately, making amusing contrasts between pastoral wind solos and grandiloquent gestures. The Vivace finale is based on a typically volkisch Viennese tune, again stated quietly before Haydn’s characteristic energy bursts forth in a tour de force of technical wizardry.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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VIVALDI Gloria

Paul Dyer director Sara Macliver soprano

Fiona Campbell mezzo sopranoWASO Chorus

Baroque specialist Paul Dyer directs Vivaldi’s joyous choral masterpiece.

Vivaldi’sGloria

MEET THE MUSICIAN

Jane SerrangeliViolin

What initially inspired you to play the violin?When I was in grade two we were sent home with a note explaining that we could choose to learn either the violin or the cello. My parents selected the violin for practical reasons, i.e. it fitted easily into the car.

Beyond the violin what else do you love?When I was very young my Mum once hid my violin and I found it in the pantry! Perhaps that food/violin connection is the reason one of my favourite things to do is invite friends over to play chamber music, drink wine and have dinner. There is something immeasurably wonderful about music scores which can sit silently on shelves for months or years but when opened and played, can create something emotional and alive. Sometimes I think it’s possible to feel music so strongly it’s hard to believe you can’t stretch out your fingers and touch it or see it swirling around you.

If you had to choose any other instrument to play in the orchestra, what would it be? If I could play another orchestral instrument, it would be the cello with its deeper and mellow voice. It has a lot of great repertoire written for it, and does not need to be lifted onto one’s shoulder like a violin. From the perspective of a violinist who must lift the violin up and down at least one hundred times a day in rehearsal, that is a huge bonus.

What is your most memorable concert experience? Very memorable last year, was the Brahms Festival and the year before that, the Beethoven Festival. Both are among my favourite composers and to be so totally immersed in their music with Asher Fisch conducting was an incredible and wonderful experience. The interest, warmth and passion shown not only by orchestra members, but audiences as well was exciting and gratifying. It nearly made me forget the physical pain and exhaustion engendered by the playing of thousands of tiny notes!

Do you have a favourite holiday destination? Last year I made a trip to France for some French culture, shopping and of course eating. I had a few days in Paris and then stayed with a friend in Normandy in a small village. The Tour de France went through the village the day after I arrived. It was such a wonderful experience.

Also, I have tried skiing in Switzerland and Canada and would love to improve, perhaps in the French or Italian Alps.

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HANDEL Music for the Royal FireworksELENA KATS-CHERNIN Prelude and Cube

VIVALDI Gloria

Paul Dyer director Sara Macliver soprano

Fiona Campbell mezzo sopranoWASO Chorus

Baroque specialist Paul Dyer directs Vivaldi’s joyous choral masterpiece.

Vivaldi’sGloria

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Sarah Tompkin joined the team in February this year in the role of Planned Giving Manager. Some of you may already know Sarah from her previous positions as part of the Philanthropy team and as Executive Assistant to Craig Whitehead between 2009 and 2012. Sarah has spent the last four years back home in Germany with her growing family and has just recently returned to Perth to work with us. The Planned Giving Manager role was specially created to focus on developing our growing community of Bequestors and major donors to the Orchestra.

Bequests are a wonderful way of making a positive statement about what you believe in and ensuring that not only your loved ones, but also the cultural institutions that left an impact on your life are acknowledged long after you are gone.

They ensure that WASO remains a vital part of the lives of future generations of Western Australians. Monies from bequests are invested and preserved in the Endowment Fund for the Orchestra and the income earned, less inflation, is being used to support WASO’s activities for many years into the future.

WASO’s mission is to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Our Planned Giving Program is not designed for the rich but rather for the enriched, and we hope you will join us in making sure the music keeps on playing forever. Every bequest makes a difference and if WASO has played an important role in your past, we invite you to play a role in its future.

If you would like to contact Sarah for a confidential chat about the different options available to you to support WASO, please call her on 9326 0017 or email tompkins@waso.com.au. All enquiries will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Alternatively, if you see Sarah around in the Concert Hall or at Patrons & Friends events please do not hesitate to introduce yourself!

WASO PHILANTHROPYPhilanthropy Partner

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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 CircleRecognising Patrons who have made a provision in their Will to the OrchestraMr John BonnyDr G Campbell-EvansDeirdre CarlinAnita & James Clayton Judith Gedero Robyn GlindemannGwenyth GreenwoodWolfgang Lehmkuhl Deborah MarshTosi Nottage in memory of Edgar NottageNigel & Dr Heather RogersGavin Toovey & Jaehan LeeSheila Wileman Sagitte Yom-Tov FundAnonymous (17)

Endowment Fund for the OrchestraThis fund includes major donations and bequests Tom & Jean ArkleyJanet Holmes à Court ACSagitte Yom-Tov Fund

Estates WASO is extremely grateful for the bequests received from Estates Rachel Mabel ChapmanJudy Sienkiewicz Mrs Roslyn WarrickAnonymous (2)

Excellence CircleSupporting excellence across all we doJean ArkleyBob & Gay BranchiJanet Holmes à Court ACTorsten & Mona KetelsenMichael Utsler

The WASO Song BookWe are grateful to those who have supported new works commissioned for the Orchestra by WASOJanet Holmes à Court ACPeter DawsonGeoff StearnAnonymous (2)

Reach OutSupporting our Education & Community Engagement programsJohn Albright & Susan Lorimer – purchase of the EChO Double BassJean ArkleyPrue Ashurst Creative Partnerships AustraliaRon & Penny CrittallKen EvansFeilman FoundationThe James Galvin FoundationRobyn GlindemannKen JohnsonBarrie & Jude LepleyMinderoo FoundationMrs MorrellLynn MurrayJoan ReylandJohn & Alison RiggSimon Lee FoundationThe Stan Perron Charitable FoundationJean & Peter StokesTrish Williams – Strategic InteractionsAnonymous (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.

Philanthropic partnerships come in all shapes and sizes

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We are proud to acknowledge the following Patrons for their generous contribution to WASO in the last twelve months through our Annual Giving program.

Principal Conductor’s CircleGifts $20,000+Janet Holmes à Court ACPatricia NewJudy Sienkiewicz (dec.)

Impresario PatronGifts $10,000 - $19,999John Albright & Susan Lorimer Gay & Bob Branchi Gavin BunningTony & Gwenyth Lennon Margaret & Rod Marston Joshua & Pamela PittTrish Williams – Strategic Interactions

Maestro Patron Gifts $5,000 - $9,999Jean Arkley in memory of Tom ArkleyBill Bloking Dr Roland & Therese BrandIan & Elizabeth ConstableMoira & John DobsonTim & Lexie ElliottBridget Faye AM Gilbert GeorgeDr Patricia KailisKeith & Gaye Kessell Dr Ronny Low & Dr Emma RichardsonBryant & Louise Macfie Robert MayPaula & John Phillips Peter & Jean Stokes Richard Tarala & Lyn Beazley AOSue & Ron WoollerAnonymous (5)

Virtuoso PatronGifts $2,500 - $4,999Prof Fred & Mrs Margaret AffleckNeil Archibald & Alan R Dodge AMPeter & Marjorie BirdAlan & Anne BlanckenseeSally BurtonDr G Campbell-EvansMark Coughlan & Dr Pei-Yin Hsu Stephen Davis & Linda SavageRichard FaragoRobyn Glindemann Annette & Vincent GoerkeJacoba Hohnen & Ted SamsonSylvia & Wally HyamsMrs MorrellJane & Jock MorrisonAnne NolanTim Pavy & Cathy ColeGail & Tony Sutherland Ros ThomsonM & H TuiteStan & Valerie VicichIan WatsonJoyce Westrip OAMAlan WhithamAndrew & Marie YunckenAnonymous (1)

Principal PatronGifts $1,000 - $2,499Ron & Sue AdamsCaroline Allen & Sandy DunnPrue AshurstMargaret Atkins Betty BarkerTony & Mary Beeley David & Suzanne Biddles Kevin Blake

Matthew J C Blampey Namy BodinnerPeter & Eve BolandMr John BonnyJohn & Debbie Borshoff Dr & Mrs P BreidahlJean Brodie-Hall AMMarilyn & Ian BurtonProf Jonathan Carapetis & Prof Sue SkullPeter & Sue Clifton Helen CookArthur & Nerina CoopesHon June Craig AM Gay & John Cruickshank Lesley & Peter DaviesJulian Dowse Bev EastLorraine EllardAnnette FinnDon & Marie Forrest Erich & Liz FraunschielDr Andrew GardnerRoger & Ann GillbanksGraham & Barbara GouldenJannette Gray Sandra GrayDeidre Greenfeld Grussgott Family TrustDavid & Valerie GullandBrian & Romola HaggertyRichard B Hammond Pauline & Peter HandfordWarwick Hemsley & Melissa ParkeDr Penny Herbert in memory of Dunstan HerbertMichael & Liz HollingdaleHelen Hollingshead John & Katrina Hopkins

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Sue HovellJim & Freda Irenic Lilian & Roger JenningsAnthony Kane & Jane Leahy-KaneBill Kean Noelle & Anthony Keller AMMichael & Dale Kitney Nelly KleynStephanie & John Kobelke Irving Lane Paul LeeMeg LewisRosalind Lilley Teresa & Jemima LovelandGraham & Muriel Mahony Gregg & Sue MarshmanBetty & Con Michael AOHon Justice S R Moncrieff Valmae & Geoff MorrisVal & Barry NeubeckerDelys & Alan NewmanDr Phillip & Mrs Erlene NobleJohn OvertonRon & Philippa PackerMichael & Lesley PageAthena PatonAdrian & Ruth PhelpsCharmian Phillips in memory of Colin CraftPamela PlattAndrew & Suzanne PoliThomas & Diana Potter Alison & John PriceBarry & Dot PriceDr Leon Prindiville Chester ReeveJoan ReylandJohn & Alison RiggMs Elizabeth Sachse & Dr Lance Risbey Nigel & Dr Heather RogersGerry & Maurice Rousset OAMRoger Sandercock Dr R & J Schwenger

Margaret & Roger SearesMelanie & Paul ShannonEve Shannon-Cullity Glenice ShephardJulian & Noreen Sher Laurel & Ross SmithPaul SmithMichael Snell & Vicki StewartThe Ambient FoundationRuth ThomasGene TilbrookGavin Toovey & Jaehan LeeMary Townsend James & Rosemary TrotterDr Robert TurnbullMaggie VenerysAdrienne & Max Walters Diana WarnockWatering ConceptsPatricia WestonAnn Whyntie Jean & Ian Williams AOJim & Gill WilliamsMargaret WilsonJudith Wilton & David TurnerHilary & Peter Winterton AMAnonymous (22)

Tutti PatronGifts $500 - $999Geoff & Joan AireyIan Apps Catherine BagsterMerle I BardwellBernard & Jackie Barnwell Shirley Barraclough Mrs Berwine Barrett-LennardColin BeckettPamela M BennetMichael & Nadia Berkeley-Hill John & Sue Bird in memory of Penny BirdDermot & Jennifer BlackweirSusy Bogle

Elaine BondsDiane & Ron BowyerElizabeth & James BrownLucia BuralliAnn Butcher & Dean R Kubank Michelle CandyNanette CarnachanClaire Chambers & Dr Andrea ShoebridgeFred & Angela ChaneyDr Anne ChesterLyn & Harvey Coates AOAgatha & Alex Cohen AOBrian Cresswell Gina & Neil Davidson Jop & Hanneke DelfosJudy Dolan Rai & Erika DolinschekSimon & Pamela DouglasMrs G EwenJoan GagliardiJennifer & Stephen GardinerGeorge GavranicElaine GimsonIsobel Glencross Douglas & Regina HansenAlan Harvey & Dr Paulien de BoerEric & Elizabeth HeenanJohn and Sue HuanChristopher, Julie & Rosemary HudsonMr John Hylton-Davies JP, VJPeter Ingram Cynthia JeePeter S JonesB M KentDorothy KingstonUlrich & Gloria Kunzmann John Kusinski & Annie MotherwayTrevor & Ane Marie Lacy Louis & Miriam LandauMartin & Ruth LevitMegan Lowe

OUR SUPPORTERS

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Mary Ellen in memory of KerensaJennifer & Arthur McCombMrs Carolyn Milton-Smith in loving memory of Emeritus Prof John Milton-Smith S B Monger-HayDr Peter MossMarianne NilssonDr Walter Ong & Graeme MarshallMarjan Oxley Graham & Hildegarde PennefatherBev Penny Alpha & Richard Pilpel OAMAnn RawlinsonClarissa Repton

James & Nicola Ridsdill-SmithLeigh RobinsonChris & Serge Rtshiladze Carole SextonThe Sherwood FamilyPaul & Margaret SkerrittHendrik SmitL Sparrow & FamilyPeggy & Tom Stacy Eleanor SteinhardtLisa & Andrew TelfordRuth E ThornPatricia TurnerS R VogtAnne Watson Joy Wearne

Dr & Mrs Chris WhitakerGeoff WilkinsonViolette William Janet WilliamsDr Robyn YeoChris ZiatisAnonymous (20)

FriendGifts $40 - $499Thank you to all our Friends who support WASO through their gift.

PATRONS & FRIENDS EVENT

Meet the Chief ExecutiveMonday 9 May, 6pm-7.30pm Perth Concert Hall Corner Stage St George’s Terrace Level

Following the 2016 Patrons & Friends General Meeting, join us over a glass of wine and cheese and enjoy a short recital by WASO's French horn section, before WASO’s Chief Executive Craig Whitehead presents a fascinating lecture: ‘Do Symphony Orchestras have a Future?’.

This is the inaugural lecture of a series in memory of Judy Sienkiewicz.

In late 2015 Craig was invited to deliver the prestigious Callaway Lecture at the University of Western Australia, which was so well received that we asked him to share his insights with the wider WASO community. This is sure to be a thought-provoking and inspiring evening, considering the challenges and opportunities that orchestras face in a fast-changing world.

To book, please call the Box Office on 9326 0000. Tickets are $15 for Patrons & Friends ($20 for guests).

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WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

VIOLINLaurence JacksonConcertmasterGraeme NorrisAssoc Concertmaster Semra Lee-Smith Assistant Concertmaster Rebecca GlorieA/Principal 1st ViolinZak RowntreePrincipal 2nd ViolinKylie Liang Assoc Principal 2nd ViolinSarah BlackmanFleur ChallenStephanie DeanBeth HebertEllie LawrenceShaun Lee-Chen*Akiko Miyazawa Anna O’HaganMelanie PearnKen PeelerGraham Pyatt Louise SandercockJolanta SchenkJane SerrangeliJacek SlawomirskiBao Di TangCerys ToobyDavid Yeh

VIOLAAlex BroganAssoc PrincipalKierstan ArkleysmithNik BabicBenjamin CaddyAlison HallRachael KirkAllan McLeanHelen Tuckey

CELLORod McGrath PrincipalLouise McKayAssoc PrincipalChair partnered by Penrhos College

Shigeru KomatsuOliver McAslan Nicholas MetcalfeEve Silver* Fotis SkordasTim SouthXiao Le Wu

DOUBLE BASSAndrew Sinclair* PrincipalJoan Wright Assoc PrincipalLouise ElaertsChristine ReitzensteinAndrew TaitMark Tooby

FLUTEAndrew Nicholson PrincipalMary-Anne Blades Assoc Principal

PICCOLOMichael Waye Principal

OBOEPeter FacerPrincipalElizabeth CheeAssoc Principal

COR ANGLAISLeanne GloverPrincipal

CLARINETAllan Meyer PrincipalLorna Cook

BASS CLARINETAlexander Millier Principal

BASSOONJane Kircher-Lindner PrincipalChair partnered by Ron & Sue Wooller

Adam Mikulicz Assoc Principal

CONTRABASSOONChloe Turner Principal

HORNDavid Evans PrincipalSharn McIverAssoc PrincipalRobert Gladstones Principal 3rdJulia BrookeFrancesco Lo Surdo

TRUMPETBrent GrapesPrincipalEvan Cromie Assoc PrincipalPeter Miller

TROMBONEJoshua Davis PrincipalLiam O’MalleyAssoc Principal

BASS TROMBONEPhilip Holdsworth Principal

TUBACameron Brook Principal

TIMPANIAlex Timcke Principal

PERCUSSIONBrian Maloney PrincipalTroy Greatz Assoc Principal

HARPSarah Bowman Principal

*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.

CONDUCTOR LAUREATE Vladimir Verbitsky

CHORUS DIRECTOR Christopher van Tuinen

PRINCIPAL CONDUCTORAsher FischPartnered by Wesfarmers Arts

CHORUS VOCAL COACH Andrew Foote

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSJanet Holmes à Court AC ChairmanAnne NolanMark CoughlanKeith KessellBarrie Lepley Deputy ChairmanPaul ShannonJulian SherMichael Utsler

EXECUTIVECraig Whitehead Chief Executive Rebecca Smith Executive AssistantAnthony PickburnExecutive Manager, Human ResourcesNarelle CoghillHuman Resources AssistantSvetlana Williams Payroll Officer

ARTISTIC PLANNINGEvan Kennea Executive Manager, Artistic PlanningAlan Tyrrell Program ManagerNatalie De Biasi Program CoordinatorMaya Kraj-Krajewski Artist Liaison/Chorus Administrator

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTCassandra Lake Executive Manager, Community EngagementFiona Taylor Education CoordinatorLily Protter Community Engagement Assistant

ORCHESTRAL MANAGEMENTKeith McGowan Executive Manager, Orchestral ManagementJenna BostonOrchestral Operations ManagerDavid Cotgreave Production & Technical ManagerAlistair CoxOrchestral ManagerBreanna Evangelista Orchestral CoordinatorWee Ming Khoo Music Librarian

BUSINESS SERVICESPeter FreemantleChief Financial OfficerAndrew Chew Systems AdministratorAlex Spartalis IT SupportAngela Miller AccountantSushila BhudiaAccounts OfficerRenu Kara Accounts Assistant

PHILANTHROPY Alecia BenzieExecutive Manager, PhilanthropyJane Clare Fundraising & Philanthropy ManagerSarah Tompkin Planned Giving ManagerMegan Lo Surdo Philanthropy & Events Coordinator

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTMarina WoodhouseExecutive Manager, Corporate DevelopmentJamie Parkin Corporate Partnerships ManagerCliona Hayes Corporate Partnerships CoordinatorGinny LuffCorporate Partnerships & Events Coordinator

MARKETINGKelli Carnachan Executive Manager, MarketingNancy Hackett Marketing ManagerMarc MissiaenRelationship Marketing ManagerLuke PownallPublic Relations ManagerKirsty ChisholmMarketing CoordinatorZoe LawrenceMarketing OfficerLily ProtterMarketing Assistant

PERTH CONCERT HALLBrendon Ellmer General ManagerLorraine Rice Deputy General ManagerBrad Matthews Operations ManagerPenelope Briffa Events ManagerPaul Richardson Presentations CoordinatorBruce Gaw Maintenance OfficerRyan Sandilands Marketing AssistantSarah Salleo Reception & AdministrationJosie AitchisonTim ChandlerVanessa WoolleyTicketing Client Account ManagersAlana ArnoldCheryl ButlerLeticia CannellMary-Louise CarboneWendy Cooper Helen GortmansEmily KennedyTalei LouieRebekah RyanBeverley TrolioCustomer Service and Sales Representatives

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The West Australian Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

We encourage you to support these partners for generously supporting your Orchestra

To share in our vision and discuss the many opportunities available through corporate partnerships please contact Marina Woodhouse, Executive Manager, Corporate Development on 08 9326 0004 or email woodhousem@waso.com.au.

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