2015CONCERTSEASON

Artistic Director Dr Steven Stanke

Symphony Central Coast “Excite, entrance and inspire through musical excellence”

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To celebrate our new name, Symphony Central Coast, and a new performance venue, we present a wonderful program of stunningly beautiful music and outstanding soloists. Our season starts in March with a concert

performance of Bizet's most memorable and loved opera, Carmen, featuring some of the Central Coast's and Sydney's rising opera stars and our long-time performance partner, Central Coast Philharmonia.

In June we welcome one of Sydney's most accomplished flautists, Svetlana Yaroslavskaya, to perform the charming and expressive Flute Concerto by Jacques Ibert (or Jackie Bear if you're short of time).

STEVEN STANKE

Artistic Director's Message

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We also explore the stunning vistas and creative nationalism in Sibelius' First Symphony and the buzzing energy of Vaughan Williams' overture The Wasps, written as incidental music for a performance of Aristophanes' play at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Our September concert sweeps you away with 'classic' orchestral favourites, as we perform some of our most requested pieces. Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Albinoni: composers you know and love give their most memorable and exciting works. We also continue our exploration of contemporary works by local composers, featuring the Concerto for Trumpet by Joe Wolfe, a longtime member of the SCC.

In December, pianist Carl Schmidt performs Schubert's colossal 'Wanderer' Fantasy and we conclude our 2015 subscription series with Tchaikovsky's towering monument to Fate, his Fourth Symphony.

Come with us on our 2015 symphonic voyage!

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Conductor STEVEN STANKE

Chorus Master PHILIP REES

GEORGES BIZETCarmen

CARMEN JERMAINE CHAU

MICHAELA TARYN SRHOJ

DON JOSE KAINE HAYWARD

ESCAMILLO ANDREW WILLIAMS

CENTRAL COAST PHILHARMONIA

Performed in English

Spanish heat and gypsy passion are brought to life in Bizet's most memorable opera – Carmen. This smouldering femme fatale is one of the most captivating heroines in opera and obsession turns deadly when her gypsy seductions ensnare a love-struck soldier and a swaggering toreador. A riveting drama of love and jealousy, Bizet's Carmen is filled with alluring melodies and captivating dances and is rightly one of the world's most popular operas.

2:30pm Sunday 22 MARCH 2015

Love, jealousy, murder!

CARMEN

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CARMEN JERMAINE CHAU

DON JOSE KAINE HAYWARD

Jermaine Chau, mezzo soprano a recent

graduate of the Lisa Gasteen National

Opera Summer School in Brisbane, studied

opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of

Music where she took on the role as a

sassy aunt Fidalma in Cimarosa’s comic

opera Il Segreto Matrimonio. In 2014, she

has taken the lead role in Menotti’s Old

Maid and the Thief and has performed as

Cecilia in Mark Adamo’s Little Women.

With her singing partner Taryn Srhoj,

their duo Blush Opera won the Tasmanian

Cabaret Festival in July 2014.

4th year student in the Bachelor of Music

(performance) course at the Sydney

Conservatorium of Music, studying under

Barry Ryan.

Current Young Artist with Pacific Opera.

Current soloist with the Cantorion Male

Voice Choir. Tenor soloist in Magnificat

by J.S. Bach with the Manly-Warringah

Choir (Dec 2012). Rodolfo in highlights

from La Bohéme with Pacific Opera (Nov

2012). Tenor soloist in Messiah by Handel

with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra

(Nov 2012). Tenor soloist in Vespro della

BeataVergine by Monteverdi at the

Sydney Conservatorium.

JERMAINE CHAU

KAINE HAYWARD

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MICHAELA TARYN SRHOJ

ESCAMILLO ANDREW WILLIAMS

New Zealand born, Taryn studied at The

University of Auckland School of Music,

where she graduated with a Bachelor of

Music majoring in Voice in 2008.

Taryn is currently under the tutelage of

Christine Douglas and is excited to be

in her second year as a member of the

Pacific Opera Young Artist Program for

2012. This year she has performed the role

of Bettina in the Pacific Opera production

of The Deluded Bridegroom (Mozart) and

has begun studying the role of Marzelline

(Fidelio/Beethoven) in regular coachings.

Baritone Andrew Williams is one of

Australia’s finest upcoming young opera

singers. He recently completed a Bachelor

of Music and Advanced Diploma of Opera

from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

On the operatic stage Andrew has performed

in Sydney Conservatorium productions as

Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Geronimo in

Il Matrimonio Segreto, Bob in The Old Maid

and the Theif and Friedrich Bhaer in Little

Women. He has also recently performed

the role of Colas in Mozart’s Bastien und

Bastienne with Penrith Symphony Orchestra.

For 2015 Andrew joins the ensemble in Opera

Australia’s productions of Don Carlos and

Handa’s opera on the harbour Aida.

TARYN SRHOJ

ANDREW WILLIAMS

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Bring your picnic and rug to Kibble Park Gosford for Symphony in the Park. This is a free concert for all ages to enjoy. Symphony, opera, film and TV themes, popular classics and more!

Conductors STEVEN STANKE and PATRICK BRENNAN

Guest Performers CENTRAL COAST YOUTH ORCHESTRASoprano TIANA YOUNGTenor SHANE EDWARDS

BIZETCarmen overtureBRAHMSHungarian Dance no.5DVORAKSymphony 9 - mvt 4BIZETAragonaise from CarmenBIZETSequedilla from CarmenBIZETLes Dragons from Alcala - CarmenZIMMERGladiatorBARSOTTITrombone Talk (trombone trio)GOLDDr WhoSHORELord of the Rings

4:00pm Sunday 1 MARCH 2015

Fun, family, fresh air!

SYMPHONY IN THE PARK

Free Concert

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Conductor STEVEN STANKE

Flute SVETLANA YAROSLAVSKAYA

VAUGHAN WILLIAMSOverture The Wasps

JACQUES IBERTFlute Concerto

SAMUEL BARBERAdagio for strings

JEAN SIBELIUSSymphony no.1

St. Petersburg State Conservatory trained Svetlana Yaroslavskayaperforms Jacques Ibert's much-loved Flute Concerto, a work full of humour, virtuosity and intense technical challenges. Although Sibelius denied any extramusical meaning to his symphonies, there is no doubt that his First is a tribute to the Finnish landscape and the patriotic struggle of the Finnish people. Barber's achingly beautiful Adagio is the perfect elegy – lyrical, searing, poignant.

2:30pm Sunday 21 JUNE 2015

Invigorating, charming, majestic!

ATLANTIC FANTASIES

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2:30pm Sunday 13 SEPT 2015

Conductor STEVEN STANKE

Trumpet ANTHONY HEINRICHS

JOE WOLFETrumpet Concerto

RICHARD STRAUSSAlso Sprach Zarathustra

MOZARTDon Giovanni Overture

MANUEL DE FALLARitual Fire Dance

TOMASO ALBINONIAdagio

MODEST MUSSORGSKYNight on Bare Mountain

PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKYSleeping Beauty Waltz

PAUL DUKASThe Sorcerer's Apprentice

RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLOIntermezzo from Pagliacci

RICHARD WAGNERRide of the Valkyries

PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKYCapriccio Italien

Inspiring, beautiful, tender, powerful. Escape to a friendly place with these selections of orchestral classics. Whether it's the reflective tones of the Pagliacci Intermezzo or the energetic power of De Falla's Ritual Fire Dance, these delightful favourites will be a superb highlight of our concert series. Joe Wolfe, our intrepid bassoonist, sets the trumpet world alight with his new Concerto for Trumpet, performed by Anthony Heinrichs. of the SSO.

Swooning, dancing, frightening!

SYMPHONY CENTRAL COAST'CLASSICS'

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2:30pm Sunday 6 DEC 2015

Conductor STEVEN STANKE

Piano CARL SCHMIDT

JOHANNES BRAHMSAcademic Festival

FRANZ SCHUBERTWanderer Fantasy

PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKYSymphony no. 4

Carl Schmidt plays Schubert's 1822 “Wanderer” Fantasy - one of his boldest and most ingenious works: symphonic in outlook, proudly heroic and technically challenging for all but the most accomplished pianists. Tchaikovsky's mighty fourth symphony is his study into the nature of fate and Brahms Academic Festival is a medley of rowdy student songs and a tonguein - cheek 'thank you' for an honorary degree from the University of Breslau.

Destiny, heroism and humour!

THE ROMANTIC PIANO

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Based in Gosford, Symphony Central Coast was formed from local community orchestras in 1999 with support from the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music. SCC has grown into a full size symphony orchestra,

presenting outstanding musical programs of orchestral and choral masterworks to the Central Coast community.

The flagship activities of the SCC are the annual subscription series, comprising four concerts and featuring the best orchestral works by leading composers and performers. The orchestra is also very active in wider community engagement, performing at a variety of venues and with other community groups. Artistic Director and Conductor Dr Steven Stanke and the SCC are committed to entertain and inspire through musical excellence.

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Symphony Central Coast is one of the Central Coast's most valued and prized cultural assets, proving that the presence of a thriving symphony orchestra is a reflection of the pride in cultural awareness and support by the Central Coast community.

By necessity, sponsorship plays an essential role in ensuring the success of Symphony Central Coast. The generosity of local companies and individuals enables us to present innovative and acclaimed productions, maintain and develop artists' skills, and engage audiences.

We invite you to you to join us as a sponsor as we embark on our 2015 journey. As a sponsor you can make an immediate and tangible contribution to the company. Gifts of all sizes ensure the future of SCC.

Please contact us to discuss how you can help keep orchestral music alive on the Central Coast in 2015.

www.symphonycentralcoast.com.au

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CARMEN – Georges BizetSunday 22 March 2:30pm

ATLANTIC FANTASIESSunday 21 June 2:30pm

SCC 'CLASSICS'Sunday 13 September 2:30pm

THE ROMANTIC PIANOSunday 6 December 2:30pm

VENUECentral Coast Grammar SchoolArundel Road, ERINA HEIGHTS

HOW TO BOOKSCC 2015 subscriptions and single tickets open on 1 February 2015

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CONCERT 1

Carmen - GEORGES BIZET

2:30pm Sunday 22 MARCH 2015

CONCERT 2 Atlantic Fantasies 2:30pm Sunday 21 JUNE 2015

CONCERT 3 Symphony Central Coast 'Classics'2:30pm Sunday 13 SEPTEMBER 2015

CONCERT 4 The Romantic Piano 2:30pm Sunday 6 DECEMBER 2015

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The musicians

of SCC

VIOLINS 1 Olena ZaporozhetsMiranda Arrighi Natalie AdbyElissa McGregor Yuko Hughes Jasmine Baric Anna Purna Srivastava Pru MasseyKarina HollandsKatie Dixon

VIOLINS 2Sarah Fisher-DobbinGlenda Woolnough Jude Hulson-Calvert Sarah Casey Vicky Palmer Reg LearMichele Dunn Josh Ward Lauraine FullbrookMadeleine Snook

VIOLASPaul Groh Rebecca WhyteCharlotte Brown Michelle UrquhartGabrielle SteeleBen Haire

CELLINatalie Lambert Hilary Day Lean Logan Nicole McVicar Keiko ClementsDanny Morris Michal WieczorekCaroline Hobbs

BASSESIan EsplinSteven DunnFiona Lugg

FLUTESSue Maybury Madeleine BellJennifer HankinVanessa Ropa

OBOESRachel Tolmie Neil SimpsonAndrew HermonAndrew Ross

CLARINETSDiane GardinerVanessa AndersonDavid Brooks

BASSOONSJohn CranJoe WolfeGraeme Widmer

HORNS Chris HuntHannah MurrayArthur Webster Rachel Jamieson Radu Boros Kaleah Balcomb

TRUMPETSAaron PassfieldJames Jellyman Kindi SmithMichael Tierney David Wood

TROMBONEGary Kosky Phillip Rutherford E-Yang Liu

TUBARowan Taylor

TIMPANI/PERCUSSION Barney Waters Rowan BrooksDiane BrooksJillene DonnellyWesley Chegwidden

PIANO Gerard Nicholls

HARP Clare McDonogh

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