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PROGRAM | THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS I

SAT 4 MAY 2019CONCERT HALL, QPAC

A N E V E N I N G O F F L A G - WAV I N G A N D F U N

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CONTENTS

SUPPORTING YOUR ORCHESTRA

MUSICIANS AND MANAGEMENT

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

IF YOU'RE NEW TO THE ORCHESTRA

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1WELCOME

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Queensland Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the traditional custodians of Australia. We acknowledge the cultural diversity of Elders, both past and recent, and the significant contributions that Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples have made to Queensland and Australia.

To ensure an enjoyable concert experience for everyone, please remember to turn off your mobile phones and all other electronic devices. Please muffle coughs and refrain from talking during the performance.

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(c) Peter Wallis

IN THIS CONCERT

Conductor Benjamin Northey

Oboe Diana Doherty

Soprano Rachelle Durkin

Chorus Brisbane Chorale

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WELCOME

Good evening and welcome, we are glad you could join us.

The annual Proms festival has become a cherished tradition of classical music fans the world over. Here in Australia we’re lucky enough to have most concerts broadcast on ABC Classic, so we can enjoy them whilst having dinner or commuting to work. In 2016 Queensland Symphony Orchestra even had the privilege of performing in the inaugural Proms Australia event in Melbourne.

Tonight I’m especially looking forward to hearing Diana Doherty perform Nigel Westlake’s Oboe Concerto: Spirit of the Wild. It’s extraordinary what Diana can do on the oboe, and I’m sure you’ll be as amazed as I was when I first heard this piece.

One of the most endearing aspects of the Last Night of the Proms is the great singalong that concludes the evening. It’s quite a spectacle to see thousands of concertgoers enthusiastically belting out their Proms favourites, Union Jack in hand. Tonight we will attempt to recreate this moment, so follow our guest soprano Rachelle as she leads the singalong. You can find the lyrics in the listening guide that follows.

We hope you have a fun evening, and look forward to welcoming you back to another concert soon.

Craig Whitehead Chief Executive

Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, II

Westlake Spirit of the Wild: Concerto for Oboe

Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ Symphony): Finale

INTERVAL

Rossini William Tell Overture

Gounod Roméo et Juliette, Je veux vivre

Gjeilo Tundra

Gershwin By Strauss

Wood Arr. Lawson Fantasy on British Sea Songs, No 3-5

Lehár Meine Lippen, Sie Küssen so Heiss from Guiditta

Elgar Pomp and Circumstance: No.1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory)

Parry Jerusalem

Wood Arr. Lawson Fantasy on British Sea Songs, No 7-9

Approx. duration 130 mins (including an interval of 20 mins)

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Orchestras sit in sections based on types of instruments. There are four main sections in the Western classical orchestra: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion, and sometimes a keyboard section.

STRINGSThese instruments produce sound by bowing or plucking stretched strings.

First and Second ViolinsViolaCelloDouble BassHarp

WOODWINDWind instruments produce sound by being blown into - the vibrating air from the musician creates the sound.

Flute / PiccoloClarinet / Bass ClarinetOboe / Cor AnglaisBassoon / Contrabassoon

BRASSBrass players create sound by vibrating their lips. When this vibration is pushed through large brass tubes, it creates a huge sound.

HornTrumpet / CornetTrombone / Bass TromboneTuba

PERCUSSIONThese instruments create sound by being struck. Some instruments just make a sound; others play particular notes.

Timpani, Bass drum, Chimes, Cymbals, Glockenspiel, Side drum, Sleigh bells, Snare drum, Suspended cymbal, Tam tam, Tambourine, Tenor drum, Triangle, Whistle, Wood block, Xylophone.

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WHO SITS WHERE

KEYBOARDKeyboard instruments are played by pressing keys.

PianoCelesteOrgan

The following terms appear in bold the first time they appear in the listening guide.

Concerto: an orchestral work which features a solo instrumentalist.

Symphony: a large or extended musical composition, most commonly written for Western orchestra and containing around three or more movements.

Overture: a piece of music usually performed at the beginning of an opera or play.

Aria: an extended, accompanied song for one voice which usually appears in an opera or oratorio.

Coloratura: translating as ‘colour’ in Italian, it refers to techniques (such as leaps and trills [rapid alternation between notes]) used as ornamentation in a vocal work.

Operetta: a short opera, often humorous or light-hearted.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

(c) Josh Woning


Nigel Westlake (b.1958) Spirit of the Wild: Concerto for OboeNigel Westlake’s oboe concerto, Spirit of the Wild, was inspired by a trip Westlake took in 2016 to South West Tasmania, a land of ‘button-grass moorlands, heathlands, and estuaries bound by jagged peaks, wild rivers and rugged coastlines’. The music is also based somewhat on uninhibited improvisations oboist Diana Doherty demonstrated for Westlake in his Sydney studio, resulting in an energetic and sparkling concerto which was received enthusiastically at its premiere.

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78 (Organ Symphony) Finale

The Organ Symphony is one of Saint-Saëns’ most frequently performed works and in recent decades has achieved a certain amount of popular success, following its quotation in Nigel Westlake’s soundtrack for the 1995 movie Babe. Notwithstanding its modern association with the little talking pig, the symphony has established itself as an orchestral showpiece in which Saint-Saëns gives literal meaning to the cliché ‘pulling out all the stops’. Tonight we hear the finale, in which the climax builds through fanfares, four-hand piano figures, loud organ chords and extensive fugal writing, carrying the work through to its triumphant conclusion.

Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868) William Tell OvertureThe overture to Rossini’s opera William Tell, about the eponymous Swiss hero, is a kind of mini four-movement symphony, comprising its own share of nature study. We have one of the most famous storms in the musical literature, then a depiction of dawn, followed by the march made famous by numerous TV shows.

Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893) Roméo et Juliette, Je veux vivre (I want to live)Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is based on Shakespeare’s tragic tale of the ‘star-cross’d lovers’, but Juliette’s ‘Je veux vivre’ expresses the enthusiasm of a young girl in love and longing to savour the excitement of her family’s ball. Gounod’s aria accommodated the wishes of the renowned soprano Marie Miolan-Carvalho to showcase her coloratura.

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Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor II. Polovtsian Dance with Chorus

Borodin was a 19th-century Russian composer who sought a distinct Russianness in his music. He was actually a chemist who found time to compose major works such as the opera, Prince Igor. The Polovtsian Dances take place in Act 2 in the camp of the Polovtsi people. The tunefulness of these dances later earned them a place in the Broadway musical, Kismet.

Fly away on gentle breezes Fly swiftly, songs of love, to greet our homeland, Where once we lived in hope and knew no sorrow, Where once we sang, rejoicing in our freedom.

There beneath the burning sky Languid breezes cooled us, There the cloud-cappp’d mountains Dream above the silver sea.

There our days were long and carefree Amid the sunlit hills and shady meadows, And there the scent of roses in the valleys Once filled the sultry air with sweetest perfume, And fertile vineyards yield sweet wine. Fly away, our songs of freedom, Fly away, or songs of freedom!

Glory, honour, praises to our Khan! Fearless, mighty, ruthless warrior! Hail! Sing his praise! Praise! Great Konchak, praise him! Fiercer than the scorching midday sun! None can equal him in splendour! None!

Slaves and captives, slaves and captives, Look at those slaves of mine, Aren’t they beautiful? Captives I took from the tribes of Caspian. They can make you forget all your loneliness, Choose anyone who attracts you, And shall be yours. All acclaim him.

Glory, honour, praises to our Khan! Fearless, mighty, ruthless warrior! Hail! Sing his praise great Konchak, praise him! Fiercer than the scorching midday sun! None can equal him in splendour, none!

Braver far than all before you! Great Khan Konchak! Braver far than all before, Mighty Khan, great Konchak! Praise our Khan, Khan Konchak!

Dance and sing for Konchak’s pleasure, Let all people praise him singing! Let all people please him dancing! Offer songs of homage to our glorious Khan Konchak! Praise Khan Konchak!


George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) By StraussGeorge and Ira Gershwin, famous for their Broadway musicals, apparently first sang By Strauss, with its triple-time nod to the Viennese waltz, as a party piece. It was then incorporated into Vincente Minnelli’s The Show is On, and the 1951 film, An American in Paris.

Away with the music of Broadway. Be off with your Irving Berlin! Oh I give no quarter to Kern or Cole Porter and Gershwin keeps pounding on tin. How can I be civil when hearing this drivel? It's only for nightclubbin' Souses Oh, give me the free 'n' easy waltz that is Vienneasy and Go tell the band if they want a hand The waltz must be Strauss's Ya, ya ya! Give me oom-pa-pah!

When I want a melody Lilting through the house Then I want a melody By Strauss! It laughs, it sings! The world is in rhyme Singing in three-quarter time. Let the Danube flow along. And the ‘Fledermaus’ Keep the wine and give me song By Strauss! By Jo! By Jing! By Strauss is the thing! So I say to ha-cha-cha, her-aus! Just give me your oom-pa-pah, by Strauss! Let the Danube flow along And the ‘Fledermaus’ Keep the wine and give the song By Strauss! By Jo! By Jing! By Strauss is the thing! So I say to ha-cha-cha, her-aus! Just give me your oom-pa-pah, By Strauss!

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Ola Gjeilo (b.1978) TundraNorwegian Ola Gjeilo is one of the great choral composers of today. Compared to the florid ‘Je veux vivre’, Tundra makes starker use of the female voice. And it’s appropriate. The landscape that inspired this piece – the Hardangervidda mountain plateau between Oslo and Bergen, paid tribute to in Charles Silvestri’s words – makes it easy to feel ‘that you’re treading on sacred land’.

Wide, worn and weathered, Sacred, Of green and white and granite grey; Snowy patches strewn, Anchored to the craggy earth, Unmoving; While clouds dance Across the vast, eternal sky.

(c) Peter Wallis


Jack’s the LadFold your arms and kick, Lift your left leg out, Keep it neat and quick, Hear the other tars shout; When the fiddler starts to fiddle, Keep it straight from the middle, Tap the feet on the deck and around about

It was ‘Jack’s the Lad!’ When the fiddler struck the tune, It was ‘Jack’s the Lad!’; They would take him from his broom, Scrub the deck, tie a knot, Climb the mast, like a shot: Twas the horn-pipe for to clear a space to give him room. They would clap along and cheer him as he stepped and turned, They would give an extra tot of rum as grog well-earned; They’d recognise a master As the fiddler, ever faster, Scrubbed the horn-pipe out till Jack did shout his feet soles burned!

And he never flinch’d no matter how the fiddler played, He could dance the faster speed so well with his both feet splay’d, And clapping ever quicker With Jack never known to bicker, It was quite a feat of footwork fleet he ever made!

Fold your arms and kick, Lift your left leg out, Keep it neat and quick, Hear the other tars shout; When the fiddler starts to fiddle, Keep it straight from the middle, Tap the feet on the deck and around about.

Fold arms and kick, Left leg out, Neat and quick, Others shout, Fiddler fiddle, Straight from the middle, Tap your feet and turn about! (for last repeat, replace ‘turn about’ with ‘Jack’s the Lad!’)

Clap, cheer, Step and turn, Tot of rum, Grog well earned, Fiddler fiddle, Straight from the middle, Tap your feet and turn about!

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Henry Wood (1869 - 1944)Fantasy on British Sea Songs Arr. Peter Lawson (b. 1950) III. Saucy Arethusa IV. Tom Bowling V. Jack’s the Lad

Henry Wood’s Fantasy on British Sea Songs brings us back to nature as an inspiration. Wood was also significant for today’s concert in being the founder of the Proms back in 1895.

Saucy ArethusaCome all ye jolly sailors bold Whose hearts are cast in honour's mould While English glory I unfold, Hurrah for the Arethusa! She is a frigate tight and brave As ever stemmed the dashing wave; Her men are staunch to their fav’rite launch And when the foe shall meet our fire, Sooner than strike we'll all expire On board of the Arethusa,

The fight was of the Frenchman’s land, We forced them back upon their strand, For we fought till not a stick would stand Of the gallant Arethusa. And now we’ve drv’n the foe a-shore, Never to fight with Britons more! Let each fill a glass to his fav’rite lass, A health to the captain and officers true, And all that belong to the jovial crew On board of the Arethusa.

Tom BowlingHere, a sheer hulk, lies poor Tom Bowling, The darling of our crew; No more he'll hear the tempest howling For death has broach’d him to. His form was of the manliest beauty, His heart was kind and soft! Faithful below, he did his duty And now he's gone aloft, And now he's gone aloft!


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Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)Meine Lippen, Sie Küssen so Heiss (‘My lips, they give so fiery a kiss’) from GuidittaFranz Lehár’s last work, concerns a nightclub singer who knows she is irresistibly charming to her customers. When Giuditta was first produced, in 1934, it was relayed by 120 radio stations, proof that Viennese operetta could still compete with American popular music.

Ich weiß es selber nicht, warum man gleich von Liebe spricht, wenn man in meiner Nähe ist, in meine Augen schaut und meine Hände küßt.

Ich weiß es selber nicht, warum man von dem Zauber spricht. Dem keiner widersteht, wenn er mich sieht, wenn sie an mir vorüber geht.

Doch wenn das rote Licht erglüht, zur mitternächt’gen Stund’ und alle lauschen meinem Lied, dann wird mir klar der Grund.

Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß, meine Glieder sind schmiegsam und weiß. In den Sternen, da steht es geschrieben, du sollst küssen, du sollst lieben.

Meine Füsse, sie schweben dahin, meine Augen, sie locken und glühn. Und ich tanz' wie im Rausch, denn ich weiß, Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß.

Why ever should it be That men at once make love to me? When they are near me, there they stand. Their eyes look deep in mine. They always kiss my hand.

Why ever should it be, They speak of magic charms in me. That no man can resist? For every time they look at me these charms persist.

But when the soft lights glint and glance As midnight hours go by They hear me sing, they see me dance It's then that I know why

On my lips every kiss is like wine In my arms love is more than divine, Its engraved in the stars high above me Men must kiss me, men must love me.

When my feet haunting rhythms inspire, In my eyes gleam the flames of desire, When I dance, then I know Fate's design. On my lips every kiss is like wine.

In meinen Adern drinn’ da läuft das Blut der Tänzerin, denn meine schöne Mutter war des Tanzes Königin im gold'nen Alcazar.

Sie war so wunderschön, ich hab' sie oft im Traum geseh'n. Schlug sie das Tambourin zu wildem Tanz, da sah man alle Augen glüh'n.

Sie ist in mir aufs neu' erwacht, ich hab' das gleiche Los. Ich tanz' wie sie um Mitternacht und fühl' das Eine bloß:

Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß, meine Glieder sind schmiegsam und weiß. Ihre Füsse, sie schweben dahin,

Ihre Augen, sie locken und glühn! Und ich tanz' wie im Rausch, denn ich weiß, Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß.

I have a dancer's blood That rules me like a throbbing flood. My mother was the dancing star Without a rival at the Golden Alcazar!

How great she must have been! In dreams I have so often seen The raptures when she danced; She held each heart enthralled and every eye entranced.

Her spirit wakes in me again, My fortune wills it so. At night I dance as she did then, And this is all I know:

On my lips every kiss is like wine In my arms love is more than divine, In your feet haunting rhythms inspire, In your eyes gleam the flames of desire! When I dance, then I know Fate's design. On my lips every kiss is like wine.


Rule, Britannia!When Britain first, at Heav’n's Command, Arose from out the azure main, Arose, arose from out the azure main. This was the charter, The charter of the land, And guardian angels sang this strain:

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never shall be slaves.

The nations not so blest as thee, Must in their turn to tyrants fall, Must in, must in, must in their turn to tyrants fall; While thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free, The dread and envy of them all.


Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful from each foreign stroke; More dreadful from each foreign stroke; As the loud blast, the blast that tears the skies, Serves, serves, but to root thy native oak.


Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)Pomp and Circumstance: No.1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory)Edward Elgar’s music has become almost a byword for Empire, but he was talking like a commercial song-plugger when he said this Pomp and Circumstance march had a melody that would ‘knock ‘em flat’.

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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.

Hubert Parry (1848 - 1918) JerusalemParry’s Jerusalem may represent the Establishment nowadays but it initially gained widespread popularity in 1917 when it was taken up by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, of which Parry and his wife were keen supporters.

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 those 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.

Henry Wood (1869 - 1944)Fantasy on British Sea Songs Arr. Peter Lawson (b. 1950) VII. Home Sweet Home VIII. See, the conqu’ring hero comes IX. Rule Brittania

Home! Sweet home!’Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there, Which, seek thro' the world, is ne'er met elsewhere. Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home! Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home!

See, the Conqu’ring Hero ComesSee, the conqu'ring hero comes! Sound the trumpets, beat the drums.

Myrtle wreaths and roses twine, To deck the hero’s brow divine. See the god-like youth advance! Breathe the flutes and lead the dance! Sports prepare, the laurel bring, Songs of triumph to him sing.

Gordon Kalton Williams © 2019

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Benjamin NortheyConductorAustralian conductor Benjamin Northey is the Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the Associate Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Benjamin appears regularly as a guest conductor with all major Australian symphony orchestras, Opera Australia (Turandot, L’elisir d’amore, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, Carmen), New Zealand Opera (Sweeney Todd) and State Opera South Australia (La sonnambula, L’elisir d’amore, Les contes d’Hoffmann). His international appearances include concerts with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Hong Kong Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, Malaysian Philharmonic and New Zealand Symphony, Auckland Philharmonia and Christchurch Symphony Orchestras.

Diana DohertyOboePrincipal oboist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Diana Doherty has also performed as soloist with the New York, Liverpool and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestras, Ensemble Kanazawa, Japan, all the major Australian and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras, Australian and Melbourne Chamber Orchestras, St. Lawrence String Quartet, Musica Viva, Seymour Group, Four Winds Festival, Townsville Chamber Music Festival, and at many international festivals.

Works written for Diana include concertos by Ross Edwards, Graeme Koehne, Allan Zavod, Joe Chindamo and Nigel Westlake’s Spirit of the Wild.

Diana’s performances are featured on 10 recordings: Nigel Westlake’s Spirit of the Wild with Sydney Symphony, Bach’s Concerto for violin and oboe with Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Works for oboe and oboe d’amore by JS Bach with Ironwood and Linda Kent (all for ABC Classics);

Benjamin studied conducting with John Hopkins at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. He completed his studies at the Stockholm Royal College of Music with Jorma Panula in 2006.

With a progressive and diverse approach to repertoire, he has collaborated with a broad range of artists including Maxim Vengerov, Julian Rachlin, Karen Gomyo, Piers Lane, Alban Gerhardt, Johannes Moser, Piers Lane, Amy Dickson, Slava Grigoryan & Marc-André Hamelin as well as popular artists Tim Minchin, KD Lang, Kate Miller-Heidke, Barry Humphries, Kurt Elling, James Morrison and Tori Amos.

2019 highlights include La bohème for Opera Australia and returns to Hong Kong Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony, Christchurch Symphony and all six Australian state symphony orchestras.

Concertos by Haydn, Mozart, Martinu and Zimmerman with Symphony Orchestra of Lucerne; Romantic Oboe Concertos with Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Blues for DD ; Souvenirs; Ross Edwards’ Oboe Concerto with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Carl Vine’s Oboe Concerto with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; and Koehne’s Inflight Entertainment (Naxos).

Awards and prizes include joint winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, first prize at Prague Spring Festival Competition, a MO award for Classical/Opera performer of the year and an Aria for her performance of the Ross Edwards’ Oboe Concerto.


ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Rachelle DurkinSopranoRachelle Durkin’s most recent performances include Lisa (La sonnambula) and Clorinda (Cenerentola) at the Metropolitan Opera, Céphise in Rameau’s Acante et Céphise for Victory Hall Opera, soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Detroit Symphony under Leonard Slatkin, Musetta (La bohème) and Helena (A Midsummer Night's Dream) with Hawaii Opera Theatre, Adina (L'elisir d'amore) with West Australian Opera and Opera Australia, Rossini's Stabat Mater with the West Australian Symphony under Asher Fisch, Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Norina (Don Pasquale) with Opera Australia and a Gala Concert with Bryn Terfel at Leeuwin Estate, Western Australia.

Brisbane ChoraleEmily Cox, Music Director Justine Favell, accompanistRoy Wales and Alan Mackay-Sim, patronsBrisbane Chorale, a symphonic choir of over 100 voices, has been under the leadership of Emily Cox since 2003. It is an independent performing organisation, enjoying a close relationship with the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, as it has since its formation in 1983 by Dr Roy Wales, then Director of the Conservatorium. The Chorale’s history was written in 2017 by Professor Peter Roennfeldt, a publication made possible by a Brisbane City Council History Grant.

The Chorale has a reputation for outstanding choral performance and collaborates frequently with major orchestras such as Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Camerata, Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra and Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, as well as choirs and other performance organisations. Its extensive repertoire spans music from the baroque to the present day, with Australian and world premières, including Kats-Chernin’s Symphonia Eluvium, a reflection on the 2011 Queensland floods.

Rachelle is also a distinguished oratorio artist, appearing with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and all the major Australian Symphony Orchestras. She sang Cunegonde in Candide with the Bellingham Festival of Music and made her Carnegie Hall debut as the soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah.

Other engagements have included Gilda in Spain and Adelaide, Konstanze in Hawaii, Lucia for Chautauqua Opera, the title role in Alcina in Sydney and Melbourne, Angelica (Orlando), Donna Anna, Countess Almaviva, Tytania, Fiordiligi, Eurydice and Violetta in Sydney, Amina, Musetta, the Four Heroines (The Tales of Hoffmann) and Kumudha (A Flowering Tree) in Perth and appearances at the Metropolitan Opera as Norina, Frasquita and Miss Schlesen in Satyagraha.

For over two decades the Chorale has performed in QPAC’s ‘Spirit of Christmas’ concerts. It participates regularly in the 4MBS Festival of Classics, with recent memorable performances of Verdi’s Requiem, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Rachmaninov’s The Bells, and Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast. The highlight for the Chorale in November 2018 was Mahler’s monumental 8th Symphony, the pinnacle of the Conservatorium’s 60th Anniversary season. Conducted by Johannes Fritzsch, the performance involved the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, choristers from 11 choirs, and local and international soloists.

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PRINCIPAL TIMPANITim Corkeron Dr Philip Aitken and Dr Susan Urquhart Peggy Allen Hayes

SECTION PRINCIPAL PERCUSSIONDavid Montgomery Dr Graham and Mrs Kate Row

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL PERCUSSIONJosh DeMarchi Dr Graham and Mrs Kate Row

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Music lovers who have supported your Orchestra over the last 12 months. We thank you.

ANNUAL GIVING

Young Professionals who collectively support a musician’s role within the Orchestra and share their ideas and energy to help us create an exciting future for Queensland Symphony Orchestra. We thank you.

ALLEGRO ($100,000 – $249,999)Tim Fairfax ACTim Fairfax Family FoundationTrevor & Judith St Baker Family Foundation

CON BRIO($50,000 - $99,999)Philip Bacon GalleriesProf. Ian Frazer AC and Mrs Caroline FrazerDi JamesonCathryn Mittelheuser AMArthur Waring

INTERMEZZO($20,000 - $49,999)G & K IlettCP Morris Justice Anthe PhilippidesStack Family Foundation John Story AO and Georgina Story

GRAZIOSO ($10,000 - $19,999)Joseph and Veronika ButtaDr John H. CaseyMorgans FoundationIn memory of Mr and Mrs J.C. OverellIan and Cass GeorgeDr Graham and Mrs Kate RowMrs Beverley June SmithAnonymous (2)

VIVACE ($5,000 - $9,999)Dr Philip Aitken and Dr Susan UrquhartJohn and Janet AllanDavid and Judith BealDr Julie BeebyJohn and Lynnly ChalkDr James R ConnerT.C. and M.R. CooneyTim and Elaine CrommelinBenn Day

Prof. Ian Gough AM and Dr Ruth GoughMr Nick Beaton and Dr Pamela GreetDoug Hall FoundationMalcolm and Andrea Hall-BrownJohn and Rhonda HawkinsPeggy Allen HayesMichael Kenny and David GibsonDr Colin and Mrs Noela KratzingMrs Andrea KriewaldtFrances and Stephen Maitland OAM RFDDan and Helen McVayDesmond B Misso Esq.The Neilsen GroupHeidi Rademacher and in memory of Hans RademacherJohn B Reid AO and Lynn Rainbow ReidAlan Symons and in memory of Bruce Short, Kevin Woodhouse and Graham WebsterSidney Irene Thomas (In memory)Neil W Root and Trevor J RowsellElinor and Tony TraversTurner Family FoundationDavid and Judy TynanK and S WarkNoel and Geraldine WhittakerSteve and Jane WilsonAnonymous

PRESTO ($2,500 - $4,999)Amanda BolandNigel Chamier AMSarah and Mark CombeEmma CovacevichThe Curavis FundJustice Martin DaubneyDr Betty Byrne Henderson AMTony and Patricia KeaneShirley Leuthner Prof. Andrew and Mrs Kate Lister

Anne ShiptonSimon MillsSiganto FoundationRobin SpencerTom StackMrs Amanda TalbotDr Damien Thomson and Dr Glenise BerryGreg and Jan WanchapGary and Diana WillemsenAnonymous

STRETTO ($1,000 - $2,499)ADFAS BrisbaneAitken Whyte LawyersJulieanne AlroeDr Geoffrey Barnes and in memory of Mrs Elizabeth BarnesWilliam and Erica BattM.J. BellottiKay BryanProfessors Catherin Bull AM and Dennis Gibson AOJean ByrnesConstantine CaridesElene CaridesMrs Roslyn Carter Greg and Jacinta ChalmersDr Ralph and Mrs Susan CobcroftMrs Ruth CoxDr Peter Hopson & Julie CrozierMs Elizabeth Dann and Philip McNicol Mrs I. L. DeanMrs Elva EmmersonC.M. and I.G. FurnivalAlan GalweyDr Edgar Gold AM, QC and Dr Judith Gold CMLea and John GreenawayDr and Mrs W.R. HeaslopDr Peter Hopson and Julie CrozierDeb HoulahanMs Marie IsacksonAinslie Just

John and Helen KeepAndrew KopittkeDr Frank LeschhornLynne and Francoise LipSusan MabinMr Greg and Mrs Jan MarshDr Les and Mrs Pam MaselAnnalisa and Tony MeikleIn memory of Jolanta MetterB and D MooreHoward and Katherine MunroIn memory of Mildred Wise MuirheadRon and Marise NilssonIan PatersonDavid Pratt and Ramon NorrodJessica ReadIn memory of Pat RichesG & B RobinsGraeme Rosewarne and Jim O'NeillCath ScullyDr Margaret SorokaMs Helen SotiriadisUrban ListProf. Hans Westerman and in memory of Mrs Frederika WestermanMargaret and Robert WilliamsRodney WylieAnonymous (14)

TUTTI ($500-$999)Trudy BennettDr Sheena L. BurnellCarol CarmudieDrew and Christine CastleyRichard ChambersIan and Penny CharltonRobert ClelandTerry and Jane DaubneyDr C. DavisonStephanie DerringtonIn memory of Mrs Marjorie DouglasMs Carolyn EacollMs Robyn ElliottD J GardinerMs Christine Gay Ms Julia GrayWendy GreenMr Tony HallDr Alison HollowayDaryl and Lisa HolmesJim and Maxine MacmillanGary and Gayle MartinLoraine McLarenDr Masanori MatsumotoTimothy Matthies and Chris BonnilyJohn and Robyn MurrayCatherine PearseDr Phelim ReillyMrs R RichardsonJoan RossMr Rolf and Mrs Christel SchaferAlison StanfordMrs H TullyTanya VianoMax and Robyn WhiteMrs Juanita WrightAnonymous (16)

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL CIRCLEShadi AhmadGabrielle AneseMichelle BagnallDr Sheena L. BurnellJonathan Butler-WhiteRoger CantMr Rowan DanielewskiMarina DatovaHelen DavisBenn DayStephanie DerringtonMs Amelia DobsonGrant & Karen GastonZackary GeorgeEloise GluerAmy GreeneHannah GriggMiss Cassandra HeilbronnAndrew and Anita JonesElizabeth KellyDylan KerrMr Alexander MackBenjamin McIntyreMarnie NicholsMichaela PoundJessica ReadInna RybkinaNathan SchokkerPenelope SmidNicholas W SmithHilary TroyJennifer WhybirdDr Geoffrey Chia-Yu Wu

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Visionary donors whose regular, lifetime giving exceeds $10,000. We thank you.

LIFETIME GIVING

PLATINUM ($500,000+)Tim Fairfax ACTim Fairfax Family FoundationArthur Waring

DIAMOND($250,000 – $499,999)Prof. Ian Frazer AC and Mrs Caroline FrazerThe Pidgeon FamilyTrevor & Judith St Baker Family Foundation

PATRON($100,000 – $249,999)Philip Bacon GalleriesEstate of Susan Mary BlakeEstate of Barbara Jean HebdenDi JamesonCathryn Mittelheuser AMJohn B Reid AO and Lynn Rainbow ReidMrs Beverley June SmithJohn Story AO and Georgina StoryGreg and Jan WanchapNoel and Geraldine Whittaker

MAESTRO ($50,000 – $99,999)Dr John H. CaseyPeggy Allen HayesMrs Andrea KriewaldtFrances and Stephen Maitland OAM RFDIn memory of Mr and Mrs J.C. OverellJustice Anthe PhilippidesDr Graham and Mrs Kate Row

Queensland Symphony Orchestra is proud to acknowledge the generosity and support of our valued donors.

(Donor lists correct as at March 2019.)

SYMPHONY($20,000 – $49,999)Dr Philip Aitken and Dr Susan UrquhartDavid and Judith BealDr Julie BeebyMrs Roslyn CarterDr Ralph and Mrs Susan CobcroftMrs I. L. Dean Prof. Ian Gough AM and Dr Ruth GoughG and K IlettMs Marie IsacksonJohn and Helen KeepDr Les and Mrs Pam MaselDesmond B Misso Esq.CP MorrisHeidi Rademacher and in memory of Hans RademacherAnne ShiptonStack Family FoundationDr Damien Thomson and Dr Glenise BerryElinor and Tony TraversRodney WylieAnonymous

CONCERTO($10,000 – $19,999)Joseph and Veronika ButtaDr Betty Byrne Henderson AM Sarah and Mark CombeDr James R Conner Mrs Ruth CoxMrs Elva EmmersonAlan GalweyIan and Cass GeorgeMalcolm and Andrea Hall-BrownDr and Mrs W.R. HeaslopTony and Patricia KeaneDr Colin and Mrs Noela KratzingMichael Kenny and David GibsonShirley LeuthnerMorgans FoundationIan PatersonIn memory of Pat RichesNeil W Root and Trevor J RowsellAlan Symons & in memory of Bruce ShortKevin Woodhouse & Graham WebsterProf. Hans Westerman and in memory of Mrs Frederika WestermanMargaret and Robert WilliamsAnonymous (2)

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSChris Freeman AM Chair Rod Pilbeam Deputy ChairProf Margaret Barrett Mary Jane Bellotti Emma Covacevich Tony DenholderSimon Gallaher Tony Keane John Keep Cat Matson

MANAGEMENTCraig Whitehead Chief ExecutiveRos Atkinson Executive Assistant to Chief Executive and Board Chair

Deb Houlahan Chief Operating Officer and Company SecretaryAmy Herbohn Financial ControllerBarb Harding General Finance CoordinatorShelley Adams Human Resources Advisor

Timothy Matthies Director - Artistic PlanningMichael Sterzinger Manager - Artistic Administration Murray Walker Program Coordinator - Artistic PlanningFiona Lale Artist Liaison Judy Wood Community Engagement ManagerPam Lowry Education Officer

Matthew Farrell Director – Orchestra ManagementNina Logan Orchestra ManagerPeter Laughton Operations and Projects ManagerVince Scuderi Production CoordinatorNadia Myers Orchestra Librarian

Katya Melendez Manager - DevelopmentCarolyn Bowes Manager - Corporate PartnershipsKaren Towers Development Coordinator Matthew Hodge Director - Sales and MarketingRenée Jones Manager - MarketingRachel Churchland Coordinator - Digital MarketingCelia Casey Coordinator - Marketing and PublicationsMichael Hyde Senior Manager - SalesEmma Rule Manager - Ticketing Services Mike Ruston Coordinator - Ticketing Services

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music Director is proudly supported by Tim Fairfax AC. The Artist-in-Residence program is supported by The University of Queensland.

PATRON His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland

MUSIC DIRECTOR Alondra de la Parra

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Paul Lewis

CONDUCTOR LAUREATE Johannes Fritzsch

CONDUCTOR EMERITUS Werner Andreas Albert

CELLO David Lale ~ Hyung Suk Bae >> Kathryn Close Andre Duthoit Matthew Jones Matthew Kinmont Kaja Skorka Craig Allister Young

DOUBLE BASS Phoebe Russell ~ Dušan Walkowicz >> Anne Buchanan Justin Bullock Paul O’Brien Ken Poggioli

FLUTE Alison Mitchell ~ Hayley Radke>>

PICCOLO Kate Lawson*

OBOE Huw Jones~ Sarah Meagher>> Alexa Murray

COR ANGLAIS Vivienne Brooke*

CLARINET Irit Silver~ Brian Catchlove+ Kate Travers

BASS CLARINET Nicholas Harmsen*

VIOLIN 1 Linda Carello Shane Chen Lynn Cole Ann Holtzapffel Rebecca Seymour Joan Shih Brenda Sullivan Stephen Tooke Brynley White

VIOLIN 2 Gail Aitken ~ Wayne Brennan ~ Katie Betts Jane Burroughs Faina Dobrenko Simon Dobrenko Tim Marchmont Delia Kinmont Natalie Low Nicholas Thin Helen Travers Harold Wilson

VIOLA Imants Larsens ~ Yoko Okayasu >> Charlotte Burbrook de Vere Nicole Greentree Bernard Hoey Kirsten Hulin-Bobart Jann Keir-Haantera Graham Simpson Nicholas Tomkin

~ Section Principal= Acting Section Principal>> Associate Principal + Acting Associate Principal* Principal ^ Acting Principal

BASSOON Nicole Tait~ David Mitchell>> Evan Lewis

CONTRABASSOON Claire Ramuscak*

FRENCH HORN Malcolm Stewart ~ Alex Miller >> Ian O’Brien * Vivienne Collier-Vickers Lauren Manuel

TRUMPET Sarah Butler~ Richard Madden>> Paul Rawson

TROMBONE Jason Redman~

BASS TROMBONE Tom Coyle*

TUBA Thomas Allely*

HARP Jill Atkinson*

TIMPANI Tim Corkeron*

PERCUSSION David Montgomery~ Josh DeMarchi>>

CONCERTMASTER Warwick Adeney

ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER Alan Smith

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PARTNERSGovernment Partners Principal Partner

Gold Partners

Industry Collaborators

Premier Partners

Accommodation PartnersMajor Partners

Education Partners

COMING UP

CATHEDRAL OF SOUND FRI 10 MAY 2019, 11AM SAT 11 MAY 2019, 7.30PM Concert Hall, QPAC

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Piano Piers Lane

Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 in A, K488 Bruckner Symphony No.7

CHAMBER PLAYERS SUN 26 MAY 2019, 3PM Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio ABC Building, South Bank

Madeleine Dring Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano Sculthorpe String Quartet No.12 (From Ubirr) Schubert String Quintet in C, Op.163

A delightful afternoon of music hand-picked by our musicians.

KINGS AND QUEENS SUN 19 MAY 2019, 11.30AM Concert Hall, QPAC

Conductor Fabian Russell Host Guy Noble Trombone Jason Redman

Prepare to lose yourself in the opulent and triumphant world of royalty, with a feast of processions, waltzes and marches.

30 PROGRAM | THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS

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