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SIDNEY MYER FREE CONCERTS2021

29 JANUARY & 6, 10 FEBRUARY

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A message from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Thank you for joining us at Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s 2021 Sidney Myer Free Concert Series presented in association with the University of Melbourne and Arts Centre Melbourne.

As we begin a new year full of hope, the MSO’s annual Sidney Myer Free Concerts are the perfect way to reconnect with your fellow music lovers in ways we could not do so last year.

This year’s concerts feature magnificent music from around the world including works by Australia’s Ross Edwards, Joe Chindamo, Paul Stanhope, and Vanessa Perica who will debut and lead her world premiere of Love is a Temporary Madness.

After the events of 2020, I cannot wait to see our brilliant musicians back on stage performing for you all.

Michael Ullmer AO Chairman Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

A message from Arts Centre Melbourne

So much has happened to us all since Arts Centre Melbourne last welcomed the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to these popular free concerts in our much-loved Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Welcome back, and I hope you understand the need for our new seating arrangements as we all do our best to ensure a safe and enjoyable environment in which to listen to great music under the sky.

We are so excited that we’ve been able to program this iconic venue for our Live at the Bowl season and that the MSO can play such an important role. It’s great that once again performers and audiences can come together to experience live performances.

Enjoy, and I know you will all give the musicians an especially rousing cheer as they take up their instruments once again.

Claire Spencer Chief Executive Arts Centre Melbourne

A message from the Governor of Victoria

In 2020, we saw more clearly than ever the powerful impact of the arts. They escorted us from the challenging realities of physical distancing and gave us a sense of connection. But, as grateful as we were for innovation and technology, it is now a joy to once again come together for live musical performances.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Sidney Myer Free Concerts are embedded in more than 90 years of history. Now the MSO welcomes us back, with their return to live performance at this iconic outdoor venue, our much-loved Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Enjoy the music!

The Honourable Linda Dessau AC Governor of Victoria

Welcome

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A message from Sidney B. Myer's Estate

Sidney Myer (1878–1934) loved classical music and was himself a violinist.

In 1927 when Sidney and Merlyn Myer were living temporarily in California, Sidney stood, ”thin as a reed, oblivious, eyes darting,” transfixed by the sounds of the Russian dances of his childhood being played in the open air in the local schoolyard.

Attending concerts at the famous Hollywood Bowl crystallised his idea to one day present free symphonic music in Melbourne out of doors. Sidney’s 1000 pounds donation to the struggling Melbourne Symphony Orchestra enabled six free concerts to be given in the Botanic Gardens between October 1929 and April 1930 at the height of the Depression.

These were the forerunners of the MSO’s Sidney Myer Free Concerts which have become permanent Summertime events at the unique Sidney Myer Music Bowl (itself funded by his Will) and officially opened on 12th February 1959 by the Prime Minister of Australia R.G. Menzies.

The Free Concerts and the Music Bowl are enduring gifts of Sidney to the people of Melbourne and Victoria. Sidney’s greatest pleasure was seeing people enjoy outdoor concerts. We hope that everyone tonight experiences that same musical joy.

Stephen Shelmerdine AM CM Chair of Trustees, Estate of the Late Sidney B. Myer

In association with

Welcome

A message from the Lord Mayor

When the Sidney Myer Charity Trust gifted the Myer Music Bowl to the people of Melbourne in 1959, it left an extraordinary legacy to be enjoyed by scores of music fans.

I am delighted that we can once again gather together to see live music at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, after the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) worked tirelessly to keep the music playing online in 2020.

The MSO has performed free concerts under the stars at the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl for 62 years, and the beloved events are a key part of Melbourne’s rich cultural calendar.

The tradition continues over the coming weeks as the MSO presents its free summer concert series, featuring some of Australia’s most acclaimed musicians.

The City of Melbourne has a long and distinguished association with the MSO. In 2021, we are proud to support the Ears Wide Open events inviting audiences to discover more about the MSO’s music from world class artists, producers and composers working on stage and behind the scenes.

Enjoy this free concert series and revel in the majesty of the MSO in this iconic summer setting.

Sally Capp Lord Mayor of Melbourne

Sidney Myer MSO Trust

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Saturday 6 February / 6:00pm

ARTISTSMelbourne Youth OrchestraBrett Kelly conductor

THE FAUN AND THE FIREBIRD

MELBOURNE YOUTH ORCHESTRA

REPERTOIREGEORGES BIZET (1838–1875) L’Arlésienne Suite No.1 Carillon [4']

ARAM KHACHATURIAN (1903–1978) Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia [9']

MODEST MUSSORGSKY (1839–1881) Night on Bald Mountain [11']

JOHN WILLIAMS (born 1932) Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) [3']

JOHN WILLIAMS (born 1932) Across the Stars (Love Theme from Attack of the Clones) [6']

GEORGES BIZET (1838–1875) L’Arlésienne Suite No.2 Farandole [3']

REPERTOIRECLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918) Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [10']

ROSS EDWARDS (born 1954) Oboe Concerto (Bird Spirit Dreaming) [18'] Thomas Hutchinson oboe

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971) The Firebird: Suite (1919 version) [23']

Presented by Alice Keath

Friday 29 January / 7.30pm

ARTISTSMelbourne Symphony OrchestraDane Lam conductorThomas Hutchinson oboe

A musical Acknowledgement of Country, Long Time Living Here by Deborah Cheetham AO (arr. Speedy-Hutton), will be performed before the start of these concerts.

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Saturday 6 February / 7.30pm

ARTISTSMelbourne Symphony OrchestraBenjamin Bayl conductorDavid Jones drumkit

MAMBO! DANCING ACROSS THE CENTURIES

REPERTOIREJEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683–1764) Dance Suite from selected operas [20’]

PAUL STANHOPE (born 1969) Dancing on Clouds [5']

LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918–1990) Symphonic Dances from West Side Story [23']

JOE CHINDAMO (born 1961) Concerto for Drumkit and Orchestra [18'] David Jones drumkit

MANUEL DE FALLA (1876–1946) The Three-Cornered Hat: excerpts of the suites [10']

Presented by Jacinta Parsons Presented by Greta Bradman

Wednesday 10 February / 7.30pm

ARTISTSMelbourne Symphony OrchestraBenjamin Northey conductorTimothy Young pianoVanessa Perica band leader

SPANISH HARLEM

REPERTOIREDUKE ELLINGTON (1899–1974) Harlem [18']

MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937) Piano Concerto in G [21'] Timothy Young piano

VANESSA PERICA (born 1982) Love is a Temporary Madness [18'] WORLD PREMIERE OF AN MSO COMMISSION

These performances will be broadcast on ABC Classic.

Your image may be used in MSO printed and electronic publications for promotional purposes, and may be made available to the media and other third parties, or published on the internet.

All timings listed are approximate.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is a leading cultural figure in the Australian arts landscape, bringing the best in orchestral music and passionate performance to a diverse audience across Victoria, the nation and around the world.

Each year the MSO engages with more than 5 million people through live concerts, TV, radio and online broadcasts, international tours, recordings and education programs.

The MSO is a vital presence, both onstage and in the community, in cultivating classical music in Australia. The nation’s first professional orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been the sound of the city of Melbourne since 1906.

The MSO regularly attracts great artists from around the globe including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lang Lang, Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson, while bringing Melbourne’s finest musicians to the world through tours to China, Europe and the United States.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we perform and would like to pay our respects to their Elders and Community both past and present.

Dane Lam conductor

The young Australian-Chinese conductor, Dane Lam, Principal Conductor of China’s Xi’an Symphony Orchestra, enjoys a career spanning three continents. With a particularly close relationship with London’s Opera Holland Park, he is equally at home in the theatre as on the concert platform. He was recently appointed Resident Conductor and Associate Music Director of Opera Queensland.

Prior to Xi’an, Dane enjoyed highly acclaimed tenures as Principal Conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Associate Conductor with Opera Holland Park.

Recent engagements include La bohème and Don Giovanni for Opera Australia, Orfeo ed Euridice for Opera Queensland, La traviata and The Rake’s Progress for Scottish Opera, and Cosí fan tutte and L’arlesiana for Opera Holland Park.

In 2021, Dane Lam will lead seasons of Le nozze di Figaro in Brisbane, La clemenza di Tito and La Rondine in Canberra and will conduct the Xi’an, Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras.

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Benjamin Bayl conductor

Benjamin Bayl is co-Founder of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra and Associate Director of the Hanover Band. Born and raised in Sydney and based in Berlin, he was the first Australian Organ Scholar of King’s College Cambridge, then studied conducting at London’s Royal Academy of Music. He was Assistant Conductor to Iván Fischer’s Budapest Festival Orchestra, and also assisted John Eliot Gardiner, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Richard Hickox.

Benjamin recently made debuts with Mahler Chamber Orchestra (Berlin Philharmonie), Hong Kong & Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestras, Royal Philharmonic, Taipei Symphony, Orquesta Filarmónica Medellín and Philharmonie Zuidnederland, as well as conducting major orchestras throughout Italy, Germany and Scandinavia.

Working extensively with period instrument orchestras, he directs B’Rock, Vocalconsort Berlin, Concerto Copenhagen, Concerto Köln, Wroclaw Baroque, Collegium Vocale Gent, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Australian Haydn Ensemble, and Hanover Band, with whom he recorded a Beethoven Symphony cycle. Festival engagements include Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Melbourne (with ANAM), Cartagena, Ruhrtriennale, Euro Klassik Berlin & Chopin Festival Warsaw.

Benjamin Northey conductor

Since returning to Australia from Europe, Benjamin Northey has rapidly emerged as one of the nation’s leading musical figures. He is currently the Principal Resident Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and was appointed Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra in 2015.

His international appearances include concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia, the Malaysian Philharmonic and the New Zealand Symphony and Auckland Philharmonia.

He has conducted L’elisir d’amore, The Tales of Hoffmann and La sonnambula for SOSA and Turandot, Don Giovanni, Carmen and Cosi fan tutte for Opera Australia.

Limelight Magazine named him Australian Artist of the Year in 2018. In 2021, he conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Christchurch Symphony and all six Australian state symphony orchestras.

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Thomas Hutchinson oboe

New Zealand oboist Thomas Hutchinson was a winner of the 66th ARD competition in Munich in 2017, as well as the special prize for the best performance of the commissioned work by Thierry Escaish.

He has made numerous appearances as soloist, including with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchener Kammerorchester, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

In 2015 he was appointed to the position of associate principal oboe with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under Sir Andrew Davis. Since then he has been invited to play principal oboe with orchestras around the world, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre national de Lyon, and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.

Thomas studied in Auckland and Melbourne before moving to Paris where he was unanimously admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris to study with Jacques Tys and David Walter, graduating in 2015 with highest honours. He also received invaluable advice and teaching from Maurice Bourgue, Gordon Hunt, Jonathan Kelly and Jeffrey Crellin.

David Jones drumkit

In David Jones’ 40 year career he has played with outstanding musicians in every genre, from John Farnham to James Morrison, Kate Miller-Heidke to Tommy Emmanuel, WDR Big Band to John Williams, and Crossfire to the legendary Pyramid.

He is a frequent guest artist and soloist with major Orchestras. In 2006 Japanese composer Toshiyuki Watanabe wrote the concerto Essay for Drumkit especially for David.

David is Honorary Senior Fellow and lecturer at the Victorian College of the Arts. He was previously Head of the Jazz Drum department at the Sydney Conservatorium, and continues to teach private students.

David’s is a leading exponent of improvised music. His solo drum concerts are mesmerising, bringing the drum kit to the forefront as a musical voice.

In 2010, David received the prestigious Melbourne Prize for Music Award. The Award pays tribute to David’s lifelong contribution to the music community and recognition of his unique musical signature.

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Timothy Young piano

Timothy enjoys a reputation as one of Australia’s leading pianists. He regularly performs a wide-ranging repertory in recital as a soloist and in partnership with leading Australian and international musicians and ensembles. Throughout his career in Europe and Australia, Timothy has explored the eclecticism and versatility required to be a pianist in a contemporary cultural setting.

Timothy has been Head of Piano and a resident artist at the Australian National Academy of Music for nearly 20 years. He is also a founding member of the trio Ensemble Liaison.

His internationally acclaimed discography for the Melba label include recordings collaborating with Ensemble Liaison, violist Roger Benedict, violinist Ray Chen, soprano Cheryl Barker and a solo recital of works by G.F Boyle. For Tall Poppies he has recorded with French hornist, Darryl Poulsen, Ensemble Liaison and cellist, David Pereira.

Vanessa Perica band leader

Vanessa Perica is a composer, arranger, conductor based in Melbourne. Upon completion of her Bachelor degree in 2003 at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, she was awarded the prestigious Bob Wyllie Scholarship for ‘Most Outstanding Graduating Jazz Student.’

Recent career highlights include both national and international recognition. She was a finalist in both the Anonimus Big Band (2018) and Scrivere in Jazz International Composition Competitions (2020). She has also performed at the Sydney and Perth International Jazz Festivals.

In 2019, Vanessa was a recipient of an Australia Council grant to record her debut album with an all-star lineup. Recorded in January 2019, the album titled Love is a Temporary Madness has been released, reaching as high as number 3 on the ARIA Jazz & Blues charts and number 1 on the AIR Independent charts.

The album is a nominee in the Australian Music Prize, and won ‘Best Jazz Album’ at the 2020 Music Victoria Awards.

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Xian Zhang Principal Guest Conductor

Benjamin Northey Principal Conductor in Residence

Nicholas Bochner Cybec Assistant Conductor

Sir Andrew Davis Conductor Laureate

Hiroyuki Iwaki Conductor Laureate (1974–2006)

FIRST VIOLINS

Dale Barltrop Concertmaster

Sophie Rowell Concertmaster The Ullmer Family Foundation#

Tair Khisambeev Assistant Concertmaster

Peter Edwards Assistant Principal

Kirsty BremnerSarah CurroPeter FellinDeborah GoodallLorraine HookAnne-Marie Johnson Barbara Bell, in memory of Elsa Bell#

Kirstin KennyEleanor ManciniMark Mogilevski Michelle RuffoloKathryn Taylor

SECOND VIOLINS

Matthew Tomkins Principal The Gross Foundation#

Robert Macindoe Associate Principal

Monica Curro Assistant Principal Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind#

Mary Allison

Isin CakmakciogluTiffany ChengFreya Franzen Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind#

Cong GuAndrew HallIsy WassermanPhilippa WestPatrick WongRoger Young

VIOLAS

Christopher Moore Principal Di Jameson#

Christopher Cartlidge Associate Principal

Lauren BrigdenKatharine BrockmanAnthony Chataway Dr Elizabeth E Lewis AM#

Gabrielle HalloranTrevor Jones Anne Neil#

Fiona SargeantCindy Watkin

CELLOS

David Berlin Principal

Rachael Tobin Associate Principal

Nicholas Bochner Assistant Principal

Miranda Brockman Geelong Friends of the MSO#

Rohan de Korte Andrew Dudgeon#

Sarah MorseAngela SargeantMichelle Wood Andrew and Judy Rogers#

DOUBLE BASSES

Damien EckersleyBenjamin Hanlon Frank Mercurio and Di Jameson#

Suzanne LeeStephen Newton Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser#

FLUTES

Prudence Davis Principal Anonymous#

Wendy Clarke Associate Principal

Sarah Beggs Sophia Yong-Tang#

PICCOLO

Andrew Macleod Principal John McKay and Lois McKay#

OBOES

Thomas Hutchinson Associate Principal

Ann Blackburn The Rosemary Norman Foundation#

COR ANGLAIS

Michael Pisani Principal Beth Senn#

CLARINETS

David Thomas Principal

Philip Arkinstall Associate Principal

Craig Hill

Your MSO

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BASS CLARINET

Jon Craven Principal

BASSOONS

Jack Schiller Principal

Elise Millman Associate Principal

Natasha Thomas Dr Martin Tymms and Patricia Nilsson#

CONTRABASSOON

Brock Imison Principal

HORNS

Nicolas Fleury Principal Margaret Jackson AC#

Saul Lewis Principal Third The Hon Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall#

Abbey Edlin Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM#

Trinette McClimontRachel Shaw

TRUMPETS

Owen Morris Principal

Shane Hooton Associate Principal Glenn Sedgwick#

William EvansRosie Turner John and Diana Frew#

TROMBONES

Richard Shirley Anonymous#

Mike Szabo Principal Bass Trombone

TUBA

Timothy Buzbee Principal

TIMPANI

PERCUSSION

John Arcaro Anonymous#

Robert Cossom Drs Rhyll Wade and Clem Gruen#

HARP

Yinuo Mu Principal

# Position supported by* Appears courtesy of the

West Australian Symphony Orchestra

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Guest Musicians

29 JANUARY

ViolinJenny KhafagiLynette RaynerNicholas Waters

ViolaCeridwen DaviesIsabel MorseWilliam Clark

CelloMee Na Lojewski

Double BassRohan DasikaEmma Sullivan

OboeEmmanuel Cassimatis

ClarinetRobin Henry

BassoonColin Forbes-Abrams

HornPeter Luff

TromboneJessica BuzbeeMichael Lo

TimpaniBrent Miller

PercussionRobert AllanGreg SullyLara Wilson

KeyboardLouisa BreenDonald Nicolson

Alto SaxophoneTim Wilson

6 FEBRUARY

ViolinJenny KhafagiMichael Loftus-HillsMiranda MathesonIoana TacheOksana ThompsonNicholas Waters

ViolaCeridwen DaviesIsabel MorseKatie Yap

CelloKalina KrustevaAnna Pokorny

Double BassVivian Qu Siyuan

OboeEmmanuel CassimatisRachel Curkpatrick

HornJosiah Kop

TrumpetTristan Rebien

TromboneJessica Buzbee

TimpaniBrent Miller

PercussionLara Wilson

HarpMelina van Leeuwen

KeyboardLouisa Breen

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Guest Musicians

ViolinNicholas Waters

ViolaMolly Collier-O’BoyleCeridwen Davies

Double BassRohan DasikaGiovanni Vinci

BassoonColin Forbes-Abrams

TrumpetDaniel BeasyRoss IrwinMatt JodrellPaul Williamson

TromboneCallum MintzisNick MulderJordan MurrayJoseph O’Callaghan

PercussionRobert AllanLara Wilson

KeyboardAndrea Keller

SaxophoneCarl Mackey Bernard AlexanderPhil Noy Michael WallaceJulien Wilson

GuitarTheo Carbo

DrumkitDavid Beck

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EXECUTIVE

Sophie Galaise Managing DirectorJudith Clark Executive Assistant to the Managing Director

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Guy Ross Chief Operating OfficerMatthew Hoy Creative Artistic LeadKatharine Bartholomeusz-Plows Head of Artistic Program Integration Michael Williamson Artistic AdministratorMathilde Serraille Orchestra LibrarianLuke Speedy-Hutton Assistant Orchestra LibrarianAndrew Groch MSO.Live Project OfficerAndrew Pogson Head of MSO PresentsKarl Knapp Special Projects CoordinatorStephen McAllan Artist LiaisonJames Foster Head of Orchestral OperationsHelen Godfrey Orchestra ManagerSteele Foster Production ManagerNina Dubecki Assistant Orchestra ManagerGeetanjali Mishra Production CoordinatorMatthew Castle Chorus CoordinatorMichael Stevens Human Resources Coordinator

PHILANTHROPY & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Suzanne Dembo Director of Philanthropy & External AffairsCaroline Buckley Senior Manager, Philanthropy & External AffairsRosemary Kellam Grants ManagerNickie Warton Philanthropy CoordinatorKeith Clancy Donor Liaison

LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT & INNOVATION

John Nolan Director of Learning, Engagement & InnovationJennifer Lang Senior Manager, Learning, Engagement & InnovationHelen Withycombe Acting Senior Manager, Learning, Enagagement & InnovationSylvia Hosking Schools Program ManagerStephen Gould Learning, Engagement & Innovation CoordinatorLiam Hennebry Digital Content ManagerEva Osting Digital Content Creator

FINANCE

Sharon Li Chief Financial OfficerEmily Zhang Financial ControllerJyothi Kokirala Finance OfficerElizabeth Chandra Accounts Officer

MSO Staff

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MSO Staff

MARKETING & SALES

Fraser Stark Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer Dylan Stewart Director of Marketing & SalesClare Douglas Senior Manager, Marketing & CommunicationsEmiko Hunt Digital Marketing ManagerSam Leaman Digital Content ProducerPhil Paschke Acting Digital Marketing ManagerJane Sutherland Marketing CoordinatorKatya Dibb Graphic DesignerEmily Plater Marketing AssistantAli Webb PublicistRhiannon Crowe Senior Manager, Sales & Customer ExperienceMeg Donaldson Box Office CoordinatorNoah Lowry Box Office SupervisorLachlan Hywood Data AnalystIan Barnes Database Administrator

PARTNERSHIPS & EVENTS

Jayde Walker Head of PartnershipsChristopher Cassidy Senior Manager, Corporate PartnershipsOlivia Ouyang Partnerships Coordinator

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MSO PATRON

The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AOGandel PhilanthropyThe Gross FoundationDi JamesonHarold Mitchell FoundationDavid Li AM and Angela LiHarold Mitchell ACMS Newman Family FoundationLady Potter AC CMRIThe Cybec FoundationThe Pratt FoundationThe Ullmer Family FoundationAnonymous (1)

ARTIST CHAIR BENEFACTORS

Cybec Assistant Conductor Chair Nicholas Bochner The Cybec FoundationConcertmaster Chair Sophie Rowell The Ullmer Family FoundationYoung Composer in Residence Jordan Moore The Cybec Foundation

PROGRAM BENEFACTORS

Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Program The Cybec FoundationCybec Young Composer in Residence Supported by The Cybec FoundationDigital Transformation Perpetual Foundation – Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment, Telematics TrustEast meets West The Li Family TrustMeet the Orchestra The Ullmer Family FoundationMelbourne Music Summit Erica Foundation Pty LtdMSO School Season, Ignite, MSO Live Online Crown Resorts Foundation, Packer Family Foundation

MSO Capacity Building Gandel Philanthropy, Di Jameson (Senior Manager, Philanthropy and External Affairs), The Alison Puzey Charitable Fund as part of Equity Trustees Sector Capacity Building Fund supporting Musicians’ iPADsMSO Education Margaret Ross AM and Dr Ian RossMSO Regional Touring Creative Victoria, Freemasons Foundation Victoria, Robert Salzer Foundation, Sir Andrew & Lady Fairley Foundation, The Ray & Joyce Uebergang FoundationThe Pizzicato Effect (Anonymous), City of Hume, Flora & Frank Leith Charitable Trust, The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust, Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust, Jenny Anderson, Australian Decorative And Fine Arts Society, Barbara Bell in memory of Elsa Bell, Janet H Bell, Richard and Janet Chauvel, Caroline Davies, Alex and Liz Furman, Robert and Janet Green, Hilary Hall in memory of Wilma Collie, Jenkins Family Foundation, Jeanette King, Christopher and Anna Long, H E McKenzie, Shirley McKenzie, Marjorie McPherson, Kerryn Pratchett, Opalgate Foundation, Joanne Soso, Margaret Ross AM and Dr Ian Ross, Jenny TatchellPizzIMMERSION The Department of Education and Training, Victoria, through the Strategic Partnerships ProgramSidney Myer Free Concerts Supported by the Sidney Myer MSO Trust Fund and the University of Melbourne

PLATINUM PATRONS $100,000+

Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AOJohn Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel ACThe Gross FoundationDi JamesonDavid Li AM and Angela LiMS Newman Family FoundationThe Pratt FoundationThe Ullmer Family FoundationAnonymous (1)

Supporters

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VIRTUOSO PATRONS $50,000+

Annette MaluishHarold Mitchell ACElizabeth Proust AO and Brian Lawrence

IMPRESARIO PATRONS $20,000+

Harold BentleySir Andrew and Lady DavisHilary Hall, in memory of Wilma CollieMargaret Jackson ACDavid Krasnostein AM and Pat StragalinosMimie MacLarenJohn and Lois McKayLady Potter AC CMRIAnonymous (1)

MAESTRO PATRONS $10,000+

Margaret Billson and the late Ted BillsonKrystyna Campbell-Pretty AMAnn Darby, in memory of Leslie J. DarbyDanny Gorog and Lindy SusskindRobert and Jan GreenNereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AMThe Hogan Family FoundationPeter Hunt AM and Tania de Jong AMPaul NoonanOpalgate FoundationIan and Jeannie PatersonDr Trong Pham and Graeme CampbellGlenn Sedgwick and Dr Anita WillatonBeth SennGai and David TaylorHarry and Michelle WongAnonymous (3)

PRINCIPAL PATRONS $5,000+

Christine and Mark ArmourBarbara Bell, in memory of Elsa BellDr Kaye Birks and the late David BirksStephen and Caroline BrainLynne BurgessDr Shirley ChuJohn and Lyn CoppockMary Davidson and Frederick Davidson AM

Wendy DimmickAndrew Dudgeon AMJaan EndenBill FlemingJohn and Diana FrewSusan Fry and Don Fry AOSophie Galaise and Clarence FraserGeelong Friends of the MSOR Goldberg and FamilyLeon GoldmanColin Golvan AM QC and Dr Deborah GolvanJennifer GorogHMA FoundationLouis Hamon OAMGeoff HayesHans and Petra HenkellHartmut and Ruth HofmannDoug HooleyDr Alastair Jackson AMSuzanne KirkhamMan Kit YuDr Jerry Koliha and Marlene KrelleDr Elizabeth A Lewis AMNorman Lewis, in memory of Dr Phyllis LewisDr Caroline LiowPeter LovellDouglas and Rosemary MeagherFrank MercurioMarie Morton FRSAAnne NeilDr Paul Nisselle AMThe Rosemary Norman FoundationNorwestKen Ong, in memory of Lin OngBruce Parncutt AOJim and Fran PfeifferDr Rosemary Ayton and Dr Sam RicketsonAndrew and Judy RogersJeffrey Sher QC and Diana Sher OAMHelen Silver AO and Harrison YoungBrian Snape AM and the late Diana SnapeLady Marigold Southey ACTasco PetroleumThe Hon Michael Watt QC and Cecilie HallDr Rhyl Wade and Dr Clem Gruen

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Liping WangLyn Williams AMSophia Yong-TangAnonymous (5)

ASSOCIATE PATRONS $2,500+

Mary ArmourMarlyn Bancroft and Peter Bancroft OAMDandolo PartnersWill and Dorothy Bailey BequestAnne BowdenBill Bowness AOJulia and Jim BreenPatricia BrockmanDr John BrookesElizabeth BrownRoger and Coll BuckleJill and Christopher BuckleyOliver CartonRichard and Janet ChauvelDavid ChuBreen CreightonNatasha Davies, for the Trikojus Education FundSandra DentPeter and Leila DoyleLisa Dwyer and Dr Ian Dickson AMDr Helen M FergusonBill FlemingElizabeth FosterBarry Fradkin OAM and Dr Pam FradkinAlex and Liz FurmanDina and Ron GoldschlagerLouise Gourlay OAMSusan and Gary HearstJenny and Peter HordernJenkins Family FoundationJohn JonesAndrew JohnstonIrene Kearsey and Michael RidleyMerv Keehn and Sue HarlowThe Ilma Kelson Music FoundationJeanette KingJulie Lamont

Bryan LawrenceJane LeitingerAndrew LockwoodShane MackinlayJohn and Margaret MasonWayne McDonald and Kay SchroerH E McKenzieAllan and Evelyn McLarenPatricia NilssonAlan and Dorothy PattisonSue and Barry PeakeMrs W PeartChristine Peirson and the late Graham PeirsonDug PomeroyBarrie and Heather PoverJulie and Ian ReidRalph and Ruth RenardPeter and Carolyn RenditS M Richards AM and M R RichardsJoan P and Christopher RobinsonTom and Elizabeth RomanowskiElizabeth RosanoveLiliane Rusek and Alexander UshakoffMark and Jan SchapperDr Norman and Dr Sue SonenbergDr Michael SoonGeoff and Judy SteinickeJennifer SteinickePeter J StirlingJenny TatchellClayton and Christina ThomasFrank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam TisherNic and Ann WillcockLorraine WoolleyRichard WongAnna XiLu XingPeter and Susan YatesRichard YeChester YeohAnonymous (5)

Supporters

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PLAYER PATRONS $1,000+

David and Cindy AbbeyDr Sally AdamsApplebay Pty LtdAustralian Decorative and Fine Arts SocietyGeoffrey and Vivienne BakerRobbie BarkerAdrienne BasserJanice Bate and the late Prof Weston BateElizabeth BeischerJanet H BellGilbert and Dawn BestDavid Blackwell OAMJohn and Sally BourneRobbie BoyesMichael F BoytGeoff BrentnallElida BreretonProfessor Ian BrighthopeNigel Broughton and Dr Sheena BroughtonElizabeth BrownOlivia H BrownStuart BrownSuzie Brown OAM and Harvey BrownShane BuggleRonald and Kate BurnsteinDr Lynda CampbellPamela CarderJohn CarrollRobert B ColesDr Sheryl Coughlin and Paul CoughlinBreen CreightonGregory L CrewAndrew Crockett AM and Pamela CrockettPanch Das and Laurel Young-DasCaroline DaviesWolf and Asya DeaneRick and Sue DeeringJohn and Anne DuncanJane Edmanson OAMDoug EvansGrant Fisher and Helen BirdElizabeth FosterDavid Frenkiel and Esther Frenkiel OAM

Simon GaitesAnthony Garvey and Estelle O’CallaghanDavid Gibbs and Susie O’NeillJanette GillGreta Goldblatt and the late Merwyn GoldblattGeorge Golvan QC and Naomi GolvanDr Marged GoodeLouise Gourlay OAMCatherine GrayProf Denise Grocke AOMargie and Marshall GrosbyJennifer GrossMax GulbinDr Sandra Hacker AO and Mr Ian Kennedy AMJean HadgesPaula Hansky OAMAmir Harel and Dr Judy CarmanTilda and Brian HaughneyPeter and Lyndsey HawkinsDavid H HennellCathy HenryLinda HerdDora HillerAnthony and Karen HoAnna and John HoldsworthRod HomeDoug HooleyAnne HuffamPenelope HughesJudi HumberstoneGeoff and Denise IllingRosemary and James JacobyKay JacksonPeter Jaffe and Judy GoldAndrew JamiesonPaul and Amy JasperBasil and Rita JenkinsDavid and Dr Elizabeth JuddDorothy KarpinAngela KayserIrene Kearsey and Michael RidleyBruce and Natalie KellettDr Anne KennedyJulie and Simon Kessel

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Jeanette KingAnthony KlemmGraham and Jo KraeheAnn LahoreKerry LandmanBryan LawrenceDiedrie LazarusJane LeitingerDr Anne LierseNorman Lewis, in memory of Dr Phyllis LewisDr Susan LintonDr Emily LoAndrew LockwoodElizabeth H LoftusChris and Anna LongMargaret LongJune and Simon LubanskyShane MackinlayThe Hon Ian Macphee AO and Julie MacpheeRuth MaxwellIan M McdonaldWayne McDonald and Kay SchroerMargaret McGrathDon and Anne MeadowsDr Eric MeadowsWayne and Penny MorganDr Rosemary Nixon AMDavid O'ConnellTimothy O’ConnellLaurence O’Keefe and Christopher JamesRoger ParkerAdriana and Sienna PesaventoWilma Plozza-GreenKerryn PratchettPeter PriestTreena QuarinEli RaskinTony and Elizabeth RaywardPeter and Carolyn RenditBrian and June RobertsCathy and Peter Rogers

Peter Rose and Christopher MenzMarie RowlandFred and Patricia RussellElisabeth and Doug ScottDr Nora ScheinkestelMartin and Susan ShirleyPenny ShoreJohn E SmithDr Sam Smorgon AO and Minnie SmorgonSparky FoundationDr Vaughan SpeckGeoff and Judy SteinickeDr Peter StricklandDr Norman and Dr Sue SonenbergPamela SwanssonStephanie TanuwidjajaTara, Tessa, Melinda and Terrence TehGeoffrey ThomlinsonAnn and Larry TurnerMary Valentine AOH Van ReesmaJacob and Mavis VargheseThe Hon Rosemary VartyLeon and Sandra VelikSue Walker AMElaine Walters OAM and Gregory WaltersThe Rev Noel WhaleEdward and Paddy WhiteBarry and Julie WilkinsMarian Wills Cooke and Terry Wills Cooke OAMRichard WithersJeffrey and Shirley ZajacSusan ZhengAnonymous (25)

Supporters

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CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE

Jenny AndersonDavid AngelovichG C Bawden and L de KievitLesley BawdenJoyce BownJenny Brukner and the late Mr John BruknerKen BullenPeter A CaldwellLuci and Ron ChambersBeryl DeanSandra DentAlan Egan JPGunta EgliteMr Derek GranthamMarguerite Garnon-WilliamsDr Clem Gruen and Dr Rhyl WadeLouis Hamon OAMCarol HayGraham HogarthRod HomeTony HoweLaurence O’Keefe and Christopher JamesAudrey M JenkinsJohn JonesGeorge and Grace KassBruce and Natalie KellettSylvia LavellePauline and David LawtonCameron MowatDavid OrrMatthew O’SullivanRosia PasteurPenny RawlinsJoan P RobinsonNeil Roussac and Anne Roussac-HoyneSuzette SherazeeMichael Ryan and Wendy MeadAnne Kieni-Serpell and Andrew SerpellJennifer ShepherdProf Gabriela Stephenson and Prof George StephensonPamela SwanssonLillian Tarry

Tam Vu and Dr Cherilyn TillmanMr and Mrs R P TrebilcockMichael Ullmer AOThe Hon Rosemary VartyMarian Wills Cooke and Terry Wills Cooke OAMMark YoungAnonymous (29)The MSO gratefully acknowledges the support of the following Estates:Norma Ruth AtwellAngela BeagleyChristine Mary BridgartThe Cuming BequestMargaret DaviesNeilma GantnerThe Hon Dr Alan Goldberg AO QCEnid Florence HookeyGwen HuntAudrey JenkinsJoan JonesPauline Marie JohnstonC P KempPeter Forbes MacLarenJoan Winsome MaslenLorraine Maxine MeldrumProf Andrew McCredieJean MooreMiss Sheila Scotter AM MBEMarion A I H M SpenceMolly StephensHalinka Tarczynska-FiddianJennifer May TeagueAlbert Henry UllinJean TweedieHerta and Fred B VogelDorothy Wood

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EAST MEETS WEST PROGRAM PARTNERS

Consulate General of the People’s Republic of ChinaLi Family TrustNoah HoldingsAustralia PostHengyiAsian ExecutiveFitzroysLaurel InternationalFuture KidsExecutive Wealth CircleChin CommunicationsLRR Family TrustWanghua Chu and Dr Shirley ChuDavid and Dominique YuLake Cooper Estate

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS

Life MembersMarc Besen AC and Eva Besen AOJohn Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel ACSir Elton John CBEHarold Mitchell ACLady Potter AC CMRIJeanne Pratt ACArtistic Ambassadors Tan DunLu SiqingMSO Ambassador Geoffrey Rush ACThe MSO honours the memory of Life MembersJohn Brockman OAMThe Honourable Alan Goldberg AO QCRoger Riordan AMIla Vanrenen

MSO BOARD

ChairmanMichael Ullmer AODeputy ChairmanDavid Li AMManaging DirectorSophie GalaiseBoard DirectorsAndrew Dudgeon AMDanny GorogLorraine HookMargaret Jackson ACDi JamesonDavid Krasnostein AMHyon-Ju NewmanGlenn SedgwickHelen Silver AOCompany SecretaryOliver Carton

The MSO relies on your ongoing philanthropic support to sustain our artists, and support access, education, community engagement and more. We invite our suporters to get close to the MSO through a range of special events.

The MSO welcomes your support at any level. Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible, and supporters are recognised as follows:

$1,000+ (Player)$2,500+ (Associate)$5,000+ (Principal)$10,000+ (Maestro)$20,000+ (Impresario)$50,000+ (Virtuoso)$100,000+ (Platinum)

The MSO Conductor’s Circle is our bequest program for members who have notified of a planned gift in their Will.

Enquiries P (03) 8646 1551 E philanthropy@mso.com.au

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Melbourne, thanks for being like Sidney

Melbourne, for over 114 years, your generosity and support have helped the MSO bring the joy and wonder of live orchestral music

to our great city.

This annual concert series, made possible thanks to the vision and generosity of the late Sidney Myer, is a wonderful reminder of the power

and impact of giving.

As you enjoy tonight’s performance, please consider a donation to your MSO. The impact of your gift, as you see around you tonight, is truly

significant. Help us ensure we can continue to perform musical magic for generations to come.

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WATA20 FEBRUARY / 6pm & 8.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

a gathering for songmen, improvising soloists and orchestra

and Australian Art Orchestra present

By Paul Grabowsky AO and featuring the Wilfred Brothers of South East Arnhem Land

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Thank you to our Partners

Government Partners

Major PartnersPrincipal Partner Premier Partners Venue Partner

Supporting Partners

Education Partners Program Development Partner

Premier Production Partner

The CEO InstituteQuest Southbank Bows for StringsErnst & Young

Trusts and Foundations

Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley, Erica Foundation Pty Ltd, Flora & Frank Leith Trust, Scobie & Claire MacKinnon Trust, Sidney Myer MSO Trust Fund, The Alison Puzey Foundation part of Equity Trustees Sector Capacity Building Fund,

Perpetual Foundation – Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment, The Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundation, The Ullmer Family Foundation

Media and Broadcast Partners

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