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BOLD AS BRASS
TEA & SYMPHONY
Friday 1 May 2015
concert diary
Bold as BrassBROUGHTON Fanfares, Marches, Hymns and FinaleKATS-CHERNIN MaterKOEHNE Albany Harbour (The Voyage)PUCCINI arr. G Boyd Scenes from Turandot
Michael Mulcahy conductorSSO Brass Ensemble
Tea & Symphony
Fri 1 May 11am Complimentary morning tea from 10am
Discover Mahler Songs of a WayfarerMAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer
Richard Gill conductor [PICTURED]
Alexander Knight baritone SSO Sinfonia
DownerTenix Discovery
Tue 5 May 6.30pm City Recital Hall Angel Place
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Pure MagicMAHLER Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Youth’s Magic Horn)TCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker: Act II (Kingdom of the Sweets)
Mark Wigglesworth conductor [PICTURED]
Caitlin Hulcup mezzo-soprano Randall Scarlata baritone
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
Thu 7 May 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series
Fri 8 May 8pm Great Classics
Sat 9 May 2pmPre-concert talk 45 minutes before each performance
Romantic VisionsWagner, Bartók & BrahmsWAGNER Siegfried IdyllBARTÓK Piano Concerto No.3BRAHMS orch. Schoenberg Piano Quartet in G minor
Matthias Pintscher conductor [PICTURED]
Peter Serkin piano
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BOLD AS BRASSMichael Mulcahy conductor SSO Brass Ensemble
BRUCE BROUGHTON (born 1945) Fanfares, Marches, Hymns and Finale
Fanfares Marches Hymns Finale
ELENA KATS-CHERNIN (born 1957) Mater, for brass and percussion
MATTHEW HINDSON (born 1968) Siegfried Interlude No.1
GRAEME KOEHNE (born 1956) Albany Harbour (The Voyage)
Departure from Albany Harbour – The Voyage: The Great Adventure – Morning Prayer
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858–1924) Scenes from Turandotarranged by Geoffrey Boyd
Estimated durations: 20 minutes, 6 minutes, 4 minutes, 8 minutes, 10 minutes The concert will conclude at approximately 12.05pm.
TEA & SYMPHONY
FRIDAY 1 MAY, 11AM
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
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Michael Mulcahy began studying trombone with his father, Jack Mulcahy, and completed his studies with Baden McCarron of the SSO and Geoffrey Bailey at the Sydney Conservatorium. His orchestral career began in 1976 as principal trombone of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and he subsequently held principal positions with the Melbourne and Cologne Radio symphony orchestras. In 1989 Georg Solti appointed him to his current post with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; since the he has served three CSO music directors: Daniel Barenboim, Bernard Haitink and Riccardo Muti. He is also principal trombone with Music of the Baroque (Chicago), the Grand Teton Music Festival (where he also regularly conducts) and the Australian World Orchestra, and he has appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras worldwide.
He has been Director of the Chicago Symphony Brass since 2007, presenting annual concerts in Chicago and producing a best-seller recording, CSO Brass Live. His interest in conducting was sparked in 1987 when West German Radio invited him to direct a program of Arvo Pärt.
Michael Mulcahyconductor
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ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
Since then he has served as assistant conductor for the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and he conducts regularly for the Music at the Millenium and Composer Perspectives Festivals at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Other conducting engagements have taken him to Japan and Denmark, and he regularly returns to Sydney to conduct the SSO Brass Ensemble, most recently in 2014.
Michael Mulcahy is Professor of Music at Northwestern University and has held lecturing and artist-in-residence posts at the Canberra School of Music, Indiana University and Florida State University. He has also taught and conducted at Daniel Barenboim’s East West Divan workshop and served as Music Director for the Australian Youth Orchestra’s National Music Camp.
In 2012, with Nick Byrne and Scott Kinmont, he released the album Full Circle, a collection of music by Australian composers.
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SSO Brass Ensemble
Formed in 1997, the SSO Brass Ensemble comprises many of Australia’s finest brass players, drawn from the brass section of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Varying in size from a quintet to a full brass section of 16, the ensemble has a repertoire that ranges from music of the Renaissance to contemporary composers, including specially
HORNS Ben JacksPRINCIPAL
Geoffrey O’Reilly PRINCIPAL 3RD
Euan Harvey Marnie Sebire Rachel Silver
TRUMPETSDavid EltonPRINCIPAL
Paul Goodchild ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Anthony Heinrichs Owen Morris†
TROMBONESRonald Prussing PRINCIPAL
Scott Kinmont ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Nick Byrne Christopher Harris PRINCIPAL BASS TROMBONE
Iain Faragher†
TUBASteve Rossé PRINCIPAL
TIMPANIRichard Miller PRINCIPAL
PERCUSSIONTimothy Constable Gabriel Fischer† Brian Nixon
† = SSO FELLOW
commissioned works from Australian composers such as Matthew Hindson, Nigel Westlake and Ross Edwards.
In addition to performances in Sydney, the Brass Ensemble tours regularly throughout New South Wales and appears most seasons in the SSO’s subscription series.
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ABOUT THE MUSIC
BROUGHTON Fanfares, Marches, Hymns and FinaleOne way to think of this piece is as a four-movement symphony
in which each movement’s title points to the spirit of its
conception. You might not, for example find it very easy to
march to Broughton’s off-centre Marches, but you’ll certainly
recognise the martial flair of the rhythms. The opening
movement, Fanfares, emerges from a six-note motif, played
in unison at the beginning. Here, too, syncopations keep the
ear off-balance. The yearning third movement evokes the world
of the American folk hymn and its main theme is based on a
pentatonic (five-note) scale. The Finale is fast and spirited, with
the percussion coming into its own!
About the composer…
Bruce Broughton writes in nearly every medium, from
soundtracks and music for video games (his score for Heart of
Darkness was the first orchestral score composed for a game)
to concert hall works in all genres. But he’s primarily known for
his work in motion pictures and television, which has earned
him Oscar and Grammy award nominations for scores such as
Silverado and The Young Sherlock Holmes, and he holds the
record as a ten-time Emmy winner. His concert works have been
performed by ensembles such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Sinfonia of London, as
well as leading chamber ensembles and soloists, and the United
States Air Force Band in Washington DC.
www.brucebroughton.com
KATS-CHERNIN Mater, for brass and percussionIn 1999 Elena Kats-Chernin was commissioned by The Song
Company to write a piece for six voices for their concert based
on the theme ‘Mother and Child’. Initially, she says, she thought
of writing a lullaby ‘but around the same time my middle son
Alex got very sick and I decided to use the Latin text “Stabat
mater”, about the loss of a child. He had just been diagnosed
with schizophrenia and the shock was very fresh.’
In the Stabat mater, Mary mourns at the foot of the cross:
At the Cross her station keeping, stood the mournful Mother
weeping, close to her Son to the last.
Kats-Chernin chose to set the text with an intricate rhythmic
pattern, the metre changing every few bars from a regular four
beats to a seven-beat pattern. This version for brass ensemble
with percussion was created for the Four Winds Festival in 2006.
It begins with a conversation between the upper voices and
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explores brassy depths when the instruments come together in
unison, maintaining momentum until the final ‘Amen’.
About the composer…
Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Elena Kats-Chernin studied music
in Moscow, Sydney and Hanover. She has created works across
nearly every genre, from rags to operas, works for robotic
instruments and a full-scale choral symphony. Her music
featured at the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Olympic
Games and the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and her accolades
include Sounds Australian, Green Room and Helpmann awards.
Her Russian Rag was used as Max’s theme in the 2009
claymation film Mary and Max by Oscar-winning director Adam
Elliot, and was also the theme of Late Night Live on ABC Radio
National for many years; in 2011 it was replaced by Eliza’s Aria,
from the suite from her ballet Wild Swans. In 2012 she was the
subject of an episode of the documentary series Creative Minds.
www.boosey.com/composer/elena+kats-chernin
HINDSON Siegfried Interlude No.1Siegfried Interlude No.1 was commissioned by the Sydney
Symphony Orchestra for performance at the launch of the 2000
season. It uses themes from Wagner’s opera Siegfried (Acts I
and II), rearranging them in different ways, at one point adopting
an almost James Bond-esque manner. Hindson was inspired
by the march that is often played as an interval theme at
performances of Siegfried in Europe, but as the reviewer for
The Globe and Mail observed when it was performed in London
in 2007, this was ‘something more fun-filled and swinging than
you’d ever heard at the Wagner festival in Bayreuth’.
About the composer…
Matthew Hindson is an extraordinarily diverse composer,
incorporating classical and more experimental electronic
influences with a unique mix of both subtlety and sudden
exuberance. As well as being performed by all the major
Australian orchestras, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los
Angeles Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic among many
others, his music has been choreographed by companies such
as the Birmingham Royal Ballet (two commissions), San
Francisco Ballet, National Ballet of Japan and the Sydney Dance
Company, which toured his ballet Ellipse internationally. He is
the Chair of the Composition and Music Technology Unit at the
Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and from 2004 to 2010 he was
the artistic director of the Aurora Festival, dedicated to the work
of living composers. In 2006 he was made a member of the
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Order of Australia (AM). He was the Chair of the Music Board of
the Australia Council for the Arts (2009–13) and subsequently a
board member (2013–15).
www.hindson.com.au
KOEHNE Albany Harbour (The Voyage)This work for brass ensemble and percussion was composed for
the ANZAC Day commemorations of 2009 and was premiered in
Turkey on 25 April that year, at the ANZAC Commemorative Site,
North Beach Gallipoli. It takes its inspiration for the port city
of Albany in Western Australia, from which Australian and
New Zealand troops set sail for Egypt. The three continuous
movements represent the departure, the sense of adventure
that so many of the young men initially felt at the prospect of
travel, and a concluding morning prayer.
About the composer…
For anyone who believes that the great tradition of classical
music must re-connect with a sense of contemporary vitality,
the music of Graeme Koehne attracts avid interest and
attention. In his best works, Koehne achieves that elusive
synthesis of sophisticated compositional technique, informed Memorial to the Desert Mounted Corps at Mt Clarence in Albany, WA
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by a deep understanding of musical history, and a popular touch
that invests his music with emotional eloquence, visceral appeal
and aural pleasure. Through the advocacy of some of today’s
most exciting international musicians such as the conductors
Vladimir Jurowski and Kristjan Järvi, Koehne’s music is
becoming a regular presence on the international stage.
His compositions have long been among the most popular by
any Australian composer, and find a regular presence in the
established repertoire of Australian music.
www.graemekoehne.com
PUCCINI Scenes from Turandot arranged by Geoffrey Boyd
Nineteenth- and early 20th-century Europe had a taste for the
exotic, which opera composers were delighted to indulge.
Delibes and Bizet turned to the Indies with Lakmé and Pearl
Fishers; Puccini looked to Japan in Madama Butterfly and to
China with the story of the beautiful but cruel Princess Turandot
who sets her many suitors a cruel test: if they can correctly
answer her three riddles they win her hand in marriage and the
throne of China; if they answer wrongly, they lose their heads.
When a mysterious foreigner outwits the princess and solves
her riddles, she is furious, and the stranger in turn sets a riddle:
if Turandot can guess his name before dawn, he will renounce
his claim on her. This provides the context for the most famous
aria from the opera: while the city is searched throughout the
night for anyone who knows his identity, the stranger exults in
his coming victory over the stone-hearted princess in ‘Nessun
dorma’ (None shall sleep).
About the composer…
Giacomo Puccini was the most significant Italian composer after
Verdi and remains one of the most popular, with operas such as
La bohème and individual numbers such as ‘One fine day’ from
Madama Butterfly and ‘Nessun dorma’ from Turandot, his final
opera. Puccini believed that opera should be a total theatrical
experience, which led him into the style known as verismo, with
plots that were closer to real life. The resulting romanticism
and unmawkish sentimentality of his operas have led to their
enduring appearance. But it is the lyricism of his music that
stands out: ‘Without melody, fresh and poignant, there can be
no music,’ he once said.
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MORE MUSIC
MORE FROM TODAY’S COMPOSERS
If you’d like to hear today’s Bruce Broughton piece again, together with some other exciting new American creations for large brass ensemble, look for Sound the Bells!, a recording from The Bay Brass (San Francisco), for whom Fanfares, Marches, Hymns and Finale was composed. HARMONIA MUNDI 807556
Elena Kats-Chernin’s Mater was originally composed for voices, and when the Vienna Boys’ Choir visited Australia in 2012 they commissioned from her a new choral work using words by Dorothea Mackellar: Land of Sweeping Plains. It’s included on the choir’s tour album Jubilate Deo, with music ranging from Bach and Mozart to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Pie Jesu.ABC CLASSICS 476 5094
If you’re a Tea & Symphony regular, you might recall the powerful and moving experience of hearing didjeridu virtuoso William Barton in Kalkadungu, which he composed in collaboration with Matthew Hindson. That performance with the SSO is now available on Kalkadungu: Music for Didjeridu and Orchestra, together with pieces by William and his mother Delmae, a singer, and two pieces by Peter Sculthorpe.ABC CLASSICS 476 4834
With ‘Swoon’ in the air on ABC Classic FM at the moment, now might be the time to seek out the gorgeous recording by SSO Principal Oboe Diana Doherty, Souvenirs. It’s a collection of oboe adagios that includes hits of the baroque period, the heartbreaking slow movement from Mozart’s Gran Partita, Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise, ‘Maria’ from West Side Story, and three Australian pieces: Carl Vine’s Love Me Sweet, Graeme Koehne’s Way Out West and the Love Duet from Ross Edwards’ Oboe Concerto.ABC CLASSICS 481 0116
And if today’s Scenes from Turandot have inspired you to hear more of Puccini, you can’t go wrong with the budget-friendly 5-CD set Ultimate Puccini – The Essential Masterpieces. It lives up to its name with a generous selection of highlights from La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Manon Lescaut and, of course, Turandot, including ‘Nessun dorma’. All in top-notch performances from the Decca archives.DECCA 478 1472
Broadcast Diary
May–June
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Friday 8 May, 8pm PURE MAGICMark Wigglesworth conductor Caitlin Hulcup mezzo-soprano Randall Scarlata baritone
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Rare RachmaninoffRachmaninoff chamber music with Dene Olding, the Goldner Quartet, soprano Joan Rodgers and Vladimir Ashkenazy at the piano. SSO 200901
Prokofiev’s Romeo and JulietVladimir Ashkenazy conducts the complete Romeo and Juliet ballet music of Prokofiev – a fiery and impassioned performance. SSO 201205
Tchaikovsky Violin ConcertoIn 2013 this recording with James Ehnes and Ashkenazy was awarded a Juno (the Canadian Grammy). Lyrical miniatures fill out the disc. SSO 201206
Tchaikovsky Second Piano ConcertoGarrick Ohlsson is the soloist in one of the few recordings of the original version of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.2. Ashkenazy conducts. SSO 201301
Stravinsky’s FirebirdDavid Robertson conducts Stravinsky’s brilliant and colourful Firebird ballet, recorded with the SSO in concert in 2008. SSO 201402
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Our recording of Holst’s Planets with David Robertson. Due for release early in 2015.
Mahler 1 & Songs of a Wayfarer SSO 201001
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Mahler 5 SSO 201003 Mahler 6 SSO 201103
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Mahler 9 SSO 201201
Mahler 10 (Barshai completion) SSO 201202
Song of the Earth SSO 201004
From the archives: Rückert-Lieder, Kindertotenlieder, Das Lied von der Erde SSO 201204
MAHLER ODYSSEY
The complete Mahler symphonies (including the Barshai completion of No.10) together with some of the song cycles. Recorded in concert with Vladimir Ashkenazy during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. As a bonus: recordings from our archives of Rückert-Lieder, Kindertotenlieder and Das Lied von der Erde. Available in a handsome boxed set of 12 discs or individually.
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Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2015 Fellows
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The Sydney Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the music lovers who donate to the orchestra each year. Each gift plays an important part in ensuring our continued artistic excellence and helping to sustain important education and regional touring programs.
Stuart Challender Legacy SocietyCelebrating the vision of donors who are leaving a bequest to the SSO.
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DIAMOND PATRONS $50,000+The Estate of Dr Lynn JosephMr Andrew Kaldor AM &
Mrs Renata Kaldor AO
In Memory of Matthew KrelRoslyn Packer AO
Ian Potter FoundationPaul Salteri AM & Sandra
SalteriMr Fred Street AM &
Mrs Dorothy Street Mr Peter Weiss AO &
Mrs Doris WeissMr Brian White AO &
Mrs Rosemary White
PLATINUM PATRONS $30,000–$49,999Anne & Terrey Arcus AM
Doug & Alison BattersbyThe Berg Family FoundationTom Breen & Rachael KohnMr John C Conde AO
Robert & Janet ConstableMrs Barbara MurphyMrs W SteningKim Williams AM &
Catherine Dovey
GOLD PATRONS $20,000–$29,999Brian AbelGeoff Ainsworth AM
Robert Albert AO & Elizabeth Albert
Christine Bishop Sandra & Neil BurnsJames & Leonie FurberI KallinikosHelen Lynch AM & Helen
BauerMrs T Merewether OAM
Rachel & Geoffrey O’ConorVicki OlssonAndy & Deirdre PlummerGarry & Shiva RichDavid Robertson & Orli
ShahamMrs Penelope Seidler AM
G & C Solomon in memory of Joan MacKenzie
Geoff StearnRay Wilson OAM in memory
of James Agapitos OAM
Anonymous (2)
SILVER PATRONS $10,000–$19,999
Bailey Family FoundationAudrey BlundenMr Robert BrakspearIan & Jennifer BurtonMr Robert & Mrs L Alison CarrBob & Julie ClampettMichael Crouch AO &
Shanny CrouchThe Hon. Mrs Ashley
Dawson-Damer AM
Paul EspieEdward & Diane FedermanNora GoodridgeMr Ross GrantIan Dickson & Reg HollowayEstate of Irwin ImhofSimon JohnsonMr Ervin KatzJames N Kirby FoundationRuth & Bob MagidJustice Jane Mathews AO
The Hon. Justice AJ Meagher & Mrs Fran Meagher
Mr John MorschelDrs Keith & Eileen OngKenneth Reed AM
Mr John Symond AM
The Harry Triguboff Foundation
Caroline WilkinsonAnonymous (2)
BRONZE PATRONS $5,000–$9,999John Augustus & Kim RyrieStephen J BellDr Hannes & Mrs Barbara
BoshoffMr Alexander & Mrs Vera
BoyarskyPeter Braithwaite &
Gary LinnaneMr David & Mrs Halina BrettMr Howard ConnorsEwen Crouch AM &
Catherine CrouchIn memory of Dr Lee
MacCormick EdwardsDr Stephen Freiberg &
Donald CampbellDr Colin GoldschmidtThe Greatorex FoundationRory & Jane JeffesThe late Mrs Isabelle JosephMr Frank Lowy AC &
Mrs Shirley Lowy OAM
Henri W Aram OAM & Robin Aram
Stephen J BellMr David & Mrs Halina BrettHoward ConnorsGreta DavisBrian GalwayMiss Pauline M Griffin AM
John Lam-Po-Tang
Peter Lazar AM
Daniel LemesleLouise MillerJames & Elsie MooreDouglas PaisleyKate RobertsMary Vallentine AO
Ray Wilson OAM
Anonymous (10)
Stuart Challender, SSO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director 1987–1991
bequest donors
We gratefully acknowledge donors who have left a bequest to the SSO.
The late Mrs Lenore AdamsonEstate of Carolyn ClampertEstate Of Jonathan Earl William ClarkEstate of Colin T EnderbyEstate of Mrs E HerrmanEstate of Irwin ImhofThe late Mrs Isabelle JosephThe Estate of Dr Lynn JosephThe Late Greta C RyanJune & Alan Woods Family Bequest
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON
MAKING A BEQUEST TO THE SSO, PLEASE
CONTACT LUKE GAY ON 8215 4625.
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BRONZE PATRONS CONTINUED
Robert McDougallJ A McKernanDavid Maloney AM &
Erin FlahertyR & S Maple-BrownMora MaxwellWilliam McIlrath Charitable
FoundationTaine MoufarrigeNexus ITJohn & Akky van OgtropSeamus Robert QuickChris Robertson &
Katharine ShawRodney Rosenblum AM &
Sylvia RosenblumDr Evelyn RoyalManfred & Linda SalamonMrs Joyce Sproat &
Mrs Janet CookeTony StrachanDavid Tudehope & Liz DibbsMr Robert & Mrs Rosemary
WalshWestpac GroupMichael & Mary Whelan TrustIn memory of Geoff WhiteJune & Alan Woods Family
BequestAnonymous (2)
PRESTO PATRONS $2,500–$4,999Mr Henri W Aram OAM
Ian BradyMr Mark Bryant oamIta Buttrose AO OBE
Mrs Stella ChenDr Rebecca ChinDr Diana Choquette &
Mr Robert MillinerFirehold Pty LtdDr Kim FrumarWarren GreenAnthony GreggJames & Yvonne HochrothMr Roger Hudson &
Mrs Claudia Rossi-HudsonProf. Andrew Korda am &
Ms Susan PearsonIn memoriam
Dr Reg Lam-Po-TangHelen & Phil MeddingsJames & Elsie MooreMs Jackie O’BrienJuliana SchaefferDr Agnes E SinclairEzekiel Solomon AM
Mr Ervin Vidor AM & Mrs Charlotte Vidor
Lang Walker AO & Sue WalkerYim Family Foundation Anonymous (2)
VIVACE PATRONS $1,000–$2,499Mrs Lenore AdamsonMrs Antoinette AlbertRae & David AllenAndrew Andersons AO
Mr Matthew AndrewsThe Hon Justice Michael BallDavid BarnesMr Garry BessonAllan & Julie BlighJan BowenRoslynne BracherMrs R D Bridges OBE
Lenore P BuckleMargaret BulmerIn memory of RW BurleyMrs Rhonda CaddyMr B & Mrs M ColesMs Suzanne CollinsJoan Connery OAM &
Maxwell Connery OAM
Debby Cramer & Bill CaukillMr John Cunningham SCM &
Mrs Margaret CunninghamGreta DavisLisa & Miro DavisElizabeth DonatiColin Draper & Mary Jane
BrodribbProf. & Mrs John EdmondsMalcolm Ellis & Erin O’NeillMrs Margaret EppsMr Matt GarrettVivienne Goldschmidt &
Owen JonesMrs Fay GrearIn Memory of Angelica GreenAkiko GregoryMr & Mrs Harold &
Althea HallidayJanette HamiltonMrs Jennifer HershonAngus HoldenMr Kevin Holland &
Mrs Roslyn AndrewsThe Hon. David Hunt AO QC &
Mrs Margaret HuntDr & Mrs Michael HunterMr Philip Isaacs OAM
Michael & Anna JoelMrs W G KeighleyDr Andrew KennedyJennifer KingAron KleinlehrerMr Andrew Korda &
Ms Susan PearsonMr Justin LamMr Peter Lazar AM
Professor Winston LiauwAirdrie LloydMrs Juliet LockhartPeter Lowry OAM &
Dr Carolyn Lowry OAM
Kevin & Deirdre McCannIan & Pam McGawMatthew McInnesMacquarie Group FoundationBarbara MaidmentJohn MarRenee MarkovicMr Danny R MayI MerrickHenry & Ursula MooserMilja & David MorrisMrs J MulveneyMr Darrol NormanE J NuffieldDr Mike O’Connor AM
Mr & Mrs OrtisMr Andrew C PattersonMichael PaulAlmut PiattiIn memory of Sandra Paul
PottingerDr Raffi QasabianMr Patrick Quinn-GrahamErnest & Judith RapeePatricia H Reid Endowment
Pty LtdDr Marilyn RichardsonIn memory of Katherine
RobertsonMr David RobinsonTim RogersLesley & Andrew RosenbergIn memory of H St P ScarlettMr Samuel F ShefferDavid & Alison ShilligtonDr Judy SoperMrs Judith SouthamMs Barbara SpencerMrs Elizabeth SquairCatherine StephenThe Hon. Brian Sully QC
Mrs Margaret SwansonThe Taplin FamilyDr & Mrs H K TeyKevin TroyJohn E TuckeyJudge Robyn TupmanDr Alla WaldmanMiss Sherry WangWestpac Banking
CorporationHenry & Ruth WeinbergThe Hon. Justice A G WhealyMary Whelan & Robert
BaulderstoneDr Richard T WhiteMrs Leonore WhyteA Willmers & R PalBetty WilkenfeldDr Edward J WillsProf. Neville Wills &
Ian FenwickeAnn & Brooks C Wilson AM
Dr Richard Wing
Dr Peter Wong & Mrs Emmy K Wong
Geoff Wood & Melissa WaitesSir Robert WoodsMr & Mrs Lindsay WoolveridgeIn memory of Lorna WrightDr John YuAnonymous (12)
ALLEGRO PATRONS $500–$999Nikki AbrahamsMs Jenny AllumKatherine AndrewsMr Peter J ArmstrongGarry & Tricia AshMr & Mrs George BallDr Lilon BandlerBarlow Cleaning Pty LtdBarracouta Pty LtdBeauty Point Retirement
ResortMr Michael BeckDr Andrew BellRichard & Margaret BellJan BiberMinnie BiggsG D BoltonIn memory of Jillian BowersR D & L M BroadfootDr Peter BroughtonDr David BryantArnaldo BuchDr Miles BurgessPat & Jenny BurnettRosemary CampbellMr JC Campbell QC &
Mrs CampbellJudy ChiddyIn memory of Beth HarpleyMr Phillip CornwellDr Peter CraswellMr David CrossPhil Diment AM & Bill
ZafiropoulosDr David DixonSusan DoenauMrs Jane DrexlerDana DupereDr Nita DurhamJohn FavaloroMrs Lesley FinnMs Julie Flynn & Mr Trevor
CookMrs Paula FlynnMr John GadenClive & Jenny GoodwinRichard Griffin AM
Dr Jan GroseBenjamin Hasic &
Belinda DavieMr Robert HavardMrs Joan HenleyRoger Henning
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“Together, we have an ambition to foster a love of orchestral music in school children of all ages, and to equip their teachers with the skills they need to develop this in our young people…”DAVID ROBERTSON SSO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TODAY
Sue HewittDr Joan-Mary HindsDorothy Hoddinott AO
Bill & Pam HughesMs Cynthia KayeMrs Margaret KeoghDr Henry KilhamDr Joyce KirkMrs Patricia KleinhansAnna-Lisa KlettenbergSonia LalL M B LampratiDr Barry LandaElaine M LangshawDr Leo & Mrs Shirley LeaderMargaret LedermanMrs Erna LevyMrs A LohanMr Gabriel LopataPanee LowMelvyn MadiganMs Jolanta MasojadaMr Guido MayerLouise MillerPatricia MillerKenneth Newton MitchellMrs Judith MortonMr Graham NorthMr Sead NurkicDr A J PalmerDr Kevin PedemontDr Natalie E PelhamDr John PittJohn Porter & Annie
Wesley-SmithMrs Greeba PritchardThe Hon. Dr Rodney Purvis AM &
Mrs Marian PurvisMichael QuaileyMiss Julie RadosavljevicRenaissance Tours
VANGUARD COLLECTIVEJustin Di Lollo ChairBelinda BentleyOscar McMahonTaine Moufarrige
Founding PatronShefali PryorSeamus R Quick
Founding PatronChris Robertson &
Katherine Shaw Founding Patrons
MEMBERSJames ArmstrongPhilip AtkinLuan AtkinsonJoan BallantineJames BaudzusAndrew BaxterAdam BeaupeurtAnthony BeresfordAndrew BotrosPeter BraithwaiteBlake BriggsAndrea BrownMelanie BrownAttila BrungsIan BurtonJennifer BurtonPaul ColganClaire CooperBridget CormackRobbie CranfieldAsha CugatiJuliet CurtinRosalind De SaillyPaul DeschampsCatherine DonnellyAlistair FurnivalAlexandra GibsonSam GiddingsMarina GoJeremy GoffHilary GoodsonTony GriersonLouise HaggertyRose HercegFrancis HicksPeter HowardJennifer HoyKatie HryceVirginia JudgeJonathan Kennedy
Aernout KerbertPatrick KokAlisa LaiJohn Lam-Po-TangTristan LandersJessye LinGary LinnaneDavid LoSaskia LoGabriel LopataRebecca MacFarlingRobert McGroryDavid McKeanNick NichlesKate O’ReillyPeter O’SullivanJonathan PeaseCleo PosaLaurisa PoulosMichael RadovnikovicSudeep RaoMichael ReedeChris RobertsonBenjamin RobinsonAlvaro Rodas FernandezJacqueline RowlandsAnthony Michael SchembriBenjamin SchwartzKatherine ShawCecilia StornioloRandal TameSandra TangIan TaylorMichael TidballMark TimminsMichael TuffyKim WaldockJon WilkieYvonne ZammitAmy Zhou
SSO Vanguard
A membership program for a dynamic group of Gen X & Y SSO fans and future philanthropists
Janelle RostronMrs Christine Rowell-MillerMrs Louise RowstonJorie Ryan for Meredith RyanMr Kenneth RyanGarry Scarf & Morgie BlaxillPeter & Virginia ShawJudge David S ShillingtonMrs Diane Shteinman AM
Victoria SmythDoug & Judy SotherenColin SpencerJames & Alice SpigelmanFred & May SteinAshley & Aveen StephensonMargaret & William SuthersMargaret SwansonDr Jenepher ThomasMrs Caroline ThompsonMrs June ThorntonPeter & Jane ThorntonMs Rhonda TingAlma TooheyMrs M TurkingtonGillian Turner & Rob BishopRoss TzannesMr Robert VeelRonald WalledgeIn memory of Denis WallisIn memoriam JBL WattMiss Roslyn WheelerThe Wilkinson FamilyEdward & Yvonne WillsYetty WindtMr Evan WongMrs Robin YabsleyAnonymous (34)
SSO Patrons pages correct as of 27 February 2015
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Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council,
its arts funding and advisory body
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