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Celebrate the wonder of the seasonStarring tenor Joel Parnis and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra & Choir

Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director Joel Parnis (Australia) Tenor Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Brandenburg Choir

PROGRAM

Palestrina Alma Redemptoris Mater

Palestrina Kyrie from Missa Gabriel Archangelus

Alexandre Desplat My Love is Always Here from Harry Potter

Traditional Once, in Royal David’s City

Gibbons Magnificat from Short Service

Orlando di Lasso Matona Mia Cara

Traditional (arr. Rutter) Deck the Hall

David Foster & Linda Thompson-Jenner (arr. Palmer) Grown-up Christmas List

Traditional & Mendelssohn (arr. Palmer) Medley (Good King Wenceslas / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)

John Rutter Nativity Carol

Traditional (arr. Palmer) The Twelve Days of Christmas

Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine

Ola Gjeilo The Ground: Pleni Sunt Caeli

Claude-Michael Schönberg (arr. Palmer) My Prayer (Bring Him Home) from Les Misérables

Irving Berlin (arr. Palmer) White Christmas

Alex Palmer All Nearness Pauses, While a Star Can Grow

Adolphe Adam (arr. Palmer) Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)

Gruber Stille Nacht (Silent Night)

Anonymous (arr. Willcocks) O Come, All Ye Faithful

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Sydney and Melbourne, December 2017

MELBOURNE Melbourne Recital Centre Saturday 9 December at 5pm & 7:30pm

SYDNEY Paddington Monday 11 December at 7pm Tuesday 12 December at 7pm

City Recital Hall Wednesday 13 December at 5pm & 7pm Saturday 16 December at 5pm & 7pm

Wollongong Thursday 14 December at 7pm

Parramatta Monday 18 December at 7:30pm

Mosman Tuesday 19 December at 7pm

Newtown Wednesday 20 December at 7pm

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The duration of this concert is approximately 70 minutes without interval. We kindly request that you switch off all electronic devices during the performance.

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Macquarie Group is thrilled to welcome you to the Brandenburg’s annual concert highlight, Noël! Noël!

A firm tradition on the concert calendar, Noël! Noël! sees Artistic Director Paul Dyer celebrate the festive season with a vivacious mix of favourite classics and contemporary surprises.

This is Macquarie Group’s tenth anniversary year as Brandenburg’s Principal Partner, and we are proud to celebrate the achievements of the Orchestra during this time. Through Brandenburg’s commitment to artistic innovation and excellence, they have forged a unique and distinctive style that truly enhances the cultural landscape of Australia. Our partnership is focused on supporting the Brandenburg’s varied and inspiring programming in order to bring memorable live musical performances to widespread audiences in both capital cities and regional communities.

Macquarie’s partnership with the Brandenburg is an important part of our investment in the advancement of arts and culture in Australia, and Paul Dyer and the Orchestra’s celebrated musicians consistently deliver performances of a high musical calibre and continue to attract new admirers.

Congratulations to Paul Dyer and the Orchestra for another truly memorable concert year. Now sit back, relax and soak up the joys of Christmas with the Brandenburg.

I look forward to welcoming you again in 2018.

Bill Marynissen Head of Macquarie Wealth Management

MESSAGE FROM MACQUARIE GROUP

A few weeks ago, I was pleasantly stopped in the street by a gentleman who expressed to me what a gift and tradition Noël! Noël! had become to him and his family. In a world where we are all in a constant state of distraction, I think being united by the love of music in the serenity of a concert hall channels a magical energy that can bring our focus back to the present.

Noël! Noël! has always been my musical top hat. Sackbuts and Santa Claus. Sentimentality and silliness. Stained glass and summer sunshine. Cherries and champagne. Or perhaps, it’s simply a rare hour dedicated to unravelling, unwinding and reflecting on the year just gone and perhaps even a few minutes left to ponder the year ahead. For me and a lot of our Brandenburg audience, the unique charm and mystery of the churches is what makes Noël! Noël! particularly enchanting; a musical dream world where I hope to evoke the spirit of the season. But above all, Noël! Noël! is and will always be about love and goodness.

Speaking of magic, my abracadabra this year is tenor Joel Parnis, a spectacular young man of

extraordinary talents. With musical theatre roots stretching from the stage of Melbourne’s Regent Theatre right back to Ballarat, Joel was then transformed into Freddy in My Fair Lady by the wand of the gifted artist and director, Dame Julie Andrews. We, of course, have the gorgeous Brandenburg Choir and Orchestra onstage, and the repertoire spans Palestrina to Potter (Harry Potter that is!) all with a wonderful musical theatre edge.

And in case you are looking for a Christmas gift: try inviting your friends to take up the 2018 season. It’s on sale now!!! The season kicks off with Thomas Tallis’ England, and the year has so many fabulous fresh new concerts to enjoy. Go to the Brandenburg website or call the box office, and join me and my merry band for a year of musical adventures.

Enjoy Noël! Noël! and have a very Merry Christmas!

Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director and Conductor

PAUL' S THOUGHTS ON CHRISTMAS

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Tenor (Australia)

Joel Parnis graduated from the University of Ballarat - Arts Academy in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre).

Most recently he starred as Freddy in the blockbuster Sydney return season of My Fair Lady directed by Julie Andrews for Opera Australia. Other recent credits include the Australian and international tours of Les Misérables, Atlantis in Concert, Patient 12, Flowerchildren: The Mamas and Papas Story, Tune in Tomorrow, Godspell, The Pirates of Penzance, Titanic in Concert, as well as Chess — The Musical and The Producers.

In 2013-14, Joel toured nationally with the cabaret act Golden Oldies: A Night of Classic Broadway tunes, and also co-produced and performed in OzBroadway, a charity performance celebrating Australian musical theatre composers, raising money for the Victorian Actors’ Benevolent Fund.

Joel also made an appearance in feature film Charlotte's Web, the Helpmann Awards in 2014, 2015 and 2017, and Carols by Candlelight in 2014. In 2010-11, Joel was a singer and dancer at Universal Studios Singapore. In 2014 he was a semi-finalist for the Rob Guest Endowment Award.

JOEL PARNIS

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Paul Dyer is one of Australia’s leading specialists in period performance. He co-founded the Brandenburg in 1990 after completing postgraduate studies at the Royal Conservatorium in The Hague, and has been Artistic Director and conductor since that time. Paul is a performing artist comfortable in his unique music arena – whether working in ancient music, contemporary music, opera, with artists such as circus performers, contemporary dance, or visual art. His busy performing schedule in Europe, Asia, the USA and Canada over the years has synchronised perfectly alongside his bold stage work in Australia.

Paul is an inspiring teacher and has been a staff member at various Conservatories throughout the world. In 1995 he received a Churchill Fellowship and he has won numerous international and national awards for his CD recordings with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir, including the 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2010 ARIA Awards for Best Classical Album.

Paul has performed with many international soloists including Andreas Scholl, Cyndia Sieden,

Marc Destrubé, Christoph Prégardien, Hidemi Suzuki, Manfredo Kraemer, Andrew Manze, Yvonne Kenny, Emma Kirkby, Philippe Jaroussky and many others. In 1998 he made his debut in Tokyo with countertenor Derek Lee Ragin, leading an ensemble of Brandenburg soloists, and in August 2001 Paul toured the orchestra to Europe with guest soloist Andreas Scholl, and recently featured in the soundtrack of the James Bond 007 movie, Spectre.

A passionate cook, entertainer, foodie, teacher, swimmer, traveller, he is friends with people and artists from Istanbul to India and Japan to Italy creating a unique platform for overseas performing artists to work with him and the Brandenburg in Australia.

Among his list of many awards and medals, Paul was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for his ‘distinguished service to the performing arts in Australia’. Paul is Patron of St Gabriel’s School for Hearing Impaired Children. In 2003 Paul was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for his services to Australian society and the advancement of music. In 2010 Paul was awarded the Sydney University Alumni Medal for Professional Achievement.

PAUL DYER

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Recorded live at St Francis of Assisi Church, Paddington NSW in December 2016, this is a Christmas celebration like only the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir, under their charismatic artistic director Paul Dyer, can create.

Noël! Noël! features brilliant New Zealand soprano Madison Nonoa, who sings the sumptuous renaissance lament Con qué la lavaré, Stille Nacht and many more beloved classics.

Paul Dyer AO artistic director, conductor & harpsichord Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Brandenburg Choir Featuring Madison Nonoa (New Zealand) soprano

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The Musicians on period instruments

Brandenburg Choir

Baroque Violin Matt Bruce* Associate Concertmaster Ben Dollman*

Baroque Viola Monique O’Dea1

Baroque Cello Rosemary Quinn

Baroque Bass Rob Nairn

Percussion Jess Ciampa

Sackbut Ros Jorgensen Nigel Crocker Keal Couper

Theorbo/Baroque Guitar/Lute Tommie Andersson*

Organ Heidi Jones

Piano Paul Dyer*

Soprano Samantha Ellis Wei Jiang Amy Moore Lindy Montgomery Josie Ryan Anna Sandström Lauren Stephenson Adria Watkin Hester Wright

Alto Robert Adam Jonathan Borg Austin Haynes Chris Hopkins Mark Nowicki Paul Tenorio

Tenor Richard Butler Spencer Darby Miguel Iglesias Brendan McMullan Richard Sanchez

Bass Craig Everingham Nick Gilbert Sébastien Maury Hugh Ronzani Rodney Smith

* Denotes Brandenburg Core Musician1 Monique O’Dea appears courtesy of Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney (staff)Organ preparation by Joanna Butler

Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director, Conductor Joel Parnis (Australia) Tenor Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Brandenburg Choir

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The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, led by charismatic Artistic Director Paul Dyer, celebrates the music of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with excellence, flair and joy. Comprising leading specialists in informed performance practice from all over Australia, the Brandenburg performs using original edition scores and instruments of the period, breathing fresh life and vitality into baroque and classical masterpieces – as though the music has just sprung from the composer’s pen.

The Orchestra’s name pays tribute to the Brandenburg Concertos of J.S. Bach, whose musical genius was central to the baroque area. Celebrating their 28th anniversary in 2017, the Brandenburg continues to deliver exhilarating performances.

The Brandenburg has collaborated with such acclaimed and dynamic virtuosi as Andreas Scholl, Philippe Jaroussky, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Emma Kirkby, Andreas Staier, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Genevieve Lacey, Andrew Manze and more.

Through its annual subscription series in Sydney and Melbourne, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra performs before a live audience in excess of 52,000 people, and hundreds of thousands more through national broadcasts on ABC Classic FM. The Orchestra also has a regular commitment to performing in regional Australia. Since 2003 the Australian Brandenburg

Orchestra has been a member of the Major Performing Arts Group, which comprises 28 flagship national arts organisations supported by the Australia Council for the Arts. The Orchestra began regular touring to Queensland in 2015.

Since its beginning, the Brandenburg has been popular with both audiences and critics. In 1998 The Age proclaimed the Brandenburg “had reached the ranks of the world’s best period instrument orchestras”. In 2010 the UK’s Gramophone Magazine declared “the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is Australia’s finest period-instrument ensemble. Under their inspiring musical director Paul Dyer, their vibrant concerts and recordings combine historical integrity with electrifying virtuosity and a passion for beauty”.

The Australian proclaimed that “a concert with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is like stepping back in time, as the sounds of period instruments resurrect baroque and classical works with reverence and authority”.

The Brandenburg’s 20 recordings with ABC Classics include five ARIA Award winners for Best Classical Album (1998, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2010). In 2015 the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra was the recipient of the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award and in 2016 the Helpmann Award for Best Chamber Concert.

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“…what stands out at concert after concert is the impression that this bunch of musicians is having a really good time. They look at each other and smile and laugh... there’s a warmth and sense of fun not often associated with classical performance.”

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AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA

Matt BruceAssociate Concertmaster

Ben DollmanBaroque Violin

Paul DyerArtistic Director/Piano

Monique O'DeaBaroque Viola

Rosemary Quinn Baroque Cello

Ros Jorgensen Sackbut

Nigel Crocker Sackbut

Keal Couper Sackbut

Jess Ciampa Percussion

Tommie AnderssonTheorbo/Baroque Guitar/Lute

Heidi JonesChamber Organ

Rob NairnBaroque Bass

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“There was vigour and passion in this performance just as there was great subtlety and finely shaded nuances of feeling and colour.” Sydney Morning Herald

“The Brandenburg Choir was polished and responsive, powerfully conveying the work's celebratory magnificence in their full-voiced climaxes sung in unison.” The Australian

The Brandenburg Choir is renowned for its astonishing vocal blend and technical virtuosity. Established by Artistic Director Paul Dyer in 1999 to perform in the first-ever Noël! Noël! Brandenburg Christmas concert, the Choir has become a regular part of the Brandenburg year. The first Noël! Noël! concert combined medieval chant and polyphony as well as carols from around the world in their original settings and languages.

“Music from earlier centuries often requires the sound of the human voice. I wanted to put a group of excellent singers together adding a rich complement to our period instruments. Our Choir is a ravishing blend of radiant Sydney singers”, says Paul Dyer.

Originally 13 voices, the Choir joined our Orchestra and wowed audiences with truly beautiful

renditions of both familiar Christmas favourites and rarely-heard sacred works, performing music from the eleventh century to the baroque. It was an instant success, combining musical, literary and scholarly performances that thrilled audiences and critics alike.

Noël! Noël! has proven to be so popular, the Brandenburg has released its second live recording of the concert. A Celtic Christmas was recorded in 2013. This beautiful collection of festive music is available in leading music stores. In addition to the annual Noël! Noël! concerts, the Choir now regularly performs as part of the Brandenburg’s annual subscription season. Bach Cantatas, Handel Coronation Anthems, and Mozart’s great Requiem and Coronation Mass are among the best loved performances of the Choir. Their performance of Handel's Ode for St Cecilia's Day received critical acclaim, with the Sydney Morning Herald declaring: “[The Brandenburg Choir is] one of the finest choruses one could put together in this town”.

The current members of the Brandenburg Choir are all professional singers, many of whom also hold music degrees, but they do not all sing full time. From music teachers to lawyers, business managers to medical doctors and nurses, each member looks forward to the opportunity to perform with the Brandenburg throughout the year.

BRANDENBURG CHOIRSamantha EllisSoprano

Austin HaynesAlto

Anna Sandström Soprano

Richard ButlerTenor

Craig EveringhamBass

Amy MooreSoprano

Mark Nowicki Alto

Adria Watkin Soprano

Miguel Iglesias Tenor

Sébastien Maury Bass

Wei JiangSoprano

Chris Hopkins Alto

Lauren StephensonSoprano

Spencer Darby Tenor

Nick Gilbert Bass

Belinda MontgomerySoprano

Paul Tenorio Alto

Hester Wright Soprano

Brendan McMullan Tenor

Hugh Ronzani Bass

Josie RyanSoprano

Robert Adam Alto

Jonathan Borg Alto

Richard SanchezTenor

Rodney Smith Bass 1110

GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (C. 1525 – 1594)

Alma Redemptoris Mater

This year’s Noël! Noël! begins with a work by probably the best-known and most influential musical figure of the Renaissance period, Palestrina. Named after the town of his birth, near Rome, Palestrina is mostly remembered for his sublime examples of Renaissance polyphony. Polyphony, literally meaning many sounds, is a type of musical texture where all the voices participate in the music simultaneously and independently. In this case, there are four “voices”: one violin and three sackbuts. Sackbuts are an ancient forerunner to the trombone, featuring the distinctive sliding mechanism which is used to adjust the pitch of the notes produced. While many sizes of sackbuts exist, this trio comprises an alto, tenor and bass sackbut, which makes it ideal for accompanying the Baroque violin. The original text of this work is a prayer to the Virgin Mary, the “open gateway to heaven and star of the sea”.

GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA (C. 1525 – 1594)

Kyrie from Missa Gabriel Archangelus

Palestrina’s stunning Renaissance polyphony continues with this Kyrie eleison, a prayer which translates as “Lord, have mercy”. It is both a prayer sung to give thanksgiving and to ask for mercy from God, and is the traditional opening movement of a choral mass. As a musical setting of the liturgy, masses are usually in Latin, as is the case for Palestrina’s many examples. The composer wrote at least one hundred masses, and this one is named for the archangel Gabriel, who announced Mary’s pregnancy to her. It was first published in 1554 as part of Palestrina’s first book of masses. This book was the first book of masses by an Italian composer, as most of the prominent composers of the day were from France, the Low Countries and Iberia. As another example of Renaissance polyphony, all four voices (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) have roughly equal prominence in the music, although the ear may be drawn to a certain voice at particular times: balancing these moments is one of Palestrina’s greatest skills.

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (1961 – )

My Love is Always Here

Alexandre Desplat is a French film composer who has emerged as one of the world’s most renowned in recent years. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards, and took home the Oscar for Best Original Score for his soundtrack to the film The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His most famous works also include the

scores to The Queen (2006), The King’s Speech (2010), Godzilla (2014) and The Imitation Game (2015). This particular work comes from the soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), the seventh and penultimate film in the smash-hit fantasy series based on the novels by J. K. Rowling. It is a hymn for four-part choir, written for the scene in which Harry Potter visits the town of his birth and discovers the cemetery where his late parents are buried.

O sleep, sweet babe, though the snow is cold and deep around, Just sleep, dear babe, through the wind’s so keen and icy sound. Oh hush, sweet babe, there is nothing you should fear, Just hush, dear babe, for my love is always here. And I will hold you, safe in my arms, So no evil can touch you, you can come to no harm. Wake now, dear babe, now the night is nearly through, Wake now, sweet babe, there's a world that's waiting here for you.

TRADITIONAL

Once in Royal David’s City

This Christmas carol is one of the most popular in the repertoire, and its worldwide fame is largely due to its place as the traditional opening to the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols service at King’s College, Cambridge. This service, which is broadcast live across the world, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and Once in Royal David’s City is customarily the hymn sung as the choir processes in. Its text is a poem by the Irish poet Cecil Frances Alexander, who published it as part of the 1848 book Hymns for Little Children. It was soon after discovered by the English organist Henry Gauntlett, who set the poem to the tune it is now famous for today.

ORLANDO GIBBONS (1583 – 1625)

Magnificat from Short Service

Gibbons had an esteemed musical life. He was born in Oxford, and became a young singer at King’s College, Cambridge, where he went on to attend the university as a sizar, a student who received assistance in the form of meals or lodging. He was then appointed by King James I as organist of the Chapel Royal, and was also organist at Westminster Abbey. He wrote two major settings of Evensong, the traditional Anglican tradition of afternoon or evening prayer featuring choir, and this particular work comes from the setting known as the Short Service. It is a Magnificat, one of the most ancient Christian hymns which honours the Virgin Mary.

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ORLANDO DI LASSO (1532 – 1594)

Matona Mia Cara

Di Lasso was a hugely famous and admired musician in his day, and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the sixteenth century. He was born in modern-day Belgium, and at the age of twelve began a life of extensive travel – through Italy, Sicily, France, England and Bavaria. Although he was an incredibly prolific and versatile composer, his works are all written for voices. The text to this song is rather tongue-in-cheek, and boasts of the singer’s love-making skills with a range of untranslatable jokes, puns and double entendres. This version is an instrumental one crafted by the Brandenburg.

TRADITIONAL, arr. John Rutter

Deck the Hall

As with many famous Christmas carols, the melody of Deck the Hall is an ancient one which was originally paired with a different text. The melody is Welsh, and dates back to at least the sixteenth century, but it was first published in 1794, where it was set to the text Nos galan, meaning “New Year’s Eve” is Welsh. The melody was set to its now well-known English text Deck the Hall by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant, and first appeared in this form in 1862, as part of a volume called Welsh Melodies. The famous fa la la la la passage originates with the original Welsh version, and probably derives from even earlier medieval songs. This particular version is a lively and imaginative arrangement by the famed English choral composer John Rutter, one of whose original works also appears later in the program.

DAVID FOSTER (1949 – ) & LINDA THOMPSON-JENNER (1950 – ), arr. Alex Palmer

My Grown-up Christmas List

This touching Christmas song was first released in 1990 by American singer Natalie Cole, daughter of the famous musician Nat King Cole. Although it received little fanfare at the time, it has since been covered by a host of musical icons, including Kelly Clarkson, Barbara Streisand, Michael Bublé and Aretha Franklin. Its most famous rendition is probably the cover by popular American Christian music sweetheart Amy Grant, released in 1992. The composer, David Foster, is particularly noted for his work writing and producing Christmas songs and albums. He formed, with his third wife Linda Thompson-Jenner, a formidable songwriting team, which also wrote the smash hit “I Have Nothing” for the great Whitney Houston. The song eschews the materialism and superficiality sometimes associated with Christmas, and instead calls for a different kind of Christmas wish.

TRADITIONAL & FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809 – 1847), arr. Alex Palmer

Medley (Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)

This instrumental medley is the combination of two beloved Christmas favourites. Good King Wenceslas takes a tune which dates back to at least the thirteenth century, but which was first published in the 1582 song book Piae Cantiones, an invaluable collection of medieval music. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing has also appeared in many forms over the years, but the tune most commonly associated with the text is by Felix Mendelssohn. This number combines the two works into a festive instrumental piece which primarily features the sackbuts. The final iteration of Good King Wenceslas features “division” – a stylistic technique common in the Renaissance period whereby single notes of a melodic line are divided in shorter, faster notes to create an exciting and ornamented effect.

JOHN RUTTER (1945 – )

Nativity Carol

John Rutter has been described as “the most celebrated and successful composer of carols alive today”, and he is certainly among the best-known of the late twentieth century. He studied music at the University of Cambridge, and went on to found the famed Cambridge Singers and serve as director of music at Clare College, Cambridge. He has since written settings of almost every iconic Christmas carol, as well as a host of original compositions. Rutter himself wrote the words as well as the music of this work, simply titled Nativity Carol. He takes traditional Christmas topics and sets them imaginatively: for the verse about the virgin mother, the women of the choir take the lead; for the verse introducing the wise men and the shepherds, the men of the choir take a more prominent vocal part; and to paint the universal love of Christ, all the voices come together in unison.

TRADITIONAL, arr. Alex Palmer

The Twelve Days of Christmas

The beloved carol The Twelve Days of Christmas is thought to be French in origin, but the version popular today was English composer Frederic Austen’s 1909 setting of a rhyme first published in England in 1780, with a traditional folk melody as its basis. The carol is what is known as a cumulative song – meaning that each verse builds upon the previous verse. In this case, there are twelve verses, each of which adds a new item to the list of gifts given by “my true love”. This version is a new one specially commissioned by Paul Dyer for these performances. It features a new text by comedian Mark Humphries, known for SBS2’s The Feed and ABC2’s The Roast, and a new arrangement by composer and arranger Alex Palmer. 1514

GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845 – 1924)

Cantique de Jean Racine

Gabriel Fauré was a French composer whose style has been described as linking Romanticism and modernism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As a child, he took piano lessons from fellow Frenchman Camille Saint-Saëns, who encouraged the young Fauré to pursue composition. This work was written when he was just nineteen years old, and was in fact an entry into a school composition competition, in which it was awarded first prize. It takes its name from the author of its text, Jean Racine, who was an esteemed playwright of the seventeenth century. It has become a staple of the choral repertoire for its poignant harmonies and sweeping melodic lines.

OLA GJEILO (1978 – )

The Ground: Pleni Sunt Caeli from Sunrise Mass

Ola Gjeilo is a Norwegian composer who studied composition at the Juilliard School and is now based in New York City. He has emerged as a formidable choral composer in recent years, and his works are highly regarded for their flowing melodies and organic feel. He cites the famed American choral composer Eric Whitacre as an influence, and describes himself as a “populist” composer, saying that he wants his music to “reach out to… and hopefully touch as many people as possible”. Gjeilo has become a favourite of the Brandenburg in recent years, and the choir’s accuracy and sensitivity is well-suited to the composer’s choral works.

CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG (1944 – ), arr. Alex Palmer

My Prayer (Bring Him Home) from Les Misérables

Les Misérables is one of the most successful musicals of all time, and is the longest-running musical on the West End in history, having played over thirteen thousand performances there, as well as more than six thousand on Broadway. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and a host of others in 1987, and has been a worldwide phenomenon ever since. It is based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, and tells the story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant who has recently been released from jail after stealing a loaf of bread for his starving nephew. In this number, Valjean prays to God to protect Marius, a student revolutionary who has become entangled in the violence of early nineteenth-century Paris.

IRVING BERLIN (1888 – 1989), arr. Alex Palmer

White Christmas

The great Irving Berlin was an American composer and songwriter who wrote hundreds of songs throughout his long and illustrious life. He arrived in New York City at the age of five, along with his family who were most likely fleeing violent anti-Semitic sentiment in his native Russia. The song White Christmas was penned for the 1942 film Holiday Inn, and its rendition by Bing Crosby is often considered the best-selling single of all time. It netted the songwriter the 1942 Oscar for Best Original Song, an award which Berlin awkwardly announced himself the winner of. One version of its origin is that Berlin wrote the song in sunny California, and it is certainly a nostalgic take on the winter wonderland fantasy not often seen there, or in Australia. This version brings Joel Parnis and the men of the choir together for a playful rendition of the classic song.

ALEX PALMER (1992 – )

All Nearness Pauses, While a Star Can Grow

Alex Palmer is a young Sydney-based composer who has collaborated extensively with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Like Orlando Gibbons and John Rutter before him, he studied music at the University of Cambridge, as well as at Berklee College of Music. This work, composed specially for the Brandenburg Choir, is his first composition performed by the group, and is a setting of a poem by the avant-garde American poet E. E. Cummings (1894 – 1962). Cummings is known for his wildly unique works that are beloved for their free structures, meandering stories, broken syntax and unusual imagery. The poem loosely tells the story of the birth of a star, and paints a surreal image of the moon, stars and sky.

all nearness pauses, while a star can grow

all distance breathes a final dream of bells; perfectly outlined against afterglow are all amazing and the peaceful hills

(not where not here but neither’s blue most both)

and history immeasurably is wealthier by a single sweet day’s death: as not imagined secrecies comprise

goldenly huge whole the upfloating moon.

Times a strange fellow; more he gives than takes (and he takes all) nor any marvel finds quite disappearance but some keener makes losing, gaining —love! if a world ends

more than all worlds begin to (see?) begin

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ADOLPHE ADAM (1803 – 1856), arr. Alex Palmer

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)

This carol, known in English as O Holy Night, is a setting by Adolphe Adam of a text by the French poet Placide Cappeau. Cappeau was an abolitionist, and his poem, titled Minuit, chrétiens (“Midnight, Christians”), likens the redemption of Jesus to freedom from slavery. Cappeau asked his friend Adam, who was in fact Jewish, to set the text to music, and it premièred in 1847 to great acclaim. When Cappeau left the church due to his socialist beliefs, the church leadership banned the carol, but its great popularity ensured its continued performance throughout France. Sometime around 1855, the American abolitionist John Sullivan Dwight heard the carol and, inspired, penned the English version famous today. It is also believed to be the second song ever broadcast on radio, when Canadian inventor Reginald Fassenden played the piece in an experimental AM radio program on Christmas Eve of 1906 (he broadcast Handel’s Ombra ma fui shortly before it, which takes the first prize). The Brandenburg’s performance brings together the choir, orchestra and tenor Joel Parnis, singing the original French.

FRANZ XAVER GRUBER (1787 – 1863)

Stille Nacht (Silent Night)

This beloved carol is a true Christmas favourite, and in fitting fashion, it was first performed on Christmas Eve in 1818. The composer, Franz Xaver Gruber, was the organist at the parish church in the town of Oberndorf, in modern-day Austria. He set the music to a text written by the local priest Father Joseph Mohr, and since that time a host of tales have spread about the carol and its rise to fame. While the original manuscript has been lost, it seems that the song was originally written for Gruber and Mohr themselves, with the accompaniment of a lone guitar and the parish choir. This led to speculation that the church organ may have been broken, but the only evidence for this seems to be a visit of an organ builder to repair the instrument some weeks later. The story then goes that the repairman took a copy of the music back to his hometown, where a travelling musical family heard the song and began touring it across northern Europe. It was an immediate favourite of King Frederick William IV of Prussia upon hearing it in 1834, and by 1839 it had been performed in New York City. The current English version dates to 1859, and since that time, its popularity has only grown. The church where it was first performed is now known as the Stille-Nacht-Kapelle (Silent Night Chapel).

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! Silent night! Holy night! Alles schläft; einsam wacht Everything sleeps, only awake is Nur das traute hoch heilige Paar. The holy betrothed couple. Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar, Lovely boy with curly hair, Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh! Sleep in heavenly peace!

Douce nuit! Sainte nuit! Silent night! Holy night! Dans les cieux, l’astre luit. In the heavens, the star shines. Le mystère annoncé s’accomplit. The foretold mystery is coming to pass. Cet enfant sur la paille endormi, This child asleep on the straw, C’est l’amour infini! Is the infinite love!

Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, love’s pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace. Jesus, Lord at Thy birth!

ANONYMOUS, arr. David Willcocks

O Come, All Ye Faithful

O Come, All Ye Faithful is the traditional finale to the Brandenburg’s Noël! Noël! performances, and this year is no exception. The hymn has been attributed to various composers, and while the earliest manuscript of the work bears the name of King John IV of Portugal (1604 – 1656), it is likely that the tune is even older. The text was originally written in Latin as Adeste fideles, and has been translated into various languages countless times. The most famous English translation, which closes this performance today, was written by the English priest Frederick Oakeley in 1841, and has become a ubiquitous part of Christmas celebrations ever since.

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Brandenburg applauds our wonderful partners who proudly support our 2017 season.

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“ Thanks to the tremendous generosity of you and your fellow Brandenburg supporters, we have established nothing short of cultural excellence as Australia’s national baroque orchestra for nearly 30 years. Our dream is to continue doing exactly this – achieving excellence, inspiring audiences and sharing our music with you for many more years to come.”

Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director Bruce Applebaum Managing Director

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To find out more, or to make a donation please get in touch with our Development team: T: 1300 782 856 E: development@brandenburg.com.au W: donations.brandenburg.com.au

BRANDENBURG ANNUAL GIVING DONORSLIFE PATRONS

Mary Holt and the late Dr John Holt

CHRISTINA $10,000 or above

Anthony Adair and Karen McLeod AdairAidan AllenStephen and Sophie AllenGraham Bradley AM and Charlene BradleyJillian Broadbent AO

Jane and David DuncanMichael Ebeid AM and Roland HowlettThe Faithfull Family^

Ms Lesley GrantAlison HarropMary Holt and the late Dr John HoltMrs W G Keighley in memory of GeoffreyNick and Caroline MinogueAlison Park in loving memory of Richard ParkLady Potter AC CMRI

Rodwell FoundationRowan Ross AM and Annie RossJeanne-Claude Strong in memory of James StrongPeter Weiss AO

Cameron WilliamsAnonymous x 3

RUSPOLI $5,000 – $9,999

Antoinette AlbertGlenn BarnesMrs Ros Bracher AM

David and Leith Bruce-SteerWayne Burns and Kean Onn SeeLouise ChristieRick and Sue Coles*Ms Emmanuelle DelannoyIn memory of Darrel FraserIphygenia KallinikosKatie Lahey AM and Robert MarriottVicki and Adam LibermanRobyn Martin-WeberJ and R MacLeodJ A McKernanVictoria TaylorDr Jason WenderothRay Wilson OAM in memory of James Agapitos OAM

A heartfelt thank you to our generous family of supporters.

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DURAZZO $1,000 – $4,999Paula AdamovichJ M AlroeBrett Andersen and Brad BowenJaci ArmstrongJohn and Robyn ArmstrongIan Baker and Cheryl SaundersPeter BarclayFrederic Baudry and Paul BaileyJeanette BeaumontMarc Besen AC and Eva Besen AOVirginia Braden WoolleyCatherine BroadyDr Catherine Brown-Watt PSM and Mr Derek WattKay BuckeridgeHenry Burmester and Peter MasonElizabeth Butcher AMDr Beverley and Mr Alan CastlemanMr Peter Clark and Mrs Jan ClarkRebecca and Craig ClarkeMargaret and Bernard ColesEmeritus Professor Martin Comte OAMProfessor Geoffrey N CooperPhillip Cornwell and Cecilia RiceDom Cottam and Kanako ImamuraJim Cousins AO and Libby Cousins^

Tim and Bryony CoxDavid Davies and Paul PresaMargaret and Chris de GuingandEmeritus Professor Dexter Dunphy AMRosemary Farrow^

Wendy and Ron FeinerPeter Fletcher AM and Kate FletcherNancy Fox and Bruce ArnoldBarbara and Malcolm FranceBrian and Philippa FranceCarrillo and Ziyin GantnerJustin and Anne GardenerBill and Julie GooldAnn Gordon*

Philip and Anabel GosseKen Groves and Yun-sik JangH L HanksJane HemstritchDr Ailsa Hocking and Dr Bernard WilliamsJ Holden Family FoundationCarr and Ann HordernJenny and Peter HordernJ L HossackJill and David HuntBelinda Hutchinson AMDr Alastair JacksonGayl Jenkins & Chris PellegrinettiNuala and Ajit KamathThe Hon Rod Kemp and Mrs Daniele KempLiana KestelmanArthur and Vicky KoumoukelisAnn and James LahoreMr John Lamble AOPaul LindwallGreg LivingstoneRichard and Elizabeth LongesAggie MaisanoDr Diana Marks and Dennis BluthCarina MartinThe Hon Jane Matthews AOJoanna B MaxwellMora MaxwellRichard and Rowena McDonaldPeter McGrathJohn Milhinch OAMDr David Millons AM and Mrs Barbara MillonsDr Paul Nisselle AM and Mrs Sue NisselleRointon Nugara and Brendan NugentRosemary and Jim O'CollinsPaul O'DonnellFaye ParkerRemembering Tom and Jenny ParramoreProfessor David Penington

Dr John PercyWJ and R PoateJim and Chris PollittKevin Powell and Alison DeansTed and Jean RadfordMicheal L RattiganPatricia H Reid Endowment Pty LtdDr David and Dr Gillian RitchieAlexander and Rosemary RocheLois RoffeyJustice Ronald Sackville AO and Mrs Pamela SackvilleJohn ScottDr Celina SeetoDaniela ShannonDr Gideon and Mrs Barbara ShawPaul Sheehan and Susan WyndhamMr Charlie Shuetrim AM and Mrs Sandra ShuetrimAlan and Jennifer SmithChris and Bea SochanMrs Beverley SouthernBrendan SowryKeith StammersDr Murray and Mrs Joy StapletonThe Suich FamilyPenny SwainMark and Debra TaylorMr Mike ThompsonMs Janet TorneyMrs C and Mr P Vaughan-ReidStephen and Ruth WalshProfessor Roy and Doctor Kimberley MacLeodSally and Geoffrey WhiteYanina WhiteJudith WilliamsRichard WillisGregory W WonGregory WoodK A WrattenAnonymous x 16

SUPPORTER I $500 – $999Peter AllanKeith and Louise BrodieAnnette and Kevin BurgesIta ButtroseDavid and Louise ByrneMarianne CochraneA L CrottyIn memory of Betty CurtainDr John Dale AO and Mrs Joan DaleDeborah DebnamCarol des CognetsSusan Dixon and Stephen RixMargaret DobbinNita DurhamJane Edmanson OAMElisabeth and Grahame ElderSarah FindlayLeigh GarvanChristine GeorgeNorman GillespiePatricia Glanville-MillerCarole A. P. GracePeter and Deirdre GrahamRichard and Anna Green

Kathryn Greiner AOSandra HaslamRoger and Scarlet HawkeArmon Hicks and Dr Karin SowadaGeoff HogbinGeoff HowardIn Loving Memory of Dean HuddlestonePenelope HughesMichael JonesNicholas KornerBetty LynchElizabeth Mackenzie and Michael BremnerJ & J MartinA le MarchantRichard MasiulanisWendy E McCarthy AOKate McCueRoss McNair and Robin RichardsonThe Hon Susan and Dr Frank MorganJulie Ann MorrisonMrs June Musgrove in memory of Dr Peter MusgroveJohn and Susan MyattAndrew NaylorMoffatt Oxenbould AM and Graeme Ewer AM

Dr Alice J PalmerDr Kevin PedemontJohn Peisley and Ros RoyalChristina PenderHelen PerlenNella PinkertonBeverly and Ian PryerMr Paul ReinG J RowePeter RushMarysia SeganJeannette SharpeJann SkinnerRobyn SmilesMargot SmithAnthony TarletonSue ThomsonMr Frank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam TisherJillian WaltonSusanne WardBruce WilliamsDavid Wood and Gary FungSusan YoungAnonymous x 25

SUPPORTER II $250 – $499Carole BaileyProfessor Fran Boyle AMDr Roderick BrooksJenny and Henry BurgerJ and M CameronProf Dianne CampbellChris and Trudy CooteJanet DoustKay FellPeta Forster and Mark AndersonMarguerite Foxon*Dr Mark Garwood and Mrs Elizabeth GarwoodMrs Judith L. GibsonRichard and Heather GorrellPeter Hales

Meredith HellicarFrank Hemmings*Pamela Kenny in memory of Peter*Joshua Kim and Richard HouseLizanne and Julian Knights AOJulie LaforestGeorge LawrenceGill ListerAnne LoveridgeRosemary MangiameleMorris and Helen MargolisPeter McCallJustin MilnePenelope OerlemansMrs Roslyn Packer AC

E K PalmerKen RamshawBarbara and Malcolm RichardsonProfessor Steve and Dr Sharon SchachCathy and John SimpsonNatalie & Tanya StoianoffMr Mark Edward Taylor*Amanda Trenaman and Steven TurnerMargot VaughanHenry Vindin and Vail BrombergerJoy WardleDr J and A WhaiteDr. Anthony WilliamsRichard & Lale WilliamsonAnonymous x 50

*Donors to the Brandenburg International Baroque Study Program ^Donors to the Brandenburg QuartetThis donor list is current for a 12-month period to 13 Nov 2017. Supporter III donations are acknowledged at donations.brandenburg.com.au

ORCHESTRAL CHAIRS

Concertmaster Chair supported by Jacqui and John Mullen

Baroque Cello Chair supported by Mrs W G Keighley

Theorbo/Baroque Guitar Chair supported by The Alexandra and Lloyd Martin Family Foundation and friends, in memory of Lloyd Martin AM

CHAIRMAN’S 11

Dedicated to the memory of James Strong AO. Chairman’s 11 supports the Brandenburg’s international and local guest artists.

Louise Christie Roxane ClaytonJan and Frank ConroyAngus CooteRichard Fisher AM and Diana FisherRichard Grellman AMChris and Gina Grubb

Carol Haynes and Skipp WilliamsonMrs. W. G. Keighley for GeoffreyGrant and Jennifer KingSusan Maple-BrownMs Gretel PackerAnonymous

BRANDENBURG OPERA CIRCLE

The following donors have supported the establishment of the Brandenburg Opera Circle, enabling the Orchestra to expand its repertoire into the world of baroque opera, as well as nurturing young opera singers and creative teams.

Toula and Nicholas CowellWendy and Ron FeinerDeborah Fox and Harald JahrlingJustin and Anne GardenerIrene and John GarranKen Groves and Yun-sik JangMary Holt and the late Dr John HoltA le Marchant

Peter McGrathDr Agnes SinclairVictoria TaylorGreg WardRay Wilson OAM in memory of James Agapitos OAMChristine Yip and Paul BradyAnonymous x 2

CORPORATE DONORS AccentureAPA GroupBain & Company

Link GroupPacific Equity PartnersQANTAS Loyalty

PLANNED GIVINGBequest The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra warmly acknowledges the bequest it has received from the Estate of Valda Astrida Siksna.

Play on: a lasting legacy We are hugely appreciative to all those who have pledged a bequest to the Brandenburg.

Janet DoustThe Faithfull Family Brian and Leonie FisherR J IrwinLilly K

Peter McGrathPenelope OerlemansJoan and Lloyd PoultonArt and Cynthia RaicheAnonymous x 15

BRANDENBURG FOUNDATION DONORS

AMATI $250,000 – $500,000

The Eileen Marie Dyer AM FundAnonymous

STRADIVARI $100,000 – $249,999

Cary and Rob GillespieAnonymous

GUARNERI $50,000 – $99,999

Chris and Kathy HarropMacquarie Group FoundationThe Martin Family in memory of Lloyd Martin AM

Christine Yip and Paul BradyAnonymous

MAESTRI $25,000 – $49,999

John and Robyn ArmstrongGreg Hutchinson AM and Lynda HutchinsonNick and Caroline MinogueRowan Ross AM and Annie Ross

ARCANGELI $15,000 – $24,999

Mr David Baffsky AO and Mrs Helen BaffskyMelinda Conrad and David JonesGlenn Moss and the late Dr Ken Moss AM

David and Rachel Zehner

CAMERATA $10,000 – $14,999

Graham Bradley AM and Charlene BradleyThe Clayton FamilyNorman GillespieRohan Mead

To find out more, or to make a donation please get in touch: T: 1300 782 856 E: development@brandenburg.com.au W: donations.brandenburg.com.au 2322

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Board of Directors Renata Kaldor AO, Chair Timothy Cox AO, Deputy Chair Helen Bauer Jo Dyer The Hon Justice Elizabeth Fullerton Kerri Glasscock Marcus McArdle Clive Paget Maria Sykes

CEO Elaine Chia

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Administration 02 9231 9000

Box Office 02 8256 2222

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Box Office 03 9699 3333

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Website melbournerecital.com.au

Founding Patron The Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE

Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg, Chair

Peter Bartlett

Stephen Carpenter

Joseph Corponi

The Hon Mary Delahunty

Paul Donnelly

Eda Ritchie AM

Margaret Farren-Price

Executive Staff

Euan Murdoch, Chief Executive Officer

Greg Diamantis, Director of Production & Presenter Services

Marshall McGuire, Director of Artistic Planning

Robert Murray, Director Marketing & Customer Relations

Sandra Robertson, Director of Development

Sandra Stoklossa, Director Corporate Services

Executive Assistant Susan DuffyOrchestral Operations Manager Ashley GilesAssistant to Artistic Director Joanna ButlerLibrarian Alex PalmerProduction Coordinator Shannon O’Hara

Marketing Manager Tom MorganMarketing Manager, Digital Tina SempleMarketing Executive Shiki ChanPublicist Steven Godbee PublicityPhilanthropy Manager Andrew Brook

Box Office Manager Kateryna CollierActing Box Office Manager Thomas ChiuReceptionist/Ticketing Assistant Ewelina EllsmoreAdministration/Ticketing Assistant Nastassia LaptevAccountant John Scott

Accounts Assistant Ian CreeveyAuditors KPMGRepertoire Advisors (honorary) Charles Gwynn Andrew O’Connor Christopher PricePre-Concert Talks Dr Alan Maddox

PatronsHis Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd) Governor-General of AustraliaHis Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret'd) Governor of New South Wales

Artistic DirectorPaul Dyer AO

Managing DirectorBruce Applebaum

The Brandenburg CouncilJillian Broadbent AOGreg Hutchinson AMMax Suich

The BoardGreg Ward, ChairmanAidan AllenBruce ApplebaumDavid Baffsky AORichard BoycePaul Dyer AOJohn C FastLesley GrantAlison HarropRohan MeadDavid ZehnerBridget O’Brien, Company Secretary

Deputy General ManagerBridget O’Brien

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AUSTRALIAN UNITY RECITALS 26 and 27 September Campbell Place and Rathdowne Place

As part of our partnership with Australian Unity, musicians performed a series of recitals at Australian Unity residential communities to celebrate the vital role music plays in helping us thrive. Performances featured Brandenburg soloists Melissa Farrow (Baroque Flute), Shane Lestideau (Baroque Violin), Christian Read (Baroque Viola) and Laura Moore (Baroque Cello).

BRANDENBURG FUNDRAISING EVENTS

ANNUAL SPRING DINNER 14 October Government House, Sydney

The Brandenburg celebrated its annual Spring Dinner with an evening of memorable elegance. Guests enjoyed a specially designed menu created by Leigh Stone-Herbert and Gastronomy, with exceptional matching wines. Musicians performed a wonderful program including works by Vivaldi and Rittler. Thanks to Government House Sydney.

All funds raised from these events will support the Brandenburg’s ongoing artistic programs that enable us to continue sharing the world’s finest period musicians with audiences across Australia. Thank you to all who shared these wonderful occasions with us and for your valued support.

Photography: Wendell TeodoroPhotography: Australian Unity

His Excellency the Honourable TF Bathurst AC (Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales), Mrs Bathurst, Bruce Applebaum (Managing Director), Bridget O'Brien (Deputy General Manager)

David and Jill Wood

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Christian Read (Baroque Viola)

Melissa Farrow (Baroque Flute), Shane Lestideau (Baroque Violin), Christian Read (Baroque Viola), Laura Moore (Baroque Cello) Jeanne-Claude Strong and John Forsyth Lindall West and Carly Lloyd

Melissa Farrow (Baroque Flute)

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