Our Shared Passion for Music

Philanthropy Impact Report 2017—2018

Extending Music’s Extraordinary Impact Together

Womenjika and welcome to our 2017—2018 Philanthropy Impact Report.

As we recognise the achievements of the past year, we offer our sincere thanks to you for your inspiring commitment to Melbourne Recital Centre. Creating transformative musical experiences for our community is the heart of the Centre’s work. Our beautiful performance spaces would remain silent without your visionary and dedicated support.

Your gifts bring to life a vibrant and diverse musical program, create unique opportunities for artists to hone their skills and express their creativity, and make all of this accessible to many members of our community who would otherwise miss out on these life affirming musical experiences. Together we have brought enrichment to the lives of musicians and music lovers of all ages, both here at the Centre and across Victoria.

You all play a vital role in sustaining Melbourne Recital Centre, but we would especially like to highlight the transformative philanthropy of two great philanthropic leaders; the late Dr Betty Amsden AO DSJ, whose extraordinary bequest now allows us to support the creation of new works for young people, and Lady Primrose Potter AC, whose visionary generosity will ensure that our vital work supporting local artists will continue to grow in the newly named Primrose Potter Salon.

As the Centre approaches its 10th anniversary in 2019, it seems fitting that we take a moment to reflect on all that your support has helped us achieve together over our first decade. The foundations we have laid and the successes we have shared energise us for what we can do together in our second decade and beyond.

Thank you for 10 years of inspired giving!

Euan Murdoch

CEO

Eda Ritchie am

Chair, Development Advisory Committee

Melbourne Recital Centre 2017—2018 at a Glance

Total attendances

2016—2017:199,9682017—2018:195,852

Web site visits

2016—2017: 663,8182017—2018: 777,559

Melbourne Recital Centre Presents Revenue

2016—2017: $3,622,7192017—2018: $3,256,448

Melbourne Recital Centre Members

2016—2017: 1,201 2017—2018: 1,278

2016—2017: 567 2017—2018: 580

Number of Public Events

2016—2017: 3152017—2018: 359

Number of Australian Ensembles

Number of International Ensembles

2016—2017: 1292017—2018: 98

Philanthropy & Business Partners

7,1762017—2018

7,9652016—2017

6,5002015—2016

Number of Donations Made

$1,301,8902015—2016

2016—2017 $1,258,007

2017—2018 $3,076,359†

Value of public fund

$6,778,1902015—2016

2016—2017 $7,650,758

2017—2018 $9,482,804

Development income

†Includes endowment gifts of $1,500,000 including $1,000,000 from Ms Betty Amsden, AO, DSJ

Melbourne Recital Centre 2017–2018 Income State Government Grants Other grants, donations and sponsorship Commercial operations Other income

50%

21%

26%

3%

Major supporters making multi-year commitments

2015—2016

4%2017—2018

9%2016—2017

10%2015—2016

69%2017—2018

79%2016—2017

73%

Renewing major gift donations

A Vibrant and Diverse Musical Program

‘Amazing! I’ve experienced goosebumps before but never waves of them! Quite extraordinary. Aren’t we fortunate to have this quality on offer

in Melbourne?’

Audience Member

FLINDERS QUARTET

With your generous philanthropic support, we celebrate and showcase diverse musical creativity in our city by bringing to life a vibrant program across a wide range of genres.

Signature Events

• Jordi Savall with Hespèrion XXI & Tembembe Ensamble Continuo

Great Performers

• International Recital Series

Australian Chamber Music

• Local Heroes

• Southbank Series

• Spotlight Series

Metropolis New Music Festival

Indigenous Performing Arts

• Yingabul Indigenous Music Festival

Contemporary, World Music and Jazz

• First Aid Kit, Ariel Pink and many others.

Program Highlights

THE SONGKEEPERS CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL WOMEN'S CHOIR

Almost every day, people from all walks of life gather at Melbourne Recital Centre to be moved by music. The Centre is a beacon to the very best artists from Australia and around the world.

• 320 self-presented concerts

• 72,290 attendances

• 359 Australian & 98 international artists & ensembles presented

• 67 World premieres

• 29 Australian premieres

• Three Helpmann nominations and one Helpmann Award for Jordi Savall

Program Impact

Transformative Opportunities for Artist Development

‘The playing of the young pianist was awe inspiring, it completely lifted my heart and made me feel so proud of our young musicians. I felt a tremendous privilege being part of the community that evening.’

Audience Member

Artist Development Highlights

Supported entirely by philanthropy, Melbourne Recital Centre’s extensive artist development program creates a wide range of unique opportunities for local, emerging, and mid-career musicians.

• Master Classes

• Talented students from Melbourne University, the VCA, ANAM and Victorian Opera were provided with unique and life-changing opportunities to work with some of the world’s greatest virtuosi.

• New Music Commissions

• Two emerging composers from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music were commissioned to write new works for selected Local Heroes ensembles.

• Competitions

• Bach Competition for artists under 18

• Great Romantics Competition for young artists 18 to 25

• Contemporary Masters Music Award, for the best performance of a work composed between 1900 and 2018

• Artist in Residence Program

• Genevieve Lacey, recorder – 2018 Artist in Residence

• Accelerando mentoring program

• For young musicians with exceptional talent from across Victoria

• Performances Opportunities for Emerging Artists

• Spotlight Series

• Local emerging artists programmed as support acts for major contemporary popular acts

• Nurturing the musicians and music lovers of the future

• Song Play and Music Play children’s workshops and festival, helping to create the next generation of musicians and music lovers.

CERIDWEN MCCOOEY, ACCELERANDO ALUMNA

Artist Development Impact

230 young musician participants across a wide variety of programs

30 unique learning opportunities for young artists this year

9 Accelerando program participants

18 master class participants

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Commissions awarded to:

• Andrew Batterham

• Jordan Heys

$14,500 prize money awarded to competition winners

277 babies and toddlers participating in workshop programs

DANDAN WANG 2018 BACH COMPETITION WINNER

Lady Primrose Potter AC

In 2018, Melbourne Recital Centre was honoured to receive a transformative gift from Lady Primrose Potter AC which supports the Centre’s work providing unique performance opportunities for Australian artists.

In recognition of Lady Potter’s extraordinary generosity, we are pleased to announce the naming of the Primrose Potter Salon in her honour. Lady Potter’s gift will play an important role in ensuring a bright musical future for all Victorians.

Primrose Potter Salon

Access to Thrilling Music for Everybody

‘I cannot believe that such a wonderful program is available for our Elders. Most residents here just love

classical music. It really is food for the soul.’

Baptcare, Music Always program partner

MUSIC PLAY 2018

Your support helps to make vibrant and transformative musical experiences accessible to more people, both at the Centre and beyond.

• Share the Music

• Ticket and transport subsidy program for members of our community facing barriers to accessing the Centre

• Music Always

• Enriching the lives of residents in aged care and assisted living facilities by bringing world-class music making directly into their homes

• Workshops

• Benella Project • Regional Music Exchange • Sensory workshops for

vision impaired students

• Beyond the Centre

• Extensive regional Victorian touring program

• Live at Melbourne Recital Centre digital project, making performances in the Primrose Potter Salon accessible to secondary school music students and audiences around the world.

Access Program Highlights

Accessibility Program Impact

600 Share the Music visits

3,291 participants in the Music Always aged care program

5,728 attendances at 73 Beyond the Centre events

10 regional Victorian musical workshops

5,996 visits to Live at Melbourne Recital Centre from 78 countries

Betty Amsden Kids and Families Program

In 2018, the Centre was the beneficiary of a $1 million bequest gift from the late Dr Betty Amsden AO, DSJ that establishes the Betty Amsden Kids and Families Program.

The bequest will be used to extend the Centre’s current programming, generate new content and support the creation of new works for young people with music at their core to inspire and educate the next generation of music lovers.

We are grateful to Betty for her immense generosity and foresight in helping the Centre secure this program.

DR BETTY AMSDEN AO, DSJ

Thank you

10TH ANNIVERSARY GIFTS

10th Anniversary Benefactor

Lady Primrose Potter AC

10TH ANNIVERSARY COMMISSIONS

The Aranday FoundationUlrike Klein AOJane KunstlerPlayking FoundationMajlis Pty Ltd. Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C RossMaria SolaThe Yulgilbar Foundation

$10 TICKET PROGRAM

($20,000+)Krystyna Campbell-PrettyYvonne von Hartel AM, Robert Peck AM, Rachel Peck, and Marten Peck of peckvonhartel architects

($10,000+)Dara Pty LtdAnnamila Pty LtdAngelina & Graeme WiseThe Robert Salzer Foundation

($4000+)The John and Jennifer Brukner FoundationJulian Burnside QC AO & Kate DurhamJohn Calvert-Jones AM & Janet Calvert-Jones AOKathryn FaggKatrina & Simon Holmes à CourtSylvia and Michael Kantor Susan ThacoreAndrew & Jan WheelerIgor & Jenny Zambelli

($2500+)Susan Alberti AC & Colin North OAM

($1000+)Anonymous (3)ARM ArchitectureAdrienne BasserCarolyn & Tony BaumJane BloomfieldHelen BrackBarbara BurgeJohn Castles AM & Thelma Castles OAMMaggie CashThe Hon Mary Delahunty Paul Donnelly & Brigitte TreutenaereJo Fisher and Peter GraysonColin Golvan AM QC & Dr Deborah Golvan

Naomi Golvan & George Golvan QCRobert & Jan GreenIn memory of Beryl HooleyDr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AMSimon Le Plastrier Sally MacIndoeJane MatthewsMessage Consultants AustraliaDr Richard Mills AMTim Orton & Barbara DennisJames Ostroburski & Leo OstroburskiProf David Penington AC & Dr Sonay PeningtonGeoff & Jan PhillipsShelley RowlandsChristine SatherDr Cherilyn Tillman & Tam Vu Ullmer Family FoundationMary Vallentine AOJanet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies

A PLACE OF UNPARALLELED MUSICAL VIBRANCY

Leadership Circles & Music Circle Annual Patrons Program supporters play a vital role in ensuring the breadth, diversity & scale of the Centre’s musical offering.

LOCAL HEROES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Inaugural Local Heroes BenefactorJane KunstlerMajlis Pty Ltd.Maria Sola

MUSIC CIRCLE PATRONS PROGRAM

Magnum Opus Circle ($20,000+)Melbourne Recital Centre Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg Peter & Cally Bartlett Stephen Carpenter & Leigh Ellwood Joseph & Nicole Corponi The Hon Mary Delahunty Paul Donnelly & Brigitte Treutenaere Margaret Farren-Price & Prof Ronald Farren-Price AM Eda Ritchie AM Margaret Taylor

Virtuoso Circle ($10,000+)John & Lorraine BatesArnold & Mary BramJohn & Cathy Simpson

Composers Circle ($4000+)Danielle Davis & Joyce MarksRobert & Jan GreenJenny & Peter Hordern

Diana LempriereMessage Consultants Australia James Ostroburski & Leo OstroburskiDr Victor Wayne & Dr Karen Wayne OAM

Musicians Circle ($2500+)Anonymous (1)Liz & Charles BaréAndrea GoldsmithAnn LahoreShelley & Euan MurdochDr Paul Nisselle AMGreg NoonanSirius FoundationMary Vallentine AO

Prelude Circle ($1000+)Adrienne BasserMichael Bennett & Kate StockwinHelen BrackBill & Sandra BurdettMaggie CashJohn Castles AM Thelma Castles OAMJulie Ann Cox AM & Laurie Cox AOKathy & George DeutschMary DraperLord Francis Ebury & The Late Lady Suzanne EburyMaggie EdmondSusan FallawThe Leo & Mina Fink FundAngela GloverAnn GordonJan GrantNance Grant AM MBE & Ian HarrisHenkell Family Fund In memory of Beryl HooleyProfessor Rod Hunt & Michael SharpeStuart JenningsDr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AMGeorge & Grace KassMaria MercurioDr John F Mills Baillieu Myer AC & Sarah MyerRupert Myer AO & Annabel MyerStephen Newton AOElizabeth O’KeeffeHelen PerlenKerryn PratchettSandra Robertson & Philip CachiaDr Peter Rogers & Cathy RogersPeter Rose & Christopher MenzCharlotte Slade & Sebastian King

In Memory of Pauline SpeedyBarbara & Duncan SutherlandPamela Swansson

Supporters ($500+)Rhonda AllenJenny AndersonAnonymous (1)Peter J ArmstrongAlistaire BowlerMin Li ChongJean DunnPenelope HughesAngela & Richard KirsnerDr Anne LierseJane MorrisDr Robert PiaggioDr Diane Tibbits

ACCESS TO THRILLING MUSIC FOR EVERYONE

Share the Music patrons help to bring high-quality music and learning opportunities to people from all walks of life.

SHARE THE MUSIC ($10,000+)Krystyna Campbell-PrettyJohn & Susan Davies

($4000+)Helen & Michael GannonLinda Herd

($2500+)Anne Burgi & Kerin Carr

($1000+)Anonymous (1)Keith & Debby BadgerKaye & David BirksMaria HansenIn memory of Beryl HooleyProf John Langford AM & The Late Christina McCallumAnn Miller Dennis & Fairlie NassauGreg Shalit & Miriam Faine

($500+)Anonymous (4)Ian Baker & Cheryl SaundersRoly BallAnn BlakeCaroline and Robert ClementeVivien & Jacob FajgenbaumDr Kingsley GeeDr Robert HetzelGenevieve KennedyWendy Kozica, Alan Kozica & David O’ÇallaghanMaria McCarthyJan MorrisonAndrew & Georgina PorterBarry & Barbara ShyingRosemary WallsMark & Jane Wilson

A PLATFORM FOR THE VERY BEST

Donations to our Leadership Circle and Legal Friends syndicate allow the Centre to attract the best of the best artists from all over the globe, culminating in our Signature Events and Great Performers Series.

GREAT PERFORMERS LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Anonymous (1)Esther & Brian BenjaminPaulette & Warwick BisleyThe John & Jennifer Brukner FoundationGeoff & Jan PhillipsMaria Sola

SIGNATURE EVENTS LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Inaugural Signature Events BenefactorsYvonne von Hartel AM, Robert Peck AM, Rachel Peck and Marten Peck of peckvonhartel architects

LEGAL FRIENDS

Legal Friends Inaugural PatronsThe Hon Justice Michelle Gordon & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC QC

($10,000+)The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC QC

($4000+)Anonymous (1)Naomi Golvan & George Golvan QCPeter & Ruth McMullinPeter B Murdoch QC & Helen MurdochMaya Rozner & Alex King

($2500+)Anonymous (2)Colin Golvan AM QC & Dr Deborah GolvanPeter J Stirling & Kimberley Kane

($1000+)Anonymous (3)Marcia and John K ArthurJames BarberPeter BartlettAnnette Blonski & Martin Bartfeld QC David ByrneThe Hon Alex Chernov AC QC & Elizabeth ChernovChristine CloughThe Hon Julie Dodds-StreetonTimothy GoodwinRobert Heathcote & Meredith KingThe Hon Peter Heerey AM QC & Sally HeereyJudge Sara Hinchey &

Inspired Giving

Tom PikusaJohn Howie AM & Dr Linsey HowiePandora Kay & John LarkinsAnthony J & Philippa M KellyMaryanne B Loughnan QCBanjo McLachlan & Paul MahonyElizabeth O’KeeffeRalph & Ruth RenardMeredith SchillingMichael Shand QCTom Smyth

($500+)Elizabeth BorosLeslie G ClementsThe Hon Hartley Hansen QC & Rosalind HansenThe Hon David L Harper AM

NURTURING YOUNG ARTISTS

Patrons of our Leadership Circles and Elisabeth Murdoch Creative Development Fund enable unique opportunities for the next generation of performers.

BETTY AMSDEN KIDS & FAMILIES PROGRAM

Inaugural Benefactor The Late Betty Amsden AO DSJ

ARTIST DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Inaugural Artist Development & Music Education Benefactor

The Late Betty Amsden AO, DSJAnonymous (1)Peter Jopling AM QCMargaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C Ross

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

The Late Betty Amsden AO, DSJ

MASTER CLASS LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Jim Cousins AO & Libby CousinsGeorge & Laila Embelton

Ensemble Giovane($5000+)Jo Fisher

($3000+)Anonymous (1)Christine Sather

($1000+)Peter J ArmstrongBailey-Lord FamilyMary Beth BauerFiona BennettZoe BrinsdenKathryn FaggDr Jane Gilmour OAM & Terry Brain

Liane KempProf Andrea Hull AONorene Leslie McCormacRosemary O’ConnorLaura Thomas

ELISABETH MURDOCH CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT FUND

($10,000+)Vivian Wei WangAngelina & Graeme Wise

($4000+)Andrew & Theresa DyerLyndsey & Peter HawkinsDr Alastair Jackson AMLyn Williams AMYMF Australia

($2500+)Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Tam Vu

($1000+)Anonymous (1)In memory of Beryl HooleySimon Le Plastrier Dr Richard Mills AM

REACHING BEYOND THE CENTRE

Giving all Victorians more opportunities to be moved, inspired & educated through music. Gifts to the Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Fund are enabling us to expand our regional and educational outreach.

REGIONAL TOURING AND OUTREACH PROGRAM

($40,000+)Dr Geraldine Lazarus and Mr Greig Gailey

MARY VALLENTINE LIMITLESS STAGE FUND

($20,000+)Naomi Milgrom AOKim Williams AM

($10,000+)The Late Betty Amsden AO DSJLady Marigold Southey AC

($4000+)The Hon Susan M Crennan AC QCKathryn Greiner AO

($1000+)Jenny & Peter HordernCathy LowyThe Ullmer Family Foundation

LASTING LEGACY

Providing sustained support for all aspects of the Centre’s artistic program through its Public Fund.

ENCORE BEQUEST PROGRAM

Anonymous (3)The Late Betty Amsden AO DSJ

Jenny Anderson Barbara BlackmanJennifer BruknerKen BullenJim Cousins AO & Libby CousinsDr Garry JoslinJanette McLellanElizabeth O’KeeffeProf Dimity Reed AOSandy Shaw The Estate of Beverley Shelton & Martin SchönthalMary Vallentine AO

SEAT DEDICATION

Lowina BlackmanJohn Calvert-Jones AM & Janet Calvert-Jones AO Catherine Heggen Cathy LowyPeter J StirlingMary Vallentine AOVivian Wei Wang

* Ensemble Giovane: Donors in support of Masterclasses

° Amplify: Young Donors in support of Artist Development

List of patrons as at 19 September 2018

Inspired Giving

Melbourne Recital Centre acknowledges the generous support of its business partners, philanthropic supporters and patrons.

Founding BenefactorsThe Kantor Family Helen Macpherson Smith Trust The Calvert-Jones Family Robert Salzer Foundation Lyn Williams am The Hugh Williamson Foundation

International Airline Partner Presenting Partner Learning Partner

Founding PatronThe Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch ac dbe

Principal Government Partner Supporting Partners

Program Partners

Foundations

Business Partners

Board MembersKathryn Fagg, Chair Peter Bartlett Stephen Carpenter

Joseph Corponi The Hon Mary Delahunty Paul Donnelly

Margaret Farren-Price Eda Ritchie am

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