Program Book for our 2015 performance of Verdi`s

The Star Chorale
presents
Requiem
Giuseppe Verdi
with Zelman Symphony
and the Box Hill Chorale
Jane Elton Brown OAM
Music Director
Daria Masiero
Soprano
Dominica Matthews
Mezzo Soprano
Henry Choo
Tenor
Joshua Bloom
Bass
Melbourne Town Hall
Sunday 26 July 2015
Sponsored by
About the Work
Italy’s great hero and poet,
Alessandro Manzoni, died in
1873. Verdi, who shared with
Manzoni a strong desire for
the unification of the Italian
states, composed his Requiem for
performance in Milan on the first
anniversary of Manzoni’s death.
Subsequent performances in
Paris, London and Vienna
received triumphal acclaim
and the work’s popularity was
assured.
The text of the Requiem Mass
has dramatic possibilities
which range from sombre and
contemplative to dramatic and
pictorial. Verdi’s musical setting
for concert orchestra, large chorus
and four soloists draws on his
operatic skills as well as his
strong universal sympathies in
passionately expressing the full
range of images and emotions
suggested by the text.
It is an expansive yet tightlyknit musical masterpiece, with
melodies and rhythms binding
together the various movements
into a complete and monumental
experience.
Jane Elton Brown
Requiem
I. Requiem and Kyrie
I. Requiem and Kyrie
Chorus:
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine;
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam:
ad te omnis caro veniet.
Chorus:
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord; and
may perpetual light shine upon them.
A hymn in Zion befits you, O God, and a
debt will be paid to you in Jerusalem.
Hear my prayer:
all earthly flesh will come to you.
Quartet and Chorus:
Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
Quartet and Chorus:
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
II. Sequence
II. Sequence
Dies Irae
Chorus:
Dies irae, dies illa,
solvet saeclum in favilla,
teste David cum Sibylla.
Quantus tremor est futurus,
quando judex est venturus,
cuncta stricte discussurus!
Dies Irae
Chorus:
The day of wrath, that day will
dissolve the world in ashes,
as David and the Sibyl prophesied.
How great will be the terror,
when the Judge comes
who will smash everything completely!
Tuba Mirum
Chorus:
Tuba mirum spargens sonum,
per sepulcra regionem,
coget omnes ante thronum.
Tuba Mirum
Chorus:
The trumpet, scattering a marvelous
sound through the tombs of every land,
will gather all before the throne.
Bass:
Mors stupebit et natura,
cum resurget creatura,
judicanti responsura.
Bass:
Death and Nature shall stand amazed,
when all Creation rises again
to answer to the Judge.
Liber Scriptus
Mezzo-soprano and Chorus:
Liber scriptus proferetur,
in quo totum continetur,
unde mundus judicetur.
Judex ergo cum sedebit,
quidquid latet apparebit:
nil inultum remanebit.
Liber Scriptus
Mezzo-soprano and Chorus:
A written book will be brought forth,
which contains everything
for which the world will be judged.
Therefore when the Judge takes His seat,
whatever is hidden will be revealed:
nothing shall remain unavenged.
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Dies irae, dies illa,
solvet saeclum in favilla,
teste David cum Sibylla.
The day of wrath, that day will
dissolve the world in ashes,
as David and the Sibyl prophesied.
Quid sum miser
Soprano, Mezzo-soprano and Tenor:
Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?
Quem patronum rogaturus,
cum vix justus sit securus?
Quid sum miser
Soprano, Mezzo-soprano and Tenor:
What can a wretch like me say?
Whom shall I ask to intercede for me,
when even the just ones are unsafe?
Rex tremendae
Solo Quartet and Chorus:
Rex tremendae majestatis,
qui salvandos salvas gratis:
salva me, fons pietas.
Rex tremendae
Solo Quartet and Chorus:
King of dreadful majesty.
who freely saves the redeemed ones,
save me, O font of pity.
Recordare
Soprano and Mezzo-soprano:
Recordare, Jesu pie,
quod sum causa tuae viae:
ne me perdas illa die.
Quaerens me, sedisti lassus;
redemisti crucem pacem:
tantus labor non sit causas.
Juste judex ultionis:
donum fac remissionis
ante diem rationis.
Recordare
Soprano and Mezzo-soprano:
Recall, merciful Jesus,
that I was the reason for your journey:
do not destroy me on that day. In seeking
me, you sat down wearily; enduring the
Cross, you redeemed me: do not let these
pains to have been in vain.
Just Judge of punishment:
give me the gift of redemption
before the day of reckoning.
Ingemisco
Tenor:
Ingemisco tamquam reus,
culpa rubet vultus meus;
supplicanti parce, Deus.
Qui Mariam absolvisti,
et latronem exaudisti,
mihi quoque spem dedisti.
Preces meae non sunt digne,
sed tu, bonus, fac benigne,
ne perenni cremer igne.
Inter oves locum praesta,
et ab haedis me sequestra,
statuens in parte dextra.
Ingemisco
Tenor:
I groan as a guilty one,
and my face blushes with guilt;
spare the supplicant, O God.
You, who absolved Mary Magdalen,
and heard the prayer of the thief,
have given me hope, as well.
My prayers are not worthy,
but show mercy, O benevolent one,
lest I burn forever in fire.
Give me a place among the sheep,
and separate me from the goats,
placing me on your right hand.
Confutatis
Bass and Chorus:
Confutatis maledictis,
flammis acribus addictis,
voca me cum benedictis.
Oro supplex et acclinis,
cor contritum quasi cinis:
Confutatis
Bass and Chorus:
When the damned are silenced,
and given to the fierce flames,
call me with the blessed ones.
I pray, suppliant and kneeling,
with a heart contrite as ashes:
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gere curam mei finis.
take my ending into your care.
Chorus:
Dies irae, dies illa,
solvet saeclum in favilla,
teste David cum Sibylla.
Chorus:
The day of wrath, that day will
dissolve the world in ashes,
as David and the Sibyl prophesied.
Lacrymosa
Solo Quartet and Chorus:
Lacrymosa dies illa,
qua resurget ex favilla,
judicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce, Deus.
Pie Jesu Domine:
dona eis requiem. Amen.
Lacrymosa
Solo Quartet and Chorus:
That day is one of weeping,
on which shall rise from the ashes
the guilty man, to be judged.
Therefore, spare this one, O God.
Merciful Lord Jesus:
grant them peace. Amen.
INTERVAL
III. Offertorio
III. Offertorio
Quartet:
Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae:
libera animas omnium fidelum
defunctorum de poenis inferni
et profondo lacu; libera eas de ore leonis;
ne absorbeat eas tartarus,
ne cadant in obscurum.
Sed signifer sanctus Michael
repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam.
Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini
ejus.
Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis
offerimus.
Tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum
hodie memoriam facimus.
Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad
vitam, quam olim Abrahae promisisti et
semini ejus.
Libera animas omnium fidelum
defunctorum de poenis inferni;
fac eas de morte transire ad vitam.
Quartet:
O Lord Jesus Christ, King of Glory:
deliver the souls of all the faithful
dead from the pains of hell and from the
deep pit; deliver them from the mouth of
the lion; that hell may not swallow them,
and that they may not fall into darkness.
But may the holy standard-bearer
Michael show them the holy light; which
you once promised to Abraham and his
descendents.
We offer to you, O Lord, sacrifices and
prayers.
Receive them on behalf of those souls
whom we commemorate today.
Grant, O Lord, that they might pass
from death into that life which you
once promised to Abraham and his
descendents.
Deliver the souls of all the faithful dead
from the pains of hell; Grant that they
might pass from death into that life.
IV. Sanctus
Double Chorus:
Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis!
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IV. Sanctus
Double Chorus:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.
Heaven and earth are filled with your
glory. Hosanna in the highest!
Benedictus qui venit in nomini Domini.
Hosanna in excelsis!
Blessed is he that comes in the name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!
V. Agnus Dei
V. Agnus Dei
Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, and Chorus:
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem sempiternam.
Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, and Chorus:
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world, grant them rest.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of
the world, grant them rest everlasting.
VI. Lux aeterna
VI. Lux aeterna
Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Bass:
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,
cum sanctis tuis in aeternam;
quia pius es.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et
lux perpetua luceat eis,
cum sanctis tuis in aeternam;
quia pius es.
Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Bass:
Let eternal light shine upon them, O
Lord, with your saints forever; for you
are merciful.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and
may perpetual light shine upon them
with your saints forever;
for you are merciful.
VII. Libera me
VII. Libera me
Soprano and Chorus:
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in
die illa tremenda;
quando coeli movendi sunt et terra:
dum veneris judicare saeclum per ignem.
Tremens factus sum ego et timeo, dum
discussio venerit atque ventura irae,
quando coeli movendi sunt et terra.
Dies irae, dies illa calamitatis et miseriae;
dies magna et amara valde.
Requiem aeternam, dona eis, Domine, et
lux perpetua luceat eis.
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in
die illa tremenda.
Libera me, Domine, quando coeli
movendi sunt et terra;
dum veneris judicare saeclum per ignem.
Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in
die illa tremenda.
Libera me.
Soprano and Chorus:
Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death
on that awful day, when the heavens
and the earth shall be moved: when you
will come to judge the world by fire. I
tremble, and I fear the judgment and the
wrath to come, when the heavens and
the earth shall be moved.
The day of wrath, that day of calamity
and misery; a great and bitter day,
indeed.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and
may perpetual light shine upon them.
Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death on
that awful day.
Deliver me, O Lord, when the heavens
and the earth shall be moved;
when you will come to judge the world
by fire. Deliver me, Lord, from eternal
death on that awful day.
Deliver me.
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Jane Elton Brown, OAM Music Director
Jane Elton Brown graduated from Melbourne
University, B.Mus.,Dip.Ed., receiving the Dwight
Prize in Education. She subsequently gained the
degree of Master of Music (Melb) with first class
honours.
In 1971, Jane was appointed Director of Music at
MLC and held that position for 29 years until her
retirement from MLC in 1999. At MLC, her Music
Directorship saw the planning and building of a
magnificent new Music School, which she opened
in March 1995. In May 2001, the central area of
the MLC Music School was named the Jane Elton
Brown Performance Staircase.
In 1981, Jane conducted the MLC Chorale on a concert tour in England,
and in 1988 her Chorale was selected to perform at the Conference of the
International Society for Music Education. The public profile of her work
provides variety through commercial recordings, CDs, radio broadcasts,
television appearances and live performances. The live performances
included directing the MLC Choir in concerts with John Farnham in the
Melbourne Concert Hall in 1991 and with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in 1993 at
Werribee Park.
Jane is the on-going founder/conductor of the MLC Male Voice Choir and
conductor/director of the MLC Old Collegians’ Choir. The two Choirs
have now been brought together under the name of The Star Chorale. Jane
has conducted this ensemble in successful performances of such works as
Faure’s Requiem, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Creation and
Mendelssohn’s Elijah, John Rutter’s Gloria and Orff’s Carmina Burana.
In 2001, Jane was appointed conductor of the Glen Eira City Choir, with
which she has also conducted successful performances of these and other
works.
Later, Jane was Music Director at the MacRobertson Girl’s High School, and
a music performance tour to England and Scotland was a highlight of her
time there.
An experienced examiner in music, speaker/presenter at conferences and
seminars, and adjudicator at eisteddfods, Jane was awarded the Medal of the
Order of Australia for services to music in 2011.
The following soloist biographies are all © Patrick Togher Artists’ Management 2015
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Daria Masiero Soprano
Daria Masiero studied singing and cello at the
Conservatorio Antonio Vivaldi in Alessandria with
Rita Orlandi Malaspina, and in Vignola with Mirella
Freni. She won a Diploma di Accademia at the Teatro
alla Scala, Milan; she was a Cardiff Singer of the
World finalist in 2005, as well as the winner of the
Caruso competition in Milan in 2000.
Daria has sung the following roles: Mimì in La bohème
at the Miskloc National Theatre in Hungary, at the
Teatro Comunale di Alessandria, and at the Torre del
Lago Puccini Festival; covered Desdemona in Otello
for La Scala in Milan; Anna in Nabucco for the Teatro
Pallavicino Bussetto and at the Piazza del Campo
in Siena; Manon in Henze’s Boulevard Solitude, Musetta in La bohème, and
Liù in Turandot for Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa; Serpina in La serva padrona
for Teatro Massima in Palermo; Nedda in Pagliacci for the Teatro Bellini in
Catania; Zerlina in Don Giovanni for Teatro Regio in Turin; Despina in Così
fan tutte for the Grand Theatre in Geneva; Micaëla in Carmen for the Teatro
Regio in Torino and Catanzaro and Reggio Calabria, Italy.
She also sang Mozart’s Requiem at the Paganini Auditorium in the Teatro
Regio di Parma with tenor José Carreras, and she sang a concert dedicated
to ‘Puccini Women’ at Torre del Lago with Plácido Domingo. She undertook
the role of Adelia from Donizetti’s Ugo, Conte di Parigi at the Arcimboldi
Theatre in Milan and was soloist in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by
Mendelssohn at the same theatre.
Recent engagements include Rossini’s Stabat Mater in Nice and Monte Carlo;
Glauce in Medea for both Torino and Teatro Massimo in Palermo; Donna
Anna in Don Giovanni at Padova and Bassano del Grappa, Italy; her role
debut of Margaretha in Boito’s Mefistofole for Savonlinna Opera Festival,
Finland as well as a return the following season for a reprisal of this role;
Magda in La rondine with Nice Opera; Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni for
Opera Ireland; The Countess in Le nozze di Figaro for the Macau International
Music Festival; Elisabetta in Don Carlos for Bogotà; the title role in
Statkowski’s Maria for the Wexford Opera Festival; Liù in Turandot for Opera
Australia and reprisals of Mimì in La bohème in Teatro Verdi di Fidenza,
Jeonju National Theatre in South Korea, Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, Teatro
Comunale Chiabrera, and the Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo.
In 2013/2014, Daria Masiero sang Leonora in Il trovatore, the title role in
Aida and Micaela in Carmen for Opera Australia, Margherita in Mefistofele
in Parma and Desdemona (Otello) throughout Italy. She performed the title
role in Adriana Lecouvreur in Parma, Como and Cremona and returns to OA
in 2015 as Aida and Liu.
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Dominica Matthews Mezzo Soprano
Australian-born Dominica Matthews is a graduate
of the Royal Northern College of Music, UK and the
Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Major appearances for Opera Australia have included
the title roles in Cenerentola and Orlando, Nicklausse
in The Tales of Hoffmann (for which she won a Green
Room Award), Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi,
Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Cherubino in Le nozze di
Figaro, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mallika
in Lakmé, Sonyetka in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Third
Lady in The Magic Flute, Flora in La traviata and
Eunice Hubble in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Her performance as Sonyetka saw her win a 2009 Helpmann Award for Best
Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera.
She has appeared as concert soloist with the Sydney Symphony, Sydney
Philharmonia, Orchestra Victoria, Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, the
Australian Youth Orchestra and the SBS Youth Orchestra. Since 2012, Dominica Matthews has sung Suzuki, Cherubino (Helpmann
Award nomination), Lucienne (Die tote Stadt), Flora, Florence Pike (Albert
Herring), Mistress Quickly (Falstaff) and Flosshilde and Schwertleite (Der
Ring des Nibelungen) for Opera Australia.
Now a Senior Principal for OA, her roles in 2014/2015 include Third Lady,
Mistress Quickly, Maddalena/Giovanna (Rigoletto), Madame Larina (Eugene
Onegin), Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) and Marthe (Faust).
Henry Choo Tenor
Henry Choo is one of Australasia’s most
outstanding and popular tenors. His many roles
for Opera Australia have included: Tamino in The
Magic Flute, Acis in Acis and Galatea, Almaviva
in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte,
Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Oronte in Alcina,
Nadir in The Pearl Fishers and Don Ottavio in Don
Giovanni. For State Opera of South Australia, he
has sung Almaviva and appeared in Rigoletto for
the Macau International Music Festival.
Henry’s concert repertoire includes Mozart’s
Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St John Passion
and Rossini’s Petite messe solemnelle. He has been a frequent guest artist with
the Sydney, Queensland, Adelaide and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras,
Sydney Philharmonia and The Australia Ensemble.
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Since 2010, Henry has undertaken a range of major roles for Opera Australia
- Don Ottavio, Nadir, Almaviva, The Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier,
Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Camille in a new production of
The Merry Widow and Aldo/Nigel in Bliss in Sydney, Melbourne and at the
Edinburgh Festival. He sang Nadir and Don Ottavio for West Australian
Opera and took the tenor solos in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Edo de Waart.
Joshua Bloom Bass
Australian bass Joshua Bloom studied at the Young
Artist Programme of Opera Australia, and later the
Merola and Adler Fellowship Programmes at the
San Francisco Opera.
Recent engagements include Masetto Don
Giovanni (Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles
Opera); Escamillo Carmen, the title role of Le nozze
di Figaro, Rodolfo La sonnambula and Leporello Don
Giovanni (Opera Australia); Harašta The
Cunning Little Vixen (New York Philharmonic);
Leporello Don Giovanni, Alidoro La Cenerentola, Don
Fernando Fidelio and Harašta The Cunning Little
Vixen (Garsington Opera); Truffaldino Ariadne auf
Naxos (Metropolitan Opera); Quince A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Bari
and in Reggio Emilia; Colline La bohème (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra);
Angelotti Tosca (Los Angeles Opera); Collatinus The Rape of Lucretia (Teatro
Dante Alighieri, Ravenna); and appearances with San Francisco Opera, Santa
Fe Opera, and the Wiener Staatsoper.
Engagements in the 2014/15 season include Colline La bohème (Washington
National Opera) and the Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance for English
National Opera.
In concert, Joshua has appeared with the Melbourne, Queensland, Adelaide
and Western Australian Symphonies, as well as the New York Philharmonic,
the LA Philharmonic and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.
Andrew Wailes Artistic Director, Box Hill Chorale
Andrew Wailes enjoys a busy performing and teaching schedule both in
Australia and overseas, having appeared in countries such as China, NZ,
England, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, France, Russia
and most recently the USA and Canada.
Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic
Choir and Orchestra since 1998, he also directs The Australian Children’s
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Choir; Melbourne University Choral Society;
the Chamber Strings of Melbourne and Box Hill
Chorale.
He has conducted hundreds of major choral and
symphonic works, from Handel’s Messiah and
Mendelssohn’s Elijah to Verdi’s Requiem, Orff’s
Carmina Burana, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius,
Rachmaninov’s The Bells and operas by Britten
(including a Green Room Award nomination for
best conductor), Purcell, Handel, Mozart and
various Australian composers.
He has appeared with ensembles including the
Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, Camerata Academica
Freiburg, and Orchester der Universität Stuttgart
(Germany), Guangzhou Philharmonic (China), Christchurch Sinfonia
(NZ), Yale Glee Club and Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum (USA),
Candomino Choir (Finland), and local ensembles such as Orchestra Victoria,
VCA Symphony, MYO, and Stonnington Symphony.
Mark Shiell Assistant Conductor; Artistic Director &
Principal Conductor, Zelman Symphony
Dynamic conductor Mark Shiell’s passionate
music-making invigorates audiences and
musicians. Currently serving as Artistic Director
and Principal Conductor of the Zelman Memorial
Symphony Orchestra, Shiell is also the Principal
Conductor of the Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra
and the Macquarie Philharmonia.
Whilst his commitment to his regular conducting
posts account for the major portion of his
yearly schedule, Shiell’s guest conducting has
included performances with the Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony
Orchestra, Canberra Symphony, St. Petersburg
State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Moscow
Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble
Kanazawa, Victorian Opera and Sydney Sinfonia.
Conducting engagements have taken Shiell across the globe but his love of
community and youth music has kept him busy contributing to the growth
and development of important initiatives in both of these areas here in
Australia.
Shiell is in his sixth season with the Zelman Symphony. Among the
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hallmarks of this periods are a sharp rise in standards, programming which
has grown in scope and ambition, innovative collaboration and the growth
of audience numbers to an unprecedented level.
The Star Chorale
The Star Chorale is a Melbourne-based
community choir dedicated to continuing
and enhancing a tradition of excellence in the
performance of choral music. The choir comprises,
but is not limited to, former students, staff
members and families of students or friends of
MLC (Methodist Ladies’ College in Kew, Victoria).
Since the choir’s first performance in November
2000 it has been delighting its audiences with
a number of important choral works. For more
details, please visit our website at starchorale.org.
The Star Chorale welcomes new members. We do not hold auditions,
but the ability to hold a tune is essential, and the ability to read music is
highly desirable. Each year we perform a major work in June or July, and
a Christmas Concert in December. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday
evenings at MLC.
If you would like to join the Choir, please visit starchorale.org/membership.
Choristers:
Soprano: Georgina Bourke, Agnes Chee, Heather Clarke, Trudy Collinson,
Emily Crawford, Joy Darbyshire, Helena Dunn, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Rita Hach,
Susan Hurley, Merle Lamb, Ester Litvak, Eteri Litvak, Anne MacLean, Sarah
McDonell, Barbara McLaughlin, Megan McLaughlin, Liz McLeish, Julie
Melbourne, Lyn Miller, Celia Nicholson, Jackie OÕNeal, Karin Otto, Lisbeth
Phillips, Nancy Pizzi, Deborah Polites, Sue Polites, Maren Rawlings, Judith
Robinson, Jillian Thorpe, Patricia Tyler, Sue Veljanovski.
Alto: Susan Baidawi, Fiona Beale, Nerida Beresford, Rosemary Breen,
Kim Cahill, Joan Callahan, Elizabeth Capp, Monica Cole, Helen Cracknell,
Margaret de Paiva, Judy Downie, Rosemary Elgani, Heather Evans, Robyn
Fraser, Fiona Gerrard, Monique Gerrard, Cindy Geyer, Helen Goodman,
Rosemary Grenness, Janet Hall, Angela Harris, Joy Hayman, Catherine
Heywood, Pam Hjorth, Elaine Hobbs, Julie Huf, Trish Johnson, Roseanne
Loh, Anne Loughnan, Janet Matthew, Ann Matthews, Fiona Matthews,
Grace McAllister, Joan McMeeken, Jo Metcalf, Clare Morton, Penny Paton,
Lorraine Pinney, Liz Porter, Robyn Reynolds, Maggie Roberts, Catherine
Stewart, Samantha Szeredi, Lilit Thwaites, Dianne Vale, Shirley Watson, Nell
White, Sue Whyte, Juliette Zeelander.
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Tenor: Alan Bailey, David Bevan, Jim Callahan, Alan Chuck, Chris Davie,
Rod Findlay, Helen Funston, Geoffrey Harris, Peter Hutchinson, Cameron
Macintosh, John McCallum, Paul Myers, Jeremy Paton, John Patterson,
James Penn, Joe Sullivan, Tim Thwaites, Ross Walker, Tanya Wilson.
Bass: Richard Ballantyne, Richard Burn, Colin Burrows , Jeff Castles, John
Clarkson, Lindsay Cracknell, Alan Epstein, David Grigg, David HewitsonKerr, John Lester, John Markham, Aaron McCaughan, Doug McLaughlin,
Adrian Mill, Levi Orenstein, Tony Parsons, Andrew Rawlings, Jeff
Richardson, Peter Saville, Vic Say, Lindsay Stodden, Maurice Wan, David
Watson, John Weir, Chris White.
Rehearsal Pianists
Rehearsal pianists for The Star Chorale are Sue Goessling and Pam Christie.
Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra
Zelman Symphony’s history goes
back to 1906 when Alberto Zelman
Jnr founded the original Melbourne
Symphony Orchestra. In 1932, after
Alberto’s untimely death, the then
newly professional MSO that we
know so well today was formed by Professor (later Sir) Bernard Heinze
together with the professional musicians of Alberto’s orchestra. In 1933
the remaining players formed the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra
naming it in honour of their beloved Alberto.
Today, Zelman Symphony is a full symphonic ensemble which performs at
least four concerts a year in Melbourne and occasional concerts in regional
Victoria. It has achieved significant milestones including:
• Playing a Flash Mob and concert by invitation from Federation Square
at its 10th anniversary celebrations.
• Giving two sold out concerts of Mahler’s iconic 8th Symphony with
580 performers on stage in the Melbourne Town Hall almost exactly 80
years after the orchestra was founded. The eight soloists were some of
Australia’s best Opera stars.
• Playing before an audience of over 7,000 people at the Sidney Myer
Music Bowl by invitation from the MSO to mark the joint origins of the
two orchestras and the 80th anniversary of Zelman Symphony.
If you would like further information or would like to join Zelman
Symphony as a player or supporter, please visit our website:
zelmansymphony.org.au.
Many of you will have been at Zelman Symphony’s exciting Mahler
8 performances in the Melbourne Town Hall in September 2013. As a
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supporter of Star Chorale and Zelman Symphony, you can buy a double CD
recording of the performance at interval for $25 for your personal use.
Performers:
Concertmaster: Mary Johnston.
Violin I: Josephine Armstrong, Graeme Barker, Judith Cotterill, Fiona
Forster, Katie Hardcastle, Paige Harvey, Katrine Pilcher, Leonie Schellhorn,
Maxim Sheko, Jackie Tinsley, Daisy Wong.
Violin II: Alyssa Kennedy*, Lauren Clay, Stephanie Domazet, Rita Jenkins,
Yvonne Kushnir, Eric McGee, Li-Na Neoh, Erika Robertson, Elizabeth
Torrance, Sam U, Vincy U
Viola: Rosia Pasteur*, Tudor Bostock, George Deutsch, Holly Hayes, David
Kellam, Daniel Kirkham, Nicole Reyes, Annie Rose, Chris Thevathasan
Violoncello: Adrian Binkert*, James Abougelis, Margot Bremner, Sarah
Fitchett, Christine Mack, Annette Martin, Elizabeth Radcliffe, d’Artagnan
Skendzic
Double Bass: Ivan Sultanoff*, Helen Edelenbos, Trevor Irwin, Mary
Macmillan, Brenden Morris
Flute & Piccolo: Carol Galea*, David Rowlands, Sam Cooke
Oboe: Felicity Hardiman*, Henry Silver
Clarinet: Gary Kirby* , Vanessa George
Bassoon: Allison Pollard*, Greg Hannan, Shane Simpson, Emma Morrison
French Horn: Jo Spencer*, Megan Spragg, Emily Scott, Isaac Shieh
Trumpet: Claire Ferguson*, Shona Taylor, Frances Hatcher, Rachael Bean
Trumpet Off Stage: Gemma Brett, Kurt To, Jenny Stengards, Sue Cook
Trombone: Paul Lam*, Basil Rizopoulos, David MacArthur
Tuba: Per Forsberg* ; Tympani: Allison Summers*; Percussion: Chris Flood
* Principal Players
The Box Hill Chorale
The Box Hill Chorale, formerly
known as the Box Hill Choral Society,
was formed in 1946. Since that time
the choir has developed into one of
Victoria’s most active community
choirs, and has a proud history of performance, both within the City of
Whitehorse, and the wider community. Box Hill Chorale is open to all
interested local residents and members of the wider community who have a
love of singing and a desire to be part of a vibrant and friendly community
choir. Under the direction of Andrew Wailes, Box Hill Chorale is today
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widely regarded as one of Victoria’s leading community choirs.
The Chorale performs a wide variety of music, from many different musical
styles and traditions, often accompanied by professional orchestras and
soloists. The Chorale has recently performed with other ensembles such as
the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony
Orchestra, The Australian Children’s Choir, The Legends of Brass,
Australian Catholic University Choir, Hawthorn Band, the Chamber Strings
of Melbourne, Camberwell Chorale, and Melbourne University Choral
Society. Major works performed have included Beethoven’s Symphony No.
9, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s The Creation, Gounod’s Saint Cecilia Mass,
Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, Handel’s Messiah and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas as
well as Australian works by Nicholas Buc, Dindy Vaughan and Christopher
Willcock.
Rehearsals take place on Monday evenings at the spectacular Box Hill
Performing Arts Centre.
For further information, please visit the choir’s website: boxhillchorale.org.au.
Choristers:
Soprano: Shirin Albert, Michelle Bitzounis, Elizabeth Cussen, Kathy De
Garis, Katrina Devine, Lyn Farnworth, Hannah Gauci, Rosemary Lee, Vivien
Metzger, Marie Payling, Geraldine Pragnell, Sue Thomas.
Alto: Carol Bates, Emily Bolitho, Susan Braybrook, Anna Briggs, Helen Cole,
Annette Cott, Pauline David, Prue Field, Mhairi Ford, Ruth Hamilton, Susan
La Bartlus, Julie Liang, Karen Marston, Virginia May, Elizabeth McKay,
Sheina Nicholls, Anne Orchard, Margaret Polkinghorn, Sonia Samimi,
Beverley Santospirito, Judy Savige, Dorothy Thyer, Marie Trembath, Helen
Walker, Lorraine Walker, Christine Wells, Anne Woodward.
Tenor: Eve Addis, Ian Douglas, Robert Liang, Bryan Nitz, Tim Samuel,
Andrew Wailes.
Bass: Jean-Michel David, Dylan Imeneo, John Lanphier, Kim Le, John
Markham, Peter McCutcheon, Dennis Murphy, William Orange, Bob Traill.
Program Book design and typography:
David Grigg, Rightword Enterprises: rightword.com.au.
Cover based on an image licensed from canstockphoto.com.
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Acknowledgements
We extend our grateful thanks to:
• Methodist Ladies’ College.
• Professor Barbara Van Ernst AM for her generous sponsorship of
mezzo soprano soloist Dominica Matthews.
• Patrick Togher and Romola Tyrrell of Patrick Togher Artists’
Management.
• the City of Melbourne for their generous support and promotion.
• the City of Boroondara for their grant enabling our open rehearsal at
Hawthorn Arts Centre.
• the Old Collegians Club of Methodist Ladies’ College for their
generous sponsorship.
• George Deutsch, Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra.
• Susan Braybrook, President, Box Hill Chorale.
• Trevor Henley, Camberwell Grammar School, for the loan of music
scores.
• the Star Chorale Committee: Dr. Maren Rawlings (President), Prof.
Joan McMeeken AM (Vice President), Robyn Fraser (Secretary),
Chris White (Treasurer), Jane Elton Brown OAM, Alan Bailey, Dr
Jeff Castles, Helen Funston, David Grigg, Suzanne Locadou-Wells,
Samantha Szeredi, Jennifer Stengards, Dianne Vale.
• David Grigg for production of the Program Book.
• the individual choir members who made financial contributions to
sponsor soloists.
• the many choir members who make a special contribution to our
enjoyment, well-being and presentation.
• all the volunteers assisting at the concert.
Our next performance will be at our Christmas Concert
later this year. Please visit our website starchorale.org for
details of this and our planned program for 2016. Or email
secretary@starchorale.org to subscribe to our mailing list.
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ZELMAN
SYMPHONY
Forthcoming Concerts − 2015 Xavier Concert Series
Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre − Charles Street, Kew
Mark Shiell − conductor
Geoffrey Payne − trumpet
Mozart − Serenade No.11 in E-flat, K.375
Harry Sdraulig − Sinfonietta
Haydn − Trumpet Concerto
Beethoven − Symphony No.3 Eroica
8.00pm, Saturday 19 September 2015
2.30pm, Sunday 20 September 2015
Mark Shiell − conductor
Sally Walker − flute
Tchaikovsky − Suite: The Nutcracker
Kats-Chernin − Flute Concerto Night and Now
Melbourne premiere
Rachmaninov − Symphonic Dances
8.00pm, Saturday 5th December, 2015
Book via our website at zelmansymphony.org.au or by phone 8899 7445
Ticket prices: Adults − $35.00, Concession
− $30.00, Child − $5.00
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