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PROGRAM
MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES
Thursday 3 September 11am
ALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN MASTERS SERIES
Friday 4 & Saturday 5 September 7.30pm
Perth Concert Hall
ASHER
FISCH
CONDUCTS
TCHAIKOVSKY
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WELCOME
It’s always interesting to ponder how and
why some conductors and orchestras build
such a wonderful working and artistic
relationship, one where together they
consistently produce musical experiences
of the highest quality that are exciting and
profound. And of course, it’s intriguing to
try to figure out why certain conductor/
orchestra relationships flounder after a
short period of time. Some relationships
never actually survive the first encounter,
rather like a disastrous first blind date!
Over the past two weeks, we witnessed the
wonderful musical relationship between
Principal Conductor Asher Fisch and
WASO grow and strengthen as together
they performed Brahms’ symphonies and
concertos. The reaction from audiences
and critics has been exceptional, as shown
by this excerpt of Clive Paget’s review for
Limelight Magazine:
“This was world-class playing from a band
at the top of its game and conducting
of this special kind, from a Maestro in
profound communion with a favourite
composer, doesn’t come along every day.”
To me, however, one of the most telling and
rewarding lines in Clive’s review was this:
“At this stage in their relationship, Fisch
occasionally exudes a cheeky confidence,
allowing him to communicate with his
orchestra through the tiniest of smiling
gestures.”
To see an orchestra pushed to perform at
their highest level and witness a conductor
and orchestra visibly enjoying their
collective music making is a great joy, and
I believe that you will experience that joy
again in these Morning Symphony and
Master Series concerts.
While we can readily think of a number of
celebrated, long-term conductor/orchestra
relationships of recent times – Karajan/Berlin,
Bernstein/New York, Haitink/Amsterdam – it’s
very rare to find any sort of parallel between
composers and orchestras. In this case, WASO
may well be a world trendsetter. With the two
performances in the Masters Series concerts
this week, WASO will have given the world
premiere of ten works by Western Australian
composer, James Ledger. I can’t think of
another composer in recent times who has
enjoyed such a close relationship with their
home-town orchestra. Though perhaps that
should be the other way around, as WASO
takes great pride in premiering the music by
this exceptionally gifted composer – one of
this country’s finest.
Of course, there’s no mystery at all as to
the ongoing love affair between audiences
and the music of Tchaikovsky. Passionate,
powerful, full of memorable melodies and
delicious orchestral colours, Tchaikovsky’s
music will undoubtedly remain an audience
favourite for as long as there are orchestras
and audiences who love them.
Evan Kennea
Executive Manager, Artistic Planning
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MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES
ASHER FISCH
CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY
WAGNER Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude (9 mins)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 (50 mins)
Andante – Allegro con anima
Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Valse (Allegro moderato)
Finale (Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace)
Asher Fisch conductor
Pre-concert Talk
Find out more about the music in the concert with this week’s speaker, Sally Kester. The pre-concert talk takes
place at 9.40am in the auditorium.
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ASHER FISCH
CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY
WAGNER Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude (9 mins)
JAMES LEDGER Simpler Times WORLD PREMIERE (30 mins)
Interval (25 mins)
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 (50 mins)
Andante – Allegro con anima
Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Valse (Allegro moderato)
Finale (Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace)
Asher Fisch conductor
James Ledger’s Simpler Times was commissioned by Geoff Stearn for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
Pre-concert Talks
Find out more about the music in the concert with this week’s speaker, Sally Kester. Pre-concert talks take
place at 6.45pm in the Terrace Level Foyer.
Meet the Artists
Enjoy a conversation with composer James Ledger and Principal Conductor Asher Fisch post-concert Friday
night in the Terrace Level Foyer.
The Pre-concert Talks and Meet the Artists are supported by Wesfarmers Arts
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UPCOMING CONCERTS
MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES
Tchaikovsky’s Winter Dreams
Fri 2 & 3 Sat October 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall
An evening of soaring Russian melodies and passionate French flair, with
Saint-Saëns’ popular Second Piano Concerto providing colour and brilliance.
Tchaikovsky’s Winter Dreams showcases the composer’s mastery of
memorable melodies and surging emotion.
CHOPIN orch. STRAVINSKY Nocturne Op.32 No.2
CHOPIN orch. STRAVINSKY Grande valse brillante
SAINT-SAENS Piano Concerto No.2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.1 Winter Dreams
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Alexander Lazarev conductor
Kathryn Stott piano (pictured)
MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES
Dvor á̌ k’s New World
Thurs 15 October 11am Perth Concert Hall
Australia’s favourite symphony - Dvořák’s New World – is the centrepiece of
this American-inspired program. Aaron Copland’s heroic fanfare opens the
concert with grand, soaring rhetoric.
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
JOAN TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
DVORAK Symphony No.9 From the New World
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Giancarlo Guerrero conductor (pictured)
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Dvor á̌ k’s New World
Fri 16 & Sat 17 October 11am Perth Concert Hall
The exciting American violinist Jennifer Koh makes her WASO debut in
Bernstein’s Serenade. Australia’s favourite symphony - Dvořák’s New World
– concludes this American-inspired program.
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
JOAN TOWER Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
BERNSTEIN Serenade (After Plato’s Symposium)
DVORAK Symphony No.9 From the New World
Giancarlo Guerrero conductor
Jennifer Koh violin (pictured)
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WASO IN THE COMMUNITY
Harmony Music visit to
Leeming SHS
International Artist
Masterclasses
On Tuesday 18 August, a WASO Brass
Quintet visited Leeming Senior High
School’s Special Educational Needs
Students as part of WASO’s Harmony Music
program. The students, led by inspiring
music teacher Marietta Damos formed a
welcome committee to greet musicians
and staff on arrival. The brass quintet,
with presenter by Lee Stanley, performed a
variety of music in different styles including
the classic Londonderry Air (“Danny Boy”),
the show tune America from Leonard
Bernstein’s ‘West Side Story’ and Jazz tune
Chega de Saudade. The major highlight
was the main theme from Star Wars that
made the students very excited. It was
fantastic to see the delight on so many
of the student’s faces when they heard a
familiar tune that is obviously a favourite.
Students were also given the opportunity
to ask questions about the instruments and
the musician’s careers.
Violinists Olivia Bartlett, Emmalena Huning
and Eliza McCracken were selected to work
with Pinchas Zukerman, recently in our 2015
International Artist Masterclass Program.
It was wonderful to return to Leeming SHS
after previously enjoyable visits, and we
look forward to sharing more Harmony
Music programs with them in the future.
The International Artist Masterclass Program is partnered
by Quadrant Energy with Tertiary Education Partner
School of Music, University of Western Australia and
supported by McCusker Charitable Foundation and
James Galvin Foundation.
Harmony Music is supported by Mitsubishi
A unique perspective was offered with
participants working one-on-one with Mr
Zukerman, extending and enhancing their
already outstanding skills. Mr Zukerman not
only demonstrated through performance,
but encouraged all manner of technique
development – including standing on a chair
when considering posture! The audience was
enthralled with anecdotes from Mr Zukerman’s
extensive career, and the opportunity for
musicians, teachers and students to ask
questions was very well received.
With our final Masterclass featuring Kathryn
Stott on Wednesday 30 September, don’t miss
out on your opportunity to see some of Western
Australia’s finest young musicians working with
WASO’s most brilliant guest artists.
Pinchas Zuckerman appeared courtesy of Stott Hoare
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Musicians love applause. As a guide,
audience members normally applaud:
• When the conductor or soloist walks onto
the stage
• After the completion of each piece and
at the end of the performance
WHEN YOU NEED TO COUGH
Please try to muffle your cough in a
handkerchief during a louder section of the
music. Cough lozenges are available from the
WASO Customer Service Desk before each
performance and at the interval.
TOILETS
Male and female toilets are located on each
of the four foyer levels of Perth Concert Hall.
The largest number of toilets are available
on the ground floor of the venue, with
further toilets on the Terrace Level, Lower
Gallery and Upper Gallery levels. A universal
accessible toilet is available on the ground
floor of the venue.
FIRST AID
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at every concert so please speak to them
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PERTH CONCERT HALL
Meet Our Operations
Coordinator
The work that goes on behind the scenes
at Perth Concert Hall is largely invisible.
But a large team of casuals look after the
technical aspects of performances and venue
management, led by Perth Concert Hall’s
Operations Coordinator Brad Matthews.
Tell us a bit more about your role.
I started at the Concert Hall as a Mechanist
and soon after was promoted to Venue
Head Mechanist, where I was responsible for
setting up all staging elements and ensuring
the safety of all personnel on stage. During
WASO performances, you may have seen
me wearing a huge headset and carrying
out the stage changes. Recently I moved into
the Operations Coordinator position, which
involves client liaison and backstage staff
rostering and training.
What is the most unusual request you
ever had to deal with?
A comedian who requested a tent for his
dressing room. He didn’t expect us to take
him seriously but was very impressed when
he walked in to find a tent set up in his
dressing room.
What do you love most about Perth
Concert Hall?
The staff I get to work with. If I didn’t have
such a great team working for me backstage,
then my life would be so much harder.
What is one thing you really would like
to change here?
From an operations view, it would be storage
space. There is very limited space to store
equipment backstage.
What is your favourite concert or event
that you worked on at Perth Concert Hall?
I enjoy WASO’ s special events as I work with
WASO production staff and other PCH crew to
bring lighting and staging ideas to life. It’s one
thing to have an idea, it’s another to work out
how to get it to work inside the venue.
What do people not know about you?
When I came to Perth Concert Hall I was
thinking it would only be a casual job while I
worked out what I wanted to do in life. Here
I am, eight years later…
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An American-inspired program
featuring Australia’s favourite
symphony Dvořák’s New World.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Asher Fisch
Asher Fisch’s first season with the WASO
included a range of classical repertoire,
as well as a West Australian first Beethoven’s nine symphonies performed
over two weekends. A seasoned
conductor in both the operatic and
symphonic worlds, he is known best for
his interpretative command of German
and Italian repertoire of the Romantic
and post-Romantic era, in particular
Wagner, Brahms, Strauss and Verdi. He
is currently Principal Guest Conductor of
the Seattle Opera, where he conducted
its quadrennial Wagner Ring cycle in
2013, and his former posts include Music
Director of the New Israeli Opera (19982008) and the Vienna Volksoper (19952000). He first worked with WASO in 1999.
He has long maintained strong ties to the
Bavarian State Opera, and in the 2013-14
season conducted a new production by
Martin Kušej of The Force of Destiny, plus
revival performances of Parsifal, Salome,
Ariadne auf Naxos, La bohème and
Turandot. Other highlights of the 2013-14
season included concerts with the Munich
Philharmonic; Stuttgart Radio Symphony
Orchestra; National Orchestra of Belgium;
Photo: Chris Gonz
Principal Conductor
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (Denmark);
a tour in Italy with the Orchestra della
Toscana; and a visit to the Melbourne
Festival in October 2013, where he
conducted an all-Wagner program with
the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
He conducted the State Opera of South
Australia’s Wagner Ring cycle in 2005,
which won ten Helpmann Awards.
Asher Fisch began his conducting career
as Daniel Barenboim’s assistant and
kapellmeister at the Berlin State Opera. He
is an accomplished pianist and released
his first solo disc of Wagner piano
transcriptions in 2012.
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WASO ON STAGE TONIGHT
VIOLIN
Alexandre da Costa
Allan McLean
Helen Tuckey
Graeme Norris
CELLO
Guest Concertmaster
Assoc Concertmaster
Semra Lee-Smith
Assistant Concertmaster
Zak Rowntree*
Principal 2nd Violin
Akiko Miyazawa
Assoc Principal 2nd Violin
Kylie Liang
Assistant Principal 2nd Violin
Sarah Blackman
Fleur Challen
Stephanie Dean
Sara Duhig
Rebecca Glorie
Beth Hebert
Sunmi Jung^
Christina Katsimbardis
Eliza McCracken^
Ellie Lawrence
Andrea Mendham^
Kathleen O’Hagan^
Melanie Pearn
Ken Peeler
Elena Phatak
Graham Pyatt
Louise Sandercock
Jolanta Schenk
Jane Serrangeli
Kathryn Shinnick
Jacek Slawomirski
Bao Di Tang
Cerys Tooby
Teresa Vinci^
VIOLA
Caleb Wright
Alex Brogan
Kierstan Arkleysmith
Nik Babic
Sally Boud^
Katherine Corecig^
Katherine Drake
Alison Hall
Rachael Kirk
Rod McGrath
Louise McKay
Chair partnered by Penrhos College
Shigeru Komatsu
Oliver McAslan
Nicholas Metcalfe
Fotis Skordas
Tim South
Jon Tooby^
Xiao Le Wu
DOUBLE BASS
Jane Kircher-Lindner
Chair partnered by Sue & Ron Wooller
Adam Mikulicz
CONTRABASSOON
Chloe Turner
HORN
David Evans
Sharn McIver
Robert Gladstones
Principal 3rd
Julia Brooke
Francesco Lo Surdo
Andrew Sinclair*
Joan Wright
Elizabeth Browning^
Louise Ross
Andrew Tait
Mark Tooby
Phillip Waldron^
TRUMPET
FLUTE
Andrew Nicholson
Joshua Davis
Liam O’Malley
Mary-Anne Blades
BASS TROMBONE
Chair partnered by Quadrant Energy
PICCOLO
Michael Waye
OBOE
Brent Grapes
Chair partnered by ConocoPhillips
Evan Cromie
Fletcher Cox^
Peter Miller
TROMBONE
Philip Holdsworth
TUBA
Cameron Brook
Peter Facer
Elizabeth Chee
TIMPANI
COR ANGLAIS
PERCUSSION
Alex Timcke
Leanne Glover
Troy Greatz
CLARINET
Richard Gleeson
Allan Meyer
Lorna Cook
BASS CLARINET
Alexander Millier
*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.
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BASSOON
A/Principal Percussion
Assoc Principal Percussion
and Timpani
Joel Bass^
PIANO
Adam Pinto^
Principal
Associate Principal
Guest Musician^
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MEET THE MUSICIAN
Kierstan Arkleysmith
Viola
What is your first musical memory?
There was always classical music in our
house, LPs and the ABC wireless. I was
also taken to concerts when I was quite
small - our family had balcony seats and
my brother and sister usually went to sleep
under the chairs. The Sydney Symphony
Orchestra came regularly to Bathurst
as part of the ABC concert series, and
Musica Viva also brought Australian and
international artists and ensembles.
How long have you been performing
with WASO and what have been your
highlights?
I’ve been a permanent member of the
viola section for 13 years now and there
have been so many great concerts. I
think that the stand-out conductors and
favourite works include Alexander Lazarev
conducting Shostakovich’s Eleventh
Symphony, performing Sculthorpe with
Dene Olding, Mozart Symphony No.40
with Richard Tognetti, and the “15x5”
commissions in 2003, recording Strauss
and Wagner with Simone Young and
Lisa Gasteen. And of course last year’s
Beethoven Festival with Asher Fisch.
How do you feel after a concert?
Peckish!
What piece of music would you play
to convince someone of the power of
music?
I don’t think there is one piece that speaks
to everyone. Most pieces (even the bad
ones!) when played with passion and
conviction can be uplifting and thoroughly
moving.
If you could choose any favourite
holiday destination where would it be? I don’t have one favourite place yet, I’m still
sampling the world!
What do you enjoy most about your
career?
I love the diversity, different programmes
each week as well as opera and ballet and
the opportunity for small ensemble projects
such as the Literature Centre Project
or WASO on the Road. There is always
something to look forward to whether it
is a brand new work, a new conductor or
soloist or just something old and loved that
hasn’t been played in a while.
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ENGAGE CHALLENGE
EXCITE SURPRISE REFLECT
Photograph © Tony McDonough
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TIMELINE OF COMPOSERS & WORKS
RICHARD WAGNER
1813 – 1883
Born in Leipzig, Germany
Died in Venice, Italy
PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
1840 – 1893
Born in Vyatka Province, Russia
Died in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Wagner's Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude
1850
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64
1888
JAMES LEDGER
b.1966
Born in Perth, Australia
Ledger's Simpler TImes
2015
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ABOUT THE MUSIC
Richard Wagner
(1813 - 1883)
Lohengrin, Act I: Prelude
Not an overture per se, this prelude is a
true poetic introduction to the opera. As
Wagner said in his own program note:
Out of the clear blue ether there seems to
condense a wonderful yet at first hardly
perceptible vision; and out of this there
gradually emerges … an angel host bearing
… the sacred Grail.
Wagner’s music suggests a long descent.
The horns and brass gradually enter and
the prelude gathers force, until ‘the Grail
is revealed in all its glorious reality’. Then,
having reached a climax, the music returns
to its quiet origins in the higher strings.
The prelude foreshadows the story.
Lohengrin, a Knight of the Grail, arrives in
Brabant to champion the falsely accused
Elsa. But his assistance is conditional on
maintaining anonymity, and after he has
succeeded, Elsa brings about Lohengrin’s
return to Monsalvat in Spain and her own
death by asking his name.
Lohengrin was an important step toward
music drama, Wagner’s German brand of
grand opera. And wanting to speak more
directly to the German people, Wagner wrote
his own libretto based on German myth. But
Lohengrin did not fully succeed in balancing
the musical and dramatic elements.
At times, the music forces the drama to
move too slowly. Fortunately, Lohengrin
is one of Wagner’s most beautifully
melodic scores.
But Wagner did not attend the premiere
in Weimar in 1850; he was in exile in
Switzerland for his part in the Dresden
Uprising.
Gordon Kalton Williams
Symphony Australia © 2003/2015
Franz Liszt conducted the premiere performance of
Lohengrin, in Weimar on 28 August 1850. The West
Australian Symphony was the first of the Australian
state orchestras to perform either of the preludes
from the opera, when Ernest J. Roberts conducted
both the Prelude to Act I and Prelude to Act III at
a Celebrity Orchestral concert on 14 June 1938.
WASO last performed this work on June 19 2010,
conducted by Vladimir Verkitbsky.
Glossary
Prelude A piece or movement that serves as an introduction to another section or composition and establishes the key.
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James Ledger
(b. 1966)
Simpler Times WORLD PREMIERE
As we get older, we all experience the
perceived speeding-up of time. The oftenheard phrases ‘time flies’ and ‘where
does the time go?’ are just two common
expressions that attest to this.
Simpler Times is an attempt to mirror the
exponential passing of time as it speeds up
incrementally over the course of the work.
There are seven sections: the tempo
of each section relates to the previous
section by a simple ratio. For example, the
tempo relationship between the first two
sections is 7:8. In other words, the first
section is 7/8 the tempo of the second
section, which is quite a subtle shift. On
the arrival of the seventh and final section,
the tempo relationship between it and the
sixth section is 2:3, which is one-and-a-half
times faster – a radical jump.
Simpler Times is scored for orchestra that
includes piano and toy piano. I really enjoy
the unpredictability and jangly sound-world
of the latter; it acts as a perfect foil to its
grown-up cousin.
Although Simpler Times alludes to the
nostalgic, my intent was not to convey a
pining for the ‘good old days’. However,
in that regard, the title can have a double
meaning and it is because of this ambiguity
that I chose it.
I am extremely grateful to Geoff Stearn
who commissioned this work and also
a violin concerto in 2013. The title of
that work was Golden Years (notice the
recurring theme here?).
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ABOUT THE MUSIC
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(1840 – 1893)
Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64
Andante – Allegro con anima
Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Valse (Allegro moderato)
Finale (Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace)
After completing his Fourth Symphony
(1877), Tchaikovsky wrote to his former
pupil Sergey Taneyev: ‘I should be sorry if
symphonies that mean nothing should flow
from my pen.’ He insisted that the Fourth
definitely followed a ‘program’, even
though, like Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
on which he had partly modelled the
work, it could not be expressed in words.
Circumstantial evidence suggests that
Tchaikovsky’s own Fifth Symphony,
composed in summer 1888, likewise could
not ‘mean nothing’, and even if a precise
meaning will probably never emerge,
Tchaikovsky did leave clues as to the
direction of his thoughts.
Fate and providence were certainly on
his mind, having in mid-1887 spent two
distressing months at the bedside of a
dying friend. Later, in his sketchbook
he verbally outlined a first movement
whose slow introduction began with
‘total submission to fate’, followed by an
allegro that introduced ‘murmurs, doubts,
laments, reproaches’ before considering
succumbing to ‘the embrace of faith’. He
described this as ‘a wonderful program, if
only it can be fulfilled’.
Although no irrefutable evidence links this
plan directly with the 1888 symphony, the
Fifth’s main theme does lend itself to a
musical personification of grim fate (in its
minor form) and of beneficent providence
(in its major form), and a journey from the
first to the second is a plausible program, if
not for the opening movement (which ends
in the minor), then for the whole work.
The main theme (played at the outset
by solo clarinet) also pays homage to
the man Tchaikovsky called ‘the father
of Russian music’, Mikhail Glinka. He
borrowed the germinal first eight-note
phrase from Glinka’s opera A Life for the
Czar, where it opens the second half of
a melody sung in succession by all three
principal characters in the first act trio.
But Tchaikovsky develops Glinka’s melodic
fragment (first sung to the words ‘Do not
turn to sorrow’) into an entirely new motto
theme whose subliminal transformations
and literal reprises bind the symphony’s
four movements together. The first
transformation is into the dance-like theme
of the Allegro con anima announced by
clarinet and bassoon.
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The horn melody in the second movement
is one of the most beautiful in all of
Tchaikovsky’s music. He actually scribbled
on a sketch of this melody (in French): ‘I
love you, my love!’ But it is more than just
a love theme; it, too, is subtly related to
the motto (of the motto’s first eight notes,
it is a varied reworking of the last five).
This connection is made explicit when the
undisguised motto returns, portentously
with trumpets and kettledrums, just before
the reprise of the love theme.
Tchaikovsky called the third movement a
‘waltz’, a modestly understated example
compared with his great ballet waltzes, but
one whose easy mood makes it a perfect
structural foil to the slow movement’s
passionate intensity. It may well be
significant that he crafted the tune out of
snippets of a Tuscan folksong, called La
Pimpinella, that he heard in Florence in
1877, sung by (as he noted) a ‘positively
beautiful’ young (male) street-singer.
Certainly significant, the waltz tune also
audibly echoes the rhythm of the preceding
movement’s soulful horn theme, of which
it is essentially a faster, lighter reworking.
The same rhythm also reappears in the
sinuously exotic subsidiary tune introduced
by the bassoon. But only once does the
motto itself intrude on this pleasant reverie,
from clarinets and bassoons, right at the
movement’s close.
Glossary
Allegro fast
Allegro con anima fast with spirit
Allegro vivace fast, lively and spirited
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The motto returns fully, in major mode,
as a solemn march, introducing the fourth
movement, sumptuously scored with all
the violins playing down low in unison with
the cellos, passing next to the woodwinds,
before trumpets and kettledrum signal the
imminent Allegro vivace. Tchaikovsky
energises the motto’s second, falling-scale
element to create a new minor-key theme
that launches further transformations
and combinations of germinal fragments,
underpinned by the quick tick-tock
of bassoons, kettledrums and basses,
plateauing out on a brilliantly shrill majorkey woodwind chorus. Winding down
and then up again through more furious
returns of the minor-key theme, a massive
climax builds, breaking back into the now
almost unbearably splendid march, the
motto’s apotheosis capped at the last
possible moment by a trumpet reprise of
the first movement’s allegro theme.
© Graeme Skinner 2014
Tchaikovsky himself conducted the first performance
of his Fifth Symphony, in Saint Petersburg on 17
November 1888. The West Australian Symphony was
the first of the Australian state orchestras to perform
the work, on 26 October 1938 under Malcolm
Sargent. WASO last performed this work on 16 June
2012, conducted by Baldur Brönnimann.
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MEET THE INSTRUMENT
THE OBOE
The oboe is a double reed member of the
woodwind family. Developed in the mid-17th
century from early instrument the shawm, the
Baroque oboe was embraced by composers
such as Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel, inspiring
them to create concertos for the new and
improved instrument.
Favourite orchestral oboe works include
Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, Tchaikovsky’s
Swan Lake, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an
Exhibition: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks.
© Symphony Services International
The oboe as we know it today developed
in 19th-century Europe, and the cities of Paris
and Vienna in particular gained a reputation
for their oboe-making tradition.
The body of the present-day oboe is
predominantly made out of African Blackwood
and the keys usually of silver alloy. The oboe
has a double reed constructed of two pieces
of cane tied together. Sound is created as the
air vibrates between the two reeds into the
instrument’s body. The size and shape of the
reed in relation to the player’s technique and
style of playing have a dramatic effect on the
quality of the eventual sound, so as a result
oboists customise or make their own reeds.
The coned bore of the oboe, in comparison
to the cylindrical bore of other woodwind
instruments such as the flute, aids its audible
dominance over other instruments. This is
why it is used to tune the orchestra, as its
penetrating timbre enables it to be heard clearly
by other members of the orchestra.
The range of the oboe:
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1. Reed
2. Staple
3. Key
4. Bell
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WASO PHILANTHROPY
Philanthropy Partner
Special Events for WASO Patrons & Friends
So far this year we have had some wonderful events for our Patrons & Friends. Here is what
is on offer for the remainder of the year.
Ali, Andrew & Friends at The Ellington
Tues 8 & Wed 9 September, 5.30pm for 6pm
The Ellington Jazz Club
Back by popular demand, WASO’s Principal Flute
Andrew Nicholson and singer Ali Bodycoat bring their
friends together for a musical sojourn from the world of
contemporary to classic jazz at The Ellington Jazz Club –
one of Perth’s most exciting live music venues!
Embracing classical and jazz perspectives, Ali and Andrew
will perform with a trio from the cream of Perth’s jazz
musicians and will also be joined by one or two special
guest WASO musicians.
Tickets are $60 for cabaret-style table seating and $40 for
standing, and include a drink on arrival and tasty tapas
bites from a shared platter.
Chair of Principal Flute, Andrew Nicholson, is partnered by Quadrant Energy.
Patrons & Friends Christmas Party
Thurs 10 December, from 4.30pm
Perth Concert Hall
Principal Conductor Asher Fisch will join WASO Patrons &
Friends, staff and musicians to celebrate another wonderful
year of music-making.
Hear Asher Fisch conduct an hour of rehearsal for the 2015
City of Perth Symphony in the City before mingling with
WASO musicians over a light dinner and drinks.
Tickets are $45 for Patrons & Friends ($55 for guests).
Please note the change of venue for this event.
Tickets for these events can be purchased by calling the WASO Box Office on 9326 0000 and
all proceeds support the Friends of WASO Scholarship, providing professional development
opportunities for WASO musicians.
If you would like to make a donation to become a Patron or a Friend, please contact Jane on
9326 0014 or janec@waso.com.au, or go to waso.com.au.
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OUR SUPPORTERS
Philanthropic partnerships come in all shapes and sizes
Whatever the shape or size, you are helping WASO make a difference and we thank you
for your support. WASO’s philanthropy program continues to grow, supporting our vision
now and into the future. It is an exciting time be a part of this community, to meet our
musicians and to know you have helped your Orchestra to touch souls and enrich lives
through music. Together we can do amazing things.
Symphony Circle
Recognising Patrons who
have made a provision in
their Will to the Orchestra
Mr John Bonny
Dr G Campbell-Evans
Anita & James Clayton
Judith Gedero
Wolfgang Lehmkuhl
Tosi Nottage in memory
of Edgar Nottage
Nigel & Dr Heather Rogers
Judy Sienkiewicz
Sheila Wileman
Anonymous (16)
Estates
WASO is extremely
grateful for bequests
received from
Estates
Mrs Roslyn Warrick
Rachel Mabel Chapman
Endowment Fund
for the Orchestra
This fund includes major
donations and bequests
Tom & Jean Arkley
Janet Holmes à Court AC
Sagitte Yom-Tov Fund
Excellence Circle
Supporting excellence
across all we do
Jean Arkley
Bob & Gay Branchi
Janet Holmes à Court AC
Torsten and Mona Ketelsen
Andrew Marsden
The WASO Song Book
We are grateful to those
who have supported new
works commissioned for
the Orchestra by WASO
Janet Holmes à Court AC
Peter Dawson
Geoff Stearn
Anonymous (2)
Reach Out
Supporting our
Education & Community
Engagement programs
Jean Arkley
Prue Ashurst
Creative Partnerships Australia
Ron & Penny Crittall
Ken Evans
Feilman Family Foundation
The James Galvin Foundation
Robyn Glindemann
Ken Johnson
Barrie & Jude Lepley
Mathie Family
McCusker Charitable
Foundation
Minderoo Foundation
Mrs Morrell
Lynn Murray
Joan Reyland
John & Alison Rigg
Simon Lee Foundation
The Stan Perron Charitable
Foundation
Jean & Peter Stokes
Trish Williams - Strategic
Interactions
Anonymous (1)
If you are interested in becoming a Patron or learning more about WASO Philanthropy
please contact Jane Clare, Fundraising and Philanthropy Manager, on 08 9326 0014
or email janec@waso.com.au.
WASO Philanthropy brochures are available from the WASO Programs & Information
Desk located in the main foyer of Perth Concert Hall, or you can visit waso.com.au.
All donations over $2 are fully tax deductible.
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OUR SUPPORTERS
Annual Giving
We are proud to acknowledge the following Patrons for their generous contribution
to WASO in the last twelve months through our Annual Giving program.
Principal
Conductor’s Circle
Gifts $20,000+
Janet Holmes à Court AC
Brian & Nancy Murphy
Patricia New
Judy Sienkiewicz (dec.)
Impresario Patron
Gifts $10,000 - $19,999
Gay & Bob Branchi
Tony & Gwenyth Lennon
Margaret & Rod Marston
Joshua & Pamela Pitt
Maestro Patron
Gifts $5,000 - $9,999
John Albright &
Susan Lorimer
Jean Arkley in memory
of Tom Arkley
Bill Bloking
Dr Roland & Therese Brand
Gavin Bunning
Ian & Elizabeth Constable
Moira & John Dobson
Bridget Faye AM
Gilbert George
Dr Patricia Kailis
Keith & Gaye Kessell
Dr Ronny Low &
Dr Emma Richardson
Bryant Macfie
Robert May
Jill Mulheron
Paula & John Phillips
Peter & Jean Stokes
Richard Tarala &
Lyn Beazley AO
Trish Williams – Strategic
Interactions
Sue & Ron Wooller
Anonymous (5)
Virtuoso Patron
Gifts $2,500 - $4,999
Prof Fred &
Mrs Margaret Affleck
Neil Archibald &
Alan R Dodge AM
Peter & Marjorie Bird
Alan & Anne Blanckensee
Sally Burton
Dr G Campbell-Evans
Mark Coughlan &
Dr Pei-Yin Hsu
Stephen Davis & Linda Savage
Tim & Lexie Elliott
Robyn Glindemann
Annette & Vincent Goerke
Jacoba Hohnen & Ted Samson
Sylvia & Wally Hyams
Mrs Morrell
Jane & Jock Morrison
Anne Nolan
Tim Pavy & Cathy Cole
Dr R & J Schwenger
Ros Thomson
M & H Tuite
Joyce Westrip OAM
Alan Whitham
Andrew & Marie Yuncken
Anonymous (1)
Principal Patron
Gifts $1000 - $2,499
Ron & Sue Adams
Caroline Allen & Sandy Dunn
Prue Ashurst
Margaret Atkins
Tony & Mary Beeley
David & Suzanne Biddles
Kevin Blake
Matthew J C Blampey
Namy Bodinner
Peter & Eve Boland
Mr John Bonny
John & Debbie Borshoff
Jean Brodie-Hall AM
Marilyn & Ian Burton
Prof Jonathan Carapetis &
Prof Sue Skull
Peter & Sue Clifton
Helen Cook
Arthur & Nerina Coopes
Hon June Craig AM
Gay & John Cruickshank
Lesley & Peter Davies
Julian Dowse
Bev East
Lorraine Ellard
Richard Farago
Don & Marie Forrest
Erich Liz Fraunschiel
Dr Andrew Gardner
George Gavranic
Roger & Ann Gillbanks
Graham & Barbara Goulden
Jannette Gray
Sandra Gray
Deidre Greenfeld
David & Valerie Gulland
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OUR SUPPORTERS
Brian & Romola Haggerty
Richard B Hammond
Pauline & Peter Handford
Warwick Hemsley & Melissa
Parke
Michael & Liz Hollingdale
John & Katrina Hopkins
Sue Hovell
Jim & Freda Irenic
Lilian & Roger Jennings
Anthony Kane &
Jane Leahy-Kane
Bill Kean
Noelle & Anthony Keller AM
Michael & Dale Kitney
Nelly Kleyn
Stephanie & John Kobelke
Louis & Miriam Landau
Irving Lane
Paul Lee
Meg Lewis
Rosalind Lilley
Teresa & Jemima Loveland
Graham & Muriel Mahony
Gregg & Sue Marshman
Jennifer & Arthur McComb
Betty & Con Michael AO
Hon Justice S R Moncrieff
S B Monger-Hay
Valmae & Geoff Morris
Val & Barry Neubecker
Dr Phillip & Mrs Erlene Noble
John Overton
Ron & Philippa Packer
Michael & Lesley Page
Athena Paton
Charmian Phillips in memory of
Colin Craft
Pamela Platt
Andrew & Suzanne Poli
Thomas & Diana Potter
Alison & John Price
Barry & Dot Price
Dr Leon Prindiville
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Chester Reeve
Joan Reyland
John & Alison Rigg
Ms Elizabeth Sachse &
Dr Lance Risbey
Nigel & Dr Heather Rogers
Maurice & Gerry Rousset
Roger Sandercock
Margaret & Roger Seares
Melanie & Paul Shannon
Eve Shannon-Cullity
Glenice Shephard
Julian & Noreen Sher
Laurel & Ross Smith
Paul Smith
Michael Snell & Vicki Stewart
Gail & Tony Sutherland
Anna Sweetingham
Lisa & Andrew Telford
The Ambient Foundation
Ruth Thomas
Gene Tilbrook
Mary Townsend
James & Rosemary Trotter
Dr Robert Turnbull
Maggie Venerys
Stan & Valerie Vicich
Adrienne & Max Walters
Watering Concepts
Ian Watson
Patricia Weston
Ann Whyntie
Jean & Ian Williams AO
Jim & Gill Williams
Judith Wilton & David Turner
Hilary & Peter Winterton AM
Anonymous (25)
Tutti Patron
Gifts $500 - $999
Geoff & Joan Airey
Catherine Bagster
Merle I Bardwell
Bernard & Jackie Barnwell
Shirley Barraclough
Berwine Barrett-Lennard
Colin Beckett
Pamela M Bennet
Michael & Nadia Berkeley-Hill
John & Sue Bird in memory
of Penny Bird
Dermot & Jennifer Blackweir
Elaine Bonds
Diane & Ron Bowyer
Dr & Mrs P Breidahl
Elizabeth & James Brown
Ann Butcher & Dean R Kubank
Lucia Buralli
Michelle Candy
Nanette Carnachan
Claire Chambers &
Dr Andrea Shoebridge
Fred & Angela Chaney
Dr Anne Chester
Lyn & Harvey Coates AO
Agatha & Alex Cohen AO
Brian Cresswell
Gina & Neil Davidson
Jop & Hanneke Delfos
Rai & Erika Dolinschek
Simon & Pamela Douglas
Mrs G Ewen
Annette Finn
Joan Gagliardi
Pat Gallaher
Elaine Gimson
Isobel Glencross
Douglas M & Regina Hansen
Alan Harvey & Dr Paulien de Boer
Eric & Elizabeth Heenan
Dr Penny Herbert in memory of
Dunstan Herbert
Helen Hollingshead
Christopher, Julie &
Rosemary Hudson
Mr John Hylton-Davies JP, VJ
Peter Ingram
Cynthia Jee
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Peter S Jones
B M Kent
Dorothy Kingston
Ulrich & Gloria Kunzman
Trevor & Ane Marie Lacy
Martin & Ruth Levit
Megan Lowe
Mary Ellen in memory
of Kerensa
Mrs Carolyn Milton-Smith
in loving memory of Emeritus
Prof John Milton-Smith
Dr Peter Moss
Marianne Nilsson
Marjan Oxley
Graham & Hildegarde
Pennefather
Bev Penny
Adrian & Ruth Phelps
Richard & Alpha Pilpel OAM
Ann Rawlinson
Clarissa Repton
James & Nicola Ridsdill-Smith
Leigh Robinson
Chris & Serge Rtshiladze
Judith E Shaw
The Sherwood Family
Hendrik Smit
L Sparrow & Family
Peggy & Tom Stacy
Eleanor Steinhardt
Ruth E Thorn
Patricia Turner
S R Vogt
Diana Warnock
Anne Watson
Joy Wearne
Dr & Mrs Chris Whitaker
Violette William
Janet Williams
Patricia Wong
Anonymous (22)
Friends
Gifts $40 - $499
Thank you to all our Friends
who support WASO through
their gift.
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WEST AUSTRALIAN
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTOR LAUREATE Vladimir Verbitsky
PRINCIPAL
CONDUCTOR
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Christopher Dragon
Asher Fisch
CHORUS DIRECTOR Christopher van Tuinen
Partnered by
Wesfarmers Arts
CHORUS VOCAL COACH Andrew Foote
VIOLIN
Laurence Jackson
VIOLA
Caleb Wright
FLUTE
Andrew Nicholson
HORN
David Evans
Graeme Norris
Alex Brogan
Chair partnered
by Quadrant Energy
Sharn McIver
Semra Lee-Smith
Kierstan Arkleysmith
Nik Babic
Katherine Drake
Alison Hall
Rachael Kirk
Allan McLean
Helen Tuckey
Mary-Anne Blades
CELLO
Rod McGrath
Principal
Louise McKay
COR ANGLAIS
Leanne Glover
Peter Miller
Shigeru Komatsu
Oliver McAslan
Nicholas Metcalfe
Eve Silver*
Fotis Skordas
Tim South
Xiao Le Wu
CLARINET
Allan Meyer
Principal
DOUBLE BASS
Andrew Sinclair*
BASSOON
Jane Kircher-Lindner
Concertmaster
Associate Concertmaster
Assistant Concertmaster
Zak Rowntree*
Principal 2nd Violin
Akiko Miyazawa
Assoc Principal
2nd Violin
Kylie Liang
Assistant Principal
2nd Violin
Sarah Blackman
Fleur Challen
Shaun Lee-Chen*
Stephanie Dean
Rebecca Glorie
Beth Hebert
Anna O’Hagan
Ellie Lawrence
Melanie Pearn
Ken Peeler
Graham Pyatt
Louise Sandercock
Jolanta Schenk
Jane Serrangeli
Jacek Slawomirski
Bao Di Tang
Cerys Tooby
David Yeh
Principal
Assoc Principal
Principal
Assoc Principal
Chair partnered
by Penrhos College
Principal
Joan Wright
Assoc Principal
Christine Reitzenstein
Louise Ross
Andrew Tait
Mark Tooby
*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan
from Janet Holmes à Court AC.
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Principal
Assoc Principal
PICCOLO
Michael Waye
Principal
OBOE
Peter Facer
Elizabeth Chee
Assoc Principal
Principal
Principal
Assoc Principal
Robert Gladstones
Principal 3rd
Julia Brooke
Francesco Lo Surdo
TRUMPET
Brent Grapes
Principal
Chair partnered by
ConocoPhillips
Evan Cromie
Assoc Principal
TROMBONE
Joshua Davis
Liam O’Malley
Principal
Assoc Principal
Lorna Cook
BASS TROMBONE
Philip Holdsworth
BASS CLARINET
Alexander Millier
Principal
Principal
Chair partnered by
Ron & Sue Wooller
Adam Mikulicz
Assoc Principal
CONTRABASSOON
Chloe Turner
Principal
Principal
TUBA
Cameron Brook
Principal
TIMPANI
Alex Timcke
Principal
PERCUSSION
Troy Greatz
A/Principal
HARP
Sarah Bowman
Principal
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Janet Holmes à Court AC
Chairman
Anne Nolan
Mark Coughlan
Keith Kessell
Barrie Lepley
Deputy Chairman
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Cassandra Lake
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
Marina Woodhouse
Fiona Taylor
Luci Steinhardt
Lily Protter
Cliona Hayes
Executive Manager,
Community Engagement
Education Coordinator
Community Engagement Assistant
Executive Manager,
Corporate Development
Corporate Partnerships Executive
Corporate Partnerships Coordinator
Ginny Luff
Paul Shannon
Julian Sher
Michael Utsler
ORCHESTRAL MANAGEMENT
Keith McGowan
EXECUTIVE
Craig Whitehead
Jenna Boston
MARKETING
Kelli Carnachan
David Cotgreave
Production & Technical Manager
Kirsty Chisholm
Rebecca Smith
Alistair Cox
Orchestral Manager
Nancy Hackett
Anthony Pickburn
Executive Manager,
Human Resources
Breanna Evangelista
Gina Beers
Rachael Taylor
Wee Ming Khoo
Marc Missiaen
Narelle Coghill
BUSINESS SERVICES
Peter Freemantle
Chief Executive
Executive Assistant
Human Resources Assistant
Human Resources Assistant
Svetlana Williams
Executive Manager,
Orchestral Management
Orchestral Operations Manager
Orchestral Coordinator
Music Librarian
Payroll Officer
Chief Financial Officer
ARTISTIC PLANNING
Evan Kennea
Systems Administrator
Executive Manager,
Artistic Planning
Alan Tyrrell
Program Manager
Natalie De Biasi
Program Coordinator
Maya Kraj-Krajewski
Artist Liaison/Chorus Administrator
Andrew Chew
Alex Spartalis
IT Support
Angela Miller
Accountant
Sushila Bhudia
Accounts Officer
Renu Kara
Accounts Assistant
PHILANTHROPY
Alecia Benzie
Executive Manager, Philanthropy
Jane Clare
Corporate Partnerships & Events
Coordinator
Executive Manager, Marketing
Marketing Coordinator
Marketing Manager
Graphic Designer
Relationship Marketing Manager
Paula Schibeci
Public Relations Manager
Zoe Lawrence
Marketing Officer
Courtney Walsh
Marketing Assistant
Caris Pong
Marketing Intern
Josie Aitchison
A/Customer Service Manager
Beverley Trolio
Customer Service Coordinator
Alana Arnold
Leticia Cannell
Margaret Daws
Vicki Prince
Robyn Westbrook
Customer Service Officers
Fundraising & Philanthropy Manager
Megan Lo Surdo
Philanthropy Coordinator
PERTH CONCERT HALL
Brendon Ellmer General Manager
Lorraine Rice Deputy General Manager
Brad Matthews Operations Coordinator
Penelope Briffa Events Manager
Bruce Gaw Maintenance Officer
Nancy Hackett Marketing Manager
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