Tripod: This Gaming Life with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Friday 17 and Saturday 18 April at 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

PRINCIPAL PARTNER Tripod

Since their earliest shows, Tripod have showcase Sideshow, where they Their album Men of Substance, made a consistent habit of juggling performed with everyone from the produced by John Castle (Bamboos, comedy, music and narrative in Cat Empire to Colin Hay. Washington) is a singular example endless exhilarating combinations, With significant success on the of Tripod’s ability to bring an insane consistently evading neat definitions international stage - including level of craft in both comedy and while always striving to stay worthy of one particularly scorching season music, and combine them in a rich their fans’ time. at the Edinburgh Festival where and satisfying way - an ability that From early beginnings in the thriving the Scotsman newspaper gushed has cemented them as a much Melbourne pub scene of the mid “..sometimes Five Stars isn’t loved cultural fixture in Australia. 90s, opening for cranking horn- enough”, the boys have created Tripod are super proud to present driven party bands with a meager numerous musicals including the this all-new commission with the three voices and one guitar, the magical Tripod Versus the Dragon Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. boys attracted a keen following in collaboration with Megan as regulars of the Melbourne Washington and featuring Elana International Comedy Festival. Stone, and smash hit cabaret show For more information about Drive King HD go to An institution on national radio via Perfect Tripod: Australian Songs with www.driveking.net their Song in an Hour segment on Eddie Perfect. the TripleJ morning show, Tripod’s TV Perfect Tripod also appeared career was similarly extensive with on Network Ten's Oxfam Gala, four seasons as writer/performers on backed by the 60-voice Melbourne network TV sketch show Skithouse Symphony Orchestra Chorus, (the album Middleborough Road released a single with Gotye for Save won them an ARIA), and regular Live Australian Music and sang with spots on ABC’s exuberant cabaret Missy Higgins on ABCTV's Crackup. Austin Wintory conductor

In 2012, Austin's soundtrack for the hit success upon its release in early Grammy-nominated PlayStation3 game Journey became 2014, garnering Austin his 4th and two-time the first-ever Grammy-nominated and 5th British Academy Award videogame score, also winning two nominations and a win in the peer- BAFTA-winning British Academy Awards, a DICE voted ASCAP Composers' Choice Award, a Spike TV VGA, and IGN’s Awards for "Best Video Game Score composer Austin “Overall Music of the Year,” along of the Year." Wintory’s diverse with five Game Audio Network Guild Austin's film work includes Sundance- awards, and a host of others. Since winning films Captain Abu Raed career has straddled its release, excerpts from the score and Grace, along with over 45 other have been performed by ensembles feature films such as A Little Help the worlds of all over the world, including the (starring Jenna Fischer), The River Why National Symphony, San Francisco (starring Zach Gilford and William concert music, film Symphony, Colorado Symphony and Hurt) and Standoff (starring Laurence Pacific Symphony. Fishburne and Thomas Jane). and video games. Austin’s next major game undertaking was The Banner Saga, featuring America's premiere wind ensemble The Dallas Wind Symphony, and an all-star trio of soloists (Malukah, Peter Hollens and Taylor Davis). The game and soundtrack album achieved immediate critical and commercial TRIPOD: THIS GAMING LIFE

PRODUCTION Nao Anzai Michael Lincoln SPECIAL THANKS Declan Faye 3pod.com.au CREDITS live tripod sound behind the scenes Andrea Carroll Andrew McClelland austinwintory.com Scott Edgar, Peter Quinn and documentary Guy Blomberg Richard McKenzie smartartists.com.au Steven Gates, live orchestra sound footage Brett Wheeler all enquiries THANKS Danny Lee Simon Hall Matt King ADDITIONAL [email protected] music and lyrics MUSIC BY Marilen Tabacco Megan Sloley lighting Michael Lynch Ali Webb Austin Wintory Susie Seiter Chipzel Emily and Nell Chloe Schnell score orchestration, score orchestration chipzel.co.uk Fiona, James Marnie Foulis arrangements and William Kage and Ben Finn Lane main theme Michael Miller midi transcription williamkage.com Megan Wintory Julz Hay Andrew Pogson Nicole Atkins Casey Bennetto director Steven Juliani Music Eddie Perfect copyist nicoleatkins.com Michael Lynch Justin Heazlewood executive producer Smartartists Melissa Madden Gray management Missy Whitis

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Sir Andrew Davis Harold Michell AC Chief Conductor Diego Matheuz Principal Guest Conductor Benjamin Northey Patricia Riordan Associate Conductor Chair

FIRST VIOLINS SECOND VIOLINS Fiona Sargeant FLUTES BASSOONS BASS TROMBONE Dale Barltrop Matthew Tomkins Cindy Watkin Prudence Davis Jack Schiller Mike Szabo Concertmaster The Gross Caleb Wright Principal Flute Chair Principal Principal Eoin Andersen Foundation Principal Ceridwen Davies* - Anonymous Elise Millman TUBA Concertmaster Second Violin Chair Isabel Morse* Wendy Clarke Associate Principal Timothy Buzbee Sophie Rowell Robert Macindoe Sophie Kesoglidis* Associate Principal Natasha Thomas Principal Associate Associate Principal Sarah Beggs CELLOS CONTRABASSOON TIMPANI Concertmaster Monica Curro David Berlin PICCOLO Brock Imison Peter Edwards Assistant Principal Christine Turpin MS Newman Family Andrew Macleod Principal Principal Assistant Principal Mary Allison Principal Cello Chair Principal Kirsty Bremner Isin Cakmakcioglu HORNS PERCUSSION Rachael Tobin OBOES Zora Slokar MSO Friends Chair Freya Franzen Associate Principal Robert Clarke Sarah Curro Cong Gu Jeffrey Crellin Principal Principal Nicholas Bochner Principal Geoff Lierse Peter Fellin Andrew Hall Assistant Principal John Arcaro Deborah Goodall Francesca Hiew Anne Gilby Associate Principal Robert Cossom Miranda Brockman Guest Principal* Saul Lewis Lorraine Hook Rachel Homburg Rohan de Korte HARP Kirstin Kenny Christine Johnson Ann Blackburn Principal Third Keith Johnson Julie Igglesden* Jenna Breen Yinuo Mu Ji Won Kim Isy Wasserman Sarah Morse Principal Eleanor Mancini Philippa West COR ANGLAIS Abbey Edlin Angela Sargeant Trinette McClimont Mark Mogilevski Patrick Wong Michelle Wood Michael Pisani Guest musicians Michelle Ruffolo Roger Young Rachel Atkinson* Principal TRUMPETS indicated with * Kathryn Taylor Ingrid Homburg* CLARINETS Geoffrey Payne Aaron Barnden* DOUBLE BASSES Principal VIOLAS Steve Reeves David Thomas Jacqueline Edwards* Christopher Moore Principal Shane Hooton Jenny Khafagi* Principal Associate Principal Principal Andrew Moon Philip Arkinstall Oksana Thompson* Christopher Associate Principal William Evans Associate Principal Julie Payne Cartlidge Sylvia Hosking Craig Hill Acting Associate Assistant Principal BASS CLARINET TROMBONES Principal Damien Eckersley Jon Craven Brett Kelly Lauren Brigden Benjamin Hanlon Principal Principal Katharine Brockman Suzanne Lee Robert Collins* Simon Collins Stephen Newton Gabrielle Halloran Young Hee Chan* Trevor Jones

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