Dvořák’s Symphony No.8

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MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES West Australian Dvorˇák’s Symphony No.8

Symphony Orchestra MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides (10 mins) and Wesfarmers Arts, DVORAK Symphony No.8 (36 mins) creating the spark Allegro con brio that sets off a lifelong Adagio Allegretto grazioso love of music. Allegro ma non troppo

Jessica Gethin conductor

Wesfarmers Arts Pre-concert Talk Find out more about the music in the concert with this week's speaker Tim White (see page 26 for his biography). The Pre-concert talks will take place at 10am on the Terrace Level Corner Stage and 12.40pm in the Main Auditorium.

Shigeru Komatsu – WASO Cello

3 EVENING CONCERTS Dvorˇák’s Symphony No.8

MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides (10 mins) STAYING COVID SAFE

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Jessica Gethin Emmalena Huning Conductor Violin

Australian conductor Jessica Gethin 19-year old Emmalena studies at the Royal has gained widespread attention for her Academy of Music, on the International stellar musicianship and vibrant energy, Student House Royal Academy of Music reviewers citing her performances as Regent Scholarship, with “Ede Zathureczky” conducted with ‘goose-bump inducing Professor of Violin, Gyorgy Pauk. artistry… refined, charismatic, and Emmalena began learning the violin at the exhilarating’. Gliding seamlessly between age of four, and attained her Associate core symphonic, to ballet, opera, film Diploma at 11, Licentiate Diploma at 15, and and contemporary. Jessica’s international was awarded the Best Licentiate Candidate roster includes guest conducting by the Australian Music Examination Board. engagements throughout the United States, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, She has won many first prizes and awards with collaborations including the Dallas in local competitions since the age of six. In Opera, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, 2017, she was a finalist at the National Youth Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Concerto Competition and the Kendall Perth Symphony, Singapore Symphony National Violin Competition, where she Orchestra, West Australian Ballet, Auckland was awarded the Best Performance of an Philharmonic and Macao Orchestra. Listed Australian Composition Prize, as well as in Limelight Australia’s Top Twenty winning 2nd prize in the Open Concerto Australian Artists for 2017, further accolades category of the Osaka International Music include winning the 2015 Brian Stacey Competition (Japan). Emerging Australian Conductor Award and Australian Financial Review’s 100 Most In 2019, she was one of 16 semi-finalists Influential Women, a Churchill Fellowship in the Michael Hill International Violin and named finalist in the WA of the Year Competition. These most recent Awards, Jessica held the position of Chief accomplishments were achieved under the Conductor of the Perth Symphony from tutelage of Emeritus Professor Paul Wright 2011-2019, as well as Inaugural Fellow at the (Australia) and Doctor Semyon Kobets Hart Institute of Women Conductors with (Australia) prior to her studies in London. the Dallas Opera.

10 About The Music

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) The Hebrides – Overture, Op.26 (Fingal’s Cave) In April 1829, the 20-year-old Felix Mendelssohn began ‘a Grand Tour’ of Europe and Britain. He wrote of Scotland: ‘When God himself takes to panorama- painting the result is strangely beautiful… Everything here looks so stern and robust, half-enveloped in haze or smoke or fog.’ Mendelssohn travelled to the Inner Hebrides, where the objective was Fingal’s Cave, a grotto on the island of The work begins with the undulating Staffa, ‘discovered’ by Joseph Banks in theme, jotted down by Mendelssohn, 1782. In a letter dated 7 August 1829, which is subjected to gradual rolling Mendelssohn jotted down the theme that modulation and subtle dynamic would eventually open this overture: ‘…to swells. The exposition ends with brass make you understand how extraordinarily interjections, which then punctuate the the Hebrides have affected me,’ he wrote beginning of the development section. to his family. Mendelssohn’s musical The work is quite astonishing from this impressions resulted in a work which point to the end. The principal themes remains to this day one of the great are reversed, and the opening theme soundscapes in orchestral literature. returns quietly. This is elegant rounding What is remarkable is that Mendelssohn off perhaps, but the effect is almost achieved his nature portrait within peremptory, the flute taking our minds the bounds of a quite clear-cut, albeit upwards, as if the overture drifts away on modified, sonata form. Indeed, the the wind. straightforwardness of early versions was one reason why Mendelssohn revised Adapted from a note by Gordon K. Williams the work prior to its first performance in Symphony Australia © 1998 May 1830, and again prior to publication in 1835.

11 About The Music

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K219 Allegro aperto Adagio Rondeau (Tempo di Menuetto) Mozart’s violin concertos are masterly – this is too easy to overlook, when they are compared to his admittedly even more wonderful piano concertos. An often- quoted letter from Mozart’s father – one of the leading violin pedagogues of his time – exhorts his son not to give up his practice, and claims that young Mozart The one unquestionable masterpiece could, if he worked at it, be the finest among the Salzburg piano concertos violinist in Europe. All but one of the five is the one in E flat, K271, said to have violin concertos by Mozart which are been composed for the visit of a virtuoso unquestionably by him were written in a French pianist, Mlle Jeunehomme. Mozart sustained burst in 1775, when Mozart was often worked best when he had this kind 19. They have been considered by some of stimulus, and his violin concertos may as attempts to please his father rather have been intended at least as much for than himself. Whatever his motivation, his Salzburg colleague Antonio Brunetti these concertos are a major achievement, as for himself. Brunetti was the solo first especially the last three, K216, 218 and violin in the Salzburg Court Orchestra. 219. It is important to remember the date, Certain features of the Concerto in A, because none of the piano concertos K.219 strongly suggest the atmosphere of Mozart had written up to this time shows Salzburg and the showcasing of a fellow the maturity of conception of the best of musician. The extraordinary ‘Turkish’ the violin concertos. It was after Mozart episode in the finale, in which Mozart re- left Salzburg for Vienna, which he himself uses ideas from his 1772 ballet Le gelosie called ‘the land of the piano’, that almost del Serraglio (‘Jealousy in the harem’, all his concerto writing was for keyboard an entr’acte for the Milan opera Lucio soloists. He wrote no further violin Silla), also has the same flavour as several concertos. Turkish pieces by Mozart’s fellow Salzburg composer Michael Haydn.

12 Haydn (brother of the more famous Mozart’s slow movement is a rapturous Joseph) may have collected the tunes in one in E major, with a sense of floating Hungary, which still had a strong Turkish and of bliss often found in Mozart’s rare presence, and which he had just visited. forays into this key. Even though the Perhaps this kind of music went down soloist’s singing part dominates, the particularly well in Salzburg, with its orchestra contenting itself with providing imitation of the music of the janissaries a framework, Brunetti was apparently (elite troops of the Ottoman Empire), not satisfied, finding this movement, including drumming by the basses beating according to a letter from Leopold Mozart the strings with the wood of their bows. to his son, ‘too artificial’, (or, in another translation ‘too studied’). Mozart may Brunetti must have been pleased with have composed his Adagio K261 as a his first entry in this concerto: six bars substitute movement for Brunetti – it of quasi-recitative in a slow tempo is beautiful in its own way, but it lacks over murmuring strings. It is similar the occasional harmonic subtleties of to Joseph Haydn’s devices in some of the original movement, heard in this his early symphonies for showing off performance. the leader of the Esterhazy orchestra. Mozart’s first movement is dominated The capricious-sounding interruption of by a rising arpeggio figure, referred to the Rondeau’s triple rhythm by episodes by one commentator as a springboard of in duple time, and the exotic colouring of the movement. This is a familiar ‘tag’ in the episodes, including the spectacular Baroque and Classical violin music, found ‘Turkish’ music, shows how the also in the concertos of Bach, who may Classical style, in Mozart’s hands, could have got it from Vivaldi. The interest is in accommodate a game which is dramatic the treatment: Mozart’s is all grace and in conception. wit, as in the throwaway endings on the David Garrett ©2006 same rising arpeggio, an idea he repeats in the last movement. Here the influence of the French galant style conceals strength and structural coherence, obvious when the development of the first movement reverses the arpeggios in downward-turning modulations.

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Antonín Dvorˇák (1841-1904) Symphony No.8 in G major, Op.88 B.163 Allegro con brio Adagio Allegretto grazioso Allegro ma non troppo The success that Dvorˇák enjoyed, thanks to Brahms’ advocacy in the late 1870s, made his name beyond Vienna and Prague, and in 1884 he made the first of nine visits to England where his music became – and remained – extremely popular. In 1890, now a regular visitor, In fact, the formal freedom and melodic Dvorˇák arrived with the score of his richness are precisely what makes Eighth Symphony (published originally as this work special. According his early No.4), which he had recently premiered biographer, Otakar Šourek, Dvorˇák aimed in Prague but which for some time ‘to write something different from his was colloquially known as the ‘English other symphonies and shape the musical Symphony’. content of his ideas in a new manner’. He did so not by piling up beautiful incidents, In fact the piece has, even for Dvorˇák, as Brahms suggests, though; as he is said an especially Bohemian accent; its to have told his student, Josef Michl: ‘To immediate popularity with the British have a beautiful idea is nothing special. audience perhaps has more to do with The idea comes from itself and if it is its relaxed attitude to the formal rigours beautiful and great, man can take no of Germanic symphonism, and an credit for that. But to develop the idea abundance of memorable, folk-inflected well and make something great from it, melody. For Brahms, normally a great that is the most difficult, that is – art!’ supporter, this was a major flaw. He argued (offering, in passing, a seriously While the Symphony is a work of backhanded compliment to his rival absolute music, it was composed in close Anton Bruckner) that too much that’s proximity to a series of concert overtures fragmentary, incidental, loiters about originally known as Nature, Life and Love in the piece. Everything fine, musically – the more customary titles In Nature’s captivating and beautiful – but no main Realm, Carnival and Othello came later. points! When one says of Dvorˇák that This triptych shows Dvorˇák essential he fails to achieve anything great and Romanticism in his adherence to the cult comprehensive with his pure, individual of Nature and his delight in celebrating his ideas, this is correct. Not so with ethnic musical roots, and in similar musical Bruckner, all the same he offers so little. language to that of the Eighth Symphony.

14 The first movement is in G major and What Brahms, of all people, failed to hear marked Allegro con brio, but Dvořák in this music is how the varying episodes, disguises both speed and tonality by across the movements, are unified by beginning with a slow-moving minor- pervasive rhythmic cells. The long-short- mode melody in the cellos, richly doubled short figure with which the work opens by horn, clarinet and bassoon. When also dominates the slow movement’s the music makes it to the home key of main theme. Groups of four repeated G major it is with a chirping melody for even notes – crotchets or quavers – the flute. In a breathtaking display of appear at structural points; groups of orchestration that ranges from translucent triplets can appear as distant drum taps, shimmering to the richness of divided or the opening gesture of an important violas and cellos, Dvorˇák elaborates his melody (like that of the Adagio), and be themes through an audacious series transformed into the three-note up-beat of key changes; the conventional of the third movement; the dotted rhythm recapitulation is here a shining G major of the third movement’s trio is transmuted chord with the flute melody now given in the rhythm of the fourth movement’s to a more introspective cor anglais. The fanfare, and when that theme is stated by Adagio, in C minor, is often brightened the orchestra its rising arpeggio reveals with rapid, falling major scales like pealing it to be related to the flute’s theme from bells, and has an impassioned central the first movement. This almost subliminal section. The scherzo begins with a lyrical motivic manipulation gives coherence G minor dance contrasting with a more to some of Dvorˇák’s most expansive and buoyant G major trio and fast coda. The poetic music. finale is a set of variations on the bright Gordon Kerry © 2013 fanfare announced by the trumpet as the movement opens.

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17 Meet The Musician

Eve Silver Associate Principal Cello

What’s your earliest memory of playing music? My earliest memory would have to be performing at a very young age in my old piano teacher’s concerts at the National Gallery of . Her name was Nehama Patkin and she was an absolute gift to the music industry. Piano was my first instrument until I decided to focus more on cello at the age of 16. When did you join WASO and where did Finish this sentence. I really love... you play before then? ...my family. In the last few months, I’ve I joined WASO in 2007. Before this, I really missed not being able to visit my was studying at the Australian National parents and brothers/sisters who all live Academy of Music in my home town of on the other side of the country. They Melbourne. I was also performing casually all have kids too, one of which I haven’t with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. been able to meet yet. I am very fortunate What are you listening to this week? to have two beautiful kids and a loving I don’t tend to listen to music at home. husband here in Perth and we spend a lot I occasionally like to listen to podcasts, of time FaceTiming our families who live particularly Conversations on ABC radio. in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sometimes my house is filled with my Sydney. daughter’s favourite pop tunes (which don’t What do you feel makes a successful tend to be my taste!) performance? Do you have a favourite orchestral Passion. Performances do not have moment? to be perfect. If there is love, passion That would have to be performing Richard and enthusiasm, nobody notices the Strauss’ Metamorphosen with WASO under imperfections. the direction of Simone Young. It was such How does it feel to be back performing a moving experience. I love big orchestral with an audience? moments but sometimes the more After more than five months without a live intimate, the more special. audience, it feels incredibly special to be What is the best advice you’ve received performing in front of people again. The during your career? digital world is no substitute for the real I can’t think of anything specific. What is thing. The first concert back (WASO’s important to me though is to treat your Patrons & Friends Thank You concert) was colleagues with respect and remember such an amazing experience. You could feel why we do what we do. We should be the love in the room. bringing joy through music.

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Philanthropic partnerships come in all shapes and sizes Whatever the shape or size, your donation helps 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 to 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. Honorary Patron Paula Phillips Education & Community Jan & Bryan Rodgers Janet Holmes à Court AC Engagement Fund Nigel & Dr Heather Rogers Jean Arkley Endowment Fund for Jacinta Sirr-Williams Annette Cottee Ruth Stratton Penny & Ron Crittall the Orchestra Ruth & Neville Thorn Robyn Glindemann Major Donations Gavin Toovey & Jaehan Lee Journey Recruitment Tom & Jean Arkley Agatha van der Schaaf Deborah & Miles Protter Bendat Family Foundation Sheila Wileman Eveline Read Janet Holmes à Court AC Sagitte Yom-Tov Fund Dr Carol Warren Minderoo Foundation Anonymous (40) Anonymous (1) Sagitte Yom-Tov Fund Estates Chairman’s Circle Crescendo Lee Bickford Supporting excellence Trusts & Foundations Rachel Mabel Chapman Richard Goyder AO & Janine Goyder Crown Resorts Foundation Malcolm Hood Jean Arkley Packer Family Foundation Clive Knight Janet Holmes à Court AC Feilman Foundation Paul Lee Torsten & Mona Ketelsen Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Anna Nottage in memory Tony & Gwenyth Lennon Bunning Family of Edgar Nottage Rod & Margaret Marston* Wendy Scanlon John Rodgers Crescendo Giving Circle Judy Sienkiewicz Leanne & Sam Walsh* Jean Arkley Mrs Roslyn Warrick Prue Ashurst Anonymous (7) The 2020 WASO David & Suzanne Biddles Song Book S Cherian Symphony Circle Supporting new works commissioned Brenda Cohen Thank you to all our Bequestors for the Orchestra for 2020 and beyond Kaylene Cousins Julian Agafonoff & David Escott Janet Holmes à Court AC Megan & Arthur Criddle Kevin ‘Joe’ Blake Prue Ashurst Euroz Charitable Foundation Ms Davilia Bleckly In memory of Mary Rodoreda Sue & Clive Hovell Mr John Bonny Geoff Stearn Madeleine King MP, Federal Dr G Campbell-Evans Anonymous (1) Member for Brand Deirdre Carlin LeMessurier Charitable Trust Anita & James Clayton Instrument Fund Rosalind Lilley S & J Dale John Albright & Susan Lorimer Lommers Engineering Pty Ltd Lesley & Peter Davies Peter Ingram Louise & Bryant Macfie Dr Michael Flacks Deborah Marsh Mrs Morrell John Foster Margaret & Rod Marston Judith Nash Judith Gedero Peggy & Tom Stacy G & I Nicholas Robyn Glindemann Jean & Peter Stokes Pamela Pitt Gwenyth Greenwood The Sheena Prince Memorial Fund The Guy Family Education & Community Dr Lance Risbey Angus Holmes Engagement Tony Rudd Emy & Warren Jones Rosalin Sadler in memory of Joyce Supporting our nationally Durbin Sadler Barbara Joseph recognised Education & Community In memory of Robert & Joan Street Colin & Jo King Engagement programs Rachael Kirk & Tim White Ruth E Thorn Trusts & Foundations Reto Vogel Wolfgang Lehmkuhl Bendat Family Foundation Deborah Marsh WA Massed Choir Festival McCusker Charitable Foundation Alan Whitham Lesley R. McKay & Murray R. McKay Simon Lee Foundation Suzanne Nash Mary Ann Wright Anonymous (3)

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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 Dr John Woodall Andrew & Marie Yuncken Circle Anonymous (6) Anonymous (3) Gifts $20,000+ Virtuoso Patron Principal Patron Janet Holmes à Court AC Gifts $2,500 - $4,999 Gifts $1,000 - $2,499 Jean Arkley in memory Dr Fred Affleck AO & Mrs Caroline Allen & Sandy Dunn of Tom Arkley Margaret Affleck Margaret Atkins Dr Glenda Campbell-Evans & Neil Archibald & Alan R Dodge AM Stuart Anderson Dr Ken Evans* Tony & Mary Beeley Catherine Bagster Patricia New David & Suzanne Biddles Moira Bailey Joshua & Pamela Pitt* Peter & Marjorie Bird Betty Barker Peter & Jean Stokes* Prof Jonathan Carapetis & Prof Matthew J C Blampey Impresario Patron Sue Skull Namy Bodinner Gifts $10,000 - $19,999 Kim & Bob Collins Cathy Bolt in memory Ian & Elizabeth Constable of Tony Bolt Gay & Bob Branchi Lesley & Peter Davies K & C Bond Gavin Bunning Stephen Davis & Linda Savage John & Debbie Borshoff Prof Rachel & Dr Andrew Gardner Rev Dr John Cardell-Oliver Sue Boyd Gilbert George Jannette Gray Dr & Mrs P Breidahl Brian & Romola Haggerty Maryllis & Paul Green-Armytage Laraine Brindle Meg O’Neill & Vicky Hayes Danuta Julia Elizabeth & James Brown Alan Whitham Kay Giorgetta Ian & Marilyn Burton Trish Williams Dr Penny Herbert in memory of Adrienne & Phillip Buttrose Dunstan Herbert Wright Burt Foundation Stewart Candlish & Bianca Panizza Peter Ingram Anonymous (2) Michelle Candy Jim & Freda Irenic David Castillo & Marian Magee Maestro Patron Roger Jennings in memory of Claire Chambers & Gifts $5,000 - $9,999 Lilian Jennings Dr Andrea Shoebridge Prue Ashurst in memory Eleanor John & Finn Barrett Fred & Angela Chaney of Michael & Dale Kitney Constance Chapman Ruth Bailey Francis Landels Dr Peter Chauvel Dr John Blott Barrie & Jude Le Pley Dr Anne Chester Lady Jean Brodie-Hall Tony & Gillian Milne Anthea Cheney Maree Creighton & Kevin Davis Mrs Morrell Dr Keryn Christiansen Bridget Faye AM Val & Barry Neubecker Peter & Sue Clifton Dr John Gladstones Anne Nolan John Collins Warwick Hemsley Robyn Owens Dr David Cooke Dale & Greg Higham John Overton Hon June Craig AM Sue Hovell Pamela Platt Dr Megan Davies Margaret & Peter James Thomas & Diana Potter Monique De Vianna Keith & Gaye Kessell Roger Sandercock Kelly & Andrew Diong Dr Ronny Low & Melanie & Paul Shannon Rai & Erika Dolinschek Dr Emma Richardson Glenice Shephard Simon Douglas Bryant & Louise Macfie Elisabeth & David Smith Prof Robert Durand Paula & John Phillips Michael Snell & Vicki Stewart Bev East G. J. Seach Brian Stewart Lorraine Ellard Geoff Stearn Gail & Tony Sutherland Dr Jenny & Terry Fay Ros Thomson Tessa Tieleman Tony & Sue Field Gene Tilbrook & Anne Seghezzi Agatha van der Schaaf Gilly Flower Michael & Helen Tuite Stan & Valerie Vicich Don & Marie Forrest Joyce Westrip OAM Fred & Caroline Witting Toni Frank

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Eléonore Fuchter Hon Justice S R Moncrieff Tracey Family George Gavranic Elizabeth Moran Gwen Treasure Robyn Glindemann Mr & Mrs Geoffrey Morris James & Rosemary Trotter Roger & Ann Gillbanks Jane & Jock Morrison Christopher Tyler Deidre Greenfeld Dr & Mrs Peter Moss Yvonne Varey Grussgott Trust Patricia Murphy Karen Venard Ann Hammer Lyn Murray Maggie Venerys Richard B Hammond Judith Nash Geoff & Sandra Wackett Nick Handran Smith & Family Nilant Rita Wager Elizabeth Allan Marianne Nilsson John & Nita Walshe Pauline & Peter Handford Dr Walter Ong & Adrienne & Max Walters AM Peter Hansen Graeme Marshall Diana & the late Bill Warnock Dr & Mrs H Hansen-Knarhoi Michael & Lesley Page Ian Watson Julie Harris Rosemary Peek Joy Wearne Paul & Barbara Harris Charmian Phillips in memory Frederick Wehr Vanessa Harvey of Colin Craft Dr Deb Weir Rev Bill Hawley & Beth & Walter Pidgeon Alan Westle in memory of Jean Dr Rev Georgina Hawley Richard & Sharon Prince Moira Westmore John & Christine Hedges Dr Leon Prindiville Dr Chris & Mrs Vimala Whitaker Elizabeth & Eric Heenan Tony & Val Ramshaw Barbara Wilcox Dallas Hickman & Alex Hickman Rev Philip Raymont Dai & Anne Williams Dr John & Patricia Hill Prof Ian Reid & Mrs Jean & Mr Ian Williams AO Helen Hollingshead Dr Gale MacLachlan Jim & Gill Williams Dr Keith Holt James & Nicola Ridsdill-Smith Simon & Alison Williams Dr K & Mr J Hopkins OAM John & Alison Rigg Judith Wilton & David Turner Rosemary Howarth Dr Lance Risbey Hilary & Peter Winterton AM Judith Hugo Will Riseborough Kin Yung Jan & Walter Hunter Paul & Christine Roberts Anonymous (32) Richard Isted Wayne Robinson Cynthia Jee Bryan & Jan Rodgers Tutti Patron Diane Johnson Gerry & Maurice Rousset OAM Gifts $500 - $999 Emy & Warren Jones Dr J B & Mrs A Rowlands Anne Acton Anthony Kane in memory Stephanie Rusyn in memory Kim Anderson & Paul Holmes of Jane Leahy-Kane of John Kobelke Kenneth & Judith Arkwright Bill Kean Robin & Anne Salter Arron Arntzen David Keast & Victoria Mizen Robyn & Ted Sharp Rebe Atlas Noelle & Anthony Keller AM Anne Sibbel Phillip & Mary Bairstow Ulrich & Gloria Kunzmann In memory of Judith Sienkiewicz Steven & Joanne Baitz Irving Lane Laurel & Ross Smith Barrie Baker Dr Sunny & Ann Lee PAI Smith & DA Harry Shane Baker Ruth & Malcolm Leske Geoff & Chris Soutar Bernard & Jackie Barnwell Martin & Ruth Levit Malca & Graham Spencer-Laitt Shirley Barraclough Ann Lewis David Stevenson Lisa & Glenn Barrett Ian & Judith Lunt Donald & Laurel Stewart Berwine Barrett-Lennard Dr Seamus MacDonald Iain Summerlin Peter Bath Graham & Muriel Mahony Richard Tarala & Lyn Beazley AO Noelle Beasley Denise Main Janet & the late Stephen Thackray Colin & Sarah Beckett Dr Tony Mander & Ruth Thomas in memory Alecia Benzie Ms Loretta Byrd of Ken & Hazel Rowley Ross Benzie Gregg & Sue Marshman Clare Thompson & Brad Power Ingrid Berchem Geoffrey Massey Jillian Thompson Michael & Nadia Berkeley-Hill Pam Mathews & Dr Mark Brogan Peter & Jane Thompson in Ann Beveridge Judith McGuinness memory of Mrs Freda Stimson Eric Bew Betty & Con Michael AO Mike Thomson & Rae Robinson Eileen Bibby Mrs Carolyn Milton-Smith in Ruth E Thorn Minnie Biggs loving memory of Emeritus Prof Gavin Toovey & Jaehan Lee Lea Bingemann John Milton-Smith Mary Townsend John & Sue Bird in memory of

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Penny Bird Margaret Furphy Dennis & Maureen McKay Jane Blanckensee Rony Gabbay Oliver & Sophie Mark Davilia Bleckly Margaret Gadsdon Dr Marie Martin Margaret Bloch Dudley Gager Diana McArthur E & G Bourgault in memory Joan Gagliardi Don & Moira McKinley of Betty Sagar Jennifer & Stephen Gardiner Donna & Peter Millington Diane & Ron Bowyer Neville & Jane Gibbs Patricia & Kevin Morgan Judith Brown Dr Rhona Giles Louis Mostert Christine Burson Beth Gow Margaret & Bruce Murdoch David & Pat Bussard Prof Lelia Green G & I Nicholas Ann Butcher & Dean R Kubank Pitsamai & Kevin Green Phuong Nguyen Kevin Button & Susie Lim Gwenyth Greenwood Mary O’Hara Maria Caesar Nola Gregory Marjan Oxley R & R Cant Bob & Jenny Greig Valetta Parr Dr Charlene Caspersz & Sonia Grinceri & Paula Watt Heather Passmore Dr Rob Will Barbara Haddy Dr John Pearce S Barea Castillo Dr Roland Haehnel Bev Penny Philip & Frances Chadwick Michael & Helen Hawkins Prof Suvendi Perera Renate Chandler Shona Hall Adrian & Ruth Phelps Tim & Claire Chapman Jean Hamory Anne Pickard Grant & Catherine Chappelle Rosalind Hampton & David Dodd Deborah & David Piesse Jason & Su-Lyn Chong Alan Harvey & Dr Paulien de Boer Frank & Valda Pitman Diane Christensen Theresa Harvey Julienne Prendergast Roger Clarnette Siew-Mung Ho Alan & June Prouse Mark Clifton Deidre Hodby Laura Raiter Lyn & Harvey Coates AO Dr Annette Holland Michael Ratcliffe Shirley Cohen Ida Holt Eveline Read Chris & Swee See Colton Rosie Reeman Alfred Huis Dr Christopher Cook & Graeme Reynolds & Lorna Hurst Ms Elise Chong Lesley Parker-Reynolds Norah & Roger Cooper Leif Jamvold Kim & Annemarie Riseborough Nancy Cotterell John Jarvis Alison Robins Glenn Coughlan Elinor Jenkins Leigh Robinson & Deborah Gellé Pru Cowan Lynn & Michael Jensen Nigel & Dr Heather Rogers Penny & Ron Crittall Tim Johnson & Nat Shulman Chris & Serge Rtshiladze Gina & Neil Davidson Sally Johnston Thelma Same Brett Davies Leah Joseph Veronica Sass-Nielsen Gary & Judith Davis Dr Susan Joubert Elizabeth Scott Hanneke & Jop Delfos Kevin & Elissa Karlson Margaret & Roger Seares Alma Della Marta Dr Ursula Kees Maureen Sellick Elizabeth Dempsey-Lees B M Kent Sarah Seymour & Evan Eble Daphne Devenish in memory Kerry Kerr The Sherwood Family of Bruce Devenish Patricia King Rory & Susan Shiner Jilyan Dingle Leonie Kirke Graham Simpson Patricia Done Dr Elena Krylova Paul & Margaret Skerritt Beth Duncan John Kusinski & Ann Motherway Eric & Virginia Skipworth Camron Dyer Darryl & Jacky Lacey Hendrik Smit Christine Eilon Trevor & Ane Marie Lacy Helen Smith OAM Patricia Elder Louis & Miriam Landau Kevin Smith Pamela Eldred Joelle Larsen Margaret & John Solosy Maxine & Bill Farrell AM Mi Kyung Lee & Colin Binns Dr Louise Sparrow Susan & Gavin Fielding AM Dr Hoh Peng Lee Cisca Spencer Sue & Paul Fisher Dr Oon Teik Lee John & Elizabeth Spoor Owen & Judy Fletcher Ruth Lilly Mark Stacey Mr & Mrs J & J Forgan Dr George Lipton Peggy & Tom Stacy Archa Fox & Charlie Bond Beverley Lockley Eleanor Steinhardt John & Margaret Freeman Dr John Male Alan & Jan Stewart

25 Lois & Robert Stout Bernardus Van Deijl Alison Woodman Ruth Stratton Marilyn Van Heemst Andrew Yeates Doll Syminton Rae & Murray Wackett Edward Young Anthony Taylor Claire Walkley Dr Susan Young Lisa & Andrew Telford Doris Walton Chris & Kathy Ziatis Ralph Ten Seldam Janet Wallis Maxim Zuvela Amanda & Desmond Thompson Alex Waterhouse Anonymous (33) Ivan & Jeanette Thompson Anne Watson Dianne Thomson Barry Watson Friend Janice Tiller Patricia Weston Gifts $40 - $499 Loma Toohey Barbara Wheatley Thank you to all our Friends Joan Travis Margaret Whitter who support WASO through Gordorn Trewern Violette William their gift. Prof David Tunley Sally Willis * Orchestral Chair Partnership Heather & Jim Tunmore Pari Willis-Jones Dr Robert Turnbull Rowena Withers Patrica Turner Karen Wood Michael & Gwenda Upton Margaret Wood

If you are interested in becoming a Patron or learning more about WASO Philanthropy please contact Jacinta Sirr-Williams, Philanthropy & Annual Giving Manager, on 9326 0014 or email [email protected] WASO Philanthropy brochures are available from the WASO Programs and 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.

About The Speaker

Tim White Pre-concert Speaker

Tim White is Head of Classical Music at Tim has played with all of Australia’s WAAPA (the WA Academy of Performing professional symphony, opera and ballet Arts). He was born in Canberra and grew orchestras, and performed numerous up on Christmas Island, where he fell in percussion concertos in Australia and love with recordings of orchestral music Germany. He holds two Masters degrees and the Beatles. Tim studied percussion and won a Churchill Fellowship in 1999. in Sydney, Denmark and Germany, and Tim has led the percussion programme became Principal Percussionist of WASO at WAAPA since 1994, and 58 of his in 1985 – a role he held for 28 years. In percussion graduates have established 2013, after more than 3,000 concerts with full-time careers as professional WASO, Tim moved to the WA Academy musicians. Tim won the Australian Award of Performing Arts as a Senior Lecturer in for Teaching Excellence in 2015, and is Music. married to WASO violist Rachael Kirk.

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The West Australian Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

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