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Our Shared Passion for Music Our Shared Passion for Music Philanthropy Impact Report 2018 —2019 Extending Music’s Extraordinary Impact Together Womenjika and welcome As we reach the coda of our landmark 10th Anniversary In 2018-19, more than 8,000 generous music lovers year, it’s wonderful to reflect on all that we have achieved joined you in making gifts of all types that have ensured to our 2018—2019 Philanthropy together over the past decade and offer our sincere the continued vibrancy of the musical, artist development Impact Report. thanks for your inspiring commitment to Melbourne and learning and access programs that form the core Recital Centre. Whether you have recently joined us, of our work here at the Centre. Your support also or have been a part of our generous community of played a crucial role in bringing to life several special supporters since we first opened our doors, your 10th Anniversary initiatives, including a suite of 10 new philanthropic gifts and sponsorship have enriched the music commissions, our $10 tickets access initiative for lives of so many people in our community; from first time attendees, and the purchase of a new Steinway musicians and seasoned concert-goers, to those Model C grand piano for the Primrose Potter Salon. who are discovering the joy of music for the first time. This past year also saw the launch of our new seat dedication program that provided 39 music lovers with a platform to express their deep connection to the Centre. We have come a long way in our first 10 years, and the firm footing you have helped us establish means that we now look forward to our second decade with Eda Ritchie AM Euan Murdoch Chair, Foundation CEO confidence and energy. We hope that you will join Advisory Committee us as our journey continues. Thank you for 10 years of inspired giving! At a Glance 2018—2019 Total Attendances Number of Melbourne Recital Centre Number of International Ensembles Presents Revenue Public Events* 2017—2018: 195,852 2017—2018: 98 2017—2018: $3,256,448 2018—2019: 2018—2019: 104 2018—2019: $3,518,609 218,400* 2017—2018: 2018—2019: 653 695 Website Visits Number of Melbourne Recital Centre * Includes events at both Melbourne Recital Centre Australian Ensembles Members and beyond the Centre 2017—2018: 777,559 2017—2018: 359 2018—2019: 2018—2019: 397 828,730 2017—2018: 2018—2019: 1,278 1,227 A Vibrant and Diverse Musical Program ‘Wonderful experience, extraordinary musicians and artists full of love, warmth and compassion.’ AUDIENCE MEMBER Musical Thanks to your generous philanthropic support, our landmark 10th Anniversary Program year showcased the diverse musical creativity celebrated in our city, bringing to Highlights life a vibrant program across all genres. • Signature Event • Gabrieli Consort and Players, performing Purcell’s King Arthur • 10th Birthday Gala Concert • Performers aged from 11 to 96, celebrating 10 years of great music • Great International Artists • Great Performers, solo recital series • Great Chamber Ensembles • Australian Chamber Music • Local Heroes • Southbank Series • Spotlight Series • Metropolis New Music Festival • Indigenous Performing Arts • Yinga-bul and Yirramboi festivals • Contemporary, World Music, and Jazz • Rufus Wainwright, Calexico, Olafur Arnalds, Neneh Cherry and many more Christian Li, violin & Laurence Matheson, piano Musical Almost every day of the year, people from all walks of life gather at Melbourne Program Recital Centre to be moved by music. The Centre is a beacon to the very best Impact artists from Australia and around the world. • 695 public events, in and beyond the Centre • 345 self-presented concerts across a diverse array of genres and styles • 218,400 total attendances • 397 Australian ensembles • 104 international ensembles • 100 artists made their debut performance at the Centre • 89 Australian and world premiere performances of new works • A Helpmann Award for the 2019 Signature Event, Gabrieli Consort and Players • A curious and engaged audience - 43% of audience members surveyed reported attending a concert where they were experiencing an artist or genre for the first time James Morrison with his Academy Jazz Orchestra Transformative Opportunities for Artist Development ‘It’s a valuable experience both knowledge and performance wise. Master classes are a platform where we, as budding artists and musicians, can present a work and gain an insightful view and opinion from a well-established artist. I will take this experience, learn from it and hopefully have the opportunity to pass on the knowledge to others.’ 2019 MASTER CLASS PARTICIPANT Encouraging and supporting the creative development Artist Development of Australian artists is at the very heart of Melbourne Recital Highlights Centre’s mission. This year, your philanthropic support enriched Melbourne’s unique musical ecosystem through our wide-ranging artist development program. New Music Commissions Workshops • 10 new works commissioned • Regional Music Exchange to celebrate the Centre’s 10th • Regional Master Classes Anniversary, in partnership with Competitions Musica Viva, Australian Chamber Orchestra and international venues • Bach Competition for artists under 18 like Carnegie Hall • Great Romantics Competition • Merlyn Myer Music Commission for for young artists from 18—25 female composers, awarded to • Contemporary Masters Music Award, Deborah Cheetham AO for Song for for the best performance of a work Dulka Warngiid composed between 1900 and 2019 • Two emerging composers from the Artist in Residence Program Melbourne Conservatorium of Music • William Barton – 2019 Artist-in- commissioned to write new works for Residence selected Local Heroes ensembles Accelerando mentoring program Master Classes • For young musicians studying • Five Great Performers master class in Government schools from sessions for talented students from across Victoria The University of Melbourne, VCA, and ANAM Performances Opportunities for Local and Emerging Artists • Spotlight Series • Emerging contemporary artists featured as support acts for major contemporary popular acts • Free open rehearsal sessions with local artists William Barton & Aunty Delmae Barton at the 10th Birthday Gala Concert Artist Exciting new works commissioned from: • Ros Bandt Development • Deborah Cheetham AO Impact • Brett Dean • Andrew Ford • Nico Muhly • Kate Neal & Sal Cooper • Carolyn Schofield • Adam Simmons & Zheng-Ting Wang • Samuel Smith 9 Accelerando mentoring program participants 18 Master class participants 18 young musicians given the opportunity to perform at the Centre as finalists in the Bach and Great Romantics competitions 282 participants in all learning activities, from early childhood music sessions, to advanced pre-professional master classes Deborah Cheetham AO, performing her new work Song for Dulka Warngiid Access to Thrilling Music for Everybody Share the Music participants’ note to Belinda Ashe, Learning & Access Coordinator Access We believe that everyone should have access to transformative musical experiences. Program Your support helps to bring music into the lives of thousands of people each year, Highlights who would otherwise miss out. $10 ticket program • Supported entirely by philanthropy we celebrated our 10th Anniversary year by offering 10 tickets to first time attendees at $10 each for every Melbourne Recital Centre presents concert Share the Music • Ticket and transport subsidy program for members of our community facing barriers to accessing live music at the Centre Music Always • Enriching the lives of residents in aged care and assisted living facilities by bringing world-class music making directly into their homes Workshops • Regional Music Exchange • Sensory workshops for students who are blind or low-vision • Relaxed Performances Beyond the Centre • Extensive regional Victoria touring program, bringing the same high-quality music making that takes place at the Centre into communities across the state • Live at Melbourne Recital Centre digital project, making performances in the Primrose Potter Salon accessible to Victorian secondary school music students and audiences around the world Nurturing the musicians and music lovers of the future • Song Play and Music Play children’s workshops and festivals, helping to create the next generation of Sound Matters Workshop musicians and music-lovers Access ‘Music makes them so happy, no matter which part of the facility; Program high-care, low-care, independent or Impact dementia, they just enjoy the music.’ AGED CARE WORKER, MUSIC ALWAYS PROGRAM 2,300 first time attendees accessed the Centre in our 10th Anniversary year through the $10 ticket program 4,048 participants of all ages given the opportunity to experience transformative musical performances through the Centre’s access programs, including the Share the Music ticket and transport subsidy program, and the Music Always program for aged care residents 1,200 attendances at Music for Victoria regional touring program 14% of Melbourne Recital Centre Presents content captured for online viewing on the Live from Melbourne Recital Centre digital platform with 19,202 views 94 Beyond the Centre events Ziggy & Miles Johnston performing for Music Always Thanks to the success of a $250,000 special fundraising campaign, made possible A New Steinway by a significant matching grant from Gandel Philanthropy, 48 donors to the Steinway Giving Circle, and additional gifts from nearly 1,300 other people who love for the Primrose the Primrose Potter Salon, the Centre has purchased a second new Steinway
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