2019 annual report
Sydney Youth Orchestras is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW Who we are 7
Educational Leadership 34
Artistic Excellence 22
Community Engagement 40
Stakeholder Connection 44
Stability 50
Financial Report 53
Connect with us 88
2 Annual Report 2019 3 Values
Collaborate We are not soloists
Celebrate We recognise and reward all contributions
SYO is the pathway for young musicians to Excellence Is our attitude, not only champion orchestral an outcome music
Invest We believe young people are the key to a progressive creative future
Challenge We drive innovation and embrace the new
Annual Report 2019 5 Who we are
We are the only music education program that caters for all young musicians regardless of education system.
We are the only Being around for 50 music education years does not make provider who offers a us excellent, it’s the complete PATHWAY impact of our alumni from 6 to 25, from on the music industry beginner to and the community pre-professional. that does.
We understand the important role SYO plays in sector sustainability and We celebrate all we support feeder contributions to SYO. programs and instrumental teachers to engage more young musicians.
6 Chair’s Message Farewell Jan Bowen from August 2019
I am delighted to One of the legacies left by Jan Bowen was After almost 14 years as Chair “I fully intend to continue with my travels present the Sydney the skilful Board of the SYO. Any organisation internationally and within Australia to seek Youth Orchestras’ would be delighted to have directors with such of the Sydney Youth Orchestras, out magical, musical moments, and also to Annual Report a range of skills and generosity of spirit. Their Jan Bowen AM is stepping down. continue with my professional activities,” states for 2019. That business experience, their care and stewardship, Ms Bowen. From her first day of stepping into the Chair, said, it is strange to and their preparedness to use their networks to Jan has worked tirelessly to ensure that SYO is “I’m not retiring from life. And I will continue to write a Chair’s message raise money for the organisation and promote an integral part of the cultural fabric of Sydney support musicians – young and old - through that relates to the period up to December 2019 its aims, is exemplary. Again, on behalf of the and Australia. “Without a youth orchestra, you my patronage of concerts and personal when we all have lived through the months musicians who benefit so greatly from their don’t have professional orchestras and chamber connections. But it’s time for me to step aside that followed; months that made obsolete any commitment, I thank them. music groups.” SYO has trained thousands of from the SYO Board of Directors, and I’m predictions and expectations that might have I would like to congratulate our CEO, Mia talented, young musicians to take their place confident of its continued growth under my been held at the dawn of New Year. Patoulios, on the financial result of 2019, a great in professional music organisations in Australia successor Shane Simpson AM. With Shane’s In 2019, as Chief Conductor, Alexander Briger AO result which reflects both the growth in activity and the world. extensive experience, SYO’s future is in excellent continued to drive the creative direction of the and excellent budget control during the period. I hands.” Reflecting at the end of her tenure, Jan is proud SYO for the first six months. However, as Alex is would also like to thank our supporters, donors, of what has been achieved. The impact of her The Board, staff and young musicians of now permanently based in Paris, it was inevitable corporate partners and friends in contributing leadership is demonstrated by the illustrious list SYO – past and present - fondly thank Jan that distance would win out. We are very grateful to this achievement. We are grateful to have so of alumni, glowing press reviews and stunning for her dedication and years of service to our for the brilliant commitment and creative many supporters who share our aims and values. high calibre events attended by Sydney’s arts organisation and wish her well for the future. stewardship that Alex gave our musicians and SYO helps shape our musical ecology by training elite. Today, SYO is standing proud amongst its Jan’s legacy will always be felt within our I’m pleased that he will continue to conduct tomorrow’s professional musicians, and the fellow Sydney arts organisation cohorts. concert halls, where she will always be forever the flagship orchestra from time to time, as his audiences and philanthropists that support present. international commitments permit. However, it is not her style to sit back at home them. Our alumni take their place as professional with the knitting, From August, Christopher Lawrence moved from artists in orchestras and ensembles throughout his role as Chief Artistic Advisor to that of Artistic Australia and, indeed, the world. What they Director. This may seem a minor semantic achieve beyond the practice room, is an distinction, but it is not. Christopher has taken important way we measure our success. on responsibility for not just the programming SHANE SIMPSON AM but the creative direction and leadership of the Chair company: a new aesthetic and new pathway to performance excellence and enjoyment.
At that same time, Jan Bowen retired as Chair of the SYO. In her 14 years of leadership, Jan took a small, struggling organisation and sculpted it into the foremost youth orchestra company in Australia. On behalf of the thousands of young musicians that have benefited from your dedication and vision, thank you, Jan.
8 Annual Report 2019 9 CEO’s Message Governance and Leadership
SYO has achieved not only giving our young people the tools they Sydney Youth Orchestras Inc. is an Fundraising Focuses significant growth require to be engaged community contributors, incorporated association, registered in NSW and Opportunity in both turnover but to drive an agenda of access, inclusivity and a not-for-profit registered with the Australian Supporting financial and geographical needs and participation diversity from the front. Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. based scholarships, regional outreach and in the last year. We These ideals are imbedded in our new strategic View Annual Reports on our website. touring have implemented pillars, Educational Leadership, Artistic a rigorous Child Safety SYO maintains annually Excellence Excellence, Community Outreach, Stakeholder approach, connected with orchestras and Supporting masterclasses, international touring, Connection and Financial Stability. By creating musicians in the UK on our International Tour, A Constitution sectionals and tutorials with professional artists a clear strategic structure, SYO is well placed expanded our regional offering to three regional to move confidently into the future with the A Risk Register hubs, created greater community connection Enterprise support of our outstanding Board of Directors with the return of The Big Busk and embraced Staff Handbook Supporting the purchase of musical scores, led by our new Chair, Shane Simpson. The commercial opportunities with performances instruments, insurance, and business contribution of this group of Directors to the at events such as the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Student Handbook infrastructure organisation cannot be underestimated, and Sydney. Child Safe Framework I would like to particularly acknowledge the Importantly, SYO has “grown up” and we have tireless work of our outgoing Chair Jan Bowen. spent time reflecting and asking the hard The numbers in this report speak for themselves. questions of an organisation that has survived This small and dedicated team of administrators for almost 50 years. We fully acknowledge and conductors are delivering exciting and our broader role as not just an elite orchestral challenging programs for not only young training program for the most talented musicians across Sydney, but now our entire young musicians, but as a key driver in the state. The group of exceptional individuals SYO Board of development of the artform we all love. The SYO regularly go above and beyond their position musicians of today are the leaders of the sector Directors descriptions, and the individual care for our tomorrow. musicians I witness regularly is overwhelming. SYO is not a destination but a pathway. Many Our capacity to provide these opportunities of our musicians will not go on to become is only though the support of a community of professional musicians, but will become the parents, donors and friends. Their collective passionate music teachers, the engaged Sub Committees belief in our vison and their unwavering support concert goers, the dedicated donors, and the has underpinned our growth. On behalf of supportive parents. I know this because so many all SYO staff and the hundreds of musicians of our alumni from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 00’s impacted by this support, I thank you. support SYO in this way today. Mia Patoulios Some of my proudest moments at SYO have Chief Executive Officer Risk and HR and been watching our young musicians share the Fundraising Premises opportunities they have been given with others. Audit Operations As outlined in our Community Engagement Framework, SYO has a far broader role to play in
10 Annual Report 2019 11 Our People
Board of Directors Artistic Planning & Conductors Chair (until August) Artistic Director
Jan Bowen am Christopher Lawrence Chief Conductor, the Sydney Youth Orchestra Chair (from August) Alexander Briger AO Shane Simpson am Conductor, Sydney Youth Chamber Ensemble Deputy Chair Umberto Clerici Anthony Bell Guest Conductor Ursula Armstrong Brett Weymark
Geraldine Doogue ao Conductor Fellowship Tim Downing Sam Weller Wallis Graham International Tour Conductor Geoffrey Paterson Greg Levy Symphonic Orchestral Program Malcolm Long am Jon North SYO Philharmonic Brian Buggy OAM Pieter Oomens Peter Seymour Orchestra Patron John Ockwell Her Excellency the Honourable Orchestral Training Advisor and Symphonic Margaret Beazley ac qc Wind Orchestra, Western Sydney Youth Administration & Management Orchestra James Pensini Chief Executive Officer Mia Patoulios SYO Strings Program Finance Manager Peter Corkill Susan Hart Kathryn Crossing Funding and Partnerships Manager Victoria Jacono-Gilmovich Daniel Placido Rachel Pogson Donor Relations Manager Joanne Waples Lily Calderbank (March to December) Jonathan Whitting Marketing and Events Manager Marita Cranwell Conducting Fellow Niamh Armstrong Marketing and Digital Coordinator Alex Siegers (until February) SYO Theory Tutors Marketing and Digital Coordinator John Ockwell Natalie Fiorini (from May) Bella Sheridan Digital Content Sarah Qiu Ruari Campbell (August to October) Volunteers Orchestral Training Manager Sue Ellyard Roslyn Perry (March to December) Alan Hausermann Artistic Program Manager Katie Garman Ian Hill Orchestras Administrator Archivist Laura Balthazar Gail Pryor Productions and Rehearsal Coordinator Sergio Insuasti (until September) Productions and Rehearsal Coordinator Andrew Collins (from September)
12 Annual Report 2019 13 Young People at SYO
Sydney Youth Orchestras is proudly a 5. Child Safe refresher training is provided to child safe organisation and embraces SYO staff annually. the National Principles for Child Safe 6. Complaint processes are clearly articulated Organisations. and reports can be made at [email protected]. This commitment can be viewed publicly on our au and is accessible to all SYO musicians and website. parents.
SYO embeds Child Safety in the following ways: 7. Child Safe reports are submitted on all SYO activities and submitted including actions to 1. Child Safety is at the top of the agenda for the SYO Board of Directors monthly. all meetings including Bi-monthly Board Meetings, Weekly Staff Meetings and Event 8. Detailed policies and procedures are publicly Evaluations. accessible and reviewed regularly both internally and by external advisors. 2. Child Safe processes are presented to all SYO musicians as part of the Orientation for 9. All staff and volunteers have NSW working weekly and open programs. with children checks and adhere to the SYO Staff, Contractor and Volunteer’s Code of 3. Child Safe is explicitly addressed in the SYO Conduct. Musicians Handbook, including how to report issues. 10. SYO is a mandatory reporting organisation SYO Child and follows all required reporting 4. In partnership with Northside Group, SYO Safe Policy requirements of the NSW Ombudsman and provides free mental health training for Department of Community Services. families, musicians and staff focused on wellbeing and early intervention.
SYO Child Safe SYO R.O.S.H. Guidelines Guidelines
SYO Staff, SYO SYO Contractors Participant Reportable & Volunteers Code of Conduct Code of Conduct Procedures Conduct
14 Annual Report 2019 15 Diversity Age range Education 3 tertiary education aged 5 aged 6 public school aged 7 99 99 ry: aged 8 tia er 281 independentt y: school aged 9 ar nd aged 10 co e 0 s 11 aged 11 217 homeschool: y r aged 12 a im 376 r 2 aged 13 p : r members also play 173 e h in their school or aged 14 t
o university ensemble aged 15 aged 16 aged 17 aged 18 public school aged 19 independent school aged 20 tertiary education aged 21 homeschooled aged 22 aged 23 aged 24 28 languages other than English are spoken in 167 households 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Arabic 2 Korean 27 Region Armenian 3 Macedonian 3
Assyrian 1 Mandarin 56 Inner West 95 Lower North Northern Eastern Shore 66 Suburbs 57 Suburbs 54 Cantonese 20 Polish 1
Chinese (unspecified dialect) 9 Portuguese 2
Croation 1 Russian 7
Czech 1 Serbian 1
Farsi 2 Shanghainese 3
German 3 Sinhalese 1
Greater Upper North Greek 3 Southern Northern Spanish 6 Western Shore 58 Sydney 87 Sydney 45 Beaches and Gujarati 1 Tagalog 1 Forest District 23 Indonesian 8 Tamil 2
Italian 1 Turkish 1 Beyond Sydney 16 Japanese 11 Vietnamese 8 Sydney CitySydney 3
16 Annual Report 2019 17 3 540+ 3 Camps and Rehearsals Regional Tours Intensives
2019 186+ 833 Concerts and Activity Auditions Events Overview
Connect with 1680+ 80+ hours of Music 900+ Young Scholarships Musicians Education Strategic Pillars and Goals
educational artistic community stakeholder financial leadership excellence engagement connection stability
Nurturing artistic Creating pathways Extending the Enriching Increasing and talent and for young reach and depth relationships diversifying earned delivering musicians of young people’s between SYO income for greater outstanding to explore their engagement with and its business stability orchestral creativity by SYO across NSW stakeholders by and growth. education for delivering artistic to stimulate, sharing and young musicians. programs which involve and celebrating our are inspiring, increase musician’s stories challenging and participation in and the impact of world class. orchestral music SYO programs. making.
20 Annual Report 2019 21 STRATEGIC PILLAR: Educational Leadership educational leadership
Nurturing artistic talent and Advisory & Leadership 2019 delivering outstanding orchestral Orchestral Training Advisor – James Pensini education for young musicians. Key Achievements SYO Conductors An increased focus on conductor Key Activities “SYO has allowed me to SYO Operations Team professional development Annual audition progress receive expert tutoring Established a program to transition Supporting Structures musicians onto endangered instruments Placement in ensembles and orchestras led and mentoring from by experienced conductors and educators Orchestral Training Framework Launch of wellbeing program in partnership my conductor Victoria, with Northside Group 40 weeks of orchestral training Conductor Development and also helped me get Development of an SYO in Schools Delivery Orchestral camps Theory Training Framework closer to accomplishing Strategy Sectionals and tutorials with leading Child Safe Framework Improved attendance reporting of SYO professional musicians my dream of becoming a programs using Salesforce
Showcase concerts great violinist!“ Industry Partnerships Implemented a new framework for the SYO - Amelia Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Theory program Key Measurements: The University of Sydney Employed a full time Orchestral Training Manager Application: # of auditions : 833 Santa Sabina College
Retention: 80% Year on Year Professional Musicians and Teachers
Progression: 37% of musicians moved up within the pathway
Participation: 90% of available places filled
22 Annual Report 2019 23 Orchestral Training and Education Environment Advisor’s Message
2019 saw SYO keen listening skills, develop team skills for The combination of a process-based practice continue its role playing in an ensemble and develop discipline in a structured learning environment and as the leading to practice. All those learning experiences, and formal performance opportunities makes SYO pathway for young more, play a role in enhancing the learner’s a unique training provider. orchestral musicians cognitive capacities, executive functions, in New South Wales. At motivation to learn, and self-efficacy.” its heart our program is This kind of firm data only serves to continue to very simple; provide a place where 186 events solidify what we have anecdotally known about youthful energy meets experience, work music education for centuries, though should including hard together and then celebrate the infinite never be twisted into “we do music because it 50+ concert number of amazing ways that our young helps other academic activities”. To quote our performances in musicians find to contribute to our society. former Chief Conductor, the late Richard Gill AM: premium From a musical angle, our alumni continue to “We teach music because it is unique and good. venues distinguish themselves on the national and We teach music so that children can make international stage. Owen Morris is but one their own music. We teach music because it 1 Intensive overnight example to our young musicians of exactly acts in a unique way on the heart, mind, soul and 1 daytime what is possible with dedication and the 72 weekly and spirit of the child, stimulating thought and music camps right help: being part of the Symphonic Wind theory classes imagination in very special ways. These are the Orchestra from 2010 – 2011, the Sydney Youth real reasons for teaching music.” Orchestra flagship from 2012 – 2014, to the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra from 2015 – 2019, Some particular Orchestral Training highlights 540+ sessions of of 2019 include: and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from 2019 weekly orchestral onwards (all as Principal Trumpet). Encounter Bermagui: an original mixed-media training by highly work in partnership with Form Dance Projects, We know that not all students will pursue skilled music educators careers in music, though we also know now Fling Physical Theatre and the Western Sydney more than ever the benefits innate in learning Youth Orchestra and experienced a musical instrument. A ground-breaking study conductors Big Busk: an instrumental music takeover of the 60+ sectionals of more than 112,000 students led by Dr Peter Sydney and Parramatta CBD 1 international Gouzouasis, Professor at the University of British and tutorials and 3 regional Columbia released in 2019 found the following: Regional Touring and engagement of the South with members Coast, Central West and North West NSW touring “Students who learned to play a musical of professional opportunities instrument in primary school and who Centennial Park Series: a continued partnership orchestras continued playing in high school not only with Centennial Park to share our music score significantly higher, but were about one Mosman Concert Series: a continued partnership academic year ahead of their non-music peers with Mosman Music Club to share our music 9 masterclass with regard to their English, Mathematics opportunities with and Science skills, as measured by their exam I look forward to everything that 2020 has in store for us as we continue our mission of visiting musicians grades, regardless of their socioeconomic from interstate and background, ethnicity, prior learning or gender.” shaping and changing young people’s lives through music, just like mine was some twenty overseas “Learning to play a musical instrument and years ago when I first joined SYO. playing in an ensemble is very demanding. A student has to learn to read music notation, James Pensini develop eye-hand-mind coordination, develop Orchestral Training and Education Advisor
24 Annual Report 2019 25 Orchestras
Members: 29 Members: 30 Members: 31 Members: 26 Age Range: 5-11 Age Range: 5-11 Age Range: 8-16 Age Range: 8-16 Average Age: 8 Average Age: 8 Average Age: 12 Average Age: 12 # of performances: 4 # of performances: 4 # of performances: 4 # of performances: 4 Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Loreta Fin - South Brisbane Tango Richard Meyer - Ninja / Nicholas Leonard Bernstein (arr. Moss) - Joaquin Rodrigo - Dos Miniaturas / Stephen Chin - Battle at the Tester - Arabian Overture / Don West Side Story / Igor Stravinsky Andaluzas / Gustav Holst - Brook Great Wall / Soon Hee Newbold - Brubaker - El Toro (arr. Lipton) - Themes from the Green Suite / Edward Elgar - Rite of Spring / Antonio Vivaldi - Hiawatha GRIEG - 3 STAGE Serenade for Strings Mvt I STAGE 1 1 - CORELLI STAGE STAGE 1 - VIVALDI - 1 STAGE STAGE 3 - BRAHMS - 3 STAGE
Stage 1 Vivaldi Stage Concerto for Strings in D Major
Members: 32 Members: 28 Members: 36 Members: 39 Age Range: 7-14 Age Range: 7-14 Age Range: 8-16 Age Range: 9-16 Average Age: 11 Average Age: 11 Average Age: 12 Average Age: 13 # of performances: 4 # of performances: 4 # of performances: 4 # of performances: 5 Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: John Williams (arr. Clark) - Star Soon Hee Newbold - Dragon Leroy Anderson - Jazz Pizzicato Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite Op. Wars Theme / Robert Sheldon - Dances / Allison Harbottle - 3 - STAGE / Paul Stanhope - Morning Star 40 / George Frederic Handel - As Twilight Falls / Percy Grainger Rainstorm / Antonio Vivaldi - SCULTHORPE / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto Grosso Opus 6 Nr.1 /
STAGE 2 - 2 HAYDN STAGE (arr. Dackow) - Molly on the Shore STAGE 2 - MOZART Concerto in Re minore Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Josef Suk - Serenade for Strings STAGE 4 - SINFONIA - 4 STAGE
26 Annual Report 2019 27 Orchestras
Members: 39 Members: 62 Members: 67 Members: 17 Age Range: 11-17 Age Range: 10-21 Age Range: 13-24 Age Range: 13-21 Average Age: 14 Average Age: 15 Average Age: 18 Average Age: 17 # of performances: 10 # of performances: 9 # of performances: 4 # of performances: 3 Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: All Joseph Haydn London Ottorino Respighi (arr. Duker) Leoš Janáček - Taras Bulba Paul Stanhope - Dancing on Symphonies (93 to 104) / Wolfgang - Pines of Rome / Gustav Holst - / Antonín Dvořák - Requiem Clouds / Bèla Bartok - Romanian ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA Amadeus Mozart - Idomeneo ORCHESTRA First Suite in Eb / Franz von Suppé / Ludwig van Beethoven - Folk Dances / Ezio Bosso - Sea SYDNEY YOUTH YOUTH SYDNEY PETER SEYMOUR Overture / Wolfgang Amadeus (arr. Fillmore) - Light Cavalry Symphony No. 5 Prayer SYMPHONIC WIND WIND SYMPHONIC THE SYDNEY YOUTH YOUTH SYDNEY THE Mozart - Symphony 41 (Jupiter) 1 Vivaldi Stage Overture CHAMBER ENSEMBLE CHAMBER
Members: 30 Members: 68 Members: 68 Age Range: 11-23 Age Range: 13-21 Age Range: 14-25 Average Age: 15 Average Age: 16 Average Age: 18 # of performances: 8 # of performances: 5 # of performances: 5 Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Repertoire Highlights: Ludwig van Beethoven - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphony Symphony No. 1 / Jean Sibelius - Scheherazade / Benjamin Britten No. 2 / Richard Strauss - Horn
Finlandia / Amanda Brown & Jodi ORCHESTRA - Young Person’s Guide to the Concerto No. 2 (Soloist; Katy SYDNEY YOUTH YOUTH SYDNEY PHILHARMONIC Orchestra / Giuseppe Verdi - La Woolley) / Richard Wagner -
WESTERN SYDNEY SYDNEY WESTERN Phillis - ENCOUNTER TOUR ORCHESTRA TOUR UK INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL UK YOUTH ORCHESTRA YOUTH Forza del Destino Tannhauser Overture
28 Annual Report 2019 29 Musicians
STAGE 1 CORELLI Chenxi (Ben) Cao Macayla Wu VIOLA STAGE 3 BRAHMS Eloise Dahm Misato Mizuno VIOLIN 2 CONDUCTOR: Chiara Pelosi Minori Yoshimura Charles McCabe CONDUCTOR: Etta Buggy Axton Aboud Kablo Jamie Krockenberger VICTORIA JACONO- Estelle Gilmovich Paige Chan Scarlett Kraft KATHRYN CROSSING Fabiano Daniels Caitlin Murphy Curtis Dive GILMOVICH Grace Ly Pei Qing Ling Isaac Blasco Josephine Doan Felix Sharpe CELLO VIOLIN Henry Lei Saman Akcakanat Jessie J Filipovski Yuzuka Dekura Jasmine Loh VIOLIN Alicia Felix Amy Simmonds Janica Adinanto Sophie Christianson Julian Wu Sebastien Condon Maximus Cai Alicia Randall Bryan Huang Antonia Touma Jasmine Cohen Zara Clarke Kelly Li Henry Martin Olivia Grace Tardjono Amalyn Bonduriansky Erik Wild Ashley Chan Karmichael Candra Khang Mai Elena Khachaturian Sienna Kang Amelia Hartog VIOLA James Mackun Baldric Chen Lauren Woo Klara Jurcic Evalyne Duong Zhiru (Stella) Lin Audrey Choi Casey Shea Lucy Moon Catherine Makmur Lenis Wu Lydia Koulaouzos Annabel Krockenberger Nicholas Walker Austen Zhou Serena Dusan Petar Simkovic Chloe Weng Maureen Li Mark Ureta Crystal Jin Avery Sun Christian Saade VIOLA Nicole Hong CELLO DOUBLE BASS Michaela Terrey Ruby Huang Brayden Lee Ella Xu Billie Rose Clow Sora Syrett-Lay Felicia Wu Sophie Gallagher Michayla Edward Lee Brooke Venhuizen Esther Koh Elizabeth Bergan Tomas Jurcic Imogen Duns Wereszczynski Charlee Potter STAGE 3 GRIEG Hinata Morishita-Lee VIOLA Jennifer Leong Wyn Yen Chong Mia Balmer Phillip Muloski Cherry Liu CONDUCTOR: Jake Earls Alice Moon Jia Xun (Jessica) Teoh Zoe O’Neil Mike Hyun Woo Jeon Rose Gladstone Ila Bains PETER CORKILL Jared Arnold Amayah Ryan Sophie Moir Sarah-Faith Chang Imogen Akhurst CELLO DOUBLE BASS Kate Chan Jiwoo (Julia) Kim VIOLIN CELLO Amelia Kim Si-Yun Tan Jayden Kang Chatwin Suen Alson Zhou Kayla Low Sabrina Blasco Sophie Jin Elizabeth Ring Jiachen (Jayson) Wu Helena Zhang STAGE 2 HAYDN Amelia Reichel Kevin Lee Zeynep Unal Violet Krockenberger Charlotte He Juliette Pfeil James Vu Kristine Liu CONDUCTOR: Andrea Leach CELLO Darcy Martin Lily Halim Jorjie Jones Lara Hoang CELLO JONATHAN Andrew Dharma Alexander Benz Eui Jin Hwang Minh-Anh Le Leanne Huang Lucas Yang Chloe Kim WHITTING Annabelle Cho Emmet Warchol Imogen Stanford Nancy Zhang Samuel Kong Ashley Kim Melanie Kang Claire Pepperell VIOLIN Finn Gladstone Kei Yomoda Oliver Feldman William Oeser Celine Choi Meri Tinkler-Smith Emily Khachaturian Aaron Hinton Isabella Zhuoyan Yang Madeline Panos Oliver Gao David Milic Nicole Choi Emily Wan DOUBLE BASS Abigail Bush Jamie Wallace Nathaniel Spielman Olivia He Samantha Wong Genevieve Holt William Vass Elisha Bae Jeremy Spikmans Adrian Lo DOUBLE BASS Oscar Law Hsuan Chieh (Jackson) Samuel de Kroon Jocelyn Tang Stephanie Tran STAGE 2 MOZART Alexander Tarasov Isabelle Teo Roger William He Chen Sophia Wong Olivia McCormick Virginia Cole CONDUCTOR: Angelina J Filipovski Ronni Hu Je-Min McFadden Yuting Jin FLUTE Annabella Wright DOUBLE BASS IRINA ANDREEVA Lorena Kocharians DOUBLE BASS CELLO CELLO Rochelle Wang Isabella Pinter (TERMS 1, 2) Anthony Mackun Annalise Lygdas Macauley Woo Tanisha Kolodochka Aleifr Tinkler-Smith Ariel Barraket Harriet Gohil PETER CORKILL Mila Bockaroska STAGE 4 SINFONIA Sabine Tapia Alysha (Bella) Bruce Divyan Gnanasivam Rebecca Winton OBOE (TERMS 3, 4) Sahara Ali CONDUCTOR: Darcy Redican Samantha Lee HARP Elliot Bastian JOANNE WAPLES Madison Au VIOLIN Shirley Feng Sakura Murakami Emma Gao Eloise Seeto Zena Abdo Natalie Kim Anna Glinatsis Sophie Wharton-Jones VIOLIN 1 Hyo Lyn Bae Elsha Lim PETER SEYMOUR Tali Kuba DOUBLE BASS BASSOON Ivy Wu Breah Gunaratnam Zoe Ty Harrison Stein Leon Spikmans ORCHESTRA Chloe Gu Elaine Huang Bonna Yoon Yuli Cornall Illona Jajoo VIOLA CONDUCTOR: JOHN Christiana Vella Charlotte Kang STAGE 3 SCULTHORPE Alexander Martinek FRENCH HORN STAGE 1 VIVALDI Jenny Ryu OCKWELL Clara Leong Ethan Chan CONDUCTOR: Natalie Russell Ben Munro CONDUCTOR: Jessica Arango VIOLIN 1 Dara Minogue RACHEL POGSON Sylvia Zhang Titan Sclavenitis RACHEL POGSON Lewis Bi CELLO Eugenia He Amy Diaz Irene Jung (CM) Marie Park Cedric Lin VIOLIN VIOLIN Isadora Tang Ben Wang Beatrix Blasco Max Dai Celeste Ryan Aaron Bonduriansky Alejandro Perez Jayden Tran Alexandra Arkapaw Chanhee Park Nelum Purohit Isabella (Ha Eun) Son Anastasia Ibrahim Martinez Jeslyn Khoupraseuth Aleksei Prakhiy Hannah Kim Olivia Kim Kai Hall Bohua Hu Alexander Doyle Kate Yau Violeta Shopova Klara Decker-Stewart Priya Bains Kiara Nguy Bora Kim Amy Dou Koki Takamura Sarah Yee Truong Sophia Juarez Steven Liu Lillian Scotland Chloe Zhang Anna Dunlop Lily Still Caitriona Fox Sora Wakaki Meredith Xu Danya Wong Brandon Braun Lucia Arango Yzahbelle Terese Tennyson Wong Ella Jiang VIOLIN 2 Celedonio
30 Annual Report 2019 31 SYMPHONIC WIND TENOR SAXOPHONE VIOLIN 2 Andre Chen FLUTE Rhianna Frahill PICCOLO SYCE ORCHESTRA Ruby Bron Nicholas Gummerson Yiting Wang Edmund Ing Elissa Koppen Sierra Sharman VIOLIN 1 CONDUCTOR: Nicholas Walker Corina Behrens Georgina Gwatkin- Elizabeth Kalotay Suzy Milton BARITONE Marcus Michelsen JAMES PENSINI Flynn Yim Ethan Powell Higson Joanne Silva SAXOPHONE OBOE Alex Paterson Gabrielle Felipe Keith Lizardo Isabeau Hansen Rhordan Stephens CLARINET Sean Walsh Miriam Cooney William Carraro Kian Tajziehchi Trish Tran Isabelle Egan Talia Quartullo Sascha Graham (CM) Florence Chou Elizabeth Kalotay TRUMPET Rashel Sulaiman Loki Fu Jason Yip Aidan Eccleshall CLARINET Archie Tulk Arabella Logan Min Marian Kwon COR ANGLAIS VIOLIN 2 Amelia Dillon VIOLIN 2 Andrew Jung Benjamin Crowe Benjamin Porteous James Armstrong Andy Cho VIOLA Christina Nguyen Hugo Giles VIOLIN 2 Benjamin Lawford Olivia Kowalik Casey Shea Elin Wei Sam Silva Zachary Donoghoe James Armstrong CLARINET Joshua Townsend Emily Batten Michaela Vavladellis Elise Chytra Anna Chung Daisy Wong Claudia Jelic Ken Noonan Jude Austen Kaupe Fred Sarson Erin Jee Sungho Kim Katherine Howarth James Parbery Kieran Williams CELLO BASSOON Gordon Richter Felicity Yau Julia Lim Lucy Smith Felicity Lin Alan Choi BASS CLARINET VIOLA Katherine Wen Anna Naritsuka-Hayler Lilian Le Madeleine Olney Jedd Kosman Hayden Burge Rachel Thompson Aisha Goodman Lucia Yoo Matthew Lee Nathan Trinh Alison Eom Toby Rands Keira Van Lucy Devine BASSOON Miya Chesterman Molly Noble-Booth Newton Cheang Charlotte He Elisheva Biernoff-Giles FRENCH HORN TRUMPET Miriam Alperovich Nicole Hsueh Nurhan Solbudak James Parbery Isabel Dean Joshua Reynolds Oliver O’Connor Laura Duque DOUBLE BASS Annie Tan Stephanie Ryan VIOLA CELLO Peter Chen Lauren Patterson George Machado Alexander Epps Paityne Eminovski CONTRABASSOON Marlena Stanhope Ryan Kennedy Harry James Angela Shin Raymond Wang OBOE Bao Tram Pham Hayden Burge Olivia Ellis Alisdair Guiney Ruby Skillicorn Sara Liu Kieran Williams Helena Huang Gahyun Lee Isabel Dean HORN Sophia Stephens Bahar Hakimjavadi Sarah Phae FRENCH HORN FLUTE Joseph Newton VIOLA Simon Jones Xinghan Feng TROMBONE Elena McEwan BASS Matilda Seppelt Liaam Rao Aisha Goodman Madeleine Aarons Edmond Sim Tom Gu Lillian Bennett FLUTE Samantha O’Brien Alison Eom John Morabito CELLO Wynter Smith Amelia Stephens Kai Syrett-Lay Dan Bardsley-Divina Elisheva Biernoff-Giles Stefan Grant CLARINET Ashleigh Chung Horatia Ma Koh Kimura Finn McGrath Po-Shen Wang Lilly Cremer Cherie Ghadiali Lucy Blomfield Jasmine Hewer Edward Bacon Emma Waters Julian Kwok Maxwell Zhu Lianah Jaensch TRUMPET Julia Chen Alison Liu TUBA Brendan Chew TROMBONE Matthew Carter Ruth McKay BASSOON Thomas Coates Dominique D’Silva James McNaughton CELLO Jude Macarthur Sabine Seeto Audrey-Rose Darby Aylah Time Alanna Manfredini Ethan Redman Angela Shin Raphael Harvey Sophie Greenfield Molly James PERCUSSION FRENCH HORN Chelsea Wong Alisdair Guiney Yichen Zheng TENOR TROMBONE Joseph Darby Emilie Choi Samuel Milch Alexandra (Rosie) TUBA Cooper Rands OBOE Abbey Dean Madeleine Grisard Jessica Ellis Bennett Elizabeth Kilham Jordan Mattison Angela Baek George Annas Rory McClelland Elden Loomes TRUMPET PERCUSSION Anna Kremer Cadence Ing Bahar Hakimjavadi BASS TROMBONE James Heynes Chloe Cosis Jack Peggie Jacob Dooley Antonia Jones Nicholas Gummerson John Wu Timothy Faithfull DOUBLE BASS Hunter Clarke Gahyun Lee Javier Mobellan George Machado TUBA WESTERN SYDNEY PERCUSSION Brandon Ha Katya Amadita Lewis Pastars YOUTH ORCHESTRA Lara Albany DOUBLE BASS Phoebe Xu Dominic Hart THE SYDNEY YOUTH CONDUCTOR: JAMES Wynter Smith Lillian Bennett PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA BASSOON SYO PHILHARMONIC Terry Huynh PENSINI OBOE Buddy Lovett Calin Hall ORCHESTRA Violin 1 Zoe Morris Michael Chang Yonatan Babicz VIOLIN 1 CONDUCTOR: BRIAN Marcus Michelsen Carl Hemsworth ALTO SAXOPHONE James Parbery (CM) Hebe Williams FLUTE BUGGY Alex Paterson Alexander Valacos Ethan Powell Charlotte Korell Michelle Wang HARP VIOLIN 1 Elizabeth Chun Yiren Guo Aboud Kablo Karina Williams Jessica Scott Kate Moloney Olivia Kowalik (CM) William Carraro Yu Liang Oliver Lee Ashleigh Ko Cassandra Widjaja Ken Noonan Hanzhang Teresa Liu Mia Retallack Celina Tukimin Hyein Lee
32 Annual Report 2019 33 STRATEGIC PILLAR: artistic excellence Artistic Excellence
Creating pathways for young musicians to “Wow, I didnt think Advisory & Leadership 2019 explore their creativity by delivering artistic programs which are inspiring, challenging that SYO would change Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Key Achievements and world class. my life and perception Delivered the International Tour to the UK Supporting Structures of music, but it did. I Launched the Austria Scholarship Program Key Activities Artistic Plan Finalised the 5-year Artistic plan Annual program of concerts in premium have evolved so much Artistic Planning Principles venues through this experience Developed a commercial hire on events like the Big Busk to deliver an increase in hire Biennial international focus collaborations from playing my heart Industry Partnerships revenue of 10% on 2018 out and enjoying being Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Increased commercial hire of musicians and Key Measurements in a community that Sydney Opera House developed an offsetsystem (musicians can Attendance and Participation: 3027256, work off participation fees) Riverside Theatres including 2802 International (UK) understands me. I am Piloted the SYCE program Casula Powerhouse Critical feedback: 3 reviews so glad I had this life- changing experience ARCO which has shown FORM Dance Projects me amazing music, Sydney Symphony Orchestra opportunities, tutors, Omega Ensemble conductors, friends Hayllar Music Tours and support that is unimaginable. Thank you for allowing me to be involved with SYO. I cannot wait for next year” - Sophie
Annual Report 2019 Artistic Director’s Message Artistic Plan Highlights
The mission Much of this is due to our flagship Chief The Sydney Youth Orchestra Western Sydney Youth Orchestra of SYO is so Conductor, Alexander Briger, who continues to wide – training, draw such committed playing from challenging exploration, life- circumstances, including a rehearsal venue with shaping – that an unsympathetic acoustic – grateful as we ‘artistry’ can seem are to Santa Sabina College for its availability! either a small accessory The intensity of musical purpose Alex conjures benefit, or something too nebulous to be up is characteristic of our astonishing array of discussed, or the icing on the cake. It depends conductors throughout SYO. on how one regards the arts; a vexed question 2019 also saw the formulation of a new set in the Australia of 2020. of Artistic Principles, the implementation of BRAHMS Symphony No.3 BROWN & PHILLIS Encounter So, when I suggest with confidence that among which has been accelerated by the (as I write) with the organisation’s other achievements current pandemic. More about this in the 2020 in 2019 the sense of emerging artists was Annual Report, of course – but the overriding UK International Touring Orchestra paramount, my bias is pretty obvious. In clarion call in the Principles for creativity and a contrast to those categories mentioned above, responsiveness to the times will, we think, stand ‘artistry’ to me is less about the effect on our players in good stead as they move into the the individual, more about that effect on us; future solving the problems we have created for our estimate of humanity’s potential, future them. possibilities, the return of excellence. SYO is a On a personal note, I would like to thank our forward-vision mirror. outgoing Chair in 2019, Jan Bowen, for offering The artists of the Sydney Youth Orchestras me a role with SYO in the first place. Her counsel showed us a beautiful future with performances has been invaluable, her instincts spot-on, and whose imperfections made the music new, her advocacy unflagging, including the creation raw, urgent, and filled with a genuine delight of SYO’s Austria Scholarship (in partnership with in discovery that is lost to the seasoned the Austrian National Tourist Office) announced professional. Beethoven’s Fifth charged off the last August. The Scholarship adds another page with adolescent brusqueness, Janáček’s extraordinary layer to the SYO journey – the Taras Bulba captured the violence of its subject, journey of the artist. and the suites from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Christopher Lawrence ballet touched us deeply, as teenagers of today Artistic Director serenaded teenagers of the past with hormonal intuition. Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 2
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“The harp and pizzicato strings created moments of great lucence before the full ensemble gathered momentum to a breathtaking climax.”
“The orchestra played with an appealing freshness and reverence.”
Masterclasses Performances “This was an appealing programme that entertained the Philharmonia Orchestra BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff audience, engaged and extended the players who performed Joint concert with Cardiff County and Vale of London Symphony Orchestra with verve, technical skill and an understanding of what they Glamorgan Youth Orchestra were playing. Bravi!” Hallé Orchestra LSO St Luke’s BBC National Orchestra of Wales London Concert with members of Sounds Like Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Highlights Blenheim Palace Chapel, Oxfordshire “The orchestral playing was difficult to fault.” SYO Chamber Ensemble concert “We didn’t need to be reminded that the SYO represents the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford mature orchestras of the future. It was excellent in its own Joint concert with Oxfordshire County Youth right and gave enjoyment in spades.” Orchestra classikON “I was able to play with UK Tour 2019 Media different orchestras “To begin the afternoon, Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring and develop different Suite was explored in turn with impressive restraint and Repertoire exuberance by SYO. With nice shaping of Copland’s simple, techniques. Having the WAGNER Tannhäuser Overture & Ballet Music sparse language here, very accessible and detailed vistas opportunity to perform welcomed us into a very evocative world.” STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 2 the same program a WAGNER Tannhäuser Overture & Ballet Music “SYO’s playing of ‘The Gift To Be Simple’ hymn few different times in this work was a true highlight.” STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 2 allowed us to perfect RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 2 “The unified orchestral power spoke with a contrasting the program in more strident poetic beauty throughout the less-hectic second GRAINGER Walking Tune movement of this famous symphony.” SCULTHORPE Little Suite for Strings detail than would usually “This symphony was taken at such a keen pace its rendering HAYDN Symphony No 6 occur. Being able to work with such high would have greatly challenged a group of musicians of even FINZI Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings much more collective experience than SYO.” calibre musicians was an Sydney Arts Guide incredible opportunity.“ - International Tour Participant
38 Annual Report 2019 39 STRATEGIC PILLAR: community engagement Community Engagement
Extending the reach and depth of young “I can definitely tell you people’s engagement with SYO across Advisory & Leadership 2019 NSW to stimulate, involve and increase SYO is the best place Bi-monthly consultation with leaders in Key Achievements participation in orchestral music making. identified communities (Representatives to learn about music from Regional NSW and Western Sydney) Increased funding to support outreach activities to $50,000 Key Activities and make friends while Supporting Structures Continued to look for programming Regional Hubs in the Central West, South playing together. My opportunities to increase Summer School Coast and North West Community Engagement and Outreach participation by 50 students conductor Peter has not Framework SYO Summer and Winter School Developed a Winter Open Program only taught my orchestra Western Sydney Initiative Concerts for children with disabilities group to learn about Improved the online engagement with SYO Outreach activities different ways to play but Industry Partnerships Key Measurements Launched a pre-concert talks program Centennial Parklands Attendance and Participation: 28973 in he has encouraged us to Piloted a new Regional Hub - North West in Western Sydney and 3187 in Regional NSW know about the history The NSW Regional Conservatoriums of Tamworth Music Open Program Participation: 2064 of the composers - which Partnered with Sydney Opera House Four Winds Festival to deliver 1 program for children with Scholarships: 13 Regional Summer School makes the sessions a disabilities and 29 Opportunity (Financial Hardship) whole lot more exciting. SYO has taught me to love my talent and to not be shy through performances. I look forward to continuing my musical journey with SYO.” - Isadora
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The Community Engagement Framework “I am continually searching for and strive to extend my capabilities is a guiding set of principles as to how and opportunities to play with an by playing with other musicians of why SYO will work with individuals and communities across NSW. orchestra, as there is not one such a standard. It is these kinds of remotely close to where I live. I experiences that help me develop my was incredibly fortunate to receive playing and love of music. I also met a scholarship to attend Summer some great friends during the camp Cultural Exchange School. I feel extremely honoured that I will keep in touch with.” and privileged to have been given - Regional Summer School Providing SYO musicians with regional this amazing opportunity. It was Scholarship Recipient and indigenous cultural experiences inspirational and uplifting in every Building partnerships with regional way. I was able to meet challenges communities with the aim to create, celebrate and share music Embracing communities from CALD backgrounds
Equity of Access
42 Scholarships for musicians who experience Youth Gunnedah financial and geographical barriers to participation Port Macquarie Participation 75 Activities and Events in Western Sydney and Tamworth NORTH Regional NSW to address Distance Barriers CENTRAL Dubbo WEST WEST Mudgee 499 Attendance and Participation in events for people living with disabilities Parkes Orange
Parramatta Sydney CBD Talent Identification Casula & Development Nowra 1 Summer and 1 Winter SOUTH School Open Program EAST Narooma Bermagui 3 Regional Tours with Open Workshops Bega Western Sydney Youth Orchestra
42 Annual Report 2019 43 STRATEGIC PILLAR: stakeholder connection Stakeholder Connection
Enriching relationships between SYO Advisory & Leadership 2019 Key and its stakeholders by sharing and celebrating our musician’s stories and Fundraising Committee Achievements the impact of SYO programs. Brand, Marketing and Communications Developed and implemented a Brand, Advisors Digital, Marketing and Communications Key Activities “SYO has meant a Strategy Annual program of fundraising, including lot to me this year. I Supporting Structures Improved Digital Content on the International Tour and increased Live at Level 28 and The Big Busk have made amazing Development and Partnerships Strategy engagement Pre-concert talks, scholarships, digital Brand, Digital Marketing and friendships that will Maintained the reach of The Big Busk playlist and mental health programs Communications Strategy delivered through partnerships continue for years to Implemented a VOIP phone system Digital and online content come. My friends have Industry Partnerships Improved off site connectivity and access made SYO not only Northside Group Key Measurements Rolled out of the 2019 Development great, but amazing. Limelight Strategy Broadcast & digital reach: 2696000 of people reached via broadcast and digital There are many great IDAGIO Established Donor Retention and Annual activities Giving Programs memories of my time Austrian National Tourist Office 338 Donors in 2019 Built a peer to peer fundraising platform in SYO.” Grosvenor Place and support materials for 3rd party Average donation value: $976 fundraisers to extend reach of The Big Busk - Jake Dendy 60 Volunteers Delivered two donor appeals - EOFY and Annual Giving
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Live at Level 28 The Chair’s Gala Salon Dinner
Partners: Allens, BackVintage Wines Australia, Craig Walsh & Associates Attendees: 150 Donations: $140000+
The Big Busk
Partners: Create NSW, The Rocks, City of Sydney, Grosvenor Place, AON Attendees: 75000+ Sites: 41 Duration: over 40 hours of music Donations: $45000+ Partners: Austrian National Tourist Office Attendees: 70 Donations: $19000+
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Sydney Youth Orchestras would like to thank our generous Partners and Donors in 2019. Your contribution has helped SYO forge the pathway for young musicians to champion orchestral music.
Partners Donors Peter and Frances Warne Patricia H Reid Endowment Natalie Hazel Anonymous (2) Clara He S Retnammal Jonathan Randall Roger He Olivia He Rolando Riel COMMUNITY $20,000+ $500-$1,999 Karl Siegling Alister Henskens Up to $99 Trissy Herlina Anthony Rossiter ENGAGEMENT PARTNERS Martin Dixon AM and Susie Allens Linklaters Dixon Antoinette Albert Robyn Smiles Barbara Higgs Rachel Ang Warren Hinton Donna Roycroft Craig Walsh & Associates Macquarie Group Nicholas Alepidis Kirri Stone John Hughes Atlassian Pty Ltd Vivien Hoang Jenny Sandstad Dixon Advisory Foundation Craig Andrew-Kabilafkas Suncorp Group Kate Jackson Christine Atwill Vanessa Hoang Imelda Sariaatmadja Four Winds The Howarth Foundation Lauren Arnold John Sutton Victoria Jacono-Gilmovich Sukhdeep Bains Qianmin Huang Sasha Sekuloski Greatorex Foundation John Armstrong Gim Liang Teo Gorm Kirsch Elizabeth Bergan Margaret Iddison Durre Shahwar Macquarie Group $10,000-$20,000 Melonie Bayl-Smith Helen Trinca Nina Le Robyn Bernstein Joachim Isaiah Ilao Nan Sheng Riverside Theatres Stephen Bell Francis Beens Kay Vernon Ken Lee Katie Betts Sergio Insuasti Ivana Simkovic Daryl and Kate Dixon Antony Bennett Gabriel Van Aalst Dan Lei Kunal Bhusare H J Mark Squires ORCHESTRAL TRAINING Renaissance Tours Chris Brown Moritz von Hauenschild Kate Lidbetter Rosemary Bloom Sandy Jajoo Shreya Srinivas PARTNERS Michael Chesterman Andrew Wiseman Wendy Lindsay Suzie Bockaroska Jorjie Jones Gail Stewart Austrian National Tourist $5,000-$9,999 Max Connery OAM and Joan Victor Loh Jack Boulton Michael Kang Avery Sun Office John and Irene Garran Connery OAM $100-$499 Norman Long Antonetta Brex Chirag Karnik Michelle Sutherland Dendy Cinemas Rajov Gohil Belinda Cooney Les Anderson Maree Macphail Vena Bucholtz Sora Kim Koki Takamura Grosvenor Place Wallis Graham Rolf Duelks Carmen Armour Nicholas Margerrison Julie Byrne Minyoung Kim Reiner Teo Hayllar Music Tours Kathie Grinberg Alicia and Sam Elliott Mary Ashton Jennifer Nevin Lily Calderbank Wei En Benjamin Koh Nicholas Thompson IDAGIO Jennifer Hershon Suellen Enestrom Rosalind Baker Lizzi Nicoll Steve Cantor Lipola Kusnadi Jo Tran Northside Group, Part of The Key Foundation Nancy Fox Jennifer Beh Vianna Pan Jillian Carter Diana Kwan Laura Tran Ramsay Health Care Jon North Leigh Garvan David Bennett Steve Polydorou ZB Celedonio Cathy Lane Dinh Truong Santa Sabina College The Hon. Jane Matthews AO Anthony Gregg Paulina Bergan Maxwell Press OAM Susen Chatterton Oscar Law Yvonne Ujvary Sarah Sherwood Grosvenor Place Kelly Bookmyer Victoria Rands James Chen David Le Louise Upton ENTERPRISE PARTNERS Management Richard Willis Jenny Burgess Alex Roche Amelia Chen Vina Lee Arnold Venhuizen Alphasys Andrew Gummerson Kathryn Burgess Heather Roland Wyn Yen Chong Sandy Leung Virginie Vernin AON Teresa Haddock $2,000-$4,999 Guo Cai Tamara Seeto Phoebe Chow Rena Li Birgit von der Hocht BackVintage Wines Australia Dimity Hall Yarmila Alfonzetti Jo Cai Sandesh Sidhu Thomas Coates Bin Li Katrina Wall City of Sydney Hugh Hallard Anthony Bell Theresa Calovini Malcolm Stephens Eloise Dahm Stefana & Ereeka Lodero Rosalyn Walsh Create NSW The Hon. Don Harwin Bennett Family Foundation The Campisi Family Terry Stapleton Suzanne Dang Gilga Lodero Ying Wang Creative Partnerships Josh Heller Christine Bishop David Carraro Almira Sabulao Aaryn Darer Dylan Low Tad Warchol Australia Geoffrey Hogbin Jan Bowen AM Elaine Chim Gieta Seymour Lilly Davis Vienna Ma Margaret Wei Crowe Horwath Penny Hunter Geraldine Doogue AO Hoe Seung Chung Claudia Stephens Mary De Bellis Erica Marshall-McClelland Roman Wereszczynski QBT Consulting Mira Joksovic Tim Downing Christine Colasito Malcolm Stephens Geijz De La Pena Eugenia Munro Amanda Wright Andrew and Renata Kaldor ARTISTIC PROGRAM Bunny Gardiner-Hill Family Foundation L & A Cole Josh Sukkar Abbey Dean Martina Dwi Mustika James Wu PARTNERS Peter and Des Hunter Dawn Kidd Virginia Comerford Jimmy Teo Liz Dinh Alicia Nash Ben Wu Bijl Architecture Ian Hutchinson Rachael Kohn Peter Corkill Norah Teo Teresita Dy Narelle Nelson Kevin WU Casula Powerhouse Greg Levy John Koulaouzos Phillip Cornwell Joanne Trinh Anthony Mark Dy Margaret O’Hara Lei Wu FORM Dance Projects Malcolm Long AM and Helen Gerald Krynen Rhonda Davison Tammy Trinh Harlene Dy T’sung Lian Ong Xinguang Wu Long Limelight Magazine Terence Kwan Sonia Darbey Selina Wang Rubia Dy Gina Ong William Xi Carlo Manfredini Sydney Opera House John Lamble AO and Narelle Dean Ying Wang Aimee Lynn Dy-Segovia Stephen Ong Isabel Xie Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Suzanne Maple-Brown Suzanne Kelly Philip Dean Leela Wesiak York Gao Elinda Ong Zhu Xuelai Kevin McCann AM and Alex Leopold Clara Dharma Alex Whiteside Emma Gao Michael Ong Tiara Yap Dierdre McCann Kerrie Ma Ha Do Elizabeth Whittle Myrian Gapps Louise Flitcroft Paisley Chris Ye Pieter Oomens Jeffrey Mellefont Roger Faulkner Conrad Williams Katie Garman Sharanya Palanivelu Kwan Yeoh Julie Pincus Robert Mitchell Natalie Felix Georgia Wilson Melinda Gummerson Patrizia Pelosi Rebecca Yu Marc Polese Melinda Muth Roxana Felix Ben Wu Alan Guo Liz Pensini Yifan Zhang Eva-Marie Prineas Janet Nash and Alan Fiona Gallagher Jimmy Wu Gloria Guo Juliette Pfeil Joy Zhang Julia Pucci Hauserman Michael Galland Ting Yan Lily Halim Dinh Phung Pham Juliana Zhou Shane Simpson AM and Wendy Nash Danielle Michel-Simpson Joan Geary Katie Yu Cheryl Halim Margaret Phillips Fenglin Zhu Mathew and Mia Patoulios Tom Story Casey Green Nancy Zhang Ratna Harijono Penelope Poole Reingard Porges Mike Thompson Miriam Greenbaum Gang Zheng Mayling He Matt Potiris Greeba Pritchard Peter Haleswa Lei Zhu Liming He Paul Regan
48 Annual Report 2019 49 STRATEGIC PILLAR: financial stability Stability
Increasing and diversifying earned income “SYO helped me to for greater business stability and growth. Advisory & Leadership 2019 realize that nothing is Risk Management Framework Key Achievements Key Activities impossible when you are 4-year Financial Plan Built a peer to peer fundraising platform and support materials for 3rd party Financial and IT systems around the people that fundraisers to extend reach of The Big Busk Supporting Structures - 50% of participants using fundraising HR, recruitment and professional have the same interest SYO Board Meeting Schedule platform development as you.” Audit and Risk Committee Achieved the 2019 budget target Revenue and expense management - Jessie HR and Operations Committee Completed the Risk Audit and developed a management framework Key Measurements Premises Committee Analysed data from the past 4 years to Achieved budget targets Industry Partnerships establish guidelines of the Artistic Program Growth: 9.3% increase in donations from Completed Finance Systems Review 2018 AlphaSys Finalised the Finance Strategy and continue QBT All corporate partnerships retained, with 2 to refine the finance and budgeting systems new partnerships achieved Allens Met the Development targets outlined in AON the Development Strategy
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