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and Arts Centre Melbourne present

26–28 APRIL 2018 CONCERT PROGRAM

Proudly supported by Asia TOPA A MESSAGE FROM CONSUL- A MESSAGE FROM THE NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY INTERVAL GENERAL MATSUNAGA AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR OF THE WIND TO JAPAN The Legend of the Wind It is my great pleasure to welcome Doves and the Boy you to in Concert. Australia enjoys a strong relationship with Nausicaä Requiem Carrying You Japan, a trusted partner with shared values The Battle between Mehve and Corvette As Consul-General, I am thankful for and interests. We enhance our cultural The Distant Days events like these that strengthen the connections and economic engagement The Bird Man Bygone Days Victoria-Japan relationship. through programs like Australia now, which It is said that some of the buildings in celebrates contemporary Australia in a KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE focus country or region each year. I am ’s films remind people A Town with an Ocean View Symphonic Variation “Merry-go-round delighted that Japan is our host for 2018. of Flinders Street Station and other Heartbroken Kiki + Cave of Mind” famous landmarks around the world. Presenting the best of Australian innovation, Mother’s Broom For me, Miyazaki’s works create a sense creativity and lifestyle, Australia now builds of nostalgia, as my home is located in on the deep and long-standing ties between One Summer’s Day Mitaka near the Studio Ghibli office and Australia and Japan and promotes exchange, The Legend of Ashitaka Reprise (Vocals: Mai Fujisawa) Ghibli . It is wonderful that the partnership and strategic cooperation. The Demon God MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO interpretation of Miyazaki’s films depends In the spirit of Australia now 2018, Princess Mononoke on the imagination of the individual. the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Soprano: Antoinette Halloran) The Path of the Wind presenting the Studio Ghibli Concert Hey Let’s Go (Vocals: Mai Fujisawa Through these films, viewers experience will showcase creative collaboration & Soprano: Antoinette Halloran) meaningful stories, beautiful colours, (Mandolin: Ken Murray) My Neighbour Totoro (Vocals: Mai Fujisawa and animated landscapes, all of which and highlight the strength of our enduring relationship with Japan. A Journey (A Dream of Flight) & Soprano: Antoinette Halloran) are accompanied by the iconic scores of Nahoko (The Encounter) composer . Mr Hisaishi’s music A Journey (A Kingdom of Dreams) and the catalogue of Studio Ghibli movies H.E. Mr Richard Court AC Australian Ambassador to Japan are loved not only throughout Japan but ON THE CLIFF BY THE SEA all over the world. There are many students Deep Sea Pastures studying Japanese here and I hope that Mother Sea bringing Japanese culture to Melbourne (Soprano: Antoinette Halloran) will encourage them and all Victorians to Ponyo’s Sisters Lend a Hand – A Song visit Japan in the future. for Mothers and the Sea This partnership really is testament to the Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea reverence of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and I would like to congratulate the organisers and on such All Music by Joe Hisaishi Special thanks: Studio Ghibli, Yutaka Toyama a wonderful collaboration. Original Orchestration: Joe Hisaishi (Promax), Ayame Fujisawa (Wonder City) Orchestration: Chad Cannon Screen Movie Editing: Kenichi Itagaki Last but not least, I extend my heartfelt Music Preparation Supervisor: Daniel A. Brown, gratitude to Joe Hisaishi for sharing his In consideration of your fellow patrons, Executive Producer: Tim Fox (CAMI), (Studio Ghibli) Wonder City beautiful music with us over the course the MSO thanks you for silencing and dimming the light on your phone. Director: Joe Hisaishi Music Preparation Services by: Michael of these performances and bringing so Bahnmiller, Dalton Daniel, Jennifer Fagre, Luke Music Director: Shinji Kawamoto (Wonder City) much joy to the people of Victoria. The MSO acknowledge the Traditional Owners Flynn, Jonathan Keith, Robert Lewandowski, Assistant Director: Satomi Takahashi of the land on which we are performing. Trevor Motyka, Junko Tamura, Saori Minomo Kazuyoshi Matsunaga We pay our respects to their Elders, past Production: Kazuko Takayasu, Shinichiro and present, and the Elders from other Columbia Artists Management: Tim Fox, Alison Consul-General of Japan, Melbourne Takasugi (Promax) communities who may be in attendance. Williams, Alek Deve, Arne Bock Artist Management: Maki Fujisawa (Wonder City), Yusuke Yamashita (Wonder City), Akiko Suzawa (Wonder City), Yoshiaki Miura (Wonder City) ARTISTS JOE HISAISHI to conduct an orchestra live at Nagasaki as a guest singer and served Melbourne Symphony Orchestra CONDUCTOR/ a film screening, to the Buster Keaton as producer for the performance. masterpiece The General. In July 2004, Joe Hisaishi conductor and PIANO In 2016, she sang and wrote lyrics for the he assumed a music director of New Japan Mai Fujisawa vocals theme song for an American documentary Joe Hisaishi was born Philharmonic “World Dream Orchestra”. At Antoinette Halloran soprano film about WW called Paper Lanterns, in , Japan. He the concert Joe Hisaishi in Budokan held in Ken Murray mandolin with music by young American composer started to show his August 2008, he completed a sensational Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Chad Cannon. interest in minimal accomplishment by leading a large group music when he was of orchestra, choirs and marching bands Mai also sang the main theme for Clouds a student at Kunitachi College of Music, totalling 1,200 musicians while conducting Above the Hill, a long-running historical drama and started his career as a modern music MELBOURNE and playing piano. In 2013, he assumed the series on NHK TV about the Meiji Revolution, composer. Presentation of MKWAJU in 1981 SYMPHONY role of Artistic Director of Nagano City Arts based on the original story by Ryotaro Shiba. and the release of his first album Information ORCHESTRA Centre. In September 2014, he has been Additionally, she wrote and sang the ending in the following year kicked-off of his career working as a producer and conductor, and theme song for Ojarumaru, an TV show Established in 1906, as a solo artist. Since his debut, he has holding contemporary music concerts called commemorating the 70th anniversary of the the Melbourne released nearly 40 solo albums, including JOE HISAISHI presents MUSIC FUTURE, end of WW , which was overwhelmingly Symphony Minima_Rhythm (2009), Melodyphony (2010) which have earned him enormous popularity. popular among children in Japan. Orchestra (MSO) is and the latest solo album The End of the In 2009, he received the Purple Ribbon an arts leader and World (2016). medal of honour from the government ANTOINETTE Australia’s oldest professional orchestra. Starting with Nausicaä of the Valley of of Japan. Hisaishi serves as an Invited HALLORAN Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis has the Wind (1984), Hisaishi has produced Professor at Kunitachi College of Music. SOPRANO been at the helm of MSO since 2013. music for 10 Hayao Miyazaki films. He also Some of his most recent works include One of Australia’s Engaging more than 3 million people composed the music for HANA-BI (1998) Contrabass Concerto (2015), TRI-AD for most accomplished each year, the MSO reaches a variety of directed by , Departures Large Orchestra (2016) and The East Land and best-loved audiences through live performances, (2008) directed by Yojiro Takita, Villain Symphony (2016). His unique inputs to sopranos, Antoinette recordings, TV and radio broadcasts and (2010) directed by Sang-il Lee, The Tale the concerts as a contemporary musical Halloran performs live streaming. Its international audiences of Princess Kaguya (2013) directed by composer is highly appreciated and his regularly with all the major Australasian and The Little House include China, where MSO has performed continuous enthusiasm for musical activities opera companies and symphony orchestras (2014) directed by Yoji Yamada. He has in 2012, 2016 and again in 2018, Europe that go beyond ordinary creative work is and appears frequently on national television collaborated on the music production of (2014) and Indonesia, where in 2017 it anticipated worldwide. and radio. performed at the UNESCO World Heritage nearly 80 films at home and abroad. His works have won many awards including Site, Prambanan Temple. MAI FUJISAWA In 2017, she sang the title role in Tosca for multiple Best Music Score of Japan VOCALS West Australian Opera (Helpmann Award The MSO also works with Associate Academy Film Prizes, Outstanding Music nomination), The Fox in The Cunning Little Conductor Benjamin Northey and Assistant in an Animated Feature Production for Mai Fujisawa is a Vixen for Victorian Opera, was associate Conductor Tianyi Lu, as well as with such Spirited Away, Best Original Film Music Japanese singer and artist for José Carreras’ National Tour and eminent recent guest conductors as Tan Award of the 4th Korean Film Awards for the lyricist born in Tokyo. was soloist with the Melbourne, West Dun, John Adams, Jakub Hrůša and Jukka- Korean film Welcome to Dongmakgol, and She made her debut Australian and Christchurch Symphony Pekka Saraste. It has also collaborated with Best Original of the 27th Hong on screen at the age Orchestras. She returns to Opera Australia non-classical musicians including Elton Kong Film Awards for Chinese film The of 4, singing Nausicäa in 2018 as Praskovya in The Nose and John, Nick Cave, and Flight Facilities. Postmodern Life of My Aunt. Requiem from her father Joe Hisaishi's makes major appearances with Victorian soundtrack to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Opera and Opera Queensland. In 2001, he made his debut as a film director The MSO reaches a wider audience Wind, Studio Ghibli's earliest film. with Quartet, taking charge of the theme through regular radio broadcasts, Engagements for Opera Australia have music and co-writing the script. The In 2012, she sang the opening theme of recordings and CD releases, including the included the title roles in Madama Butterfly film was officially invited for the World Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – February 2018 release of a collaboration and Rusalka, Mimi in La bohème, Stella in Competition section of the Montreal World Part II, with music by . A Streetcar Named Desire (Green Room with Chinese virtuoso Lu Siqing. Film Festival. In 2015, the UN's 70th memorial year, she Award), Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni and joined the UN Singers Peace and Hope Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. In May 2004 at Cannes International Film Concert Tour in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Festival, Hisaishi became the first Japanese MESSAGE FROM JOE HISAISHI 久石 譲 です。 I am Joe Hisaishi. メルボルンの皆さんの前でコンサートができる I am excited to perform this concert in front ことを大 変 嬉しく思っています。 of the people of Melbourne. It has been more than 30 years since I began working with Mr 僕が宮崎さんの映画を担当するようになって Miyazaki on his movies. It’s a miracle! から 3 0 年 以 上も経 っています。 I am blessed to have been offered the まさに奇跡です。そして次の新作のオファーも opportunity to work on Miyazaki’s next KEN MURRAY MELBOURNE WARREN 頂いています。とても嬉しい限りです。 new creation. MANDOLIN SYMPHONY TREVELYAN-JONES 宮崎さんの映画は我々に「生きる」という意味 ORCHESTRA CHORUS MSO CHORUS MASTER Miyazaki’s movies teach us about the Ken Murray has developed と「生きる喜び」を教えてくれます。その中で meaning of life, and the joy of living. The a career as a guitarist For more than 50 years Warren Trevelyan-Jones 書いてきた音楽はまさに僕の人生そのもの music I have been writing for these movies combining performance, the Melbourne Symphony is the Head of Music at で もあります。 is such a large part of my life. It gives me composition, teaching and Orchestra Chorus has St James’, King Street in 今宵、皆さんとその世界を共有できることは、 so much joy to be able to share this world research. been the unstinting Sydney and is regarded as 望外の喜びです。 with you. voice of the Orchestra’s one of the leading choral He has championed and choral repertoire. The conductors and choir 楽しい時間を過ごしていただけると幸いです。 I hope you enjoy it. recorded Spanish music MSO Chorus sings with trainers in Australia. Warren from the early twentieth 久石 譲 Joe Hisaishi the finest conductors has had an extensive singing century worked extensively including Sir Andrew Davis, career as a soloist and 2018年4月 April 2018 with contemporary Edward Gardner, Mark ensemble singer in Europe, Australian composers Wigglesworth, Bernard including nine years in and has been active as Labadie, Vladimir Ashkenazy the Choir of Westminster a performer of Brazilian and Manfred Honeck, and Abbey, and regular work and South American is committed to developing with the Gabrieli Consort, musical styles. MESSAGE FROM TOSHIO SUZUKI and performing new Collegium Vocale (Ghent), He graduated with a PhD Australian and international the Taverner Consort, The 宮崎駿と久石譲が出会って35年、 It has been 35 years since Hayao Miyazaki from the University of choral repertoire. Kings Consort, Dunedin あの時、あの場面で、 and Joe Hisaishi met; it is unimaginable to Melbourne, where he Consort, The Sixteen and consider what would have happened if they Commissions include Brett is Senior Lecturer the Tallis Scholars. ふ たりが 出 会ってい なけ れ ば─ ─ hadn’t met at that time. Joe Hisaishi is the Dean’s Katz und Spatz, Ross at the Melbourne only match for Miyazaki’s anime. Warren is also Director そう考えると空恐ろしくなる。 Conservatorium of Music. Edwards’ Mountain Chant, and Paul Stanhope’s Exile of the Parsons Affayre, By listening to Joe’s music, we are inspired Lamentations. Recordings Founder and Co-Director of 久石譲のいないジブリなんて。 to keep good spirits and to never give up by the MSO Chorus have The Consort of Melbourne. hope. 繰り返すが、宮崎アニメには、久石譲一人しか received critical acclaim. Toshio Suzuki It has performed across 似合わない。 Brazil and at the Cultura Studio Ghibli Inglese Festival in Sao 元気で行こう。絶望するな。JOEの音楽を 聴いて。 Paolo, with The Australian Ballet, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, at the AFL スタジオジブリ 鈴木 敏夫 Grand Final and at Anzac Day commemorative ceremonies. You may also enjoy…

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