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Featuring the Brandenburg Choir Macquarie’s CMA gives Sydney and Melbourne. December 2018. me confidence The Cash Management Account preferred ARTISTS MELBOURNE by 1 in 3 SMSFs* is now powered by an Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director, Conductor Melbourne Recital Centre award-winning digital experience. Bonnie de la Hunty (Australia) soprano Saturday 8 December 5pm Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Saturday 8 December 7:30pm Brandenburg Choir SYDNEY PROGRAM Paddington Hildegard von Bingen (arr. Alex Palmer) O euchari in laeta via Monday 10 December 7pm Gregorian Chant Rorate coeli / Veni veni Emmanuel Tuesday 11 December 7pm Johann Crüger Nuch komm der Heyden Heyland City Recital Hall Johannes Eccard Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier Wednesday 12 December 5pm Wednesday 12 December 7pm Christopher Tye & Nahum Tate While shepherds watched Saturday 15 December 5pm Claudio Monteverdi Laudate dominum Saturday 15 December 7pm Traditional (arr. Alex Palmer) Gartan mother’s lullaby Wollongong Francisco Guerrero Maria Magdalena macquarie.com/cma Thursday 13 December 7pm John Henry Hopkins Jr. (arr. Alex Palmer) We three kings of Orient are Parramatta Jean-Philippe Rameau (arr. Paul Dyer) ‘Ô nuit’ from Hyppolyte et Aricie Monday 17 December 7:30pm Lewis Redner & Phillips Brooks (arr. Alex Palmer) O little town of Bethlehem Mosman Alex Palmer A sparkling Christmas Tuesday 18 December 7pm Newtown Ēriks Ešenvalds Only in sleep Wednesday 19 December 7pm George Frideric Handel ‘Let the bright seraphim’ from Samson Irving Berlin (arr. Jonathan Rathbone) White Christmas Adolphe Adam (arr. Alex Palmer) O holy night Franz Xaver Gruber Stille Nacht Jane, with Macquarie since 2000 Traditional O come, all ye faithful CHAIRMAN’S 11 WINNER SMSF Adviser Award for Cash Proudly supporting our guest artists. Accounts and Term Deposits three years in succession and 2018 Self Managed Concert duration approximately 70 minutes without an interval. Super Funds Coredata Awards for both We kindly request that you switch off all electronic devices during the performance. SMSF Adviser and Member categories This information is provided by Macquarie Bank Limited AFSL 237502 and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. NOËL! NOËL! FOLLOW YOUR STAR 1 You should consider whether it is appropriate for you. *Macquarie Bank Limited data, ATO Self-managed Super Fund Statistical Report. From our From our Principal Partner Artistic Director Macquarie Group is thrilled to welcome you to the Australian Welcome to the Brandenburg’s Noël! Noël! Christmas concerts. Brandenburg Orchestra’s annual Christmas highlight and sixth concert series for 2018, Noël! Noël! Follow Your Star. A traditional fixture on the annual Brandenburg Congratulations to Bruce Applebaum, Paul Dyer, Whether this is your first Noël! or you have been concert calendar, Artistic Director Paul Dyer the Orchestra and Choir for another memorable coming with family and friends for many many presents a dynamic and vivacious repertoire concert year. We are proud to be supporting the years, I hope tonight’s soulful blend of ancient of festive classics in Noël! Noël! highest calibre of musicians who come from across carols, spiritual songs, and joyous noëls heralds Australia, and continually deliver outstanding the start of a gorgeous festive season for you. This is Macquarie Group’s eleventh year as the performances to audiences throughout the country. The program is poignant and peaceful and has Brandenburg’s Principal Partner. been inspired by over 700 years of music from We wish you a happy festive season, and we hope This year, the Brandenburg have yet again delighted the Christmas tradition. you enjoy Noël! Noël! audiences across Australia with a program So, sit back, relax and soak up the serene sounds showcasing artistic excellence and innovation. I look forward to welcoming you again in 2019. of the Brandenburg Choir and Orchestra We look forward to 2019, when the Brandenburg performing with the pure voice of young soprano will celebrate its 30th anniversary year. As a proud Bonnie de la Hunty. partner of a truly unique and distinctive institution within the cultural landscape of Australia, The Brandenburg celebrates a very special Macquarie look forward to celebrating this milestone next year, so please check out our milestone with the Brandenburg. explosive 30th Anniversary 2019 concert season Bill Marynissen which kicks off in February with J.S. Bach’s Head of Wealth Management magnificent Brandenburg Concertos. Enjoy tonight’s beautiful concert and Merry Christmas. Paul Dyer AO Co-Founder & Artistic Director 2 AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA NOËL! NOËL! FOLLOW YOUR STAR 3 Biography Biography Bonnie de la Hunty Paul Dyer Bonnie de la Hunty is an Australian soprano with a particular Paul Dyer is one of Australia’s leading specialists love for Baroque and Classical era repertoire and art song. in period performance. Since moving to the Netherlands, Bonnie national awards for his CD recordings with the has performed in concerts with Koninklijk Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Choir, Conservatorium including as soprano soloist in including the 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2010 Bach’s Cantata Was Gott tut das ist wohlgetan ARIA Awards for Best Classical Album. and chamber music of the Dutch Golden Age. Paul has performed with many international On a visit home to Perth in July 2016, Bonnie soloists including Andreas Scholl, Cyndia Sieden, was featured as the soprano soloist in Marc Destrubé, Christoph Prégardien, Hidemi Mozart’s Coronation Mass at WAAPA. Bonnie was Suzuki, Manfredo Kraemer, Andrew Manze, also an Art Song Perth Emerging Artist in 2014; Yvonne Kenny, Emma Kirkby, Philippe Jaroussky participated twice in WAAPA’s International Art and many others. In 1998 he made his debut in Song Festival with gala concerts at Government Tokyo with countertenor Derek Lee Ragin, leading House Ballroom accompanied by Graham an ensemble of Brandenburg soloists, and in Johnson; been a Young Artist with the Song August 2001 Paul toured the orchestra to Europe Company at the 2014 Canberra International with guest soloist Andreas Scholl, and in 2015 Music Festival; performed in the trio ensemble featured on the soundtrack of the James Bond Lost and Found opera company’s 2015 production 007 movie, Spectre. Bonnie is currently studying an Artist Diploma in of Milhaud’s Médée; and been a member of He co-founded the Brandenburg in 1989 after A passionate cook, entertainer, foodie, teacher, Early Music (Voice) with Rita Dams at The Royal Giovanni Consort. completing postgraduate studies at The Royal swimmer, traveller, he is friends with people and Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands. Conservatory of The Hague, and has been Artistic Bonnie was awarded first place in Perth’s Royal artists from Istanbul to India and Japan to Italy Director and conductor since that time. Paul is A recent graduate of the Master of Arts (Vocal Over-Seas League Singing Competition and creating a unique platform for overseas performing a performing artist comfortable in his unique Studies) at the Royal Academy of Music, London, Most Outstanding Vocalist at the North Perth artists to work with him and the Brandenburg music arena – whether working in ancient music, where she studied with Lillian Watson and Joseph Music Festival. in Australia. contemporary music, opera, with artists such as Middleton, Bonnie received her Bachelor of Music Bonnie also has an interest in Irish folk music, circus performers, contemporary dance, Among his list of achievements, Paul was awarded (Classical Voice Performance) at the Western being half Northern Irish. She continues to perform or visual art. His busy performing schedule in the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2013 for Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), these folk songs in concerts as she has done since Europe, Asia, the USA and Canada over the years his ‘distinguished service to the performing arts Perth, with Patricia Price. the age of eleven when she sang in The Chieftains’ has synchronised perfectly alongside his bold in Australia’. Paul is Patron of St Gabriel’s School In July 2017 she was a participant at the Franz Perth concert and became involved with Perth’s stage work in Australia. for Hearing Impaired Children. In 2003 Paul was Schubert Institut in Baden bei Wien, Austria, Irish Club and Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for his Paul is an inspiring teacher and has been a staff studying German lieder and giving concerts services to Australian society and the advancement member at various Conservatories throughout the there for five weeks. of music, and in 2010 Paul was awarded the world. In 1995 he received a Churchill Fellowship Sydney University Alumni Medal for Professional and he has won numerous international and Achievement. 4 AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA NOËL! NOËL! FOLLOW YOUR STAR 5 NATALIA HARVEY Musicians PAULMusicians DYER Australian Brandenburg Orchestra AustralianSHAUN LEE-CHEN Brandenburg Orchestra Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director, Conductor, harpsichord Bonnie de la Hunty (Australia) soprano Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Brandenburg Choir Orchestra BAROQUE VIOLIN BAROQUE CELLO SACKBUT THEORBO/ Matt Bruce* Rosemary Quinn Keal Couper BAROQUE GUITAR Ben Dollman* Nigel Crocker Tommie Andersson* BAROQUE Ros Jorgensen BAROQUE VIOLA DOUBLE BASS CHAMBER ORGAN Monique O’Dea1 Rob Nairn*2 BAROQUE TRUMPET Heidi Jones3 Leanne Sullivan PERCUSSION HARPSICHORD Brian Nixon Paul Dyer* Choir SOPRANO ALTO TENOR