AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is the musical heart of Auckland and its communities and inspires a life-long love of orchestral music.
Ko Te Rāngai Puoro Tuatini o Tāmaki Makau Rau te hā o te oro ki Tāmaki whānui me te whakaoho i te manawaroa mō te rāngai puoro.
APO ANNUAL REPORT 2019
APO AT A GLANCE
IN 2019… MORE THAN 253,000 PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE APO PERFORM LIVE
APO PERFORMED APO ACHIEVED
70SELF-PRESENTED CONCERTS FULL8 HOUSES
OVER % 171,000 PEOPLE TUNED IN TO APO LIVESTREAMS FROM 53OF APO REVENUE WAS SELF-GENERATED ACROSS THE GLOBE
4 APO MUSICIANS DELIVERED OVER
370VISITS TO SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORCHESTRAS
PERFORMED
WORLD8 PREMIERES FROM NEW ZEALAND COMPOSERS
REACHED OVER 32,000 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH APO CONNECTING ACTIVITIES
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CONTENTS
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 8
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 9
ARTISTIC & PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS 12
CELEBRATING NEW ZEALAND 14
OUR AUDIENCES 20
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH 22
MEET APO 26
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 28
APO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 29
APO FUNDERS, DONORS AND SUPPORTERS 58
APO SPONSORS 62
CORE FUNDERS
Season photography: Adrian Malloch
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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
It is my pleasure to report on 2019 on behalf of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Board.
Once again, we had an exciting year with 2019 we were also grateful to learn of a a rich combination of mainstage concerts, funding uplift from CNZ in recognition of engagement with our diverse Auckland the excellent work that we do, and our communities, and collaborations with our alignment to CNZ’s strategy and vision for fellow arts companies in Auckland and the role of the Arts in Aotearoa. further afield. In addition to our work on the The review undertaken at the request of concert platform, we were proud to reach the ARAFA Board involved an extensive 32,000 young people through our APO organisational review and I am pleased connecting work, and over 171,000 people that, not unexpectedly, the APO was shown internationally through our livestreams. to be very well-managed and governed We know through both the numbers and with efficiencies in every area. The Review qualitative feedback that orchestral music highlighted the issue that the Board has is uplifting, engaging and relevant for the been aware of for a long time – inadequate communities of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland player remuneration – and thanks to the and we are proud to continue and develop Funding Board we now have a pathway our artform which is many centuries old. forward to address this issue, in partnership With Giordano Bellincampi at the musical with the players. helm, our musicians were inspired in I would like to acknowledge and express their music-making and in turn, inspired our gratitude to Auckland ratepayers and delighted our audiences. Our aim through the Auckland Regional Amenities is to make the APO an integral part of Funding Act (ARAFA) and to Creative Auckland’s identity and our many full New Zealand (CNZ) for understanding houses, enthusiastic audiences and strong that we cannot continue to thrive without community connections are a measure their unwavering support. Philanthropic of our success with this. We continue to and sponsor contributions are also critical enjoy, and reap benefits from, our home to our success, and it is gratifying to see in the Auckland Town Hall, both as our the continued and increased support we administrative centre and our performance “Being in the heart have across the community through our base. Being in the heart of Auckland’s sponsors, donors, friends and subscribers. of Auckland’s artistic artistic quarter reinforces how much the city values the APO. In turn we are very In my role as Chairman I am fortunate to be quarter reinforces how proud to serve as, and be identified as, the supported by a very active and dedicated much the city values city’s resident professional orchestra, and Board and I would like to offer thanks the sense of belonging and ownership is to each member of the team; they all the APO.” something we sincerely appreciate. contribute so much energy and wisdom to their roles. We were pleased to welcome Alongside our many successes, 2019 had three new Board members during the year: some financial challenges including the Oliver Sealy, Naisi Chen and Gordon Hill. late cancellation of an opera season. The I would also like to thank Eric Renick for APO Board decided to keep the orchestra’s his five years on the Board as our player- momentum by producing some additional elected representative. performances. Although these inevitably resulted in the need to approve a deficit I would like to express my sincere gratitude budget, it was pleasing to see that our year to APO Chief Executive Barbara Glaser and end result was on target: a testament to the her team for their hard work, enthusiasm APO management’s careful cost control and commitment to orchestral music. And and maximising of income streams. finally the musicians of the orchestra who delight us week after week performing with During the second half of the year there flair and passion, inspiring our audiences were funding reviews from both our central and contributing to the vitality of our Geraint A. Martin and local government funders (CNZ and wonderful city. CHAIRMAN ARAFB respectively). Mid-way through AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA TRUST BOARD
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2019 was another wonderful year of music-making for the APO and music-listening for our audiences. It is heartening to see the continued growth in numbers and appreciation of the quality and role of the orchestra in our community.
It was the fourth year with Giordano Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony, pianists Bellincampi as our Music Director and the Alexander Gavrylyuk and Javier Perianes, excitement and focus of our musicians both APO favourites, and James Ehnes, one when he is on the podium is profound. In of the world’s finest violinists. 2019 he continued to concentrate on the Through several of these concerts we masterworks of Berlioz, Schumann, Brahms, were proud to take our orchestra and our Nielsen, Beethoven and Mozart, adding city to the world through our livestreamed some spice with 21st century composers performances, and we made over 171,000 such as Thomas Adès and Salina Fisher. new friends in this way, many of whom Our Opera in Concert with Giordano, Don posted comments and really engaged with Giovanni, was once again a highlight of the both APO and Auckland. year with a capacity audience and top- drawer soloists from around the world and We continued our commitment to New New Zealand. Giordano also made his first Zealand artists, in particular female excursion into Bruckner with the APO, with composers and conductors. This included a wonderfully spacious Bruckner 7 paired performances conducted by Holly Mathieson with a rare performance of Beethoven’s and Tianyi Lu, violinist Amalia Hall, who Triple concerto and a star line-up of gave us a stunning Saint-Saëns Third Violin international soloists. Concerto, and a newly commissioned work by composer Salina Fisher. We know Complementing Giordano’s work we there is still much work to do to build the welcomed some marvellous guest opportunities and profile of women in the conductors including Bertrand de Billy, who classical music world, and we are excited to drew a stunning performance of Franck’s D be on this journey. minor Symphony from our very enthusiastic musicians, and Vladimir Ashkenazy who APO is always strengthened by engaging returned to give us a memorable Dvořák in positive organisational partnerships and Seventh Symphony. This turned out to be collaborations, which continue to enable one of his last performances before he us to push our boundaries and bring the announced his retirement early in 2020. We best experiences to wider and more diverse are so grateful to have had the opportunity audiences. to bring this legendary musician to Auckland twice so that our audiences could In 2019 we maintained our ongoing and “APO is always experience his artistry first-hand. We were highly valued relationships with the New strengthened by also delighted to welcome back Kazuki Zealand Opera, Royal New Zealand Yamada for a thrilling performance of Boléro Ballet, New Zealand International Film engaging in positive amongst other musical gems. Festival and Michael Hill International Violin Competition (MVHIC). For the first organisational A significant musical moment of the year time we also partnered with the Australian partnerships and was the New Zealand premiere of the Ligeti National Academy of Music (ANAM), which Violin Concerto, which was performed by enabled us to present the first Auckland collaborations ...” our very talented concertmaster Andrew performance of Messiaen’s monumental Beer. This was a landmark performance Turangalîla Symphony alongside the for Andrew and for the orchestra and we Auckland Arts Festival (AAF). This remain very grateful to Kiwi conductor enormous undertaking, with over 100 Hamish McKeich for stepping in to musicians on stage, was a feature of both conduct the concert at the last minute. AAF and of the APO concert year and was Other soloists we were delighted to enjoyed by tens of thousands of people present included Joanna McGregor (piano) across the world through our livestream of and Cynthia Millar (ondes Martenot) for the concert. Through exposing the APO to
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10 some of Australia’s best young musicians continued to excite and enthral the through every education concert and school we also expanded our reputation and reach youngest members of our community and visit. They give so much to the orchestra to one of our close musical neighbours. their families with a number of full houses and the city and I know our audiences of all across the year. ages love and appreciate them. We were particularly proud of our partnership with the Auckland Writer’s Our ongoing partnership with the Their work is made possible by the talented Festival. Under this umbrella we presented University of Auckland provides aspiring and dedicated APO staff who leave no APO’s major commission for 2019, young musicians with access to concerts, stone unturned to ensure that our musicians Kenneth Young’s Man, Sitting in a Garden, masterclasses and open rehearsals. We can play at their best to large, enthusiastic a one-act one-man opera with libretto by know that we are influencing their life and appreciative audiences. New Zealand writer Witi Ihimaera. This choices in a positive way and giving them We said goodbye to five musicians during was widely regarded as a highlight of the opportunities they would not otherwise the year and I would particularly like to Festival. Our gratitude remains with Jared have. thank Ruth Brinkman, Rae Crossley-Croft, Holt who stepped in at short notice for an We are always keen to look for new Sarah Hart, and Ping Tong Chan for their indisposed Simon O’Neill. opportunities to introduce the next long years of dedicated service. Anyone who attended Planet Earth II Live generation of audiences, and in 2019 we The APO Board once again provided in Concert, presented in partnership with created several new events for our future the guidance and wisdom to keep us Auckland Live and BBC Studios and/ subscribers. A highlight was Amazing Mr travelling our true course. During the year or Auckland Arts Festival’s Magic Flute Mozart, a specially created show which we welcomed three new board members, directed by Barrie Kosky, will remember introduced the genius of Mozart and his Naisi Chen and Oliver Sealy, both of whom them for a long time to come. Each music aided by author/illustrator Donovan are already making a positive impact on our charted new territory in impact and beauty, Bixley. The young and young at heart had a organisation, and our new player-elected complemented by the power of the APO. wonderful time! board member Gordon Hill, the APO’s Our performances with the circus theatre Early in the year our Session Series section leader double bassist. Lope Ginnen group The Dust Palace once again drew featured TEEKS (Te Karehana Gardiner- had to step down as she took up a new gasps of awe from audiences as the Toi), a talented young singer-songwriter, position as a District Court judge, and talented circus performers hung from ropes headlining his first ever New Zealand show we thanked Eric Renick for his service of and silks above the heads of the APO with the APO. The climax of the concert just over five years as the player-elected musicians. was a spine-tingling version of Ria Hall’s representative on the Board. Our work on the concert hall stage was waiata ‘Te Ahi Kai Pō’ with kapa haka Finally I would like to thank our core once again complemented by our work champions Ngā Tumanako. funders: Auckland Council, through the out in our communities. We see this as 2019 was also a very sad moment in time Regional Amenities Funding Act, Creative an equally valuable part of our remit as a for the APO community, with the sudden New Zealand, Foundation North and Metropolitan orchestra and we take our death of John Ure, a founding member Four Winds Foundation. The APO is also responsibilities to our communities very of the APO, and for the past decade and fortunate and grateful to receive support seriously, and we are delighted to fulfil a half, its Director of Operations. John’s from many other trusts, foundations and these to the highest level. dedication, passion and commitment individual donors who recognise the value In total we reached over 32,000 people to every aspect of the orchestra was in supporting the orchestra and investing through APO Connecting events. We had unparalleled. He had a prodigious memory in quality of life through culture, as well as 62 education partnerships through our of the details of every performance, supporting a legacy for the next generation. APOPs programme. We are proud of the especially those of the early days. His Our corporate partners are, as ever, an fact that a significant part of our programme memory and his legacy will live on for a very important part of our family, and I would is delivered in South Auckland, and we are long time for the whole APO whānau. We like to welcome Du.Today, Metlifecare and thrilled with the impact that orchestral music are certainly very blessed to have had this St John as new partners in 2019. I’m also can have in these communities bringing wonderful human as a driving force for APO pleased that three of our partners increased both the love and the knowledge of music over a very long period. their commitment and level of support to every corner of Auckland. Once again, our success has been to the APO with Bayleys and Chapman This year we partnered with Carnegie Hall based on strategically focussed planning, Trip moving from Gold to Platinum level for the first time to present the community committed artistic leadership, determination sponsors and QMS from Silver to Gold. It project Link Up which saw around and belief in music’s ability to transform is gratifying to see how much our partners 400 young South Auckland students lives. I’d like to thank our supporting value and benefit from the relationship they play alongside the APO on recorders, organisations for their steadfast allegiance have with us. trombones and harpsicles (baby harps). to the future of the Orchestra. The ongoing As we move into celebrating our 40th It was an inspirational experience for all support of The Auckland Philharmonia birthday there are some exciting changes concerned, with great feedback from the Foundation, under Chairman Belinda on the horizon and some opportunities students and their music teachers, and Vernon and her successor Robert Clark, to lift the orchestra to the next level. They we look forward to continuing to offer this and the APO Friends, led by Bryce Bartley say life begins at 40 and we can’t wait for innovative and stimulating project. then Jackie Wilkinson, allows us to deliver the next phase of our life to start, whilst on our strategy. APO Connecting also featured the usual acknowledging the many giants on whose and much-loved array of activity from We could not have achieved everything we shoulders we stand. our Community Classics events in West, did in 2019 without the talents, hard work South and Central Auckland and specially and dedication of the whole APO team: our designed programmes for our South wonderful musicians who create power and Auckland whānau Pese! Fasi! Pūoru! beauty every week on the Great Hall stage, Barbara Glaser The ever-popular APO 4 Kids concerts and transform lives inspiring a love of music CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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ARTISTIC & PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
2019 saw the APO continue its artistic growth under the leadership of Music Director Giordano Bellincampi
In his fourth season as the APO Music Other returning conductors included breath-taking repeat of a collaboration Director, Giordano Bellincampi’s focus on Douglas Boyd and Kazuki Yamada, while with Auckland based circus troupe The facilitating artistic growth through astute we also played host to some of the finest Dust Palace, a live performance of the programming of core repertoire has resulted international conductors in the industry, glorious score from BBC Planet Earth II, in another year of improved performance including Bertrand de Billy, Ludovic Morlot and an evening of songs from some of New standards right across the concert and Sofie Jeannin, each making their debut Zealand’s great songwriters in our NZ Mix season. His work on major symphonies with the APO. We were also thrilled to have Tape show, featuring guest artists Nadia by composers such as Berlioz, Bruckner, New Zealanders, Hamish McKeich, Tecwyn Reid, Anna Coddington and Liam Finn. Schumann, Schubert, Brahms and Nielsen Evans, Tianyi Lu and Holly Mathieson on the As always, the APO’s collaborative spirit was an opportunity to develop style and podium. meant that our contribution to events within galvanise technique. Other works by 2019 was a particularly stellar year for other organisations’ artistic seasons were of composers such as Strauss, Falla, Wagner soloists. The phenomenal Viktoria Mullova the very highest quality. Stand out was our and others added colour and drama to the helped ensure we had a sold-out house performance of Messiaen’s extraordinary concert programming. for her performance of the Sibelius Violin Turangalîla Symphony in the Auckland As always, a particular highlight was our Concerto. Similarly, performers such as Arts Festival. Performances of Rossini’s annual opera in concert, which in 2019 was British violinist Anthony Marwood, Italian Barber of Seville with New Zealand Opera, Mozart’s Don Giovanni. With a great cast pianist Alessio Bax, Canadian violinist Hansel & Gretel with Royal New Zealand and a sold-out house, it was an event that James Ehnes, Spanish pianist Javier Ballet, Kenneth Young and Witi Ihimaera’s everyone who attended will remember for a Perianes, and the great pipa player, Wu Man, Sitting in a Garden with the Auckland long time. Man, inspired our musicians just as much Writers Festival, and a wonderful concert as they enthralled our audiences. of opera arias and choruses to celebrate We had some welcome returns to the the re-naming of the Kiri Te Kanawa podium, none more so than Vladimir Our audiences enjoyed our range of Theatre rounded out a year of performance Ashkenazy, making one of his final popular events and concerts, aimed highlights. performances in his career before retiring. at diverse markets. In 2019 we had a
THE TRUSTS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MAN, SITTING IN A GARDEN OPERA IN CONCERT: DON GIOVANNI “The APO, under the direction of Tecwyn “Auckland Philharmonia Evans delivered Kenneth Young’s music in Orchestra’s Don Giovanni must a way that enveloped the contemplations be its finest Opera in Concert and recollections of The Man. The music yet … the splendid APO played captured the brightness, colour and light centre stage, with Maunder’s of Maughan’s paintings from the opening grim and funny morality tale movement, with its light strings depicting laid out around it. Conducting the beauty of the foliage and the flitting with verve and joy, Giordano butterflies. The music, which at times Bellincampi opened up a owed something to the music of Benjamin Mozartian musical heaven and, Britten, provided an uplifting counterpoint best of all, allowed us to enter it.” to the despair of the singer’s lament.” WILLIAM DART, REVIEWER, NZ HERALD JOHN DALY-PEOPLES, THE NATIONAL BUSINESS REVIEW
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“The musicians captured all the extreme contrasts in the work from the pure and delicate to the fiery and brutal. They kept enough energy in reserve to serve up an exuberant, joyous, and triumphant final movement that brought many in the audience to their feet.” PETER HOAR, RNZ CONCERT UPBEAT
BAYLEYS PRESENTS THE NZ MIX TAPE
“Anna’s vocals delivered a heartfelt rendition of the classic track [Anchor Me by The Mutton Birds] and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra provided an excellent backdrop to the song, which I’m sure would have brought a tear to the eye of the great Don McGlashan if he had been there.” DAVID BOYLE, REVIEWER, RADIO 13
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CELEBRATING NEW ZEALAND
WORLD PREMIERES OF NEW ZEALAND WORKS
Ross Harris: Symphony No.7 (excerpt) Philip Norman: Snake and Lizard, by Joy Cowley Reuben Rameka: Hīkoi Reuben Rameka: Ko Maui me Te Ra Charles Royal: Ra Te Rongo Kino Kirsten Strom: Far Flung Scarf of the Wrybill Ryan Youens: Moon Dust Ryan Youens: Munro: A Show Fanfare Kenneth Young & Witi Ihimaera: Man, Sitting in a Garden
OTHER NEW ZEALAND WORKS
Chris Adams: Introducing the Orchestra Claire Cowan: Hansel and Gretel Phil Dadson: Percussion Works for voices & tone bars Eve de Castro-Robinson: Aurora Eve de Castro-Robinson: Releasing the Angel (excerpt) Salina Fisher Komorebi: for vibraphone & violin Salina Fisher: Murmuring Light John Psathas: Fanfare for a Supercity John Ritchie: Serenade for Strings
14 TEEKS & APO TEEKS & APO “Have you ever heard ‘Never Be “Congratulations to TEEKS Apart’ with a slamming brass and and Auckland Philharmonia percussion section? It blows the Orchestra for an amazing original recording out of the water. performance last night. This is This is where the APO unveils what meaningful engagement its real power, and to a recent and reciprocal collaboration orchestral convert like me, I can’t with indigenous arts look like.” help but hope some younger faces NATIVESBEWOKE, FACEBOOK in the audience have been lured in by the voice and convinced by the brass.” WAVENEY RUSS, RNZ MUSIC
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16 NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS PERFORMING WITH THE APO IN 2019
ORCHESTRAL SUMMER SCHOOL APO UP CLOSE WITH TUBA David Kay, conductor Xin (James) Jin, presenter Thomas Hamill, presenter Tak Chun Lai, tuba Christine Lee, violin Sarah Watkins, piano Qiaotong Liu, piano BAYLEYS PRESENTS: DAHLESQUE GREAT CLASSICS: David Kay, conductor MUSICAL POSTCARDS Kirstin Darragh, mezzo soprano MAN, SITTING IN A GARDEN Tecwyn Evans, conductor TEEKS & APO Jared Holt, tenor David Kay, conductor TEEKS, vocalist PLANET EARTH II LIVE IN CONCERT Holly Smith, vocalist David Kay, conductor Majic Paora, backing vocalist Clarke Gayford, narrator Anna Grahame-Dougal, backing vocalist Fiona Tibbles, soprano Nick Dow, piano Catherine Kwak, cello Tom Broome, drums Voices NZ, choir Nga Tumanako, kapa haka BAYLEYS PRESENTS: THE NZ MIX TAPE APO 4 KIDS: STORYTIME (CENTRAL) David Kay, conductor David Kay, conductor Nadia Reid, vocalist Kevin Keys, presenter Anna Coddington, vocalist Kim Garrett, narrator Liam Finn, vocalist Te Pumanawa o Toku Ate Rogers, little DELOITTE WINTER GALA singer Emma Eden, horn Ray Chan, conductor Natasha Wilson, vocalist APO 4 KIDS: STORYTIME (NORTH) Cameron Barclay, vocalist David Kay, conductor Paul Chan, organ Kevin Keys, presenter Jennifer Ward-Lealand, MC Kim Garrett, narrator MELTIFECARE UNWRAP THE Te Pumanawa o Toku Ate Rogers, little MUSIC: HANDEL’S WATER MUSIC singer Educational Resource Emma Eden, horn Marija Naumovska, presenter GREAT CLASSICS: A BAROQUE EASTER THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD PREMIER SERIES: PATHÉTIQUE Anna Leese, soprano Andrew Beer, violin James Ioelu, bass baritone COMMUNITY CLASSICS: DISCOVERY LIGHT & DARK (CENTRAL) Tianyi Lu, conductor, presenter Ray Chan, conductor Xin (James) Jin, violin Suzy Cato, presenter Caroline Normal, viola Soomin Kim, piano Choralation, choir Taniwha Ventures, kapa haka
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THE TRUSTS COMMUNITY BAYLEYS PRESENTS: DAWN – APO FOUNDATION OPERA IN CONCERT: & THE DUST PALACE DON GIOVANNI Liu-Yi Retallick, violin Natasha Wilson, soprano David Garner, cello Morgan Pearse, baritone Freemasons NZ Opera Chorus, chorus COMMUNITY CLASSICS: LIGHT & DARK (SOUTH) KBB MUSIC PRESENTS: PETER & Marianna Kang, piano THE WOLF LIVE Thomas Hamill, narrator KIWI KAPERS Diane Huh, violin COMMUNITY CLASSICS: LIGHT & DARK (WEST) Liu-Yi Retallick, violin David Garner, cello Ray Chan, conductor Suzy Cato, presenter LOCKWOOD NEW ZEALAND ARIA Frank Chen, piano James Harrison, baritone Taniwha Ventures, kapa haka Xin (James) Jin, violin
PESE! FASI! PŪORU! A GALA CONCERT IN THE Zeeah Rona Waerea-Tamai, vocalist PRESENCE OF DAME KIRI TE KANAWA Carla Camilleri, soprano Te Ohorere Williams, soprano Anna Leese, soprano Graham Bell, guitar Pene Pati, tenor James Ioelu, bass baritone NZIFF: THE LODGER Freemasons NZ Opera Chorus, chorus A STORY OF THE LONDON FOG Peter Scholes, conductor APO 4 KIDS: CHRISTMAS Conductor, David Kay APO UP CLOSE WITH VIVALDI Panimals, steel pan group Xin (James) Jin, presenter/violin Spike Chilberto, Little Drummer BIG PLAY IN Sefita Finau, Little Drummer Nathan Jin, Little Drummer Amber Read, presenter Eli Le Fevre, Little Drummer AMAZING MR MOZART Nikau Grace, Little Singer Donovan Bixley, narrator Emer Lee, Little Singer Pasquale Orchard, soprano Jazz Vidamo, Little Singer William King, baritone WAIRUA HARIKOA AUCKLAND CHORAL: Conductor, David Kay BACH, BRUCKNER Panimals, steel pan group Uwe Grodd, conductor Andrew Beer, director/violin THE RYMAN HEALTHCARE SEASON OF HANSEL & GRETEL Isabella Moore, soprano Hamish McKeich, conductor Joel Amosa, bass baritone Philip Smith, organ CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
APO 2020 SEASON LAUNCH Isabella Moore, soprano The Graduate Choir NZ, Choir Amelia Berry, soprano Rebecca-Soojung Lee, organ
GREAT CLASSICS: PASTORAL Amalia Hall, violin
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OU R AUDIENCES
APO 253,128 LIVESTREAMS PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE APO PERFORM LIVE IN 2019 171,417 TOTAL AUDIENCE 70 SELF-PRESENTED CONCERTS VIEWS IN 2019
PEOPLE ATTENDED 53,744 TOTAL VIEWING TIME 38,290 5,602 MAIN STAGE AND EDUCATION ≈3,330 COMMUNITY CONCERTS FOR HOURS CONCERTS SCHOOLS
One of the best NZ orchestras in the world, 8,057 1,795 so proud to be a Kiwi. CONCERTS FOR FREE CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY FAMILIES CONCERTS What a privilege it is to hear such stunning musical performances from the comfort of our OTHER CONCERTS own homes.
PEOPLE HEARD THE APO AT OTHER PERFORMANCES It’s 4am in Chicago, USA 27, 9 67 and this is what I’m doing! Great job! Loved it! 10,668 17,299 Oh that finale! It speaks to NZ OPERA AND OTHER HIRES people all round the world ROYAL NEW and lifts us in one emotion. ZEALAND BALLET Thank God for music. PERFORMANCES
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APO 4 KIDS CHRISTMAS - CENTRAL We had such a fabulous morning at the Xmas concert and must simply commend the APO; we’re super impressed and the APO SOCIAL kids are now humming along to the Nutcracker. It doesn’t get better than this. Well done APO! 11,742 CONCERTGOER FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS
METLIFECARE UNWRAP THE 1,127 MUSIC: UNWRAP MOZART’S CLARINET CONCERTO TWITTER FOLLOWERS I wanted to say how much I enjoyed the performance last night unwrapping Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto. This was highly informative ≈9,000 and interactive and all VIEWS PER the more enjoyable with MONTH ON a better understanding of YOUTUBE some of the composition background. CONCERTGOER
APO WEBSITE BAYLEYS PRESENTS THE NZ MIX TAPE
The arrangements were impeccable, 147,739 the performances inspired and the song USERS IN 2019 selection perfect. CONCERTGOER 662,283 PAGE VIEWS IN 2019
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“Attending APO 4 KIDS will be a precious memory that I will always remember doing with my daughter. We have attended every single one since she was eleven months old and she is now four.” AUDIENCE MEMBER, APO 4 KIDS STORYTIME
MUSIC OPENS MINDS PUTA NOA WHAKĀRO MAI NGĀ TAONGA PUORO
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Through APO Connecting, the APO links to all sections of our community. Our education and outreach activities and concerts are designed to excite and engage audiences across the region and to share our passion for orchestral music.
APO Connecting brings together our From introductory music sessions for professional players with schools, pre-schoolers to professional development individuals and communities. In a flagship and mentoring for aspiring musicians, programme that is the envy of many other composers and conductors, APO orchestras and widely applauded by Connecting presents orchestral music educators and community leaders, we concerts and experiences suited to a wide inspire young musicians, connect music range of needs and interests. makers and music lovers of the present and the future, and offer concerts, workshops and tutorials.
CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES HE TŪHONO KI NGĀ WHĀNAU
“The variety of Over 6,000 children and their families attended concerts throughout the Auckland the programme Region in 2019. The interactive concerts showcasing engaged provide a fun, educational way, to introduce the youngest members of the family to the and passionate young full orchestra. performers was The concerts featured guest soloists and inspiring. My 8-year provided performance opportunities for aspiring young musicians and composers old granddaughter to showcase their talents. Highlights who sings keeps included APO 4 Kids: Storytime, where classic stories from celebrated NZ authors mentioning the young Margaret Mahy and Joy Cowley came to singer ‘I want to be life and APO 4 Kids: Christmas, at which steel-pan band The Panimals joined the like her.’” full orchestra for a tropical-inspired festive AUDIENCE MEMBER, concert. APO 4 KIDS CHRISTMAS
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IN 2019 APO CONNECTING...
PROVIDED 934 MINUTES OF LIVE MUSIC IN SOUTH AUCKLAND
ENGAGED 32,432 AUCKLANDERS AS PARTICIPANTS OR AUDIENCE MEMBERS
CONNECTING WITH SCHOOLS HE TŪHONO KI NGĀ KURA
In 2019 the APO Partnership Schools (APOPS) programme provided 62 schools across Auckland with access to ensemble performances, mentoring, tickets and transport to APO concerts. Supporting “What the APO teachers and students of all ages and mentoring programme backgrounds, 59 professional APO players provided 630 hours of mentoring and has done for us is 7,193 students attended 44 ensemble given us a bridge visits at schools. to new skills. The Mentors provided orchestral and band sectional workshops, composition mentors that have workshops, instrumental tuition, created come into our school new school ensemble groups, aided performance preparation and gave general have fitted in perfectly, music-making sessions. and been of the A total of 106 schools and 5,248 students highest calibre.” experienced the APO live in concert, attending eight educational concerts for BRENDA SPICER, PRESIDENT OF PAPAKURA MUSIC SCHOOL schools produced by the APO in 2019. The APOPS programme also provided professional mentoring to two Auckland youth orchestras.
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The APO Aspiring Musicians programme works with musicians aged 16 to 25, VISITED A “This scholarship has through regular activities designed to SCHOOL been such a good nurture their talent and shape Auckland’s OR YOUTH future musicians. This includes APO experience; I am grateful and the University of Auckland’s Inspire ORCHESTRA to have played Godard’s Partnership Programme. Introduction et Allegro In 2019, the Inspire year-long programme included The Big Play In, where 60 with the orchestra in students performed with APO musicians its Community Classics at the Auckland Town Hall, to create a concert. This was my first giant orchestra comprising 130 musicians. 379 The APO Rising Star Composer for 2019, time playing alongside Reuben Rameka, composed two new works TIMES that were performed for the public by the full an orchestra and the orchestra and Diane Huh, Young Soloist of opportunity is all thanks the Year, performed Ravel’s Tzigane across to the Haydn Staples the APO’s Kiwi Kapers concert series. PROVIDED The programme supported aspiring APO Piano Scholarship musicians by providing Scholarships, Open Programme.” Rehearsals, Masterclasses, Internships, Composition Competitions and The FRANK CHEN, 2019 HAYDN Haydn Staples APO Piano Scholarship STAPLES APO PIANO SCHOLARSHIP 7,122 PROGRAMME Programme. The APO Young Achievers programme employed ensembles of SCHOOL budding musicians to perform at public CONCERT events throughout the Auckland region. TICKETS
CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITIES HE TŪHONO KI NGĀ IWI
More than 1,000 people, aged 2 to 92, attended free community concerts from throughout the Auckland region. The APO’s Community Classics series provided the opportunity for audiences in Central, South and West Auckland to have an orchestral concert experience at no cost. “Absolutely wonderful The concerts featured well-known experience for our repertoire as well as Kapa Haka group Taniwha Ventures performing the world children to be invited premiere of Dr Charles Royal’s (Marutuahu to. Thanks so much Ngati Raukawa and Nga Puhi) Te Arapuoru Community Commission Ra Te Rongo Kino. for the wonderful gifts Pese! Fasi! Pūoru! partnered the traditional at the end. We loved orchestra with aspiring South Auckland the ambulance song musicians from Sistema Aotearoa. More than 100 students performed alongside the and Chris Sanders was full APO at this event. fantastic. Celebrity in Wairua Harikoa, a concert specifically for his own right. Awesome, early childhood children in the Wiri area of South Auckland, taught children how to awesome, awesome!” ‘Call the Ambulance’ through song in the AUDIENCE MEMBER, WAIRUA HARIKOA classroom and then together with the full orchestra in a participatory performance. This concert was made possible through a partnership with St John Ambulance.
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MEET APO AS AT MARCH 2020
MUSICIANS
MUSIC DIRECTOR CELLOS TRUMPETS Giordano Bellincampi Vacancy β Huw Dann β David Garner + Rainer Saville+ CONCERT MASTER Chen Cao# Josh Rogan # Andrew Beer Liliya Arefyeva TROMBONES Katherine Hebley ASSOCIATE β CONCERTMASTER You Lee Douglas Cross Ben Lovell Greene + Liu-Yi Retallick Callum Hall V BASS TROMBONE ASSISTANT BASSES CONCERTMASTER Gordon Hill β Timothy Sutton * Miranda Adams + Annabella Zilber TUBA # FIRST VIOLINS Evgeny Lanchtchikov Tak Chun Lai * Matthias Erdrich Artur Grabczewski # Michael Steer TIMPANI Lauren Bennett Eric Scholes V Steven Logan β Mark Bennett Elzbieta Grabczewska FLUTES PERCUSSION Rachel Moody Melanie Lançon β Eric Renick β Ainsley Murray Kathryn Moorhead + Jennifer Raven # Alexander Shapkin Shane Currey Yanghe Yu PICCOLO Lucy Qi Zhang Jennifer Seddon-Mori * HARP Yuri Cho V Ingrid Bauer * OBOES SECOND VIOLINS Bede Hanley β Dianna Cochrane β Camille Wells + Xin (James) Jin + CORANGLAIS William Hanfling# Martin Lee * Jocelyn Healy Liam Oborne CLARINETS Milena Parobczy Jonathan Cohenβ Ewa Sadag Bridget Miles Katherine Walshe (Bass Clarinet) + Charmian Keay V James Fry (Eb Clarinet) + Lucia Siwy V BASSOONS VIOLAS Ingrid Hagan β β Robert Ashworth Yang Rachel Guan Ebbett + David Samuel + Christine Bowie # CONTRABASSOON Anne Draffin # Jessica Goldbaum V Helen Bevin MUSICIAN KEY: Gregory McGarity HORNS β Section Principal Susan Wedde Nicola Baker β = Co Principal WenChuan Lin V Norberto Lopez Garcia = V * Principal Carl Wells # + Associate Principal # Sub-Principal Simon Williams # V Vacancy filled by David Kay contract musician
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GENERAL MANAGEMENT Business Partnerships Manager Chief Executive Barbara Glaser Colleen Edwards PA to CEO/Receptionist Katie Deller Business Partnerships & Events Executive Rowan Newton ARTISTIC Sales & Ticketing Manager Director of Artistic Planning Helen Spoelstra Ronan Tighe Sales & Ticketing Coordinator Artistic Administrator Frances Moore Vacancy Artistic Administrator (Parental leave) Antonia Barnett-McIntosh DEVELOPMENT Artistic Coordinator Debbie Nicholson Director of Development Susan Wall Librarian Robert Johnson Trusts & Foundations Manager Deputy Librarian Charlotte Francis Emma Gavenda Development Manager Adele Diviney OPERATIONS Annual Giving Programmes Executive Director of Operations Wendy Gardiner Charlotte Crocker Acting Orchestra Manager Amber Read Development Coordinator Assistant Orchestra Manager Lauren Garrett Rangimakehu Hall APO CONNECTING Production Supervisor Vacancy Director of APO Connecting Deputy Production Supervisor Thomas Hamill Adrian Raven Producer Felicity McKenzie BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS AND Education Programmes Facilitator MARKETING Miriam McCombe Deputy CEO/Director of Business Projects Executive Graham Bell Partnerships & Marketing Stuart Angel Deputy Director of Marketing Tracey BUSINESS SERVICES Holdsworth Director of Business Services Communications Manager Vacancy Heather Wallace Marketing & Business Partnerships Assistant Accountant Stephanie Shen Executive Rahul Patel Accounts Administrator/Payroll Digital Content Coordinator Michelle Li Robin Lane Accounts Administrator Marketing Coordinator Ben Gemmell Wynn Riechelmann
BOARD AND SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS
AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA BOARD ORCHESTRA SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Geraint A. Martin Gordon Hill (Chairman) Pare Keiha Huw Dann Xin (James) Jin (Chairperson) Leigh Auton Kieran Raftery QC Bridget Miles Jenny Raven Naisi Chen Oliver Sealy Tim Sutton (Secretary) Richard Ebbett Julian Smith Sue Wedde AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA PATRONS FOUNDATION Dame Jenny Gibbs, Dame Catherine Chairman Mark Gatward DNZM Tizard, GCMG, Robert Clark Haydn Staples Dame Rosanne GCVO, DBE, Simon Williams Meo, DNZM, ONZ, QSO Trustees OBE Sir James Wallace, Belinda Vernon Peter Wilson, ONZM Dame Kiri Te KNZM, ONZM Richard Ebbett Kanawa, DBE, ONZ AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA FRIENDS President Secretary Jackie Wilkinson Anne Norris
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
OUR TURNOVER WAS
OF APO’S INCOME $12.5 WAS SELF MILLION 53% GENERATED
2019 INCOME STREAMS 2019 EXPENDITURE
% % 7% 1 9% 1 % 10% 21 6%
3% 7%
% 11 55% 14% 22% 8% 25%
REVENUE STREAMS $’000 MAIN AREAS OF EXPENDITURE $’000 PERFORMANCE INCOME $2,613 REMUNERATION $7,070
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING $2,687 VENUE AND PRODUCTION $993
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING $3,192 ARTISTIC RELATED COSTS $1,816 (EXCL CORE REMUNERATION) TRUST FUNDING $1,377 ADMINISTRATION $883 CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP $435 (EXCL CONTRA) MARKETING $775
CONTRA REVENUE $1,206 CONTRA EXPENSE $1,206
FUNDRAISING $942 FUNDRAISING $140
OTHER $91 $12,883
$12,543
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CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA TRUST
CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
CONTENTS PAGES
Directory 1 Statement of Responsibility for Financial Statements 2 Independent Auditor's Report 3 Consolidated and Separate Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expense 6 Consolidated and Separate Statement of Changes in Net Assets / Equity 7 Consolidated and Separate Statement of Financial Position 8 Consolidated and Separate Statement of Cash Flows 9 Notes to the Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements 10
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CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
DIRECTORY Statement of Responsibility for Financial Statements
Registered office 301-303 Queen Street The Auckland Philharmonia Trust Board members are pleased to present the approved financial statements for the financial year end 31 December 2019, and the independent auditor's report thereon. Level 1 Auckland The Board and management accept responsibility for the preparation of the financial statements and judgments used in them, 1010 and hereby adopt the financial statements as presented. They also accept the responsibility for establishing and maintaining a system of internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting. In the opinion of the Board and management, the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019, fairly reflect the Nature of business New Zealand’s full-time professional metropolitan orchestra financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of Auckland Philharmonia Group which comprises Auckland Philharmonia Trust and Auckland Philharmonia Foundation. Patrons Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM Dame Rosanne Meo, DNZM, OBE Dame Kiri Te Kanawa DBE, ONZ Dame Catherine Tizard, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO Sir James Wallace, KNZM, ONZM
Trust Board Members Geraint A. Martin (Chairman) Leigh Auton APPROVED Richard Ebbett Kieran Raftery [QC] Julian Smith Pare Keiha Lope Ginnen (resigned 20 May 2019)
Eric Renick (resigned 17 June 2019) Geraint A. Martin Gordon Hill (appointed 17 June 2019) Board Chairman Oliver Sealy (appointed 22 July 2019) Naisi Chen (appointed 12 September 2019) Date………………………..31.03.2020 Charity number CC23611
Independent auditor BDO Auckland 4 Graham Street Auckland Central Richard Ebbett Trustee
Banker ASB Bank Limited Date………………………..31.03.2020
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CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSOLIDATED AND SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019
DIRECTORY Statement of Responsibility for Financial Statements
Registered office 301-303 Queen Street The Auckland Philharmonia Trust Board members are pleased to present the approved financial statements for the financial year end 31 December 2019, and the independent auditor's report thereon. Level 1 Auckland The Board and management accept responsibility for the preparation of the financial statements and judgments used in them, 1010 and hereby adopt the financial statements as presented. They also accept the responsibility for establishing and maintaining a system of internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting. In the opinion of the Board and management, the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019, fairly reflect the Nature of business New Zealand’s full-time professional metropolitan orchestra financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of Auckland Philharmonia Group which comprises Auckland Philharmonia Trust and Auckland Philharmonia Foundation. Patrons Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM Dame Rosanne Meo, DNZM, OBE Dame Kiri Te Kanawa DBE, ONZ Dame Catherine Tizard, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, DBE, QSO Sir James Wallace, KNZM, ONZM
Trust Board Members Geraint A. Martin (Chairman) Leigh Auton APPROVED Richard Ebbett Kieran Raftery [QC] Julian Smith Pare Keiha Lope Ginnen (resigned 20 May 2019)
Eric Renick (resigned 17 June 2019) Geraint A. Martin Gordon Hill (appointed 17 June 2019) Board Chairman Oliver Sealy (appointed 22 July 2019) Naisi Chen (appointed 12 September 2019) Date………………………..31.03.2020 Charity number CC23611
Independent auditor BDO Auckland 4 Graham Street Auckland Central Richard Ebbett Trustee
Banker ASB Bank Limited Date………………………..31.03.2020
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BDO Auckland
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA TRUST
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Auckland Philharmonia Trust (“the Trust”) and the consolidated financial statements of the Trust and its subsidiary (together, “the Group”), which comprise the Trust and the consolidated statements of financial position as at 31 December 2019, and the Trust and the consolidated statements of comprehensive revenue and expense, the Trust and consolidated statements of changes in net assets/equity and the Trust and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the Trust and the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.
In our opinion, the accompanying Trust and consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Trust and the consolidated financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2019, and the Trust’s and the consolidated financial performance and the Trust’s and the consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Public Benefit Entity Standards Reduced Disclosure Regime (“PBE Standards RDR”) issued by the New Zealand Accounting Standards Board.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (“ISAs (NZ)”). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s s o si i iti s or t Audit o t rust d t o so id t d i i t t ts section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with Professional and Ethical Standard 1 (Revised) od o t i s or Assur r titio rs issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Other than in our capacity as auditor we have no relationship with, or interests in, the Trust its subsidiary.
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
Without qualifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 19 to the financial statements, which describes events subsequent to the date of the financial statements of the Trust indicating that the Trust will have reduced business activities for a period of time due to the impact of COVID-19. As stated in Note 19, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 19, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Other Matter
The financial statements of the Trust and the Group for the year ended 31 December 2018 were audited by another auditor who expressed an unmodified opinion on those statements on 27 March 2019.
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The Trustees are responsible for the other information The other information obtained at the date of this auditor’s report is information contained in the annual report, but does not include the Trust and the consolidated financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon.