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MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MUSIC DAVID iOTA BOWIE & ADALITA

SAT 15—MON 17 OCTOBER Arts Centre , Hamer Hall

“The ultimate tribute to the late .” ~ NOISE 11 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DAVID BOWIE NOTHING HAS CHANGED If David Bowie had not existed, it would have been impossible to invent him. Now that he’s undergone his final transformation, Australia’s finest pay tribute to the Starman.

Few can claim to have refashioned modern music so comprehensively as the man born David Jones. From the glam of Ziggy Stardust to the desolate Berlin years right up until his intensely personal final Blackstar, Bowie always reflected contemporary culture back on itself while remaining truly alien. Now artists under the influence of the great man gather to perform his music in their own unique styles, alongside the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under conductor and Creative Director Amanda Pelman.

Duration 2 hrs 30 mins, with interval

“We don’t have to say goodbye to him or his —not till this thing we call music evaporates or the world winks out.” ~ THE BRAG SET LIST ACT ONE ACT TWO iOTA STEVE KILBEY Starman DEBORAH CONWAY ASHLEY NAYLOR Golden Years TIM ROGERS TIM ROGERS / DEBORAH CONWAY Changes ADALITA STEVE KILBEY Stay / STEVE KILBEY TIM ROGERS Ziggy Stardust / DAVEY LANE iOTA Modern Love/ DEBORAH CONWAY Let’s Dance/Fashion Fame ADALITA TIM ROGERS iOTA DEBORAH CONWAY Ashes to Ashes China Girl iOTA STEVE KILBEY ROBYN LOAU TIM ROGERS Oh You Pretty Things DEBORAH CONWAY Sorrow TIM ROGERS ADALITA (Is There) Life on Mars? iOTA MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FIRST VIOLINS DOUBLE BASSES Dale Barltrop Concertmaster Steve Reeves Principal Eoin Andersen Concertmaster Andrew Moon Associate Principal Sophie Rowell Associate Concertmaster Sylvia Hosking Assistant Principal #The Ullmer Family Foundation Damien Eckersley Suzanne Lee Peter Edwards Assistant Principal Benjamin Hanlon Stephen Newton Kirsty Bremner Eleanor Mancini #Sophie Galaise Sarah Curro Mark Mogilevski Peter Fellin Michelle Ruffolo FLUTES Deborah Goodall Kathryn Taylor Prudence Davis Principal Lorraine Hook Michael Aquilina# #Anonymous Kirstin Kenny Robert John* Wendy Clarke Associate Principal Ji Won Kim Oksana Thompson* Sarah Beggs SECOND VIOLINS PICCOLO Matthew Tomkins Principal Andrew Macleod Principal #The Gross Foundation Robert Macindoe Associate Principal OBOES Monica Curro Assistant Principal #Danny Gorog & Lindy Susskind Jeffrey CrellinPrincipal Mary Allison Isy Wasserman Thomas Hutchinson Associate Principal Isin Cakmakcioglu Philippa West Ann Blackburn Freya Franzen Patrick Wong Cong Gu Roger Young COR ANGLAIS Andrew Hall Amy Brookman* Michael Pisani Principal Francesca Hiew Emily Long‡ Rachel Homburg CLARINETS VIOLAS David Thomas Principal Christopher Moore Principal Philip Arkinstall Associate Principal #Di Jameson Craig Hill Fiona Sargeant Associate Principal Lauren Brigden Cindy Watkin BASS CLARINET Katharine Brockman Caleb Wright Jon Craven Principal Christopher Cartlidge William Clark* Gabrielle Halloran Ceridwen Davies* Trevor Jones Isabel Morse* BASSOONS Jack Schiller Principal CELLOS Elise Millman Associate Principal David Berlin Principal Natasha Thomas #MS Newman Family Rachael Tobin Associate Principal CONTRABASSOON Nicholas Bochner Assistant Principal Brock Imison Principal Miranda Brockman Sarah Morse Rohan de Korte Angela Sargeant Keith Johnson Michelle Wood #Andrew & Theresa Dyer MUSIC HORNS All songs by David Bowie unless noted otherwise. Euan Harvey* Guest Associate Principal The orchestral arrangements have been specially Saul Lewis Principal Third commissioned for these concerts. Jenna Breen Trinette McClimont Space Oddity Station to Station Abbey Edlin Robert Shirley* arr. Daniel Denholm arr. Joe Twist TRUMPETS Starman Moonage Daydream Geoffrey PaynePrincipal arr. Joe Twist arr. Wells Shane Hooton Associate Principal All the Young Dudes Golden Years William Evans Julie Payne arr. Nicholas Buc arr. Wells TROMBONES Rebel Rebel Changes arr. Jamie Messenger arr. Twist Brett Kelly Principal The Jean Genie Young Americans Jessica Buzbee* Guest Associate Principal arr. Messenger arr. Wells Iain Faragher* Mike Szabo Principal Bass Trombone Stay Boys Keep Swinging arr. Jessica Wells TUBA Modern Love Diamond Dogs arr. Timothy Buzbee Principal arr. Wells Let’s Dance TIMPANI Ziggy Stardust arr. Northey arr. Wells Christine Turpin Principal Fashion Suffragette City arr. Northey arr. Wells PERCUSSION Ashes to Ashes Robert Clarke Principal Fame arr. Northey David Bowie, Carlos John Arcaro Robert Cossom Lazurus Alomar & , Lara Wilson* arr. Twist arr. Messenger HARP China Girl arr. Buc David Bowie Yinuo Mu Principal & , Heroes SAXOPHONES arr. Messenger David Bowie & , Oh! You Pretty Things Martin Corcoran* alto arr. Denholm Carlo Barbaro* tenor Sorrow , Luke Carbon* baritone Jerry Goldstein, , arr. Buc (Is There) Life on Mars? arr. Denholm # Position supported by * Guest ‡ Courtesy of Symphony Orchestra BIOGRAPHIES

iOTA TIM ROGERS iOTA, an award-winning Hailing from a mining singer, , town in WA, Tim has musician, producer, taken his talents to the playwright, stage world in a career that performer, film actor and encompasses music, visual artist, has been film, television and stage. very busy since his last As the frontman of You studio album release Am I, he has released back in 2006. Since then, he has performed in ten studio , three critically acclaimed productions of Hedwig and of which have debuted at #1: Hi Fi Way (1995), the Angry Inch, The Rocky Horror Picture Show Hourly, Daily (1996) and #4 Record (1998)— and Sydney Dance Company’s Berlin, while with the records receiving ARIA Awards and also writing and starring in the international platinum and gold status. The band has been fringe theatre hit Smoke & Mirrors, the Sydney released internationally and headlined shows Opera House show Young, Hard and Solo, and across North America and Europe. He has also most recently the controversial and acclaimed released critically acclaimed solo albums, and a B-Girl, also at the . Along number of collaborations with musicians such the way, he has picked up Helpmann and Green as , The Temperance Union and Room awards for outstanding performances The Bamboos. In 2012 he released his fifth and and productions. On the silver screen he has most recent solo album, the acclaimed Rogers played the orchestra leader in ’s Sings Rogerstein. One of his most notable film The Great Gatsby and, more recently, was part roles was in the 2013 musical-thriller filmThe of the supporting cast in George Miller’s Mad Boy Castaways with fellow Australian musician Max: Fury Road. He has written, recorded and , and he appeared alongside produced two albums in the last 12 months: Mia Wasikowska in the filmTracks . He has a self-titled opus written while on set in the written for and The Monthly, and has desert of Namibia shooting Fury Road, and Wolf encapsulated the passion of every AFL football Number Nine. Whatever role he finds himself in, fan as the face of the AFL final series on TV iOTA is finally living the role he was born to play: screens nationwide. He has stood in front of that of an exceedingly capable individual and 50,000 screaming rock fans, but is just as at powerful performer—no masks, no disguises, no home playing an acoustic and joking with gimmicks, just himself. the locals in a country town venue. DEBORAH CONWAY STEVE KILBEY Deborah has been a Steve was born in significant and eloquent England in 1954 and—as contributor to Australian lead singer-songwriter music for more than 30 and bass guitarist— years. Her first band formed the psychedelic Do-Ré-Mi topped the rock band The Church charts; her first solo in Sydney in 1980. The album achieved platinum Church has released 24 sales while simultaneously becoming the most studio albums and 34 singles, including Under the shoplifted album of that year. She continues Milky Way (from Starfish, 1988), which brought to release albums that attract acclaim from the band international fame and was named reviewers and appreciative audiences alike, Single of the Year in the 1989 ARIA Awards. most recently Stories of Ghosts, described as The band was inducted into the ARIA Hall of ten dialogues around themes from the Torah, Fame in 2010, and the following year Steve was from an atheist Jewish perspective. Deborah inducted into Hall has pursued a career of extracurricular of Fame. He has written three books, including activities alongside the core business of writing, Something Quite Peculiar, and released many recording and performing her songs. These musical collaborations. He now lives in Coogee. have included producing Broad, a national series of touring showcase concerts featuring ADALITA female singer-songwriters (2005–08); and roles Adalita, lead singer of as Artistic Director for the Music seminal band Magic Festival (2009–11) and Festival Director for Shir Dirt, has been one Madness Melbourne Jewish Music Festival. In of Australia’s most 2015 the 5/4 anthem Alive and Brilliant—written respected and influential with long-time collaborator Willy Zygier—was artists for nearly two inducted into the National Film and Sound decades. You may well Archive. Deborah and Willy have just released have grown up with her Everybody's Begging, a follow-up to 2013's music, watching it evolve from the free-form Stories of Ghosts. distortion-drenched darkness of the early 90s to the confident, poised rock ’n’ roll of the album Girl. Or you might be a new fan, just beginning to explore her solo work released under her own name, dynamic and introspective. The release of Adalita’s eponymous debut album in 2011 marked the advent of a remarkable new phase in an already illustrious career. The stark and heartfelt album earned her an AMP Award nomination and an Australian Independent Record (AIR) Award for Best Independent Album. In 2013 her second album, All Day Venus, blitzed the music scene, landing her an Age Music award just a month after its release. In 2014, Adalita delivered a stirring keynote speech at the annual AIR Awards and received an ARIA Award Nomination for Best Female Artist. AMANDA PELMAN ASHLEY NAYLOR Creative Director Guitar & Musical Director As Cameron Macintosh Guitarist, singer and described her, ‘a rock ’n’ songwriter Ashley has fronted roll chick from way back’, the Melbourne rock group, Amanda has signed artists Even, since 1994, releasing (), managed six albums as well as touring artists into successful throughout Australia, international careers () and the United States and Europe. He has also championed the careers of many others through released two solo albums, Four Track Mind and her A&R roles in Australia and the UK. Recalled High Horse, often showcasing material from these as the ‘nasty judge’ on ’s It Takes albums at rare, intimate acoustic shows. He also Two series, her on-camera appearances didn’t shares the stage and recording studio with Paul start there but in the early 80s as a dancer Kelly, The Grapes and The Ronson Hangup, and on Countdown—prompted by her friend Molly currently plays in the Rockwiz Orkestra. He was Meldrum. Amanda is the proud recipient of two ranked among the top 50 Australian guitarists ARIA Awards: for production on the live event in Australian Guitar magazine, and in 2010 he (Best Music DVD 2010), and as received an ARIA award for his role as Musical Executive Producer of Tangier, the posthumous Director in ’s tribute to Paul Kelly, Before release for (Best Adult Contemporary Too Long. Ashley is currently finishing the new Album 2011). Together with and Even album, due for release this year. Billy Thorpe, she co-produced the enormously DAVEY LANE successful live concert Guitar series (2002–04). Her roles in casting and as a Davey is a Melbourne-based creative director have covered productions such solo artist, songwriter and as Priscilla Queen of the Desert, RENT, Oliver, guitarist. He joined You Am Jolson, Fame, Fiddler, Always (starring I at the age of 18 in 1999 Deborah Conway) and Morning of the Earth (which and since then has made features music by her partner ). six albums with the band, VANESSA SCAMMELL most recently Porridge and Hotsauce (2015)—his Conductor singing and -writing debut with the group. Vanessa graduated from He has also worked with , Jimmy Melbourne Conversation and Barnes and , as well as fronting his the Sydney Conservatorium own group The Pictures (2000– 10). Since then of Music as a pianist and he has produced his own music as a solo artist, conductor; she was the with a slew of releases including the critically recipient the Brian Stacey acclaimed debut album Atonally Young (2014). Award for young conductors and The Robert and Elizabeth Albert Conducting Fellowship for The Keyboard Australian Ballet. She has acted as conductor, Clayton is best known Music Director and Musical Supervisor for for his Hammond organ Australasia’s leading performing organizations— virtuosity, and his own in concert, opera, ballet and . bands have been invited Vanessa has acted as conductor and musical to play at leading festivals director for some of music’s most celebrated worldwide, including artists—, , Lea Montreal International Jazz, Byron Bay , Salonga, Idina Menzel, , Rhonda Toronto Jazz and Tremblant International Blues. Burchmore, Lisa McCune, and many An experienced and versatile session musician, others. She has conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, he has played on, produced or written songs for West Australian, , Christchurch and hundreds of Australian albums. He has toured Queensland Symphony orchestras as well as a the world with the likes of Harry Manx, Joe wide range of international ensembles. Bonamassa, Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, Steve JADE MCRAE Cropper and Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn (Booker T. & Vocals the M.G.’s, The Blues Brothers), David Garibaldi Jade's formative years (), and The were spent at the . As a television musical director he has Sydney Conservatorium, worked on Good News Week and The Sideshow as during which period she well as special events. collaborated with early JAMES HASELWOOD incarnations of , Bass and . She was Bass player James arrived mentored by Sydney and soul luminaries in the spotlight in 2005 as a Jackie Orszaczky and Tina Harrod, which proved member of the Dissociatives pivotal in developing her flair for arrangement (featuring of and composition. Subsequently she released two , and albums, earning three ARIA Award nominations the Presets). Since then he as well as numerous APRA Awards. As a vocalist, has worked with a wide spectrum of artists in she has shared the stage with musical icons Australia and internationally, including Natalie such as , , Renée Geyer, Imbruglia, , Dan Akroyd, Jon Cleary and , and was the voice of (New Orleans), and Tina Harrod. Cynthia in The Sapphires. Her current original One highlight has been : music project, Dune, explores pop music with a —a DVD recorded live at Sydney’s focus on analogue synths. State Theatre and featuring Paul Kelly and other leading artists. After working in New York City, ROBYN LOAU James returned to Australia to play bass on the Vocals 2014 series of The Voice Australia. Currently he Robyn has released two solo is recording and touring with . albums to critical acclaim, drawing comparisons to LAURENCE PIKE Neneh Cherry, Kylie Minogue Drums and Kate Bush. Upon the Sydney-based Laurence release of her debut album is a drummer, composer Malaria and hit single Sick With Love, Rolling and producer. His group Stone magazine proclaimed her ‘a serious diva PVT (formerly Pivot) was in waiting’. With over half a million sales, her the first Australian act music has made its way into homes across signed to the UK label Warp Australia, Asia and Europe through her solo Records; he is also a member of Jack Ladder releases and as the lead singer of pop group and The Dreamlanders, and works with Sarah . She is the face and voice of world Blasko, jazz pianist Mike Nock and UK project Siva Pacifica, and has coordinated musician Luke Abbott. He has appeared on and arranged the vocals of the indigenous South over 35 albums and performed worldwide Pacific tribes featured on the project. with artists as diverse as Bill Callahan, Speech Debelle and Prefuse 73, and appeared at Glastonbury, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Pukklepop, Lowlands, Montreal Jazz Festival, South By Southwest, CMJ New York, Vivid, and Sydney Festival. He has also composed for television and presented for Triple J and Double J. MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MELBOURNE FESTIVAL The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) Provoking and inspiring, Melbourne Festival was established in 1906 and is Australia’s seeks to connect art forms, people and ideas. oldest orchestra. It currently performs live to At the heart of Melbourne’s culture of creativity, more than 250,000 people annually, in concerts we curate unique experiences that bring people ranging from subscription performances at its together and break new ground in culture and home, Hamer Hall at , to the arts. its annual free concerts at Melbourne’s largest Melbourne Festival is one of Australia’s outdoor venue, the . The leading international arts festivals and has an Orchestra also delivers innovative and engaging outstanding reputation for presenting unique programs to audiences of all ages through its international and Australian events in the fields Education and Outreach initiatives. of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, free and outdoor events. mso.com.au Artistic Director Jonathan Holloway Managing Director Sophie Galaise Executive Director Kath M Mainland CBE Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis 06—23 OCTOBER 2016 Facebook MelbourneSymphony www.festival.melbourne Twitter @melbsymphony Facebook melbournefestival Instagram @melbournesymphonyorchestra Twitter @melbfestival Instagram @melbfestival #melbfest

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David Bowie: Nothing Has Changed premiered at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday 19 May 2016 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

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