St Andrew’s Cathedral School United Kingdom music tour www.sacs.nsw.edu.au Sydney Square, Sydney 2018 tour St Andrew’s Cathedral School Welcomes you

A message from our Head of School and Lord mayor of Sydney

We are immensely great centres of Edinburgh, Liverpool, Please visit us if you are in Sydney, you excited about our students Cambridge and London, with a few will be most welcome. stops along the way. travelling to Scotland and Thank you to all our hosts and to all England - this trip is the those who come to hear us perform highlight of our school what we hope you will consider a truly music program this year. special program. We bring you music from contemporary Australian composers, The forebears of many of our students hauntingly beautiful musical echoes of have migrated from the British Isles. our ancient and first Australians, Many of our students themselves are precious sacred choral pieces and an English or Scottish, while others, exciting repertoire of modern and Australian born, have British parents or traditional orchestral pieces. We hope grandparents. For them, our music tour that you enjoy our performances as is a reconnection with their family heritage. much as we enjoy bringing them to you.

England, Scotland and Australia are Our school is in the heart of Australia’s meshed together through many largest city, Sydney. Our city environment generations and a shared love of music. connects us to the diversity of cultures Whether traditional or modern; classical from around the world, and tours such or jazz; music speaks to all of us and as this help our students build strong helps strengthen our cultural ties. foundations for truly global connections DR JOHN COLLIER We are immensely grateful that our that in turn help create understanding Head of School students will visit and perform in the and peace for all.

On behalf of the City Music is a powerful medium for uniting people across cultures by sharing of Sydney, I am proud experiences, ideas and emotions. I am to offer my support to pleased the students will have the the students and staff of chance to expand their knowledge and appreciation of other cultures and to St Andrew’s Cathedral showcase the depth of Sydney’s School for their 2018 creative talent. music tour of the I congratulate the students and United Kingdom. teachers on all their hard work and hours of practice in preparing for the St Andrew’s Cathedral School has a tour. I wish you a rewarding and safe long tradition of providing an engaging adventure. and high quality musical education program. I am delighted its students I also wish the audiences a highly will have the opportunity during this enjoyable experience. tour to enhance their musical knowledge CLOVER MOORE and to perform on an international stage. Lord Mayor of Sydney Heritage and history of music education

St Andrew’s Cathedral School renowned for its music

St Andrew’s Cathedral musical charter but in ways that could Overseas music tours build on the school’s School in Sydney, not have been imagined at the end of already exceptional music standards the nineteenth century. St Andrew’s has and develop cultural and ambassadorial Australia has been undertaken a series of highly successful understanding among our talented renowned for its long music tours: in 2001 to Italy and the young Australian musicians. Our and illustrious music United Kingdom; in 2002 to the United performance repertoire is extensive and Kingdom and Ireland; in 2004 to the continues to feature works by many and choral history. United States; in 2006 to Hungary, talented Australian composers including The school’s founding Austria, Germany and France, to Hong Ian Cooper, Ross Edwards, Stephen in 1885 was based on Kong for the 2007 International Choral Leek, James Madsen, Nigel Westlake, Conference, a European tour in 2008 Percy Grainger and Dan Walker. providing choristers for to cities including Prague, Dresden, The school’s musical alumni include St Andrew’s Cathedral Berlin, Hamburg, Bonn, Brussels and Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano), Simon with “a high class Amsterdam, in 2010 to South Africa, Tedeschi (piano), Niki Vasilakis (violin), education based on a tour to Greece and Italy in 2012, an John Antill (composer), International incredible tour to the USA in 2014 and a tenors Stuart Skelton, Andrew Goodwin, Church principles, tour to USA tour in 2014. In 2016 the Richard Anderson and Andrew Hansen, in addition to a school undertook a highly successful French horn virtuoso and conductor musical training”. tour to Europe - notably Berlin, Leipzig, Barry Tuckwell, as well as one half of Salzburg, Vienna, Paris and Villers- Australia’s internationally recognised The school’s founder, Dr Alfred Barry, Bretonneux. indie rock band the ‘High Highs’, and extended the philosophy of the school’s half of the ARIA award-winning duo, Previous tours have seen the school choir musical endeavours by stating that a The Presets: Julian Hamilton. and orchestra perform in such venues as major operating factor should be the the Liszt Academy in Budapest, La This 2018 tour will travel to Edinburgh, “study of music, not merely a technical Madeleine in Paris, The Orff Institute in Manchester, Liverpool, Cambridge, training but an educational influence Salzburg, St Peters Basilica in Rome, Oxford and London and will feature which is daily gaining in all thoughtful Kennedy Library in Boston, Disneyland music of Australian composers, popular minds”. In 1885, 27 boys attended the in Annaheim, Euro Disney in Paris and choral and instrumental repertoire school, 22 of whom were choristers. an Anzac Service and concert in performed by choir, orchestra, wind In 2016 the school has grown to include quintet, rock band, mixed ensemble and Villers-Bretonneux. There have also girls and comprises approximately 1250 outstanding soloists. As this year marks been master classes and lessons at students from Kindergarten to Year 12. the 100th anniversary of the end of Stuttgarter Musikschule with Alexander World War 1, we will also present some From its birth, the school has been Scherf and in Budapest with Laszlo commemorative and Anzac concerts, located in the very middle of Sydney’s Mezo of Bartok String Quartet. Our including a performance at the central business district. Now it has students have performed in cathedrals Westminster Abbey Anzac Day service. campuses in two multi-storey buildings at Worcester, Gloucester, Coventry, adjacent to St Andrew’s Cathedral and Oxford, Windsor and Westminster in the Sydney Town Hall. The educational the UK and at Trinity College, St Patrick’s experience St Andrew’s provides is Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral defined and enriched by its close in Dublin, St Mary’s Cathedral in Limerick, relationship with the beating heart of Ireland, Cochran Chapel at Phillip’s this great world class city. Academy in Andover, Washington St Andrew’s musical development into Cathedral, Berlin Cathedral and the 21st century continues to fulfil its Salzburg Cathedral in Austria.

St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 | 1 Our nation’s first people

Our Aboriginal heritage Sudent profile

St Andrew’s Cathedral Celebrating the diversity of the many Aboriginal nations within Australia, School and Gawura our tour program includes music acknowledge the original featuring a range of Aboriginal and owners of the land on Torres Strait Islander languages from around our country. Australian Author which our school is built: Dorothy Mackeller (1885-1968) the Gadigal people of the expressed her love for the landscape of Australia beautifully in her poem Eora Nation. We pay our My Country. respects to elders past and present, and all Aboriginal and Torres My Country – Strait Islander people Dorothy Mackeller within our community. (Verse 2)

Aboriginal Australia is made up of many distinct nations, and originally as I love a sunburnt country, many as 600 languages existed prior to A land of sweeping plains, colonisation. Many traditional languages Of ragged mountain ranges, have now been lost and it is estimated Of droughts and flooding rains. that as few as 200 languages are used I love her far horizons, around Australia today to communicate I love her jewel-sea, the culture and traditions of the Her beauty and her terror Aboriginal people. Language is a The wide brown land for me! powerful connection to land, culture and traditions for Aboriginal people. In Gawura, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander School that forms part of St Andrew’s Cathedral School, the Wiradjuri language is taught. The Wiradjuri people are the first inhabitants of the area around Bathurst district in New South Wales; they are people of the mountains, rivers and plains whose heritage is rich and ancient. Wiradjuri people have been living in that region for at least 40,000 years.

2 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 Izak Rigney Sebastian

Violinist and didgeridoo player

Izak Rigney-Sebastian joined our indigenous school Gawura in its first year 2007 as a kindergarten student. Izak is from the Ngarrindjeri Nation, Point McLeah Mission, Raukkan in South Australia. There are hundreds of indigenous nations in Australia, based on language but often corresponding to geographical areas from coast to coast across our vast land. Several of Izak’s great grand uncles fought in World War 1: Wilfred Gordon Rigney in the Australian Army 5th Pioneer Batallion, Rufus Gordon Rigney in the 48th Australian Infantry Battalion and Cyril Rigney who served in the 43 Australian Infantry Battalion fighting in Belgium and France. Izak’s great grandfather is David Unaipon who is pictured on the Australian $50 note. David Unaipon David Ngunaitponi - Izak’s great (born Ngunaitponi) is featured as a grandfather preaching at St Andrew’s Preacher, writer and inventor, who Cathedral Sydney in 1939. Alos, featured contributed to Australian society and on the Australian $50 note. broke many prejudice Indigenous stereotypes along the way. Izak joins us on this tour as a violinist and didgeridoo player.

Private Gordon Wilfred Rigney 1916 - Izak’s great grand uncle was part of the 5th Pioneer Battalion

St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 | 3 Lyrics of choral items

Showcasing Indigenous culture, Australian heritage and world music

Adiemus – Karl Jenkins Although thy breath be rude. Still bravely singing fly. Although thy breath be rude. Scarce heard amid the guns below. Ariadiamus late, ariadiamus da Arianatus late, adua Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! We are the Dead. Short days ago Aravaretue vate latea unto the green holly: We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Most friendship is feigning, Loved and were loved, and now we lie. Anamanacoole rawe anamanacoole ra most loving mere folly: Anamanacoole rawe akala In Flanders fields, in Flanders field! Aya doo ayee, aya doo ayee. Then, heigh-ho, the holly! And now we lie in Flanders fields This life is most jolly. Yakama yamayakaya, ayacooaheh. Take up your quarrel with the foe: Ya Kama meah, ya kama me ah! Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, To you from failing hands we throw Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, The torch; be yours to hold it high. That dost not bite so nigh Advance Australia Fair – If ye break faith with us who die. As benefits forgot: We shall not sleep, though poppies Peter McCormick As benefits forgot grow in Flanders fields, in Flanders fields. Australians all let us rejoice, Though thou the waters warp We shall not sleep, though poppies For we are young and free; Thy sting is not so sharp grow in Flanders fields, in Flanders fields. We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; As friend remembered not. Our home is girt by sea; As friend remembered not. Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Jubilate – Ian Cooper Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! Of beauty rich and rare; unto the green holly: In history’s page, let every stage O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands. Most friendship is feigning, Advance Australia Fair. Serve the Lord with gladness and come most loving mere folly: In joyful strains then let us sing, before his presence with a song. Advance Australia Fair. Then, heigh-ho, the holly! Be ye sure that the Lord is God: This life is most jolly. It is he that hath made us, Alleluia – Gordon Young And not we ourselves; and not we ourselves, Alleluia, alleluia! Festival Sanctus – John Leavitt We are his people and the sheep Arafura – Dan Walker of his pasture. Santcus Dominus Deus Sabaoth! O go your way into his gates Oh land, oh land, oh land, Hosana, Hosana Deo Hosana in excelsis! with thanks giving, and into his Where the mangroves meet the tide. Benedictus, Benedictus quivenit. courts with praise: ‘thu nay nah, wa ra ra. In nomine, Domine, Dei, Dei, Dei. Be thankful be thankful unto him, Pleni sunt coeli et terra, and speak good of his name. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Gloria Gloria tua! For the Lord is gracious, Wind – John Rutter his mercy is ever lasting: Blow, blow, thou winter wind, In Flanders Fields – and his truth endureth from Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Roger Emerson generation to generation. Thou art not so unkind Glory be to the Father and to the As man’s ingratitude; In Flanders fields the poppies blow Son and to the Holy Ghost As man’s ingratitude; Between the crosses, row on row, As it was in the beginning is now Thy tooth is not so keen, That mark our place; and ever shall be Because thou art not seen, and in the sky the larks, Would without end. Amen!

4 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 Maranoa Lullaby – And he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck Somewhere – arr Peter Schulthorpe in his tucker bag by Sam Taylor From You’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me Mama Warrunno “West Side Story” by Murra Wathuno Up came the swatter mounted Leonard Bernstein Sleep as falls the dark in your bed of bark on his thoroughbred None shall harm you dear Mother Down came the troopers, There’s a place for us, watches near. one, two, three Somewhere a place for us. Who’s that jolly jumbuck you’ve got in Peace and quiet and open air Rock Trap – your tucker bag? Wait for us William Schinstine You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me Somewhere. There’s a time for us, Body percussion only Up jumped the swagman and sprang Some day a time for us, to the billabong Time together with time to spare, Salvation Is Created – You’ll never catch me alive said he Time to look, time to care, Pavel Tschesnokoff And his ghost may be heard as you Some day! pass by that billabong Salvation is created, Somewhere. in midst of the earth, Who’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me? We’ll find a new way of living, O God, O our God. Alleluia We’ll find a way of forgiving away to sleepy stars Healing Light: a Celtic Somewhere Sunset here the image is furnace prayer (anon) From There’s a date for us, Molten metal the sky and glow that “The Peacemakers” A time and place for us. sinks in the pool of purple night Hold my hand and we’re halfway there. from Karl Jenkins The purple naah. Hold my hand and I’ll take you there Somehow, Some day, Somewhere! Deep peace of the running wave to you Waltzing Matilda – Deep peace of the flowing air to you Banjo Paterson, Deep peace of the quiet earth to you arr. Ian Cooper Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen. Once a jolly swagman camped Deep peace of the shining stars to you by a billabong Deep peace of the gentle night to you Under the shade of a Coolibah tree Moon and stars pour their healing light And he sang as he watched and on you waited till his billy boiled Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen. Who’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me? Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen. Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, me darling Deep peace of Christ, The light of the Who’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me? world to you Waltzing Matilda, leading a water bag Deep peace of Christ to you. Who’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me? Deep peace of Christ, The light of the world to you Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen Up jumped the swagman and grabbed Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen. him with glee

St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 | 5 Lyrics of choral items (cont.)

Showcasing Indigenous culture, Australian heritage and world music

Better is Peace – text Os Justi meditabitur O Lord God, be thou to me a God And beside thee let there be none else, Mallory/Anon/Tennyson/ – Anton Bruckner No other, naught else with thee. Revelation. From “The Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, Vouchsafe to me to worship thee and Armed Man” A Mass for et lingua ejus loquetur judicium. serve thee Peace by Karl Jenkins Lex Dei ejus in corde ipsius: According to thy commandments et non supplantabuntur gressus ejus. In truth of spirit, Better is peace than always war Alleluia. in reverence of body, And better is peace than evermore war translation: In blessings of lips, Always war, always war In private and in public. Better is peace than evermore war The mouth of the righteous utters And better and better is peace wisdom, The Road Home and his tongue speaks what is just. L’homme armé doit on douter? The law of his God is in his heart; – adapted by Better is peace than always war and his steps will not be impeded. Stephen Paulus And better is peace than evermore war Alleluia. Always war, always war Oo, Oo, Better is peace than evermore war Crossing the Bar Tell me, where is the road And better and better is peace I can call my own, – Charles Parry That I left, that I lost Ring out the thousand wars of old So long ago? Ring in the thousand years of peace And one clear call for me! All these years I have wandered, Ring out the old, ring in the new And may there be no moaning of the bar Oh when will I know Ring happy bells across the snow When I put out to sea; There’s a way, there’s a road The year is going, let him go But such a tide as moving seems asleep, That will lead me home? The year is going, let him go Too full for sound and foam, Ring out the false, ring in the new When that which drew from out the Oo, Oo, Ring out old shapes of foul disease boundless deep After wind, after rain, Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Turns again home. When the dark is done, As I wake from a dream Ring out the thousand wars of old Twilight and evening bell, Ring in the thousand years of peace In the gold of day, And after that the dark! Through the air there’s a calling God shall wipe away all tears And may there be no sadness of farewell From far away, And there shall be no more death When I embark; There’s a voice I can hear For, though from out our bourne of Neither sorrow nor crying That will lead me home. time and place Neither shall there be anymore pain The flood may bear me far, Oo, Oo, Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord I hope to see my Pilot face to face Rise up, follow me, Praise the Lord When I have crossed the bar. Come away, is the call, With the love in your heart Open Thou Mine Eyes As the only song; – John Rutter There is no such beauty Open thou mine eyes and I shall see; As where you belong; Incline my heart and I shall desire; Rise up, follow me, Order my steps and I shall walk I will lead you home. In the ways of thy commandments. Oo, Oo.

6 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 Earth Song – Frank Ticheli

Sing, Be, Live, See This dark stormy hour The wind, it stirs The scorched Earth cries out in vain Oh war and power, you blind and blur The torn heart cries out in pain But music and singing have been my refuge And music and singing shall be my light A light of song, shining strong Hallelujah, Hallelujah Through darkness and pain and strife I’ll sing, I’ll be, live, see Peace My Song in the Night – arr Mack Wilberg O Jesus my Savior, my song in the night, Come to us with Thy tender love, my soul’s delight. Unto Thee, O Lord, in affliction I call, My comfort by day, and my song in the night. O why should I wander, an alien from Thee, Or cry in the desert Thy face to see? My comfort and joy, my soul’s delight, O Jesus my Savior, my song in the night. My song in the night, in the night. O Jesus my Savior, my song in the night. Come to us with Thy tender love, my soul’s delight. My comfort and joy, my soul’s delight, O Jesus my Savior, my song in the night. My song my song in the night, in the night, my song My comfort and joy, my soul’s delight. O Jesus my savior, my song in the night, in the night. My song in the night.

St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 | 7 Program notes

Orchestra, Wind quintet, Rock band and solo items

Orchestra interested in composition and he George I planned a barge party, he toured the English countryside asked Handel to provide music in the Third Movement from collecting folk songs straight from the form of an orchestral composition for source: often working-class, common about 50 musicians. Handel responded Symphony 93 in D major folk. Grainger’s interest in this collection with Water Music, which, according to Hob. 1/93 by Franz was not to simply arrange these songs one eyewitness, engaged an ensemble Joseph Haydn into neat compositions, but to emphasize of flutes, recorders, oboes, bassoons, the way the singer presented the songs, trumpets, horns, violins, and basses. Haydn is considered by many as the with the resulting rhythms, inflections, The hornpipe, arranged for wind “father” of the symphony. His 93rd and ornaments. To do this, Grainger quintet, is at once noble, elegant and symphony is one of the London had singers record on Edison wax beautiful with its use of melodic style, Symphonies and was completed in cylinders, one of the earliest uses of syncopation and formal simplicity. For 1791 as one of a set of symphonies recording technology to capture the performance at Handel’s House, composed for his first trip to London. human voice. While many of Grainger’s London. It was first performed in the Hanover works incorporate and feature these Square rooms in February 1792. Austrian collected folk songs, Mock Morris is an Lisbon from Lincolnshire born, Haydn made two trips to London original work. and Haydn’s biographer Griesinger Posy by Percy Grainger Mock Morris is a buoyant, jaunty romp, wrote that Haydn ‘considered the days composed 1937 spent in England the happiest of his life. inspired by the traditional English Morris He was everywhere appreciated there; folk dance. There have been several Lincolnshire Posy is a piece by Percy it opened a new world to him’ settings of the work, but the original Grainger for concert band composed (Webster, New Grove) was written for a small, six piece string for the American Bandmasters ensemble. As an Australian living in Association. This 16-minute-long work The third movement is a typical England, Percy Grainger, who fought in has six movements, each adapted from Minuet and Trio, but the style is that of World War 1, wrote a vast amount of folk songs that Grainger had collected a ‘la umläut ndler’ – a German dance original music and music using English on a 1905–1906 trip to Lincolnshire, that was popular in many parts of folk song tunes. England. The work debuted on March 7, Europe and was made more elegant for 1937. Unlike other composers that the London crowd. This movement has attempted to alter and modernize folk a fanfare style opening to the Trio and Wind quintet music for band, Grainger wished to one can easily imagine dancing happily maintain the exact sense of stylizing to this stylish music. Hornpipe from Water that he experienced from the singers. Music Suite by George Grainger wrote: “Each number is Mock Morris by Percy intended to be a kind of musical portrait Frideric Handel composed Grainger composed 1910 of the singer who sang its underlying 1717 arranged James melody”. Percy Grainger also wrote a Percy Aldridge Grainger was born in Christensen version for “wind five-some” and the Melbourne, Australia in 1882. By the age first movement, Lisbon features modal of 13, he had made his debut as a solo Like Percy Grainger, George Frideric parallel harmonies with a nicely pianist, followed by a move to Frankfurt Handel (1685 – 1759) moved to England balanced use of compound and simple to study at the Hoch Conservatory. from his country of birth – in this case rhythms juxtaposed as the piece Following his education in Germany, he Germany. Handel is known for his develops. The horn counter melody moved to London and established delicacy of musical line and melodic beginning at bar 35 is based on The himself as an international concert originality and was a prolific composer Duke of Marlborough folksong. pianist. However, Grainger was always of choral and instrumental music. When

8 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 Rock band All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hendrix released 1968 Hearts Club Band / Jimi Hendrix’ unique version of Bob A Little Help from My Dylan’s classic features his highly Friends from the original guitar style with the Jimi Hendrix Experience consisting of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely bassist Noel Redding, and drummer Hearts Club Band, Mitch Mitchell. Eleanor Rigby (with string quartet) and by Penny Lane by Lennon/ McCartney of The Beatles The successful single released from New Zealand and Australian band These songs are included as a tribute to Crowded House’s third studio album the amazing influence The Beatles had (1991). It concerns the effect on the development of popular music. a person has on their surroundings The Beatles quickly evolved from their based on the type of person they are, simple beginnings in Liverpool as a Percussion ensemble whether it be good or bad. Founding traditional rock band, to using member Neill Finn confirmed that the instruments from art music, world theme was, all-in-all, that people create Penguin Circus by Nigel music, orchestras, lyrics of social their own weather, their own Westlake (1992) comment and advanced technology, atmosphere, and that they make their pushing the boundaries of technology Australian composer Nigel Westlake is own environment, always. to create complex and original popular known for composing many film scores masterpieces. Many commentators including the popular story of a little pig believe that while great songs continue ‘Babe’. His film score to ‘Antarctica’ is to be composed by many, there has considered a landmark in Australian film been nothing new that cannot be music, one of the most popular extracts traced to an influence from The Beatles. being ‘Penguin Circus’ for percussion ensemble. Westlake employs a variety of percussive instruments to depict the I’m Not the Only One / fun loving and playful nature of Thinking Out Loud Antarctic penguins playing on the ice. The cheeky, yet unifying solos on the mashup by Sam Tsui xylophone provide a natural focal point and Casey Breves amidst the colourful diversity of the composed 2015 percussion. See if you can hear their antics, ranging from bike horn to pots Two independently beautiful songs put and pans and train whistles! together in counterpoint – what’s not to like. Songs originally recorded by Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran whose vocal talents blend together seamlessly.

St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 | 9 Program notes

Soloists

Soloists ‘When I have fears that I may Mario Lana, Sarah Vaughan, The Beach cease to be Boys, Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye and On this tour we have a large number of Andrea Bocelli. For performance at players and singers who are capable of Before my pen has glean’d my Memorial and Anzac Concerts in presenting solo concerts or items. We teeming brain’ Edinburgh and London. have limited opportunities and solos I am anxious to leave my will be performed by: unpublished work as far as possible ready for the press. Unfortunately, Alex Chorley – voice there is no time to notate the works Michael Anastassiou – oboe in my head – The Symphony in E, Revenge Timotheus the lyric Phantasy for large orchestra, Cries by George Frideric Oboe Concerto in Gm the F minor Piano Sonata, the Aubade 1st Movement by George for flute and strings, a string quartet Handel composed 1736 Frideric Handel in Em and about a dozen songs. This aria is from Part 2 of Handel’s ode composed 1704 He never did get time to write these with music set to libretto by Newburgh down before his death 13 November Hamilton, Alexander’s Feast. The ode This elegant first movement Grave is in 1916, but we will hear one of his 24 describes a banquet held by Alexander the typical French style using dotted Monographs for piano that he did get the Great and his mistress Thaïs in the rhythms. The beautiful oboe part shows to notate. These are a collection of captured Persian city of Persepolis, a profound understanding of the quite positive small pieces. For during which the musician Timotheus instruments natural capabilities while performance at memorial concerts sings and plays his lyre, arousing various displaying a lovely harmonic structure in Edinburgh and London. moods in Alexander until he is finally and use of register. For performance at Handel’s House, London. Justin Chen – voice incited to burn the city down in revenge for his dead Greek soldiers. Ombra mai fù, Largo from For performance at Handel’s House, Aleksander Bacal – piano the opera Xerxes by G.F. London No. 6 from 24 Handel composed 1738 Tell My Father - Frank Monographs for Piano This opening aria is sung by Xerxes to a by Frederick Septimus plane tree (Platanus orientalis). It set to Wildhorn (From the Kelly composed 1915 one of Handel’s best-known melodies, musical ‘Civil War’) and is often known as Handel’s “Largo”, By the time World War 1 broke out, despite being marked “larghetto” in the The musical Civil War is written by Frederick Septimus Kelly had composed score. For performance at Handel’s Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, a lot of music but more remained in his House London. with lyrics by Jack Murphy and music head, un-notated. He wrote on Sunday by Wildhorn. The musical centres on 3rd January 1915: The Lord’s Prayer by the American Civil War and this Before dinner I looked through Albert Hay Marlotte poignant song tells of the anxiety and my recent unpublished works and composed 1935 bravery of a son through a letter to his revisited some passages before father during difficult and dangerous going to bed. In view of going to the This popular and beautiful setting of times. For performance at Memorial front I am somewhat conscious of The Lord’s Prayer has been recorded by and Anzac Concerts in Edinburgh Keats’ sonnet: over 30 soloists and groups, including and London.

10 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 Nicholas Drozdowski - violin beautiful and moving pieces and show Bach’s profound relation with God. For The Somme Lament by performance at church services in Frederick Septimus Kelly Edinburgh and some Manchester and London concerts. composed 1915 Born in Sydney in 1881, Frederick Lamentatio - by Giovanni Septimus Kelly was educated at Sydney Sollima composed 1998 Grammar School, then sent to Eton College in England and finally at Balliol An Italian composer and cellist born in College Oxford. After Oxford, Kelly 1962, Sollima was born into a family studied piano and composition at the of musicians and studied cello with Frankfurt Conservatory and quickly Giovanni Perriera and composition became well known as Pablo Casals with his father, Eliodoro Sollima, at the recital partner in London. Kelly returned Conservatorio di Palermo, where he to Australia in 1911. When war broke out graduated with highest honors. This in 1914, Kelly was in London and quickly beautiful, at times sad and at times signed up and was commissioned in uplifting composition for cello and the Royal Naval Division. By now Kelly voice is for performance at memorial had composed over five hours of services in Edinburgh and London as music, but kept much of his unwritten well as other concert opportunities. work in his head – preferring to master Noah dedicates his performance to it before writing it down! He fought those who lost their lives in the great throughout the Gallipoli campaign and world wars. was wounded in the foot, enabling him to notate his famous Elegy for strings and then was transferred to the Western Front, where died in action in November 1916, the final phase of the Battle of Somme. For performance at memorial concerts in Edinburgh and London.

Noah Oshiro – violoncello Cello suites (various) by Johann Sebastian Bach composed 1717-1723 The six cello suites by JS Bach and a very well know part of all cellists repertoire. The represent a remarkable structural balance, refinement of harmonic and melodic language while speaking to our “souls”. These are

St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 | 11 Tour group students, staff and parents

Music has a place in all aspects of our school life

Students Bronte JACKSON Isaak RIGNEY-SEBASTIAN Year 7 – Flute / Alto Year 11 – Violin 2 / Bass (Bari) Michael ANASTASSIOU Year 11 – Oboe / Bass Hyunjin (Gina) KIM Ava STAEL Year 11 – Violin / Alto Year 12 – Alto saxophone / Soprano Aleksander BACAL Year 11 – Piano / Violin / Bass Gokul KIRKUBARAN James STITZ Year 12 – Bass Year 9 – Trumpet / Alto Justin CHEN Sarah LESLIE Year 9 – Viola / Vocal soloist Tenor Kathleen THOMAS Year 11 – Trombone / Alto Matthew CHICCO Year 12 – Soprano Tamara Li Year 11 Trombone / Bass William VARGA Year 11 – Violin / Soprano Alex CHORLEY Year 9 – Bassoon / Alto Charlie LOADER Year 12 – Vocal soloist Baritone Year 7 – Cello / Alto James VERMEESCH James CLINTON Year 12 – Guitar / Tenor Claudia LOADER Year 12 – Guitar / percussion / Tenor Year 8 – Violin / Soprano Lara WINSBURY George COWAN Year 7 – Soprano Rory McCLELLAND Year 12 – Guitar / percussion / Tenor Year 10 – Cello Horn / Tenor Benjamin WONG Luca CROTHERS Year 9 – Guitar / bass guitar / Bass Sophia MEKERTICHIAN Year 9 – Guitar / Baritone Year 10 – Clarinet / Alto Edward WORTHINGTON Maija DAVIES Lulu MOSSOP Year 11 – Bass Year 7 – Clarinet / Alto Year 9 – Guitar / Soprano Music Staff Amy DIAZ Eleni NEWBERY Year 9 – Recorder / violin / Soprano Mr Ralph Wilcock Year 10 – Vocal soloist, Soprano Tour Leader ex Head of Music Nicholas DROZDOWSKI Isabell NI Year 11 – Violin (Leader) / Bass Year 7 – Alto Ms Andrea Kuburic Music Teacher Dashiel DRURY Noah OSHIRO Year 7 – Vocal soloist / Treble Year 12 – Cello / Bass Mr Yoshi Oshiro Music Teacher Alice FARROW-PRYKE Nicholas OVERTON Year 8 – Clarinet / Soprano Year 10 – Oboe / Tenor Mr Brad Swibel Deputy Head of School Gemma GARDINER Grace PATCHING Year 9 – Flute / Alto Year 6 – Soprano Ms Julia Brimo

Rory HODGSON Micah PATCHING School Accompanist Year 7 – Horn / Alto Year 8 – Violin / Soprano Parents Scout HOLLYMAN Luka PETROVIC Year 9 – Soprano Year 10 – Alto saxophone / Bass Mrs Joanne Chicco

Darcy HOWLAND-ROSE Andrew RICHARDS Mrs Corinne Patching Year 8 – Soprano Year 9 – Flute / Alto Mr Byron Patching

12 | St Andrew’s Cathedral School Music Tour 2018 “Music is a uniting and driving force at St Andrew’s. We feel joy, pride and satisfaction in every performance we do.”

Claire Darwell Music Captain 2015 St Andrew’s:

St Andrew’s Cathedral School is a coeducational K-12 Anglican school, located in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.

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