OTTOMAN BAROQUE AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA SYDNEY OCTOBER 2014 Paul Dyer AO artistic director and conductor Alan Maddox narrator Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Brandenburg Choir Whirling Dervishes (Semazen) with Mystic Musicians (Mitrip) of Turkey Musicians and Dancers of the Greek world PROGRAM FRANCE Lully Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs Marais Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont-de-Paris GERMANY Telemann Overture-Suite in B-flat major "Les Nations", TWV 55:B5 Les Turcs ITALY Allegri Miserere SPAIN Boccherini Fandango from Quintet for Guitar and Strings in D major G.448 INTERVAL THE GREEK WORLD Karsilamas, Hasapiko & Hasaposerviko OTTOMAN Mystical, ceremonial Ottoman Music accompanying the EMPIRE Whirling Der vishes with original instruments Sydney City Recital Hall Angel Place Wednesday 22 October, Friday 24 October, Saturday 25 October, Wednesday 29 October, Friday 31 October all at 7pm, Matinee Saturday 25 October at 2pm Chairman’s 11 Proudly supporting our guest artists The duration of this concert is approximately 2 hours including interval. We kindly request that you switch off all electronic devices during the performance. 25 YEARS OF ARTISTic DIRECTOR'S AchiEVEMENT MESSAGE Macquarie Group is again proud to be the principal partner of the Shortly after I founded the Brandenburg in 1990, I had the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. good fortune to meet two extraordinary people who were to become dear friends and lifelong supporters of the Orchestra The Brandenburg’s exciting 25th year concert series features some – the late The Hon. W G (Geoffrey) Keighley OAM and his of the baroque and early classical periods’ most renowned composers, lovely wife Karin. We shared many stimulating conversations as well as some more modern names. As the Brandenburg has done year about their extensive travels around the world, from Africa after year, well-loved and lesser-known pieces are brought to life through to Uzbekistan, Alaska to Chile. Born in Persia to German the precision and passion of the orchestra, the Brandenburg Choir and parents, Karin has an amazing knowledge of the customs, some of the most talented names in international concert music. cultures and geography of the world. I dedicate this series Ottoman Baroque to these two inspiring people, who led me This is a year of celebrating achievement. From small beginnings, on this exciting path. I am thrilled that Karin has returned from the Brandenburg has become one of Australia’s great treasures. her latest trip to far eastern Turkey in time to join us for And although the orchestra has evolved over more than two decades, Opening Night. what has remained constant is its dedication, expertise and an unfailing pursuit of excellence. One evening in Istanbul last year, whilst visiting the bazaar near the famous Blue Mosque, I was lured into a traditional Macquarie recognises that these qualities can deliver powerful outcomes. Turkish carpet shop by the persuasive owner. After being It is a privilege to support the Brandenburg as it shares its love of the convinced to buy one of his old patchwork rugs, he asked music of centuries past with audiences today. Whether it is in the concert me where I was off to next. “I’m in search of Dervishes” hall or in the classrooms visited as part of its education program, the I replied and thanks to his well-connected taxi driver cousin Brandenburg continues to make an enduring contribution to the legacy Abdullah, I continued my research into the Ottoman Empire of baroque music. in Konya in south eastern Turkey the following day. We congratulate Paul Dyer, Bruce Applebaum and the Orchestra It was here that I was introduced to Esin Çelebi Bayru, Vice on their 25th anniversary and for creating a wonderful year of concerts. President of the International Mevlana Foundation and a We hope you enjoy the performance. direct 22nd descendant of the 13th century poet and mystic Rumi, by whom the Mevlevi (Rumi) Sufi Order was founded. Esin invited me to accompany her to a ceremony of the Sema with the Whirling Dervishes at the Mevlana Cultural Centre that night. This was an incredibly moving and powerful experience which I found life-changing and inspiring. Greg Ward In this program my imaginary traveller takes a spiritual and Deputy Managing Director, Macquarie Group Limited musical journey across Europe from West to East. I welcome our performers from the Greek world, led by Lambros Kappas, as well as our international guests who will bring the riches, mystery and exotic sounds of the faraway Orient to the Brandenburg stage in Sydney. Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director and Conductor 3 AUSTRALIAN AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRA OTTOMAN BAROQUE Paul Dyer AO artistic director and conductor “…What stands out at concert after concert is the comprises 28 flagship national arts organisations Alan Maddox narrator impression that this bunch of musicians is having a supported by the Australia Council for the Arts. Australian Brandenburg Orchestra really good time. They look at each other and smile, Brandenburg Choir they laugh…there’s a warmth and sense of fun Since its beginning, the Brandenburg has been Whirling Dervishes (Semazen) with Mystic Musicians (Mitrip) of Turkey not often associated with classical performance.” popular with both audiences and critics. In 1998 Musicians and Dancers of the Greek world Sydney Morning Herald The Age proclaimed the Brandenburg “had reached the ranks of the world’s best period instrument THE MUSICIANS ON MUSICIANS The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, led by orchestras”. In 2010 the UK’s Gramophone PERIOD INSTRUMENTS FROM TURKEY charismatic Artistic Director Paul Dyer, celebrates the Magazine declared “the Australian Brandenburg Baroque Violin 1 Theorbo/Guitar Serhat Sarpel, music director/vocal music of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth Orchestra is Australia’s finest period-instrument Brendan Joyce, Brisbane Tommie Andersson, Sydney+* Engin Baykal, kudüm centuries with excellence, flair and joy. Comprising ensemble. Under their inspiring musical director (Guest Concertmaster)+ Mustafa Tabak, kanun leading specialists in informed performance practice Paul Dyer, their vibrant concerts and recordings Matt Bruce, Sydney Castanets Hasan Kiriş, tambour combine historical integrity with electrifying (Resident Concertmaster)* Yioda Wilson, Maroochydore+ Hüseyin Özkılıç, ney from all over Australia, the Brandenburg performs Catherine Shugg, Melbourne using original edition scores and instruments of the virtuosity and a passion for beauty.” Bianca Porcheddu, Canberra1 Percussion WHIRLING DERVISHES (SEMAZEN) period, breathing fresh life and vitality into baroque William Jackson, Sydney+ and classical masterpieces – as though the music The Australian proclaimed that “a concert with the Baroque Violin 2 Sheik Abdurrahman Nedim Karnıbüyükler Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is like stepping +* has just sprung from the composer’s pen. Ben Dollman, Adelaide Harpsichord Hakan Elma back in time, as the sounds of period instruments Aaron Brown, New York Paul Dyer, Sydney+* Yaşar Karnıbüyükler Skye McIntosh, Sydney Mehmet Ali Özdengül The Orchestra’s name pays tribute to the resurrect baroque and classical works with reverence Simone Slattery, Adelaide BRANDENBURG CHOIR Mehmet Erkmen Brandenburg Concertos of J.S. Bach, whose musical and authority.” genius was central to the baroque era. Celebrating Baroque Viola Choir 1 MUSICIANS OF THE GREEK WORLD th The Brandenburg's seventeen recordings with ABC + their 25 anniversary in 2014, the Brandenburg Shelley Sörensen, Sydney Anna Sandström Classics include five ARIA Award winners for Best Heather Lloyd, Sydney Samantha Ellis Lambros Kappas, oud continues to deliver exhilarating perforances. The Chris Hopkins Byron Triandafyllidis, percussion Brandenburg has collaborated with such acclaimed Classical Album (1998, 2001, 2005, 2009 and 2010). Baroque Cello Eric Peterson Dimitri Gilos, lute and dynamic virtuosi as Andreas Scholl, Fiona Jamie Hey, Melbourne+* Nick Gilbert Paddy Montgomery, saz/lyra Campbell, Philippe Jaroussky, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Discover more at brandenburg.com.au Anthea Cottee, Sydney Demetris Hoplaros, violin Choir 2 Emma Kirkby, Andreas Staier, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Baroque Double Bass Lauren Stephenson DANCERS OF THE GREEK WORLD Genevieve Lacey, Andrew Manze and more. Kirsty McCahon, Sydney+* Belinda Montgomery Tim Chung Nicole Englezos, choreographer Through its annual subscription series in Sydney and Baroque Piccolo/Flute/ Sébastien Maury Amelia Denise Magoulis Melbourne, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Recorder Sophia Komarkowski Melissa Farrow, Sydney+* Chanters Stephanie Papaioannou performs before a live audience in excess of Mikaela Oberg, Nick Gilbert Christian Katsikaros 40,000 people, and hundreds of thousands more Voorburg, The Netherlands Eric Peterson Marcus Megalokonomos through national broadcasts on ABC Classic FM. Edmond Park Yanni Georgas The Brandenburg also has a regular commitment Baroque Oboe Rodney Smith to performing in regional Australia. Since 2003 the Owen Watkins, Daylesford+ Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has been a 1 Bianca Porcheddu appears courtesy of * Denotes Brandenburg Core Musician Dancers from the Paroula School of Greek Dance member of the Major Performing Arts Group, which 4 St. Francis Xavier College, Florey ACT (staff) + Section Leader 4 5 Harpsichord preparation by Geoffrey Pollard PAUL OTTOMAN DYER BAROQUE Oh, music is the food of souls who love, In January 2013 Paul Dyer was awarded