FOUNDING BENEFACTOR DAME ELISABETH MURDOCH AC DBE PATRON IN CHIEF HER EXCELLENCY MS QUENTIN BRYCE AC, GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA FOUNDING HONORARY PATRONS RICHARD BONYNGE AO CBE COMMANDEUR DE L’ORDRE NATIONAL DES ARTS ET DES LETTRES, THE EARL OF HAREWOOD KBE AM, KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA, LADY POTTER AC, JEANNE PRATT AC , DAME JOAN SUTHERLAND OM AC DBE RAFFLE TO SUPPORT EMERGING AUSTRALIAN MUSICIANS The Melba Foundation is a charitable trust founded to promote Australia’s finest classical musicians and artists in Australia and internationally. The role of the foundation is to help the finest Australian musicians develop a profile and continue to build musical careers on an international stage. The Melba Foundation was established in 2001, with founding benefactor Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and patrons Jeanne Pratt, Lady Potter, Barry Humphries, Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge. Australian music has long deserved its own Deutsche Grammophon, a name synonymous around the world with excellence in recorded classical music. It now has this label in Melba. I urge Government, the corporate sector and philanthropists to support this company which has achieved so much for the national interest. It is a vital link in the cultural development of our Nation; a seminal example of what a contemporary and outward looking National Cultural Policy can achieve. Baz Luhrmann The Melba Foundation is producing a series of recordings with the brilliant Benaud Trio, part of Melba’s acclaimed Emerging Artists Series. These three young instrumentalists based in Adelaide and Melbourne bring great verve to their performances. They capture the essence of youth, talent and joie de vivre together with a steely determination to achieve greatness. As distinguished Australian composer Ross Edwards says, The Benaud Trio is just what Australian music needs – excellence combined with youthful vitality and a dedication to showcasing the new and refreshing the old. The Benaud Trio is committed to championing Australian compositions. Their exciting debut recording, out soon, features works by Matthew Hindson, Nicholas Buc, Ross Edwards and Paul Stanhope. The Benaud Trio will also record beloved masterpieces by Dvořák and Smetana alongside Nicholas Buc’s show- stopping arrangement of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. To raise funds to support this important recording, we are raffling three stunning items, a pearl necklace, luxury luggage and a fine lithograph. We are immensely grateful for the generosity of Paspaley Pearls, Louis Vuitton, artist Bill Robinson and the Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane. BE IN THE DRAW TO WIN FABULOUS PRIZES, VALUED AT $44,390 RAFFLE TO SUPPORT EMERGING AUSTRALIAN MUSICIANS The raffle tickets are $50 each, and come in books of five. They would be excellent presents for family and friends and as there are only 3,000 tickets the odds are terrific. The raffle will be drawn on 23rd February 2012 at Stonnington. Please complete the details below and send to us by fax or post (as per above). As soon as we receive your order it will be processed and the raffle ticket(s) will be posted to you within two days. If you prefer to order by phone, please call the Melba Foundation on (03) 9534 5004. RAFFLE TICKET PURCHASE FORM NUMBER OF TICKETS PURCHASED: ______ TOTAL COST $________ (@$50 each ticket) ENTER CREDIT CARD DETAILS BELOW Please charge my: MasterCard Visa Card Number: Expiry Date: ___ / ___ Cardholder’s name: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Cardholder’s signature: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Name(s) for the Raffle Ticket: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Postal address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Post Code: _____________________________________ Telephone (HOME): __________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (MOBILE): ________________________________________________________________________________________ E-mail: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ .