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2020 Season
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the
Traditional Owners, Custodians and Elders of the Indigenous Nations across
Western Australia and on whose lands we work.
Contents Welcome
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos 05 Provocative, heroic, revolutionary –
Beethoven’s Fidelio 07 Ludwig van Beethoven has towered
WASO’s Summer Classics 08
over all others for two centuries. On
Afternoon Symphony Series 09
the 250th anniversary of his birth, we
Naked Classics 11
perform this ground-breaking composer’s
Your Orchestra 12
MSWA Masters Series 17
greatest works and celebrate his legacy
MACA Limited Classics Series 23 with the maestros and mavericks who
Morning Symphony Series 29 followed him.
Special Events 32
Welcome to WASO 2020.
WASO at the Movies 35
For the Family 36 Asher Fisch
Music for Every 1 37 Principal Conductor & Artistic Adviser
The WASO Story 38 Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
How to Book a Season Package 50
Concert Calendar 59
Beethoven 250
Beethoven:
The Piano Concertos
Five extraordinary concertos in one week
Fifteen years of creation distilled over three extraordinary concerts - enjoy a portrait of
Beethoven as the creative maverick, poet and genius. Beethoven’s ground-breaking piano
concertos established him as one of the greatest of all composers. This is an unmissable
opportunity to indulge in the complete cycle during a single week.
Performing this cycle is the ultimate adventure for a virtuoso soloist, and dazzling
Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov is one of the finest of his generation. “He has fingers that
seem as though they were made to create rainbows.” The Los Angeles Times. A favourite
of audiences and critics, his triumphant return to Perth will be his first Beethoven piano
concerto cycle; an extraordinary milestone to experience live. We’ll journey from the
wistful youth and romance of the first concerto through to the barnstorming grandeur of the
fifth with some surprising delights along the way.
Behzod Abduraimov piano Asher Fisch conductor
1. The Maverick 2. The Master 3. The Emperor
Tue 24 November Fri 27 November Sun 29 November
7.30pm 7.30pm 5pm
A playful spirit awakens An explosive dialogue The dazzling music
with passion, wit between soloist revolution has arrived.
and charm. and orchestra.
BEETHOVEN Creatures of BEETHOVEN Egmont: BEETHOVEN Piano
Prometheus: Overture Overture Concerto No.5 Emperor
BEETHOVEN Piano BEETHOVEN Piano BEETHOVEN Symphony
Concerto No.1 Concerto No.2 No.5
BEETHOVEN Piano BEETHOVEN Piano
Concerto No.3 Concerto No.4
Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
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Beethoven 250
West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Perth Festival
in association with West Australian Opera present
Beethoven’s
Fidelio
Beethoven’s only opera blazes with heroism
Chained in a secret dungeon, an innocent man awaits certain death. But in Beethoven’s
ode to love, risk and triumph, there is one prison guard who holds the key to his fate. Fidelio
is the uplifting tale of Leonore, a heroic woman who creates a daring plan to free her
husband from wrongful imprisonment, and the tyranny that put him there.
Under the direction of Asher Fisch, Beethoven’s score blazes with soul-stirring emotion
in this concert production of a work rarely performed in Perth. German soprano
Christiane Libor delivers a mighty, no-holds-barred performance as Leonore, leading one
of the finest casts ever assembled in Australia.
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth, Fidelio is presented as
a hallmark work of the 2020 Perth Festival. Featuring the full force of the West Australian
Symphony Orchestra, the West Australian Opera Chorus and WASO Chorus with narrator
Eryn Jean Norvill, this once in a generation retelling of one of the most inspiring stories ever
set to music is completely unmissable.
Friday 28 February 7pm & Sunday 1 March 2pm
Perth Concert Hall
Asher Fisch conductor Eryn Jean Norvill narrator
Christiane Libor Leonore/ Fidelio Alison Croggon dramatic text
Tomislav Mužek Florestan Clare Watson director
Adrian Tamburini Don Fernando
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Felicitas Fuchs Marzelline
West Australian Opera Chorus
Andrew Goodwin Jaquino
WASO Chorus
Warwick Fyfe Don Pizarro
TBC Rocco
Opera in concert sung in German with English surtitles. Narrated in English. A West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Perth Festival
commission presented in association with West Australian Opera. Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. Clare Watson appears
courtesy of Black Swan State Theatre Company.
Subscriptions on sale now. Single tickets for Fidelio on sale 9am Monday 2 September.
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West Australian Symphony Orchestra Special Events
WASO’s Summer Classics Afternoon Symphony Series
The perfect summer soundtrack Spend the afternoon at the Perth Concert Hall with Western Australia’s world-class
orchestra, great international artists and musical masterworks. Our Afternoon Symphony
Series of matinee concerts includes brilliant works by Rachmaninov, Ravel and Brahms to
You can smell the coconut oil, taste the salty air, and feel the sand between your toes.
give you a carefree daytime option and get your full classical fix before the weekend.
But before the Freo Doctor comes in, WASO is taking the temperature up a notch!
Conductor Benjamin Northey brings the sunny, unstoppable good vibes to lead WASO Subscribe and save.
and special guests through a concert program bursting with classical hits. Ticket price includes complimentary coffee or tea prior to the concert.
Drop in early for a delicious pre-concert lunch for only $22.
From Vivaldi to Gershwin and Ravel, we’ve pulled out all the stops, so come on down, Wesfarmers Arts Pre-Concert Talk from 1pm.
grab a drink and relax with the perfect addition to your summer soundtrack.
Our Afternoon Symphony Series is new in 2020.
If you are looking for our Morning Symphony Series instead, please turn to page 29.
Friday 31 January 7.30pm BERLIOZ Roman Carnival – Overture Rachmaninov’s Second Brahms’ Fourth
Sunday 2 February 2pm
VIVALDI The Four Seasons: Summer Piano Concerto Symphony
GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess – Symphonic Picture
Perth Concert Hall DE FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat – Suite No.2 Expansive wonder of Sibelius and Rautavaara Steven Osborne’s sensuous Ravel
PIAZZOLLA Milonga del Àngel
Thursday 25 June 2pm Thursday 3 September 2pm
PIAZZOLLA Adiós Nonino
RAVEL Boléro RAUTAVAARA Cantus arcticus RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2 RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
Benjamin Northey conductor SIBELIUS Symphony No.5 BRAHMS Symphony No.4
Laurence Jackson violin
James Crabb accordion Dalia Stasevska conductor Asher Fisch conductor
Simon Trpčeski piano Steven Osborne piano
Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
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West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Naked Classics
Great music, a relaxed atmosphere, entertaining insights from our presenters,
and the full force of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra - all in about an hour.
Grab a drink, bring it to your seat, and embrace Thursday like it’s Friday with
Naked Classics, our new stripped back social sessions. 6.30pm start, no interval,
no worries. Bring your friends and colleagues.
Group tickets and entertainment packages available. Call 08 9326 0000 for an entertainment pack or
check our website for details.
Playing with Fire Fantastic Symphonies The Great Outdoors
Thursday 23 April 6.30pm Thursday 13 August 6.30pm Thursday 15 October 6.30pm
Perth Concert Hall Perth Concert Hall Perth Concert Hall
Giver of heat, light and wonder, Secrets, lies, love and obsession: The gentle breeze of spring,
fire is a force of nature that can for centuries, the symphony the cracked red earth of the
destroy kilometres of bushland has been the ultimate canvas Aussie outback, the savagery
in the time it will take your pot for composers to express of a winter storm, waves
roast to slow cook over a low their innermost thoughts and crashing on a rugged coastline.
flame! Conductor and presenter feelings at scale. Join presenter Conductor Christopher Dragon
extraordinaire Guy Noble will Paul Rissmann as he explores leads us through music of vivid
ignite this red hot program the motivation behind four imagery and immense power
that expresses through music landmark works, in a playlist that to celebrate extraordinary
the awesome power of fire to ranges from classical beauty to landscapes and mother nature’s
destroy, create or illuminate unadulterated horror. glory and fury.
a night sky in dazzling
technicolour bursts.
HAYDN Symphony No.104: Program to include:
Finale SCULTHORPE Earth Cry
DE FALLA Ritual Fire Dance
BERLIOZ Symphonie MAX RICHTER Recomposed:
HAYDN Symphony No.59 Fire
fantastique: 5th movement Vivaldi - The Four Seasons:
(excerpts)
MAHLER Symphony No.5: Spring
HANDEL Music for the Royal
Adagietto BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6
Fireworks (excerpts)
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony Pastoral (excerpts)
STRAVINSKY The Firebird:
No.5: 4th movement MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides
Suite (excerpts)
Paul Rissmann presenter Christopher Dragon
Guy Noble
Benjamin Northey conductor conductor/presenter
conductor/presenter
3 concert package only $132 / Save 20%
Under 30s only $72 for a 3 concert pack! No concessions
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Your Orchestra 2020 Your Orchestra 2020
VIOLIN
Laurence Semra Graeme Zak Kylie Kate Sarah Fleur Stephanie Rebecca Beth Alexandra Sunmi Christina Ellie Akiko
Jackson Lee-Smith Norris Rowntree* Liang Sullivan Blackman Challen Dean Glorie Hebert Isted Jung Katsimbardis Lawrence Miyazawa
Concertmaster Assistant Principal 1st Principal 2nd Assoc Principal Assistant Principal ^Marc & Nadia
Concertmaster Violin Violin 2nd Violin 2nd Violin Geary
VIOLA
Lucas Melanie Ken Jolanta Jane Kathryn Bao Di Cerys David Daniel Alex Kierstan Nik Benjamin Alison Rachael
O’Brien Pearn Peeler Schenk Serrangeli Shinnick Tang Tooby Yeh Schmitt Brogan Arkleysmith Babic Caddy Hall Kirk
Principal Assoc Principal
CELLO DOUBLE BASS
Allan Elliot Helen Rod Eve Shigeru Oliver Nicholas Fotis Tim Xiao Le Andrew John Louise Christine Andrew
McLean O’Brien Tuckey McGrath Silver* Komatsu McAslan Metcalfe Skordas South Wu Sinclair* Keene Elaerts Reitzenstein Tait
Principal Principal Assoc Principal
^Tokyo Gas
FLUTE PICCOLO OBOE COR ANGLAIS CLARINET BASS CLARINET BASSOON CONTRABASSOON HORN °Rod & Margaret Marston
Mark Andrew Mary-Anne Michael Liz Leanne Allan Lorna Alexander Jane Adam Chloe David Robert Julia Francesco
Tooby Nicholson Blades Waye Chee Glover Meyer Cook Millier Kircher-Lindner Mikulicz Turner Evans Gladstones Brooke Lo Surdo
Principal Assoc Principal Principal Assoc Principal Principal Principal Principal Principal Assoc Principal Principal Principal Principal 3rd
^Anonymous ^Pamela & Josh Pitt ^Sam & Leanne Walsh ^Stelios Jewellers Horn
TRUMPET TROMBONE BASS TROMBONE TUBA TIMPANI PERCUSSION
Led by Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser Asher Fisch, our resident company of full-time
professional musicians are the beating heart of our organisation. They play a central role in the
vibrancy of our creative state, performing to hundreds of thousands of people each year.
°Section partnered by
^Chair partnered by
*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.
Brent Peter Joshua Liam Philip Cameron Alex Brian Francois Asher
Grapes Miller Davis O’Malley Holdsworth Brook Timcke Maloney Combemorel Fisch
Principal Principal Assoc Principal Principal Principal Principal Principal Assoc Principal Principal Conductor
Percussion & Timpani
^Dr Ken Evans & ^Peter & Jean Stokes ^Stott Hoare Partnered by
Dr Glenda Wesfarmers Arts
Campbell-Evans
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MSWA Masters Series
MSWA
Masters Series Absolute
Beethoven 01
Asher Fisch, Mozart
and Bruckner 02
with the Australian String Quartet Exquisite lyricism and raw power
Friday 6 March 7.30pm Friday 20 March 7.30pm
Saturday 7 March 7.30pm Saturday 21 March 7.30pm
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture MOZART Sinfonia Concertante
JOHN ADAMS Absolute Jest BRUCKNER Symphony No.7
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7
Asher Fisch conductor
Ludovic Morlot conductor Laurence Jackson violin
Australian String Quartet Daniel Schmitt viola
Of all Beethoven’s symphonies, his seventh is the most We begin with Mozart’s much-loved Sinfonia Concertante
thrilling. More than 200 years since its premiere, its driving for violin and viola. Together WASO Concertmaster
momentum pulses with red-blooded vitality. In the hands Laurence Jackson and Principal Viola Daniel Schmitt will
of conductor Ludovic Morlot, Beethoven’s seventh will lift reveal this magical work’s beauty, poetry and brilliance.
you up from your seat as it climaxes with a finale of wild
Bruckner said that it came to him in a dream, played by
abandon and unrestrained joy.
an angel. A breathtaking memorial to his idol, Wagner,
Beethoven’s powerful overture sets the scene for Absolute Bruckner’s seventh is an emotional odyssey that scales
Jest, John Adams’ witty and playful take on the ecstatic triumphant peaks and plumbs dark valleys of sorrow. In
energy of Beethoven’s music, performed here with the the hands of maestro Asher Fisch, this ‘wall of sound’
Australian String Quartet. symphony will astonish you with an unmatched richness
and raw power.
Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
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West Australian Symphony Orchestra MSWA Masters Series
Beethoven’s Gil Shaham An American Brahms’ Fourth
Missa Solemnis 03 Plays Brahms 04 in Paris 05 Symphony 06
An unrivalled dramatic masterpiece Dvořák and a World Premiere Baiba Skride's beguiling violin Steven Osborne's sensuous Ravel
Friday 12 June 7.30pm Friday 3 July 7.30pm Friday 21 August 7.30pm Friday 4 September 7.30pm
Saturday 13 June 7.30pm Saturday 4 July 7.30pm Saturday 22 August 7.30pm Saturday 5 September 7.30pm
BEETHOVEN Missa solemnis OLIVIA DAVIES New Work (World Premiere) BARBER Adagio for Strings RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome
BRAHMS Violin Concerto KORNGOLD Violin Concerto RAVEL Piano Concerto in G
Asher Fisch conductor
DVORAK Symphony No.8 WEILL Symphony No.2 BRAHMS Symphony No.4
Kiandra Howarth soprano
GERSHWIN An American in Paris
TBC mezzo soprano Cristian Mȃcelaru conductor Asher Fisch conductor
Paul O’Neill tenor Gil Shaham violin Asher Fisch conductor Steven Osborne piano
James Clayton bass Baiba Skride violin
WASO Chorus Grammy Award-winning Gil Shaham has been hailed by The Acclaimed Scottish pianist Steven Osborne makes his
St George’s Cathedral Consort New York Times as “one of today’s pre-eminent violinists.” Helicopters cut through the mist in Platoon and Gene Kelly much-anticipated WASO debut with Ravel’s piano
He brings his flawless technique and sublime artistry steams up your glasses in An American in Paris. We’re off concerto, a joyous work of jazz-inspired rhythms, lyrical
Beethoven’s audacious choral masterpiece pits belief to perform Brahms' Violin Concerto, a masterpiece filled with to the Hollywood Hills for a richly orchestrated concert, beauty and exhilarating vitality. We burst open this
and doubt in a battle for supremacy. In 1823 the composer virtuosic energy that spans every emotion in the spectrum. cinematic in its scale. concert with a colourful tribute to the eternal city
first presented this monumental work of art, declaring it with Respighi’s symphonic poem, Fountains of Rome.
We explore another rich emotional palette in Dvořák’s joyfully Between Barber’s profoundly beautiful Adagio and Weill’s
‘the most successful product of his mind’. Brahms’ grand and sweeping final symphony then erupts
melodic eighth symphony, a beautiful Bohemian soundscape. final melodic symphony lies a musical reunion between
with passionate intensity to complete our concert of
Asher Fisch leads an all-star cast of soloists and two The talented young Perth composer Olivia Davies has Maestro Asher Fisch and Latvian violinist Baiba Skride
kaleidoscopic masterworks.
choirs through this rich and staggeringly beautiful score. an exquisite musical style all her own and we open this in Korngold’s lyrical hark to Hollywood. Then we’ll whisk
Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
Here, Beethoven’s musical vision of the divine is delivered concert with her new work for WASO. you off to Paris for Gershwin’s irrepressibly jazzy musical
with almighty power by WASO for a transcendent live Olivia Davies' New Work was commissioned by Prue Ashurst. postcard to complete this American-inspired program.
concert experience. Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
World Artist, Baiba Skride, appears courtesy of Singapore Airlines.
Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
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Elgar’s Cello Concerto 07 Love, Lust and Death 08 Create Your Own Package / Save up to 20%
Mix and match your ultimate experience package. Choose three or more concerts and reap
plus Mahler’s First Symphony Asher Fisch conducts all the benefits with maximum flexibility.
The Rite of Spring
How about building your own…
Friday 9 October 7.30pm Friday 20 November 7.30pm Ultimate Beethoven Package
Saturday 10 October 7.30pm Saturday 21 November 7.30pm Celebrate 250 years of the maverick himself with Fidelio (p7), Piano Concerto Cycle (p5),
Missa Solemnis (p18) and Beethoven’s 6th (p24) and 7th (p17) Symphonies plus more. Choose
ELGAR Cello Concerto HAYDN Symphony No.49 La Passione three or more.
MAHLER Symphony No.1 Titan BERLIOZ The Death of Cleopatra
STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Asher Pack
Elim Chan conductor
Daniel Müller-Schott cello Asher Fisch conductor Our Principal Conductor as your guide with Fidelio (p7), An American in Paris (p19), Brahms'
Stefanie Irányi mezzo soprano Fourth Symphony (p19), Love, Lust and Death (p20), Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony (p24)
and Piano Concerto Cycle (p5). Choose three or more and come on the full adventure
The beginning of Mahler’s first symphony sounds like the
with a series subscription.
beginning of time itself – primordial, still and expectant. The tumultuous passion of Haydn’s 49th symphony sets
From this ethereal opening, Mahler’s awe-inspiring the stage for German mezzo soprano Stefanie Irányi and See booking details from page 50 or visit waso.com.au/subscriptions
symphony traverses a musical journey both epic and intimate, the soaring splendour of Berlioz’ dramatic solo cantata,
from bird calls and daydreams to twisted folksongs and The Death of Cleopatra. Music for Every 1
on to a blazingly exultant conclusion. Want to come along to concerts but don’t know anyone to go with? You’re not alone. Come
Then we’re off to the ballet for the piece so revolutionary
Elgar’s cello concerto has come to embody a nation’s it caused a riot at its premiere a century ago. Stravinsky’s along to WASO concerts and we’ll connect you with like-minded music lovers. See our new
lament for a world lost to the Great War, and is his poignant The Rite of Spring made a shattering impact on the musical program Music for Every 1 with more details on page 37.
and moving musical response to its horrors and devastation. world for its scandalous wrench away from tradition. Now,
we raise the roof of the Perth Concert Hall to deliver this
With the fearless cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and exciting
landmark work of the 20th century with the combined
conductor Elim Chan both making their WASO debuts,
primal force of Asher Fisch and WASO.
you’ll discover sublime new poetry in these enduring and
popular masterworks. Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
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MACA Limited
Classics Series Dances
with Daphnis 01
Tchaikovsky’s
Pathétique 02
plus Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto plus Bin Huang plays Mozart
Friday 13 March 7.30pm Friday 17 April 7.30pm
Saturday 14 March 7.30pm Saturday 18 April 7.30pm
DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune ANNA CLYNE This Midnight Hour
LISZT Piano Concerto No.2 MOZART Violin Concerto No.5
POULENC Les biches – Suite TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6 Pathétique
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé – Suite No.2
Ben Gernon conductor
Ludovic Morlot conductor Bin Huang violin
Jayson Gillham piano
Two acclaimed artists make their WASO debuts: the
The sun rises on Debussy’s daydreaming faun as acclaimed fast-rising star of the conducting world, Ben Gernon and
French conductor Ludovic Morlot returns to WASO with prize-winning Chinese violinist Bin Huang.
this blissful program. Music of high spirits and delicious
Tchaikovsky’s greatest symphony captures the pain,
melodies culminates in Ravel’s irresistible depiction of
fleeting joys and fragile triumphs of life with intense
lovers at daybreak that will dance into your heart.
beauty. With a program also featuring the elegance and
Australian pianist Jayson Gillham has emerged as one grace of Mozart and the colourful inventions of Anna
of the finest of his generation. Here with WASO, he Clyne, this is an evening of superb artistry that will stir
brings a sparkling clarity to Liszt’s richly intense second the soul.
piano concerto.
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Beethoven’s Rachmaninov’s Second Mozart's Elvira Infinite
Pastoral Symphony 03 Piano Concerto 04 Madigan Concerto 05 Variations 06
plus Britten’s Guide to the Orchestra Expansive wonder of Sibelius with Petrenko's Shostakovich Asher Fisch Discovery Concert
Friday 5 June 7.30pm Friday 26 June 7.30pm Friday 31 July 7.30pm Friday 28 August 7.30pm
Saturday 6 June 7.30pm Saturday 27 June 7.30pm Saturday 1 August 7.30pm Saturday 29 August 7.30pm
BRITTEN Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge RAUTAVAARA Cantus arcticus MOZART Piano Concerto No.21 Elvira Madigan BRAHMS Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.11 The Year 1905 ELGAR Enigma Variations
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6 Pastoral SIBELIUS Symphony No.5
Vasily Petrenko conductor Asher Fisch conductor/presenter
Asher Fisch conductor Dalia Stasevska conductor Yeol Eum Son piano
Iain Grandage narrator Simon Trpčeski piano Principal Conductor and all-round raconteur Asher Fisch
Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21 is instantly recognisable. is your illuminating guide through the ideas and concepts
Birds sing, peasants party and a wild thunderstorm rages If you’ve ever paid a visit to Heirisson Island at dusk, you’ll Immortalised in the 1967 film Elvira Madigan, it’s a showcase of variations, featuring demonstrations with piano and full
across the fields. On World Environment Day, we participate know that feeling when you hear the call of the swan; of the composer’s skill at weaving a supremely lyrical melody orchestra. Here with WASO, we uncover what inspired
in an international United Nations-led project to inspire awestruck, contented, inspired. Rautavaara’s concerto for into a full-bodied sound world. The concerto is brought to Brahms and Elgar to take original ideas, adapt them, twist
everyone to take a stance on climate change. Beethoven’s birds and orchestra sets the scene for Sibelius’ fifth life by South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son, one of today’s them and develop them to compose vivid new orchestral
Pastoral symphony is an evocative portrait of the harmonious symphony, a work of unbridled orchestral ecstasy inspired most distinguished Mozart interpreters. works. Don’t miss this entertaining new MACA Limited
and fragile unity between mankind and nature that blooms by swans in flight and infused with lustrous images of the Classics Series concert format that’s a hit for everyone.
Shostakovich composed some of the most devastatingly
with rich detail in the hands of Asher Fisch. expansive landscape of his native Finland.
powerful music in the repertoire. Be transported back to Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
Britten’s timeless Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Macedonian superstar Simon Trpčeski joins WASO to take St Petersburg in 1905 on the eve of the revolution with
is endlessly entertaining. Iain Grandage will guide us on a on arguably the greatest piano concerto ever written, his intensely charged eleventh symphony, led by world-
journey of infectious discovery with one of the world’s most Rachmaninov’s stormy and majestic second. acclaimed Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko.
enduring classics. Bring the family.
Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.
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Subscribe to the full Series
8 Concert Package / Save 20%
• Get the best seats in the house, first, and you can keep them
next year!
• If your schedule changes, we can change your tickets, for free
(no fees, no hassle)
• Pay in 2, 3 or 4 instalments
• Exclusive subscriber card; unlocks discounts for food, drinks and
entertainment
A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE
for 8 Concerts for 8 Concerts for 8 Concerts
only $599. only $540. only $464.
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Carmina Burana 07 Bruch’s Violin Concerto 08 Mix and match your ultimate experience package. Choose three or more concerts and reap
all the benefits with maximum flexibility.
plus Dances with Devils plus Bohemian Homelands Add on some more classics to complete the year including WASO’s Summer Classics (p8),
Last Night of the Proms (p33) or The Best of Rodgers and Hammerstein (p33) and, for
something a little different, try one of our Naked Classics (p10).
Friday 2 October 7.30pm Friday 13 November 7.30pm
Saturday 3 October 7.30pm Saturday 14 November 7.30pm
You can try...
IAIN GRANDAGE Dances with Devils: Concerto MOZART Symphony No.35 Haffner Ultimate Beethoven Package
for Percussion and Orchestra BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1 Celebrate 250 years of the maverick himself with Fidelio (p7), Piano Concerto Cycle (p5),
ORFF Carmina burana SMETANA Má Vlast: Vltava [The Moldau] Missa Solemnis (p18) and Beethoven’s 6th (p24) and 7th (p17) Symphonies plus more. Choose
JANACEK Taras Bulba three or more.
Benjamin Northey conductor
Claire Edwardes percussion Hendrik Vestmann conductor
Amy Manford soprano Benjamin Beilman violin Asher Pack
Perry Joyce tenor Our Principal Conductor as your guide with Fidelio (p7), Missa Solemnis (p18), An American in
James Clayton baritone Young American violinist Benjamin Beilman has been Paris (p19), Brahms' Fourth Symphony (p19), The Rite of Spring (p20) and more. Choose three
WASO Chorus or more.
described as “poised and monstrously talented” who plays
UWA Symphonic Chorus with “rare insight and generosity”. For his WASO debut See booking details from page 50 or visit waso.com.au/subscriptions
he performs Bruch’s ever-popular violin concerto, which
Carmina burana has been repurposed, remixed and is filled with rich harmonies, irresistible melodies and an Music for Every 1
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The concert continues with evocative symphonic
the raw power of this epic classic performed live. The our new program Music for Every 1 with more details on page 37.
paintings: Janáček’s Taras Bulba depicts the story of
wheel of fortune spins on the pleasures of lust and the perils
the 'free man' conceived in an adventurous 19th century
of life in a collection of 24 medieval poems thrillingly sung
novel, and Smetana’s heartfelt ode to his beloved Czech
by a 130-voice choir with WASO.
homeland will have you humming as you leave the Perth
To open, we dance with the devil in Iain Grandage’s Concert Hall.
spectacular percussion concerto, inspired by Australian
gothic stories.
26Absolute Beethoven 01 Dances with Daphnis 02
A thrilling classical journey Sparkling French flair:
enchanting and seductive
Thursday 5 March 11am Thursday 12 March 11am
BEETHOVEN Consecration of the House – Overture DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture POULENC Les biches – Suite
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé – Suite No.2
Ludovic Morlot conductor Ludovic Morlot conductor
Beethoven’s powerful overtures set the scene for his most The sun rises on Debussy’s daydreaming faun as acclaimed
thrilling symphony. More than 200 years since its premiere, French conductor Ludovic Morlot returns to WASO with
the driving momentum of Beethoven's seventh pulses with this blissful program. Music of high spirits and delicious
Morning Symphony
red-blooded vitality. In the hands of conductor Ludovic melodies culminates in Ravel’s irresistible depiction of
Morlot, it will lift you up from your seat as it climaxes lovers at daybreak that will dance into your heart.
with a finale of wild abandon and unrestrained joy.
Series
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The final masterpiece from the Melodies new and old
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Thursday 16 April 11am Thursday 2 July 11am
ANNA CLYNE This Midnight Hour OLIVIA DAVIES New Work
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6 Pathétique DVORAK Symphony No.8
Ben Gernon conductor Cristian Mȃcelaru conductor
Tchaikovsky’s greatest symphony captures with intense Dvořák’s eighth symphony explores a rich emotional
beauty the pain, fleeting joys and fragile triumphs of life. palette with some of the composer’s most memorable
Opening with Anna Clyne’s dramatic and colourful music, melodies and beautiful soundscapes rooted in Bohemian
and led by the fast-rising conducting star, Ben Gernon, culture. Romanian conductor Cristian Mȃcelaru leads
this concert is full of superb artistry that will stir the soul. the orchestra through this joyful masterpiece. We open
this concert with an exquisite new work for WASO by
the talented young Perth composer Olivia Davies.
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Elim Chan conductor
JANACEK Taras Bulba
The beginning of Mahler’s First Symphony sounds like the Hendrik Vestmann conductor
beginning of time itself – primordial, still and expectant.
Under the baton of exciting young conductor Elim Chan, Mozart’s Haffner Symphony was originally written as party
Mahler’s awe-inspiring symphony traverses a musical music for Salzburg, then transformed into a symphony of
journey both epic and intimate, from bird calls and drama, crackling energy, and tireless invention for Vienna.
daydreams to twisted folksongs and on to a blazingly Janáček’s Taras Bulba depicts the story of the 'free man'
exultant conclusion. conceived in an adventurous 19th century novel, and
Smetana’s heartfelt ode to his beloved Czech homeland will
have you humming as you leave the Perth Concert Hall.
30 31West Australian Symphony Orchestra Special Events - Classical
WASO AND ST GEORGE'S CATHEDRAL PRESENT WASO AND SHORT BLACK OPERA PRESENT
Bach’s Easter Oratorio Eumeralla, a war The Best of Rodgers Last Night of the Proms
and Duruflé Requiem requiem for peace and Hammerstein A classical spectacular
Wednesday 8 April 7.30pm Friday 10 July 7.30pm Friday 3 April 7.30pm & Saturday 4 April 7.30pm Friday 24 July 7.30pm & Sunday 26 July 2pm
Perth Concert Hall Perth Concert Hall Perth Concert Hall Perth Concert Hall
DURUFLE Requiem DEBORAH CHEETHAM Eumeralla, a war Benjamin Northey conductor R STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra (opening)
JS BACH Easter Oratorio requiem for peace Simon Gleeson vocalist J STRAUSS Jr On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Amy Lehpamer vocalist PUCCINI O Mio babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi
Joseph Nolan conductor Benjamin Northey conductor
DE SARASATE Zigeunerweisen
Sara Macliver soprano Deborah Cheetham soprano (Yorta Yorta)
When Broadway was on the pulse of mainstream culture VERDI Coro di zingari from Il Trovatore
Fiona Campbell mezzo soprano Linda Barcan mezzo soprano
and musicals provided the popular music of the day, PUCCINI Un bel di from Madama Butterfly
Paul McMahon tenor Don Bemrose baritone (Gungarri)
Rodgers and Hammerstein were winning awards and the BIZET Dance Bohème from Carmen Suite No.2
Andrew Foote baritone WASO Chorus hearts of millions. WOOD Fantasy on British Sea Songs
Stewart Smith organ Dhungala Children’s Choir
…and more
St George’s Cathedral Consort Here we celebrate their reign as one of the world’s most
The Eumeralla river flows through Gunditjmara country successful Broadway writing teams with two of the Guy Noble conductor Emmalena Huning violin
JS Bach is one of the greatest composers of sacred music in southwest Victoria. It was here, 180 years ago, that war brightest shining stars in musical theatre today, all backed Sky Ingram soprano WASO Chorus
and in the hands of Joseph Nolan and a stellar cast with broke out between traditional owners and those who sought by WASO. You'll sing along to all the hits including ‘Climb
WASO, his magnificent Easter Oratorio will take you on to dispossess them of their land. Ev'ry Mountain’ from The Sound of Music and ‘Shall We Bring your best voice and party spirit as we raise the
an unforgettable divine journey, from a tomb of dark grief Dance?’ from The King and I, plus ‘Some Enchanted roof at Perth Concert Hall with WASO’s annual barnstorm
Combining moving poetry, two choirs, orchestra and the Evening’ from South Pacific, ‘You'll Never Walk Alone’ from
to the blazing light of joy. of flag-waving favourites. Join conductor Guy Noble,
platform of the Requiem mass, a history of heartbreak Carousel, and much more!
and horror is revealed in this monumental new work. With the WASO Chorus and special guests as we whip up a
But before we rejoice in the miracle of Easter, we set the
a fusion of Western classical tradition and First Nations spectacular musical feast, complete with a cavalcade of
scene with Duruflé’s exquisite Requiem for organ and
culture, Eumeralla soars with resilience and reconciliation. classical hits and patriotic anthems. As always the concert
chorus. Composed just after World War II, it is a moving
comes to an unmissable end with the traditional ‘Last
work of timeless beauty - intimate, tranquil and profound. Sung in dialects of the Gunditjmara people of southwestern Victoria.
Night of the Proms’ sing-a-long including Jerusalem and
Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace is presented in Perth with support from the
Bendat Family Foundation. The Gunditjmara translation was the work of senior Rule, Britannia.
Gunditjmara language custodian Vicki Couzens and linguist Travers Eira.
32 33Special Events - Pops WASO at the Movies
Ben Folds Comic-Con Harry Potter and the Order Star Wars: Return of the
with WASO in Concert of the Phoenix™ in Concert Jedi in Concert
Piano pop maverick returns Let the games begin Thestrals and prophecies and ‘I am a Jedi, like my father
with all his hits Umbridge, oh my! before me…’
Monday 16 March 7.30pm Saturday 8 August 7:30pm Friday 29 May 7.30pm Friday 6 November 7:30pm
Tuesday 17 March 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall Saturday 30 May 7.30pm Saturday 7 November 1.30pm & 7.30pm
Perth Concert Hall Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
Christopher Dragon conductor
Nicholas Buc conductor Nicholas Buc conductor Nicholas Buc conductor
Ben Folds piano/vocals
Sometimes we’re dressed in black playing Mozart and
You-Know-Who is not the only one who has returned – Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the
sometimes we’re breeding raptors and in cosplay! We’re
One of the major music influencers of his generation, piano Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are back final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker, R2-D2
bringing old favourites and new surprises for our third year
pop sensation Ben Folds delivers a cavalcade of hits, like in this unforgettable concert event. Relive the magic with and C-3PO join Princess Leia to free Han Solo from the vile
running. You told us what you wanted to hear and we’ve
'Landed', 'Capable of Anything', and 'Luckiest' fifteen years answered the call in a concert program of pure magic with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ on a giant crime lord, Jabba the Hutt. Reunited, the Rebels race to the
after his first ever orchestral concert right here in Perth. your favourite scores from movies like Jurassic Park, How to screen in high-definition and accompanied by live music moon of the planet Endor where they launch a desperate
The multi-platinum-selling artist has since released Train Your Dragon and Jaws, video games like Final Fantasy from WASO. See Harry and his friends race through the attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet.
numerous collaboration records, and created music for and even more pop-culture fun from the wizarding world Department of Mysteries, practice Defense Against the
Experience the spectacular battle between father and son,
film, TV and a Billboard chart-topping piano concerto. and beyond. Dark Arts in secret, and endure Professor Umbridge – all
as Luke faces Darth Vader one last time on a giant screen in
But there is no better way to experience one of the modern with Nicholas Hooper’s iconic score!
Whether you’re a Wonder Woman warrior or a fully-armoured high definition, with music performed live by WASO.
world’s most distinctive singer-songwriters than with the Thor, grab your mates, dress up and come along to this fun This performance includes subtitles on the screen.
This performance includes subtitles on the screen.
full power of WASO. fantasy night with WASO! HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are ©️ & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment
Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights ©️ JKR. (s19) Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm,
and Warner/Chappel Music. © 2019 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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34 35Special Events - Family Wesfarmers Arts Meet the Artist Talks
Concert Music for
Conversations Every 1
Wesfarmers Arts Meet the Artist Talks Love our concerts but don’t always have
someone to go with? Want to hear the big
Join us after select concerts at the Terrace symphonies but your partner falls asleep?
Level Corner Stage of Perth Concert Hall for
an informal interview with our guest artists Well, step right up because you’re not alone
and WASO musicians. Uncover more about the when you’re with WASO. Welcome to our
music and hear insights into the performance new meetup at the Perth Concert Hall. Join
experience in a relaxed post-concert Q&A. our host in the dedicated Music for Every 1
area and we’ll connect you with people who
share your passion for classical music. You’ll
also receive pre-concert program notes and
Absolute Beethoven conversation starters. We’ll have a dedicated
Saturday 7 March cash bar on arrival with complimentary nibbles
Ludovic Morlot
as you hear insights into the works from the
Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique WASO team. This get-together will be held
Friday 17 April one hour prior to selected concerts and at
Ben Gernon interval.
Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony Selected concert dates are listed on the left
hand side of this page so you have the option
Friday 5 June
WASO musicians John Keene + Daniel Schmitt to join us after the show for the Wesfarmers
Arts Meet the Artist Talks.
Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto
1. Purchase your tickets in a package or
Saturday 27 June
single events.
Dalia Stasevska
2. Let us know you'd like to come to Music
Gil Shaham Plays Brahms
for Every 1 when you book.
Friday 3 July
Gil Shaham + Cristian Macelaru 3. We'll send you more details.
An American in Paris If you have any questions, we’ll be happy
Saturday 22 August to answer them.
Dreams of Air and Flight Baiba Skride
Simply give us a call on 08 9326 0000 or
Brahms’ Fourth Symphony email boxoffice@waso.com.au
Cast your eyes to the skies
Friday 4 September
WASO musicians Robert Gladstones +
Saturday 15 August 1pm & 3pm A young boy, bewitched by his father's crazy brave ambition Zak Rowntree
Perth Concert Hall to fly, finds himself caught up in his dad’s fantasy. But
when his father goes to war and does not return, it seems his Bruch’s Violin Concerto
spell may be broken, and all could be lost. Thankfully
JOHN WILLIAMS E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Saturday 14 November
mechanical winged contraptions, fluffy white clouds and
RESPIGHI The Birds Benjamin Beilman
the endless blue sky offer some hope that the dream
HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks: might indeed be possible.
La Réjouissance
Inspired by Grahame Baker-Smith’s poignant story FArTHER,
PAUL RISSMANN FArTHER
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Flight of the Bumblebee
this soaring concert for the whole family features music Free Wesfarmers Arts Pre-Concert Talks are
by Paul Rissmann set to stunning animations by Victor also held 45 minutes prior to all Masters,
JOHN WILLIAMS Star Wars: Main Title Craven in a concert program also featuring famed film
composer John Williams. Join WASO and a children's choir
Classics, and Afternoon concerts and at 9.40am
Benjamin Northey conductor
as we cast our eyes to the skies this August. in the main auditorium for Morning Symphony.
Paul Rissmann presenter
All ticket holders are welcome to attend.
36 37West Australian Symphony Orchestra Our Story
Our Story
We harness the energy of an entire community
to create events and programs across Western
Australia to stimulate learning and participation Community Engagement
in a vibrant cultural life
Sharing Music for All
The bright lights continue to shine on the mainstage, but we are also building beacons
of creativity across our great state. We believe that all West Australians should have the
opportunity to experience and participate in quality live music throughout their life.
WASO’s Community Engagement program is the largest and broadest reaching of all
Australian orchestras. In community centres, hospitals, concert halls and classrooms we
provide children with valuable tools to expand opportunities for creativity, self-expression,
teamwork, academic success and self-esteem. We create the spark that inspires a life-long
love of music, ensuring access for individuals who live with social, financial or geographical
disadvantage. We deliver a diverse range of participatory workshop and performance
programs for babies, Rusty Musicians, the elderly and everyone in between, with a lot of it
delivered for free.
We’ve got a big state to cover and even bigger dreams. Together we can do so much more
to achieve our mission.
“It made me feel rainbows inside.”
Hospital Orchestra Project, child age 4
Programs are supported by Crown Resorts Foundation and Packer Family Foundation, Bendat Family Foundation, Healthway, The University of Western Australia Conservatorium
of Music, Mitsubishi Corporation, McCusker Charitable Foundation, StottHoare, Feilman Foundation, Tianqi Lithium Australia, Crescendo Giving Circle, The Stan Perron
Charitable Foundation, Bunning Family, The Department of Education Instrumental Music School Services and The James Galvin Foundation.
38 39West Australian Symphony Orchestra WASO Community Engagement
Supporting New Music Crescendo
Creating future classics From little things big things grow
The WASO Song Book, a commissioning program founded in 2010 by Janet Holmes à Did you know that WASO is the only major performing arts company in Western Australia
Court AC, provides opportunities to nurture musical careers and create new musical works working with Principals and school communities to deliver free, ongoing and regular music
with the ambition they may become the classics of tomorrow. education programs in schools?
With the support of WASO Patron Prue Ashurst, Olivia Davies (pictured) will compose a Inspired by El Sistema, a free, publicly-funded classical music education program that
new work to be premiered in our 2020 season. We are delighted to welcome Olivia back promotes social well-being in Venezuela, Crescendo is the only program of its kind in Western
to WASO, following her participation in the Composition Project in 2015. Australia and continues to be delivered at schools in Kwinana since its debut in 2014.
Staff and parents from both schools have reported improved concentration, behaviour
In 2017 James Ledger, Artistic Director of the Composition Project, and Olivia Davies and enthusiasm for learning music, but that’s just the beginning. The program has also
collaborated with WASO to deliver a series of workshops for teenagers living with chronic resulted in marked advances in students' overall confidence, resilience and emotional and
illness and mental health challenges as part of our Hospital Orchestra Project. Olivia and social well-being; many of the attributes that will give them the best chance at life. Students
James were invited by the HUSH Foundation to compose new works for an album of regularly perform at school assemblies and in front of their peers and families, they attend
Australian composers for use in hospitals. These works were performed by WASO as WASO performances at Perth Concert Hall, and we visit them in school with our Education
part of the Hospital Orchestra Project in 2018. We are delighted that through Prue Chamber Orchestra and local and international guest artists.
Ashurst’s support we are able to commission this new work by an emerging West
Australian composer which will be conducted by Cristian Macelaru, Artistic Director Crescendo is currently providing 30 weekly classroom lessons for free to more than 400
of the prestigious Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California. students from Pre-primary to Year Six at two Kwinana Primary schools - Medina Primary
School and North Parmelia Primary School.
“WASO’s Crescendo program lifts NAPLAN results
See pages 18 and 29 for more information.
as schools see the benefits of music in class.” – ABC News
Crescendo is proudly supported by Crown Resorts Foundation and Packer Family Foundation, Feilman Foundation, Tianqi Lithium Australia,
Crescendo Giving Circle, The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, Bunning Family and The Department of Education Instrumental Music School Services.
40 41West Australian Symphony Orchestra WASO Community Engagement
Young & Emerging Artists Conductor Simone Young on WASO’s 2019
Side by Side program with ANAM
Building capacity for the future of music “I don’t know whether it is the geographical isolation of Perth and its wonderful orchestra that makes it
so very welcoming to visiting artists, but the 31 ANAM musicians could not have had a warmer and more
supportive environment in which to gain the insights into performing that only the professional stage
Every year we mobilise and nurture a new generation of young and emerging artists to can bring. Perhaps it is also that 16 ANAM alumni have now found permanent positions within WASO,
help secure a bright future for music in Australia. WASO’s Young & Emerging Artists program so that a clearer picture was available to the students of how their futures might look.
provides opportunities for some of the brightest musicians and creative artists in the country Pedagogically, the ANAM cohort left with more than experience, more than a few days away working on
to build a pathway from student life to a professional career through multidisciplinary some great repertoire, and more than just an increased respect for the profession and acknowledgment
training opportunities. In addition to our flagship Composition Project, students from of its challenges. I believe they went home with the knowledge that they had been part of something quite
across Australia perform side by side with WASO musicians in exciting creative projects extraordinary - a meeting of minds and hearts, of skills and lessons, and certain that they had been the
developed in collaboration with our partners The University of Western Australia fortunate recipients of tutelage, support and praise from some of the finest professionals in the country.
Conservatorium of Music and the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). In I witnessed first-hand how the musicians of WASO led their young colleagues with praise and
2020, students will continue to work alongside international guest artists including our encouragement, humour and care. The music was challenging and emotional, with technical challenges
Education Artist-In-Residence Paul Rissmann. and demanding intense commitment and they rose to the challenge. Perhaps their youthful enthusiasm
rubbed off a little also on all of us seasoned professionals and inspired us to give even more of ourselves.
Many of the alumni from these programs have gone on to study composition or performance
at leading institutions in London and New York and continue to enjoy successful playing What is certain is that this was more than a concert and much more than a pedagogical exercise. I am
thrilled for both ANAM and WASO to learn that this is the beginning of a three-year partnership.
careers with national and international orchestras.
Perhaps in three years’ time, some of this year’s ANAM musicians will be Alumni and be playing with
WASO professionally…”
These programs are supported by the Bendat Family Foundation, The University of Western Australia Conservatorium of Music,
McCusker Charitable Foundation, Simon Lee Foundation and The James Galvin Family Foundation. WASO's 2020 Side by Side with ANAM will be announced in October 2019.
42 43WASO Community Engagement
Indigenous Creative Collaborations
Strong, proud and vibrant
WASO is honoured to work alongside schools and communities across Western Australia, as
well as Australia’s finest Indigenous artists to create and perform both original compositions
and new realisations of existing repertoire. These collaborations provide an incomparable
connection for our Orchestra, musicians and audiences and the opportunity to share
powerful cultural content. We are proud to showcase these at significant community
and school events, Perth Concert Hall and WASO’s biggest end of year outdoor concert
spectacular, Christmas Symphony.
See page 32 for program information for Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace.
WASO’s Indigenous Creative Collaborations program is proudly supported by the Bendat Family Foundation.
Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace is presented in partnership with Short Black Opera.
44 Deborah Cheetham AOWest Australian Symphony Orchestra WASO Philanthropy
Thank You to Our Community
of WASO Patrons
Endowment Fund for Sagitte Yom-Tov Fund Ruth Stratton Annual Giving Virtuoso Patron
the Orchestra, Major Anonymous (40) In memory of Robert & Gifts $2,500 - $4,999
Donations Principal Conductor’s
Joan Street Circle Dr Fred Affleck AO & Mrs
Chairman’s Circle –
Tom & Jean Arkley Gwen Treasure Margaret Affleck
Supporting excellence Gifts $20,000+
Bendat Family Foundation Margaret Wood Neil Archibald & Alan R
Richard Goyder AO & Janet Holmes à Court AC
Janet Holmes à Court AC Anonymous (3) Dodge AM
Janine Goyder Jean Arkley in memory of
Minderoo Foundation Tom Arkley David & Suzanne Biddles
Jean Arkley Trusts & Foundations
Sagitte Yom-Tov Fund Dr Glenda Campbell- Peter & Marjorie Bird
Bob & Gay Branchi McCusker Charitable Evans & Dr Ken Evans* Prof Jonathan Carapetis
Endowment Fund for the Janet Holmes à Court AC Foundation
Patricia New & Prof Sue Skull
Orchestra, Estates Tony & Gwenyth Lennon Simon Lee Foundation Maree Creighton &
Rachel Mabel Chapman Joshua & Pamela Pitt*
Rod & Margaret Marston* The James Galvin Kevin Davis
Malcolm Hood Foundation Peter & Jean Stokes*
John Rodgers Lesley & Peter Davies
Paul Lee Leanne & Sam Walsh*
Crescendo, Impresario Patron Stephen Davis &
Anna Nottage in memory Linda Savage
The 2020 WASO Trusts & Foundations Gifts $10,000 - $19,999
of Edgar Nottage
Song Book Gay & Bob Branchi The Giorgetta Charity Fund
Wendy Scanlon Crown Resorts Foundation
We are grateful to those Gavin Bunning Peter Ingram
Judy Sienkiewicz Packer Family Foundation
who have supported new Prof Rachel & Rev Dr Jim & Freda Irenic
Mrs Roslyn Warrick Feilman Foundation
works commissioned for John Cardell-Oliver Eleanor John &
Anonymous (7) Stan Perron Charitable
the Orchestra for 2020 Marc & Nadia Geary* Finn Barrett
Foundation
and beyond Michael & Dale Kitney
Symphony Circle – Bunning Family Gilbert George
Janet Holmes à Court AC Stephanie Kobelke &
Recognising Patrons Euroz Charitable Tony & Gwenyth Lennon
who have made a Prue Ashurst Foundation the late John Kobelke
Alan Whitham
provision in their Will to In memory of Mary Francis Landels
Trish Williams
the Orchestra Rodoreda Crescendo, The late Dorothy Lee
Crescendo Giving Circle Anonymous (1)
Ms Davilia Bleckly Geoff Stearn Rosalind Lilley
Mr John Bonny Anonymous (1) AOT Consulting Pty Ltd Maestro Patron Mrs Morrell
Dr G Campbell-Evans Instrument Fund Jean Arkley Gifts $5,000 - $9,999 Anne Nolan
Deirdre Carlin Prue Ashurst Prue Ashurst in memory Pamela Platt
John Albright &
Anita & James Clayton Susan Lorimer Gay & Robert Branchi of Eoin Cameron Thomas & Diana Potter
S & J Dale Stuart & Hollie Dunn in Dr S Cherian Bill Bloking Melanie & Paul Shannon
WASO Philanthropy Lesley & Peter Davies
Dr Michael Flacks
Judith Gedero
memory of Keith &
Lesley Ingram
Peter Ingram
Kaylene Cousins
Madeleine King MP,
Federal Member for Brand
Ian & Elizabeth Constable
Mark Coughlan &
Dr Pei-Yin Hsu
In memory of Judith
Sienkiewicz
Michael Snell & Vicki
Deborah Marsh LeMessurier Charitable Bridget Faye AM Stewart
Robyn Glindemann
As a music lover you are part of our story Gwenyth Greenwood Margaret & Rod Marston
Peggy & Tom Stacy
Trust
Rosalind Lilley
Brian & Romola Haggerty
Warwick Hemsley
Brian Stewart
The Guy Family Gail & Tony Sutherland
Jean & Peter Stokes C M Lommers Mr & Mrs Hill Michael & Helen Tuite
Emy & Warren Jones
Mrs Morrell Sue Hovell
By making a donation to WASO, you enable world-class music-making by our musicians and Barbara Joseph We are also deeply Stan & Valerie Vicich
G & I Nicholas Dr Patricia Kailis Andrew & Marie Yuncken
exceptional guest artists led by Principal Conductor Asher Fisch. You also enable access Colin & Jo King grateful to the many
Patrons supporting our Pamela Pitt Keith & Gaye Kessell Anonymous (1)
to live classical music for those who might otherwise not have it, such as families in regional Rachael Kirk & Tim White
Music Stands and Chairs Deborah & Miles Protter Dr Ronny Low & Dr Emma
and remote areas, children in hospital and students with special educational needs. Wolfgang Lehmkuhl campaigns. Please see our Principal Patron
Dr Lance Risbey Richardson
Deborah Marsh website for the full list. Gifts $1,000 - $2,499
John Rodgers Dr Richard & Patricia Lyon
Make a donation today and become a part of our WASO Philanthropy community for unique Lesley R. McKay & Caroline Allen & Sandy Dunn
Education & Community Rosalin Sadler in memory Bryant & Louise Macfie
access and exclusive invitations that will enrich your orchestral experience, and become Murray R. McKay
Engagement Fund of Joyce Durbin Sadler Paula & John Phillips Margaret Atkins
the first to hear about our latest news and events. Suzanne Nash
Jean Arkley In memory of Robert & G. J. Seach Betty Barker
Paula Phillips Joan Street
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Annette Cottee Beazley AO Colin & Sarah Beckett
Jacinta Sirr
There are many different ways to be involved. Ruth Stratton
Megan & Arthur Criddle Reto Vogel
Alan Whitham
Gene Tilbrook & Anne
Seghezzi
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Robyn Glindemann Matthew J C Blampey
Visit waso.com.au/support-us or call Sarah Tompkin on 9326 0017 or Gavin Toovey & Anonymous (4) Joyce Westrip OAM Namy Bodinner
Jaehan Lee Journey Recruitment
Jacinta Sirr on 9326 0014 to discuss your philanthropic vision. Rosalind Lilley Anonymous (5) Cathy Bolt in memory of
Agatha van der Schaaf
Eveline Read Tony Bolt
Sheila Wileman
WASO is a not-for-profit charitable organisation. All donations above $2 are tax deductible. K & C Bond
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