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2021 CONCERT SERIES
Kia ora and welcome to the
DSO’s 2021 Concerts
We’re delighted to introduce to you Our conductors and soloists are some of
our 2021 concerts which celebrate the New Zealand’s very best: world-renowned
outstanding talents of our conductors, singers including Jonathan Lemalu, Simon
soloists and players who will energise and O’Neill and Madeleine Pierard, leading musicians
enthral you with their creativity and talent from the NZSO, the NZ String Quartet and the
and present to you a diversity of musical University of Otago, plus the wonderful City
treasures. Our music promotes our sense Choir Dunedin. Our music comes from around
of well-being and brings together our the world: New Zealand, Russia, Germany,
community, which is so important in these France, England and the USA, and will transport
times when people have been impacted and us from Beethoven’s time through to today.
isolated by the pandemic.
2021 highlights also include:
• Beethoven’s Big Bash – passionate
orchestral instrumentalists and singers
of all levels of talent will join the DSO on
the Town Hall stage to perform some of
Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’.
• A comprehensive range of outreach
projects for instrumentalists, as well as a
Composers Workshop.
• Digital recordings of selected works to
complement our live performances and
bring our music to you wherever you are.
We’re pleased to report that Hanover Hall
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is a busy hub. Through the Hall, we support
thanks its major funders: Dunedin’s culture by hosting a very wide range
of events: from the NZ International Science
Festival and Dunedin Arts Festival to the
Dunedin Youth Orchestra.
To our audiences, sponsors, funders, donors
and volunteers: thank you so much for your loyal
support – it is very much valued by the DSO.
It has helped the orchestra reach its 56th year
and will be supporting us for many more years
to come.
All of us at the DSO are looking forward
to welcoming all of you to our concerts.
Kia manahau.
Megan Bartlett Chair of the DSO Board
Philippa Harris General Manager
HON CARMEL OFFICE OF
SEPULONI THE MAYOR
MINISTER FOR
ARTS, CULTURE
AND HERITAGE
Tena tatou, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei Kia ora koutou
Welcome to the Dunedin Symphony As the region’s only professional orchestra,
Orchestra’s 2021 season. the DSO has been a pillar of life in Dunedin for
It’s easy to take for granted just how the last 55 years.
important music is in our lives, and how This is most notable and visible in their
it can bring people together, regardless annual concert programme - the 2021 edition
of age, culture or background. COVID-19 of which you’re about to see for yourself - but
has made us all the more aware, and they’re also a key collaborator for local and
appreciative, of the precious gift we have touring artists, and play a critical role in the
in our orchestras across the country – development of young players.
and I congratulate Dunedin Symphony But this year, it stretches back even further
Orchestra on its efforts to reach than that, as they offer the tots in your life the
audiences last year with virtual, socially Beethoven masterclass they didn’t know they
distanced and rescheduled concerts. needed. Start them early!
I am excited to see collaborations Beyond that, you can treat your ears,
between top professionals and up-and- hearts and minds to performances of the
coming stars, alongside many education great masterworks by New Zealand’s top
and outreach activities throughout the conductors and soloists, with occasional
2021 programme. accompaniment provided for City Choir
A highlight will be Beethoven’s Dunedin and Opera Otago.
celebratory and the hugely popular The past year has been challenging for our
Ode to Joy, with outstanding New Zealand creative community, and for the producers of
soloists Madeleine Pierard, Simon O’Neill, concerts and events, thanks to our collective
Jonathan Lemalu and Katie Trigg, and response to Covid-19.
City Choir Dunedin. It’s more important than ever that we
The wide range of orchestral support institutions like the DSO, to make sure
experiences on offer all make a vital they are still bringing life to Dunedin in another
contribution to the vibrant musical fabric 55 years.
of Dunedin and the Otago region.
I wish players, staff, supporters and Ka mihi nui
audiences a fabulous year ahead.
Hon Carmel Sepuloni
Minister for Arts,
Culture and Heritage
Aaron Hawkins
Mayor of Dunedin
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INTERNATIONAL ONE
Saturday 12 June
7.30 pm, Dunedin Town Hall
ODE TO JOY
Kenneth Young Conductor Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, ‘Choral’
Madeleine Pierard Soprano – Ode to Joy
Katie Trigg Mezzo-Soprano
Simon O’Neill Tenor
Jonathan Lemalu Bass
City Choir Dunedin
Regarded as one of the supreme New Zealand’s leading conductors and also
achievements in the history of Western the University of Otago’s 2021 Mozart Fellow.
music, Beethoven’s Ninth is one of the most Dunedin audiences have the rare
performed symphonies around the world. opportunity to hear New Zealanders
Based on Schiller’s poem ‘Ode to Joy’, it Madeleine Pierard, Simon O’Neill and
finishes with a celebration of the unity and Jonathan Lemalu, all of whom have
dignity of human kind, a theme as relevant prestigious international careers. Joining
today as it was in 1824 when Beethoven wrote them for the special occasion are mezzo-
the symphony. Marshalling the musicians will soprano Katie Trigg, one of NZ’s rising stars,
be conductor Kenneth Young who is one of and City Choir Dunedin.
INTERNATIONAL TWO
Saturday 4 September, 7.30 pm, Dunedin Town Hall
ROMANTIC
LANDSCAPES
Hamish McKeich Conductor MacCunn: The Land of the Mountain
Vesa-Matti Leppanen Violin and the Flood Overture
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Andrew Joyce Cello
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8
Brahms’ masterpiece, the Double Concerto Principal Conductor in Residence. He is also
for Violin and Cello, makes for compelling the Royal NZ Ballet’s Principal Conductor.
listening because of the unique way Brahms Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8 was composed
combines the two soloists with the orchestra, in happy circumstances and this symphony’s
and the result is more like a Romantic cheerful and optimistic melodies also reflect
symphony than a traditional concerto. Soloists Dvorak’s love of Bohemia and its folk music.
in this ‘symphonic’ concerto are the NZSO’s Opening the programme is MacCunn’s
Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppanen and Overture, an unashamedly romantic and lyrical
their Principal Cellist Andrew Joyce. Also from depiction of the Scottish landscape.
the NZSO is conductor Hamish McKeich, their
INTERNATIONAL THREE
Friday 26 November, 7.30 pm, Dunedin Town Hall
RUSSIAN
RHAPSODY
Tianyi Lu Conductor Leonie Holmes: Elegy
Sara Lee Piano Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9
After 45 years in Russia and after the 1917 mood predominates.” The Russian authorities,
Revolution, Rachmaninov made the move to however, were not amused and the symphony
America. His Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, was banned until 1955.
written in 1934, consists of 24 brilliant sparkling Opening the programme is NZ composer
variations, with No. 18 becoming popular in Leonie Holmes’ gentle and evocative Elegy.
its own right. Soloist Sara Lee, a University of Regarding Tianyi Lu’s 2019 dèbut concert
Otago piano student, started her piano studies with the DSO, the ODT reviewer noted that
in Moscow, and she has gone on to win many she directed the orchestra with ‘effervescent
international competitions and awards. personality and enthusiasm’ and that ‘her
Shostakovich spent his whole life in Russia. entire being ‘’danced’’ with never-flagging
He completed the ninth symphony in 1945 and body language”. Her return in 2021 is
said of it “a transparent, pellucid, and bright much-awaited.
MATINEE ONE
Saturday 3 July at 5 pm and
Sunday 4 July at 3 pm,
King’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre
SONGS AND
SERENADES
Vincent Hardaker Conductor Mozart: Serenade No. 12 - Nachtmusik
Tessa Romano Mezzo-Soprano Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Copland: Eight poems of Emily Dickinson
Schubert: Symphony No. 6
Vincent Hardaker, NZ’s inaugural Assistant solace of love, faith and doubt, death – all
Conductor, has a full 2021 schedule, conveyed through Copland’s catchy and
conducting several concerts with the Auckland direct style.
Philharmonia, Christchurch Symphony and DSO. Mozart’s charming and elegant ‘Serenade’
Making her DSO dèbut is Tessa Romano, the will showcase the talents of the DSO’s
University’s Voice Lecturer. An enthusiastic woodwind and brass. Then the DSO’s strings
performer of new and contemporary music, will be to the fore in Elgar’s ‘Serenade’,
she will perform Aaron Copland’s setting of a work which Elgar considered his favourite.
eight poems by pre-eminent American poet The full orchestra comes together for the final
Emily Dickinson. The subjects that captured work in the programme, Schubert’s joyful,
Copland’s interest range widely - nature, the lyrical and energetic Symphony No. 6.
MATINEE TWO
Saturday 31 July at 5 pm and
Sunday 1 August at 3 pm,
King’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre
PASTORALE
Marc Taddei Conductor Knecht: Grande Symphonie - Pastorale
Monique Lapins Violin Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin
and Viola
Gillian Ansell Viola
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Pastorale
Knecht’s Pastorale symphony, composed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante has been
in 1785, is remarkably similar to Beethoven’s described as ‘a work that bursts with joy’.
own Pastorale composed some 37 years later. Mozart created a remarkable partnership
Both have the non-standard five movements, between the two soloists, creating an intensely
are based on a description of nature, include beautiful blend of sound. Exemplifying
a thunderstorm, and both finales contain these features will be the NZ String Quartet’s
hymns of thanksgiving. This concert, under Monique Lapins and Gillian Ansell.
the masterly direction of Marc Taddei, will
give an opportunity for a rare and fascinating
comparison of the two symphonies.
SPECIAL CONCERT
Wednesday 14 April
7.00 pm, Dunedin Town Hall
BEETHOVEN’S
BIG BASH
© Michael Sondermann
Peter Adams Conductor • Lucy Costelloe Violin
Abhinath Berry, Moriah Osborne and Seungmin Yoo - Piano
City Choir Dunedin
Come and hear a feast of Beethoven’s most Also featuring will be four University of Otago
popular music performed by Dunedin’s students as soloists with the DSO:
talented musicians. A highlight will be • Violinist Lucy Costelloe will perform
Beethoven’s famous ‘Ode to Joy’ as you have Beethoven’s Romance No. 2
never heard it before!
• Pianists Abhinath Berry, Moriah Osborne and
The DSO will be joined by musicians and choir Seungmin Yoo will each in turn be the soloist for a
singers of all ages and skills levels who love movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3
Beethoven keen to be part of our glorious Marshalling all these forces will be conductor
community play-in concert – Beethoven’s Big Bash. Peter Adams. A concert not to be missed!
For this special event, community and
Tickets are: Adults $35, Concessions $30 and
student instrumentalists and singers will work
Students $15 (plus service fees). The prices apply
together with their DSO and City Choir Dunedin
to all Town Hall seating areas.
counterparts to create a mass community
orchestra and choir performing selected Tickets can be booked:
extracts from the final movement of Beethoven’s • On-line: www.dso.org.nz or
Ninth Symphony. These extracts have been www.ticketmaster.co.nz
specially arranged for players of different skill • In person: Regent Theatre (weekdays 9.00 am –
levels so that everyone can join in. Presented in 5.30 pm, Saturdays 10.30 am – 1.00 pm)
collaboration with Dunedin Arts Festival. • By phone: Ticketmaster 0800 111 999.
Please note that Beethoven’s Big Bash tickets are not available from the DSO office.PERFORMANCE PARTNERS There are other opportunities for you to enjoy the DSO in 2021:
Important Concert Gift Vouchers
~ Great birthday gifts!
dates: Gift vouchers for the orchestra’s concerts
make a superb gift. To purchase a voucher,
Wednesday 14 April please contact the DSO on email:
office@dso.org.nz, or phone (03) 477 5623.
– Deadline for renewing 2020 subscribers
to retain the same seats they booked
last year.
Ticket Reminder
Thursday 20 May until Our only ticket outlets are:
Saturday 22 May
• For concert series subscriptions,
– Priority period for individual series concert the DSO office.
ticket sales for Flexi-Ticket holders and for
the DSO Friends. Concertante Donors who • For tickets to individual Town Hall concerts,
are not going to become 2021 Concert Series the ticketing agency Ticketmaster.
subscribers are also eligible for this exclusive • The Regent Theatre – for booking in
advance booking period. Please note that person for individual concerts.
ticket sales during this period are available
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra does not
only for purchases made in person at the
sell tickets through resale sites such as Viagogo.
Regent Theatre.
Once tickets to individual concerts go on sale
on 24 May, our ticket agencies will be linked
Monday 24 May to the ‘book now’ buttons on our website.
– Individual Series Concerts on sale Authorised agencies:
Public sales of tickets for individual concerts • are in regular contact with the DSO
in the 2021 concert series will be on sale from
this date. • have reliable information regarding ticket
availability
• can provide assistance regarding seating,
accessibility requirements or the suitability
of performances for younger audience
members.
We strongly advise customers to only
purchase tickets through these authorised
agencies.
If you are in doubt, please contact us.
Please note:
that details in this brochure are correct at the
time of publication but are subject to change.Great savings for Concert Series subscribers
This table compares the cost of concert series subscription tickets with the cost of individual
concert tickets. These per-concert ticket prices do not include the additional booking agency
service charges, so subscribers’ savings are increased even more once these charges are included.
Concert Series subscription tickets Individual concerts
International Total cost $ Per concert $ Per concert $
Golden Circle 207 69 85
Circle Adult 154 51 68
Circle Concession 142 47 63
Gallery Adult 124 41 63
Gallery Concession 102 34 53
Stalls Adult 92 31 40
Stalls Concession 78 26 30
Stalls Student 35 12 15
Matinee
Adult 70 35 48
Concession 62 31 46
Student 26 13 15
Flexi-ticket
All categories 100 33
Concession & • Once you have received the Flexi-Ticket
Voucher from the DSO, take your voucher
Student Prices to the Regent Theatre Box Office (hours
Concession Prices are available to senior citizens Weekdays 9.00 am - 5.30 pm, Saturdays
(65 years or more) and beneficiaries (unwaged or 10.30 am - 1.00 pm) and choose which three
sickness beneficiaries) with proof of ID. concerts you would like to go to and where you
Student Prices are available to tertiary, would like to sit. The Regent Theatre will then
provide you with your three concert tickets
secondary or primary school students.
(booking fees may apply).
• These bookings can be made from
Flexi-tickets Thursday 20 May onwards, the start of
- pick and mix - only $33 per concert for a the priority booking period. (Public sales
seat in any area (subject to availability) open on Monday 24 May.)
With a Flexi-Ticket you can select any three
individual concerts from our International and Family Tickets
Matinee Series. Something new for 2021 will be the
• First complete the Flexi-Ticket section on the introduction of a family ticket but these will
booking form in this brochure and send that to only be available on for individual concert
the DSO along with your $100 payment. We will ticket sales, i.e. not available as a concert series
then send you your Flexi-Ticket voucher. subscription, so they are not available yet.2021 Concert Venues The DSO is delighted that its 2021 concert venues will again be the Dunedin Town Hall and the King’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre. International Series Dunedin Town Hall Enjoy the elegance, comfort and world- class acoustics of the Dunedin Town Hall. International Series concert-goers can arrive a little earlier and attend our informative and stimulating free Pre-Concert Talks. Matinee Series King’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre 270 Bay View Road, South Dunedin The attraction of good parking, excellent sightlines, comfortable facilities and good acoustics continues to appeal so much to you our audience that we need to present two performances of each of these concerts. You can choose whether to subscribe to Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon performances. Accessibility Please contact the DSO office (03 477 5623) for details on wheelchair access for our concert venues.
Learn more about the
music in the concerts
Pre-concert talks for the International Series concerts
There are many joint collaborative projects This year’s presenters are:
between the DSO and the University’s • 12 June:
School of Performing Arts (masterclasses, a Dr Andrew Perkins
scholarship, instrumental tuition). One of the
• 4 September:
enduring projects is the popular pre-concert
Associate-Professor Peter Adams
talks which introduce the repertoire of each of
the International Series concerts immediately • 26 November:
before the concert. These are delivered by the Professor Anthony Ritchie
School’s music specialist lecturers.
These talks are free to concert-goers.
6.40 – 7.00 pm on the day of the concert.
Venue: Town Hall complex.Upskilling our players
of the future
Donations
Annually, the DSO presents a wide range of
education projects and is increasingly reliant
on support from the wider community to
be able to do so. Help us educate our young
musicians to pursue their musical passion and
learn new skills though our education projects.
Please consider making a donation on our
concert series subscription application form
and support the future of your orchestra.
DSO Academy
– April to September
Workshops, masterclasses
The DSO Academy for younger players:
learning to rehearse and perform. These are
and sectional rehearsals
important skills for aspiring Dunedin Youth For senior musicians, including current DSO
Orchestra and DSO players. The Academy players, there are workshops, masterclasses
musicians meet once a week during the and sectional rehearsals. The masterclasses are
second and third school terms, and at the usually held in conjunction with the University of
end of each term present a concert of their Otago’s School of Performing Arts.
term’s work. This is for players of between
Grades 3 to 6. The conductors are senior DSO University Scholarship
Dunedin orchestral musicians. This scholarship is available annually for a
student studying performance of an orchestral
Play with the Orchestra instrument at the University. The scholarship
– Sunday 5 September is co-funded by the DSO’s Friends and the
Play with the Orchestra is an annual event DSO Foundation. Scholarship applicants must
that the DSO holds for Dunedin Youth pass a DSO audition as well as an audition for
Orchestra, student and community players. instrumental study at the University.
Guest players are paired with DSO players
for a working rehearsal under the direction of More information and enrolments
DSO conductors, and they spend the session For more information or to register your
working on orchestral repertoire from the DSO’s interest in taking part in any of the above
recent concerts. This project is for players of projects, please:
Grade 6 upwards and is open to players from
• Email artsadmin@dso.org.nz
the community. This year the workshop will be
directed by visiting conductor Hamish McKeich, • Ring us on (03) 477 5623.
and will be held in Hanover Hall. • Look at our website dso.org.nz/education/Learning more as
audience members
The DSO has several schemes for
young audience members.
Instrumental students
– Special discount vouchers for
concert tickets
Vouchers for specially-priced tickets to our
International and Matinee Series concerts are
available for members of the DSO Academy,
the Dunedin Youth Orchestra, and pupils of
instrumental music teachers in Dunedin and
the surrounding areas. These vouchers are
distributed about three weeks before each
concert and are redeemable at the Regent Taking music to the schools
Theatre. For further details please contact us:
Annually the DSO tours a group of musicians
info@dso.org.nz
to primary and intermediate schools around
Otago. In 2019 this week-long tour expanded
High school students to include a second week touring to schools
Thanks to a benefactor, the DSO is able to in Central Otago and the Queenstown-Lakes
provide free tickets for high school children district. In 2019, over 6,700 schoolchildren
to attend its International Series concerts. enjoyed their introduction to some of the
These tickets are made available through high instruments of the orchestra and to DSO
schools in Dunedin and surrounding regions. players. For further details please contact us:
In 2019, 170 high school children enjoyed artsadmin@dso.org.nz
these free tickets. For further details please
contact us: artsadmin@dso.org.nz
University Student
Composers Workshop
In conjunction with the University, the unique opportunity to hear their orchestral
orchestra will be holding a Composers compositions workshopped, enabling them to
Workshop on Sunday 8 August in Hanover experience the transformation of the written
Hall. Composition students will have the notes into live orchestral sound.Introducing the players of the
Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
Concertmaster Cello Clarinet
Tessa Petersen Heleen du Plessis Stephen Cranefield
David Murray Emily Sterk
Violins Tessa Dalgety-Evans
Tessa Petersen Sophie Hamer Bassoon
Claire Anderson Boudewijn Keenan Ben Hoadley
Rachel Barton Wayne Perniskie Philip Sumner
Olive Butler Anna Petersen Carol Wang
Frances Christian-Farrow Pamela Seccombe Jacqui Hopkins
Mike Corballis Elaine Wilden
Lucy Costelloe French Horn
Sally Couper Double Bass Edward Allen
Beverley Dwan Patricia Dean Lydia Ford
Diana Gash Karen Knudson Jerome Rouse
Emily Gordon Kate Lovell
Trumpet
Dean Hollebon Lloyd Williams
Patricia Leen Ralph Miller
Ngaruaroha Martin Flute Patrick Lepine
Cally McWha Luca Manghi
Trombone
Craig Monk Feby Idrus
Nick Pittar Philippa McNulty Peter Claman
Joshua Tang Fiona Pickering Timpani
Viola Oboe Mark Anderson
Ben Pinkney Nick Cornish Percussion
Alison Bowcott Rowena Bell
Robert Craigie
David Ireland
Georgie Watts
Katrina Sharples
Maddy Parkins-Craig
Alan Starrett
Justine PierreFoundation for
the Dunedin Civic
Orchestra
(The Dunedin Civic Orchestra Inc. trades as
the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra)
The Friends of the Dunedin Symphony Established in 1994, the Foundation
Orchestra support the activities of the administers a separate fund, the principal
orchestra in many ways. They host post- purpose of which is to safeguard the financial
concert suppers for the Matinee Series future of the Orchestra. In addition, the
and present a wide range of social events. Foundation supports instrumental tuition
The Friends also fund projects such as the at the University of Otago. You can help
purchase and maintenance of equipment, Dunedin’s orchestral future by
and support various other DSO projects. • Making a donation to the Foundation
To find out more about the Friends, and
• Leaving a bequest in your will.
to apply to be a member, please use the
application form in the Friends brochure
The Foundation is registered as a charity
or go to the Friends section of the DSO website
(CC22696). The Foundation welcomes
dso.org.nz/support-us/friends
donations of any size. These can be direct
credited to its bank account:
For more information please contact
06 0942 0685883 00.
the Chair of the Friends David Hoskins:
david.hoskins21@gmail.com
For further information on the Foundation,
please contact the DSO’s General Manager,
phone 03 477 5623, or email
manager@dso.org.nzUnderstanding our needs today
With music comes culture and after 130 years Ways to support
of symphonic music in Dunedin the DSO has
evolved to be one of New Zealand’s oldest General Donations
city-based professional orchestras continuing DSO Patrons share our love for great music
to make music to enrich, sustain & educate supporting the heart of the Orchestra and to you
our community. Together our outstanding all we extend our grateful thanks.
musicians, conductors and artists, passionate • A gift of $200 or more will be recognised in the
and committed, bring their artistic excellence DSO concert programmes.
to live performances central to Dunedin life.
Concertante $500 plus
Creativity • Connection • Community
• Your name is listed in the concert programmes,
The DSO is extremely thankful to our generous
on the DSO website and you are eligible for the
community of supporters underpinning our
priority booking period Thursday 20 May to
passion for making world class music. Our core
Saturday 22 May 2021.
funding is gratefully received from Creative NZ,
the DCC, Otago Community Trust and University Virtual Café Donors contribute a regular
of Otago while we work hard to secure funding automatic donation for the price of a coffee.
to support our innovative programmes and to
sustain our players. This year will be one of our Higher levels of investment in our core work are
most financially challenging years for a generation always welcome. Your gift can be tailored to
when the importance of music and the arts is support a specific programme or area of special
never more apparent than in its absence. We interest. Please contact (03) 477 5623 or email
are asking you to invest in the future of live us: development@dso.org.nz
performance, making music and enriching
people’s lives for another 130 years. (All donations over $5 are tax deductible)
The DSO Money Story
A snapshot of what it takes to run a world class professional Orchestra:
$80,000 Town Hall Concert
$6,000 DSO Academy
$50,000 Kings & Queens
Matinee Concert $10,000 Annual Concert Subscription
Brochure Printing & Mailout
$11,000 Town Hall hire
per concert $1,500 Orchestra
Masterclass with
$3,500 Kings & Queens
venue hire $1,500 mailout
DSO Newsletter
$13,000 Tours to Central
Otago Schools $600 Concert recording
$7,500 Music Score Hire per
year - Mozart Sinfonia $70 aflowers
beautiful bouquet of
for our Artist
Concertante $230Partnerships
Working together supporting our
performances, engaging audiences,
building deep connections to local
communities.
Musician Partnerships
• Enjoy a greater connection to a specific
musician and receive special benefits.
Principal Guest Conductor $3,500
• 20 complimentary tickets in any combination
for any of the 2021 Series concerts.
• Recognition of your individual investment
or business logo alongside Principal Guest
Conductor photo in the programme books. Options for your Organisation are varied for
• Priority booking privileges for special events. commercial opportunities or one-off events. We
can work closely with you to develop a mutually
Concert Master $2,500 beneficial partnership.
Principal Musician Chairs $1,350
Corporate Member Sponsorships $1,000
Second Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute,
• 10 complimentary tickets to be used in any
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Trumpet,
combination for any of 2021 Series concerts.
Trombone, Timpani and Percussion
• Recognition of your business in a montage
• 14 complimentary tickets in any combination
of sponsor logos in our series programmes,
for any of the 2021 Series concerts.
your logo on our website linked to your
• Business recognition through inclusion of company website.
logo/name under the sponsored player’s
• Priority booking privileges for special events.
photograph in the programme books, on the
Sponsorship page, and logo on our website Get in touch to explore options for a tailor-made
linked to your company website. package.
• Priority booking privileges for special events.
Programme Advertising is a great way to
communicate directly to a very discerning section
A Good Corporate Citizen enjoys Higher Profile, of the population – the DSO audiences.
Customer Loyalty, Staff and Client Engagement
while helping to secure long-term benefits to In-kind Donations provide a product or service
the DSO and the music loving community. as a mutually beneficial sponsorship and we
would love to explore the unique opportunities
Annual Concert Series Sponsorship Options available to your company.
Three International Series Concerts @ $6,000 /
Trusts and Foundations support our core
concert: Two Matinee Series I and 2 each
business and many innovative projects.
including an Afternoon and Evening concert
@ $3,000 / concert.
Brand awareness and Logo, Pre/Post Concert We would love to hear from you
publicity, VIP Guest Hosting Complimentary
Tickets, Exclusive Function Area, PR and Publicity. Contact Sandy McRae: development@dso.org.nzHanover Hall
From the start, Hanover Hall has enjoyed performance competitions, a book launch,
huge support from the community. festival events, as well as a wedding.
Contributors responded extremely generously Hanover Hall was officially opened by
to the DSO’s appeal for donations to enable it the Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern in
to undertake the fit-out of the church which November in 2018. Not only is it an excellent
had been so carefully restored by owners rehearsal home for the orchestra and the
Cally McWha and Lloyd Williams. That the Dunedin Youth Orchestra, as well as the main
community has taken to the refurbished venue for the Friends of the DSO, but the Hall is
building is clear to see by the extraordinary proving popular with the many organisations.
number and variety of organisations which
continue to hire the venue for their events: Thinking of hiring Hanover Hall?
theatre and theatre awards, brass bands, the Please contact us at office@dso.org.nz
youth orchestra and youth jazz band, choirs, or (03) 477 5623, or visit our website
barbershop groups, a variety of meetings, dso.org.nz/about-us/hanover-hall
dso.org.nz2021 Booking form (A)
Your name and address:
Name: Prof / Dr / Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms
Address:
Postcode:
Email:
Phone: (w) (h)
International Series STAGE
G1 G9
– Select your seat G2 G8 STAGE
Renewing 2020 subscribers: G3 G7
Would you like the same Town Hall seats as last year?
C1 C5
❏ Yes ❏ No
GC S1 S2 S3
New subscribers or 2020 subscribers who would C2 C3 C4
like to change their seats, please indicate with an X G4 G5 G6 S4 S5 S6
on the plans where you would like to sit in the Town Hall.
Golden
Circle Gallery Stalls
Circle
International Series tickets (price includes 3 concerts)
Number attending? Golden Circle Circle Gallery Stalls Total Cost
Adults $207 $154 $124 $92
Concession $207 $142 $102 $78
Student/Child $207 $142 $102 $35
International Series total:
Flexi-Tickets (any 3 different International or Matinee Series concerts)
Number attending? Series Total Total Cost
Adults / Concession / Student $100
Flexi-Ticket total:
Please turn over to complete the form > Sub-total:2021 Booking form (B)
Bring forward sub-total from the previous page: Sub-total:
Matinee Series STAGE
– Select your seat
KQ1 KQ2 KQ3
Renewing 2020 subscribers:
Would you like the same King’s and Queen’s seats as
last year? ❏ Yes ❏ No KQ4 KQ5 KQ6
New Matinee Series or renewing 2020 subscribers
who would like to change their seats, please indicate KQ7 KQ8 KQ9
with an X on the plan where you would like to sit in the
King’s and Queen’s Performing Arts Centre.
Matinee Series Tickets (price includes 2 concerts)
Please indicate whether you would like to attend the Saturday or the Sunday performances:
❏
Saturdays ❏ Sundays Number attending? Series Total Total Cost
Adults $70
Concession $62
Student / Child $26
Matinee Series total:
Donations to the Orchestra (Donations of $5 or more are tax deductible)
General Donation
Concertante Donation ($500 or more)
Total Payment:
❏
Please tick if you would like more information
about donating to the DSO
❏ Please tick if you wish to remain anonymous
Method of payment Card number:
❏ Direct credit
Date direct credit made:
Direct credit to 06 – 0901 – 0016368 – 00
(reference: SUB and subscriber’s name) Name on card:
❏ Mastercard or ❏ Visa
Expiry:
Signature:
Send your booking to us: Please detach and On-line booking form: Please note that you now
return the completed booking form to us by: have the option of completing this concert subscription
Post: Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, PO Box 5571, form on-line. For details please go to our website
Dunedin 9054 or email: office@dso.org.nz www.dso.org.nz
or phone us (03) 477 5623 Payment options are still as per the above.
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