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Q PA C a n d Q S O P r e s e n t
an
Orchestra
9 APR 2022
CONCE RT HAL L , Q PAC
CONTENTS
WELCOME 1
WHO SITS WHERE 2
LISTENING HIGHLIGHTS 4
COMING UP 9
WELCOME
Hello, my name is Charlotte and this morning you’ll see me sitting with my friends in the
viola section of Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
I'm so happy you've come to our concert, which is being presented in partnership with the
Queensland Performing Arts Centre. The first thing I’d like you to do today is to look up
and all around you. Is this the biggest room you’ve ever been in? This is QPAC's Concert
Hall and we’re going to fill it with music!
An orchestra is like an enormous family, and when we play our instruments together we
go on the most beautiful and exciting adventures. Would you like to come with us? If you
listen carefully we’ll take you flying through the sky on a broomstick and you might feel
the air whooshing past you, just like Harry Potter. Then, we’ll take a very slow walk with
my friend ‘The Elephant’ in the Carnival of the Animals. Together, we can tip-toe through
a gloomy cave and go In the Hall of the Mountain King, who might try to chase us away.
We may even come across a Baby Shark if we can reach the ocean!
I still remember the first time I heard an orchestra - it was magical, and my adventures
have continued ever since. I hope you have a brilliant time with us today and that your
imagination runs wild!
Charlotte Burbrook de Vere
Viola
IN THIS CONCERT
Conductor Peter Luff Host Vivienne Collier-Vickers
PROGRAM
Dukas Fanfare to precede La Péri3’
Williams 'Voldemort', 'Nimbus 2000', and 'Hedwig's Flight' 6’
from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Rose Holiday for Strings (arr. Tycho) 3’
Saint-Saëns Elephant from Carnival of the Animals (arr. Gail Aitken)2’
O'Boyle Sanpshot Concertos: Curly Bits 1’
Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 3’
Anderson Bugler's Holiday3’
Kabalevsky Galop from The Comedians, Op.26 3’
Montgomery Mdadumba2’
Traditional Baby Shark (Arranged by Wayne Brennan) 2’
Rossini Overture to William Tell2’
Queensland Symphony Orchestra and QPAC acknowledge the traditional custodians of Australia.
We acknowledge the cultural diversity of Elders, both past and recent, and the significant contributions
that Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples have made to Queensland and Australia.
To ensure an enjoyable concert experience for everyone, parents please remember to turn off your mobile phones
and all other electronic devices. Kids - if you have any questions, whisper to your adult.
PROGRAM | SOUNDS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA 1
WHO SITS WHERE
PERCUSSION TIMPANI
FRENCH HORN TRUMPET TROMBONE TUBA
CLARINET BASSOON
FLUTE OBOE
HARP
PIANO
DOUBLE BASS
VIOLIN 2 CELLO
VIOLIN 1 1
VIOLIN VIOLA
CONDUCTOR
Orchestras sit in sections based on types of instruments. There are four main sections
in the symphony orchestra (strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion) and sometimes
a keyboard section.
STRINGS BRASS
These instruments produce sound by bowing or Brass players create sound by vibrating their
plucking stretched strings. lips. When this vibration is pushed through large
First / Second Violin brass tubes, it can create significant noise.
Viola French Horn
Cello Trumpet
Double Bass Trombone / Bass Trombone
Harp Tuba
WOODWIND PERCUSSION
Wind instruments produce sound by being These instruments create sound by being
blown into. struck or shaken. Some instruments just make
Flute / Piccolo a sound; others play particular pitches.
Clarinet / E-flat Clarinet / Bass Clarinet Timpani, Bass drum, Snare drum, Cymbals,
Oboe / Cor Anglais Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Vibraphone,
Bassoon / Contrabassoon Tam-tam, Triangle, Sleigh Bells.
KEYBOARD
Keyboard instruments are played by pressing keys.
Piano
Celeste
2 PROGRAM | SOUNDS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA
WHO'S ON STAGE TODAY
Find out who's on stage today,
scan the QR code below.
Pictured: Claire Ramuscak PROGRAM | SOUNDS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA 3
LISTENING HIGHLIGHTS
Before we get started with today’s performance, get to know some of the music you’re
about to hear on stage.
'Voldemort', 'Nimbus 2000', and Hedwig's Flight'
from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
John Williams
John Williams only wrote the music for three of the eight Harry Potter films, but his
music so captures the feeling of J.K. Rowling’s magical world that they are the tunes that
everyone thinks of when they picture of the boy wizard and his friends.
For 'Voldemort', John William chose three bassoons to represent the mysterious and evil
character of he-who-must-not-be-named. See if you can spot the contrabassoon - the
biggest of the woodwind instruments. It has a very deep sound, and provides the bass
part for this trio.
In ‘Nimbus 2000’ you will hear the
woodwind section make leaps and bounds
as they mimic the sounds of a broomstick
whooshing through the air. Listen as the
flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons
depict the excitement of Harry receiving
his ‘Nimbus 2000’ and the thrill of the
Quidditch match.
For ‘Hedwig’s Flight’ you will hear the mysterious celeste
playing the theme we think of when someone says
‘Harry Potter'! At first it's a delicate sound, like a feather
floating in the air. Then as the wind picks it up, the other
instruments join in to help paint the picture of Hedwig,
the snowy owl, flying across a night sky. Listen out for
the noble sounding French horns that voice the iconic
theme. As the music builds, can you hear bells tinkling in
amongst the swell of the orchestra?
DID YOU KNOW?
A celeste is similar
to a piano (another
name for it is a bell-
piano because of
the sound it makes).
Can you hear it?
4 PROGRAM | SOUNDS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA'Elephant' from Carnival of the Animals
Camille Saint-Saëns
The composer of this music loved animals so much he wrote a collection of pieces
depicting lots of different creatures from hens and roosters to fish and even kangaroos!
The piece you will hear today is about a lumbering elephant. As the music plays, can
you imagine a big heavy elephant walking around?
In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
Suite No.1
Edvard Grieg
In the Hall of the Mountain King transports us into a fantastical cave where monsters reign.
The tension builds from the opening moments,
tiptoeing extra quietly before gaining speed
and volume. A band of trolls have captured the
character, Peer Gynt, in the cavernous hall with
plans to roast him on a spit! As forceful music
hurtles us towards an uproarious finale, Peer
escapes – and the trolls go without their dinner.
Adapted from notes by Stephanie Eslake
Overture from William Tell
Gioachino Rossini
Have you heard this one before? Chances are you have! From Looney Tunes and Bugs Bunny
to Mickey Mouse, this piece of music has been used everywhere. This piece of music was most
famously used in an old cowboy TV show called 'The Lone Ranger'. As the music begins we
are heralded by trumpets. The music picks up speed and other instruments join in (hear the
flutes, violins and timpani), imagine soldiers on galloping horses. Faster and faster they go as
the music gets louder. Finally there's a crash and a final burst from the brass instruments.
Baby Shark Watch Baby Shark again.
Arranged by Wayne Brennan, Scan the QR code.
Section Principal Second Violin
There’s a fun story behind this one. During lockdown
in 2020, one of our violinists Wayne Brennan took
the catchy tune and arranged it for the entire
orchestra to play! Our musicians then filmed
themselves performing and singing it at home and
we shared the video on YouTube (with a few fun
shark themed outfits too). We know it will be stuck
in your head for hours!
PROGRAM | SOUNDS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA 56 PROGRAM | SOUNDS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA Pictured: Tim Corkeron
BOARD OF DIRECTORS QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
Rod Pilbeam Deputy Chair
Valmay Hill Executive Director PO Box 3567, South Bank, Queensland 4101
Mary Jane Bellotti T: (07) 3840 7444 W: qpac.com.au
Emma Covacevich CHAIR
Tony Denholder Professor Peter Coaldrake AO
Tony Keane
John Keep DEPUTY CHAIR
Leigh Tabrett PSM
MANAGEMENT
Ros Atkinson Executive Assistant to Chief TRUST MEMBERS
Executive and Board Chair Dr Sally Pitkin AO
Rodolphe Deus Chief Financial Officer Dare Power
Amy Herbohn Financial Controller Georgina Richters
Bernadette Fernando Finance Coordinator Susan Rix AM
Louise Smith Payroll Officer Leanne de Souza
Lisa Meyers Director – People and Culture EXECUTIVE STAFF
Madeline Gibbs Coordinator – HR and WHS John Kotzas AM Chief Executive:
Timothy Matthies Director - Artistic Planning Jackie Branch Executive Director – Stakeholder
Elaine Seeto Producer - Artistic Planning Engagement Strategy
Murray Walker Producer - Artistic Planning Jono Perry Executive Director - Curatorial
Kristian Scott Administrator - Artistic Planning Roxanne Hopkins Executive Director – Visitation
Judy Wood Manager – Community and Bill Jessop Executive Director –
Education Venue Infrastructure and
Production Services
Peter Laughton Director – Performance Services
Kieron Roost Executive Director –
Murray Free Orchestra Manager
Business Performance
Anika Vilée Performance Services (Scheduling)
Vince Scuderi Production Manager ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Ben Shaw Production Coordinator The Queensland Performing Arts Trust is a statutory
Nadia Myers Orchestra Librarian body of the State of Queensland and is partially
Ruby Cooper Library Coordinator funded by the Queensland Government.
Toni Palmer Director - Development The Honourable Leeanne Enoch MP: Minister for
Belinda Edhouse Manager - Relationships Communities and Housing, Minister for Digital
Fiona Gosschalk Manager - Development Economy and Minister for the Arts
Gabrielle Booth Coordinator – Relationships Director-General, Department of Communities and
Tess Poplawski Coordinator – Experiences Housing and Digital Economy: Ms Clare O’Connor.
Matthew Hodge Director - Sales and Marketing
QPAC respectfully acknowledges the Traditional
Renée Jones Manager - Marketing
Owners of the Lands across Queensland and pays
Rachel Churchland Coordinator - Public Relations
respect to their ancestors who came before them and
and Digital Marketing
to Elders past, present and emerging.
Samuel Muller Digital Content Specialist
Michael Hyde Senior Manager - Sales Patrons are advised that the Performing Arts Centre
Liz Thomas Manager - Ticketing Services has EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES, a FIRE
Tatiana Anikieff Ticketing Services Officer ALARM system and EXIT passageways. In case of an
Cara Daily Ticketing Services Officer alert, patrons should remain calm, look for the closest
V Jowsey Ticketing Services Officer EXIT sign in GREEN, listen to and comply with directions
Allie Renzetti Ticketing Services Officer given by the inhouse trained attendants and move in an
orderly fashion to the open spaces outside the Centre.
PROGRAM | SOUNDS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA 78 PROGRAM | SOUNDS LIKE AN ORCHESTRA Pictured: Lauren Manuel
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