2016 AWO.O RG . AU
Welcome to Adelaide Wind Orchestra’s 2016 Season.
It is a period of transition for our organisation as we say goodbye to our Conductor and Artistic Director from day one, Peter Handsworth. Under Peter’s leadership, we have established ourselves as one of the foremost ensembles of our type in Australia and this legacy is one that we aim to build on, going forward. 2016 spans the whole spectrum of repertoire available to the modern wind ensemble, from the first true masterwork for small wind ensemble G R A N PA RT I TA to the World, Australian, and Adelaide Premieres of a number of works written in the last five years. The year begins with the epic showmanship of DAV I D P O L A I N , returning for AWO P L AYS J O H N W I L LI A M S! , who we are delighted to invite back once again. B RYA N G R I F FI T H S joins us for a concert of entirely AU S T R A LI A N S TO R I E S by Australians, and we present a program of magical FA B L E S in musical form to delight everybody’s inner child. Since Percy Grainger, there has not been a great deal of love for the wind ensemble outside of the military band setting in Australia until now. One such example of that upsurge in activity is the establishment of world-renowned wind ensemble conductor, D R J O H N LY N C H in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music – who has quickly moved to commission and champion new Australian works whilst training a new generation of wind conductors. We are delighted to have him conduct us at the tail-end of our 2016 season in a concert that really embodies what our whole season is about – our ambitions for the modern wind ensemble to be taken seriously as a medium for expression in contemporary art music. BEN BERSTEN
Secretary
A D E L A I D E F RI N G E
AWO PL AYS JO H N WILLIAM S! Concordia College Chapel 7:30pm Saturday 5 March 6:30pm Sunday 6 March CHAMBER
G R AN PARTITA Flinders Street Baptist Church 2:00pm Saturday 9 April M A S T E RWO R K S 1
FAB LES Concordia College Chapel 8:00pm Saturday 21 May M A S T E RWO R K S 2
AUSTR ALIAN STO RIES Concordia College Chapel 8:00pm Saturday 9 July M A S T E RWO R K S 3
S PIRITUS Elder Hall 8:00pm Saturday 1 October M A S T E RWO R K S 4
HO PES AN D D RE AM S Elder Hall 8:00pm Saturday 5 November
FRI N G E
CONCORDIA COLLEGE CHAPEL
AWO PL AYS
JOHN WILLIAMS!
F LI N D E R S S T R E E T BA P T I S T C H U R C H
GR AN PARTITA
DAV I D P O L A I N C O N D U C T S T H E A D E L A I D E W I N D O R C H E S T R A
ADELAIDE WIND ORCHESTR A ENSEMBLE
Star Wars. The Mummy. Star Trek. Indiana Jones. The Incredibles.
‘Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing. It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God.’
J O H N W I L LI A M S and a cast of other legendary composers have written the soundtrack to our lives through their epic film music. For one weekend only, immerse yourself in the music from your favourite movies and more – conducted by acclaimed local conductor and self-confessed film geek DAV I D P O L A I N .
The gorgeous chamber acoustic at Flinders Street Baptist Church will be the divine setting for Harmoniemusik’s flagship work – M OZ A RT ’ S Gran Partita – alongside other chamber works which show the broad colour palate and versatility of the small wind ensemble.
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S A LI E R I , referring to Mozart’s Gran Partita, in Amadeus (1984)
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M A S T E RWO R K S 1
CONCORDIA COLLEGE CHAPEL
CONCORDIA COLLEGE CHAPEL
AUSTR ALIAN
FABLES
STORIES
M USIC ABO UT AUS TR ALIA BY AUS TR ALIAN S
THE ADELAIDE WIND ORCHESTRA PLAYS PAUL DUKAS: JULIE GIROUX: CHEN YI: JESS LANGSTON-TURNER:
B RYA N G R I F F I T H S C O N D U C T S T H E A D E L A I D E W I N D O R C H E S T R A
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice A Symphony of Fables AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Dragon Rhyme SA PREMIERE Rumpelstilzchen AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
NIGEL BUTTERLEY: NATALIE WILLIAMS: DAVID JOHN LANG: PERCY GRAINGER: MATTHEW HINDSON:
Pentad SA PREMIERE Pendulum SA PREMIERE Going on a Lion Hunt WORLD PREMIERE Colonial Song Requiem for a City SA PREMIERE
Founding conductor of Adelaide Youth Wind Orchestra Bryan Griffiths joins us as we explore new and old Australian music.
The magical stories of The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Aesop come to life. Rumpelstilzchen, Pied Piper of Hamelin, Ugly Duckling, Tortoise and the Hare, Lion and the Mouse, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (featured in Disney’s Fantasia) and the Three Billy Goats Gruff – all feature in this majestical concert experience as we bring your childhood fables to life through music.
M AT T H E W H I N D S O N ’ S latest work, Requiem for a City, explores the demise of Sydney’s nightlife under new lockout laws. DAV I D J O H N L A N G ’ S newest work gets its World Premiere, alongside P E RC Y G R A I N G E R ’ S masterwork for winds, Colonial Song. Rounding out the program is B RYA N G R I F FIT H ’ S revived edition of N I G E L B U T T E R L E Y ’ S Pentad, essentially giving it a new premiere.
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ELDER HALL
SPIRITUS DAVID POLAIN CONDUCTS THE ADELAIDE WIND ORCHESTRA KATHRYN SALFELDER: WARREN BENSON: DAVID MASLANKA: STEPHEN MELILLO: MORTEN LAURIDSEN: DAVID LANG:
ELDER HALL
HOPES AND DREAMS JOHN LYNCH CONDUCTS THE ADELAIDE WIND ORCHESTRA
Cathedrals AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE The Leaves are Falling Marimba Concerto
Through the Looking Glass SA PREMIERE Emblems ALEXANDER ARUTIUNIAN: Trumpet Concerto SOLOIST: OWEN MORRIS, ASO PRINCIPAL TRUMPET KATIA BEAUGEAIS: First Light at Uluru SA PREMIERE ANDREW BOSS: Tetelestai SA PREMIERE JESS LANGSTON TURNER: AARON COPLAND:
SOLOIST: ANDREW PENROSE | AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Time to take back the Knights! O Magnum Mysterium Surprised by Joy
One of the world’s foremost wind conductors, Dr John Lynch, takes Adelaide Wind Orchestra for the first time in a celebration of our fourth year.
Celebrate joyful music inspired by all kinds of spiritualism. Chant, worship, meditation, rituals, and great religious architecture are inspirations for this diverse program taking us from the cinematic textures of STE PH E N M E LILLO to the divine hymnal O Magnum Mysterium. DAVID PO L AIN leads this diverse program that explores spiritual music from a secular perspective as AN D RE W PE N ROS E joins us as soloist on DAVID MA S L AN K A’ S virtuosic Marimba Concerto, a Bach-inspired fantasy and Australian Premiere. DAVID JOHN LANG’S Surprised by Joy closes the program in a celebration of true joy.
From the local inspiration of the First Light at Uluru to the American dream portrayed in A A RO N CO P L A N D ’ S Emblems, this program explores our deepest ambitions and fantasies. Recent Sydney Conservatorium of Music graduate and newly appointed Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Principal Trumpet, OW E N M O R R I S , joins us in performing A L E X A N D E R A R U T I U N I A N ’ S engaging and idiomatic Trumpet Concerto.
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VENUES CO N CO R D IA CO LLE G E C H A PE L 45 Cheltenham Street, Highgate
Concordia College Chapel offers an intimate, amphitheatre-style performance space, with high-quality acoustics, and excellent views of the orchestra from any vantage point.
CO N TAC T
Nearby street parking is free and convenient, with disabled parking available on-site, and easy access for wheelchairs.
BEN BERSTEN
Secretary Adelaide Wind Orchestra benbersten@awo.org.au 0421 270 023
FLI N D E R S S T R E E T BA P TI S T C H U RC H 65 Flinders Street, Adelaide
awo.org.au
E LD E R H A LL North Terrace, The University of Adelaide
Elder Hall is consistently rated as one of Australia’s favourite concert venues. Its outstanding acoustics provide a lovely, burnished listening experience which brings concert music to life. Parking is available within the grounds of the University of Adelaide, or within easy walking distance in nearby streets and carparks. Wheelchair access is provided via a lift at the eastern entrance of the hall.
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Located just east of Gawler Place on the southern side of Flinders Street in the Adelaide CBD, the Flinders Street Baptist Church is home to the Tuesday on Flinders concert series and is wellknown as one of Adelaide’s premier chamber music venues. A heritage listed building opened in 1863, the venue retains its simple dignity and provides the intimacy and warmth which make it highly suitable to small ensemble classical music.
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2016 AWO.O RG . AU