AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET NATIONAL PROGRAM 2019
CONTENTS 4 Haydn Winkelman Sibelius 6 Moore Beethoven Brahms 8 Ives Westlake Debussy 15 ASQ+ Subscriptions 19 More in 2019 20 ASQ Festivals 30 Support the ASQ
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MUSIC | FUNDAMENTAL Music is a constant companion in times of change, and in 2019, we have more opportunities than ever before to share it freely. Creating intimate live performance experiences is at the heart of the Australian String Quartet (ASQ). In our 35th year, we are privileged to share these with a close community of music-lovers across the country through our National Season and ASQ Festivals. As we explore new ways of working, our ASQ+ Subscription recognises our vital community and invites you to help shape the ASQ of the future. We’re listening. Angelina Zucco Chief Executive Australian String Quartet
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AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET From our home base at the University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, we reach out across Australia and the world to engage people with an outstanding program of performances, workshops, commissions and education programs. Dedicated to musical excellence with a distinctly Australian flavour, we create unforgettable experiences for audiences worldwide. We are privileged to perform on a matched set of Guadagnini instruments. Hand crafted by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini between c.1743–1784 in Turin and Piacenza, Italy, these exquisite instruments were brought together through the vision of Ulrike Klein AO. The instruments are on loan to the ASQ for their exclusive use through the generosity of UKARIA.
Pictured L–R Dale Barltrop plays a 1784 Guadagnini Violin, Turin Sharon Grigoryan plays a c.1743 Guadagnini Violoncello, Piacenza, ‘Ngeringa’ Stephen King plays a 1783 Guadagnini Viola, Turin Francesca Hiew plays a 1748–49 Guadagnini Violin, Piacenza
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MORE FREQUENCIES | MORE FREQUENTLY Welcome to our 2019 national program. This year we venture across our beautiful country several times through our National Season tours, ASQ Festivals, Close Quarters concerts, collaborations and education programs. The centrepiece, our National Season, celebrates the much-loved quartets of Debussy, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn and Sibelius, explores the minds of left-of-centre thinkers Charles Ives and Helena Winkelman, and premieres new works by Australian composers Kate Moore and Nigel Westlake.
As an ASQ+ Subscriber, we welcome you into our new community, allowing you special access across our entire national program of music. You can read more about this from page 15. Thank you for supporting us in our mission to share music across Australia. Dale, Francesca, Stephen & Sharon
Whimsical spirit encounters aesthetic introspection in the first of our 2019 National Season concerts. Haydn’s admiration for the musicality of birds creates curious charm, contrasting the soulful reflections of Finland’s great Romantic artist, Jean Sibelius. Inspired by the new spirit of elegance and clarity defined with the term ‘galant,’ Haydn’s work is directed entirely towards the listener’s delight, allowing musical intuition to transcend the composer’s technique.
In contrast, Sibelius delves deep into his emotional life, surveying his feelings and fears in a tremendous assertion of personal strength. This quartet draws its force from a profound understanding of the intimacies of feeling, which only a string quartet can truly explore. The ASQ performs with guest cellist Timo-Veikko Valve while Sharon Grigoryan is on parental leave
HAYDN WINKELMAN SIBELIUS NATIONAL SEASON ONE
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Then Swiss violinist and composer Helena Winkelman pays her own wildly idiosyncratic tribute to Haydn and the birds that inspired him.
Haydn String Quartet op 33 no 3 The Bird
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Helena Winkelman Papa Haydn’s Parrot
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Sibelius String Quartet op 56 Voces Intimae Perth Wed 20 February, 7pm Adelaide Thu 21 February, 7pm Canberra Sun 24 February, 2pm Brisbane Mon 25 February, 7pm Melbourne Wed 27 February, 7pm Sydney Thu 28 February, 7pm
“ THE MORE I SEE... THE MORE IMPRESSED I BECOME” The Daily Telegraph
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“ THIS ENSEMBLE IS PLAYING BETTER THAN EVER” The Age
A young man brimming with confidence and sure of a bright future: this is Beethoven at the time of creating his first string quartets. His opus 18 no 4 is quicksilver in its variety of moods and characters, thoroughly conveying both technical mastery and compelling artistic personality. Seventy years later, Brahms displayed a devotion to chamber music that went against the spirit of his times. But like an artist who works in mezzotint rather
than forging grand canvasses, Brahms produced some of the most sublime and intimate creations that the world had ever heard. His first string quartet is the glorious flowering of his cultivated technique and searching artistry. These masterworks are complemented by a new piece by young Australian composer Kate Moore, also inspired by a fascination with the natural world.
MOORE BEETHOVEN BRAHMS
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Kate Moore String Quartet no 3* (Premiere Season) Beethoven String Quartet op 18 no 4 Brahms String Quartet op 51 no 1 Brisbane Tue 21 May, 7pm Sydney Thu 23 May, 7pm Canberra Sun 26 May, 2pm Melbourne Mon 27 May, 7pm Perth Tue 28 May, 7pm Adelaide Tue 11 June, 7pm * Commissioned by the Australian String Quartet
through the Australian String Quartet Richard Divall Australian Music Fund
The music of Charles Ives is made of pictures from a long-lost America, depicted with such vivid immediacy that they seem absolutely alive. Through the magic lantern of his musical imagery, this New England world appears like a nostalgic dream – white-painted churches in autumn forests filled with congregations joyously chanting hymns and spirituals. Not dissimilar to the exploration that Ives undertakes, Claude Debussy’s quest to
The vibrant colour and energy for which Nigel Westlake is renowned make his eagerly-awaited new work a splendid companion to Debussy and Ives.
IVES WESTLAKE DEBUSSY
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liberate sensuality led to a revolution in French musical identity. His string quartet replaces rigid thematic structures with a free flow of colours, motifs and gestures in the search for melodic rapture, realising his decadent dictum, ‘Pleasure is the Law.’
Ives String Quartet no 1 From the Salvation Army Nigel Westlake String Quartet no 3* (World Premiere) Debussy String Quartet op10 Sydney Wed 4 September, 7pm Canberra Sun 8 September, 2pm Adelaide Mon 9 September, 7pm Brisbane Tue 17 September, 7pm Perth Wed 18 September, 7pm Melbourne Fri 20 September, 7pm * Commissioned by the Australian String Quartet with generous support from Carl Wood, and Don and Veronica Aldridge
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“ ...AN ENSEMBLE OF GREAT UNANIMITY AND FINESSE” Australian Stage
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AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET DALE BARLTROP – VIOLIN
SHARON GRIGORYAN – CELLO
Dale has performed as a chamber and orchestral musician across the globe. In addition to his position with the ASQ, he serves as Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and has been Concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Principal Second Violin of the St Paul Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared as soloist and director with all three orchestras.
Before joining the ASQ, Sharon held a position with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and was a regular participant in its Chamber Players series. She was a core member of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and a founding member of the Hopkins String Quartet. In 2011 Sharon spent a year on a scholarship in Berlin studying with Professor Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt and Nicolas Altstaedt. She has performed with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Spira Mirabilis Chamber Orchestra.
Hailing from Brisbane, Dale made his solo debut with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15 and was Concertmaster of the Queensland and Australian Youth Orchestras. He then moved to the USA to attend the University of Maryland and later the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with William Preucil, Gerald Fischbach and members of the Guarneri and Cavani Quartets.
In 2009 Sharon formed the Hopkins String Quartet and was accepted into the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Emerging Artists program. She has since toured extensively with the ACO. Sharon studied at the University of Melbourne and the Australian National Academy of Music.
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STEPHEN KING – VIOLA
FRANCESCA HIEW – VIOLIN
Stephen holds a Doctorate in Chamber Music from the University of Maryland, USA. In America, he worked closely with the Emerson and Guarneri Quartets, was violist of the Coolidge String Quartet in Washington DC, and was Associate Principal Viola of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and member of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Francesca was a member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra before joining the ASQ in 2016. She was also a founding member of the Auric Quartet and performed as a soloist with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. Francesca is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium and the Australian National Academy of Music. During her studies she completed a fellowship, and won the chamber music competitions of both institutions, twice.
Stephen returned to Australia in 2003 to join the Australian Chamber Orchestra, where he played a major role in creating the emerging artists program and what has become the ACO Collective. Stephen’s teachers have included Elizabeth Morgan, James Dunham, Kathy Murdock and Michael Tree. He now teaches at the University of Adelaide and regularly tutors at the Australian Youth Orchestra National Music Camp.
Francesca began learning the violin aged four at the Stoliarsky School of Music in Brisbane. At the age of nine, she travelled as a soloist with the school to the USA, performing for Paul Kantor, Kurt Sassmanshaus and the late Dorothy DeLay of the Juilliard School in New York.
TIMO-VEIKKO VALVE, CELLO Timo-Veikko “Tipi” Valve is known as one of the most versatile musicians of his generation. He performs as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral leader on both modern and period instruments. Valve works closely with a number of composers and has commissioned new works for the instrument, most recently premiering concertos by Eero Hämeenniemi and Olli Mustonen. In 2006, Valve was appointed Principal Cello of the Australian Chamber Orchestra with whom he frequently appears as a soloist. Valve is a founding member of Jousia Ensemble and Jousia Quartet. Valve plays a Brothers Amati cello from 1616, kindly on loan from the ACO Instrument fund.
GUEST ARTISTS Timo-Veikko Valve performs courtesy of the Australian Chamber Orchestra
PHOTO: JUSSI SIPPOLA
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KATE MOORE, COMPOSER
NIGEL WESTLAKE, COMPOSER
Active on the international scene, composer Kate Moore (b.1979) creates sound installations and sculptures as well as works for orchestra, ensembles and soloists.
Nigel Westlake’s career, spanning four decades, began as a clarinettist. He started composing from 1980 for radio, theatre, circus, TV and film. He has received many awards including two Arias,15 APRA awards, the Paul Lowin Orchestral Prize, and Gold Medal for “Best Original Music” at the New York International Radio Festival.
Her works are performed by The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, ASKO Schoenberg and Bang on a Can among others, in venues including The Concertgebouw and Carnegie Hall, and released on labels including ECM. In 2017 she was the recipient of the prestigious Matthijs Vermeulen Prize, an APRA Art Music Fund commission and has been shortlisted for the international rostrum of composers.
Westlake holds an honorary Doctorate in Music, awarded by the University of New South Wales in 2012 and has conducted all the major symphony orchestras in Australia. In 2016 he made his USA conducting debut at the Lincoln Centre with the New York Philharmonic.
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TOUR ONE HAYDN WINKELMAN SIBELIUS
TOUR THREE IVES WESTLAKE DEBUSSY
Haydn String Quartet op 33 no 3 The Bird Helena Winkelman Papa Haydn’s Parrot Sibelius String Quartet op 56 Voces Intimae
Ives String Quartet no 1 From the Salvation Army Nigel Westlake String Quartet no 3 (World Premiere) Debussy String Quartet op 10
TOUR TWO MOORE BEETHOVEN BRAHMS Kate Moore String Quartet no 3 (Premiere Season) Beethoven String Quartet op 18 no 4 Brahms String Quartet op 51 no 1
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SEASON OVERVIEW VENUES AND DATES Adelaide Adelaide Town Hall, 7pm Thu 21 February Tue 11 June Mon 9 September
Melbourne Melbourne Recital Centre, 7pm Wed 27 February Mon 27 May Fri 20 September
Brisbane Conservatorium Theatre South Bank, 7pm Mon 25 February Tue 21 May Tue 17 September
Perth Government House Ballroom, 7pm Wed 20 February Tue 28 May Wed 18 September
Canberra Gandel Hall National Gallery of Australia, 2pm Sun 24 February Sun 26 May Sun 8 September
Sydney City Recital Hall, 7pm Thu 28 February Thu 23 May Wed 4 September
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Looking beyond our National Season, we invite you to share in an exciting range of music experiences across the whole year. We’re delighted to be collaborating with acclaimed singer-songwriter Katie Noonan to record and perform a program of works by ten Australian composers, based on the distinctive Australian poetry of Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
MORE IN 2019
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Our annual ASQ Festivals, Margaret River Weekend of Music and Dunkeld Festival of Music will feature the artistry of special guest musicians Li-Wei Qin (cello) and Konstantin Shamray (piano), and the launch of our first international weekend of music will extend the ASQ's reach to New Zealand’s breathtaking Central Otago region. At our home in South Australia, we continue our work as Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music with projects such as our annual ASQ Day at Elder. Mornings at UKARIA will continue to bring the sounds of the string quartet to the beautiful landscape of the Adelaide Hills, and a collaboration with didgeridoo master William Barton will celebrate NAIDOC Week at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Read on for more information and keep up to date as we announce new projects at asq.com.au
PHOTO: SHANE REID
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ASQ FESTIVALS DUNKELD FESTIVAL OF MUSIC – VICTORIA Tranquility and calm in the Southern Grampians of Victoria The divine music of Schubert, Brahms, Bartók, Shostakovich, Kodály and a world premiere by Kate Moore will pulse through Victoria’s Southern Grampians across these effervescent three-day festivals. With intimate concerts in the charming Mt Sturgeon Woolshed and Myers’ Library, and the warm hospitality of the iconic Royal Mail Hotel, tickets to this festival are in high demand. Dunkeld is a truly magical regional environment within the Southern Grampians and lends a unique charm to this sought-after highlight of the ASQ's touring calendar.
Guest artists Li-Wei Qin, cello* Konstantin Shamray, piano * The ASQ performs with guest cellist Li-Wei Qin while Sharon Grigoryan is on parental leave
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Fri 5 — Sun 7 April Sun 7 — Tue 9 April More information at asq.com.au or telephone 1800 040 444
“ A MOST MEMORABLE WEEKEND. ONE COULD ONLY WANT TO RETURN AGAIN AND AGAIN” Jahn Buhrman, festival guest
GUEST ARTISTS We are thrilled to be bringing two amazing guest artists along to our Dunkeld and Margaret River festivals in 2019. Li-Wei Qin, an exclusive Universal Music China Artist, has appeared all over the world as a soloist and as a chamber musician. During the 2017/2018 season, he made his debut with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra. He also appeared with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as well as the China National Symphony Orchestra. Other engagements included a return to the Finnish Radio Orchestra, West Australian and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, China Philharmonic and Auckland Philharmonic Orchestras.
Pianist Konstantin Shamray burst onto the Australian music scene in August 2008 as Winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition, taking out both the First, and Peoples’ Choice Prizes. He has since won prizes at the Klavier Olympiade and Kissinger Sommer Festival, Germany. Between his demanding international concert tours, Shamray is currently completing his PhD studies at the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music. Pictured L–R Li-Wei Qin and Konstantin Shamray
PHOTO: DONG WANG
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“ CHARISMATIC, GENEROUS AND COMMITTED.” The Guardian
“ FEARLESS AND SPARKLING” The Adelaide Review
MARGARET RIVER WEEKEND OF MUSIC – WESTERN AUSTRALIA An exclusive weekend celebrating fine music, food and wine Picture a trail through ancient eucalypt forests, past pristine surf beaches and the promises offered in hectares of vines leading to your next cellar door. Awaiting you are intimate performances with the ASQ, exceptional guest artists and indulgent gourmet experiences. Savour the best of the spectacular Western Australian wine region with unforgettable adventures at Voyager Estate, Vasse Felix, Cape Mentelle and Leeuwin Estate. With matched food and wine from the region’s finest wineries, enjoy a feast for the senses as the ASQ,
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ASQ FESTIVALS
along with guest artists Li-Wei Qin and Konstantin Shamray present an exhilarating program of chamber music. Guest artists Li-Wei Qin, cello* Konstantin Shamray, piano * The ASQ performs with guest cellist Li-Wei Qin while Sharon Grigoryan is on parental leave
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Fri 12 — Sun 14 April More information at asq.com.au or telephone 1800 040 444
“ WHAT BEAUTIFUL VARIED REPERTOIRE, WHAT A SETTING, WHAT FOOD AND WINE!” Alan R. Dodge AM, festival guest
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NEW ZEALAND WEEKEND OF MUSIC – BRAND-NEW EVENT Queenstown & Arrowtown, Central Otago For the very first time, the ASQ travels across the Tasman to host a brand-new festival in the spectacular Central Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island. For three decadent days, celebrate chamber music accompanied by the region’s finest food and wine amidst unparalleled landscapes. Our festival program will tour you through Queenstown and Arrowtown with three intimate recitals at The Lodge at The Hills,
“ THIS WILL BE AN OCCASION TO REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE“ Gary Tilsley, ASQ supporter
Thomas Brown Gallery and St Peter’s Anglican Church, with enough time in between to experience everything the region has to offer. Join us for a wonderful weekend away and bask in some of life’s finest delights.
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Fri 25 — Sun 27 October More information at asq.com.au or telephone 1800 040 444
WORLD PREMIERE AUSTRALIAN TOUR The Glad Tomorrow brings together the searing poetry of Oodgeroo Noonuccal, ten Australian composers, Katie Noonan’s unmistakable voice and musicality, and the mastery of the Australian String Quartet. Setting Noonuccal’s uniquely Australian poetry to music, Katie Noonan has commissioned ten stellar Australian composers to create a captivating song cycle. Touring the country in 2019, experience brand new Australian works composed by Carl Vine, Elena Kats-Chernin, Richard Tognetti, Iain Grandage, David Hirschfelder as well as some of Queensland’s finest composers Thomas Green, Robert Davidson,
KATIE NOONAN WITH THE ASQ THE GLAD TOMORROW
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Connor D’Netto, William Barton and Noonan herself, premiered by Katie Noonan and the ASQ. For more than 20 years, Katie Noonan has been one of Australia’s most revered musical talents. A mother, singer, songwriter, producer, pianist, artistic director and fierce champion of the arts, Noonan’s career has seen her win five ARIA Awards, go seven times platinum, release over a dozen studio albums and be named one of the greatest Australian singers of all time by the Herald Sun.
DON’T MISS THIS WORLD PREMIERE SEASON IN 2019
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30 October —10 November 2019 More information at asq.com.au or telephone 1800 040 444
PHOTO: CYBELE MALINOWSKI
Live Music Up Close Touring Nationally Find out more online at asq.com.au
A FEAST FOR EVERY SENSE Drive through the glorious Adelaide Hills, following the fresh scent of eucalyptus and pine. You’ll meander up a dirt road and watch the bush blend into vineyards before entering the natural gallery of UKARIA Cultural Centre’s front garden. Treat yourself to a delightful Devonshire Tea, with oven-warm scones as fresh as the day. Then, stroll into UKARIA’s concert hall for a morning of exquisite quartet music set against a live montage of the maturing day before your eyes.
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Fri 22 February,11am Fri 17 May,11am Fri 13 September, 11am Fri 13 December, 11am On sale from 3 November 2018 More information at asq.com.au or telephone 1800 040 444
The ASQ continues its strong connection with UKARIA in 2019 with this series of intimate morning concerts, featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius, Debussy and more.
MORNINGS AT UKARIA
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EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS NURTURING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MUSICIANS & MUSIC LOVERS Spending intensive days with students and ensembles across the country, the ASQ’s masterclass and workshop programs culminate in inspiring public performances showcasing local talent and providing enriching experiences for students and their families. 2019 sees Dale, Francesca, Stephen and Sharon dedicate their time and expertise in multi-day programs at schools and universities in cities and regional centres, focusing not just on instrumental technique but ensemble playing, communicating, listening and performing.
As Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Adelaide, a centrepiece of 2019 is the Quartet’s popular ASQ Day at Elder, an intensive holiday workshop for secondary school-aged musicians, finishing with a combined performance at the University’s Elder Hall, a true once-in-a-lifetime experience. More information at asq.com.au
“ THANK YOU SO MUCH... IT WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!” Caleb, student
QUARTET & COUNTRY A vision, shared across the missions of three Australian institutions, spawned a project whose determination could ripple through generations. The Port Fairy Spring Music Festival and its Artistic Director, composer Iain Grandage, UKARIA and the ASQ, joined forces with a bold plan to couple Western Art Music with the traditional Songlines of Australia. The resulting three-year project Quartet & Country materialised in the form of a series of brand new commissions for string quartet and voice. Interweaving connection to country, family, history and modernity, artists William Barton, Lou Bennett, Deborah Cheetham AO,
Djakapurra Munyarryun, Stephen Pigram and Ursula Yovich created works in residency at UKARIA, facilitated by Grandage. The pieces were premiered by the ASQ at the annual Port Fairy Spring Music Festival and are in the process of being recorded for posterity. The creation phase of this project now complete; the six works live on in perpetuity. Already, Barton’s work Square Circles Beneath the Red Desert Sand is slated for a new virtual reality project in collaboration with the ASQ, Jumpgate VR and Closer Productions, and repeat performances are scheduled across the country with dates to be announced. More information at asq.com.au
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We are setting our sights high as we look to the future. We aspire to captivate new audiences, broaden our channels of connection, deepen our commitment to regional audiences, deliver more programs and inspire and engage the next generation of audiences and musicians. As champions of Australian music, we are also passionately committed to showcasing more work by our country’s very own music makers.
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OUR SUPPORTERS We sincerely thank the following donors for their ongoing support, along with the many donors whose contributions are less than $10,000*, or remain anonymous. Principals ($50,001+)* Mr Philip Bacon Nicholas Callinan AO & Libby Callinan Clitheroe Foundation Richard Harvey AM & the late Tess Harvey Lyndsey & Peter Hawkins Andrew Johnston Klein Family Foundation The Stuart Leslie Foundation Macquarie Group Foundation Mrs Diana McLaurin PM Menz Allan J Myers AC & Maria J Myers AC The Ian Potter Foundation Thyne Reid Foundation Wright Burt Foundation Anonymous (2)
Champions ($25,001 – 50,000)* Janet & Michael Hayes Hunt Family Foundation Lang Foundation Joan Lyons David McKee AO & Pam McKee Peter & Pamela McKee Brenda Shanahan Charitable Foundation Guardians ($10,001 – $25,000)* Don & Veronica Aldridge John & Mary Barlow John & Libby Clayton Angela Flannery Kay Freedman & the late Ian Wallace Neil & June Jens Glenda & Greg Lewin AM MG Prichard & BE Panizza Lady Potter AC Susan M Renouf Robert Salzer Foundation Nigel Steele Scott Anonymous(3) *Cumulative donations made from 2013 onwards
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