Symphony in a Day 2019 Concert Program

Ode to Joy

SYMPHONY IN A DAY 14 JUNE 2019

Artists Melbourne Symphony Orchestra side-by-side with community orchestral musicians Benjamin Northey conductor Emily Swanson soprano Carolyn Baker mezzo-soprano Asher Reichman tenor Robert Latham bass Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus side-by-side with community singers Warren Trevelyan-Jones chorus master

Program BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9: 4th movement ‘Ode to Joy’

Running time: Approximately one hour with no interval Assistive hearing: A hearing system is available from Arts Centre Melbourne ushers, providing coverage to all seats via headphones or neck-loops.

In consideration of your fellow patrons, the MSO thanks you for silencing and dimming the light on your phone.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we perform – The Kulin Nation – and would like to pay our respects to their Elders and Community both past and present.

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About Symphony in a Day The MSO is committed to providing innovative, dynamic and fun ways to engage with music makers and music lovers of all ages. Our musicians and chorus members delight in sharing their artistry and talent through unique, shared experiences.

Supported by Crown Resorts Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation, Symphony in a Day is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic community musicians to rehearse and perform side-by-side with the professional musicians of the MSO on one of Australia’s most iconic stages.

This performance is dedicated to the memory of the late Richard Gill AO whose passion for and commitment to community engagement continues to be an inspiration to us all.

Benjamin Northey conductor Benjamin Northey is Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Northey appears regularly as guest conductor with all major Australian symphony orchestras, Opera Australia (Turandot, L’elisir d’amore, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, Carmen), New Zealand Opera (Sweeney Todd) and State Opera South Australia (La sonnambula, Les contes d’Hoffmann). His international appearances include concerts with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg.

With a progressive and diverse approach to repertoire, he has collaborated with a broad range of artists including Maxim Vengerov and Slava Grigoryan, as well as popular artists Tim Minchin and James Morrison.

An Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, his awards include the 2010 Melbourne Prize Outstanding Musician’s Award and multiple awards for his numerous recordings with ABC Classics.

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Orchestra FIRST VIOLINS

SECOND VIOLINS

CELLOS

Peter Edwards

Monica Curro

Nicholas Bochner

Assistant Principal

Samantha Law Tair Khisambeev Boris Guo Sarah Curro Michael Aquilina#

Annabel Plahuta Zoe Archer Bridget McDowall Kirsty Bremner Patricia Coulthard Aikaterini Avgerinou May Chew Lorraine Hook Danielle Langston Nicholas Waters Ian McCulloch David Chan Jessica Leigh

Assistant Principal Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind#

Amogh Ananth Tiffany Cheng Margaret Jenkinson Connie Lau Kathy Bourke Catherine Leslie Kate Marshall Isy Wasserman Xiaoyan Li Roger Young Ethan Foo Michael Loftus-Hills Joy Whiteside Angie Vargas VIOLAS Christopher Cartlidge Michael Aquilina#

Johanna Latham Cianna Irwin Natasha Holmes Fiona Sargent Junying Chen Sabrina Yeh Moyna Wilson Gabrielle Halloran Maria SolĂ #

Stephen Lai Magdalena Ojeda

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Assistant Principal Anonymous#

Sally McLaughlin Kate Smith-Miles Sue Hume Michelle Wood

Michael Aquilina# Andrew and Theresa Dyer#

Marion McDougall Jacinta Holmes Annie Blumer Rebecca Proietto Ruth Vandersman DOUBLE BASSES Steve Reeves Principal

David Williams Joyce Paule Jon Delaney Christina Hall Tom Flenady

FLUTES

HORNS

TIMPANI**

Prudence Davis

Carla Blackwood Kirstie Baker Rachel Shaw Maddison McAlister Simon Brookes

John Arcaro

Principal Anonymous#

Beth Morgan Molly Jenkins PICCOLO Stephanie Lai OBOES Jeffrey Crellin Principal

Edward Cliff Chelsea Jones Emma Ridout CLARINETS Philip Arkinstall

Associate Principal

Lynette Newman Laura Campbell

TRUMPETS Shane Hooton

Tim and Lyn Edward#

Allison Summers PERCUSSION Robert Cossom Christine Flood Joseph Fiddes

Associate Principal

Ryan Koroknai Ruby Mineur Sinead Malone Warren Lenthall TROMBONES Ken McClimont David Lawrie Don Jordan

BASSOONS Jack Schiller Principal

Barbara Trauer Susie Kelly CONTRABASSOON Mia Quist

# Position supported by ** Timpani Chair position supported

by Lady Potter AC CMRI 5

Chorus SOPRANO Georgina Charteris Michele de Courcy Maureen Doris Georgie Grech Tania Jacobs Maya Kraj-Krajewski Natasha Lambie Maggie Liang Judy Longbottom Claire McGlew Ann Ng Beth Richardson Janelle Richardson Mhairi Riddet Elizabeth Rusli Lydia Sherren Fabienne Vandenburie Julia Wang Shirin Albert Justine Carder Emma Chamberlin Ching Chan Natasha Close Lia Crichton Stella Groves Victoria Hayes Sarah Heffernan Camille Heisler Lucy Jackson Inga Kulik Claire Lamicela Bianca Montagner Sophie O’Brien Andrea Reichert Mathilde Serraile

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Helen Sewell Nicole Sharp Carmel Vandersman Emily Wilson Pru Wood ALTO Satu Aho Serena Carmel Nicola Eveleigh Lisa Faulks Debbie Griffiths Rosemary McKelvie Stephanie Mitchell Sandy Nagy Helen Rommelaar Maya Tanja Rodingen Lisa Savige Libby Timcke Emma Warburton Sally Adams Judy Anderson Rosalind Baker Heike Burkhardt Susan Earl Amber Hales Lachlan Harris Mani Harris Milena Idrus Leonie Ip Margaret Jordan Lauren Knight Rosemary Mangiamele Robin Miller Marienne Mills Lauren Minehan Anna Morton

Lynette Newman Leah Oliver Sally Pace Helen Parker Natalie Ryan Jennifer Shepherd Alysoun Smalley Alicia Stein Jo Sutton Meileen Tan Patricia Tandy Claire Terris Michelle Tiong Helen van de Pol Miranda Walker Moyna Wilson Sarah Yallop TENOR Matthew Castle Keaton Cloherty David Floyd David Henley Julian Jones Michael Mobach Colin Schultz Nathan Guan Kiat Teo Lars Fermvall James Gerrard Robert Lamicela Daymon Ness Benjamin Rimerici Mitchell Sutton John Tilleard Chris Wilson

Soloists BASS

EMILY SWANSON soprano

Alexandras Bartaska Peter Deane Joseph Hie Douglas McQueen-Thomson Steven Murie Stephen Pyk Liam Straughan Ned Wright-Smith Julian Archer Andrew Branchflower Richard Connolly Angelo Delsante Robert Greaves Stuart Hamilton Kenneth Howah Barnaby Oliver Joe Sang Adam Weitzer

Emily Swanson is a Geelong-based soprano who performs regularly around Victoria. She studied singing and recording engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She fell in love with choral music at an early age while singing with the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus, and since then has sung with the Montreal Symphony Chorus, the London Symphony Chorus, and the Chorus of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. She has been a soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Chorus, the Melbourne Cappella, Orchestra Geelong and Vox Angelica, and is a founding member of Grace Notes A Cappella Trio.

CAROLYN BAKER mezzo-soprano Carolyn is an experienced soloist and ensemble singer and has been a member of the MSO Chorus since 2017. Carolyn also sings with the Melbourne Chamber Choir and regularly performs as a choir soloist, most recently as the Queen in Handel’s Solomon and as a quartet soloist in Hans Leo Hassler’s Missa Octo Vocum. Carolyn also performs regularly in eisteddfods and recitals. Currently studying voice and piano, Carolyn commenced her musical studies at a young age on the violin and was principal second violin with the Heidelberg Youth Orchestra.

ASHER REICHMAN tenor Over the past two years Asher has toured China with the Australian International Opera Company and engaged in many opera projects and recitals with the young artists program of XLarts, as well as joining the tenor section of the MSO Chorus.

He continues to hone his craft under the guidance of his father David and renowned contralto Liane Keegan. Besides performing, Asher is a strength and conditioning coach and is also studying towards a degree in the health industry.

ROBERT LATHAM bass Robert is an established performer known for his versatility across a variety of genres including classical, opera, rock, pop and a cappella. He has been involved with many different performing groups, such as Australia’s #1 male a cappella group, Suade. He has been soloist and chorister for many cantatas, mass and oratorios in Victoria, including a Music Theatre Guild nomination for his portrayal of Riff in West Side Story. Robert completed his Bachelor of Music at the Melba Conservatorium of Music in 2007 on a full Robert Salzer Foundation scholarship, and completed a Diploma of Education at La Trobe University in 2015.

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