Hopelessly Devoted: A Celebration of Olivia Newton-John

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DEVOTED Hopelessly

A CELEBRATION OF OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

WITH THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROGRAM

7 & 9 MARCH 2024

ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

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Welcome

in support of the Olivia Newton-

life and music. brings together the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jessica Gethin, our wonderful cast which includes David Campbell, Jess Hitchcock, Georgina Hopson, Christie Whelan Browne and our host Tottie Goldmsith, Olivia’s niece and Ambassador for the Olivia NewtonJohn Cancer & Wellness Centre.

A donation from these concerts, along with your generous support will benefit the Centre.

Whether you are excited to revisit her iconic hits from films such as Xanadu

her chart-topping and award-winning songs that solidified her as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, one thing is for sure…her music has been the soundtrack to our lives and tonight will live on.

Sit back, or stand and dance, as we offer you a musical tribute to the talent of this extraordinary artist, advocate and activist.

Hopelessly Devoted MSO Icon Series presented by Ryman Healthcare.

Thank you for joining us.

DEVOTED Hopelessly

A CELEBRATION OF OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA conductor

TOTTIE GOLDSMITH creative director

DAVID CAMPBELL JESS HITCHCOCK

GEORGINA HOPSON CHRISTIE WHELAN BROWNE

GRANT WINDSOR TROY DOWNWARD

CRAIG NEWMAN KIERAN RAFFERTY

World Premiere with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Thursday 7 March 2024

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall is a Make My Mark Production.

HOPELESSLY DEVOTED

Creative Director

Mark Sutcliffe

Lighting Designer

Peter Rubie

Audio Engineer

Brett Galvin, Arts Centre Melbourne Monitor Engineer

Norwest

Hair & Make Up Artists

Otis Fantauzzo

Jordan Hallewell

Eliza Clark

Select Wardrobe

Linda Britten

Penny Sanderson and the team at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Nicholas Buc, Melanie Hiluta, Michael Caprio, Donna Grecco, Michelle Day, Steve Anderson, Jeremy Sharp, Siân Darling, Daisy Hicks, Stephanie Adams, Monica Keightley, Scott Petriche and Mindy Coppin.

: 2 hours and 30 minutes including 20 min interval

Hopelessly Devoted by MSO Premier Partner Ryman Healthcare.

Act 1

Oliviature

Dare to Dream

Cast

Written by Paul Begaud, Vanessa Corish & Wayne Tester

Banks of the Ohio

Jess Hitchcock

Traditional. Original song arranged by Bruce Welch & John Farrar

Please Mr. Please

Georgina Hopson

Written by Bruce Welch & John Rostill

Let Me Be There/If You Love Me

Let Me Know

Tottie Goldsmith and David Campbell

Written by John Rostill

I Will Be Right Here

Jess Hitchcock and David Campbell

Written by Diane Warren

I Honestly Love You

David Campbell

Written by Peter Allen & Jeff Barry

Magic

Christie Whelan Browne

Written by John Farrar

Suddenly

Christie Whelan Browne and David Campbell

Written by John Farrar

Suspended in Time

Jess Hitchcock

Written by John Farrar

Make a Move on Me

Georgina Hopson

Written by John Farrar & Tom Snow

Physical

Christie Whelan Browne

Written by Steve Kipner & Terry Shaddick

INTERVAL

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Act 2

Boats Against the Current

David Campbell

Written by Eric Carmen

Love is a Gift

Georgina Hopson and David Campbell

Written by Olivia Newton-John, Victoria Shaw & Earl Rose

Sam Jess Hitchcock

Written by John Farrar, Hank Marvin & Don Black

A Little More Love

Christie Whelan Browne

Written by John Farrar

Totally Hot

Georgina Hopson

Written by John Farrar

Take Me Home, Country Roads

Cast

Written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert & John Denver

Soul Kiss

Jess Hitchcock

Written by Mark Goldenberg

Heart Attack

Christie Whelan Browne

Written by Paul Bliss & Steve Kipner

The Rumour

David Campbell

Written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin

Hopelessly Devoted

Georgina Hopson

Written by John Farrar

All arrangements by Nicholas Buc. Hopelessly Devoted to You – original arrangement by Steve Anderson.

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“Music connects us all. Each song a gift. Each performance unique. I embrace these moments with love and g ratitude.”
– Olivia Newton-John, AC DBE
Photo credit: Michelle Day

Hopelessly Devoted to Olivia

It’s fitting that Olivia Newton-John’s remarkable catalogue is being celebrated by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. She might have been born in the UK, but Melbourne was Olivia’s home.

“She is Melbourne,” her niece Tottie Goldsmith says simply.

Asked in 2007 who was the best artist to have come out of Melbourne, music mogul Michael Gudinski said: “As far as the most impact internationally, you’d have to say Olivia Newton-John.”

The ONJ story really starts in 1954 when Olivia was five and her family moved to Melbourne. At South Yarra’s Christ Church Grammar primary school, Daryl Braithwaite was her first crush. “I used to pass notes to him, he was so cute,” Olivia later revealed.

While at University High in Parkville, Olivia’s singing career took off. In 1964, she won the Sitmar Talent Quest on Johnny O’Keefe’s TV show Sing Sing Sing. She sang Everything’s Coming Up Roses and the prize was a trip to England.

A debate raged in Melbourne’s papers: School or Stardom? Should Olivia finish her schooling or pursue a career in entertainment? Olivia chose showbiz. “The decision was made easier by my teacher, who said, ‘You’re not working at school, so you may as well go.’”

Olivia’s producer and main songwriter,

In 1966, as the Sing Sing Sing prize was about to expire, Olivia’s mother convinced her to go to the UK. “I really wanted to stay in Australia, but my mum said I should broaden my horizons.”

In the UK, Olivia forged an enduring friendship with Cliff Richard, becoming a regular on his TV show. She was also part of a manufactured group called Toomorrow, put together by The Monkees’ music supervisor Don Kirshner. Olivia starred in the Toomorrow

dying aliens who kidnap Toomorrow because the group’s “vibrations” are needed for their race to survive. “It was a disaster,” Olivia recalled.

In 1974, Olivia represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, singing Long Live Love group from Sweden named ABBA won, singing

“Doing the Eurovision Song Contest pushed me to go to America,” Olivia later explained. “I remember Helen Reddy was working in Florida and I went to see her. She said, ‘Look, if you have a success in America and you really want to make it here, you have to be available, you have to be here.’”

Olivia moved to Los Angeles, where she scored her first US number one I Honestly Love You written by another Aussie, Peter Allen. Paul Hogan dubbed Olivia’s house “the headquarters of the Gumleaf Mafia” – the gang of Aussies who were making their way in LA in the ’70s and ’80s. “Livvy is the best ambassador for Australia,” Hoges said.

Olivia requested a screen test with John Travolta. “I wanted to see if I could do it. John and I hit it off, so I said yes.”

Olivia’s biggest fans, calling her “the

Olivia would later reflect: “What I found with the things I was most afraid of were often the things that were the most worthwhile.”

Olivia’s biggest-selling single, 1981’s , was co-written by another Aussie, Steve Kipner. “I knew it was a commercial song, kind of naughty,” Olivia said. “Well, for its time it was kind of naughty, but now it’s very tame.”

After recording the song, Olivia “freaked out”. She called her manager

Trying to play down the song’s

Olivia had five American chart-toppers: I Honestly Love You Never Been Mellow One That I Want 1978),

No Australian woman has had more number one singles in the US.

Olivia was also the first Australian woman to have a #1 album in the US (1974’s

And she’s the only Australian woman to have had more than one chart-topping album in America.

And Olivia was the first Australian to win a Grammy for Record of the Year I Honestly Love You four Grammys she received – no Aussie act has won more.

The remarkable facts and chart stats are one thing; Olivia Newton-John’s true legacy is her humanity. Her music changed lives; her work is continuing to save lives.

The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre opened in Melbourne in 2012. Tottie – who Olivia called “Plonker” – helped her aunt

into a positive. She wanted people to

My heart sank. I immediately feared that Olivia didn’t like the script, and the radio special was going to be a disaster. “You hate the script, don’t you?” I remarked.

“No,” she replied. “It’s great. But would you mind if we changed these two words – I wouldn’t use them in everyday conversation.”

That was it. Olivia Newton-John –the biggest star of my childhood – was apologising for wanting to change words in a hurriedly written script that she was voicing. Her professionalism and respect for an anonymous scriptwriter told me everything I needed to know.

For that special, we also spoke to many of the stars who appeared alongside Olivia on the album. Tina Arena said: “Olivia is such a genuine and honest performer. I love that sincerity about her. She’s just a great human being.”

“Nah, it’s all right,” Olivia replied. “We’re fine.”

Charles has worked with some of the world’s biggest stars; only one has given him a gift to thank him for his work. After finishing the Olivia sent him a travel kit containing a neck pillow and eye mask.

The gift arrived at Charles’ house with a handwritten note:

“Thank you so much. You’re a very talented man. I loved the experience –Olivia.”

“I think she just had this purity of soul, purity of spirit,” Tottie says. “Everything she did was about trying to leave the Earth a better place.

“Outside of her talent and that gorgeous, angelic voice, she just exuded this incredible warmth and joy and positivity and love.”

Though she travelled the world, sold more than 100 million records, and starred in one of the biggest movies of all time, Olivia somehow managed to remain The Girl Next Door. Grateful and graceful. Genuine and unaffected. One of us.

Yep, she will always be “Our Livvy”. We remain Hopelessly Devoted.

– Jeff Jenkins

Melbourne music journalist Jeff Jenkins is the author of several books, including Rock in Australia

The Skyhooks Story

Ian “Molly” Meldrum’s memoirs, Um, Ever Ending Story Perfect

SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH CANCER

With your help, we can keep providing life-changing support through evidence-based wellness therapies at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre.

www.onjcancercentre.org

ACKNOWLEDGING COUNTRY

In the first project of its kind in Australia, the MSO has developed a musical Acknowledgment of Country with music composed by Yorta Yorta composer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, featuring Indigenous languages from across Victoria. Generously supported by Helen Macpherson Smith Trust and the Commonwealth Government through the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, the MSO is working in partnership with Short Black Opera and Indigenous language custodians who are generously sharing their cultural knowledge.

The Acknowledgement of Country allows us to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we perform in the language of that country and in the orchestral language of music.

About Long Time Living Here

In all the world, only Australia can lay claim to the longest continuing cultures and we celebrate this more today than in any other time since our shared history began. We live each day drawing energy from a land which has been nurtured by the traditional owners for more than 2000 generations. When we acknowledge country we pay respect to the land and to the people in equal measure.

As a composer I have specialised in coupling the beauty and diversity of our Indigenous languages with the power and intensity of classical music. In order to compose the music for this Acknowledgement of Country Project I have had the great privilege of working with no fewer than eleven ancient languages from the state of Victoria, including the language of my late Grandmother, Yorta Yorta woman Frances McGee. I pay my deepest respects to the elders and ancestors who are represented in these songs of acknowledgement and to the language custodians who have shared their knowledge and expertise in providing each text.

I am so proud of the MSO for initiating this landmark project and grateful that they afforded me the opportunity to make this contribution to the ongoing quest of understanding our belonging in this land.

Australian National Commission for UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Committed to shaping and serving the state it inhabits, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is Australia’s preeminent orchestra and a cornerstone of Victoria’s rich, cultural heritage.

Each year, the MSO and MSO Chorus present more than 180 public events across live performances, TV, radio and online broadcasts, and via its online concert hall, MSO.LIVE, engaging an audience of more than five million people in 56 countries.

In 2024 the organisation will release its first two albums on the newly established MSO recording label.

With an international reputation for excellence, versatility and innovation, the MSO works with culturally diverse

and First Nations artists to build community and deliver music to people across Melbourne, the state of Victoria and around the world.

In 2024, Jaime Martín leads the Orchestra for his third year as MSO Chief Conductor. Maestro Martín leads an Artistic Family that includes Principal Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey, Cybec Assistant Conductor Leonard Weiss, MSO Chorus Director Warren Trevelyan-Jones, Composer in Residence Katy Abbott, Artist in Residence Erin Helyard, MSO First Nations Creative Chair Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, Young Cybec Young Composer in Residence Naomi Dodd, and Artist in Association Christian Li.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the people of the Eastern Kulin Nations, on whose un-ceded lands we honour the continuation of the oldest music practice in the world.

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Jessica Gethin conductor

Award winning conductor Jessica Gethin has gained widespread attention for her stellar musicianship and vibrant energy, reviewers citing her performances as ‘… refined, charismatic and exhilarating’. Gliding seamlessly between core symphonic repertoire to ballet, opera, film and contemporary genres, Jessica’s international roster includes engagements throughout the USA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, with collaborations including the Dallas Opera, Opera Queensland, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Perth Symphony, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonic and Macao Orchestra as well as The Australian Ballet and regular seasons with the West Australian Ballet.

Accolades include Limelight Australia’s Top 20 Australian Artists for 2017, winning the Brian Stacey Emerging Australian Conductor Award, listed in Australian Financial Review’s 100 Most Influential Women, recipient of a Churchill Fellowship for Performance Excellence in Music, named as inaugural fellow at the Hart Institute of Women Conductors Fellowship with Dallas Opera and being named a finalist in the West Australian of the Year Awards (Arts and Culture).

Jessica was recently appointed as Principal Conductor of WA Ballet and Head of Orchestral Studies and Conducting at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, contributing to her rapidly growing profile as a leader in the arts both on and off the podium.

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Tottie Goldsmith host

Born in the sixties to the doyen of the Australian nightclub industry Brian Goldsmith and model, actress Rona Newton-John, Tottie, one of eight children, has had an eclectic career spanning music, film, television radio and theatre. Tottie became one of the country’s best known and memorable entertainment personalities.

In 1986 Tottie was one of the founding members of girl group The Chantoozies, whose first hit single Witch Queen reached gold & platinum status in Australia.

In the 90s Tottie’s television, radio and hosting blossomed and was known as the ‘it girl’ after hosting Ten’s controversial and ground-breaking Sex/Life series. She then finished the year wining the ratings on TTFM’s breakfast radio program in Melbourne.

Her TV & Film credits include everything from The Young Doctors, Neighbours and Secret Life of Us to Underbelly’s Infiltration.

Her stage career yielded such successes as Grease – The Arena Spectacular, Janet in The New Rocky Horror Show and a national tour of Don’t Dress for Dinner with Dennis Waterman and Jon English. She stared opposite Samuel Johnson in the national tour of Sex with Strangers amongst other successful theatre runs.

In 2019 Tottie was recognised for her 15 years of commitment by being awarded Goodwill Ambassador in her aunt Olivia Newton-John’s Cancer and Wellness Centre and in 2020 was awarded an OAM for her contribution to charity and the performing arts.

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Mark Sutcliffe creative director

Mark Sutcliffe has spent over 25 years working in the entertainment and performing arts industry and in that time has worked on some of the biggest cultural events in Australia.

Organisations include Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Cassel Group, Opera Australia, Live Nation, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney Festival, National Gallery of Australia, Powerhouse Museum, Global Creatures and the Almeida Theatre in London.

Events have ranged from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo to the Paris Opera Ballet, Sydney Festival to Picasso, Vienna Philharmonic to Strictly Ballroom –The Musical.

Through his company Make My Mark he has produced and created To Barbra, With Love, Hopelessly Devoted, What the World Needs Now and co-created George Michael: Freedom! and David Bowie: Nothing Has Changed (with Amanda Pelman) – all celebrating icons in music.

As well as honouring Olivia Newton-John, Mark dedicates these performances to his mother Bernice Sutcliffe, who passed away in 2023.

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Nicholas Buc arranger

Nicholas Buc is an Award-winning composer, conductor and arranger. He has composed music for film, television and the concert hall, with some of his work being screened at festivals and theatres around Australia, Asia and the US. As the recipient of the prestigious Brian May Scholarship, he completed a Master’s degree in Scoring for Film and Multimedia at New York University, receiving the Elmer Bernstein Award for Film Scoring.

He recently completed work on the new Australian feature film Slant, starring Sigrid Thornton and Pia Miranda, which won Best Australian Feature at Monster Fest 2022. He also scored the Ukrainian documentary Slava, which won Best Short Film at Byron All Shorts Flickerfest 2023.

He has worked with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Chris Botti, Ben Folds and Australian pop sensation Tina Arena. He has written arrangements for Birds of Tokyo, Missy Higgins and Vera Blue as well as working on Junior MasterChef, The Voice Australia and the 2021 AFL Grand Final.

With a passion for live film concerts, he has conducted the world premieres of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Lion King (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Shrek 2 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

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David Campbell

David Campbell OAM is one of Australia’s most popular and versatile entertainers. A proven television and radio host, he also headlines theatre, cabaret and concert performances, as well as being an ARIA winning, Helpmann Award winning, multiplatinum recording artist and author.

David is the popular co-host of the national Today Extra show for the Nine Network, as well as the beloved annual Christmas Eve broadcast of Carols by Candlelight. For radio, David presents his own top rating, national weekend afternoon radio show on Smooth FM and in print, David is a regular featured columnist in Stellar, News Corp’s popular Sunday magazine.

David is one of our leading musical theatre stars and has achieved similar success on the international stage, most notably captivating New York with his award-winning cabaret show. His production credits include North By Northwest, Dream Lover — The Bobby Darin Musical, Les Misérables, Company, Shout!, Assassins and more.

David has previously performed with the Sydney Symphony and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras in concerts celebrating George Michael and is happy to be honouring Olivia Newton-John in this production.

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Jess Hitchcock

Jess Hitchcock is an Indigenous singersongwriter who has stirred the Australian music and performing arts scene as a genre-defying force. Her powerful voice and knack for storytelling has seen her shine across pop, country, folk, opera and music theatre, sharing the stage and studio with some of Australia’s favourites.

One of Jess’s most notable collaborations is with legendary Australian singersongwriter, Paul Kelly. Together they performed and recorded Paul’s song Everyday My Mother’s Voice earning standing ovations across the nation. Jess has also collaborated with Archie Roach, Tina Arena and Kate Miller-Heidke.

Jess’s original material is equal parts dramatic as it is playful, always showcasing her vocal prowess. Her

much anticipated album Unbreakable was released mid 2023 and reached #4 in the AIR charts. The first single I Don’t Have the Heart was described by The Music as “an arena sized pop ballad”.

When Jess is not on stage with her own band or joining forces with Australian music legends, she lends her mezzosoprano vocals to select performing arts companies. Most recently, Jess starred in West Australian Opera’s Wundig wer Wilura, in Noongar language.

Born with heritage from the Torres Strait Islands and Papua New Guinea, Jess’s artistic diversity and adroitness are seldom seen in someone as young as her. The way she navigates her creative path is a rare find and nothing short of inspirational.

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Georgina Hopson

Originally hailing from Toowoomba, Georgina is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.

Selected Theatre Credits include: Karen in Bananaland (Brisbane & Sydney Festival), Christine Daaé in Opera Australia’s Phantom of the Opera on Sydney Harbour, The Golden Age of Broadway for the Sydney Opera House’s 50th birthday celebrations, To Barbara with Love at the State Theatre, Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Hayes Theatre Co.), Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain (QPAC), MJ Alternate in Jagged Little Pill (GWB), Emma Carew in Jekyll & Hyde (Hayes Theatre Co.), Gussie Carnegie in Merrily We Roll Along (Hayes Theatre Co.), Lily in The Secret Garden (Opera Australia, cancelled due to COVID-19), Claudia Nardi in Nine (Squabbalogic), Mother in Ragtime (Production Company), Evita (Opera Australia/Gordon Frost Organisation),

My Fair Lady (Opera Australia/Gordon Frost Organisation), West Side Story (Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour), Oklahoma! (The Production Company).

Awards & Nominations: Sydney Theatre Award nomination for Best Performance in a Supporting Role – Merrily We Roll Along, 2022; Green Room Award for Best Performer in a Lead Role – Ragtime, 2020; Rob Guest Endowment Award, 2017; the Matilda Award for Best Emerging Artist, 2015.

Georgina played Wendy Hogan in the TV miniseries Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story (Fremantle Media), and has appeared in Doctor Doctor Season 5 (Easy Tiger) and in Bump Season 2 (Roadshow Rough Diamond).

Georgina has been a proud MEAA Equity member since 2017.

Instagram @georginahopson

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Christie Whelan Browne

Christie Whelan Browne is one of Australia’s most versatile stage and screen performers.

An award-winning actress she has delighted musical theatre audiences in shows such as Company (Sydney Theatre Award for Best Newcomer), Vigil (Green Room Award Winner), The Boyfriend, Once We Lived Here (Green Room Award Nomination), Sugar (Green Room Award Nomination), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Green Room Award Nomination), Shane Warne The Musical, Singin’ In The Rain (Green Room Award Nomination), The

Drowsy Chaperone (Helpmann Award Nomination), Jerry’s Girls, Anything Goes, Xanadu and The Producers.

On the silver screen, Christie has been seen in Wonderland, Offspring, Peter Allen – Not The Boy Next Door, House Husbands, True Story with Hamish and Andy, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Get Krack!n and The Wrong Girl.

Recently, Christie was a finalist on Network Seven’s Dancing With The Stars, was a regular cast member on Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell, and featured on Binge’s hit series Colin From Accounts.

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Band

GRANT WINDSOR keys

Grant Windsor is a musician of international reputation. Based in London for 11 years, he

TROY DOWNWARD guitar

Based in Melbourne, Troy, is fast establishing himself as a guitarist of high calibre. His experience covers a broad range of styles from jazz improvisation to rock. He is highly in demand for his ability to accompany artists and is currently working as Music Director for Tarryn Stokes (The Voice), as

has worked alongside international artists such as Michael Bublé, Bilal, Kamaal Williams, Gregory Porter, Carol King, Sir Tim Rice, Pee Wee Ellis, Jose James and Basement Jaxx, and with Australian artists such as Pete Murray, Guy Sebastian, Christine Anu and Kate Ceberano

Grant Windsor recorded on Blue Note records with Jose James in 2014 on No

well as working with the legendary Russell Morris, enjoying great success –with sell out symphonic shows across the country, live broadcasts, and an album release reaching number 1 on the ARIA charts. He has also received 15 million streams with newly found indie band Tekoa.

As a sideman he is considered a first call musician with credits including Tina Arena, Daryl Braithwaite, Katie Noonan, John Barrowman, The Book of Mormon, Tim Rogers, Danni Minogue, Kate Ceberano, Paul Grabowsky, Moulin

Beginning, No End which received two downbeat awards. In 2001 Grant received the inaugural APRA Professional Development award for Jazz Composition. Currently working at both the VCA and Monash universities and is an APRA – AMCOS Ambassador.

Rouge!, &Juliet, The Boy From Oz and Beautiful. Being versatile as a musician has seen Troy perform with various orchestras around the country including the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Foreman’s Pops Orchestra, The Helpmann Awards, and renowned conductors such as Benjamin Northey, Nicholas Buc, John Foreman, and Vanessa Scammell. Troy is equally comfortable as a recording artist, continuing to refine his recording and production technique, having worked at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London in 2023.

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CRAIG NEWMAN

bass

Craig began musical studies of the age of 12 when he began playing trumpet. At 16, he had developed a keen interest in bass guitar. Craig has toured and worked extensively with many artists, including Kylie Minogue, Eric Burden, Judith Durham, The Seekers, Thelma Houston, David Hobson, Glenn Shorrock, Olivia

Newton-John, Anthony Warlow, Tom Jones, Elvis in concert – 2017 Australian tour, George Michael: Listen to your Heart – Australian Tour with Grammy winning L.A. guitarist – Larry Carlton.

TV bands include, Young Talent Time, Hey Hey It’s Saturday, Logies, Carols By Candlelight, Dancing With Dancing With Stars to name a few.

Craig’s musical theatre credits include Sweet Charity, Dancing Man, The Fully Monty Dirty Dancing, King Kong, Jesus Christ Superstar, Lazarus, Moulin Rouge, Beautiful, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,

Come From Away, Miss Saigon and many more.

Craig has been a permanent member of the John Farnham band touring and recording since 2001.

Current projects for 2023 include the third run of Rolling thunder Vietnam, Dirty Dancing Concert tour and the sell out Russell Morris Symphonic tour and double live album.

Early 2024 saw Craig working as bassist and Musical Director for the Melbourne season direct from the UK of “The Choir Of Man” which ran for a six week season at the Art Centre, until mid February.

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KIERAN RAFFERTY drums

Kieran Rafferty studied a Bachelor of Music at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University under the instruction of Tony Floyd and Dave Beck, and in 2013 competed and took first prize in the open category of Australia’s Best Up And Coming Drummer Competition. He instantly received endorsements from four

international companies, as well as the opportunity to perform at the 2015 Australia’s Ultimate Drummers Weekend. He was also featured in issue 80 of the renowned Drumscene magazine. He performs regularly at a range of different venues across the country from jazz clubs, pubs, concert halls (including Sydney Opera House) and stadiums (where he played to 85,000 people for Dreamtime at the G), and has performed as part of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues, Sydney Festival and Adelaide Festival.

Encore Writing Credits

You’re the One That I Want

Christie Whelan Browne and David Campbell

Kieran’s recent career has seen him performing with the alternative rock band Rival Fire at Rod Laver Arena to support US rock band Kiss on their 2022 world tour; playing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as part of their Performance of a Lifetime concert at Sidney Myer Music Bowl; and playing on hit shows such as Hamilton, Moulin Rouge, and The Who’s Tommy.

In 2023, Kieran travelled across the country playing over 200 performances for the Rocky Horror Show’s 50th Anniversary Australian tour, starring Jason Donovan and Myf Warhurst.

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MUSICIANS PERFORMING IN THIS CONCERT

FIRST VIOLINS

Peter Edwards

Assistant Principal

Margaret Billson and the late Ted Billson#

Sarah Curro

Dr Harry Imber#

Kirstin Kenny

Mark Mogilevski

Michelle Ruffolo

Emily Beauchamp*

Juliette Boirayon*

Oksana Thompson*

SECOND VIOLINS

Robert Macindoe

Associate Principal

Cong Gu

Newton Family in memory of Rae Rothfield#

Patrick Wong

Roger Young

Shane Buggle and Rosie Callanan#

Jacqueline Edwards*

Andrea Keeble*

Miranda Matheson*

VIOLAS

Anthony Chataway

The late Dr Elizabeth E Lewis AM#

Gabrielle Halloran

Jenny Khafagi

Karen Columbine*

Trevor Jones*

Heidi von Bernewitz*

Correct as of 4 March 2024.

CELLOS

Rachael Tobin

Associate Principal

Anonymous#

Michelle Wood

Andrew and Judy Rogers#

Jonathan Chim*

Kalina Krusteva*

DOUBLE BASSES

Rohan Dasika

Acting Assistant Principal

Suzanne Lee

Caitlin Bass*

FLUTES

Taryn Clarke*

Guest Principal

OBOES

Emmanuel Cassimatis*

Guest Principal

CLARINETS

Philip Arkinstall

Associate Principal

BASSOON

Elise Millman

Associate Principal

HORNS

Andrew Young

Associate Principal

Abbey Edlin

Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM#

TRUMPETS

Shane Hooton

Associate Principal

Glenn Sedgwick and Dr Anita Willaton#

William Evans

Rosie Turner

John and Diana Frew#

TROMBONES

Mark Davidson

Principal

Robert Collins*

Mike Szabo

Principal Bass Trombone

TIMPANI

John Arcaro

Tim and Lyn Edward#

PERCUSSION

Robert Cossom

Drs Rhyl Wade and Clem Gruen#

Robert Allan*

HARP

Yinuo Mu Principal

SAXOPHONES

Tim Wilson*

Alto Saxophone

Lachlan Davidson*

Tenor Saxophone

Stuart Byrne*

Baritone Saxophone

* Denotes Guest Musician

^ Denotes MSO Academy

#

Learn more about our musicians on the MSO website.
Position supported by
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MSO SUPPORTERS

MSO PATRON

Her Excellency Professor, the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, Governor of Victoria

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE

The Gandel Foundation

The Gross Foundation

Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio

Harold Mitchell Foundation

Lady Primrose Potter AC CMRI

Cybec Foundation

The Pratt Foundation

The Ullmer Family Foundation

Anonymous (1)

ARTIST CHAIR BENEFACTORS

Concertmaster Chair

David Li AM and Angela Li

Cybec Assistant

Conductor Chair

Leonard Weiss Cybec Foundation

Assistant Concertmaster

Tair Khisambeev

Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio

Cybec Young Composer in Residence Naomi Dodd

Cybec Foundation

PROGRAM BENEFACTORS

MSO Now & Forever Fund: International Engagement

Gandel Foundation

Cybec 21st Century

Australian Composers Program Cybec Foundation

Digital Transformation

Perpetual Foundation – Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment

First Nations Emerging Artist Program The Ullmer Family Foundation

East meets West The Li Family Trust, National Foundation for AustraliaChina Relations

Ears Wide Open and Music & Ideas

City of Melbourne, Crown Resorts Foundation and Packer Family Foundation

MSO Live Online Crown Resorts Foundation, Packer Family Foundation

MSO Education

Anonymous

MSO Academy Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio, Mary Armour, Christopher Robinson in memory of Joan P Robinson

MSO For Schools Crown Resorts Foundation, Packer Family Foundation

Jams in Schools

Department of Education, Victoria, through the Strategic Partnerships Program, Marian and E.H. Flack Trust, Flora & Frank Leith Charitable Trust, Hume City Council

MSO Regional Touring Angior Family Foundation, Creative Victoria, Freemasons Foundation

Victoria, Robert Salzer Foundation, The Sir Andrew & Lady Fairley Foundation

Sidney Myer Free Concerts Sidney Myer

MSO Trust Fund and the University of Melbourne, City of Melbourne Event Partnerships Program

PLATINUM PATRONS $100,000+

The late Marc Besen AC and the late Eva Besen AO

The Gandel Foundation

The Gross Foundation

Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio

David Li AM and Angela Li

Lady Primrose Potter AC CMRI

Anonymous (1)

VIRTUOSO PATRONS $50,000+

Dr Harry Imber

Margaret Jackson AC

Packer Family Foundation

Ullmer Family Foundation

Weis Family

Anonymous (1)

IMPRESARIO

PATRONS $20,000+

The Aranday Foundation

H Bentley

The Hogan Family Foundation

David Krasnostein AM and Pat Stragalinos

Elizabeth Proust AO and Brian Lawrence

Lady Marigold Southey AC

Kim Williams AM

The Yulgilbar Foundation

Anonymous (2)

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MAESTRO PATRONS

$10,000+

Christine and Mark Armour

Margaret Billson and the late Ted Billson

Shane Buggle and Rosie Callanan

Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM

Andrew Dudgeon AM

Jaan Enden

Dr Mary-Jane H Gething AO

David R Lloyd

Peter Lovell

Maestro Jaime Martín

Rosemary and the late Douglas Meagher

Farrel and Wendy Meltzer

Nereda Hanlon and Michael

Hanlon AM

Paul Noonan

Opalgate Foundation

Ian and Jeannie Paterson

Christopher Robinson and the late Joan P Robinson

Yashian Schauble

Glenn Sedgwick

The Sun Foundation

Gai and David Taylor

Athalie Williams and Tim Danielson

Lyn Williams AM

The Wingate Group

Anonymous (3)

PRINCIPAL PATRONS

$5,000+

Mary Armour

John and Lorraine Bates

Barbara Bell

in memory of Elsa Bell

Bodhi Education Fund

Julia and Jim Breen

Jannie Brown

Lynne Burgess

John Coppock OAM and Lyn Coppock

Perri Cutten and Jo Daniell

Ann Darby in memory of Leslie J. Darby

Mary Davidson and the late

Frederick Davidson AM

The Dimmick Charitable Trust

Tim and Lyn Edward

Equity Trustees

Bill Fleming

Dr John and Diana Frew

Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser

Carrillo Gantner AC and Ziyin Gantner

Dr Rhyl Wade and Dr Clem Gruen

Cecilie Hall and the late Hon Michael Watt KC

Louis J Hamon OAM

Merv Keehn and Sue Harlow

David Horowicz

Dr Alastair Jackson AM

Suzanne Kirkham

The late Dr Elizabeth Lewis AM

Lucas Family Foundation

Dr Jane Mackenzie

Gary McPherson

The Mercer Family Foundation

Anne Neil in memory of Murray A. Neil

Newton Family in memory of Rae Rothfield

Ken Ong OAM

Bruce Parncutt AO

David Ponsford

Professor Sam Ricketson AM and Dr Rosemary Ayton

Andrew and Judy Rogers

The Rosemary Norman Foundation

Guy Ross

Helen Silver AO and Harrison Young

Brian Snape AM

Dr Michael Soon

Mary Waldron

Janet Whiting AM

Dawna Wright and Peter Riedel

Igor Zambelli

Anonymous (1)

ASSOCIATE PATRONS

$2,500+

Carolyn Baker

Marlyn Bancroft and Peter Bancroft OAM

Sascha O Becker

Janet H Bell

Alan and Dr Jennifer Breschkin

Patricia Brockman

Nigel and Sheena

Broughton

Dr Lynda Campbell

Oliver Carton

Janet Chauvel and the late Dr Richard Chauvel

Kaye Cleary

Michael Davies and Drina Staples

Leo de Lange

Sophie E Dougall in memory of Libby Harold Barry Fradkin OAM and Dr Pam Fradkin

Kim and Robert Gearon

Janette Gill

R Goldberg and Family Goldschlager Family Charitable Foundation

Colin Golvan AM KC and Dr Deborah Golvan

Jennifer Gorog

C M Gray

Marshall Grosby and Margie Bromilow

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Ian Kennedy AM & Dr Sandra Hacker AO

Susan and Gary Hearst

Dr Keith Higgins and Dr Jane Joshi

Hartmut and Ruth Hofmann

Doug Hooley

Gillian Hund OAM and Michael Hund

Geoff and Denise Illing

Paul and Amy Jasper

Sandy Jenkins

John Jones

Ann Lahore

Qian Li

Carolynne Marks

Margaret and John Mason OAM

H E McKenzie

Dr Isabel McLean

Christopher Menz and Peter Rose

Ian Merrylees

Suzie and Edgar Myer

Dr Paul Nisselle AM

Alan and Dorothy Pattison

Ruth and Ralph Renard

Peter and Carolyn Rendit

James Ring

Tom and Elizabeth

Romanowski

Liliane Rusek and Alexander Ushakoff

The Sage Foundation

Jeffrey Sher KC and Diana Sher OAM

Barry Spanger

Steinicke Family

Caroline Stuart

Robert and Diana Wilson

Shirley and Jeffrey Zajac

Anonymous (3)

PLAYER PATRONS

$1,000+

Dr Sally Adams

Helena Anderson

Margaret Astbury

Robbie Barker

Michael Bowles & Alma Gill

Allen and Kathryn Bloom

Joyce Bown

Youth Music Foundation

Professor Ian Brighthope

Miranda Brockman

Drs John D L Brookes and Lucy V Hanlon

Stuart Brown

Suzie Brown OAM and the late Harvey Brown

Jill and Christopher

Buckley

Dr Robin Burns and Dr

Roger Douglas

Ronald and Kate Burnstein

Peter A Caldwell

Breen Creighton and Elsbeth Hadenfeldt

Mrs Nola Daley

Panch Das and Laurel Young-Das

Caroline Davies

Natasha Davies, for the Trikojus Education Fund

Rick and Sue Deering

John and Anne Duncan

Jane Edmanson OAM

Diane Fisher

Alex Forrest

Grant Fisher and Helen Bird

Chris Freelance

Applebay Pty Ltd

David Frenkiel and Esther Frenkiel OAM

Mary Gaidzkar

Simon Gaites

Anthony Garvey and Estelle O’Callaghan

David I Gibbs AM and Susie O’Neill

Sonia Gilderdale

Dr Celia Godfrey

Dr Marged Goode

Hilary Hall in memory of Wilma Collie

David Hardy

Tilda and the late Brian Haughney

Cathy Henry

Dr Jennifer Henry

Rod Home

Lorraine Hook

Jenny and Peter Hordern

Katherine Horwood

Penelope Hughes

Geoff and Denise Illing

Jordan Janssen

Shyama Jayaswal

Basil and Rita Jenkins

Emma Johnson

Wendy Johnson

Sue Johnston

John Kaufman

Angela Kayser

Drs Bruce and Natalie Kellett

Dr Anne Kennedy

Akira Kikkawa

Dr Judith Kinnear

Dr Richard Knafelc and Mr Grevis Beard

Tim Knaggs

Dr Jerry Koliha and Marlene Krelle

Jane Kunstler

Kerry Landman

Kathleen and Coran Lang

Bryan Lawrence

Lesley McMullin Foundation

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Dr Jenny Lewis

Phil Lewis

Dr Kin Liu

Andrew Lockwood

Elizabeth H Loftus

Chris and Anna Long

John MacLeod

Marshall Segan in memory of Berek Segan OBE and Marysia Segan

Ian McDonald

Wayne McDonald and Kay Schroer

Lois McKay

Dr Eric Meadows

Professor Geoffrey Metz

Sylvia Miller

Ian Morrey and Geoffrey Minter

Dr Anthony and Dr Anna Morton

Anthony and Karen Ho

Dr Judith S Nimmo

Laurence O’Keefe and Christopher James

Susan Pelka

Ian Penboss

Peter Priest

John Prokupets

Professor Charles Qin OAM and Kate Ritchie

Eli Raskin

Jan and Keith Richards

Roger Parker and Ruth Parker

Dr Peter Rogers and Cathy Rogers OAM

Dr Ronald and Elizabeth Rosanove

Marie Rowland

Viorica Samson

P Shore

Janet and Alex Starr

Dr Peter Strickland

Dr Joel Symons and Liora Symons

Russell Taylor and Tara Obeyesekere

Geoffrey Thomlinson

Frank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam Tisher

Andrew and Penny Torok

Christina Turner

Leon and Sandra Velik

Edward & Paddy White

Nic and Ann Willcock

Lorraine Woolley

Dr Kelly and Dr Heathcote Wright

Anonymous (16)

OVERTURE PATRONS

$500+

Jane Allan and Mark Redmond

Mario M Anders

Jenny Anderson

Dr Judith Armstrong and Robyn Dalziel

Doris Au

Lyn Bailey

Mr Robin Batterham

Dr William Birch AM

Richard Bolitho

Dr Robert Brook

Elizabeth Brown

Roger and Coll Buckle

Daniel Bushaway

Jungpin Chen

Linda Clifton

Dr John Collins

Judith Cowden in memory of violinist Margaret Cowden

Gregory Crew

Sue Cummings

Dr Oliver and Matilda Daly

Suzanne Dembo

Carol des Cognets

Margaret Flatman

Brian Florence

M C Friday

David and Geraldine Glenny

Louise Gourlay OAM

Christine Grenda

Dawn Hales

George Hampel AM KC and Felicity Hampel AM SC

John Hill

William Holder

Rod Home

Gillian Horwood

Noelle Howell and Judy Clezy

Rob Jackson

Irene Kearsey & Michael

Ridley

Peter Kempen AM

John Keys

Lesley King

Professor David Knowles and Dr Anne McLachlan

Dr Kim Langfield-Smith

Pauline and David Lawton

Paschalina Leach

Kay Liu

David Loggia

Eleanor & Phillip Mancini

Joy Manners

Morris and Helen Margolis

Sandra Masel in memory of Leigh Masel

Janice Mayfield

Gail McKay

Shirley A McKenzie

Dr Alan Meads and Sandra Boon

Joan Mullumby

Adrian and Louise Nelson

Marian Neumann

Ed Newbigin

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Valerie Newman

Amanda O’Brien

Brendan O’Donnell

Jillian Pappas

Phil Parker

Sarah Patterson

The Hon Chris Pearce and Andrea Pearce

Peter Berry and Amanda Quirk

William Ramirez

Geoffrey Ravenscroft

Dr Christopher Rees

Professor John Rickard

Michael Riordan and Geoffrey Bush

Fred and Patricia Russell

Carolyn Sanders

Dr Marc Saunders

Dr Nora Scheinkestel

Julia Schlapp

Hon Jim Short and Jan Rothwell Short

Madeline Soloveychik

Tom Sykes

Allison Taylor

Reverend Angela Thomas

Mely Tjandra

Chris and Helen Trueman

Rosemary Warnock

Amanda Watson

Michael Whishaw

Deborah and Dr Kevin Whithear OAM

Charles and Jill Wright

Anonymous (14)

MSO GUARDIANS

Jenny Anderson

David Angelovich

G C Bawden and L de Kievit

Lesley Bawden

Joyce Bown

Patricia A Breslin

Mrs Jenny Bruckner and the late Mr John Bruckner

Peter A Caldwell

Luci and Ron Chambers

Beryl Dean

Sandra Dent

Alan Egan JP

Gunta Eglite

Marguerite Garnon-Williams

Drs L C Gruen and R W Wade

Louis J Hamon AOM

Charles Hardman

Carol Hay

Jennifer Henry

Graham Hogarth

Rod Home

Lyndon Horsburgh

Tony Howe

Lindsay and Michael Jacombs

Laurence O’Keefe and

Christopher James

John Jones

Sylvia Lavelle

Pauline and David Lawton

Cameron Mowat

Ruth Muir

David Orr

Matthew O’Sullivan

Rosia Pasteur

Penny Rawlins

Anne Roussac-Hoyne and Neil Roussac

Michael Ryan and Wendy Mead

Andrew Serpell and

Anne Kieni Serpell

Jennifer Shepherd

Suzette Sherazee

Dr Gabriela and Dr George Stephenson

Pamela Swansson

Lillian Tarry

Tam Vu and Dr Cherilyn Tillman

Mr and Mrs R P Trebilcock

Christina Turner

Peter and the late Elisabeth Turner

Michael Ulmer AO

The Hon. Rosemary Varty

Terry Wills Cooke OAM and the late Marian Wills Cooke

Mark Young

Anonymous (20)

The MSO gratefully acknowledges the support of the following Estates:

Norma Ruth Atwell

Angela Beagley

Barbara Bobbe

Michael Francois Boyt

Christine Mary Bridgart

Margaret Anne Brien

Ken Bullen

Deidre and Malcolm Carkeek

The Cuming Bequest

Margaret Davies

Blair Doig Dixon

Neilma Gantner

Angela Felicity Glover

The Hon Dr Alan Goldberg

AO QC

Derek John Grantham

Delina Victoria SchembriHardy

Enid Florence Hookey

Gwen Hunt

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Family and Friends of

James Jacoby

Audrey Jenkins

Joan Jones

Pauline Marie Johnston

Christine Mary Kellam

C P Kemp

Jennifer Selina Laurent

Sylvia Rose Lavelle

Peter Forbes MacLaren

Joan Winsome Maslen

Lorraine Maxine Meldrum

Prof Andrew McCredie

Jean Moore

Joan P Robinson

Maxwell and Jill Schultz

Miss Sheila Scotter AM MBE

Marion A I H M Spence

Molly Stephens

Gwennyth St John

Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian

Jennifer May Teague

Elisabeth Turner

Albert Henry Ullin

Jean Tweedie

Herta and Fred B Vogel

Dorothy Wood

Joyce Winsome Woodroffe

COMMISSIONING CIRCLE

Cecilie Hall and the Late Hon Michael Watt KC

Tim and Lyn Edward

Weis Family

FIRST NATIONS CIRCLE

John and Lorraine Bates

Colin Golvan AM KC and Dr Deborah Golvan

Sascha O. Becker

Maestro Jaime Martín

Elizabeth Proust AO and

Brian Lawrence

Guy Ross

The Sage Foundation

The Kate and Stephen Shelmerdine Family Foundation

Michael Ullmer AO and Jenny Ullmer

Jason Yeap OAM – Mering Management Corporation

ADOPT A MUSICIAN

Shane Buggle and Rosie Callanan

Roger Young

Andrew Dudgeon AM

Rohan de Korte, Philippa West

Tim and Lyn Edward

John Arcaro

Dr John and Diana Frew

Rosie Turner

Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser

Stephen Newton

Dr Mary-Jane Gething AO

Monica Curro

The Gross Foundation

Matthew Tomkins

Dr Clem Gruen and Dr Rhyl Wade

Robert Cossom

Cecilie Hall and the late Hon Michael Watt KC

Saul Lewis

Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM

Abbey Edlin

David Horowicz

Anne-Marie Johnson

Dr Harry Imber

Sarah Curro, Jack Schiller

Margaret Jackson AC

Nicolas Fleury

Di Jameson OAM and Frank

Mercurio

Elina Fashki, Benjamin Hanlon, Tair Khisambeev, Christopher Moore

The late Dr Elizabeth A

Lewis AM

Anthony Chataway

David Li AM and Angela Li

Concermaster Chair

Rosemary and the late Douglas Meagher

Craig Hill

Gary McPherson

Rachel Shaw

Anne Neil

Eleanor Mancini

Newton Family in memory of Rae Rothfield Cong Gu

The Rosemary Norman Foundation

Ann Blackburn

Andrew and Judy Rogers

Michelle Wood

Glenn Sedgwick

Tiffany Cheng, Shane Hooton

Dr Martin Tymms and Patricia Nilsson

Natasha Thomas

Anonymous

Prudence Davis

Anonymous

Rachael Tobin

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS

Life Members

John Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel AC

Sir Elton John CBE

Lady Primrose Potter AC CMRI

Jeanne Pratt AC

Michael Ullmer AO and Jenny Ullmer

Anonymous

MSO Ambassador

Geoffrey Rush AC

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The MSO honours the memory of Life Members

Marc Besen AC

Mrs Eva Besen AO

John Brockman OAM

The Honourable Alan Goldberg AO QC

Harold Mitchell AC

Roger Riordan AM

Ila Vanrenen

MSO ARTISTIC FAMILY

Jaime Martín

Chief Conductor

Benjamin Northey

Principal Conductor in Residence

Leonard Weiss

Cybec Assistant Conductor

Sir Andrew Davis CBE

Conductor Laureate

Hiroyuki Iwaki †

Conductor Laureate (1974–2006)

Warren Trevelyan-Jones

MSO Chorus Director

Erin Helyard

Artist in Residence

Karen Kyriakou

Artist in residence, Learning and Engagement

Christian Li

Young Artist in Association

Katy Abbott

Composer in Residence

Naomi Dodd

Cybec Young Composer in Residence

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO

First Nations Creative Chair

Xian Zhang

East meets West Ambassador

Artistic Ambassadors

Tan Dun

Lu Siqing

MSO BOARD

Chairman

David Li AM

Co-Deputy Chairs

Margaret Jackson AC

Di Jameson OAM

Managing Director

Sophie Galaise Board Directors

Shane Buggle

Andrew Dudgeon AM

Martin Foley

Lorraine Hook

Gary McPherson

Farrel Meltzer

Edgar Myer

Glenn Sedgwick

Mary Waldron

Company Secretary

Demetrio Zema

The MSO relies on your ongoing philanthropic support to sustain our artists, and support access, education, community engagement and more. We invite our supporters to get close to the MSO through a range of special events.

The MSO welcomes your support at any level. Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible, and supporters are recognised as follows:

$500+ (Overture)

$1,000+ (Player)

$2,500+ (Associate)

$5,000+ (Principal)

$10,000+ (Maestro)

$20,000+ (Impresario)

$50,000+ (Virtuoso)

$100,000+ (Platinum)

Get closer to the Music

Become an MSO Patron

Help us deliver an annual Season of musical magic, engage world-renowned artists, and nurture the future of Australian orchestral music by becoming an MSO Patron.

Through an annual gift of $500 or more, you can join a group of like-minded musiclovers and enhance your MSO experience. Be the first to hear news from the MSO and enjoy exclusive MSO Patron activities, including behind-the-scenes access, special Patron pre-sales, and events with MSO musicians and guest artists.

To find out more, please call MSO Philanthropy on (03) 8646 1551, or by scanning the QR code.

Thank you for your support.

GOVERNMENT

PREMIER

MAJOR

Thank you to our Partners
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PRINCIPAL
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MEDIA AND BROADCAST PARTNERS

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

Freemasons Foundation Victoria

The Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley Foundation, The Angior Family Foundation, Flora & Frank Leith Trust, Perpetual Foundation – Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment, Sidney Myer MSO Trust Fund

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