A IS S T E N T F U A O A O BR Y SE M E N EL O D C PH AN M L SY E IN TH Mount Isa Thu 23 / Fri 24 Jul 7pm Mount Isa Civic Centre Free Event
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MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
Queensland Music Festival has had an association with Mount Isa almost since the Festival began - and over many years we have collaborated with the people of this city to deliver events as diverse as Bobcat Dancing and Swingin’ Utes. All this music making seems to have had an effect on the culture in the Isa and now we see the inauguration of one of the world’s most remote symphony orchestras! This is not to be taken lightly and such an occasion deserves a world premiere, which we have in the form of Matthew Dewey’s Symphony of the Inland Sea. This wonderful turn of events is due in no small part to the unfailing support of Mount Isa City Council and the corporate community as well as the extraordinary hard work and passion of the music teachers and students of this truly cultural city. Congratulations Mount Isa, you are making musical history!
From humble origins, across the course of its history Mount Isa has proven itself an economic powerhouse, not just in Queensland but throughout the nation and the world. Shaped by our rich mineral bounty and remote, rural location at the heart of Queensland’s North West, our great city has earned its rightful place as Australia’s premier mining city. Today the Isa is an icon of industry, oasis for commerce and land of bountiful opportunity. Mount Isa’s stark desert beauty, breathtaking landscapes and unique events combine to create the thriving outdoor and cultural community lifestyle we enjoy today. We remain dedicated to making our city ever more liveable and creating a vibrant, progressive and increasingly cosmopolitan place for people to visit, and to live.
James Morrison am Artistic Director, Queensland Music Festival
The Hon. Cr Tony McGrady am Mayor of Mount Isa
PROGRAM Basin Street Blues Spencer Williams (Arr. James Morrison) James Morrison, John Morrison Quartet & Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra Wouldn’t it be Loverly Lerner & Loewe (Arr. James Morrison, Orch: Sean O’Boyle) Emma Pask, John Morrison Quartet & Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra
Summertime George Gershwin (Arr. Sean O’Boyle)
Emma Pask, John Morrison Quartet & Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra
Dark Eyes Florian Hermann (Arr. Ian Cooper) Ian Cooper & John Morrison Quartet Fantasy on a Mozart Theme Mozart (Arr: Rabic, Orch: Sean O’Boyle) Ambre Hammond, John Morrison Quartet & Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra
Hungarian Rhapsody Liszt Ambre Hammond solo
Caravan Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington (Arr. James Morrison, Orch. Sean O’Boyle)
James Morrison, Ian Cooper, John Morrison Quartet & Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra
Interval (20 mins)
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Duke Ellington (Arr. Graeme Lyall, Lyrics Bob Russell) James Morrison, John Morrison Quartet & Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra L-O-V-E Bert Kaempfert (Arr. Ed Wilson, Orch. Sean O’Boyle) Emma Pask, James Morrison, John Morrison Quartet & Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra Symphony of the Inland Sea Matthew Dewey Ambre Hammond, Ian Cooper, James Morrison, Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra, Mount Isa Community Choir & Combined Schools Choir Why We Sing
Mount Isa Symphony Orchestra, Mount Isa Community Choir & Combined Schools Choir
ABOUT SYMPHONY OF THE INLAND SEA Symphony of the Inland Sea is a celebration of the amazing landscape of Inland Australia, especially around the Mount Isa region. The music is intended to evoke images of the landscape: from the quiet of the dawn and the rising of the sun over the desert, to the gentle peace of
Lake Moondara; from the harsh heat rising from the rocky ground at Mary Kathleen, to the gentle light drifting across the hills around the Isa as the day moves to an end. The symphony pays tribute to a complex and amazing landscape, and celebrates the amazing people that live within it.
JAMES MORRISON am, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST SEAN O’BOYLE am, CONDUCTOR Awarded Member Of The Order Of Australia in 2015 for his services to music, Sean O’Boyle is a USA based Australian composer and conductor. His compositions have been performed and/or recorded by Australia’s major orchestras and a number of notable orchestras throughout Northern America and Europe, including a performance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Sean composed the ABC’s Olympic Theme for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Broadcast and has written for Film, TV, Opera and Ballet. Sean has conducted in concert halls throughout the world and has written and produced music for more than 100 CDs recorded in collaboration with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He is Artist-In-Residence at the USA’s 6th oldest university, Moravian College.
James Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. Besides the trumpet, this multiinstrumentalist also plays piano, all the brass, saxophones, and double bass. He is constantly on the move, touring everywhere and anywhere fine music has an audience. When not on the stage, James is very involved with music education and runs a Bachelor Degree in jazz performance at the James Morrison Academy of Music. James has been Artistic Director of the Queensland Music Festival since 2012. In 2013 he brought Swingin’ Utes to Mount Isa, continuing the festival’s long standing relationship with this beautiful town.
EMMA PASK, VOCALIST ‘The greatest gift to Australian Jazz Vocals in the last decade’ is how James Morrison, Australia’s most awarded jazzman, describes Emma Pask. With numerous International and Australia wide performances Emma has firmly established herself as one of this country’s favourite voices in Jazz. Highlights of her 20 year career include performing the Bridal Waltz for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s wedding; winning Jazz Vocalist of the year and performing for VIP audiences including the late Diana, Princess of Wales and Princess Mary of Denmark. Emma received rave reviews for her performances in Uruguay, South America and is a regular at the prestigious Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
HARRY MORRISON,DOUBLE BASS Harry is a multi-instrumentalist who began playing jazz professionally at only age 15. He has toured Australia and internationally, performing earlier this year at both the Newport Jazz Festival (USA) and as guest soloist with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. Now 17 he has already appeared on a number of CDs and tours extensively with Australian band The Swing Merchants and his father, Jazz legend James Morrison.
JAKE BARDEN, SAXOPHONE At 22 years of age, Jake Barden has been hailed as one of Australia’s best young musicians. Jake has performed and recorded throughout Australia and overseas, with his debut international performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival at the tender age of 15. He has performed with internationally renowned artists including Jeff Clayton, Wycliffe Gordon, Marian Petrescu, Gordon Goodwin, Aaron Goldberg, Gregory Hutchinson, Bob Mintzer and Mike Stern.
PAUL WHITE, KEYBOARD Paul is regarded as one of Australia’s finest keyboard players and is in constant demand on the local and international scene. Paul has played with some of Australia’s music royalty including Brian Cadd, Doug Parkinson, Stevie Wright, and many more. His career has seen him appear on countless albums as a session keyboardist and he has also composed music for film, video games, television, and radio.
JOHN MORRISON, DRUMS John Morrison has delighted audiences for more than 30 years with his humour and dedication to sounds that swing! Throughout his career John Morrison and his many groups have headlined major events and festivals in Australia. Voted Australia’s best Big Band drummer, his big band Swing City was selected to open the Sydney 2000 Olympics. John’s driving swing feel has been heard with many internationally renowned artists including James Moody, Scott Hamilton, Richie Cole, Christian McBride, John and Jeff Clayton, Garry Dial, Jimmy Whitherspoon, Eartha Kitt, Bobby Gebert, Don Burrows, George Golla, and Bob Barnard. John is a gifted educator, producer, mentor and patron of many outstanding youth bands and orchestras.
IAN COOPER, VIOLIN Ian Cooper is Australia’s most exciting virtuoso violinist. He was commissioned to compose and perform the Tin Symphony for the opening ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games. The event was televised worldwide with an estimated 2.85 billion viewers. Born into a family of classical musicians Mr. Cooper began learning the violin from his mother at the age of four. His Sydney Opera House debut was at age 6 and he was awarded a scholarship to the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music at age eight. His high-energy and humorous performances range in styles from Classical, Gypsy, Jazz, Irish, Tango, Latin, the Blues and even a touch of Cowboy music.
AMBRE HAMMOND, PIANO
MARIA CLEARY, DESIGN Maria Cleary is Brisbane based designer and maker with more than 25 years experience in exhibition, theatrical and cultural event design. Maria’s professional journey began with her interest in costume, fashion and textiles, but her ability to think creatively, understand materials, get organised, respond to a brief and work with a team has taken her down all sorts of interesting design and production paths. Maria continues to provide design and production services to all sorts of clients including, Queensland Performing Arts Trust, Queensland Music Festival, State Library of Queensland, The Workshops Rail Museum, Queensland Ballet and Artslink.
Known as “The People’s Pianist,” Ambre Hammond earned her diplomas in music at the age of 12, becoming the youngest person in the world to do so. She has since performed both solo and with orchestras throughout Australia, England, Italy, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, Belarus, East Timor, Thailand, North and South America, New Zealand, French Polynesia and China. Ambre has collaborated with legendary Hollywood film writer and composer Lalo Schifrin, travelled to New York to record the music of outstanding American composer Patrick Zimmerli, and collaborated with renowned Indian slide guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. In 2013, Ambre launched Girl Piano Truck which presents concerts in remote communities worldwide in places such as schools, orphanages and mental asylums. The project has travelled to remote parts of India, Thailand, East Timor and Belarus and will soon be made into a documentary for International release with filming throughout outback Australia, The Philippines and Africa.
MOUNT ISA COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Violin 1 Tara Cherian, Concertmaster Wayne Brennan * Chloe McLean Evelyn Martens Yvonne Moore Chloe Johnston Chloe Barr Simon Buchanan Violin 2 Brenda Sullivan * Juliet Tupperanian Karen Ranjit Kumar Jack Muller Olivia Fricke Richard Bower Aysha Griffin Kerry Bower Tracey Tait Michaela Plumb Katharina Bernard Viola Graham Simpson * Jessica Griffin Naomi Spitner-Lewis Kate Lavell Helena Fricke Ellen Gibbs Cello Kathryn Close * Allison Nicholson Rachel Horwood Zoe Rowsell Tia Bird Jade Muir
Flute Monika Koerner * Courtney Hill Nicola Caldwell Sabrina Finucane Antonia Connelly Charlotte Leech Oboe Huw Jones * Helena Fricke Clarinet Kate Travers * Emma Moro Jason Knight Lucy Swinney Chasie Palmer Talia Creer Bass Clarinet Chloe Johnston Alto Sax Huw Jones * Susanne Pattison Amy Cobden Gabriel House Tenor Sax Chloe Barr Stanley AF McMillan
Trumpet Paul Rawson * Alicia Freeman Pat Coe Matthew Cobden Andrew Murray Louise Stuart Russell Andrew Knight Monica Joseph Cody Burnett Olivia Fricke Louise Eussen French Horn Kerrie Melamed Louise Eussen Trombone Keith Cox Grace Loyden Bass Trombone Warwick Tyrrell * Jack Muller Tuba Andrew Knight Percussion Kal Schmidt Isaac Glover Chris Bulgarelli
Baritone Sax Ally Wakefield Gabby Wakefield
Double Bass Harry Schmidt Rachel Eussen
* Guest musicians from the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Queensland Music Festival would like to thank rehearsal conductor, Warwick Tyrrell for all his work with the orchestra in the lead up to Mount Isa Celebrates.
MOUNT ISA COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE COMBINED SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CHOIR CONDUCTED BY GORDON HAMILTON Barkly Highway State School Carol Ah-one, Alicia Benham, Nicki Bishop, Sophie Burriston, Abigail Constantinou, Teah Dau, Lance Dimaarucut, Cooper Duffy, Keili Eggmolesse, Lucy Esser, Luke Hales, Alyssa Hatherell, Emy Hopkins, Josie Hopkins, Jedidiah Jocson, Jacob Jocumsen, Chloe McCormick, Melissa Amy McCormick, Will McIntosh, Piper McNamara, David Miles, Julia Mpoumpis, Shayne Oshea-Breed, Christian Panjaitan, Alecia Robinson, Ella Schmidt, Vanessa Shelton, Sophie Tobin, Darcy Stuart Russell, Olivia Tuttle, Ajay Venkata, Alyssa Willis, Tanya Wehrman, Jenson Westerman, Christine Yarnold Mount Isa Central State School Mike Billy Bantanculo, Amy Lee Bond, Kyarra Caampved, Darius Carney, Jayda Driu, Shakayla Carney, Popu Falkner, Deborah Gamato, Haitana Gemma, Aria Horesfell, Ashlea Lavell, Bailee Morgan, Sharlotte Parker-Barry, Katie Patterson, Hayley Richards, Amelie Stewart, Abigale Stuart, Magelia Tabone Cook, Gabby Tabone Cook, Xavier Tavita, Jamie Young Happy Valley State School Renisha Abraham, Jenisha Abraham, Megan Adendorff, Issabella Barrett, Koa Bayliss, Tyger-Lee Barrett, Tayla Brown, Holly Bryant, Ella Burford, Holly Coleman, Emily Davis, Brianna Davis, Ally Duffell, Rose Elliott, Trinity Eussen, Grace Gilmore, Misha Gordon, Oliver Hogan, Sonique Hough, Mikhayla Hunt, Jasmine Kingston, Paige Marshall, Sienna Meani, Sophie Moore, Georgia Nolan, Olivia Pearson, Rhianna Pearson, Tia Peel, Stepheny Reddish, Maddison Reed, Shyla Richters-Deveney, Charlotte Rogers, Shannon Rousham, Lillyann Russell, Meadow Shaw, Davida Skelton, Breearna Stewart, Milla van Lelyveld, Izabella Vrana, Meekah Vuiga, Georgia Walls,
Coco Wessels, Hayley Window, Lianna Woodsbey, Kayla Woodsbey Healy State School Amy Chapman, Wesley Peters, Jenna Peters, Shana Sahana Sahana, Tameka Scarfe, Marjorie Taylor St Kieran’s Catholic Primary School Jazmin Bovey, Meila Cooper, Jaedyn Royes, Thomas Schlencker, Danica Taylor, Mariana Taylor, Ava Tyrie, Hope Tyrie St Joseph’s Catholic School Jorja Albert, Charli Albert, Keely Anderson, Gyan Angon, Riley Brown, Tom Clancy, Renee Cameron, Yulia Eliseeva, Lizzie Elliott, Lucia Finucane, Willow Fitzgerald, Paesha Fowlie-Morris, Helena Freeman, Grace Freeman, Sophie Greenhalgh, Ally Haddon, Amy Haddon, Kain Hicks, Kaillum Hunter, Aiyshus-Jade Kemp, Anthony Kelly, Grace Ketewai, Teuila Kohlhase, Anthony Kleinman, Shelbie Leonard, Ella Lipscomb, Emily Logan, Eva Milner, Taku Mandizvidza, Cooper Munns, Trinity Perkins, Erich Petalcorin, Ryan Philp, Sarah Pierce, Sharni Pierce, Phoebe Stallmann, Lilly Stevens, Taliyah Swadling, Heather Wise, Charlotte Vanderkamp, Madison Warren Good Shepherd Catholic College Emma Day, Ashleigh Stallmann Community Choir Linda Carrington, Donald Cathcart, Emma Cillekens, Julie Collins, Shane Davis, Selena Courtice, Janene Franklin, Khovy Inthavong, Courtney-Ann King, Kate Lavell, Rebecca Lister, Michelle Mutzelburg, Allison Nicholson, Peet Pretorius, Renate Randle, Marae Staples, Tarah Sweetman, Strickland Teaukuru, Susan Thomas, Jude Winch The Australian Voices Danielle Settle, Isabella Gerometta, Nathan Walton, Andrew Firth
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PATRON His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC Governor of Queensland BOARD Athol Young Chair Prof. Rodney Wissler Deputy Chair Danielle Duell Helen Gluer Karen Hanna John Kenny Alison Mobbs Victoria Somlyay James Morrison Artistic Director Nigel Lavender Executive Director EVENT TEAM Erica Hart Program Director Kate Wilson Producer Nick Engler Technical Manager Katharina Bernard Project Coordinator Yvonne Moore Local Liaison Norelle Hentschel Stage Manager QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL TEAM FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Jodi Kelly Finance Manager Peta Winters Administration Manager Alice Crockett Cousin Administration & Finance Assistant TECHNICAL Ken Francey Technical & Operations Director Tessa Smallhorn Ground Transport Coordinator DEVELOPMENT Simon Buchanan Development Director Nusch Herman Development Executive Ashley Symonds Development Coordinator MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Giuliana Bonel Marketing & Communications Director Kendal Alderman Senior Marketing Coordinator Liam McGuigan Digital Marketing Coordinator Brianna Mackey Marketing Coordinator SPECIAL THANKS Yvonne Moore & the team at Mount Isa School of the Air, Deanne Ivers & Arts on Alma, Josie Campbell & The North West Queensland Photography Group, The Mount Isa Quilters Club, The Laura Johnson Home, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The Australian Voices, The MIETV team, CPC Production Services, Claire & Peter Booth.
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