Symphony Central Coast 2015 Concert Season by Symphony Central Coast

2015 CONCERT SEASON

Artistic Director Dr Steven Stanke Symphony Central Coast “Excite, entrance and inspire through musical excellence”

STEVEN STANKE

Artistic Director's Message

o celebrate our new name, Symphony Central Coast, and a new performance venue, we present a wonderful program of stunningly beautiful music and outstanding soloists. Our season starts in March with a concert performance of Bizet's most memorable and loved opera, Carmen, featuring some of the Central Coast's and Sydney's rising opera stars and our long-time performance partner, Central Coast Philharmonia. In June we welcome one of Sydney's most accomplished flautists, Svetlana Yaroslavskaya, to perform the charming and expressive Flute Concerto by Jacques Ibert (or Jackie Bear if you're short of time).

We also explore the stunning vistas and creative nationalism in Sibelius' First Symphony and the buzzing energy of Vaughan Williams' overture The Wasps, written as incidental music for a performance of Aristophanes' play at Trinity College, Cambridge. Our September concert sweeps you away with 'classic' orchestral favourites, as we perform some of our most requested pieces. Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Albinoni: composers you know and love give their most memorable and exciting works. We also continue our exploration of contemporary works by local composers, featuring the Concerto for Trumpet by Joe Wolfe, a longtime member of the SCC. In December, pianist Carl Schmidt performs Schubert's colossal 'Wanderer' Fantasy and we conclude our 2015 subscription series with Tchaikovsky's towering monument to Fate, his Fourth Symphony. Come with us on our 2015 symphonic voyage! ď Ź

2:30pm Sunday 22 MARCH 2015

CARMEN Love, jealousy, murder!

Spanish heat and gypsy passion are brought to life in Bizet's most memorable opera â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Carmen. This smouldering femme fatale is one of the most captivating heroines in opera and obsession turns deadly when her gypsy seductions ensnare a love-struck soldier and a swaggering toreador. A riveting drama of love and jealousy, Bizet's Carmen is filled with alluring melodies and captivating dances and is rightly one of the world's most popular operas.

Conductor STEVEN STANKE Chorus Master PHILIP REES GEORGES BIZET

Carmen CARMEN JERMAINE CHAU MICHAELA TARYN SRHOJ DON JOSE KAINE HAYWARD ESCAMILLO ANDREW WILLIAMS CENTRAL COAST PHILHARMONIA Performed in English

JERMAINE CHAU Jermaine Chau, mezzo soprano a recent graduate of the Lisa Gasteen National Opera Summer School in Brisbane, studied opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where she took on the role as a sassy aunt Fidalma in Cimarosa’s comic opera Il Segreto Matrimonio. In 2014, she has taken the lead role in Menotti’s Old Maid and the Thief and has performed as Cecilia in Mark Adamo’s Little Women. With her singing partner Taryn Srhoj,

CARMEN JERMAINE CHAU

their duo Blush Opera won the Tasmanian Cabaret Festival in July 2014.

4th year student in the Bachelor of Music

KAINE HAYWARD

(performance) course at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, studying under Barry Ryan. Current Young Artist with Pacific Opera. Current soloist with the Cantorion Male Voice Choir. Tenor soloist in Magnificat by J.S. Bach with the Manly-Warringah Choir (Dec 2012). Rodolfo in highlights from La Bohéme with Pacific Opera (Nov 2012). Tenor soloist in Messiah by Handel with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra (Nov 2012). Tenor soloist in Vespro della

DON JOSE KAINE HAYWARD 06

BeataVergine by Monteverdi at the Sydney Conservatorium.

TARYN SRHOJ New Zealand born, Taryn studied at The University of Auckland School of Music, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music majoring in Voice in 2008. Taryn is currently under the tutelage of Christine Douglas and is excited to be in her second year as a member of the Pacific Opera Young Artist Program for 2012. This year she has performed the role of Bettina in the Pacific Opera production of The Deluded Bridegroom (Mozart) and has begun studying the role of Marzelline

MICHAELA TARYN SRHOJ

(Fidelio/Beethoven) in regular coachings. Baritone Andrew Williams is one of

ANDREW WILLIAMS

Australia’s finest upcoming young opera singers. He recently completed a Bachelor of Music and Advanced Diploma of Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. On the operatic stage Andrew has performed in Sydney Conservatorium productions as Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Geronimo in Il Matrimonio Segreto, Bob in The Old Maid and the Theif and Friedrich Bhaer in Little Women. He has also recently performed the role of Colas in Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne with Penrith Symphony Orchestra. For 2015 Andrew joins the ensemble in Opera

ESCAMILLO ANDREW WILLIAMS

Australia’s productions of Don Carlos and Handa’s opera on the harbour Aida. 07

Free Concert

4:00pm Sunday 1 MARCH 2015

SYMPHONY IN THE PARK Fun, family, fresh air!

Conductors STEVEN STANKE and PATRICK BRENNAN Guest Performers CENTRAL COAST YOUTH ORCHESTRA Soprano TIANA YOUNG Tenor SHANE EDWARDS BIZET

Carmen overture

Bring your picnic and rug to Kibble Park Gosford for Symphony in the Park. This is a free concert for all ages to enjoy. Symphony, opera, film and TV themes, popular classics and more!

BRAHMS

Hungarian Dance no.5 DVORAK

Symphony 9 - mvt 4 BIZET

Aragonaise from Carmen BIZET

Sequedilla from Carmen BIZET

Les Dragons from Alcala Carmen ZIMMER

Gladiator BARSOTTI

Trombone Talk (trombone trio) GOLD

Dr Who SHORE

Lord of the Rings 09

2:30pm Sunday 21 JUNE 2015

ATLANTIC FANTASIES Invigorating, charming, majestic!

St. Petersburg State Conservatory trained Svetlana Yaroslavskaya performs Jacques Ibert's muchloved Flute Concerto, a work full of humour, virtuosity and intense technical challenges. Although Sibelius denied any extramusical meaning to his symphonies, there is no doubt that his First is a tribute to the Finnish landscape and the patriotic struggle of the Finnish people. Barber's achingly beautiful Adagio is the perfect elegy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; lyrical, searing, poignant.

Conductor STEVEN STANKE Flute SVETLANA YAROSLAVSKAYA VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Overture The Wasps JACQUES IBERT

Flute Concerto SAMUEL BARBER

Adagio for strings JEAN SIBELIUS

Symphony no.1

2:30pm Sunday 13 SEPT 2015

SYMPHONY CENTRAL COAST

'CLASSICS'

Conductor STEVEN STANKE

Swooning, dancing, frightening!

JOE WOLFE

Trumpet ANTHONY HEINRICHS

Trumpet Concerto RICHARD STRAUSS

Also Sprach Zarathustra MOZART

Inspiring, beautiful, tender, powerful. Escape to a friendly place with these selections of orchestral classics. Whether it's the reflective tones of the Pagliacci Intermezzo or the energetic power of De Falla's Ritual Fire Dance, these delightful favourites will be a superb highlight of our concert series. Joe Wolfe, our intrepid bassoonist, sets the trumpet world alight with his new Concerto for Trumpet, performed by Anthony Heinrichs. of the SSO.

Don Giovanni Overture MANUEL DE FALLA

Ritual Fire Dance TOMASO ALBINONI

Adagio

MODEST MUSSORGSKY

Night on Bare Mountain PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY

Sleeping Beauty Waltz PAUL DUKAS

The Sorcerer's Apprentice RUGGIERO LEONCAVALLO

Intermezzo from Pagliacci RICHARD WAGNER

Ride of the Valkyries PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY

Capriccio Italien

2:30pm Sunday 6 DEC 2015

THE ROMANTIC PIANO Destiny, heroism and humour!

Carl Schmidt plays Schubert's 1822 “Wanderer” Fantasy - one of his boldest and most ingenious works: symphonic in outlook, proudly heroic and technically challenging for all but the most accomplished pianists. Tchaikovsky's mighty fourth symphony is his study into the nature of fate and Brahms Academic Festival is a medley of rowdy student songs and a tonguein - cheek 'thank you' for an honorary degree from the University of Breslau.

Conductor STEVEN STANKE Piano CARL SCHMIDT JOHANNES BRAHMS

Academic Festival FRANZ SCHUBERT

Wanderer Fantasy PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY

Symphony no. 4

Help Support Us

ased in Gosford, Symphony Central Coast was formed from local community orchestras in 1999 with support from the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music. SCC has grown into a full size symphony orchestra, presenting outstanding musical programs of orchestral and choral masterworks to the Central Coast community. The flagship activities of the SCC are the annual subscription series, comprising four concerts and featuring the best orchestral works by leading composers and performers. The orchestra is also very active in wider community engagement, performing at a variety of venues and with other community groups. Artistic Director and Conductor Dr Steven Stanke and the SCC are committed to entertain and inspire through musical excellence.

Symphony Central Coast is one of the Central Coast's most valued and prized cultural assets, proving that the presence of a thriving symphony orchestra is a reflection of the pride in cultural awareness and support by the Central Coast community. By necessity, sponsorship plays an essential role in ensuring the success of Symphony Central Coast. The generosity of local companies and individuals enables us to present innovative and acclaimed productions, maintain and develop artists' skills, and engage audiences. We invite you to you to join us as a sponsor as we embark on our 2015 journey. As a sponsor you can make an immediate and tangible contribution to the company. Gifts of all sizes ensure the future of SCC. Please contact us to discuss how you can help keep orchestral music alive on the Central Coast in 2015. ď Ź www.symphonycentralcoast.com.au

CARMEN – Georges Bizet Sunday 22 March 2:30pm ATLANTIC FANTASIES Sunday 21 June 2:30pm SCC 'CLASSICS' Sunday 13 September 2:30pm THE ROMANTIC PIANO Sunday 6 December 2:30pm

2015 CONCERT SEASON

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Central Coast Grammar School Arundel Road, ERINA HEIGHTS

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SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT SERIES HIGHLIGHTS CONCERT 1 Carmen - GEORGES BIZET 2:30pm Sunday 22 MARCH 2015 CONCERT 2 Atlantic Fantasies 2:30pm Sunday 21 JUNE 2015 CONCERT 3 Symphony Central Coast 'Classics' 2:30pm Sunday 13 SEPTEMBER 2015 CONCERT 4 The Romantic Piano 2:30pm Sunday 6 DECEMBER 2015

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CELLI Natalie Lambert Hilary Day Lean Logan Nicole McVicar Keiko Clements Danny Morris Michal Wieczorek Caroline Hobbs BASSES Ian Esplin Steven Dunn Fiona Lugg FLUTES Sue Maybury Madeleine Bell Jennifer Hankin Vanessa Ropa OBOES Rachel Tolmie Neil Simpson Andrew Hermon Andrew Ross CLARINETS Diane Gardiner Vanessa Anderson David Brooks

BASSOONS John Cran Joe Wolfe Graeme Widmer

TROMBONE Gary Kosky Phillip Rutherford E-Yang Liu

HORNS Chris Hunt Hannah Murray Arthur Webster Rachel Jamieson Radu Boros Kaleah Balcomb

TUBA Rowan Taylor

TRUMPETS Aaron Passfield James Jellyman Kindi Smith Michael Tierney David Wood

TIMPANI/PERCUSSION Barney Waters Rowan Brooks Diane Brooks Jillene Donnelly Wesley Chegwidden PIANO Gerard Nicholls HARP Clare McDonogh

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