Casey Philharmonic Orchestra welcomes you to the inaugural Music by the Lake at Wilson Botanical Park in Berwick. This is the biggest ever cultural gathering in the City of Berwick and will be showcasing a vast array of local artistic talent.
We hope that the ever-fickle Melbourne weather behaves itself and that you enjoy the ambiance of the park, the various performances and partake of the tasty food from the trucks.
An event of this scale requires long-term planning and support from numerous sources. We are grateful to The City of Casey for trusting the CPO’s vision in creating this event and to our sponsors:
Gold Aveo – “Australia’s leading and most innovative retirement living provider”
Silver St John of God Hospital, Berwick
Schedule
MC Wayne Smith
13:00 Cranbourne Lions Concert Band
13:30 Cranbourne Chorale
14:00 Chantelle & Friends
14:30 Cathy Lea Dancers
15:00 Casey Concert Band
15:30 Casey Big Band
16:00 Vocal Performance School
16:30 The Triple Threat Academy
17:00
Kudzai Chirunga
17:30 T'HONI Kapa Haka - Te Hononga
O Nga Iwi
18:00 Miss Lizzy & the Owlets
18:30 Casey Philharmonic Orchestra
19:00 Interval
19:30 Casey Philharmonic Orchestra (with Melbourne Youth Chorale)
20:10 end of festival
Casey Philharmonic Orchestra is a young, innovative and vibrant community orchestra of volunteer musicians based in the City of Casey. We held our first rehearsal in June 2017, and performed at the opening of Bunjil Place, Narre Warren – now our principal performance venue - in October the same year.
Now in our seventh year CPO continues to provide extraordinary opportunities for musicians in Melbourne’s outer south-east. We strongly value building collaborative relationships with other local arts organisations, and we pride ourselves on performing orchestral music of the highest calibre for the enjoyment of our audiences and musicians alike. CPO was a finalist in the 2023 Casey Community Awards (Lindsay King Art Award).
CPO is delighted to welcome you to this free concert using the amphitheatre at Berwick’s Wilson Botanical Park. We are showcasing pieces from our previous popular ‘Star Wars’, ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Villains and Superheroes’ shows, in addition to other well-loved big screen movie themes and a performance of ‘Waltz of the Reaper’ specially composed for last year’s local Composer’s Competition. We hope you enjoy the show and look forward to seeing you at our ‘Spanish Nights’, ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Memphis’ shows later in the year.
Movie Magic, Heroes and Villains
John Williams – Star Wars:Main Title
Andrew Lloyd-Webber – Phantom of the Opera Suite
George Barsoum – Waltz of the Reaper
Michael Giacchino – Incredibles: Glory Days & Incredits (Arr. Hannah Hunt)
Brian Tyler – Thor: The Dark World (arr. Hannah Hunt)
John Powell – Chicken Run:Main Title/Escape
Montage
>INTERVAL<
Ludwig Görransson – The Mandalorian Theme
Danny Elfman – Spiderman, Music from Film
Claus Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean
John Williams – Excerpts from Harry Potter
i) Harry’s Wondrous World
ii) Double Trouble (CHOIR – MYC)
John Williams – Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)
Violin 1
Johny Chen
Julia Chen
Beth Melton
Claire Gurrin
Will Nelson
Viva Nguyen
Violin 2
Amaris Lee-David
Gerry Tan
Moya Cummings
Annabelle Wan
Jordan Minter
Katelyn Cai (Xiao)
Emily King
Igor Sorkin
Ana Monsanto
Maybelle Hanbury
Viola
Damien Melis
Bill Wang
Rebecca Cottman
Leah O’Sullivan
Ben Gibson
‘Cello
Michael Bonsal
Liam Cullen
Patrick Dixon
Double Bass
Declan Coleman
Philip McCahy
Mae Ovenden-Lloyd
Luke Holland
Resident Conductor – Kent Ross
Piccolo/Flute
Judith Carpenter
Kristy Matheos
Hannah Phillips
Oboe/Cor Anglais
John Blyth
Ben Roe
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Claire Rainey
Belinda Bolger
Thomas English
Rosemary Smith
Bassoon/Contrabassoon
Hannah Hine
Hannah Hunt
Matthew Chipman
Matthew Pines
Saxophone (Alto/tenor/baritone)
Matthew Chipman
Hannah Phillips
Thomas English
Hannah Hunt
Matthew Pines
Recorder (Alton/tenor/bass)
Damien Melis
Hannah Phillips
Kristy Matheos
Matthew Pines
Sam Fitzgerald
Trumpet
Sam Fitzgerald
Alessandra Vodanovich
Bjorn Vodanovich
Paul Berger
Brad Inman
Alex de Lacy
French Horn
Vicki-Ann Ware
Callum O’Connor
James Coomans
Clynton Royle
Trombone/Bass
Trombone
Quinn Kellock
Anthony Ware
Michael Couche
Tuba
Colin Harrison
Tympani
Grace James
Percussion
Justin Tsang
Perren Bonsall
Brendan Payne
Keyboard
Janine Dixon
Guitar
Thomas English
Bass Guitar
Luke Holland
Thanks to:
CPO President Anthony Ware, who dreamt the day up and kept everyone on their toes
Stage Manager – Chantelle Riordan
Working Group – Greg Marks, Wayne Smith
