SSO Pops: The Music of Star Wars

19 & 20 DECEMBER 2019 ESPLANADE CONCERT HALL Performing Home of the SSO

The Maltese Tenor JOSEPH CALLEJA

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SSO Pops: The Music of Star Wars Search Your Feelings, Feel The Force 19 & 20 Dec 2019, 7.30pm Esplanade Concert Hall Singapore Symphony Orchestra Christopher Dragon conductor Music by John Williams Star Wars — Main Title

5 mins

The Adventures of Jar Jar from Episode I: The Phantom Menace

4 mins

Yoda’s Theme from Episode IV: A New Hope

4 mins

Luke and Leia from Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

5 mins

Princess Leia’s Theme from Episode IV: A New Hope

3 mins

Throne Room & End Title from Episode IV: A New Hope

8 mins

Intermission

20 mins

Imperial March from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

3 mins

Anakin’s Theme from Episode I: The Phantom Menace

3 mins

Across the Stars from Episode II: Attack of the Clones

6 mins

Duel of the Fates from Episode I: The Phantom Menace

4 mins

March of the Resistance from Episode VII: The Force Awakens

3 mins

Rey’s Theme from Episode VII: The Force Awakens

3 mins

The Rebellion is Reborn from Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

4 mins

Jedi Steps & Finale from Episode VII: The Force Awakens

8 mins

Concert duration: 1 hr 45 mins

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C HRI S T O P HER D RA G O N conductor Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is in his fourth season as the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony. For three years he previously held the position of Assistant Conductor with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

following year. Christopher’s international guest conducting includes the Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

He has also conducted at numerous festivals including the Breckenridge and Bangalow Music Festivals. At the beginning of 2016, Christopher conducted Wynton Marsalis’s Swing Symphony as part of the Perth International Arts Festival alongside Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Christopher Dragon began his conducting studies in 2011 and was a member of the prestigious Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program in Australia under the guidance of Christopher Seaman. He has also studied with numerous distinguished conductors including Leonid Grin, Paavo and Neeme Järvi at the Järvi Summer Festival, Fabio Luisi at the Pacific Music Festival and conducting pedagogue Jorma Panula.

Christopher works regularly in Australia and has guest conducted the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. His 2015 debut performance at the Sydney Opera House with singer-songwriter Josh Pyke and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was released

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SECOND VIOLIN Michael Loh Associate Principal Hai-Won Kwok Fixed Chair Nikolai Koval* Lee Shi Mei^ Lim Shue Churn^ Chikako Sasaki* Margit Saur Shao Tao Tao Wu Man Yun* Xu Jue Yi* Yeo Teow Meng Yin Shu Zhan* Zhao Tian*

The Orchestra joshua tan Associate Conductor andrew litton Principal Guest Conductor Choo Hoey Conductor Emeritus

VIOLA Zhang Manchin Principal Guan Qi Associate Principal Gu Bing Jie* Fixed Chair Marietta Ku Luo Biao Julia Park Shui Bing Janice Tsai Wang Dandan Yang Shi Li

Lan Shui Conductor Laureate Eudenice Palaruan Choral Director WONG LAI FOON Choirmaster

CELLO

FIRST VIOLIN

Ng Pei-Sian Principal, The HEAD Foundation Chair Yu Jing Associate Principal Guo Hao Fixed Chair Chan Wei Shing Jamshid Saydikarimov* Song Woon Teng Wang Yan Wang Zihao* Wu Dai Dai Zhao Yu Er

Kong Zhao Hui* Associate Concertmaster Chan Yoong-Han Fixed Chair Cao Can* Chen Da Wei Duan Yu Ling Foo Say Ming Jin Li Kong Xianlong Cindy Lee Karen Tan William Tan Wei Zhe Ye Lin* Zhang Si Jing*

DOUBLE BASS Yang Zheng Yi Associate Principal Karen Yeo Fixed Chair Olga Alexandrova Jacek Mirucki Guennadi Mouzyka Wang Xu

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Jamie Hersch Associate Principal Marc-Antoine Robillard Associate Principal Hoang Van Hoc Kartik Alan Jairamin^

FLUTE Jin Ta Principal Evgueni Brokmiller Associate Principal Roberto Alvarez Miao Shanshan Wang Tong^

TRUMPET Jon Paul Dante Principal David Smith Associate Principal Lau Wen Rong Chris Moyse^ Sergey Tyuteykin

PICCOLO Roberto Alvarez Assistant Principal OBOE Rachel Walker Principal Pan Yun Associate Principal Carolyn Hollier Seow Yibin^ Elaine Yeo

TROMBONE Allen Meek Principal Damian Patti Associate Principal Samuel Armstrong Fernando Rodriguez^

COR ANGLAIS

BASS TROMBONE

Elaine Yeo Associate Principal

Wang Wei Assistant Principal

CLARINET

TUBA

Ma Yue Principal Li Xin Associate Principal Liu Yoko Tang Xiao Ping

Teng Siang Hong^ Principal TIMPANI Christian Schiøler Principal Jonathan Fox Associate Principal

BASS CLARINET Tang Xiao Ping Assistant Principal

PERCUSSION Jonathan Fox Principal Mark Suter Associate Principal Mario Choo Derek Koh^ Lee Yu Ru^ Lim Meng Keh Michael Tan^

BASSOON Wang Xiaoke Principal Liu Chang Associate Principal Aw Yong Tian^ Christoph Wichert Zhao Ying Xue CONTRABASSOON

HARP

Zhao Ying Xue Assistant Principal

Gulnara Mashurova Principal

HORN

PIANO

Han Chang Chou Principal Gao Jian Associate Principal

Shane Thio^

*With deep appreciation to the Rin Collection for their generous loan of string instruments. ^Musician on temporary contract.

Musicians listed alphabetically by family name rotate their seats on a per programme basis.

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Programme Notes

Music from Star Wars

by JOHN WILLIAMS The music of John Williams has been heard by countless people in over 200 countries around the world. In fact, he surpasses composers like Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky on that count! This is hardly surprising, given that out of all the major forms of artistic expression, it is film that is unique to the current and last century. And it is the use of music to enhance, complement or juxtapose visual images that has given rise to the genre of film music. Apart from the music of every instalment of Star Wars, Williams has contributed to this genre through other blockbusters such as the Indiana Jones trilogy, three of the Harry Potter series, E.T., Superman, Jaws, and Jurassic Park, just to name a few.

Williams was a multi-talented musician from a young age. After graduating from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, he became known as a studio pianist, orchestrator and a versatile composer who could write jazz, symphonic and film music with equal ease. His trademark lavish orchestration and use of monumental brass grandeur are influenced by famous classical composers such as Tchaikovsky (popular Russian composer responsible for ballet music such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker), Holst (British composer who wrote The Planets) and most certainly, Richard Strauss, the great German composer and conductor famous for the “sunrise” music which was used to open 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Williams definitely learnt too, through the giants of 20th-century film music such as Franz Waxman, Bernard Herrmann, George Steiner and most notably, Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

He was also influenced by Wagner’s epic, four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung. Like Wagner’s operatic saga, the underlying approach to the music for Star Wars is that it uses specific, recognisable themes or “leitmotifs” to signify important characters.

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YODA’S THEME from Episode IV: A New Hope We first hear Yoda’s Theme when on Dagobah, Yoda chides Luke for his impatience and muses that Luke may be yet too immature to commence Jedi training.

The gentle waves of cello writing in which the music opens immediately transports us into the comforting presence of the 900-yearold Jedi master. The music later swells to glorious heights with the high strings taking over, as Yoda – in one of the many iconic moments of the film – demonstrates the power of the Force by raising Luke’s sunken X-Wing fighter from the swamp.

STAR WARS — MAIN TITLE Ironically, a grim future was initially predicted for the Star Wars films. As for the music, producer George Lucas knew using a traditional large symphony orchestra for the soundtrack was a risk at a time when Disco was all the rage. As it turned out, the crashing cymbals that herald in rolling drums and the majestic trumpet calls giving way to a brilliant trumpet solo accompanied by the full glory of the orchestra have made the Star Wars – Main Title an icon of film music.

LUKE AND LEIA from Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa share a special bond, not just because they are twins, but because the Force runs strong in both of them too. The music in Luke and Leia is a stirring theme that traverses an octave before falling imploringly. It is sounded by solo instruments across different registers before it climaxes with the entire orchestra. First introduced in the Luke and Leia scenes in Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, it is also heard later in Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, when Luke and Leia discuss Luke’s disappearance and his failure with Kylo Ren.

THE ADVENTURES OF JAR JAR from Episode I: The Phantom Menace The clumsy but endearing Gungan Jar Jar Binks first appears in Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The music starts off with an ominous march with an injection of a varied motif from the Imperial March, a testament to Jar Jar’s uncanny ability of getting into trouble. Eventually this gives way to a musical portrayal of the character’s quirkiness with edgy sounds from the winds, unpredictable leaps and rhythmic punctuation.

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PRINCESS LEIA’S THEME from Episode IV: A New Hope

other times, whenever Darth Vader is planning to launch an attack.

Princess Leia is one of Star Wars’ leading characters, in an unforgettable portrayal by the late Carrie Fisher (1956–2016). The leitmotif associated with her is a graceful figure in the flute that spins into a lyrical melody. This opens with a welcoming upward leap, in a musical interval called a major sixth. This theme recalls the scene in which she emerges from the droid R2D2 in the form of a miniature hologram pleading for assistance in the rebels’ struggle against the evil Empire.

ANAKIN’S THEME from Episode I: The Phantom Menace

THRONE ROOM & END TITLE from Episode IV: A New Hope

ACROSS THE STARS from Episode II: Attack of the Clones

This scene comes at the end of the first Star Wars movie, Episode IV: A New Hope where Princess Leia bestows awards on Luke Skywalker and Han Solo for their first big victory over the Empire. The music is filled with grandeur, as brass fanfares dominate most of the work, culminating in fullorchestra development of Luke’s theme. This is also music to accompany the end credits, and so leitmotifs such as Princess Leia’s theme make a comeback as well.

Said George Lucas about this melody that was the primary theme of Episode II: Attack of the Clones, “Anakin and Padme’s love is complicated – pure yet forbidden, personal but with profound ramifications for an entire galaxy. Somehow, John [Williams] has managed to convey all of that complexity in a simply, hauntingly beautiful theme.” These juxtapositions are expressed in the music through a foreboding triplet accompaniment, a yearning minor sixth leap that launches the theme, and constantly morphing but lavish instrumentation.

When Anakin meets Padme Amidala in Watto’s junk shop in Tatooine, Anakin’s theme makes its first appearance. First helmed by a solo flute sounding an innocent melody, the full orchestra then takes over, led by luscious strings in an emotional climax. However, subtle undertones from the Imperial March foreshadow young Anakin’s unfortunate future.

IMPERIAL MARCH from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

DUEL OF THE FATES from Episode I: The Phantom Menace

This theme is first heard in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Darth Vader has initiated procedures to go after the rebel forces, having found out where they are hiding. In the music, Darth Vader’s intimidating power drawn from the dark side of the Force is expressed in a sinister march with unrelenting repeated notes, often drawing on the heaviness of the low brass.

This ominous march is heard numerous

The music written to represent the duel between the Sith Darth Maul and Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn with his Padawan ObiWan Kenobi brims with dramatic excitement from start to finish. Polyphonic in nature, instruments form a rhythmic force pitted against a declamatory chorus, akin to a musical duel. Interesting to note is that 24

Williams had envisioned from the start music that was ritualistic and paganistic for this scene, so for the chorus he took a stanza of text from the Celtic epic Cad Goddeu and translated it to Sanskrit.

new perspective on the galactic conflict.

The second new theme relates to Luke’s secluded life on the island of Ahch-To. Initially Rose’s theme is lush, melodic, and warmly appealing, but is later injected with a second them of tense energy and purpose.

Both themes eventually entwine, symbolising how new blood takes over from the old for a rebirth of the Rebellion.

MARCH OF THE RESISTANCE from Episode VII: The Force Awakens The creative genius of Williams continues to shine even in the newest instalments of the Star Wars series. March of the Resistance was written in 2015 for the beginning of the new trilogy in Episode VII. It first sounds when Poe Dameron and the Resistance forces arrive on Takodana to fight the First Order. The music is a display of breathless urgency with short and repetitive motifs that keep climbing, and bursts of brass fanfares.

JEDI STEPS & FINALE from Episode VII: The Force Awakens The music stirs up a magical sense of anticipation at the end of Episode VII: The Force Awakens as Rey climbs the Jedi steps, leading to the long-awaited re-appearance of Luke Skywalker. There is a sense of glorious satisfaction as Luke’s Theme unfolds, a theme that after many decades in Star Wars history, has become a symbol of good and triumph. However, that is where the movie ends, and the signature ending theme of Star Wars takes over before a final curtain call featuring the new themes introduced in the episode.

REY’S THEME from Episode VII: The Force Awakens Just after Episode VII: The Force Awakens was released, fans were left wondering, “Who is Rey?” Amidst the speculation, some took to analysing Rey’s Theme to answer that question. Fans mused that Rey would eventually turn to the dark side. The clue: if one plays Rey’s Theme in reverse, it would end with the theme from the Imperial March.

Regardless of her impending fate, it does go to show Williams’s ability to develop and spin twists with musical material. Williams himself did comment that he had not intended Rey’s Theme to be heroic, but one that was more adventurous.

Programme notes by Khoo Hui Ling

THE REBELLION IS REBORN from Episode VIII: The Last Jedi This is a combination of two new themes.

The first is the theme for Rose, the spunky and heroic Resistance tech who offers a 25

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V C H P RE S E N T S : C HA M B ER E N D LE S S S O U N D 无 限 的 笙 An unmissable demonstration of the ancient Chinese instrument’s phenomenal capabilities

A FARE W ELL F O R T A S M I N LI T T LE PROKOFIEV Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

W ILL O W AR T S P RE S E N T S J O E HI S AI S HI I N C O N C ER T W I T H T HE S S O V C H P RE S E N T S : O R G A N O R G A N , FRA N Ç AI S MARTIN GRUBINGER • THE TEARS OF N A T URE KNUSSEN The Way to Castle Yonder TAN DUN The Tears of Nature RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

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S S O C o u nc i l

Ms Yong Ying-I (Deputy Chair) Mr Ang Chek Meng Mrs Odile Benjamin Mr Chang Chee Pey Mr Chng Hak-Peng Mr Chng Kai Fong Mr Lionel Choi Mr Warren Fernandez Prof Arnoud De Meyer Mr Heinrich Grafe Ms Liew Wei Li Mr Sanjiv Misra Mr Paul Tan Dr Kelly Tang Mr Geoffrey Wong Mr Yee Chen Fah

Mr Yee Chen Fah (Chair) Mr Heinrich Grafe Ms Lim Mei

Prof Cham Tao Soon (Honorary Chair) Mr Alan Chan (Chair) Mr Choo Chiau Beng Dr Geh Min Mr Goh Geok Khim Mr Khoo Boon Hui Prof Tommy Koh Ms Lim Mei Mr JY Pillay Dr Stephen Riady Ms Priscylla Shaw Dr Gralf Sieghold Mr Andreas Sohmen-Pao Dr Tan Chin Nam Ms Tan Choo Leng Mr Tan Soo Nan Mr Wee Ee Cheong

SNYO Committee

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Nominating and Executive Committee Mr Goh Yew Lin (Chair) Prof Arnoud De Meyer Mr Paul Tan Ms Yong Ying-I

HUMAN RESOURCES Committee Ms Yong Ying-I (Chair) Prof Arnoud De Meyer Mr Yee Chen Fah Dr Kelly Tang Endowment Fund Committee Mr Goh Yew Lin (Chair) Mr David Goh Mr Sanjiv Misra Audit Committee

Ms Liew Wei Li (Chair) Mr Ang Chek Meng Ms Vivien Goh Dr Kee Kirk Chin Mrs Valarie Wilson

S S O M u s i c i a ns ’ C omm i tt e e Mr Jon Paul Dante Mr Jamie Hersch Mr Ng Pei-Sian Mr Mark Suter Mr Christoph Wichert Ms Elaine Yeo Mr Yeo Teow Meng

Mrs Odile Benjamin (Chair) Mrs Kwan Lui (Deputy Chair) Mrs Celeste Basapa Mrs Maisy Beh Mrs Kim Camacho Mrs Rosy Ho Ms Judy Hunt Prof Annie Koh Dr Julie Lo Mrs Clarinda TjiaDharmadi-Martin Ms Paige Parker Ms Kris Tan Ms Manju Vangal Mrs Grace Yeh

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C HIEF E X E C U T I V E O FFI C ER Mr Chng Hak-Peng

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Mr Hans Sørensen (Head)

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Customer Experience Mr Randy Teo Ms Dacia Cheang Ms Nur Shafiqah bte Othman D E V EL O P M E N T & P AR T N ER S HI P S Ms Peggy Kek (Head) Corporate Communications Ms Leong Wenshan Ms Haslina Hassan Development Ms Chelsea Zhao Ms Nikki Chuang Ms Charmaine Fong M AR K E T I N G COMMUNICATIONS Ms Cindy Lim (Head) Mr Chia Han-Leon Ms Elizabeth Davis Ms Myrtle Lee Ms Jana Loh Ms Hong Shu Hui Ms Sherilyn Lim Ms Melissa Tan

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2019/20 Season

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ENDLESS SOUND 9 Feb, 4pm

SONGS OF NOSTALGIA 29 Mar, 4pm

Wu Wei, sheng Joshua Tan, conductor Musicians of the SSO

Zhou Zhengzhong, baritone Lim Yan, piano

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BAROQUE FESTIVAL 11 & 12 Apr

Bojan Cicic, violin/conductor Musicians of the SSO Open Rehearsal 11 Apr, 10am. Admission is free.

MILOŠ KARADAGLIĆ HERE COMES THE SUN 15 May, 7.30pm

Miloš Karadaglić, guitar Musicians from re:mix

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