2019 Learning & Engagement Brochure

SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2019 Learning & Engagement For Schools and Teachers

“ Music is where we find our common humanity...”

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David Robertson Chief Conductor and Artistic Director

Sydney Symphony Learning & Engagement 2019 Pathways The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is endorsed to provide NESA-Registered Professional Development to the level of Proficient Teacher.

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Secondary

Young Musicians

TUNED-UP!™ COURSE

SCHOOLS CONCERT WORKSHOPS

FOR STUDENTS YEARS 5 –12

FOR TEACHERS

A one-week immersion course for teachers, with a focus on classroom teaching methods for young students.

TOPPED-UP! COURSE FOR TEACHERS

A two-day refresher course for TunED-Up!™ participants.

SCHOOLS CONCERT TEACHER WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS

Three compact 90-minute sessions which provide approaches to teaching in preparation for our 2019 Schools Concerts.

SCHOOLS CONCERTS & SYMPHONY IN YOUR TOWN

FOR TEACHERS

Three workshops supporting the content of our Secondary Schools Concerts. Compact 90-minute sessions which provide insights into the music and approaches to teaching.

SCHOOLS CONCERTS & SYMPHONY IN YOUR TOWN FOR STUDENTS

Engaging and entertaining orchestral concerts for students.

Locations include: – Newcastle – Parramatta – Port Macquarie – Sydney – Taree

MEET THE MUSIC SEMINARS

FOR STUDENTS

FOR TEACHERS

Engaging and entertaining orchestral concerts for students.

Locations include: – Newcastle – Parramatta – Port Macquarie – Sydney – Taree

Two seminars providing musical insights into the repertoire performed in the Sydney Symphony’s acclaimed Meet The Music concert series.

MEET THE MUSIC CONCERT SERIES FOR STUDENTS

Our flagship presentation for students features eight concerts across two series, providing an invaluable and affordable opportunity to inspire students.

These concerts are specifically programmed to support current syllabus requirements.

OPEN REHEARSALS A rare opportunity to see the Sydney Symphony preparing for major concerts in the 2019 season.

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PLAYERLINK! A three-day workshop providing talented young regional musicians with the opportunity to work with musicians of the Sydney Symphony in the setting of orchestral rehearsals and performance.

ORCHESTRAL WORKSHOP FOR STUDENTS YEARS 5 –12

Our ‘pop-up’ music camp for talented young musicians in Parramatta provides students with an opportunity to work with the 2019 Sydney Symphony Fellows. The workshop schedule includes rehearsals, masterclasses and a public performance.

FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONALS

The Sydney Symphony Fellowship Program provides training, performance and employment opportunities for young graduate musicians embarking on a professional career.

Join the Sydney Symphony’s Learning & Engagement Program and enjoy all the benefits.

Joining the program gives you access to our teacher workshops and your students access to discounted concert tickets.

Access to most L&E programs is through the annual Participation Fee. The annual Participation Fee includes: – free workshop enrolment and concert admission for one teacher – discounted admission and enrolment fees for additional teachers – discounted student tickets – free teaching resources

Benefits

Meet the Music Wednesdays & Thursdays

Schools Concerts

Open Rehearsals

Sydney Symphony In Your Town Activities

Workshops and Seminars Free participation for first teacher

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Concert Tickets

The Sydney Symphony Teachers Lounge Invitations to concerts Annual Participation Fee *Subject to a ratio with attending students

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Professional Learning for Primary Teachers The Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Professional Learning program provides teaching approaches that cover a range of music skills, pedagogies and classroom learning activities.

Credit Suisse is the Sydney Symphony’s Premier Partner supporting the Credit Suisse Sydney Symphony Orchestra Music Education Program.

TUNED-UP!™ Monday 14 – Friday 18 January Australian Institute of Music Now in its sixth year, TunED-Up!™ is a week-long immersion course of music pedagogy for primary classroom teachers who have a desire to develop or expand music programs within their school community.

This course will consolidate music skills, introduce a range of approaches to teaching music in the classroom and provide strategies for whole-ofschool music programming.

TunED-Up!™ applications open 15 October 2018. No previous experience in music education is required.

TOPPED-UP! Tuesday 9 – Wednesday 10 July La Perouse Public School

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is endorsed to provide NESA-Registered Professional Development to the level of Proficient Teacher.

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ToppED-Up! is a two-day refresher course available to teachers who have completed the TunED-Up!™ program. The course is designed to reinforce and build skills and knowledge acquired through TunED-Up!™ This is also an excellent opportunity to network with teachers involved in similar classroom programs.

SYDNEY SYMPHONY IN YOUR TOWN TEACHER WORKSHOPS Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4 April Newcastle, Taree, Port Macquarie These special workshops are designed to support teachers who are preparing students attending the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Schools Concerts in Newcastle, Taree and Port Macquarie.

These sessions are a rare opportunity for local teachers to attend a NESAaccredited session led by expert music educators. Exact dates for each location will be confirmed by 8 February 2019.

PRICES

TunED-Up!™, ToppED-Up! TunED-Up!™ – $250 per teacher ToppED-Up! – $60 per teacher

Sydney Symphony In Your Town First teacher – included in the annual Participation Fee Additional teachers – $20 per teacher FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

Primary Teacher Workshops for Schools Concerts Our professional development workshops are designed for teachers with a range of experience – from novice to music specialists.

These interactive sessions provide ideas that encourage students to engage with music more fully in preparation for the live concert experience.

Each session features an exploration of the listening and response activities detailed in your Teachers’ Resource Kit.

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION FOR YEARS K–8

Wednesday 13 February, 4–5.30pm Parramatta Public School Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is an orchestral classic. This workshop presents ways to encourage students to visualise each movement of a work that is rich in musical imagery.

PRICES

Schools Concerts Workshops First teacher – included in the annual Participation Fee Additional teachers – $80 per teacher FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

ELEMENTS OF ELEPHANTS FOR YEARS K–6

Tuesday 12 February, 12–1.30pm Holy Cross College, Ryde This session reveals the musical techniques used to create aural pictures of animals. Works to be examined include Saint-Saëns’ The Swan, Mancini’s Baby Elephant Walk and Matthew Hindson’s Spiders and Rhinoceros Tango.

THE COMPOSER IS DEAD FOR YEARS K–8

Tuesday 12 February, 1.45–3.15pm Holy Cross College, Ryde Nathaniel Stookey’s clever score introduces the orchestra alongside Lemony Snicket’s text. It’s a musical whodunnit created to challenge and delight students.

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Concerts for Primary Students Our Schools Concerts are a perfect way to introduce primary students to live orchestral music and the unique experience of the Sydney Symphony.

Enrich your classroom music program with these themed concert experiences.

Sydney Symphony’s Schools Concerts are made possible with the generous support of our Presenting Partner Sydney Airport.

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION FOR YEARS K–2

Wednesday 13 March 10.30am FOR YEARS 3–6

Thursday 14 March 10.30am Friday 15 March 10.30am Riverside Theatres, Parramatta Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is a series of vivid musical images, an orchestral classic sure to spark students’ imaginations. Physical communicator Andy Dexterity promenades around an imaginary art gallery with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Students will relish Andy’s mix of dance, physical theatre and signed language as he brings Mussorgsky’s pictures to life with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Benjamin Northey conductor Andy Dexterity mime artist

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SYDNEY SYMPHONY IN YOUR TOWN Wednesday 22 May 10am Port Macquarie Thursday 23 May 10am Taree Friday 24 May 10am Newcastle In May 2019 the Sydney Symphony Orchestra comes to Newcastle, Taree and Port Macquarie, bringing a program of favourite orchestral works that will challenge and inspire students through the remarkable sound of the orchestra in performance.

A limited number of complimentary preparatory workshops for students will be offered to schools attending Sydney Symphony In Your Town concerts.

Please indicate expressions of interest on the Booking Form.

“ I accompanied Years 5 and 6 to the concert yesterday and I just have to let you know that after a number of years of ‘best ever’ concerts, this was another ‘best ever’ on steroids!!!”

Phil Bailey, Redeemer Baptist School

“ The music was full of stories and you can imagine them when you listen.”

Gabriel, student, Campsie Public School

PRICES

Primary School Concerts First teacher – included in the annual Participation Fee Students – $12 per student

THE COMPOSER IS DEAD

Complimentary tickets – 1 teacher ticket for every 20 student tickets

FOR YEARS K–2

FOR YEARS K–2

Wednesday 29 May 10.30am

Tuesday 5 November 10.30am Thursday 7 November 10.30am

Additional teachers – $12 per teacher

ELEMENTS OF ELEPHANTS

FOR YEARS 3–6

Thursday 30 May 10.30am Friday 31 May 10.30am Seymour Centre, York Theatre The focus of all our Schools Concerts is on developing students’ ability to listen closely and observe the creation of music in a live performance.

Elements of Elephants is an exploration of the instrumental and compositional techniques used to create musical pictures of animals. Students will be encouraged to imagine the animals (of every size) depicted in the music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, and Mancini.

Tianyi Lu conductor

FOR YEARS 3–6

FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

Tuesday 5 November 12pm Wednesday 6 November 10.30am Thursday 7 November 12pm Seymour Centre, York Theatre Who killed the composer? The shifty string players, the sneaky clarinets, or the flutes – all supposedly busy pretending to be birds? A likely story.

Inspector Brendon Taylor is here to get to the bottom of this mystery.

With a text by Lemony Snicket, Nathaniel Stookey’s work provides a witty introduction to the orchestra.

Brett Kelly conductor Brendon Taylor The Inspector

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Professional Learning for Secondary Teachers Teachers attending our Professional Learning workshops and seminars have the opportunity to engage with leading music educators, professional musicians, composers and conductors.

The Meet the Music seminars are also suitable for Year 11/12 music students.

MEET THE MUSIC SEMINAR MUSIC 1 – EGYPT’S OUD AND EXPLORING THE SEASONS Thursday 7 February 9.30am – 12pm Australian Institute of Music This seminar delves into World Music presented in our 2019 Meet the Music series. You will explore the character of Egyptian music and the distinctive sounds of the oud. In the same session you will discover the differing cultural approaches that inform Vivaldi’s and Piazzola’s sensational depictions of the four seasons.

Suitable for HSC Music teachers and their students.

Presenter Dr Joseph Toltz

MEET THE MUSIC SEMINAR MUSIC 2 – COMPOSING FOR THE ORCHESTRA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Friday 8 February 9.30am – 12pm Australian Institute of Music What are the directions in Australian composition in the 21st century?

What are the stylistic differences between the greats of the Classical and Romantic eras and those composing today? This seminar explores the creative impulses and compositional approaches employed by contemporary composers and musicians.

Suitable for HSC Music teachers and their students.

Presenters Ella Macens – Composer Paul Goodchild – Associate Principal Trumpet

PRICES

Meet the Music Seminar First teacher – included in the annual Participation Fee Additional teachers – $100 per teacher Year 11 and 12 students – $30 per student The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is endorsed to provide NESA-Registered Professional Development to the level of Proficient Teacher.

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FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

Secondary Teacher Workshops for Schools Concerts With their practical focus, these practical sessions focus on effective ways to engage students and prepare them for the experience of a live performance.

Each session examines the listening and response activities detailed in the Teachers’ Resource Kit.

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION FOR YEARS K–8

Wednesday 13 February 4 – 5.30pm Parramatta Public School Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is an orchestral classic. This workshop presents ways to encourage students to visualise each movement of a work that is rich in musical imagery.

THE COMPOSER IS DEAD FOR YEARS K–8

Tuesday 12 February 1.45 – 3.15pm Holy Cross College, Ryde Nathaniel Stookey’s clever score introduces the orchestra alongside Lemony Snicket’s text. It’s a musical whodunnit created to challenge and delight students.

SYDNEY SYMPHONY IN YOUR TOWN TEACHER WORKSHOPS Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4 April Newcastle, Taree, Port Macquarie These events have been specifically designed for local teachers preparing students for our live performances in their city.

Venues and dates for each location will be confirmed by 8 February 2019.

CHARACTERISING CREATURES FOR YEARS 7–8

Tuesday 12 February 3.30 – 5pm Holy Cross College, Ryde Long before YouTube, composers were characterising creatures through music. Challenge your students to consider how sound creates character with this program.

Matthew Hindson composed Dangerous Creatures in response to Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. You will analyse how each composer brings different animals to life through music and consider the influence of cultural and social context upon the composer’s compositional style.

PRICES

Schools Concerts Workshops First teacher – included in the annual Participation Fee Additional teachers – $80 per teacher

Sydney Symphony In Your Town First teacher – included in the annual Participation Fee Additional teachers – $20 per teacher FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

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Concerts for Secondary Students Secondary students and teachers will find these concerts the perfect introduction to live orchestral performance and the diverse world of western art music.

Each concert encompasses themes which can be extended into classroom teaching activities.

Sydney Symphony’s Schools Concerts are made possible with the generous support of our Presenting Partner Sydney Airport.

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION FOR YEARS 7–10

SYDNEY SYMPHONY IN YOUR TOWN

Wednesday 13 March 12pm Thursday 14 March 12pm Friday 15 March 12pm Riverside Theatres, Parramatta

Wednesday 22 May 12pm Port Macquarie

Mussorgsky’s classic Pictures at an Exhibition presents a series of vivid musical images guaranteed to spark students’ imaginations. Conductor Ben Northey, physical communicator Andy Dexterity and the Sydney Symphony will recreate the one of the greatest of galleries in music. Andy’s mix of dance, physical theatre and signed language will entice students into the music and the pictures that fired Mussorgsky’s own imagination.

Friday 24 May 11.30am Newcastle

Thursday 23 May 11.30am Taree

In May 2019 the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will visit Newcastle, Taree, and Port Macquarie. Students will be inspired by the phenomenal sound of a live orchestra performing thrilling, accessible music.

Suitable for students in Years 7–12.

Benjamin Northey conductor Andy Dexterity mime artist

We are able to provide a number of complimentary workshops for students attending these concerts.

As attendance numbers are limited, please use the Booking Form to provide an expression of interest.

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“ The dramatic side of the repertoire was also very attractive to them. All the brass and percussion of course made a great impression and bringing in pieces that they have heard before is always a win-win situation.”

Sheli Wallach, Masada College

“ A great opportunity for our students to engage in a new experience and learn about the instruments of the orchestra” Clinton Manshanden, Miller Technology High School

PRICES

Secondary School Concerts First teacher – included in the annual Participation Fee Students – $12 per student

CHARACTERISING CREATURES FOR YEARS 7–10

Wednesday 29 May 12pm Thursday 30 May 12pm Friday 31 May 12pm Seymour Centre, York Theatre How does music trigger our imaginations? How do we associate sounds with certain images?

Composer Matthew Hindson’s Dangerous Creatures – his response to Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals – evokes spiders, ants and scorpions.

This concert explores and compares the expressive techniques used by both composers to create sound images and musical representations of creatures great and small.

THE COMPOSER IS DEAD

Complimentary tickets – 1 teacher ticket for every 20 student tickets

FOR YEARS 7–8

Additional teachers – $12 per teacher

Wednesday 6 November 12pm Seymour Centre, York Theatre Who killed the composer? The shifty string players, the sneaky clarinets, or the flutes – all supposedly busy pretending to be birds? A likely story.

Inspector Brendon Taylor gets to the bottom of the mystery in this witty introduction to the orchestra by composer Nathaniel Stookey’s inspired creation from a text by Lemony Snicket.

FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

Brett Kelly conductor Brendon Taylor The Inspector

Tianyi Lu conductor

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Monique Irik Second Violin

Thursdays / 6.30pm Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall

Meet the Music 1 World Music: An exploration of music and culture In 2019 we present four concerts with remarkable guest musicians.

Explore American jazz with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra; experience the sounds of the Middle East with oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros; be captivated by Vivaldi and Piazzola’s depictions of the four seasons and enjoy the pomp and circumstance of the Last Night of the Proms.

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THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY AND JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA Thursday 21 February 6.30pm VARÈSE Amériques (1929) MARSALIS The Jungle – Symphony No.4 Australian premiere

A Parisian in America, Edgard Varèse was entranced by the tumultuous soundscape of New York. Amériques is a portrait of the city in all its thrilling chaos. Wynton Marsalis, who appears with his Orchestra in this concert, is the epitome of American creativity.

Jazz band meets orchestra in the trumpeter-composer’s prowl through the concrete jungle, from Spanish Harlem to Wall Street. It’s a love letter to the ‘brash, brassy, razzle-dazzle’ of Marsalis’s New York.

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS Thursday 6 June 6.30pm Program includes: ARNE Rule, Britannia!

PARRY Jerusalem ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance – March No.1 It’s the annual audience favourite where you can belt out ‘Rule, Britannia’, stomp your feet, wave your flag and join in the merriment celebrating the finest in British classical and popular music.

Guy Noble conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and special guests in a concert filled to the brim with best-loved melodies (for all ages!), including Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory.

Guy Noble conductor Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

David Robertson conductor Wynton Marsalis trumpet Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra* * F or the workshop with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, see page 19

PRICES

Meet the Music 1 Book a student subscription of two or more concerts and save!

MUSIC OF THE OUD

THE FOUR SEASONS

JOSEPH TAWADROS WITH THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY

VIVALDI AND PIAZZOLLA

Thursday 20 June 6.30pm Program includes: TAWADROS orch. Wells Oud Concerto TAWADROS Three Pieces with Orchestra

The charismatic Joseph Tawadros will enchant you with his music, his storytelling and his virtuosic playing of the oud, the Egyptian lute. Classical and original music from the crossroads of East and West, old and new, woven around his entrancing Oud Concerto.

Benjamin Northey conductor Joseph Tawadros oud Tawadros Trio

Thursday 10 October 6.30pm PIAZZOLLA arr. Desyatnikov The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires VIVALDI The Four Seasons

Concertmaster Andrew Haveron is the soloist in Vivaldi’s dazzlingly imaginative evocation of the sights, sounds and sensations of the Italian seasons – feel the sirocco of Summer and the slippery Venetian ice of Winter.

Interlaced with Vivaldi’s Seasons, Piazzolla’s sketches of Buenos Aires move to the heartbeat of the tango.

BONUS COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS! 1 complimentary teacher subscription for every 10 student subscriptions (max. of 5 complimentary subscriptions available to each school) Students – $30 per concert Additional teachers – $45 per concert SPECIAL EARLY BIRD OFFER! Book and pay in full before 30 November, 2018 and save $5 on each concert ticket FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

Andrew Haveron violin-director

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Wednesdays / 6.30pm Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall

Meet the Music 2 Great classics and contemporary Australian works Students can hear music of almost every classical genre and style in these four specially curated programs. The season is a spectrum of musical colour chosen to engage, delight and inspire.

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Richard Lynn Double Bass Kristy Conrau Cello David Campbell Double Bass

BARRY DOUGLAS PERFORMS BRAHMS WITH SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.7

THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY CELEBRATES PAUL GOODCHILD

Wednesday 27 March 6.30pm

Wednesday 8 May 6.30pm

MILLS Aeolian Caprices SIBELIUS Symphony No.7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2

MACENS The Space Between Stars LOVELOCK Trumpet Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No.4, The Inextinguishable

Called into action by a soaring horn melody, the piano is hero in Brahms’ noble second piano concerto. Its contrasts of grandeur and intimacy make it the ideal vehicle for acclaimed Brahms specialist Barry Douglas. The unbroken arc of Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony is a constantly accelerating journey across an enigmatic emotional landscape.

And Aeolian Caprices by Australian Richard Mills is an orchestral firework of glittering colour.

Lawrence Renes conductor Barry Douglas piano

Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony is animated by the inextinguishable power of music and life. William Lovelock’s tuneful Australian classic lets Associate Principal Trumpet Paul Goodchild shine in a celebration of his artistry.

And to begin a concert that’s brazen and bright, music by award-winning young composer Ella Macens takes us to the space between stars.

Jessica Cottis conductor Paul Goodchild trumpet

PRICES

Meet the Music 2 Book a student subscription of two or more concerts and save!

SCHUBERT, LISZT AND LEDGER SIMONE YOUNG’S VISIONS OF VIENNA

Wednesday 21 August 6.30pm

ANDREAS BRANTELID PLAYS ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY’S MASTERWORKS

BONUS COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS! 1 complimentary teacher subscription for every 10 student subscriptions (max. of 5 complimentary subscriptions available to each school) Students – $30 per concert Additional teachers – $45 per concert

LEDGER Two Memorials (for Anton Webern and John Lennon) SCHUBERT arr. Liszt Wanderer Fantasy LISZT Dante Symphony

Wednesday 18 September 6.30pm VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis ELGAR Cello Concerto ELGAR Enigma Variations

SPECIAL EARLY BIRD OFFER! Book and pay in full before 30 November, 2018 and save $5 on each concert ticket

Simone Young is our guide to Vienna and beyond as James Ledger memorialises Viennese composer Anton Webern and John Lennon – an odd pairing, at least on the surface…

Louis Lortie is the soloist in the masterful Wanderer Fantasy.

And Liszt’s retelling of Dante’s epic Divine Comedy leads us through Hell and Purgatory and on to a song of faith.

Elgar’s powerful and poetic Cello Concerto was his favourite and most candid creation.

The greatest cello concerto in the repertoire, it’s a tour de force for the sensational Andreas Brantelid. Elgar’s Enigma Variations is a portrait of his friends – at its heart the nobility of Nimrod. Tudor England echoes in the soaring vaults of Vaughan Williams’ Tallis Fantasia.

FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

Simone Young conductor Louis Lortie piano Cantillation

Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Andreas Brantelid cello

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Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall

Open Rehearsals Step behind the scenes and enjoy a rare glimpse into the creative process. Students and teachers can see a performance take shape though the interactions of conductors, soloists and the Orchestra in rehearsal.

Ideal for Stage 5 and 6 Music students.

Available to groups of up to 20 students.

Please note that Open Rehearsal dates and times may be subject to change and repertoire rehearsed on the day is also subject to change. Sections of the programmed repertoire may only be rehearsed.

SCOTTISH FANTASY BRUCH AND MENDELSSOHN

Thursday 7 March 10.30am Bruch/Mendelssohn

In this rehearsal you will witness Beijing-born violinist Tianwa Yang as she works with conductor Ascher Fisch to develop Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy. Then listen to Mendelssohn’s gift for melody and subtle orchestral colour in his evocative “Scottish” Symphony while later discovering the musical devices employed by Richard Strauss in his tone poem inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

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SIMONE LAMSMA PLAYS BEETHOVEN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO

YULIANNA AVDEEVA PLAYS CHOPIN PIANO CONCERTO NO.1

Wednesday 3 April 10am

Wednesday 15 May 10am

Beethoven/Tchaikovsky

Chopin/Brahms arr. Schoenberg

Alexander Shelley is one of the most exciting young conductors of his generation. A natural communicator on and off the podium, he will explore the turbulent emotions of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony in this rehearsal. Students will be astonished by the virtuosity of Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma as she rehearses Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Sydney Symphony.

Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva’s dazzling dexterity and thrilling assurance have made her a Chopin interpreter of renown. Students will not only witness her brilliant musicianship, but also experience the extraordinary textures of Schoenberg’s orchestral transcription of Brahms’ piano quartet.

This will be a unique experience for students and teachers alike.

“ The Open Rehearsal was great fun for all of us – we were all fascinated by the canopy of sounds.

One of our group looked at me in amazement and said – in some astonishment – ‘they all work together!’ Many people have never experienced a large orchestra.”

Carolyn Benn, Teacher, Asylum Seekers Centre

PRICES

Open Rehearsals First teacher – included in the annual Participation Fee Students – $20 per student Please note that the maximum group size is 20 students.

SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO.4

HOLST’S PLANETS

JAMES EHNES PLAYS KHACHATURIAN

VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY’S MASTERWORKS

Wednesday 28 August 10am

Wednesday 25 September 10am

Shostakovich/Khachaturian

Holst/Medtner

Conductor Mark Wigglesworth returns to work with the Sydney Symphony to develop a landmark performance of Shostakovich’s enormous Fourth Symphony. James Ehnes, always a captivating performer, will also be making a return visit to the Orchestra.

Students will have the oportunity to see the unspoken communication between musical collaborators of the rarest skill as soloist, conductor and the Orchestra prepare Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto.

Students will be enthralled as they observe Conductor Laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Sydney Symphony develop Holst’s famous aural galaxy. The same rehearsal offers the chance to see Russian pianist Alexei Volodin as he prepares Nikolai Medtner’s brilliant first concerto and consider the question: What makes a composer or a work “great”?

Additional teachers – $20 per teacher FOR ALL THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR L&E PROGRAM, SEE PAGE 3

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Nurturing the Next Generation of Musicians and Audiences We are committed to sharing quality music in as many ways as possible.

2019’s outreach and engagement activities include opportunities for young people to develop deeper connections with the artform through our Young Ambassador and Orchestral Workshop programs.

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“ The mentors are always amazing musicians who are encouraging and able to challenge us in many different ways.” “ My mother will drive me anywhere to get to this type of weekend. Thank you for making it so worthwhile.”

Two 2018 Playerlink! participants

Orchestral Workshop Program There is nothing better than playing alongside a professional to inspire and enhance a student musician’s playing and interpretative techniques. The Sydney Symphony reaches out to young musicians across NSW by offering collaborative orchestral workshops combined with individual tuition.

These experiences can be life-changing for young music-makers and the excitement is always contagious.

WORKSHOP DAY WITH THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA Friday 22 February Sydney Opera House Musicians from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will mentor and play side-by-side with school bands and their directors for one amazing music-making day at Sydney Opera House. Register your school’s interest in participating by completing the expression of interest section on the Booking Form.

PLAYERLINK! Friday 3 – Sunday 5 May in association with Regional Conservatoriums NSW Celebrating 25 years of inspiring young musicians from across NSW, Playerlink! provides an opportunity for students located outside the major metropolitan centres to experience the thrill of performing with Sydney Symphony musicians. Australia’s leading orchestral musicians share the realities of professional orchestral rehearsal and performance with budding instrumental students. Playerlink! is a three-day workshop hosted by a regional conservatorium or local school.

Students in Years 5 – 12 are invited to apply. Applications for 2019 open in Term 4, 2018.

For more information visit sydneysymphony.com/playerlink

PARRAMATTA 3-DAY ORCHESTRAL WORKSHOP Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 October Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta Talented young musicians have the opportunity to be mentored by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows in this “pop-up” music camp.

The workshop involves the formation of an orchestra including both students and Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows preparing a major work in a program of rehearsals, sectionals, and masterclasses.

The workshop concludes with a free concert for family and friends.

Applications open in Term 1, 2019.

For more information visit sydneysymphony.com/orchestralworkshops

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Sydney Symphony Fellowship Program

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Every year, exceptional musicians aged between 18 and 30 take part in national auditions to compete for places in the Sydney Symphony’s Fellowship program.

The program is designed to provide a pathway for those in the early stages of a professional career. Fellows participate in a year-long program of professional performance engagements with the Sydney Symphony, chamber orchestra performances and involvement in our Learning and Engagement programs.

Over the last 18 years, our alumni have won positions with some of the finest orchestras in Europe, Asia and Australia. Twelve former Fellows now hold permanent positions with the Sydney Symphony.

In 2019, students across New South Wales will see the Fellows perform with permanent members of the Orchestra in our many schools concerts and workshops.

Young Ambassadors Program

Our Young Ambassadors program is an opportunity for young people between the ages of 6 and 21 who want to share their curiosity and discoveries around live orchestral music.

Young Ambassadors are provided with tickets to concerts and the chance to meet and interview artists and audience members. In addition, they welcome special groups to concerts, write about their concert experiences and work together to devise new ways of engaging with music.

Members of the program create a lively ongoing dialogue around the experience of live music and being part of a significant community of Orchestra members, supporters, academics and educators.

Applications for the 2019 program open 15 October 2018.

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Thank You! The Sydney Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the leadership role of our Learning & Engagement partners in providing support for music education.

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

PREMIER PARTNER

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

SCHOOLS CONCERTS PARTNER

VENUE PARTNERS

Australian Institute of Music

The Fellowship program receives generous support from the Estate of the late Helen MacDonnell Morgan.

2018 FELLOWSHIP PATRONS Robert Albert AO & Elizabeth Albert Flute Chair Christine Bishop Percussion Chair Sandra & Neil Burns Clarinet Chair Dr Gary Holmes & Dr Anne Reeckmann Horn Chair In Memory of Matthew Krel Violin Chair Warren & Marianne Lesnie Trumpet Chair Paul Salteri AM & Sandra Salteri Violin, Double Bass and Trombone Chairs In Memory of Joyce Sproat Viola Chair The late Mrs W Stening Cello Chair June & Alan Woods Family Bequest Bassoon Chair Anonymous Oboe Chair

FELLOWSHIP SUPPORTING PATRONS BRONZE & ABOVE Mr Stephen J Bell Robin Crawford AM & Judy Crawford Carolyn Githens The Greatorex Foundation Dr Jan Grose OAM Dr Barry Landa Gabriel Lopata The Dr Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation Drs Eileen & Keith Ong Dominic Pak & Cecilia Tsai Dr John Yu AC Anonymous (2)

Photography Tim Walsh, Keith Saunders (p21), Anthony Geernaert (p13, p15)

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TUNED-UP! PATRONS BRONZE & ABOVE Antoinette Albert Ian & Jennifer Burton Ian Dickson & Reg Holloway Dr Gary Holmes & Dr Anne Reeckmann Drs Keith & Eileen Ong Tony Strachan Isaac Wakil AO & the late Susan Wakil AO

MAJOR EDUCATION PATRONS BRONZE & ABOVE Beverley & Phil Birnbaum Bob & Julie Clampett Howard & Maureen Connors Kimberley Holden Roland Lee Mr & Mrs Nigel Price Dougall & Elizabeth Squair Mr Robert & Mrs Rosemary Walsh In memory of Dr Bill Webb & Mrs Helen Webb Anonymous (1)

2019 Calendar MONTH

DAY

CONCERT / WORKSHOP / SEMINAR

JANUARY

MONDAY 14 – FRIDAY 18

TunED-Up!™

FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 7

Meet the Music 1 Seminar

FRIDAY 8

Meet the Music 2 Seminar

TUESDAY 12

Teacher Workshops Schools Concerts

WEDNESDAY 13

Teacher Workshops Schools Concerts

THURSDAY 21

Meet the Music 1 Concert 1: The Sydney Symphony and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

FRIDAY 22

Workshop Day with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

THURSDAY 7

Open Rehearsal: Bruch/Mendelssohn

WEDNESDAY 13 – FRIDAY 15

Schools Concerts: Pictures at an Exhibition

WEDNESDAY 27

Meet the Music 2 Concert 1: Barry Douglas performs Brahms

TUESDAY 2 – THURSDAY 4

Teacher Workshops: Newcastle, Taree, Port Macquarie

WEDNESDAY 3

Open Rehearsal: Beethoven/Tchaikovsky

FRIDAY 3 – SUNDAY 5

Playerlink! Orchestral Workshop

WEDNESDAY 8

Meet the Music 2 Concert 2: The Sydney Symphony celebrates Paul Goodchild

WEDNESDAY 15

Open Rehearsal: Chopin/Brahms arr. Schoenberg

WEDNESDAY 22 – FRIDAY 24

Schools Concerts: Newcastle, Taree, Port Macquarie

WEDNESDAY 29 – FRIDAY 31

Schools Concerts 2 (Primary): Elements of Elephants

WEDNESDAY 29 – FRIDAY 31

Schools Concerts 2 (Secondary): Characterising Creatures

THURSDAY 6

Meet the Music 1 Concert 2: Last Night of the Proms

THURSDAY 20

Meet the Music 1 Concert 3: Music of the Oud

TUESDAY 9 – WEDNESDAY 10

ToppED-Up!

WEDNESDAY 21

Meet the Music 2 Concert 3: Schubert, Liszt and Ledger

WEDNESDAY 28

Open Rehearsal: Shostakovich/Khachaturian

WEDNESDAY 18

Meet the Music 2 Concert 4: Andreas Brantelid plays Elgar’s Cello Concerto

WEDNESDAY 25

Open Rehearsal: Holst/Medtner

WEDNESDAY 2 – FRIDAY 4

Parramatta 3-Day Orchestral Workshop

THURSDAY 10

Meet the Music 1 Concert 4: The Four Seasons

TUESDAY 5 – THURSDAY 7

Schools Concerts: The Composer is Dead

TERM 1

MARCH

APRIL

TERM 2 MAY

JUNE

JULY TERM 3 AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

TERM 4 NOVEMBER

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