2020 Learning and Engagement Brochure

2020 Learning & Engagement Program for Schools

Music For Everyone We believe that music is to be shared, in the classroom, in the community, across the country. We have shared music with hundreds of thousands of students and will continue to share it with generations to come.

For 2020 we have crafted an exciting program that includes improvements and new opportunities. We are recommending concerts drawn from our major series where the repertoire serves the music education syllabus. Schools can now access more daytime performances, providing a greater range of experiences.

We’ve also expanded the number of events available at discounted school and student prices, giving you more to choose from as you curate a series of concerts to match your teaching program.

Many of our performances in 2020 will take place at the Sydney Town Hall while the Concert Hall undergoes refurbishment. The Town Hall is one of the world’s great acoustic venues, a space where you and your students can experience the Sydney Symphony as you’ve rarely heard us before.

We hope you will share the new Sydney Symphony experience with your students this year. We’re here to assist you in making the most of our educational resources and we are grateful to the many teachers and students who have provided feedback and suggestions in shaping our 2020 program.

– Musicians of the Sydney Symphony

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Contents Meet the Music Stages 5 & 6

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Our mainstage performances with repertoire that supports the current music education syllabus

School Concerts Stages 1–4 The Concept of Place The Elements Music on the Move Sydney Symphony in Your Town

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Professional Development Accredited workshops for music teachers of all levels

TunED-Up! ToppED-Up! School Concert Workshops

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Young Musicians Opportunities for young musicians considering advanced studies or a professional musical career

Playerlink Parramatta Workshop

Emerging Artists Sydney Symphony Fellowship

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Schools Concerts.

ToppED-UP.

Fenella Gill, Cello.

Program features for 2020

Early Bird Booking Discount

Teachers Lounge Bonus Membership

Teacher Resource Fee

Book concerts from the Meet the Music selection before December 30, 2019 and save $5 on each student ticket.

Teachers from schools booking into our 2020 Learning and Engagement program are eligible to join Teachers Lounge free of charge.

We’ve changed the Teacher Resource Fee for 2020, making it easier for schools of any size to participate in the program.

Get a quote at sydneysymphony.com/meetthe-music or send a completed booking form to education@ sydneysymphony.com

As a Lounge member, you’ll receive complimentary tickets to concerts throughout the year as well as the opportunity to network and meet special guests at pre- and post-concert events.

Join now at sydneysymphony.com/teacherslounge We’ll approve your membership once your school has completed its first booking.

Teacher Resource Fees are calculated as a base fee plus a usage fee: Base fee: $30 (per school; annual fee) Plus Usage fee: $2.50 per ticket booked (per concert) Paying this fee provides you with access to all teacher resources created for the concerts your school has booked in 2020.

If you add additional concerts or tickets to your school’s order, you only need to add $2.50 for each additional ticket booked.* *Please note that no part of this fee is refundable or transferable after an order is received. The usage fee is calculated on a per-concert basis and as-booked basis. A reduction in booked student numbers/final attendances or booking cancellation after an initial order is received by us will not generate a credit or refund.

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Percussion Workshop, Parramatta.

Teacher Resource Kits

Teacher Resource Kits are available for School Concerts and performances included in the Meet the Music selection. Each specially commissioned kit includes: • detailed background information on key works • lesson plan and activities • access to recordings for classroom use Our Teacher Resource Kits are written by professional music teachers and provide a high level of music instruction as well as pedagogical approaches relevant to concerts and educational stages. You’ll find a detailed description of kit contents in the introductory pages for each series.

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We’re moving to the Town Hall

In 2020, the largest ever acoustic and access improvement program will commence at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. As a consequence, we’re making the Sydney Town Hall our main venue for the next two years.

As one of the world’s great acoustic venues the Town Hall provides a sound experience that is balanced, pure and rich – bringing students even closer to the music.

The Town Hall’s central CBD location provides even more public transport options. The Town Hall is served by Town Hall Railway Station, Queen Victoria Building bus interchange, with bus services in all directions, as well as the new CBD and South East Light Rail.

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Meet The Music Emma Sholl, Associate Principal Flute

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Meet the Music

Suitable for Stages 5 & 6 Our Meet the Music selection offers teachers more concert choices this year. It's an opportunity to create a package of concerts that aligns with your teaching program. All of the concerts offered include works that align with Stage 5 & 6 music syllabus topics. For the first time, we are also offering daytime concerts to provide more attendance opportunities. We have also nominated concerts from our new Symphony Hour Series one-hour long concerts which feature one major work - and Classics in the City, our new City Recital Hall series, which surveys key musical periods and styles.

Note: Due to our new home at the Sydney Town Hall, some concerts have limited seating availability.

We will do our best to accommodate school bookings where possible.

Concerts with limited availability have been marked in the following pages.

Customise Your Own Series Bring your students to experience the great orchestral repertoire by designing a series of concerts from across our mainstage season that meet your course requirements and support elective topics. In the following pages you’ll find a guide to 14 concerts covering 28 key works, the associated syllabus topics and concert dates.

Teacher Resource Kits Meet the Music Our Teacher Resource Kits have been specifically commissioned for the key musical works within each concert. Your resource kit will be individually customised to align with your selected concerts in your curated series. Additionally, we are also offering the choice to have your curated kit delivered in a print and digital or digital only format.

Prices Students $30 per ticket Teachers and Assistants Free Teacher Resource Fee applies $30 per school (one-time only) + $2.50 per ticket booked

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Meet The Music

Create Your Own Create a year of brilliant student experiences from the following concerts.

You can tailor a package to suit your teaching needs from the following 14 concerts drawn from across our mainstage performances. There are different concert lengths, start times and venues to choose from. Select any number of concerts to build your customised package.

Pietari Inkinen

Alexandra Dariescu

Works featured in the Teacher Resource Kit are marked *

The Rite of Spring

Debussy and Ravel

Term 1, Week 4 7pm – 8pm Wed 19 & Thu 20 February

Term 1, Week 5 1.30pm – 3.10pm Thu 27 February

Sydney Town Hall

Sydney Town Hall

WAGNER Die Meistersinger – Prelude STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring*

RAVEL Piano Concerto in G* MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides DEBUSSY La mer

Pietari Inkinen conductor Wagner’s warm, expansive prelude introduces his only comedy. Stravinsky’s ballet caused a riot at its premiere, and it’s easy to hear why. After 100 years, its unprecedented musical violence is still shocking and completely electrifying. Calling for a gargantuan orchestra, The Rite is one of the great experiences of music.

Key Elective Topics: Music 1900–1945 19th Century Music

Jun Märkl conductor Alexandra Dariescu piano From the very first bar, Mendelssohn puts us out on the rolling, grey-green ocean. Sunlight glints and sinks into the depths: gulls wheel overhead; lonely islands stand on the horizon. Debussy’s sea is different, a more sunlit, more glittering view of the wind and the smack of salt spray.

Key Elective Topics: Music 1900–1945 19th Century Music Limited Availability

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Vladimir Ashkenazy

Alexander Shelley

Scheherazade

Northern Lights Festival Program 1

Term 1, Week 7 7pm – 8pm Wed 11 & Thu 12 March

Term 2, Week 4 1.30pm – 3.10pm Thu 21 May

Sydney Town Hall

Alexander Shelley conductor Debussy’s little masterpiece is languid, ecstatic music of a summer afternoon lying in the grass. It’s also quietly revolutionary. Modern music began here. In Rimsky-Korsakov’s fabulous orchestral showpiece, the Tales of 1001 Nights are spun by our concertmaster, Andrew Haveron, who performs some of the most spectacular solos in the repertoire.

Key Elective Topics: Music 1900 - 1945 19th Century Music

David Stern

DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun* RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

Handel and Telemann Term 1, Week 10 7pm – 8pm Wed 1 & Thu 2 April City Recital Hall HANDEL Water Music – selections* TELEMANN Water Music – selections HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks David Stern conductor Handel’s ebullient suites were written for the outdoors: a royal boating party on the Thames, and a huge firework display for a grand celebration. His contemporary, Telemann, is less famous, but this isn’t very fair: if you don’t know the ‘other’ Water Music, you have an exciting discovery in store.

Key Elective Topic: Baroque

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Sydney Town Hall Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No.1* GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No.2* SIBELIUS Symphony No.5 With the tranquillity of Morning, and the terrifying Mountain King, Grieg’s music has far outlasted the play for which it was written.

Sibelius conceived the crowning theme of his heroic Fifth Symphony when he saw swans flying above the forests. Yet it emerges organically, as if it had always been in the music.

Key Elective Topics: Music 1900 – 1945 19th Century Music Limited Availability

Simone Young

Simone Young Conducts Beethoven

Term 2, Week 5 1.30pm – 3.30pm Thu 28 May

Term 3, Week 2 1.30pm - 3.10pm Thu 30 July Benjamin Bayl

Northern Lights Festival Program 2

Sydney Town Hall SIBELIUS Karelia Suite SIBELIUS Violin Concerto* SIBELIUS Symphony No.1 Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Akiko Suwanai violin Sibelius wrote excitedly to his wife that he had ‘a marvellous opening idea’. And he had: with the soloist’s quiet, intense entry over murmuring strings, the beginning is heart-stopping.

The piece not only requires a supreme virtuoso like Akiko Suwanai, but is a tautly argued musical structure.

Key Elective Topic: Music 1900 - 1945 Limited Availability

Rebel, Gabrieli, Vivaldi Term 2, Week 7 7pm – 8.10pm Wed 10 & Thu 11 June City Recital Hall MONTEVERDI L’Orfeo – Sinfonia VIVALDI Concerto for four violins* GABRIELI Canzona for Brass and Strings CORELLI Concerto Grosso No.4 REBEL Les élémens Benjamin Bayl conductor Benjamin Bayl, the first Australian organ scholar at King’s College Cambridge, returns to his hometown with music he has made his own. In a program spanning the high Baroque, Corelli’s buoyant concerto stands out. Its soloists will be members of the Orchestra, making this a real family affair.

Sydney Town Hall BEETHOVEN (arr. Dean) String Quartet Op.59, No.1 – Adagio DEAN Testament* BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 Simone Young conductor Beethoven never heard his Seventh Symphony: when he composed it, he was deaf. Brett Dean’s Testament explores this tragedy from Beethoven’s perspective, with wisps of music flickering in and out as we try to grasp them. The Seventh itself, though, is joyous, life-affirming music, driven by the power of rhythm.

Key Elective Topics: Australian Music Music of the Past 25 Years Classical 19th Century Music Limited Availability

Key Elective Topic: Baroque

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Daniel Müller-Schott

Kees Boersma

Dvorak Cello Concerto

Term 3, Week 5 7pm – 9.30pm Wed 19 & Thu 20 August

Term 3, Week 10 1.30pm – 3.10pm Thu 24 September

City Recital Hall

Sydney Town Hall Simone Young

Mozart & Beethoven

MOZART Adagio and Fugue in C minor BEETHOVEN Romances No.1 and No.2 MOZART Symphony No.40* Henning Kraggerud violindirector Beethoven’s charming Romances are some of his most carefree music, with Henning Kraggerud lovingly caressing gentle, fresh melodies. Mozart’s penultimate symphony is in G minor, his personal ‘tragic’ key. It’s one of his most introspective and troubled works, but the music is always shot through with wistful lightness and grace.

Key Elective Topic: Classical

Brahms Symphony No.4 Term 3, Week 8 7pm – 8.10pm Wed 9 & Thu 10 September Sydney Town Hall BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No.3 BRAHMS Symphony No.4* Simone Young conductor Brahms saw the symphony as the pinnacle of musical thought.

His final symphony is a towering summation of his life’s work, and of his place in history. Brahms pays homage to the great composers in whose footsteps he followed, in burnished music of profound depth and autumnal richness.

Key Elective Topics: 19th Century Music Classical

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TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest RAVEL Une barque sur l’océan DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto* Fabien Gabel conductor Daniel Müller-Schott cello Its big tunes and electric energy have secured it a place in the hearts of audiences and artists everywhere. In the moments of wistful sadness that interrupt the celebratory finales are hints that the concerto is a tribute to Dvořák’s youthful lost love.

Key Elective Topics: 19th Century Music Music 1900 - 1945 Limited Availability

Donald Runnicles

Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2

Mahler Symphony No.4 Term 4, Week 5 7pm – 8pm Wed 11 November

Term 4, Week 1 1.30pm – 3.30pm Thu 15 October

Sydney Town Hall

BARBER The School for Scandal – Overture RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2* PROKOFIEV Cinderella – Suite Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk piano The Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk is perfectly matched to Rachmaninov’s concerto, whose soloist must have fingers of steel and a romantic heart. A romantic heart too for Prokofiev, from whom the familiar fairytale drew some of his most imaginative and affecting music. Barber’s witty overture provides a perfect aperitif.

Key Elective Topic: Music 1900 - 1945 Limited Availability

Ingrid Fliter

Sydney Town Hall

Mozart and Tchaikovsky Term 4, Week 4 1.30pm – 3.30pm Thu 5 November Sydney Town Hall ADÈS Three Studies from Couperin MOZART Piano Concerto No.23, K.488 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6, Pathétique*

MAHLER Symphony No.4* Donald Runnicles conductor Jacqueline Porter soprano This wonderful piece is one of Mahler’s most unusual and fantastical. It includes barnyard noises, a devilish fiddle solo, and a reverie of unmatched calm.

And it finishes with a curious, naive but heartbreakingly sincere song about a child’s view of Heaven, before gently floating off to sleep.

Key Elective Topic: Music 1900 - 1945

Jaime Martín conductor Ingrid Fliter piano Fate and despair suffuse the Pathétique. But with its dark opening, a waltz in 5/4, and an exhilarating march immediately followed by the first slow finale in symphonic history, it’s also extremely original. It follows one of Mozart’s finest piano concertos, a miraculous blend of elegance and very human wisdom.

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Schools Concert: Pictures at an Exhibition.

Meet The Music: Guide by Topic A guide to Meet the Music repertoire by syllabus topic areas.

For full details arranged by concert, see pages 9-13.

Musical works featured in the Teacher Resource Kit are marked with* Stage 5 and 6 Topic Areas

Work

Term and Week

• 19TH CENTURY MUSIC

WAGNER Die Meistersinger - Prelude MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun* RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade GRIEG Peer Gynt Suites No.1 & 2* BRAHMS Symphony No.4* TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest DVORAK Cello Concerto* TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6, Pathétique*

Term 1 / Week 4 Term 1 / Week 5 Term 1 / Week 7 Term 1 / Week 7 Term 2 / Week 4 Term 3 / Week 8 Term 3 / Week 10 Term 3 / Week 10 Term 4 / Week 4

STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring* DEBUSSY La mer RAVEL Piano Concerto in G* SIBELIUS Symphony No.5 SIBELIUS Violin Concerto* RAVEL Une barque sur l’ocean PROKOFIEV Cinderella - Suite BARBER The School for Scandal - Overture RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2* MAHLER Symphony No.4*

Term 1 / Week 4 Term 1 / Week 5 Term 1 / Week 5 Term 2 / Week 4 Term 2 / Week 5 Term 3 / Week 10 Term 4 / Week 1 Term 4 / Week 1 Term 4 / Week 1 Term 4 / Week 5

• CLASSICAL PERIOD

BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 MOZART Symphony No.40* BEETHOVEN Romances No.1 and No.2 MOZART Piano Concerto No.23

Term 3 / Week 2 Term 3 / Week 5 Term 3 / Week 5 Term 4 / Week 4

• BAROQUE PERIOD

HANDEL Water Music* HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks TELEMANN Water Music MONTEVERDI L’Orfeo – Sinfonia VIVALDI Concerto for four violins* GABRIELI Canzona for Brass and Strings CORELLI Concerto Grosso No.4 REBEL Les élémens

Term 1 / Week 10

DEAN Testament*

Term 3 / Week 2

• MUSIC FOR LARGE ENSEMBLES

• MUSIC 1900-1945 • MUSIC FOR LARGE ENSEMBLES

• AUSTRALIAN MUSIC

Term 1 / Week 10 Term 1 / Week 10 Term 2 / Week 7 Term 2 / Week 7 Term 2 / Week 7 Term 2 / Week 7 Term 2 / Week 7

• MUSIC OF THE PAST 25 YEARS • MUSIC FOR LARGE ENSEMBLES

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Schools Concerts

Developed for Stages 1-4, our one-hour interactive Schools Concerts are a brilliant way to introduce students to live orchestral music. Each concert contains lively and colourful pieces that are presented in an accessible and engaging format. Our repertoire choices and activities align to the learning outcomes of the NSW Music Curriculum and each concert is supported by Teacher Resource kits that provide listening activities and lesson plans for use in the classroom.

Prices Students $12 per ticket Teachers and Assistants Free Teacher Resource Fee applies $30 per school (one-time only) + $2.50 per ticket booked 16

The Concept Of Place Explore how composers use musical concepts to suggest a place, as this concert takes you on a voyage from Australia to Europe and Asia.

This interactive concert is a complete, imaginative journey for students as the music takes in real and imaginary locations.

Years K–2 Wed 1 April 10.30am Years 3–6 Wed 1 April 12pm

Thu 2 April 10.30am

Fri 3 April 10.30am Years 7–8 Thu 2 April 12pm

Fri 3 April 12pm York Theatre Seymour Centre, Chippendale

The Elements From Handel's Water Music to Falla's Ritual Fire Dance, discover how composers have manipulated musical elements and created these lively works depicting the earth, water, fire and air.

Years K–2 Tue 2 June 10.30am

Wed 3 June 10.30am Years 3–6 Tue 2 June 12pm

Thu 4 June 10.30am Years 7–8 Wed 3 June 12pm

Thu 4 June 12pm Parramatta Riverside Theatres

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Music on the Move Travel by train, dance with a bull, march to the circus, fly with a witch, then ride off into the sunset!

Students will be singing, clapping and dancing as they are introduced to the orchestra through pieces that inspire movement.

Years K–2

Tue 27 October 10.30am Wed 28 October 10.30am Thu 29 October 10.30am

Years 3–6

Tue 27 October 12pm Wed 28 October 12pm Thu 29 October 12pm

York Theatre Seymour Centre, Chippendale

Same but Different Sydney Symphony on Tour Mozart is considered one of the world’s greatest composers. In this concert we will explore his most famous symphony, Symphony No.41, the Jupiter - and works by composers who were inspired by his achievements. All the works have something in common with the Jupiter Symphony, but sound completely different!

Tamworth Years K-6: Thurs 25 June 10:00am Years 7-10: Thurs 25 June 11:30am Tamworth Town Hall Bathurst Years K-6: Fri 26 June 10:00am Years 7-10: Fri 26 June 11:30am Bathurst Entertainment Centre Albury Years K-6: Weds 1 July 10:00am Years 7-10: Weds 1 July 11:30am Albury Entertainment Centre Wagga Wagga Years K-6: Thurs 2 July 10:00am Years 7-10: Thurs 2 July 11:30am Civic Theatre Griffith Years K-6: Fri 3 July 10:00am Years 7-10: Fri 3 July 11:30am Griffith Regional Theatre

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Professional Development Ben Jacks Principal Horn

We’re pleased to offer several professional development workshops and seminars tailored for teachers at every level of experience. Our workshops provide teachers with the opportunity to engage with leading music educators, professional musicians, composers and conductors.

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Primary Education

TunED-Up!

ToppED-Up!

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-of-school music programming.

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

TunED-Up! applications open 14 October 2019.

No previous experience in music education is required.

Course dates Mon 6 – Fri 10 July Venue Parramatta Public School Cost $300 per participant For more information visit: sydneysymphony.com/tuned-up Completing TunED-Up will contribute 30 hours and 0 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Registered PD addressing 1.1.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.2, 6.2.2, 6.3.2, 6.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

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Course dates Jan 2021 Venue La Perouse Public School Cost $80 per participant

For more information visit: sydneysymphony.com/topped-up Completing ToppED-Up will contribute 12 hours and 0 minutes of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Registered PD addressing 1.1.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.2, 6.2.2, 6.3.2, 6.4.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

Teacher Workshops Teacher Workshops for Schools Concerts for Sydney Symphony In Your Town Developed for our Schools Concert series, these interactive workshops provide insight into the concert repertoire and explore the listening and response activities detailed in Teacher Resource Kits.

Each workshop is designed for specific stages and provides ways for teachers to encourage student engagement with music, particularly before the live concert experience. These accessible Teacher Workshops are highly recommended for teachers looking to maximise the educational value of the 2020 Schools Concerts program.

These sessions have been specifically designed for local teachers preparing students for our live performances in their city and will explore the listening and response activities detailed in the Teacher Resource kit.

Venues and dates for each location will be announced on the 8 February 2020.

For notification, sign up at sydneysymphony.com/teacher-workshops

THE CONCEPT OF PLACE – TEACHER WORKSHOP Mon 3 February

Years K – 6

9am – 12.30pm

Tue 4 February

Years 7 – 8

9am – 10.30am

Venue

Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta

THE ELEMENTS – TEACHER WORKSHOP Mon 3 February

Years K – 6

1pm – 4.30pm

Tue 4 February

Years 7 – 8

11am –12.30am

Venue

Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta

MUSIC ON THE MOVE – TEACHER WORKSHOP Mon 17 August

Venue

Years K – 2

10am – 12pm

Years 3 – 6

12.30pm – 2pm

Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta

Cost:

First teacher from a participating school – Free Additional teachers – $95 per participant

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Playerlink.

Parramatta Workshop.

Young Musicians Orchestral Workshops

Playerlink Applications accepted from students in Years 5 – 12 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 The three-day workshop will be hosted by a regional conservatorium or local school.

Dates Fri 22 – Sun 24 May Venue Northern Rivers Conservatorium, Lismore Students in Years 5 – 12 are invited to apply.

Applications for 2020 open in Term 4, 2019.

For more information visit sydneysymphony.com/playerlink

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Parramatta 3-day Orchestral Workshop 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 the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows preparing major orchestral works in a program of rehearsals, sectionals and masterclasses. The workshop concludes with a free concert for family and friends.

Dates Wed 30 September – Fri 2 October Venue Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta Students in Years 4 – 12 (aged 9 to 18) are invited to apply. Applications open in Term 1, 2020.

For more information visit: sydneysymphony.com/parramatta-workshop

Emerging Artists

Sydney Symphony Fellowship Program Every year, exceptional musicians between 18 and 30 years of age are selected through a national audition process.

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 19 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 2020, students across New South Wales can see Sydney Symphony Fellows perform with members of the Sydney Symphony in our many Schools Concerts and associated workshops. Parr

The 2019 Fellows: from left to right: Tobias Aan: violin, David Johnson: trumpet, David Barlow: double bass, Beth Condon: viola, Jessica Oddie: violin, Eve Osborn: oboe, Roger Benedict: Artistic Director, Adam Cooper-Stanbury: percussion, Dale Vail: trombone, James Julian: clarinet, Eliza Sdraulig: cello, Jordy Meulenbroeks: bassoon, Aidan Gabriels: horn Photo: Ant Geernaert

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Thank You! The Sydney Symphony Orchestra applauds the generous involvement of our partners in supporting the Orchestra and sharing our love of music.

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

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

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

PREMIER PARTNER

The Fellowship program receives leadership support from Paul Salteri am & Sandra Salteri, as well as the Estate of the late Helen MacDonnell Morgan.

Fellowship Artistic Director, Roger Benedict is supported by Warren & Marianne Lesnie.

Fellowship Chair Patrons Robert Albert ao & Elizabeth Albert Violin Chair Black, Morgan-Hunn & Stening Oboe 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 In memory of Joyce Sproat Viola Chair In memory of Mrs W Stening Cello Chair June & Alan Woods Family Bequest Bassoon Chair Anonymous Trombone Chair

In addition to our Fellowship program, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of patrons who support the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's Learning & Engagement programs in our community, including professional development for teachers through TunED-Up!, Music4Health in hospitals and Regional Touring.

Supporting Patrons $5,000+ Antoinette Albert Steve Bell Dr V Bien & Ms S d'Iapico Beverley & Phil Birnbaum Ian & Jennifer Burton Bob & Julie Clampett Howard & Maureen Connors Ian Dickson & Reg Holloway The Greatorex Fund Dr Gary Holmes & Dr Anne Reeckmann Dr Barry Landa Roland Lee Sharon & Anthony Lee Foundation Gabriel Lopata Dr Lee MacCormick Edwards Charitable Foundation Mackenzie’s Friend Catriona Morgan-Hunn Drs Keith & Eileen Ong Dr Dominic Pak & Ms Cecilia Tsai Nigel & Carol Price Dougall Squair Tony Strachan Robert & Rosemary Walsh In memory of Dr Bill Webb & Mrs Helen Webb Caroline Wilkinson oam

Photography: Rebecca Lorrimer (cover, pg 7, 19), Ant Geernaert (pg 23), Daniela Testa (pg 4, 5, 14, 20, 22), Tim Walsh (pg 22), Kat Stanley (pg 4), Jolanta Morgan (pg 4). Illustrator: Amy Zhou (pg 16, 17, 18).

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2020 Calendar MONTH

DAY

CONCERT / WORKSHOP / SEMINAR

TERM 1 FEBRUARY

Monday 3 – Tuesday 4

Schools Concert Workshop: The Concept of Place & The Elements

Wednesday 19 – Thursday 20

Meet the Music: The Rite of Spring

Thursday 27

Meet the Music: Debussy and Ravel

MARCH

Wednesday 11 – Thursday 12

Meet the Music: Scheherazade

APRIL

Wednesday 1 – Friday 3

Schools Concerts: The Concept of Place

Wednesday 1 – Thursday 2

Meet the Music: Handel and Telemann

Thursday 21

Meet the Music: Northern Lights Festival Program 1

Friday 22 – Sunday 24

Orchestral Workshop: Playerlink

Thursday 28

Meet the Music: Northern Lights Festival Program 2

Tuesday 2 – Thursday 4

Schools Concerts: The Elements

Wednesday 10 – Thursday 11

Meet the Music: Rebel, Gabrieli and Vivaldi

Thursday 25 – Friday 26

Schools Concerts: Tamworth, Bathurst

Wednesday 1 – Friday 3

Schools Concerts: Albury, Wagga Wagga, Griffith

Monday 6 – Friday 10

Teacher Workshop: TunED-Up!

Thursday 30

Meet the Music: Simone Young Conducts Beethoven

Monday 17

Schools Concert Workshop: Music on the Move

Wednesday 19 – Thursday 20

Meet the Music: Mozart and Beethoven

Wednesday 9 – Thursday 10

Meet the Music: Brahms Symphony No.4

Thursday 24

Meet the Music: Dvorak Cello Concerto

Wed 30 – Friday 2 October

Orchestral Workshop: Parramatta 3-day Orchestral Workshop

Thursday 15

Meet the Music: Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2

Tuesday 27 – Thursday 29

Schools Concerts: Music on the Move

Thursday 5

Meet the Music: Mozart and Tchaikovsky

Wednesday 11

Meet the Music: Mahler Symphony No.4

TERM 2 MAY

JUNE

TERM 3 JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

TERM 4 OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

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Claire Herrick, First Violin

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