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Auckland Symphony Orchestra FILM FAVOURITES Free Sunday Concert Donations Appreciated Sunday 4th August 2 30pm Bruce Mason Centre Guest Performer Will Martin
Peter Thomas Music Director Conductor Lynley Ward Concertmaster Phil Hickman President Gary Daverne O N Z M Music Director Emeritus Bridget Strand Secretary Alice Philipsen Treasurer Olywn Green Carol Hanson Librarians Jeanette Franklyn Grants Stephen Pipes Orchestra Manager Logistics Venues Liaison John Brockelbank Stage Manager Neil Cording Social Media Co ordinator Robert Densem Matthew Beardsworth Alex Laubli Judith Gust Programme Notes Eugenie Middleton Education Officer Bowden Hamilton Film maker Olwyn Green Friends Co Ordinator Micaela Bonnar Programme Designer Auckland Symphony Orchestra 5 Jazz 5 August 2015 5 Photo Luke Foley5Martin
Peter Thomas Conductor Peter Thomas is a New Zealand based conductor and music educator He is the Music Director and conductor of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra and Head of Music at Epsom Girls Grammar School Peter has conducted many orchestras including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Auckland Youth Orchestra St Matthew s Chamber Orchestra Devonport Chamber Orchestra and West Michigan University Orchestra either during master classes or as a guest conductor Though his repertoire is broad he feels a particular affinity with Romantic and 20th century works and is passionate about performing new music Peter graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the University of Auckland some time last century As a music educator he inspires his students to strive for excellence but to have fun while doing it a philosophy which he extends to many other walks of life His other activities include contract work for NZQA occasional radio and TV appearances and directing Remuera Music School Will Martin Vocalist Will Martin s debut album A NEW WORLD went double platinum here in New Zealand and when it was released in the United Kingdom it launched at Number 1 making him the youngest man in musical history to top the classical charts Since then internationally acclaimed recording artist and entertainer Will Martin has continued to grab global attention with his electrifying stage presence and versatile voice By no means a strictly classical singer Will is renowned for his engaging performance style alluring personality and expressive voice across multiple musical genres Live performances have included world renowned stages and festivals from London s Royal Albert Hall Henley and Hampton Court Palace through to the Basel Military Tattoo in Switzerland He is a regular performer at the world s most prestigious governmental ceremonies and international sporting events at such illustrious venues as Westminster Abbey Wembley Stadium and Chicago s Soldier Field Closer to home he s enjoyed being the New Zealand Rugby Union s national anthem singer of choice for ten All Blacks test matches His brand new record BY REQUEST was produced in Europe and features the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra The songs were chosen by Will s supporters and they combine to form an incredible tracklist of cinematic reimagining s including Leonard Cohen s Hallelujah Rod Stewart s Sailing Billy Joel s Piano Man as well as Requiem For A Soldier the theme from Steven Spielberg s Band Of Brothers MEET WILL IN THE FOYER AFTER TODAY S SHOW www WillMartinOfficial com Follow WillMartinNZ
Overture The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 1791 Mozart s story as a child prodigy and also as a prolific composer who died in poverty aged 35 is well known The Magic Flute was used as a soundtrack in the films Amadeus 1984 and the Swedish film Elvira Madigan 1967 The film Amadeus loosely based on Mozart s life adheres to the adage never let the facts get in the way of a good story Relaying tales of Mozart s hedonism and licentiousness as well as the rivalry with Italian court composer Antonio Salieri the movie presents Salieri as not only the architect of the beloved but unfinished work Requiem but also as being responsible for Mozart s untimely death While records show that Mozart had a wicked sense of humour and enjoyed the high life the Salieri story remains rumour speculation and at worst fiction Nevertheless the movie has helped to bring a fresh view of the genius of Mozart to a contemporary audience The Magic Flute was Mozart s last opera written a year or so before his death One can picture him frantically scribbling the music as it poured from his mind providing a fitting theme for the engaging tale Sintel Suite from the Rescored Short Film Matthew Beardsworth 1999 Sintel is the suite from a short film score composed to the Blender short animated film of the same name It tells the tragic story of a young woman setting out on a long journey to find her lost pet dragon Its vivid medieval Scandinavian setting and Spielberg esque cinematography lends itself to a Romantic style orchestral score in the grand Hollywood vein of Korngold Steiner and Williams This concert suite relates Sintel s story in purely musical terms using key leitmotifs from the cues interwoven through the piece to express characters and situations Sintel s theme is yearning and tumultuous the up and down contours mirroring the mountains she climbs and overcomes in her quest The dragon s theme is a soaring contour that works as a light lullaby in woodwinds a glorious flying theme in strings or a dark and terrifying battle theme in brass An adventurous yet desperate melodic arc represents the journey and a lamenting variation and reflective hymn closes off the suite Can You Feel the Love Tonight Elton John 1947 The Lion King is a 1994 animated film about Simba a young lion who has to assert himself and claim his rightful place as the King of the Pride Lands after his father s untimely death The film won numerous awards including a Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Film Score Can You Feel the Love Tonight won an Academy Award for Best Original Song The Lion King was made into a stage musical in 1997 and a remake of the film was released in July 2019 with the same composers back on board for the score
Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from Les Miserables Claude7Michel Schonberg 19447 Libretto and lyrics Alain Boubil 19417 and Herbert Kretzmer 19257 Despite being originally panned by critics Les Miserables has become one of the longest running shows in musical Based on Victor Hugo s novel the complex plot interweaves the vendetta against convict Jean Valjean the 1832 street revolution in Paris and the romantic life of Cosette Valjean s adopted daughter Near the end of the opera Marius Cosette s lover and one of the revolutionaries laments the failed uprising The guilt and regret at the senseless loss of life is tempered by hope and forgiveness with Marius marriage to Cosette and Valjean s death7bed redemption The song is a soliloquy delivered in a slow7moving minor key as an impassioned quasi7recitative mourning the tremendous loss of life as a result of the uprising Against All Odds Phil Collins 19517 Against All Odds is a song by English singer songwriter Phil Collins the title track for the 1984 movie of the same name A romantic thriller starring Rachel Ward Jeff Bridges and James Woods it tells the story of an aging American football star who is hired by a mobster to find his girlfriend The film s soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award and the title song performed by Collins was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song This power ballad which Collins said later was written shortly after the breakup of his first marriage tells of a man imploring his ex7lover to take a look at me now A Thousand Years Christina Perri 19867 A Thousand Years was written by Christina Perri and David Hodges for the soundtrack to the film Breaking Dawn Part 1 as part of the Twilight series 2011 The Twilight films are based on Stephenie Meyer s popular vampire7themed teen fantasy romance novels which tells the story of Isabella Bella Swan a young woman who moves to Forks Washington and falls in love with Edward Cullen a 1047year old vampire Breaking Dawn is the fourth and final novel in the series and was made into a two part film A Thousand Years is about the love affair between Edward and Bella The lyrics speak of the fear of falling in love I have died every day waiting for you Darling don t be afraid I have loved you for a thousand years I ll love you for a thousand more Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind John Williams 19327 Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film about lineman Roy Neary and his encounter with a UFO and its alien occupants The film deals with the fear of alien abduction but also the wonderment of encountering and communicating with a species from space These emotions are expertly represented in the score by John Williams with unnerving string dissonances expressing the fear and unease and romantic weeping melodies harking back to the Golden Era of film music of the 1930 s750 s representing the emotional meeting and interaction with the alien visitors The iconic five note sequence in the film is used to communicate with the aliens Re Mi Do Do So appearing throughout the music in various instrumental combinations
Star Wars Suite for Orchestra John Williams 1932 I Main Title II Princess Leia s Theme III The Imperial March Darth Vader s Theme IV Yoda s Theme V Throne Room End Title The award winning soundtrack to Star Wars is one of the most popular and widely recognised film scores John Williams has been able to capture audiences with the various Star Wars themes for over three decades ever since the first Star Wars movie was made in 1977 In this Suite for Orchestra several of the main motifs come together The opening is majestic and introduces the familiar main theme which returns numerous times throughout the piece Princess Leia s Theme is gentle and in stark contrast to the dark war like Imperial March also known as the Darth Vader Theme which follows The music associated with Yoda has a calming effect and brings relief and affirmation before the Suite revisits some of the earlier motifs in the Throne Room and End Title Williams over eighty film scores include Jaws E T Schindler s List Jurassic Park and Harry Potter In addition to this he has also written a number of concertos and other symphonic works SUPPORT THE AUCKLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Auckland Symphony Orchestra is an Incorporated Society and is registered with the Charities Commission The Orchestra relies on the financial support of a range of individuals and organisations to continue presenting concerts to the Auckland public How can you make a donation You can support our work in the following ways Donate at our concerts Directly to the orchestra bank account ASB 12 3066 0059164 00 How will your donation be used Donating to the Auckland Symphony Orchestra is a great way to show your support for live orchestral music in Auckland and New Zealand Here are a few examples of ways in which your donation will be used help us to purchase new music or commission a new work by a New Zealand composer pay the fee for a guest soloist or support the publication of concert programmes and fliers assist in the professional development of our members or the purchase of new instruments How do you benefit Watch the continued development of Auckland s leading community orchestra Receive regular emails informing you of orchestra events and how donations are being used
The Auckland Symphony Orchestra is New Zealand s largest community orchestra The players are drawn from all parts of Auckland and from all walks of life The orchestra provides an opportunity for musicians who have chosen a career outside performance music to enjoy weekly rehearsals of symphonic music playing without payment and purely for the pleasure of making great music together In its 42 years of existence the ASO has had two Music Directors Gary Daverne and Peter Thomas The orchestra also supports local soloists by giving them the opportunity to perform with a full symphony orchestra in concert The orchestra s main philosophy is that music should be fun and enjoyed by players and audiences alike I hence the regular free family concerts that are offered in Auckland with outIofItown concerts in areas where a live performance by a Symphony Orchestra is a rare event Today the Auckland Symphony Orchestra with over eighty players has developed an excellent following and reputation for its high quality performances of popular classics film and show music often playing to capacity and turnIaway audiences In addition to the regular concerts we have other events including the sellIout performances of Last Night of the Proms the Christmas Celebrations with local church choirs our concerts for children and our new outdoor concerts Violin 1 Lynley WardN MichaelNHunter CatherineNMagallon ChristineNRussell BridgetNStrand MicheleNWahrlich Soren Wislang Helen van Druten Violin 2 NicolaNCouchN ChrisNBrown Robert Densem JoNDutton LynneNHancock Betty Hung Alex Laubli ChloeNLitchfield JudyNMorleyIHall ChristinaNWishart Dragana Yelavich Viola OlwynNGreenN Zahira AliIChampion AnnaNBrooker Nisha FernandezIRitchie JudithNGust Nung Jin IonaNMcDonald Sharyn Palmer NeilNShepherd Cello Alice Philipsen BruceNBaguely CharlotteNBest Colleen Edwards JeanetteNFranklyn Tilly Harvey ElizabethNHolt MichaelNPalmer Claire Postlewaite LeoNShin Tjitske Timmermans Esther Wu Double Bass DavidNAnstice TimNDenison Don Smith JennyNLuxmoore Flute RachaelNKnox Pene BrawnIDouglas MaryIKateNThomson Piccolo MaryIKateNThomson Oboe EugenieNMiddleton BevNBrockelbank VanessaNBruell Cor Anglais VanessaNBruell Tuba KerryNEverett Clarinet HannahNGreen RachelNLarcombe DawnNLouman Harp HarrisonNChau Bass Clarinet DawnNLouman Bassoon RuthNHickton SimonNSmith DavidNNation French Horn Rhona Somerville KarenNHuang MikeNGrimwood Jill Ferabee Trumpet NeilNCordingN AndriusNRamonas Muarry Penman GeoffNScott Trombone JohnNRussell CraigNLuxmoore Peter Russell AllanNGrant Piano SophieNJenkins Percussion BenjaminNYelda Jenny Cheng MelissaNChoo Sophie Jenkins Drum Kit CameronNShaw Timpani JaneNChen Concertmaster Section Leader