About the Work

Italy’s great hero and poet, Alessandro Manzoni, died in 1873. Verdi, who shared with Manzoni a strong desire for the unification of the Italian states, composed his Requiem for performance in Milan on the first anniversary of Manzoni’s death. Subsequent performances in Paris, London and Vienna received triumphal acclaim and the work’s popularity was assured.The text of the Requiem Mass has dramatic possibilities which range from sombre and contemplative to dramatic and pictorial. Verdi’s musical setting for concert orchestra, large chorus and four soloists draws on his operatic skills as well as his strong universal sympathies in passionately expressing the full range of images and emotions suggested by the text. It is an expansive yet tightly-knit musical masterpiece, with melodies and rhythms binding together the various movements into a complete and monumental experience.

Jane Elton Brown

The Star Choralepresents

Giuseppe VerdiRequiem

Melbourne Town HallSunday 26 July 2015

Jane Elton Brown OAM Music Director

Daria Masiero Soprano

Dominica Matthews Mezzo Soprano

Henry Choo Tenor

Joshua Bloom Bass

Sponsored by

with Zelman Symphonyand the Box Hill Chorale

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I. Requiem and Kyrie

Chorus: Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine;et lux perpetua luceat eis.Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.Exaudi orationem meam:ad te omnis caro veniet.

Quartet and Chorus:Kyrie eleison.Christe eleison.Kyrie eleison.

II. Sequence

Dies IraeChorus: Dies irae, dies illa,solvet saeclum in favilla,teste David cum Sibylla.Quantus tremor est futurus,quando judex est venturus,cuncta stricte discussurus!

Tuba MirumChorus:Tuba mirum spargens sonum,per sepulcra regionem,coget omnes ante thronum.

Bass: Mors stupebit et natura,cum resurget creatura,judicanti responsura.

Liber ScriptusMezzo-soprano and Chorus: Liber scriptus proferetur,in quo totum continetur,unde mundus judicetur.Judex ergo cum sedebit,quidquid latet apparebit:nil inultum remanebit.

I. Requiem and Kyrie

Chorus: Grant them eternal rest, O Lord; and may perpetual light shine upon them.A hymn in Zion befits you, O God, and a debt will be paid to you in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer: all earthly flesh will come to you.

Quartet and Chorus:Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

II. Sequence

Dies IraeChorus: The day of wrath, that day will dissolve the world in ashes, as David and the Sibyl prophesied. How great will be the terror, when the Judge comes who will smash everything completely!

Tuba MirumChorus:The trumpet, scattering a marvelous sound through the tombs of every land, will gather all before the throne.

Bass: Death and Nature shall stand amazed, when all Creation rises again to answer to the Judge.

Liber ScriptusMezzo-soprano and Chorus: A written book will be brought forth, which contains everything for which the world will be judged. Therefore when the Judge takes His seat, whatever is hidden will be revealed: nothing shall remain unavenged.

Requiem

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Dies irae, dies illa,solvet saeclum in favilla,teste David cum Sibylla.

Quid sum miserSoprano, Mezzo-soprano and Tenor: Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?Quem patronum rogaturus,cum vix justus sit securus?

Rex tremendaeSolo Quartet and Chorus: Rex tremendae majestatis,qui salvandos salvas gratis:salva me, fons pietas.

RecordareSoprano and Mezzo-soprano: Recordare, Jesu pie,quod sum causa tuae viae:ne me perdas illa die.Quaerens me, sedisti lassus;redemisti crucem pacem:tantus labor non sit causas.Juste judex ultionis:donum fac remissionisante diem rationis.

IngemiscoTenor: Ingemisco tamquam reus,culpa rubet vultus meus;supplicanti parce, Deus.Qui Mariam absolvisti,et latronem exaudisti,mihi quoque spem dedisti.Preces meae non sunt digne,sed tu, bonus, fac benigne,ne perenni cremer igne.Inter oves locum praesta,et ab haedis me sequestra,statuens in parte dextra.

ConfutatisBass and Chorus: Confutatis maledictis,flammis acribus addictis,voca me cum benedictis.Oro supplex et acclinis,cor contritum quasi cinis:

The day of wrath, that day will dissolve the world in ashes, as David and the Sibyl prophesied.

Quid sum miserSoprano, Mezzo-soprano and Tenor: What can a wretch like me say? Whom shall I ask to intercede for me, when even the just ones are unsafe?

Rex tremendaeSolo Quartet and Chorus: King of dreadful majesty. who freely saves the redeemed ones, save me, O font of pity.

RecordareSoprano and Mezzo-soprano: Recall, merciful Jesus, that I was the reason for your journey: do not destroy me on that day. In seeking me, you sat down wearily; enduring the Cross, you redeemed me: do not let these pains to have been in vain. Just Judge of punishment: give me the gift of redemption before the day of reckoning.

IngemiscoTenor: I groan as a guilty one, and my face blushes with guilt; spare the supplicant, O God. You, who absolved Mary Magdalen, and heard the prayer of the thief, have given me hope, as well. My prayers are not worthy, but show mercy, O benevolent one, lest I burn forever in fire. Give me a place among the sheep, and separate me from the goats, placing me on your right hand.

ConfutatisBass and Chorus: When the damned are silenced, and given to the fierce flames, call me with the blessed ones. I pray, suppliant and kneeling, with a heart contrite as ashes:

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gere curam mei finis.

Chorus:Dies irae, dies illa,solvet saeclum in favilla,teste David cum Sibylla.

LacrymosaSolo Quartet and Chorus: Lacrymosa dies illa,qua resurget ex favilla,judicandus homo reus.Huic ergo parce, Deus.Pie Jesu Domine:dona eis requiem. Amen.

III. Offertorio

Quartet: Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae:libera animas omnium fidelumdefunctorum de poenis inferniet profondo lacu; libera eas de ore leonis; ne absorbeat eas tartarus,ne cadant in obscurum. Sed signifer sanctus Michaelrepraesentet eas in lucem sanctam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus. Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus. Tu suscipe pro animabus illis, quarum hodie memoriam facimus. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam, quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus.Libera animas omnium fidelum defunctorum de poenis inferni; fac eas de morte transire ad vitam.

IV. Sanctus

Double Chorus: Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis!

take my ending into your care.

Chorus:The day of wrath, that day will dissolve the world in ashes, as David and the Sibyl prophesied.

LacrymosaSolo Quartet and Chorus: That day is one of weeping, on which shall rise from the ashes the guilty man, to be judged. Therefore, spare this one, O God. Merciful Lord Jesus: grant them peace. Amen.

III. Offertorio

Quartet: O Lord Jesus Christ, King of Glory: deliver the souls of all the faithful dead from the pains of hell and from thedeep pit; deliver them from the mouth of the lion; that hell may not swallow them, and that they may not fall into darkness. But may the holy standard-bearer Michael show them the holy light; which you once promised to Abraham and his descendents. We offer to you, O Lord, sacrifices and prayers. Receive them on behalf of those souls whom we commemorate today. Grant, O Lord, that they might pass from death into that life which you once promised to Abraham and his descendents. Deliver the souls of all the faithful dead from the pains of hell; Grant that they might pass from death into that life.

IV. Sanctus

Double Chorus: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. Heaven and earth are filled with your glory. Hosanna in the highest!

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Benedictus qui venit in nomini Domini. Hosanna in excelsis!

V. Agnus Dei

Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, and Chorus: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem.Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem sempiternam.

VI. Lux aeterna

Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Bass: Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternam; quia pius es.Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis, cum sanctis tuis in aeternam; quia pius es.

VII. Libera me

Soprano and Chorus: Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda; quando coeli movendi sunt et terra: dum veneris judicare saeclum per ignem.Tremens factus sum ego et timeo, dum discussio venerit atque ventura irae, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra.Dies irae, dies illa calamitatis et miseriae; dies magna et amara valde.Requiem aeternam, dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda.Libera me, Domine, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra; dum veneris judicare saeclum per ignem.Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda.Libera me.

Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!

V. Agnus Dei

Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, and Chorus: Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest.Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, grant them rest everlasting.

VI. Lux aeterna

Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Bass: Let eternal light shine upon them, O Lord, with your saints forever; for you are merciful. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them with your saints forever; for you are merciful. VII. Libera me

Soprano and Chorus: Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death on that awful day, when the heavens and the earth shall be moved: when you will come to judge the world by fire. I tremble, and I fear the judgment and the wrath to come, when the heavens and the earth shall be moved.The day of wrath, that day of calamity and misery; a great and bitter day, indeed. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death on that awful day. Deliver me, O Lord, when the heavens and the earth shall be moved; when you will come to judge the world by fire. Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death on that awful day. Deliver me.

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Jane Elton Brown, OAM Music DirectorJane Elton Brown graduated from Melbourne University, B.Mus.,Dip.Ed., receiving the Dwight Prize in Education. She subsequently gained the degree of Master of Music (Melb) with first class honours. In 1971, Jane was appointed Director of Music at MLC and held that position for 29 years until her retirement from MLC in 1999. At MLC, her Music Directorship saw the planning and building of a magnificent new Music School, which she opened in March 1995. In May 2001, the central area of the MLC Music School was named the Jane Elton Brown Performance Staircase.

In 1981, Jane conducted the MLC Chorale on a concert tour in England, and in 1988 her Chorale was selected to perform at the Conference of the International Society for Music Education. The public profile of her work provides variety through commercial recordings, CDs, radio broadcasts, television appearances and live performances. The live performances included directing the MLC Choir in concerts with John Farnham in the Melbourne Concert Hall in 1991 and with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in 1993 at Werribee Park.Jane is the on-going founder/conductor of the MLC Male Voice Choir and conductor/director of the MLC Old Collegians’ Choir. The two Choirs have now been brought together under the name of The Star Chorale. Jane has conducted this ensemble in successful performances of such works as Faure’s Requiem, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Creation and Mendelssohn’s Elijah, John Rutter’s Gloria and Orff’s Carmina Burana.In 2001, Jane was appointed conductor of the Glen Eira City Choir, with which she has also conducted successful performances of these and other works.Later, Jane was Music Director at the MacRobertson Girl’s High School, and a music performance tour to England and Scotland was a highlight of her time there.An experienced examiner in music, speaker/presenter at conferences and seminars, and adjudicator at eisteddfods, Jane was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to music in 2011.

The following soloist biographies are all © Patrick Togher Artists’ Management 2015

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Daria Masiero SopranoDaria Masiero studied singing and cello at the Conservatorio Antonio Vivaldi in Alessandria with Rita Orlandi Malaspina, and in Vignola with Mirella Freni. She won a Diploma di Accademia at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan; she was a Cardiff Singer of the World finalist in 2005, as well as the winner of the Caruso competition in Milan in 2000. Daria has sung the following roles: Mimì in La bohème at the Miskloc National Theatre in Hungary, at the Teatro Comunale di Alessandria, and at the Torre del Lago Puccini Festival; covered Desdemona in Otello for La Scala in Milan; Anna in Nabucco for the Teatro Pallavicino Bussetto and at the Piazza del Campo in Siena; Manon in Henze’s Boulevard Solitude, Musetta in La bohème, and Liù in Turandot for Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa; Serpina in La serva padrona for Teatro Massima in Palermo; Nedda in Pagliacci for the Teatro Bellini in Catania; Zerlina in Don Giovanni for Teatro Regio in Turin; Despina in Così fan tutte for the Grand Theatre in Geneva; Micaëla in Carmen for the Teatro Regio in Torino and Catanzaro and Reggio Calabria, Italy. She also sang Mozart’s Requiem at the Paganini Auditorium in the Teatro Regio di Parma with tenor José Carreras, and she sang a concert dedicated to ‘Puccini Women’ at Torre del Lago with Plácido Domingo. She undertook the role of Adelia from Donizetti’s Ugo, Conte di Parigi at the Arcimboldi Theatre in Milan and was soloist in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Mendelssohn at the same theatre. Recent engagements include Rossini’s Stabat Mater in Nice and Monte Carlo; Glauce in Medea for both Torino and Teatro Massimo in Palermo; Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at Padova and Bassano del Grappa, Italy; her role debut of Margaretha in Boito’s Mefistofole for Savonlinna Opera Festival, Finland as well as a return the following season for a reprisal of this role; Magda in La rondine with Nice Opera; Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni for Opera Ireland; The Countess in Le nozze di Figaro for the Macau International Music Festival; Elisabetta in Don Carlos for Bogotà; the title role in Statkowski’s Maria for the Wexford Opera Festival; Liù in Turandot for Opera Australia and reprisals of Mimì in La bohème in Teatro Verdi di Fidenza, Jeonju National Theatre in South Korea, Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, Teatro Comunale Chiabrera, and the Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo. In 2013/2014, Daria Masiero sang Leonora in Il trovatore, the title role in Aida and Micaela in Carmen for Opera Australia, Margherita in Mefistofele in Parma and Desdemona (Otello) throughout Italy. She performed the title role in Adriana Lecouvreur in Parma, Como and Cremona and returns to OA in 2015 as Aida and Liu.

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Dominica Matthews Mezzo SopranoAustralian-born Dominica Matthews is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, UK and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Major appearances for Opera Australia have included the title roles in Cenerentola and Orlando, Nicklausse in The Tales of Hoffmann (for which she won a Green Room Award), Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mallika in Lakmé, Sonyetka in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Third Lady in The Magic Flute, Flora in La traviata and Eunice Hubble in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Her performance as Sonyetka saw her win a 2009 Helpmann Award for Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera. She has appeared as concert soloist with the Sydney Symphony, Sydney Philharmonia, Orchestra Victoria, Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, the Australian Youth Orchestra and the SBS Youth Orchestra. Since 2012, Dominica Matthews has sung Suzuki, Cherubino (Helpmann Award nomination), Lucienne (Die tote Stadt), Flora, Florence Pike (Albert Herring), Mistress Quickly (Falstaff) and Flosshilde and Schwertleite (Der Ring des Nibelungen) for Opera Australia. Now a Senior Principal for OA, her roles in 2014/2015 include Third Lady, Mistress Quickly, Maddalena/Giovanna (Rigoletto), Madame Larina (Eugene Onegin), Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) and Marthe (Faust).

Henry Choo TenorHenry Choo is one of Australasia’s most outstanding and popular tenors. His many roles for Opera Australia have included: Tamino in The Magic Flute, Acis in Acis and Galatea, Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Oronte in Alcina, Nadir in The Pearl Fishers and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni. For State Opera of South Australia, he has sung Almaviva and appeared in Rigoletto for the Macau International Music Festival.Henry’s concert repertoire includes Mozart’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St John Passion and Rossini’s Petite messe solemnelle. He has been a frequent guest artist with the Sydney, Queensland, Adelaide and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, Sydney Philharmonia and The Australia Ensemble.

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Since 2010, Henry has undertaken a range of major roles for Opera Australia - Don Ottavio, Nadir, Almaviva, The Italian Singer in Der Rosenkavalier, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Camille in a new production of The Merry Widow and Aldo/Nigel in Bliss in Sydney, Melbourne and at the Edinburgh Festival. He sang Nadir and Don Ottavio for West Australian Opera and took the tenor solos in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Edo de Waart.

Joshua Bloom Bass Australian bass Joshua Bloom studied at the Young Artist Programme of Opera Australia, and later the Merola and Adler Fellowship Programmes at the San Francisco Opera.Recent engagements include Masetto Don Giovanni (Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles Opera); Escamillo Carmen, the title role of Le nozze di Figaro, Rodolfo La sonnambula and Leporello Don Giovanni (Opera Australia); Harašta The Cunning Little Vixen (New York Philharmonic); Leporello Don Giovanni, Alidoro La Cenerentola, Don Fernando Fidelio and Harašta The Cunning Little Vixen (Garsington Opera); Truffaldino Ariadne auf Naxos (Metropolitan Opera); Quince A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Bari and in Reggio Emilia; Colline La bohème (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra); Angelotti Tosca (Los Angeles Opera); Collatinus The Rape of Lucretia (Teatro Dante Alighieri, Ravenna); and appearances with San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and the Wiener Staatsoper.Engagements in the 2014/15 season include Colline La bohème (Washington National Opera) and the Pirate King The Pirates of Penzance for English National Opera.In concert, Joshua has appeared with the Melbourne, Queensland, Adelaide and Western Australian Symphonies, as well as the New York Philharmonic, the LA Philharmonic and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.

Andrew Wailes Artistic Director, Box Hill ChoraleAndrew Wailes enjoys a busy performing and teaching schedule both in Australia and overseas, having appeared in countries such as China, NZ, England, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, France, Russia and most recently the USA and Canada. Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra since 1998, he also directs The Australian Children’s

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Choir; Melbourne University Choral Society; the Chamber Strings of Melbourne and Box Hill Chorale. He has conducted hundreds of major choral and symphonic works, from Handel’s Messiah and Mendelssohn’s Elijah to Verdi’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Rachmaninov’s The Bells and operas by Britten (including a Green Room Award nomination for best conductor), Purcell, Handel, Mozart and various Australian composers. He has appeared with ensembles including the Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, Camerata Academica Freiburg, and Orchester der Universität Stuttgart

(Germany), Guangzhou Philharmonic (China), Christchurch Sinfonia (NZ), Yale Glee Club and Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum (USA), Candomino Choir (Finland), and local ensembles such as Orchestra Victoria, VCA Symphony, MYO, and Stonnington Symphony.

Mark Shiell Assistant Conductor; Artistic Director & Principal Conductor, Zelman SymphonyDynamic conductor Mark Shiell’s passionate music-making invigorates audiences and musicians. Currently serving as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra, Shiell is also the Principal Conductor of the Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra and the Macquarie Philharmonia.Whilst his commitment to his regular conducting posts account for the major portion of his yearly schedule, Shiell’s guest conducting has included performances with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Canberra Symphony, St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Victorian Opera and Sydney Sinfonia.Conducting engagements have taken Shiell across the globe but his love of community and youth music has kept him busy contributing to the growth and development of important initiatives in both of these areas here in Australia. Shiell is in his sixth season with the Zelman Symphony. Among the

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hallmarks of this periods are a sharp rise in standards, programming which has grown in scope and ambition, innovative collaboration and the growth of audience numbers to an unprecedented level.

The Star ChoraleThe Star Chorale is a Melbourne-based community choir dedicated to continuing and enhancing a tradition of excellence in the performance of choral music. The choir comprises, but is not limited to, former students, staff members and families of students or friends of MLC (Methodist Ladies’ College in Kew, Victoria). Since the choir’s first performance in November 2000 it has been delighting its audiences with a number of important choral works. For more details, please visit our website at starchorale.org.The Star Chorale welcomes new members. We do not hold auditions, but the ability to hold a tune is essential, and the ability to read music is highly desirable. Each year we perform a major work in June or July, and a Christmas Concert in December. Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings at MLC. If you would like to join the Choir, please visit starchorale.org/membership.

Choristers:Soprano: Georgina Bourke, Agnes Chee, Heather Clarke, Trudy Collinson, Emily Crawford, Joy Darbyshire, Helena Dunn, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Rita Hach, Susan Hurley, Merle Lamb, Ester Litvak, Eteri Litvak, Anne MacLean, Sarah McDonell, Barbara McLaughlin, Megan McLaughlin, Liz McLeish, Julie Melbourne, Lyn Miller, Celia Nicholson, Jackie OÕNeal, Karin Otto, Lisbeth Phillips, Nancy Pizzi, Deborah Polites, Sue Polites, Maren Rawlings, Judith Robinson, Jillian Thorpe, Patricia Tyler, Sue Veljanovski.Alto: Susan Baidawi, Fiona Beale, Nerida Beresford, Rosemary Breen, Kim Cahill, Joan Callahan, Elizabeth Capp, Monica Cole, Helen Cracknell, Margaret de Paiva, Judy Downie, Rosemary Elgani, Heather Evans, Robyn Fraser, Fiona Gerrard, Monique Gerrard, Cindy Geyer, Helen Goodman, Rosemary Grenness, Janet Hall, Angela Harris, Joy Hayman, Catherine Heywood, Pam Hjorth, Elaine Hobbs, Julie Huf, Trish Johnson, Roseanne Loh, Anne Loughnan, Janet Matthew, Ann Matthews, Fiona Matthews, Grace McAllister, Joan McMeeken, Jo Metcalf, Clare Morton, Penny Paton, Lorraine Pinney, Liz Porter, Robyn Reynolds, Maggie Roberts, Catherine Stewart, Samantha Szeredi, Lilit Thwaites, Dianne Vale, Shirley Watson, Nell White, Sue Whyte, Juliette Zeelander.

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Tenor: Alan Bailey, David Bevan, Jim Callahan, Alan Chuck, Chris Davie, Rod Findlay, Helen Funston, Geoffrey Harris, Peter Hutchinson, Cameron Macintosh, John McCallum, Paul Myers, Jeremy Paton, John Patterson, James Penn, Joe Sullivan, Tim Thwaites, Ross Walker, Tanya Wilson.Bass: Richard Ballantyne, Richard Burn, Colin Burrows , Jeff Castles, John Clarkson, Lindsay Cracknell, Alan Epstein, David Grigg, David Hewitson-Kerr, John Lester, John Markham, Aaron McCaughan, Doug McLaughlin, Adrian Mill, Levi Orenstein, Tony Parsons, Andrew Rawlings, Jeff Richardson, Peter Saville, Vic Say, Lindsay Stodden, Maurice Wan, David Watson, John Weir, Chris White.

Rehearsal PianistsRehearsal pianists for The Star Chorale are Sue Goessling and Pam Christie.

Zelman Memorial Symphony OrchestraZelman Symphony’s history goes back to 1906 when Alberto Zelman Jnr founded the original Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. In 1932, after Alberto’s untimely death, the then newly professional MSO that we know so well today was formed by Professor (later Sir) Bernard Heinze together with the professional musicians of Alberto’s orchestra. In 1933 the remaining players formed the Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra naming it in honour of their beloved Alberto.Today, Zelman Symphony is a full symphonic ensemble which performs at least four concerts a year in Melbourne and occasional concerts in regional Victoria. It has achieved significant milestones including:

• Playing a Flash Mob and concert by invitation from Federation Square at its 10th anniversary celebrations.

• Giving two sold out concerts of Mahler’s iconic 8th Symphony with 580 performers on stage in the Melbourne Town Hall almost exactly 80 years after the orchestra was founded. The eight soloists were some of Australia’s best Opera stars.

• Playing before an audience of over 7,000 people at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl by invitation from the MSO to mark the joint origins of the two orchestras and the 80th anniversary of Zelman Symphony.

If you would like further information or would like to join Zelman Symphony as a player or supporter, please visit our website: zelmansymphony.org.au.Many of you will have been at Zelman Symphony’s exciting Mahler 8 performances in the Melbourne Town Hall in September 2013. As a

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supporter of Star Chorale and Zelman Symphony, you can buy a double CD recording of the performance at interval for $25 for your personal use.Performers: Concertmaster: Mary Johnston.Violin I: Josephine Armstrong, Graeme Barker, Judith Cotterill, Fiona Forster, Katie Hardcastle, Paige Harvey, Katrine Pilcher, Leonie Schellhorn, Maxim Sheko, Jackie Tinsley, Daisy Wong.Violin II: Alyssa Kennedy*, Lauren Clay, Stephanie Domazet, Rita Jenkins, Yvonne Kushnir, Eric McGee, Li-Na Neoh, Erika Robertson, Elizabeth Torrance, Sam U, Vincy UViola: Rosia Pasteur*, Tudor Bostock, George Deutsch, Holly Hayes, David Kellam, Daniel Kirkham, Nicole Reyes, Annie Rose, Chris ThevathasanVioloncello: Adrian Binkert*, James Abougelis, Margot Bremner, Sarah Fitchett, Christine Mack, Annette Martin, Elizabeth Radcliffe, d’Artagnan SkendzicDouble Bass: Ivan Sultanoff*, Helen Edelenbos, Trevor Irwin, Mary Macmillan, Brenden MorrisFlute & Piccolo: Carol Galea*, David Rowlands, Sam Cooke Oboe: Felicity Hardiman*, Henry Silver Clarinet: Gary Kirby* , Vanessa GeorgeBassoon: Allison Pollard*, Greg Hannan, Shane Simpson, Emma MorrisonFrench Horn: Jo Spencer*, Megan Spragg, Emily Scott, Isaac ShiehTrumpet: Claire Ferguson*, Shona Taylor, Frances Hatcher, Rachael BeanTrumpet Off Stage: Gemma Brett, Kurt To, Jenny Stengards, Sue Cook Trombone: Paul Lam*, Basil Rizopoulos, David MacArthur Tuba: Per Forsberg* ; Tympani: Allison Summers*; Percussion: Chris Flood * Principal Players

The Box Hill ChoraleThe Box Hill Chorale, formerly known as the Box Hill Choral Society, was formed in 1946. Since that time the choir has developed into one of Victoria’s most active community choirs, and has a proud history of performance, both within the City of Whitehorse, and the wider community. Box Hill Chorale is open to all interested local residents and members of the wider community who have a love of singing and a desire to be part of a vibrant and friendly community choir. Under the direction of Andrew Wailes, Box Hill Chorale is today

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widely regarded as one of Victoria’s leading community choirs.The Chorale performs a wide variety of music, from many different musical styles and traditions, often accompanied by professional orchestras and soloists. The Chorale has recently performed with other ensembles such as the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Australian Children’s Choir, The Legends of Brass, Australian Catholic University Choir, Hawthorn Band, the Chamber Strings of Melbourne, Camberwell Chorale, and Melbourne University Choral Society. Major works performed have included Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s The Creation, Gounod’s Saint Cecilia Mass, Dvorak’s Stabat Mater, Handel’s Messiah and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas as well as Australian works by Nicholas Buc, Dindy Vaughan and Christopher Willcock.Rehearsals take place on Monday evenings at the spectacular Box Hill Performing Arts Centre. For further information, please visit the choir’s website: boxhillchorale.org.au.

Choristers:Soprano: Shirin Albert, Michelle Bitzounis, Elizabeth Cussen, Kathy De Garis, Katrina Devine, Lyn Farnworth, Hannah Gauci, Rosemary Lee, Vivien Metzger, Marie Payling, Geraldine Pragnell, Sue Thomas.Alto: Carol Bates, Emily Bolitho, Susan Braybrook, Anna Briggs, Helen Cole, Annette Cott, Pauline David, Prue Field, Mhairi Ford, Ruth Hamilton, Susan La Bartlus, Julie Liang, Karen Marston, Virginia May, Elizabeth McKay, Sheina Nicholls, Anne Orchard, Margaret Polkinghorn, Sonia Samimi, Beverley Santospirito, Judy Savige, Dorothy Thyer, Marie Trembath, Helen Walker, Lorraine Walker, Christine Wells, Anne Woodward. Tenor: Eve Addis, Ian Douglas, Robert Liang, Bryan Nitz, Tim Samuel, Andrew Wailes.Bass: Jean-Michel David, Dylan Imeneo, John Lanphier, Kim Le, John Markham, Peter McCutcheon, Dennis Murphy, William Orange, Bob Traill.

Program Book design and typography: David Grigg, Rightword Enterprises: rightword.com.au.

Cover based on an image licensed from canstockphoto.com.

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Acknowledgements

We extend our grateful thanks to:• Methodist Ladies’ College.• Professor Barbara Van Ernst AM for her generous sponsorship of

mezzo soprano soloist Dominica Matthews.• Patrick Togher and Romola Tyrrell of Patrick Togher Artists’

Management.• the City of Melbourne for their generous support and promotion.• the City of Boroondara for their grant enabling our open rehearsal at

Hawthorn Arts Centre.• the Old Collegians Club of Methodist Ladies’ College for their

generous sponsorship.• George Deutsch, Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra.• Susan Braybrook, President, Box Hill Chorale.• Trevor Henley, Camberwell Grammar School, for the loan of music

scores.• the Star Chorale Committee: Dr. Maren Rawlings (President), Prof.

Joan McMeeken AM (Vice President), Robyn Fraser (Secretary), Chris White (Treasurer), Jane Elton Brown OAM, Alan Bailey, Dr Jeff Castles, Helen Funston, David Grigg, Suzanne Locadou-Wells, Samantha Szeredi, Jennifer Stengards, Dianne Vale.

• David Grigg for production of the Program Book.• the individual choir members who made financial contributions to

sponsor soloists.• the many choir members who make a special contribution to our

enjoyment, well-being and presentation.• all the volunteers assisting at the concert.

Our next performance will be at our Christmas Concert later this year. Please visit our website starchorale.org for details of this and our planned program for 2016. Or email secretary@starchorale.org to subscribe to our mailing list.

ZELMANSYMPHONYForthcoming Concerts − 2015 Xavier Concert SeriesEldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre − Charles Street, Kew

Mark Shiell − conductorGeoffrey Payne − trumpet

8.00pm, Saturday 19 September 2015 2.30pm, Sunday 20 September 2015

Mozart − Serenade No.11 in E-flat, K.375Harry Sdraulig − SinfoniettaHaydn − Trumpet Concerto

Beethoven − Symphony No.3 Eroica

Mark Shiell − conductorSally Walker − flute

8.00pm, Saturday 5th December, 2015

Tchaikovsky − Suite: The NutcrackerKats-Chernin − Flute Concerto Night and Now

Melbourne premiereRachmaninov − Symphonic Dances

Book via our website at zelmansymphony.org.au or by phone 8899 7445Ticket prices: Adults − $35.00, Concession − $30.00, Child − $5.00Proudly supported by

Kew East Community Bank® Branch

Kew & Kew East Community Bank® Branches

zelmansymphony.org.au ZelmanSymphonyJoin Friends of Zelman:

Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra Inc. (Reg A0031942K, ABN 50 273 226 161)