SONGS OF LOVE AND WAR - SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2021 - Opera Queensland
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OPERA QUEENSLAND & THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND SCHOOL OF MUSIC
IN ASSOCIATION WITH UAP PRESENT
SONGS OF
LOVE AND WAR
SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2021
DURATION: APPROX. 70 MINS WITH NO INTERVAL.
S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
WELCOME
When I first arrived in
Brisbane in 2017, Dan Tobin
invited me to visit UAP. I
was already aware of UAP’s
reputation as the largest
producer of public art on the
planet and was curious to see
how it all worked. Wandering
around the space, experiencing the care With this came the opportunity to expand
and commitment of all those at UAP to the repertoire of music, as composition
create a place where artists could bring students, working with Head of
to life works of extraordinary scale and Composition, Robert Davidson, reimagined
ambition, was inspiring in many ways. popular songs for the musical forces
involved in the production.
Looking around the work sheds we became
aware of all manner of potential “stages” The sum of all these parts has given life
and so began a conversation about how to a unique concert experience, where
we might conjure a performance where the the audience encounters music from one
space and the music worked together to of Opera’s earliest composers alongside
reveal something new. fresh interpretations of familiar songs. The
energy of these two approaches to music
We settled on Monteverdi’s, Madrigali
making, situated in the remarkable space of
guerrieri, et amorosi, otherwise known as
UAP offers a glimpse into the potential that
Songs of Love and War. In this book of
explorations such as these have to offer.
songs, Monteverdi wrestles with the idea of
love as space where passion and desire are Thank you to everyone who has made this
defined as much by intense struggle (war) possible, particularly to Matt, Romy, Elishia,
as they are by romance and ecstasy. In Shane and all the crew from UAP, who
some of these songs clashing swords act as welcomed us into their working space. While
a metaphor for the fury and heat of falling there has been a good deal of brewing
in love. And of course, those swords would time around this performance, it has been
have been forged in a foundry centuries created over the space of four nights. Cast
ago. and crew landing at UAP at the beginning
of the week and each evening, picking
Over the last year we have developed a
up our tools after the foundry workers
relationship with the School of Music, The
laid theirs down. A crucible of activity
University of Queensland. Liam Viney, Head
culminating in two performances, which are
of the School, approached OQ to see how
hopefully the beginning of many more such
we could offer the students opportunities
collaborations, providing audiences with
to experience learning in an environment
an insight into the riches of the past and the
where they developed their craft alongside
potential of the future.
professionals.
We invited the UQ Pulse Orchestra,
working with OQ’s Resident Conductor
PATRICK NOLAN
and Associate Music Director, Dane Lam,
CEO & Artistic Director
and a chorus of UQ singers to join the
Opera Queensland
six professional singers, in the process of
putting this production together.
S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R Opera Queensland respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the Lands across Queenslandand pays respect to their ancestors who came before them and to Elders past, present and emerging.
S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567–1643),
SELECTIONS FROM
MADRIGALI GUERRIERI ET AMOROSI
D R D E N I S C O L L I N S
Claudio Monteverdi published his eighth Monteverdi’s collection present a crowding
book of madrigals in 1638, just a few of the musical space through new kinds of
years before his death. Although the virtuosic instrumental writing, sometimes
madrigal was a form of song writing where complementing the voices but at other
Monteverdi had cut his teeth as a young times in competition with them for novelty
two combatants, while “Amico, hai vinto”
composer, he had not published anything and expression.
is a setting of Clorinda’s final words after
in this genre since his seventh book of
The collection opens with two songs that receiving a mortal blow from Tancredi. The
madrigals in 1619. Nevertheless, in his
reflect Monteverdi’s ability to capture and grief-stricken warrior recites the words of
eighth book, Monteverdi brought together
synthesize the finest qualities of past and final blessing in “Mentr’egli il suon” at the
an incredibly adventurous collection of
present music: “Altri canti d’amor” starts moment of death of his beloved.
songs dedicated to the everlasting and
with four descending notes (known as the
intertwining themes of love and war. In this Turning to the songs of love from the
Lament Bass) that return again and again
collection, Monteverdi was determined collection, “Duo belli occhi” dwells on
in the instrumental accompaniment and
to project the stamp of his authority as the theme of loss in a setting where the
provide an anchor for the vocal explorations
Europe’s leading composer at a time of singer dwells on the absence of one whose
of the idea of longing for the pleasant
great flux in compositional styles and “beautiful eyes” will be recalled through
world that could be evoked by “Cupid, the
profound changes of priorities within the his own “bitter tears.” The setting of
gentle archer.” In many ways, this song is a
musical world. As director of music at “O sia tranquill’il mare” offers a further
summation of Monteverdi’s mastery of the
St Mark’s Basilica in Venice – one of the demonstration of Monteverdi’s capacity
vocal polyphony of an earlier era, in contrast
most prestigious positions in Europe at to wring the most expressive musical
to the second song, “Di Marte io canto,”
that time – Monteverdi was well placed to effects according to the themes suggested
which introduces frenetic instrumental
interact with leading musicians and patrons by the poetic text. In this song, the
passagework and vocal techniques
of the arts as well as to influence younger melodic balance between the two voices
associated with up-to-date directions
generations of composers who would later is frequently offset by dramatic gestures
and tastes. A song from a little later in the
find employment throughout the continent. towards dissonance and brief passages
first half of the collection, “Ogni amante è
of ornamental elaboration. In “Su, su, su
Monteverdi’s eighth book of madrigals guerrier,” for two tenors, demonstrates how
Pastorelli vezzosi,” a setting for two sopranos
contains 24 pieces altogether, with the the weaving of voices in and out of their
and alto, the beguiling declamation of the
collection divided into two symmetrical melodic lines can reflect the conditions of
words captures the air of youthful grace
halves. Each half begins with a large-scale the lover and warrior described in the words
and promise that are evoked at the start of
setting for six voices, then continues with of this song.
a cheerful day. The final selection in today’s
pieces for smaller or larger combinations
Today’s program includes three extracts program, “Altri canti di Marte,” returns us
of voices and concludes with theatrical
from the theatrical piece that finishes the to the richly layered compositional writing
pieces. Through the great breadth of
songs of war in Monteverdi’s collection. for vocal and instrumental ensembles that
styles and techniques explored in the
“Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda” Monteverdi had perfected so painstakingly
collection, Monteverdi pushed the
draws upon a story set in the First Crusade and assuredly during his long and eventful
expressive possibilities of the composer’s
about a battle between the Christian life. As demonstrated by the eighth book of
art in very new directions. Many of the
Tancredi and the Saracen Clorinda. Having madrigals, Monteverdi’s legacy represents
madrigals present the refinement and
fallen in love with Clorinda from a distance, the pinnacle of the cultural aesthetic of
poise of vocal music of the 16th century,
Tancredi failed to recognise her when they the golden age of innovation in choral and
where balance and sophistication are
met in battle due to their faces being hidden instrumental music from the early decades
articulated through interplay of voices
by armour. “Tre volte” recounts the ordeal of of the 17th century.
singing together or singing in imitation of
swordplay and bloodletting between these
one another’s melodies. Other settings in
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S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
D A N E L A M
Musical Director
Monteverdi was the original iconoclast; the proto-
rockstar. So when Patrick came to me with his idea to
present Monteverdi in the evocative, atmospheric Urban
Arts Project foundry, I started to dream about how we
could find other musical elements to see Monteverdi, the
titan he was, in our modern Australian context. It’s a tri-
partite marriage of sorts: Monteverdi’s daring harmonies
and soaring part-writing set against this industrial
background where you can smell newly-created art. And,
as the third protagonist, eight world premiere Australian
compositions, re-imaginings of contemporary, popular
songs that share thematic content with Monteverdi’s
Songs of Love and War. Against “Su, su, su pastorelli
vezzosi” (Come, come, come charming shepherd boys)
we have “All the Single Ladies”. Offsetting “Altri canti di
Marte” (Others May Sing of Mars” we are treated to an
adventure through David Bowie’s “Life on Mars”.
These new Australian compositions were written by the
students from the University of Queensland School
of Music’s composition department, led by Head
of Composition Dr. Robert Davidson (two of whose
compositions feature in Songs of Love and War.)
In the spirit of artistic ferment and innovation that
Monteverdi set into motion over the centuries, these new
compositions are not just arrangements of the original
songs. Instead, I prefer to think of them as “re-imaginings.”
Taking thematic material, perhaps a melodic fragment or
rhythmic ostinato as a jumping-off point, the composers
have woven new, exciting works that shine a light on the
Monteverdi madrigals and on the space itself, literally
leading us down new paths of artistic discovery.
In the spirit of tripartite collaborations, this project brings
me particular pleasure. It unites two of my closest-held
artistic homes – Opera Queensland and the University
of Queensland School of Music – with the miraculous
performance space that is UAP. We have professional
artists from OQ and the UQ faculty alongside with
emerging artists from the School of Music in a genuine
collegial collaboration; each performer making a real
contribution to bringing this space and this music to
vivid life. I invite you to enjoy this immersive experience,
revelling in the promenade through two poles of history:
Monteverdi calling to us in his maverick way from the 17th
Century and voices of today and of our future.
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S O N G S O F L O V E A N D W A R Life on Mars (Arr. Alexander Voltz) David Bowie Altri canti d’amor – Tu cui tessuta han di Cesare Monteverdi Ogni amante è guerrier Monteverdi Aint no Mountain High Enough (Arr. Alexandra Dunk) Nicholas Ashton & Valerie Simpson Tre volte from Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Monteverdi Love is a Battlefield (Arr. Marike van Dijk) Pat Benatar Amico hai vinto from Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Monteverdi Mentr’egli il suon from Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Monteverdi Stairway to Heaven (Arr. John Rotar) Robert Plant Tenor soloist: Connor Willmore Baritone soloist: Shaun Brown Duo belli occhi from Altri Canti di Marte Monteverdi Brown Eyed Girl (Arr. Matthew Minter) Van Morrison O sia tranquill’il mare Monteverdi I Will Wait for You (Arr. Alexandra Mison) Michel Legrand Su, su, su pastorelli vezzosi Monteverdi All the Single Ladies (Arr. Robert Davidson) Beyoncé Altri canti di Marte Monteverdi Winner Takes It All / Waterloo (Arr. Robert Davidson) ABBA Monteverdi orchestration and arrangement by Demetra Politakis
S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
CAST AND CREATIVES
Musical Director Dane Lam
Director Patrick Nolan
Lighting Bernie Tan-Hayes
Sound Geoff McGahan
Costume Designer Karen Cochet,
Bianca Bulley
Line Drawing Artist Tony Dowthwaite
UQ Pulse Chamber Orchestra
The UQ Singers
CAST
Sofia Troncoso Soprano
Amber Evans Soprano
Jessica Low Mezzo-Soprano
Nick Kirkup Tenor
Shaun Brown Baritone
Timothy Newton Bass-baritone
COMPOSERS
Dr Robert Davidson Senior Lecturer,
Head of Composition, School of Music
Marike van Dijk
Alexandra Dunk
Matthew Minter
Alexandra Mison
John Rotar
Alexander Voltz
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S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
DANE LAM PATRICK NOLAN BERNIE TAN-HAYES
MUSICAL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR LIGHTING DESIGNER
Following his acclaimed lighting design for the
Australian-Chinese conductor Dane Lam is Currently the CEO and Artistic Director of Opera
inaugural Festival of Outback Opera, Bernie Tan-
Principal Conductor of the Xi’an Symphony Queensland, Patrick has created productions
Hayes made his main stage production debut in
Orchestra and Opera Queensland’s 2021 for Opera Australia, WA Opera, Sydney Opera Queensland’s The Marriage of Figaro, prior
Resident Conductor and Associate Music Director.
Chamber Opera, New Zealand Opera, Seattle to which he has had an extensive international
Operatically, he enjoys a close relationship with lighting career.
Opera, Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St,
London’s Opera Holland Park, Opera Australia
Griffin Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company,
and Scottish Opera. Bernie’s other opera credits include: New
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, 2014 Glasgow
Zealand Opera: La bohéme and Eugene Onegin;
Commonwealth Games and all the major
Dane made his debut, aged eighteen, with the Pinchgut Opera: Semele, The Fairy Queen,
Australian capital city festivals. Orfeo, Dardenus, Idomeneo, Juditha Triumphans,
Sydney Symphony and has since conducted
the Queensland, Adelaide, Canberra, Dunedin, David and Jonathan, Lormindo and Orpheus
From 2009–2014 he was Artistic Director of Legs and Eurydice; Brisbane Festival: Miracle in
Kunming, Shandong and Suzhou Symphony
Brisbane; Sydney Conservatorium of Music: Die
Orchestras, Münchner On The Wall, creating works that toured Australia,
Fledermaus, Dialogues of The Carmelites, The
Rundfunkorchester, Het Residentie Orkest, City of UK, Korea and Brazil.
Pirates of Penzance; Opera Australia: Opera In the
London Sinfonia, Manchester Camerata, South
Bowl, Meet in Beijing Festival; and the Yarrabah
Bank Sinfonia, Liverpool Philharmonic Ensemble In 2015, Patrick was awarded an Australia Community Opera.
10/10, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Beethoven Council Fellowship to support research into large
Orchester Bonn, Verbier Festival Orchestra and A selection of Bernie’s theatre credits: Griffin
scale outdoor performance and the relationship
the Juilliard Orchestra. Theatre Company: Quack, Strange Attractor,
between extreme physicality and storytelling.
Modern International Dead, Tiger Country,
Recent engagements include concerts with October, King Tide; Sydney Theatre Company:
Operas include: Oscar and Lucinda Opera
Angela Hewitt, Stephen Hough, Ning Feng, Barry Travesties, Macbeth; Queensland Theatre
Queensland with Sydney Chamber Opera and Company: God Of Carnage; Ensemble Theatre
Douglas and Kirill Gerstein with XSO; La bohéme
Victorian Opera; Tosca Opera Queensland; Verdi Company: The little Dog Laughed, Ninety,
and Don Giovanni at Opera Australia; L’arlesiana
Requiem Opera Queensland with Bleach Festival; Brooklyn Boy, Are you there, Derrida in Love, The
and Così fan tutte for
Busy World is hushed; La Boite Theatre Company:
Opera Holland Park; Giulio Cesare for Bury Court A Flowering Tree Opera Queensland; Katya
Amigos; NORPA: Mr BBQ, The Flood; Queensland
Opera; Orfeo ed Euridice for Opera Queensland; Kabanova Seattle Opera and NZ Opera; Notes
Music Festival: Bobcats Dancing, Charters Towers
and The Rake’s Progress and La traviata for from Underground Sydney Chamber Opera; A
the Musical; Erth Visual and Physical: Gondwana,
Scottish Opera. Flowering Tree Perth Festival and WA Opera; Acis Nargen and the Stars; Blackbird Productions:
and Galatea, Dido and Aeneas, Il Combattimento Steel Magnolias.
In 2021, Dane Lam leads seasons of The Marriage di Tancredi e Clorinda, Eugene Onegin, Pelléas
of Figaro in Brisbane and La clemenza di Tito in Bernie has previously served as touring technical
et Mélisande for Opera Australia; La bohème,
Canberra and will conduct the Xi’an Symphony manager and lighting designer for Sydney
Eugene Onegin for New Zealand Opera; the world
(with Martha Argerich as soloist) and the Sydney, Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company
première of Love in the Age of Therapy by Paul
Melbourne, Queensland and Adelaide Symphony and Belvoir and as associate lighting designer to
Grabowsky and Joanna Murray-Smith for the Nick Schlieper for several years. He is currently
Orchestras.
Sydney and Melbourne Festivals. APAC CEO and head of technology for FPOV,
a large international lighting and AV design
consultancy.
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S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
SOFIA TRONCOSO AMBER EVANS JESSICA LOW
SOPRANO SOPRANO MEZZO–SOPRANO
American soprano Sofia Troncoso, a recent Amber Evans is an Australian vocalist,
Jessica Low, mezzo-soprano, studied at the
addition to the Brisbane arts community, is an conductor and composer. She regularly
University of Southern Queensland (and
accomplished singer in numerous styles including performs as an early music soloist, chamber
was the winner of the Delith Brook Johnson
early music, Mozart’s works, bel canto, and ensemble vocalist, and contemporary
award for Outstanding Vocal Performance)
contemporary music. opera/vocal specialist, with consistent
and The Queensland Conservatorium,
touring engagements in Australia, the US
Griffith University.
Most recently, Sofia received acclaim for her role and the UK.
as Suzanna in Opera Queensland’s The Marriage
Jessica works for Opera Queensland in
of Figaro. Additional recent highlights include Winner of the inaugural US Dwight and numerous capacities; as a soloist, a member
Papagena in The Magic Flute for Scottish Opera, Ursula Mamlok Advancement Award of the Opera Queensland Ensemble and
a critically acclaimed debut with Longborough for the Interpretation of Contemporary the chorus, and a facilitator for community
Festival Opera as Poppea in L’incoronazione de Music, Amber is committed to the vital workshops.
Poppea, Giannetta in The Elixir of Love for Into artistic collaboration with composers to
Opera, Adele in Die Fledermaus with Diva Opera thoughtfully contribute to the musical A performance highlight for Jessica was
and concerts with the RSNO and Xi’an Symphony canon of the present day. Songs to Die for, Opera Queensland’s
Orchestra. touring production in 2019. This was a
An exponent of the capabilities of the cabaret style show in which she sang
Other notable roles include Susanna in Le nozze “extra-normal” voice, Amber has premiered a range of music from opera to rock.
di Figaro, Vixen in The Cunning little Vixen, and over fifty specialised vocal works, engaging Jessica performed the role of The Cleaner
Nannetta in Falstaff. audiences with ever-changing insights (Shepherd solo) in Tosca by Puccini, and
into the paramount role of the voice covered the role of Orfeo in Gluck’s Orpheus
Sofia is a graduate of the Royal Academy of in the evolution of art-making. Since & Eurydice. Jessica has toured schools
Music and the National Opera Studio in London, returning to her hometown in Brisbane, across Queensland and northern New
and was recently an Emerging Artist for Scottish Amber is the newly appointed inaugural South Wales as Hansel in Hansel & Gretel, a
Opera where this year she returned as Tytania in a lecturer for Aural Studies at the Young co-production between Opera Queensland
new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Conservatorium, Assistant Conductor for and shake and stir theatre co.
The Australian Voices, established the vocal
Amongst her numerous successes, Sofia is a She also performs regularly with The
sextet Formant, and continues to engage
former Karaviotis & Salter Prize holder, Les 7 Sopranos; as a member of the group
in ongoing online projects with composers
Azuriales, Central City Opera Young Artist, and Jessica has toured regional Australia and
and artists in the United States and United
holds an Exceptional Talent Visa in the UK. performed at international events.
Kingdom.
Sofia is a member of Opera Queensland’s 2021
Young Artist Program
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S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
NICK KIRKUP SHAUN BROWN TIMOTHY NEWTON
TENOR BARITONE BASS-BARITONE
Nick Kirkup has been an active performer in and Australian baritone Shaun Brown has worked Timothy Newton is a bass-baritone from
around Queensland since 2005. During this time and studied in England, Germany, Italy and the Queensland, having grown up on the Gold Coast.
he appeared in many roles for the USQ Opera United States of America where he studied a He returned to Australia last year, after singing in
Studio and the Brisbane Conservatorium Opera the 2019-20 season singing at the Deutsche Oper
Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of
Studio. in Berlin.
North Texas.
In 2010 Nick was the recipient of the prestigious Timothy has performed Colline in La bohème
A former Opera Queensland Young Artist,
Joyce Campbell Lloyd scholarship and studied (Deutsche Oper, New Zealand Opera), Quince in
Shaun is known to Queensland audiences for
at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Deutsche
his many appearances including roles in Don
London. Oper), Ribbing in Un ballo in maschera (Deutsche
Giovanni, The Merry Widow, and the Brisbane Oper), Sarastro in The Magic Flute (Opera
On the Concert Stage Nick has been the tenor and touring productions of Ruddigore, or the Australia Schools Company), and roles for other
soloist on numerous occasions for all of South Witch’s Curse! Most recently Shaun performed companies including Alessio in La sonnambula for
East Queensland’s major choral societies. He was as Count Almaviva in Opera Queensland’s The Victorian Opera.
the tenor soloist on the Queensland Symphony Marriage of Figaro.
Orchestra’s 2016 State tour of Handel’s Messiah. This year Timothy performed the title role in The
In 2019 he was the tenor Soloist for the Canticum Internationally, Shaun has sung in Opéra de Marriage of Figaro and a variety of concerts for
and Brisbane Chorale performance of Israel in Opera Queensland. An experienced oratorio
Lyon’s production of The Lindbergh Flight at
Egypt. In 2020 he performed as the Evangelist singer, he has performed Handel’s Messiah, the
the New Zealand International Arts Festival
in Canticum’s performance of Bach’s Christmas St John and St Matthew Passions of Bach, and
and has performed in New York at the Center
Oratorio. Haydn’s Creation, in Melbourne and elsewhere.
for Contemporary Opera in works by Jake
Heggie. He has performed to critical acclaim as
Nick joined the Opera Queensland chorus in 2016 Timothy studied at the University of Melbourne
a concert soloist covering repertoire including
and has appeared in numerous productions for and spent six years with the Choir of Trinity
the company as well as working as a facilitator for Britten’s War Requiem, Bach’s St Matthew College. He is a former scholar with the Melba
Opera Queensland’s Vocal Workshops. In 2018 Passion and Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Opera Trust, a Lisa Gasteen National Opera
he covered the role of Reverend Horace Adams Studio alumnus, and studied singing in Melbourne,
in Peter Grimes for the Brisbane Festival. In 2019 In high demand as an adjudicator for vocal Italy, and Germany. Timothy also studied law and
he covered the role of Spoletta in Tosca and has and choral competitions and eisteddfods, commerce, and for a time, practised as a solicitor
been featured in many other performances by the Shaun holds a position as an examiner for in Melbourne.
company. the Australian Music Education Board and is
Timothy is a member of Opera Queensland’s 2021
currently the Voice Performance Fellow at the
Young Artist Program.
University of Queensland.S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
V I O L I N 1 B A S S
UQ PULSE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Adam Chalabi Alexandra Elvin
Issy Young
In Yi Chae F L U T E
Lili Stephens Monash Lal
Hanah Lee Seoyoung Kim
Corina Palafox
V I O L I N 2
Ann Carew T R U M P E T
Isabel Watson Mark Bremner (Guest)
Kaitlyn Bowen Angus Cleaver
Fan Yang
Abigail Lui T R O M B O N E
Ran Luo Max Fitzgerald
Stephen Chun Chan
Sarah Durcau P E R C U S S I O N
William Elvin
V I O L A Bianca Dwyer
Liam Mallinson Dean Burton
Helena Burns
Daniel Casey
Emilia Siedlecki
Sophia Mackson
C E L L O
Patrick Murphy
Ting Yan Lai
Stacey Weir
Emily Winter
Nathan Qui
Sarah LoneS O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
THE UQ SINGERS
Jacalyn Adcock
Jada Love
Tess O’Donohue
Morgan Rosati
Maria Woodford
Kaija Scott
Connor Willmore
Jarrod Grabham
Troy Castle
Reuben Abbott
Yu Guo
Jia-Peng YeungS O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
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Governor of Queensland Executive Producer Adam Tucker
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T E A M
B O A R D
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2021 Resident Conductor and Associate Music Director Dane Lam
2021 Young Artists
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Timothy Newton
Xenia Puskarz Thomas
Sofia Troncoso
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Mr David Bennion & Mrs Davi Bennion, Mr Barry & Ingrid Harrod, Ms Harriet Hughes, Dr Lauren Shearer,
Mrs Janelle Berlese, Mr Peter Bond & Mrs Marie E Isackson, Mr Anthony Ivers, Mr Allen Smith & Mrs Mitzi Smith,
Mrs Rachel Bond, Mr Greg Breslin, Prof David Kavanagh & Mrs Lois Kavanagh, Prof Nerida Smith, Dr Janice Stenton &
Mr Francis Bryant & Mrs Wendy Bryant, Mr Adam Kilvert, Miss Catherine Knight, Mr Graham Stenton, Mr Anthony Tabrett,
Dr Sheena Burnell, Dr Nadine Connell, Mr Hien Le, Prof Christina Lee, Mrs Robyn Tennant, Mr Mark van Den Berg &
Mr Roger Cragg, Mr Terence Daubney, Ms Vicky London, Mr Cheng-Chi (Jason) Lu, Mrs Loryn Einstein-van Den Berg,
Dr Vivienne Del Mar, Miss Adele Dickman, Dr Edward McArdle & Mrs Kathy McArdle, Mr David Visentin, Dr Mark Walker,
Miss Corals D’Ott, Mrs Kathleen Ellerman-Bull & Dr John McCollow, Dr Desmond Brian Misso, Mr Gary Wallace, Ms Tara Williams,
Mr Dennis McMullen, Mr Greg Ellis & Mr Gregory Molloy, Mr Steve Morris & Mrs Patricia Wilson & Mr Robert Wilson,
Mrs Janice Ellis, Ms Lynette Emerson, Mrs Dianna Morris, Ms Kylie & Shawn Perry, Ms Vera Windau, Ms Anna Zunde
Dr Damien Foong, Ms Kim Foran, Mrs Sonja Petersen & Mr Arne Petersen,
Prof Ian Frazer AC & Mrs Caroline Frazer, Mr Andrew Phillips, Dr David Pitman &S O N G S O F L O V E A N D WA R
OUR DONORS, OUR FUTURE
L E G A C Y D O N O R S S I L V E R D O N O R S B R O N Z E D O N O R S
The Estate of Lois Schultz & June Wheeler $ 1 , 0 0 0 – $ 4 , 9 9 9 $ 5 0 0 – $ 9 9 9
Dr Philip Aitken† & Dr Susan Urquhart†, Ms Sue Boyce, Mr Ian Briggs & Mrs Leonie Briggs,
T H E C H A I R ’ S C I R C L E Dr Glenise Berry & Dr Damien Thomson ,
† † Emeritus Prof Catherin Bull AM &
Emeritus Prof David Siddle & Emeritus Prof Francis Clarke, Ms Anne Cross AM, Emeritus Prof Dennis Gibson AO,
Emeritus Prof Christa Critchley, Mr Robert Cumming §, Mr Rodney Emerick , Dr Geraldine Chew, Ms Marilyn Christiansen,
Mr Philip Bacon AO, Mr Will Fellowes & Dr David McLaughlin, Dr C. Davison†,
Emeritus Prof Catherin Bull AM & Prof Ian Gough AM & Dr Ruth Gough, Dr Malcolm Davison & Dr Margaret Davison,
Emeritus Prof Dennis Gibson AO, Mr David Gow & Dr Kirsten Gow, Peter & Margaret Faust Charitable Trust,
Dr Damien Foong & Mrs Xiaohong Foong, Ms Julia Gray, Prof Richard Fotheringham, Mr Richard Gibberd,
Prof Ian Frazer AC & Mrs Caroline Frazer, Mr William Heck OAM & Mrs Patricia Heck, Ms Marian Gibney, Mr Neale Harris,
Dr Colin Furnival & Dr Isobel Furnival, Ms Valmay Hill & Mr Russell Mitchell, Mrs Marie Isackson, Mrs Zoe Knowles,
Mrs Mary Gannon & Prof Frank Gannon, Mr Ian Johnson & Mrs Roslyn Johnson, Mr Ross Lamont & Ms Sophie Lamont,
Emeritus Prof Andrew Lister & Ms Kate Lister, Mrs Megan Kair & Mr Andrew Kair, Dr Margaret Lewis & Dr Tony Wright,
Ms Judy Mather, Dr Annette Kortlucke & Dr Peter Kortlucke ,
† † Dr Ranjeny Loneragan,
Dr Susan Urquhart & Dr Philip Aitken Mrs Andrea Kriewaldt & Mr Martin Kriewaldt, Mrs Denise McLean & Mr Lachlan McLean,
Prof Andrew Lister & Ms Kate Lister, Dr Tom Moore, Ms Nancy Mules,
Ms Kate McLoughlin, Ms Denise McManus, Ms Margaret Neucom, Ms Lyn Parsons,
F O U N D A T I O N
D O N O R S $ 1 5 , 0 0 0 Ms Katie McNamara, Mrs Gillian Pincus, Mr Paul Reynolds,
A N D A B O V E Mr Patrick Nolan & Ms Mathilde de Hauteclocque, Mr Douglas Ritchie & Mrs Janine Ritchie,
Mr Ian Paterson, Mr William Rivers, Ms Lesley Rogers,
Mr Philip Bacon AO, Ms Louise Simmons, Dr Margaret Soroka†,
Mr Louis Peterson & Mrs Diana Peterson,
Mr Tim Fairfax AC & Mrs Gina Fairfax, Mr John Story AO & Mrs Georgina Story,
Mr Ray Poon,
Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, Mr Daniel Tobin & Mr Gilbert Guaring,
Mr Douglas Porter & Dr Janet Porter , †
The Frazer Family Foundation, Ms Lysette Van-Dooren,
Mr Brian Poschelk & Mrs Mary-Anne Poschelk,
Hall-Brown Family Foundation, Mr Robert Wilson & Mrs Patricia Wilson,
Mrs Fiona & Mr Ben Poschelk,
Mather Foundation, Anonymous 4
Dr John Quinn & Mrs Deborah Quinn,
†
Emeritus Prof David Siddle &
Dr Jonathan Ramsay, Mr Richard Seville,
Emeritus Prof Christa Critchley †
The Medical Chapter
Mrs Kristen & Mr Geoff Sinclair ,
Mr Allen Smith & Mrs Mitzi Smith,
§
The Legal Chapter
P L A T I N U M D O N O R S
Mr Adam Tucker,
The information in this document is current
$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 – $ 1 4 , 9 9 9 Mr Mark van Den Berg &
as of 20/09/21.
Ms Di Jameson, Mrs Loryn Einstein-van Den Berg,
Mr Douglas Murphy QC & Mrs Cornelia Van Zyl,
Mrs Gerry Murphy, Dr Michael White QC OAM &
The Hon Margaret White AO
Mr Iain G Saul,
G O L D D O N O R S
$ 5 , 0 0 0 – $ 9 , 9 9 9
The Hon Justice Thomas Bradley &
Dr Matthew Yoong,
Miss Adele Dickman, Dr Damien Foong,
Dr John Gough & Ms Ann Page,
Dr Marie Jameson†,
Geoff Ross Endowment – Australian
Philanthropic Service Foundation,
Dr Mark Walker
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