BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER VISITS THE CENTRAL COAST?

Central Coast Conservatorium
Cnr. Georgiana Terrace and Mann Street, Gosford
www.centralcoastconservatorium.com.au
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 4324 7477
Fax: 4324 2440
Issue : Term 3, 2010
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
VISITS THE CENTRAL COAST?
Yes, it’s true! During November, the world-renowned
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with eminent conductor
Sir Simon Rattle will be touring Australia, and between
performances at the Sydney Opera House, four
members of the orchestra will be travelling to the Central Coast to work with the
Conservatorium Youth Orchestra and chamber music groups. The Youth Orchestra will
also play host to students from other regional conservatoriums in NSW who will be
joining in on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The Youth Orchestra have selected two works from the Berlin Philharmonic’s concert
programme for their tour, the last movement of the 2nd Symphony of Johannes
Brahms, and the 1st and 2nd movements of Haydn’s Symphony no. 99. The visiting
BPO tutors will use their experience with these two works to guide our young
musicians, who will be performing works in their own right as part of the programme
for their end-of-year concert in December.
Following the workshop, students from two of our Chamber Music classes will be
performing in the foyer of the Sydney Opera House during interval of the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra concert on the evening of Friday November 19th. Students
are also being given the opportunity to attend an open rehearsal earlier in the week
for one of the BPO concerts at the Opera House.
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Congratulations to the following students who scored highly in
recent AMEB Exams.
Taylor Mantoszko - A - 1st Grade Singing for Leisure
Rebecca Le - A - 1st Grade Singing for Leisure
Micah Blik - A - 2nd Grade Classical Guitar
Siena Palmer - A - 3rd Grade Singing for Leisure
Emily Mills - A+ - 4th Grade Singing for Leisure
Anastasia Milwain - A - 7th Grade Violin
Jaydyn Cohen - 7th Grade Violin
Alexander Davidson - A - 8th Grade Flute
Ben Mellor - A - 8th Grade Classical Guitar
Selina Foo - A - 8th Grade Clarinet
Chris Higgins - A+ - 8th Grade Saxophone
Liz Woolnough - A+ - 8th Grade Viola
Congratulations to Stephanie Foster for winning the Term 2 round of Trivia. All
the answers for last term’s questions can be found on the Conservatorium
website.
Now, for this term’s trivia. We’ve added in two questions to mark the final of the
2010 Central Coast Concerto Competition, held on September 19th at Gosford
High School. The questions relate to the composers of the two concertos in the
final.
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One of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s most famous works is his Rhapsody on a
Theme of Paganini for Piano and Orchestra. What is the correct title of
Paganini’s work that was used as the theme?
In 2008, the Carlton Draught company ran a very successful advertising
campaign called the “Big Ad”, using a well known piece of music that is often
used in television, film and sporting events. What is this piece of music? For
full points, name the movement title, the title of the full work and the
composer.
Concerto Competition Special Question—Ney Rosauro is a Brazilian composer
who writes primarily for what family of instruments?
Concerto Competition Special Question—Christoph Willibald von Gluck was
best known for writing what kind of music?
Email your answers to [email protected] The first to
send all correct answers wins two free tickets to the concert of their choice from
the 2010 Concert and Recital Series.
Futuremusic - the Conservatorium’s exciting new Musical Comedy, set in the year
3010 and created entirely by students and tutors of the Conservatorium. Minor
keys have been banned by an oppressive regime to “protect” citizens as they may
trigger “excessive” emotions!
This year’s show is also featuring a songwriting competition for young songwriters
and the winning entries will become part of this year’s performance.
The production will be rehearsing at the Con throughout Term 4, with performances
on Saturday November 20th at Liberty Family Church.
Success!
This year’s annual Big Day Out for the Conservatorium’s Schools Programme was a
huge success, with over 180 students participating in all across a wide variety of
woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. Students spent the day with
specialist tutors at Challenge Ranch, Somersby working on a number of pieces,
including one for the beginners group written especially for this year’s event by
coordinator Philip Rutherford. At the end of the day, the students had an open
rehearsal to play for their parents to show what they were able to learn in the
space of one day. Phil said “Big Day Out 2010 was another great success in
cramped conditions, with more students than ever participating, but everyone had
lots of fun on the day”.
Following on from the successful workshop with members of the Sydney Symphony
Orchestra in early June, the Youth Orchestra put their lessons into practice with their
mid-year concert on June 25th. The orchestra performed the two works that the SSO
tutors worked on—Beethoven’s Creatures of Prometheus overture and the Russian
Easter Festival Overture of Rimsky-Korsakov. The orchestra also played the Overture
to Nabucco by Verdi, completing an unusual trio of Overtures, one from a Ballet
(Beethoven), one from Opera (Verdi), and one Concert Overture (Rimsky-Korsakov).
During the July holidays, a group of seven woodwind students partook in a
two day HSC Music preparation workshop run by David Dallinger. Over the two days
the students participated in performance workshops on their HSC program including
working with an accompanist, music listening and analysis workshops focusing on a
variety of genres in regards to the concepts of music, all culminating in a final
performance concert to ready them for their HSC performance. It was a great two
days of music, covering every possible aspect of the HSC Music course, giving them
invaluable practical preparation for both halves of their course, readying them for
their listening exam and their instrumental performance.
Celebrating Chopin’s
200th Birthday
2010 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric
Chopin, and as part of the Conservatorium’s “Celebrating
Chopin” weekend in November, visiting pianist Gregory
Kinda will be presenting a recital on Saturday November
13th at 2.30pm featuring a number of Chopin’s piano
works, including Etudes, Mazurkas, Sonatas, Ballades and
Scherzos.
Events Calendar
Sun
Sept 19
CCSO presents Tchaikovsky “The Pathetique”. Program
includes Central Coast Concerto Competition featuring
Alyse Faith, Flute, and David
Kimpton, Timpani
$30
$25
$10
$70
Adults
Conc.
Child (U 16)
Family (2x2)
2.30pm Gosford High School
Auditorium
Racecourse Road, North Gosford
Bookings 4324 7477
Sun
Oct 24
Greenway Series Concert 4
“Concertante Ensemble”
$30
$25
$20
$10
Adults
Senior
Concession/Student
Child (U 16)
2.30pm Greenway Chapel
Avoca Drive, Green Point
Bookings 4324 7477
SaturdaySunday
Nov 13,14
Conservatorium Recitals
“Celebrating Chopin”
weekend
$20 Adults
$15 Child/Student
Sat
Nov 20
Central Coast Philharmonia
present; Christmas with
Mozart & Saint-Saëns
$30 Adults
$25 Conc.
Accomp. Child (U 15)
FREE
Sat
Dec 4
CCSO Subscription Series
Concert 4
“Rachmaninov Second
Symphony”
$30
$25
$10
$70
Adults
Conc.
Child (U 16)
Family (2x2)
8pm Gosford High School
Auditorium
Racecourse Road, North Gosford
Bookings 4324 7477
Sun
Dec 12
Greenway Series Concert 5
“Concertante Ensemble”
$30
$25
$20
$10
Adults
Senior
Concession/Student
Child (U 16)
2.30pm Greenway Chapel
Avoca Drive, Green Point
Bookings 4324 7477
At 2.30pm on each day
Robert Knox Hall
Central Coast Conservatorium
45 Mann. St. Gosford
Bookings 4324 7477
8pm. Holy Cross Catholic
Church, Kincumber
Bookings 4324 7477
Woodwind Repairs
Service time? For all woodwind players who wish to have their yearly service and/or
repairs with Di Gardiner, here are a few things to keep in mind. The best way to get you
instrument to Di is through Macron Music (Fountain Plaza, Erina).
Please allow 3-8 days for turn-around time depending on the time of year.
If you are waiting for the school holidays, please bring your instrument in at the
beginning of the holidays to be sure that it can be done in time for the next school term.
Diane Gardiner - Woodwind Technician
proudly supporting Central Coast Conservatorium.
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