Indie Symphony II

Thursday 3 & Friday 4 July, 8pm

Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

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Program Order

Menu Theme from 'Slay the Spire'
Music by Clark Aboud

Theme, A Brief Respite & Sprawl Battle from 'Darkest Dungeon'
Music by Stuart Chatwood

Catch Me! & Cogs of Science from 'Chants of Sennaar'
Music by Thomas Brunet

Untitled Concerto for Orchestra and Honk from 'Untitled Goose Game'
Music by Dan Golding
Honk soloist: Dan Golding

Frank's Psalm (Carry Me Back to Her Arms) & A Beautiful Morning from 'Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'
Music by Jessica Curry
Vocalist: Justine Anderson

Medley for Orchestra from 'UNDERTALE'
Music by Toby Fox

-INTERVAL-

Mountain of the Gods & Olympus Aflame from 'Hades II'
Music by Darren Korb & Austin Wintory

Balaenoptera musculus, Then Were created the gods in the midst of Heaven & Their Waters Mingled Together from 'ABZÛ'
Music by Austin Wintory

Selections from 'Cult of the Lamb'
Music by Narayana Johnson

Main Theme Pt. I, I want to live & Raphael's Final Act from 'Baldur's Gate III'
Music by Borislav Slavov
Vocalists: Montaigne, Justine Anderson. Ryan Gonzalez

Acknowlegement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Eastern Kulin Nations. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all First Nations people across Australia, whose traditions of music making and storytelling have continued on this land for millenia.

Ss4 — *Slay the Spire*

Image credits: Slay the Spire Presskit

Indie Symphony II Feature Image — Artwork Benjamin Ee

A message from Orchestra Victoria's General Manager Jacinta Ewers

Welcome to Indie Symphony!

This project has been in the making since 2021 and we are thrilled to perform it to you tonight. Video games have become an important and valuable part of our life over the last few decades and tonight Orchestra Victoria brings to life musical scores from Indie games both Australian and international for a show that is sure to delight the senses.

Before I go any further I would like to thank our ongoing government supporters, Creative Australia and Creative Victoria as well as VicScreen, whose support has assisted in staging this concert. I also extend my thanks to our valued philanthropic supporters, we appreciate their ongoing support for Orchestra Victoria.

Indie Symphony brings together a myriad of exciting musical ideas and storylines that uplift and amplify the games they belong to. Orchestra Victoria is perfectly placed to perform these works live. As a primarily opera and ballet orchestra our musicians are used to bringing together different artforms to tell a story that is a greater than the sum of its parts. Tonight, you will hear the weaving of our delicate woodwinds, the triumph of our brass, the drive of our percussion and the lushness of our strings alongside footage from each of the games.

I would also like to draw your attention to our composers this evening, Lena Raine, Jessica Curry, Austin Wintory, Darren Korb, Kevin Penkin and Christopher Larkin. These artists have crafted these musical tales alongside the gameplay. These compositions have been cleverly orchestrated by Jessica Wells and Austin Wintory to create the works you will see performed tonight.

A big thank you to all our guest artists who join us this evening and to all the Orchestra Victoria staff who have worked tirelessly to bring you this concert.

Sit back, relax and enjoy,
Jacinta Ewers
General Manager Orchestra Victoria

Guest Artists

Narayana Johnson Tribute

Placeholder Text

Everybodys Gone to the Rapture 09 — *Everybody's Gone to the Rapture*

Image credits: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

Ar4a1 — *Darkest Dungeon*

Image credits: Darkest Dungeon - Press Kit

Orchestra Victoria

Indie Symphony Musician List

VIOLIN
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu
Chair supported by Lady Southey AC
Section Principal First Violin
Tony Zhai
Section Principal Second Violin
Monica Naselow
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann
Associate Principal First Violin
Erica Kennedy
Acting Associate Principal Second Violin
Matthew Hassall
Chair supported by Mr Russell & Dr Jenni Jenkins
Tutti
Binny Baik
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Rachel Gamer
Rachael Hunt
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Philip Nixon
John Noble
Rebecca Shirley
Chair supported by Mr Andrew Fairley AM
Lucy Warren
Phoebe Fan*
2025 Richard Bonynge Fellow
Cameron Jamieson*
Edwina Kayser*
Miranda Matheson*
Lisa Reynolds*
Benjamin Spiers*

VIOLA
Acting Section Principal
Thomas Higham
Associate Principal
Matthew Laing*
Tutti
Jason Bunn
Nadine Delbridge
Chair supported by Kangaroo Ground Nominees Pty Ltd
Heather Lloyd*
Edmund Mantelli*
2025 Richard Bonynge Fellow

CELLO
Section Principal
Melissa Chominsky
Associate Principal
Diane Froomes
Tutti
Philippa Gardner
Tania Hardy-Smith
Chair supported by Dr Gareth Phillips and Shoreh Phillips
James Churchill*
Heesoo Kim*
Amy Sunyoung Lee*

DOUBLE BASS
Acting Section Principal
Kylie Davies
Tutti
Matthew Thorne
Sam Nock*
Vivian Qu*

FLUTE
Section Principal
Lisa-Maree Amos
Associate Principal
Jessie Gu

OBOE
Acting Section Principal
Josh de Graaf
Principal Cor Anglais
Dafydd Camp

CLARINET
Section Principal
Paul Champion
Associate Principal
Justin Beere

BASSOON
Section Principal
Colin Forbes-Abrams*

Associate Principal
Will Hanna*

HORN
Section Principal
Andrew Young
Principal Third Horn
Roman Ponomariov*
Tutti
Benjamin Messenger
Sharon Hatton*

TRUMPET
Section Principal
Mark Fitzpatrick
Associate Principal
Timothy Francis
Tutti
Louisa Trewartha*

TROMBONE
Acting Section Principal
Kieran Conrau
Associate Principal
Robert Collins*
Principal Bass Trombone
Benjamin Anderson

TUBA
Principal
Karina Filipi*

TIMPANI
Section Principal
Guy du Blêt
Chair supported by Mr Jim Cousins AO & Mrs Libby Cousins AM, with Mr Igor Zambelli

PERCUSSION
Section Principal
Mathew Levy
Associate Principal
Hugh Tidy*
Tutti
Leah Columbine*

DRUMKIT
Principal
James Davies +

HARP
Section Principal
Will Nichols

PIANO
Section Principal
Laurence Matheson*

ELECTRIC GUITAR
Principal
Matthew Tzivakis*

KEY
* Denotes guest musician