Morning Melodies - Caroline O'Connor: Music and Me

Monday 20 July, 11:00am & 1:30pm

Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

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PROGRAM

Jules Styne arr. Bennett Overture from Funny Girl
Jules Styne arr. Langley Everything’s Coming up Roses from Gypsy
Leonard Bernstein Dance Episodes 3 from On the Town
Stephen Sondheim arr. Balcombe Broadway Baby from Follies
Leonard Bernstein Overture from West Side Story
Edith Piaf arr. Pegg Hymne a L'Amour
Cole Porter Anything Goes (Encore! Version)

Acknowledgement 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.

Welcome to Caroline O'Connor: Music & Me

Jacinta Ewers, Chief Executive Officer

On behalf of Orchestra Victoria, it’s my great pleasure to welcome you to Caroline O'Connor: Music and Me here at the Arts Centre Melbourne.

It’s a joy to be here sharing this special concert with you.

Thank you for joining us today. We hope this concert uplifts and inspires you, enjoy the performance!

Jacinta Ewers
Chief Executive Officer, Orchestra Victoria

Jessica Gethin, Artistic Advisor

It’s always a joy to return to the Morning Melodies series, as we bring audiences into such close contact with artists’ personal stories, and this program with Caroline O’Connor AM does exactly that. Caroline has an extraordinary ability to connect music and memory, and here she shares the songs and moments that have shaped her life on stage, from Broadway to the West End and here in Australia. With Orchestra Victoria as her partner, the concert becomes something very human and direct - a shared space between artist, orchestra and audience, where story and song are completely intertwined. I hope you enjoy this experience as much as our musicians have enjoyed sharing it with you.

Jessica Gethin
Artistic Advisor, Orchestra Victoria

Guest

Caroline O'Connor

Singer

Conductor & Presenter

Greta Bradman

Presenter

Leonard Weiss

Conductor

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Orchestra Victoria

VIOLIN
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu
Chair supported by Lady Southey AC
Deputy Concertmaster
Yi Wang
Chair supported by Susan & Leith Campbell
Section Principal First Violin
Tony Zhai
Section Principal Second Violin
Monica Naselow
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann
Associate Principal First Violin
Tomomi Brennan
Associate Principal Second Violin
Sofija Kirsanova
Tutti
Binny Baik
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Alyssa Conrau
Chair supported by Leanne Menegazzo
Rachel Gamer
Matt Hassall
Chair supported by Mr Russell & Dr Jenni Jenkins
Rachael Hunt
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Philip Nixon
John Noble
Rebecca Shirley
Chair supported by Mr Andrew Fairley AM
Benjamin Spiers +

VIOLA
Section Principal
Paul McMillan
Associate Principal
Matthew Laing +
Tutti
Jason Bunn
Chair supported by Natalie Delbridge
Nadine Delbridge
Chair supported in memory of the Late Malcolm Delbridge

CELLO
Section Principal
Melissa Chominsky
Acting Associate Principal
Anna Pokorny
Tutti
Diane Froomes
Chair supported by Dr Gareth and Mrs Shoreh Phillips
Philippa Gardner
Chair supported by Angela Kayser

DOUBLE BASS
Acting Section Principal
Kylie Davies
Acting Associate Principal
Sam Nock +

FLUTE
Associate Principal
Jessie Gu
Principal Piccolo
Rebecca Johnson

OBOE
Section Principal
Joshua de Graaf

CLARINET
Section Principal
Paul Champion
Associate Principal
Justin Beere
Principal Alto Saxophone
Justin Kenealy +
Principal Bass Clarinet
Robin Henry +

BASSOON
Section Principal
Lyndon Watts

HORN
Section Principal
Andrew Young
Tutti
Ben Messenger

TRUMPET
Section Principal
Mark Fitzpatrick
Associate Principal
Timothy Francis
Tutti
Sarah Henderson +

TROMBONE
Acting Section Principal
Kieran Conrau
Associate Principal
Max Gregg +
Principal Bass Trombone
Benjamin Anderson

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

PERCUSSION
Section Principal
Mathew Levy
Tutti
Buddy Lovett

DRUMKIT
Principal
James Davies +

HARP
Section Principal
Will Nichols
Chair supported by Natalie Delbridge

PIANO
Section Principal
Laurence Matheson +

GUITAR
Principal Electric Guitar
Matthew Tzivakis +
Principal Bass Guitar
Joanne To +

KEY
Guest Artist +