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METAMORPHOSISSAT 8 AUGUST, 7PM & SUN 9 AUGUST, 2PM

WELCOMEMessage from Artistic Director/Chief Conductor, Jonathan ToobyDarwin SymphonyOrchestra is delightedto welcome you backto another wonderfulperformance, especiallyafter such trying times.We are thrilled that ourfirst post-lockdownevent is a mini concertseries that showcases arange of extraordinarychamber music works.Metamorphosis I and II have been speciallyprogrammed to include the whole orchestra whilecarefully adhering to current social distancingguidelines. Imagine DSO deconstructed and thiswill give you an idea of what you will experience inthese stunning concerts—the orchestra’s elementsbroken down into smaller parts, from intimatequartets right up to an ensemble of 23 strings. Youwill hear antiphonal brass, woodwind ensembles,percussion groups, concerti and the world premiereof a new work by DSO’s very own Principal Cellist,Cathy Applegate. Works by Shostakovich, Dvořák,Mozart, Bach and Gabrieli, among others, are someof the beautiful compositions we will perform.I would like to make special note of one workwe will be presenting in our second concert:Metamorphosen for 23 Solo Strings by RichardStrauss, a personal favourite of mine and a piecethat requires enormous concentration and staminafrom every player on stage. It has been such a joy towatch DSO string players embrace this challengingwork and be awakened to its magic.Special thanks to our wonderful musicians for theirpassion and generosity, and a warm welcome to anumber of our Young Artists, who are joining us onstage for the first time.We hope you enjoy these vibrant and transformativechamber concerts.01

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTOF COUNTRYDarwin Symphony Orchestra acknowledges the LarrakiaPeople as the Traditional Custodians of the land on whichthis performance is held and as the keepers of the firstsongs and stories of this country. We pay our respectsto their elders—past, present, and emerging—and to allAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.PROGRAMPresented by DarwinSymphony Orchestra andDarwin Entertainment Centre inassociation with Darwin Festival.Metamorphosis IMetamorphosis IIGiovanni GabrieliCanzon Primi Toni a8Brian NoznyNumerologyWilliam Byrd arr. Elgar Howarth“The Earle of Oxford’s March”Elliot A. Del BorgoMosaics for PercussionDmitri ShostakovichString Quartet No. 8. Mvt. I & IICathy ApplegateConversations about the Impossible(world premiere)J.S. BachBrandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G MajorINTERVALHenry Mancini arr. Leonhard PaulMoon RiverKarel von Hulak arr. Mnozil BrassBrin PolkaAntonín DvořákSerenade for Wind Instruments, Cello andDouble Bass, Op. 44, B. 77Richard StraussMetamorphosen, Study for 23 solo stringsINTERVALW.A. MozartSerenade No. 10 in B Flat Major for 13 Winds(Gran Partita) K361/370a, Mvt. I & IIIJ.S. BachBrandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G MajorConducted by Jonathan Tooby and Stephen Pevely02

PROGRAMFEATURESJ.S. BACH (1685 – 1750)Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BMV 1048Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BMV 1049Dedicated to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg,after whom they take their name, Bach’s Brandenburgconcertos are among the most vibrant and colourfulorchestral works of the Baroque era. In these works,Bach greatly extended the Concerto form popularized byAntonio Vivaldi—which consists of two fast movementsseparated by a slow one—by employing the widestpossible range of instruments in unusual combinations.Concerto No. 3 particularly displays the strong influenceof Vivaldi in its use of ritornello (short recurring refrainsor passages) and episode structure. It also showcasesthe virtuosic talents of the string players, although eachinstrument or instrumental group takes a solo role in turn.Concerto No. 4, on the other hand, brings the violin andconcertino flute to the fore, with dazzling solo passagesthat are echoed by the other instruments, while itsconcluding movement is a stunning fugue that displaysthe beauty of Bach’s contrapuntal style.Despite their brilliance, the Brandenburg concertos werenot well-known in Bach’s lifetime and remained largelyforgotten until a German musicologist stumbled acrossthem in a library in Berlin in 1849. The Concertos havesince grown in popularity, becoming some of Bach’smost beloved works.03

DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906 – 1975)String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110, Mvt i & iiShostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 was composed in theformer East Germany, while the composer was on an officialtrip to write the score for a Soviet film about the bombing ofDresden. The Quartet is dedicated ‘In Remembrance of theVictims of Fascism and War’, although it is now a matter ofdebate whether this dedication was genuine. What is clearis that the Quartet is also a deeply personal work, with motifsand quotations from Shostakovich’s other compositions,including his opera, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District,and his Fifth Symphony. More telling is the inclusion of thehaunting four note refrain heard at the beginning of theFirst Movement (and returned to elsewhere in the Quartet)—D, E-flat, C, B—which in German notation becomes D, S,C, H—the initial letters of Shostakovich’s first name andsurname in German. Combined with the self-referentiality andambiguity of the music, this lends weight to the interpretationof the Quartet as an elegy for the composer himself, written byShostakovich after he reluctantly joined the Communist Party.RICHARD STRAUSS (1864 – 1949)Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings, TrV 290, AV 142One of the great German composers of the late Romanticand early modern era, Richard Strauss advanced harmonicstyle through pioneering subtleties in orchestration.Strauss composed one of his most famous works—theendlessly shifting and densely chromatic Metamorphosenfor 23 solo strings—towards the end of life, during a timeof great despair—the Spring of 1945, when Germany andits many opera houses lay in ruins. The destruction ofthe opera houses deeply affected the apolitical Strauss,symbolising for him the end of a tradition of German cultureand art. Yet Metamorphosen remains a lush and sweepingcomposition that recalls the lyricism and tonality of anearlier era—an elegy for German musical culture that alsorevives the beauty of those forms for the present.04

DSOMUSICIANSViolinDouble BassRhiannon OakhillYukari SakuraiKathy CampbellMelissa ThompsonPaul BurgessArcher Bryett *Tara MurphyNetanela MizrahiWan-Ling ChanClaire CrocombeLouise ElliottKatharina FehringerHelen HumphreysJacqueline LiangAbbey MunroMelody O’MearaAdie Ramilo *Vino SathianathanLucy VallentineAnna IngramLachlan PeattieAnna RalphZhen ShangJodie-Kate WilliamsTerri Woodlock*Zakelli XieAngela XuFrench HornViolaBruce CartwrightHelen ListGeoff PeachLorelei WilliamsonAnnette AndersonGreyson ButlerSara ClarkeMary FrostCathy ShiltonAlphonsus TanMary WheatonKylie WilsonMetamorphosis ISoloistsOboeTara Murphy(violin)Rozanne Gwynneand Nell Stonham(flute)Carl BrumfieldSarena WegenerViolinNetanela MizrahiMerran NeilsenAnna IngramZakelli Xie *Leo Stahl Wenner *Lachlan PeattieHelen HumphreysSonya BreeHanhan Chen *ViolaAnnette AndersonAlphonsus TanKylie WilsonCelloKate StephensDenise PhelpsJonathan ToobyAlana BryettAngela EstbergsTrumpetCraig McGiffenAngela TitmussSarah LynarBarbara EatherTromboneEuphoniumCarol AtkinsonTubaCathy ApplegateRon RobertsSally CutterYukari SakuraiClarinetMio SakabeWilliam Pettican05BassoonContinuoDouble BassMetamorphosis IICelloJonathan ToobyCathy ApplegateAmelia NobleMartyn GrayTonia GriffithsIsabel GuthridgeDenise PhelpsKate StephensFluteTania WattsClarinetStephen PevelyNatalie ChinNicholas YatesSusi BerteiOboeSarena WegenerKevin HuangBassoonAlana Bryett*Harry CassFrench HornBruce CartwrightHelen ListGeoff PeachLorelei WilliamsonPianoChen Hui TanPercussionEnsembleLorelei WilliamsonGenevieve MeehanKathryn EzzyChris SpargoIsabella Penna ** Young Artist

WORLDPREMIEREAbout the Composer:Cathy Applegate moved to Darwinfrom Melbourne in 1982, drawnby the warmth and the culturaldiversity of the Top End. She founda vibrant music scene that hassupported and shaped her passionfor composition. Cathy has had majororchestral works commissioned,performed and recorded by theDarwin Symphony Orchestra. TheWetlands Suite, composed for theDYO, won national recognition inthe 90s. Other major works include:a piano concerto for Michael KieranHarvey: Piano Concertantrum, twofamily musicals and, in recent years,a ballet for the Palmerston Schoolof Dance: The Brolga and the Star.Cathy has composed for chamber andchoral groups. Recent works includecollaboration with sculptor, Lee Harropfor a work: Still Lives (At the Core),scored for two pianos and tape; anda solo violin work (with NASA spacesounds) for Monica Naselow, Space– Is anybody Out There. Both workswere premiered as part of the DarwinFestival in 2018 and 2019 respectively.Cathy has associate representationwith the Australian Music Centre.About the Work:Conversations About the Impossible(2018) is a work for Pierrot Ensemblethat was inspired by a painting byartist, Kate Eagle. The original artworkdepicts a fox dressed in a suit and amermaid sitting together on verandasteps having a serious conversation.The caption, handwritten in silverink reads: Conversations About theImpossible. Applegate has respondedby creating a quirky musicalconversation in which ideas andgestures are ‘discussed’ by five players.Sometimes animated and at othertimes thoughtful, the music capturesthe ebb and flow of conversation:agreement, disagreement, argument,and interjection feature as the flow ofideas moves through the ensemble.06

DSOMANAGEMENT ANDSUPPORTERSPATRONAMBASSADOR AT LARGEHer Honour the HonourableVicki O’Halloran AOThe Honourable Michael GunnerAdministrator of theNorthern TerritoryMLA Chief Minister of theNorthern TerritoryLIFE MEMBERS OF THE DARWINSYMPHONY ORCHESTRADARWIN SYPHONYORCHESTRA BOARDHer Honour the HonourableSally Thomas AC, ChairmanCarol Atkinson, Vice ChairPauline Tauschke, TreasurerKen Suter, SecretaryHeather Brown, MemberMeredith Dellar, MemberClaire Kilgariff, MemberSarah Lynar, MemberAndrew Stone, MemberDr and Mrs Graham DavidsonKevin Davis AMIan KewBob O’CallahanTerry KnightPat KingJim McDonaldBarbara TiffinTrish DoyleDiana JarvisCelina HodgeAdina PooleDARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENTJonathan Tooby, Artistic Director/Chief ConductorKate Stephens, General ManagerJoel Hoare, Orchestra and Operations ManagerTara Murphy, Concertmaster/Outreach and Education OfficerDiana Jarvis, Finance OfficerRita Horanyi, Communications and Administration Officer07

THANK YOUOur concerts are made possible by continued support fromour dedicated volunteers who give so generously of their time,our patrons, our sponsors, the Friends of Darwin SymphonyOrchestra (FODSO) and you, our wonderful audience.THE FRIENDS OF DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAA group of passionate and dedicated supporters, FODSO is anintegral part of our community. This year, FODSO celebrates theirthirtieth anniversary. We’d like to convey our special thanks forthree decades of fundraising and other invaluable assistance!CONTACTIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer or supportingthe Darwin Symphony Orchestra in any way please contactdso@cdu.edu.au, or phone (08) 8946 6488.08