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WASO and EY present WASO at the Movies
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI IN CONCERT
Friday 8th October 2021, 7.30pm & Saturday 9th October 2021, 1.00pm & 7.30pm
Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
West Australian Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Elders of the Indigenous Nations across Western Australia and on whose Lands we work.
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John Williams
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Nicholas Buc conductor
Feature Film with Orchestra
This performance will run for approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including a 25 minute interval.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd., and Warner/Chappell Music. All rights reserved.
Star Wars Film Concert Series
Star Wars Film Concert Series
Star Wars Film Concert Series Production Credits
WASO On Stage
VIOLIN
Riley Skevington
Assoc Concertmaster
Semra Lee-Smith
Assistant Concertmaster
Zak Rowntree*
Principal 2nd Violin
Kylie Liang
Assoc Principal 2nd Violin
Stephanie Dean
Amy Furfaro^
Rebecca Glorie
Will Huxtable^
Alexandra Isted
Jane Johnston^
Sunmi Jung
Christina Katsimbardis
Ellie Lawrence
Andrea Mendham^
Jasmine Middleton^
Akiko Miyazawa
Lucas O’Brien
Melanie Pearn
Ken Peeler
Louise Sandercock
Jolanta Schenk
Jane Serrangeli
Bao Di Tang
Cerys Tooby
Teresa Vinci^
Susannah Williams^
VIOLA
Daniel Schmitt
Alex Brogan
Nik Babic
George Batey^
Benjamin Caddy
Alison Hall
Rachael Kirk
Elliot O’Brien
Kathy Potter^
Helen Tuckey
CELLO
Rod McGrath
• Tokyo Gas
Eve Silver*
Shigeru Komatsu
Oliver McAslan
Sasha McCulloch^
Nicholas Metcalfe
Fotis Skordas
Tim South
DOUBLE BASS
Andrew Sinclair*
John Keene
Libby Browning^
Sarah Clare^
Christine Reitzenstein
Mark Tooby
FLUTE
Andrew Nicholson
• Anonymous
Michael Howell^
PICCOLO
Michael Waye
• Pamela & Josh Pitt
OBOE
Liz Chee
A/Principal Oboe
Stephanie Nicholls^
COR ANGLAIS
Leanne Glover
• Sam and Leanne Walsh
CLARINET
Allan Meyer
Lorna Cook
BASS CLARINET
Alexander Millier
BASSOON
Jane Kircher-Lindner
Adam Mikulicz
CONTRABASSOON
Chloe Turner
• Stelios Jewellers
HORN
★ Margaret & Rod Marston
David Evans
Robert Gladstones
Principal 3rd Horn
Julia Brooke
Doree Dixon^
Renée Kennedy^
Julian Leslie^
Francesco Lo Surdo
TRUMPET
Brent Grapes
• Anonymous
Jenna Smith
Zoe McGivern^
Peter Miller
TROMBONE
Joshua Davis
• Dr Ken Evans AM & Dr
Glenda Campbell-Evans
Liam O’Malley
Matt Walker^
BASS TROMBONE
Philip Holdsworth
TUBA
Cameron Brook
• Peter & Jean Stokes
TIMPANI
Alex Timcke
PERCUSSION
Brian Maloney
Francois Combemorel
Assoc Principal Percussion
& Timpani
Robyn Gray^
Tegan LeBrun^
Paul Tanner^
HARP
Will Nichols^
KEYBOARD
Graeme Gilling^
Adam Pinto^
KEY
Principal
Associate Principal
Assistant Principal
Guest Musicians^
★ Section partnered by
• Chair partnered by
* Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.
About the Artists
Nicholas Buc
Conductor
Nicholas Buc is a composer, conductor and arranger. As the recipient of the Brian May Scholarship, he completed a Master's degree in Scoring for Film and Multimedia at New York University, receiving the Elmer Bernstein Award for Film Scoring.
He has composed music for film and television, with some of his work being screened at festivals and theatres around Australia, Asia and the US. His commissioned works have been premiered by the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, The Australian Voices, and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.
Nicholas has worked with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Chris Botti, Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds and was conductor/arranger for Tina Arena on six Australian tours. He has written arrangements for Birds of Tokyo, Missy Higgins, Eskimo Joe and Vera Blue as well as working on Junior MasterChef (2020) and five seasons of The Voice Australia.
He is also a highly sought after conductor for live film concerts, having conducted the world premieres of John Williams' Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Hans Zimmer’s The Lion King (2019), Alan Menken's Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Alexandre Desplat’s Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
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About the Music
More About the Music
Character Motifs
The music of Star Wars is full of leitmotifs, or as they are more commonly known, 'motifs'.
A leitmotif (or leitmotiv) is a short musical phrase that is paired with a specific character, location or thematic idea that is reemployed throughout a piece. The theme is consistently used so the listener can recognize the musical phrase and connect the action of the opera or movie with the music. So what motifs can you expect to hear in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi?
Firstly, we encounter the well-known Imperial March. Inspired by Chopin’s funeral march and Holst’s Martian music, this familiar phrase signals Darth Vader and the Empire's arrival on the scene, harking all the way back to A New Hope.
The Imperial March
We also get all new motifs in Return of the Jedi.
Jabba the Hut
Jabba the Hut’s theme is very threatening and uses the deep tones of the tuba to create a rounder, fatter sound, representing the slimy intergalactic gangster perfectly.
Jabba the Hutt's Theme
The Emperor
Return of the Jedi marks the first appearance of The Emperor. John Williams conjures pure evil through the use of a dark, almost Gregorian chant that shares similar undertones with that of Darth Vader as they look to bring Luke over to the dark side.
The Emperor's Theme
Luke & Leia
In 2019 John Williams revealed that prior to writing the score for Return of the Jedi he had composed a love theme for Princess Leia to be played during all of her interactions with Luke Skywalker. He assumed that due to their previous interactions being extremely positive, fun and adventurous that Luke and Leia would eventually fall in love. This then all had to be re-written as writer George Lucas revealed to Williams that Luke and Leia were indeed brother and sister meaning all new themes had to be written for the various relationship which were to come into focus over time.
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra perform Luke & Leia's Theme
Ewoks
Finally, we get everyone's favourite - the Ewoks! With influences from Sergei Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges, Williams introduces a melody which is not only charming, but has a strong sense of nobility in the fourth major theme in the film.
Parade of the Ewoks
About WASO
West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is a not-for-profit company that thrives on the enthusiasm, passion and support of our entire community. We harness this energy to create events and programs across the State to stimulate learning and participation in a vibrant cultural life.
We are both fierce advocates for our great classical musical heritage and passionate leaders in the commissioning and performance of new music by leading Australian and international composers. Every year we mobilise and nurture a new generation of young and emerging artists to help secure a bright future for music in Australia.
We create the spark that sets off a lifelong love of music because we believe it has the power to touch the soul and enrich lives.
Our resident company of full-time professional musicians are the beating heart of our organisation. They play a central role in the vibrancy of our creative state, performing to hundreds of thousands of people each year. Our Orchestra is supported by hundreds of visiting artists, alongside the volunteers of the WASO Chorus, to create an exceptional performance at every venue, every time.
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