Last Night of the Proms
Special Event
Friday 9 June, 7.30pm & Saturday 10 June 2023, 2pm & 7.30pm
Perth Concert Hall
West Australian Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and Elders of Country throughout Western Australia, and the Whadjuk Noongar people on whose lands we work and share music.
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Welcome
Welcome to WASO’s Last Night of the Proms 2023!
Today’s concert is a recreation of the excitement of the final night of the Proms series in the Royal Albert Hall. In the London version it is preceded by some 60 concerts, but here in Perth we are cutting to the chase, the fun bit at the end, the sing-a-long musical party.
I have a bit of experience with the original – playing piano at the Proms in 1984 with the Australian Youth Orchestra, singing in the choir for the Last Night in 1991 and also broadcasting a number of Proms concerts on BBC Radio 3 when I was a radio announcer there, desperately concealing my Australian accent. (It didn’t work - one listener said “Take that barbarian colonial off the airwaves”)
Despite this rudeness, I still have a big soft spot for the Poms and their little idiosyncrasies (warm beer and changing Prime Minister as often as underwear) and the Proms is one of their best inventions, a rare chance to get involved in classical music. Most conductors frown at audience participation (who wants to hear someone in row F humming along to Mahler) but I welcome it. So enjoy yourself tonight, with vigorous flag waving, full-throated singing and loud enjoyment of the wonderful West Australian Symphony Orchestra!
Guy Noble
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Last Night of the Proms: A Classical Spectacular
William WALTON Orb and Scepter - Coronation March
George Frideric HANDEL Zadok the Priest
Gioachino ROSSINI Semiramide: Bel raggio lusinghier
Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin: Waltz
Giuseppe VERDI Il Trovatore: Coro di zingari (Anvil Chorus)
Giacomo PUCCINI Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Maurice RAVEL Boléro
Interval (25 mins)
Gustav HOLST The Planets: Jupiter
Léo DELIBES Lakmé: Bell Song
Edward ELGAR Enigma Variations: Nimrod
Henry WOOD Fantasy on British Sea Songs
arr. SARGENT Rule, Britannia
Hubert PARRY orch. ELGAR Jerusalem
Edward ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance No.1 ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Guy Noble conductor
Anna Voshege soprano
WASO Chorus
Please Recycle Your Flag
Help WASO bring the Proms fun again next year! Please drop your flag in one of the labelled Flag Recycling Bins near the exit, or take it with you to bring back in 2024!
WASO On Stage
About the Artists
Guy Noble
Conductor
Guy Noble is a conductor, pianist and host who has performed regularly with all the major Australian orchestras and a few overseas ones as well.His agent once told him that if he persisted in conducting more light-hearted concerts he would not be asked to conduct Mahler. He thought about it for a moment and decided that Mahler was doing quite well on his own, so opted for a delightful career mixing great music with a sense of humour. This has led to cooking on stage with Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant and the ASO, singing the Cats duet with Korean coloratura superstar Sumi Jo at City Recital Hall, Sydney, giving a piggyback on stage to singer-songwriter Ben Folds and appearing on screen as Her Late Majesty for these very Proms with the fabulous WASO.
He might also be the only person ever to have played tennis during an orchestral performance in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House.
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About the Artists
Anna Voshege
Soprano
Anna Voshege is an Australian-German coloratura soprano currently living in Vienna, Austria.She recently sang the title role in Rossini’s Semiramide in Switzerland to great acclaim, Queen of Night (Die Zauberflöte) in Tirana, Konstanze (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) in Baden State Theatre Kinderoper, Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos) with the Berlin Opera Academy, Najade in the same opera for the Richard Strauss Festival, Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier) with Melbourne Opera, Eurydice (Orpheus in the Underworld) at KLANG Bad Hall Festival, both Ernestine (M. Choufleri restera chez lui le…) and Galathée (The Beautiful Galatea) at the festival Sommeroperette Heldirtt and Griselda in the world premiere of Alma Deutscher’s Cinderella with the Vienna Philharmonic.
In Vienna, Anna is a regular soloist with the Schönbrunn Palace Orchestra, the Vienna Hofburg Orchestra, the Vienna Mozart Orchestra, the Vienna Residenzorchester, the Vienna Baroque & Classical Orchestra, St Stephan’s Cathedral Orchestra and most recently with Alma Deutscher in a concert series at the Vienna Konzerthaus. In 2023, she appears as soloist with the Tasmanian and West Australian Symphony Orchestras.
© Patrick Togher Artists’ Management 2023
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About the Artists
WASO Chorus
The WASO Chorus was formed in 1988 and consists of around 100 volunteer choristers who represent the finest form of community music making, bringing together singers from all walks of life. They regularly feature in the WASO annual concert season, and are directed by Andrew Foote.
The Chorus has built an international reputation for its high standards and diverse range of repertoire. While its main role is to perform with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra the Chorus also maintains a profile of solo concerts, tours and community engagements.
The Chorus sings with the finest conductors and soloists including Asher Fisch, Simone Young, Stephen Layton and Paul Daniel. Recent highlights have included Mahler’s Second Symphony and Verdi’s Requiem. In 2019 the Chorus performed at the Denmark Festival of Voice and in 2018 toured China with performances of Orff’s Carmina burana.
In 2020 they performed two Gala events on the Kalbarri Skywalk. Earlier this year the chorus was invited to Hobart to perform Brahms’ German Requiem with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO), the TSO chorus, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and members of the public, conducted by Simon Halsey.
Andrew Foote
Chorus Director
Gladys Chua
Répétiteur
WASO Chorus On Stage
SOPRANO
Lisa Barrett
Gisela Boston
Genevieve Cappi
Alinta Carroll
Penelope Colgan
Caitlin Collom
Clara Connor
Rachel Doulton
Sophie Dwyer
Fay Edwards
Isalyn Fitzpatrick
Lesley Goodwin
Diane Hawkins
Michelle John
Brooke McKnight
Jessica Micenko
Sue Nightingale Hingston
Cassidy Shelton
Lucy Sheppard
Sarah Shneier
Gosia Slawomirski
Kathleen van Son
Wytske Tulp
Margo Warburton
Alicia Walter
Victoria-Grace Whiting
Charmaine de Witt
ALTO
Marian Agombar
Samantha Anderson-Mayes
Patsy Brown
Sheila Byfield
Sue Coleson
Jeanette Collins
Catherine Dunn
Ashley Dunne
Jordan Dunne
Kaye Fairbairn
Dianne Graves
Louise Hayes
Vivienne Hingston
Lekkie Hopkins
Mathilda Joubert
Danijela Kambaskovic-Schwartz
Emma Lejonberg
Ruth Marrion
Tina McDonald
Lynne Naylor
Kay Payne
Deborah Pearson
Deborah Piesse
Neb Ryland
Carole Steggall
Louise Sutton
Olga Ward
Jacquie Wright
TENOR
Harmon McAullay
John Murphy
Christopher Ryland
Simon Taylor
Arthur Tideswell
Stephen Turley
Malcolm Vernon
Brad Wake
BASS
Justin Audcent
Michael Berkeley-Hill
Charlie Bond
Ken Gasmier
François Joubert
Tony Marrion
Patrick Melling
Andrew Micenko
David Paton
Mark Richardson
Harry Smith
Tim Strahan
Emanuel Troaca
Andrew Wong
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Lyrics
Content Acknowledgement
About WASO
Engage | Excite | Experience | Educate
From the centre of Perth to the furthest corners of the state, we have provided the soundtrack to life in WA since 1928.
As the State Orchestra, Perth’s first and finest, WASO is the largest employer of performing artists in Western Australia and reaches two million people with musical experiences each year on stage, in our community, and online.
From concert halls to classrooms, hospitals to aged care, we bring joy, inspire learning, and nurture participation in our community, because everybody deserves the opportunity to experience live music. Every year, through community and leading industry partnerships, we engage a new generation of young and emerging artists to help secure a bright future for music in Australia.
We celebrate our rich classical music heritage with great artists from all over the world and commission and perform new repertoire to renew and expand it. The Orchestra collaborates widely with major arts companies and independent artists, performing opera to ballet, movies to musicals, jazz to rock. We champion the diversity of music in all its forms, with a team of talented and passionate people who create unforgettable experiences for all West Australians to enjoy.
Asher Fisch is Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of our Orchestra and we are proud to call Perth Concert Hall home.
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Your Concert Experience
Get the best out of your concert.
- Explore the music
Be sure to take a quick look at the performance schedule or enjoy a deep dive into the music with your concert program online or in the foyer. - Share with your friends
Snap a selfie from your seat, capture the artist bows and share the experience with friends. Don’t forget to tag us! #wasymphonyorchestra - Clap with enthusiasm
Whether you are welcoming your favourite artist to the stage, or showing appreciation at the end of a piece, we love thunderous applause. Not sure when to clap? Here’s a tip; if the conductor’s arm is raised, hold it. If it’s relaxed, go for it! - Respect those around you
Ensure your mobile phone is on silent and does not disrupt the experience of those around you. If you need to cough or sneeze, please do this into your elbow. Cough lozenges are available from the Information
Desk located on Level 1. Masks are welcome but not required. - Accessible services available
For information about our services such as assisted listening and accessible toilets please search “Perth Concert Hall Access” online. - Latecomers admitted at a suitable time
If you arrive late or leave your seat during a performance, your auditorium entry will need to wait until a suitable break. - Drinks and nibbles
The Wardle Kitchen is open for casual dining, serving delicious hot meals before each performance, while our Grab and Go stations offer quick bites such as sushi and sandwiches. Bars are available on the first two levels, and you are welcome to bring your cold drink into the auditorium. - First Aid available
St John First Aid officers are present at every WASO concert. Please notify a Perth Concert Hall team member if you require any first aid assistance. - Box Office is open
Get tickets to your next WASO experience at the Box Office located on the ground floor (Level 1). Our Box Office is open one hour prior to each performance, and during interval, or you can email us anytime at boxoffice@waso.com.au. You can also visit us Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
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