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DAME FELICITY LOTT<br />
AND<br />
GRAHAM JOHNSON<br />
IN RECITAL<br />
JULY<br />
M T W T F S S<br />
6<br />
7.30pm<br />
<strong>WAAPA</strong><br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
ART SONG ACADEMY<br />
GALA CONCERT<br />
JULY<br />
M T W T F S S<br />
10<br />
4.00pm<br />
Performed by<br />
Dame Felicity Lott<br />
and Dr Graham<br />
Johnson OBE<br />
Music Director<br />
Dr Graham Johnson<br />
OBE<br />
Performed by<br />
<strong>WAAPA</strong> International<br />
Art Song Academy<br />
participants<br />
GOVERNMENT<br />
HOUSE<br />
BALLROOM<br />
GOVERNMENT<br />
HOUSE<br />
BALLROOM<br />
Tickets<br />
$70 Full<br />
$60 Concession/Friends<br />
Tickets<br />
$35 Full<br />
$27 Concession/Friends<br />
Bookings open<br />
Friends 5 April<br />
Public 12 April<br />
In a rare treat for lovers of song, internationally renowned<br />
performers Dame Felicity Lott and Dr Graham Johnson present<br />
a recital in the beautiful surrounds of Government House<br />
Ballroom. This benefit concert will raise funds for the <strong>WAAPA</strong><br />
International Art Song Academy, allowing <strong>WAAPA</strong> to continue<br />
providing world‐class training for young singers and pianists<br />
right here in Perth.<br />
In their forty-year partnership Dame Felicity and Dr Johnson<br />
have established themselves as the foremost English<br />
proponents of art song – join us for a journey through musical<br />
delights both exotic and well loved.<br />
Bookings open<br />
Friends 5 April<br />
Public 12 April<br />
A special celebration of art song, showcasing selected<br />
performers from the <strong>WAAPA</strong> International Art Song Academy,<br />
the Gala Concert is the culmination of this intensive program.<br />
The concert will be introduced and accompanied by the<br />
celebrated English pianist Graham Johnson. The German<br />
Lieder will meet the French Mélodie as singers from around<br />
Australia perform the glorious music of Johannes Brahms,<br />
Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré and more.<br />
“Graham Johnson conjured up a world of emotion in one impeccably<br />
shaped accompaniment after the other … it bordered on perfection.”<br />
– The West Australian<br />
CELEBRATE!<br />
ECU 25TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
GALA CONCERT<br />
PERTH CONCERT HALL<br />
Enjoy a taste of the amazing diversity of musical talent on offer at <strong>WAAPA</strong><br />
in this spectacular gala concert at the Perth Concert Hall. In celebration<br />
of the 25th anniversary of Edith Cowan University in 2016, this one-off<br />
concert features students and staff from across all music disciplines.<br />
Come and be wowed by the <strong>WAAPA</strong> Gospel Choir, Faith Court Orchestra,<br />
<strong>WAAPA</strong> Opera Chorus, Defying Gravity Percussion Ensemble, Jazz and<br />
Contemporary Music ensembles and much, much more!<br />
Performed by <strong>WAAPA</strong> students and staff<br />
AUGUST<br />
M T W T F S S<br />
12<br />
7.30pm<br />
MAKING A DIFFERENCE<br />
Tickets<br />
A Res $45, $38 Concession/Friends<br />
B Res $40, $33 Concession/Friends<br />
Purchase tickets at perthconcerthall.com.au<br />
or ticketmaster.com.au, tel:9231 999 or<br />
in person at the Perth Concert Hall<br />
Bookings open 29 April<br />
FROM GABRIELI<br />
TO GERSHWIN<br />
JULY<br />
M T W T F S S<br />
28<br />
7.30pm<br />
Directed by<br />
Philip Everall<br />
and Brent Grapes<br />
Performed by<br />
Wind Chamber<br />
Ensembles and<br />
Brass Ensemble<br />
MUSIC<br />
AUDITORIUM<br />
Tickets<br />
$26 Full<br />
$21 Concession/Friends<br />
Bookings open<br />
Friends 5 April<br />
Public 12 April<br />
From St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, to the dance halls of Tin Pan<br />
Alley in 1920’s New York City, join the <strong>WAAPA</strong> Wind and Brass<br />
students as they explore some well-known and hidden jewels<br />
of ensemble repertoire. Including selections from Gabrieli’s<br />
masterwork Sacrae Symphoniae and some of Gershwin’s<br />
catchiest numbers, this concert has something for everyone!<br />
MUSIC<br />
16 17
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