The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Ebb & Flow - Digital Programme

PREMIER
SERIES
EBB &
FLOW
FRIDAY 10 JUNE 2022

AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
(APO) is New Zealand’s designated
metropolitan orchestra, serving
Auckland, the country’s largest and most
vibrant city, with concerts and events
throughout the year.
The APO presents more than 60
performances annually. A comprehensive
season of symphonic work brings
Auckland’s orchestra together with
many of the world’s finest classical
musicians, while collaborations with
some of New Zealand’s most exciting
contemporary artists speaks to the APO’s
reputation of being endlessly innovative,
passionate and versatile.
Internationally acclaimed Italian-Danish
conductor Giordano Bellincampi has been
Music Director of the APO since 2016.
Beloved by APO musicians, audiences
and donors alike, his tenure has resulted
in a period of significant artistic growth for
Auckland’s orchestra.
Recent guest artists with the orchestra
have included tenor Simon O’Neill,
pianist Michael Houstoun, violinists
Arabella Steinbacher, Ning Feng and
Viktoria Mullova, cellist Julian Steckel,
pipa virtuoso Wu Man, and conductors
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bertrand de Billy,
and Xian Zhang.
In 2022, the APO presents a wideranging
and dynamic season featuring
many of Aotearoa’s best talents alongside
debuts and welcome returns of many
renowned international musicians.
The exceptional guest artists sharing the
stage with the APO this year include
violinists Clara-Jumi Kang and James
Ehnes, pianists Kristian Bezuidenhout,
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and Benjamin
Grosvenor, and conductors Gilbert Varga,
Shiyeon Sung and Alpesh Chauhan.
Complementing our international artists,
we are also delighted to showcase New
Zealand-born violinist Amalia Hall, and
APO’s own Principal Clarinettist Jonathan
Cohen and Principal Harpist Ingrid Bauer
among many more.
The APO is proud to support both
New Zealand Opera and the Royal
New Zealand Ballet in their Auckland
performances. It also works in
partnership with Auckland Arts Festival,
the Auckland Pride Festival, the New
Zealand International Film Festival and
the Australian National Academy of Music
among other organisations.
Through its numerous APO Connecting
(education, outreach and community)
initiatives, the APO offers opportunities
to more than 20,000 young people
and adults nationwide.
Each year the APO performs to
more than 250,000 people live and
over the course of the pandemic, has
reached more than 4.3 million viewers
globally through livestreams and other
digital offerings.
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WELCOME / HAERE MAI
Tēnā koutou,
Through the ongoing uncertainties
of the pandemic, we believe in the
importance and power of music.
The last two years have taught us
to always be open to change – so
while disruptions will continue and
our delivery methods will need to be
flexible, this year Auckland’s Orchestra
will be keeping the music playing.
There is something for everyone in this
year’s Premier Series, which is packed with
a vibrant collection of classical delights,
contemporary masters and breath-taking
musical experiences. Every concert offers
something special to look forward to, be
it a new work by Brooklyn-based New
Zealand composer Gemma Peacocke, an
improvisation on the elaborate Hungarian
instrument the cimbalom, or the dark
emotional thunder of Brahms’ final symphony
– to name but a few.
Our season is made possible by the
ongoing generosity of our supporters, and
we particularly thank The New Zealand
Herald and its parent company NZME. for its
longstanding support of the APO. We also
thank our core funders Auckland Council,
Creative New Zealand, Foundation North
and the Four Winds Foundation. Especially
throughout the upheaval of the past year,
their ongoing support has been invaluable.
Kia kaha,
Welcome,
At New Zealand Media and
Entertainment we are proud of our
long-standing partnership with the
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
and The New Zealand Herald
Premier Series.
Year on year, the APO showcases
exceptional performances featuring some
of the world’s leading artists alongside the
best of New Zealand’s own. We continue to
be impressed by the APO’s dedication to its
art form, and determination to keep making
music available for us all no matter what the
pandemic throws in the way.
At NZME we are focused on keeping
Kiwis in the know. This year’s series has
been carefully crafted to appeal to everyone
from long-time classical music lovers to
those listening for the first time. I’m thrilled
by the breadth of artistry awaiting us, from
the piano concertos of Grieg and Mozart to
the magical soundscapes of Debussy and
Ravel, and don’t forget the daring delights of
contemporary composers John Adams and
Thomas Adès.
We look forward to sharing a fantastic
2022 season with you all.
Michael Boggs
Chief Executive Officer, NZME
Barbara Glaser
Chief Executive, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
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AUCKLAND
PHILHARMONIA
ORCHESTRA
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FIRST VIOLINS
Artur Grabczewski #
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Vacant
Lauren Bennett
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Sidney Smith
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Giordano Bellincampi
CHAIR DONORS
Julian Smith &
Craig McAlpine
Pare Keiha
APO Friends
RESIDENT CONDUCTOR
Vincent Hardaker
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Vacant
NZ ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR-
IN-RESIDENCE
Leonard Weiss
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Warren & Sandra Cant
CONCERTMASTER
Andrew Beer
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Dame Jenny Gibbs
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Liu-Yi Retallick
Charmian Keay
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Christina & Barry Cairns
Ainsley Murray
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Dian & David Ross
Joella Pinto
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Liz Herrmann
Alexander Shapkin
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Vacant
Yanghe Yu
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Mark Rowley
Lucy Qi Zhang
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Martin Sowter
& Alison Pereira
Chia-Nan Hung
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Vacant
Jiwon Lee
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Audrey Hay
CHAIR DONOR
Joy Clark
ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
Miranda Adams
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The David & Genevieve Becroft Foundation
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SECOND VIOLINS
Vacancy β
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Brett Henshaw
Xin (James) Jin +
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David Lovell
Rachel Moody #
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Alex Baker & Bart Meo
Jocelyn Healy
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Dame Rosanne Meo
Liam Oborne
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Vicki & Ian Ross
Milena Parobczy
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Murray & Jill Lander
Ewa Sadag
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Brian & Pam Stevenson
Katherine Walshe
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Mark & Amber Gatward
VIOLAS
Robert Ashworth β
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Peter Wilson &
Gerda McGechan
Julie Park +
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Geoff H. Haughey
Christine Bowie
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Ralph & Penny Roberts
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Richard & Peggy Greenfield
Helen Lee
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Sally Clatworthy
Susan Wedde
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Barbara Spiers
Mary Hinde
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Vacant
Heather Lloyd
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Vacant
CELLOS
Vacancy β
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Anne Lankovsky &
Alan Clanachan
David Garner +
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Haydn Staples &
Lynley Stewart
Chen Cao #
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Stephen Lloyd
Liliya Arefyeva
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Roger & Joanne Booth
Katherine Hebley
CHAIR DONOR
Penelope Weber
You Lee
CHAIR DONORS
Erica & Frans de Court
Onderwater
Callum Hall
CHAIR DONOR
Sue Haigh
AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA 2022
Alexander Pilchen
CHAIR DONOR
Vacant
Gregory McGarity
(long term leave)
CHAIR DONOR
William Hanfling #
(long term leave)
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Kate Venell
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BASSES
Gordon Hill β
CHAIR DONORS
Dr Tom & Ann Morris
Evgueny Lanchtchikov
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Trish Clapham
Matthias Erdrich
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Dr Sylvia Rosevear
Michael Steer
CHAIR DONOR
Naisi Chen
Eric Scholes
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Nicola Grigg
John Mietus g+
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Vacant
Annabella Zilber +
(long term leave)
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FLUTES
Melanie Lançon β
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Charline Hamilton Baker
Kathryn Moorhead +
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Charles & Tana Fishman
PICCOLO
Jennifer Seddon-Mori *
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Lois Hadfield
OBOES
Bede Hanley β
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Richard Ebbett
Camille Wells +
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Frances Bell
COR ANGLAIS
Martin Lee *
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John & Margaret Cullen
CLARINETS
Jonathan Cohen β
CHAIR DONOR
Deirdre & Tony Anselmi
Family Trust
Bridget Miles
(Bass Clarinet) +
CHAIR DONORS
Stephen & Gail Hofmann
James Fry (E Clarinet) +
CHAIR DONORS
Michael & Dame
Rosie Horton
BASSOONS
Ingrid Hagan β
CHAIR DONOR
Anonymous
Yang Rachel
Guan Ebbett +
CHAIR DONOR
Dame Adrienne Stewart
CONTRABASSOON
Jessica Goldbaum
CHAIR DONORS
John & Avril Ryan
HORNS
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William Loveless VI *
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Barbara Glaser &
Richard Panting
Carl Wells #
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Lindsay & Janet Spilman
Simon Williams #
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Gregory & Vlasta Shanahan
David Kay
CHAIR DONOR
Jennifer Knutsen
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TRUMPETS
Huw Dann β
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Haines Family
Josh Rogan #
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Robert & Louise Clark
Vacancy +
CHAIR DONOR
Joan Maxwell
TROMBONES
Douglas Cross β
CHAIR DONOR
Rua & Clarrie Stevens
Charitable Trust
Ben Lovell Greene +
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TIMPANI
Steven Logan β
CHAIR DONORS
Jonathan & Mary Mason
Andrew & Jenny Smith
PERCUSSION
Eric Renick β
CHAIR DONORS
Geraint A. Martin &
Sam Cliffe
Jennifer Raven #
CHAIR DONOR
Gae Griffiths
Shane Currey
CHAIR DONORS
Michele & Eddie Mann
HARP
GUEST MUSICIANS
Violin: Mark Bennett,
Charlotte Francis, Peter
Gjelsten, Jun He, HyeWon
Kim, Naomi Lee, Alec Li,
Yuhka Nagai, Lydia Sewell,
Gill Ripley
Viola: Martha Evans,
Benjamin Harrison, Andrew
Jezek, Josh Kirk, Cecile
McNeill, Zephyr Wills
Cello: Ashley Brown (guest
Section Principal), Begonia
Chan, Heather Lewis,
Steven Retallick
Bass: Timothy Shacklock,
Oliver Simpson
Horn: Euan Harvey (guest
Section Principal)
Percussion: Jeremy
Fitzsimons
AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA 2022
Ingrid Bauer *
BASS TROMBONE
CHAIR DONOR
Jill Mandeno
Timothy Sutton *
CHAIR DONOR
Robert Kinnear
TUBA
Alexander Jeantou
CHAIR DONOR
Vacant
For more information on our
Chair Donor programme,
please refer to page 22
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AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA
ORCHESTRA
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DELOITTE WINTER GALA 2022
6.30pm, Tuesday 21 June
Auckland Town Hall
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EBB &
FLOW
FRIDAY 10 JUNE
Conductor James Feddeck
Violin Andrew Beer
Gillian Whitehead Tai timu, tai pari
for violin and orchestra WORLD PREMIERE
Rachmaninov Symphony No.2
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JAMES
FEDDECK
CONDUCTOR
Born in New York and hailed by The Chicago
Tribune as “a gifted conductor who’s clearly
going places,” James Feddeck has recently
been appointed as Principal Conductor of
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano. In
the 2021-22 season he also looks forward
to engagements with the Tenerife Symphony,
Orchestre National de Lille, Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra, RAI Torino, Belgian
National Orchestra, and the Auckland
Philharmonia Orchestra.
Other recent highlights have included
debuts with the BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic,
Staatskapelle Weimar and return visits to
the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal,
Orchestre National de France, Chicago
Symphony Orchestra, and Residentie
Orkest.
In recent seasons he has also appeared
with many other leading European and North
American orchestras including the BBC
Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Vienna Radio
Symphony, Deutsches Sinfonieorchester
Berlin, Hamburg Symphony, the Hallé
Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic,
Barcelona Symphony, Stockholm
Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, City of
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Chicago
Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, San
Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony,
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
James Feddeck studied at the Oberlin
Conservatory of Music, was Assistant
Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra, and
is a winner of the Solti Conducting Award
and the Aspen Conducting Prize.
ANDREW
BEER
VIOLIN
Awarded Best Classical Artist at the 2020
NZ Music Awards, violinist Andrew Beer
has been described as a “musical gift”
(New York Times) and a “virtuoso soloist”
(San Francisco Classical Voice). His
NZ-premiere performance of the Ligeti
Concerto was described by Peter Hoar
(RNZ Concert) as “one of the most exciting
things I’ve heard for a while. Andrew has
served as Concertmaster of the APO
since 2014, and performed as guest
Concertmaster with the City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra, Hallé (Manchester),
Melbourne, Adelaide, and Vancouver
Symphony Orchestras.
As a soloist, he has performed with
leading orchestras in Vancouver, Montreal,
New York, Boston, Birmingham, Catania,
Auckland and Hamilton with conductors
including Gemma New, Gil Rose, Joseph
Silverstein, Victor Feldbrill, Giordano
Bellincampi, Tecwyn Evans, Hamish McKeich
and Holly Mathieson.
As a chamber musician, he has performed
at the Music@Menlo, Prussia Cove, Banff,
Orford, Domaine Forget, Tanglewood and
Aspen festivals, and has appeared in concert
with Midori, the Parker Quartet and members
of the Emerson Quartet.
Contemporary music plays a large role
in Andrew’s career, and his debut CD with
Sarah Watkins, 11 Frames, features works
by 11 of NZ’s leading composers.
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PROGRAMME NOTES
Gillian Whitehead (b.1941)
Tai timu, tai pari
for violin and orchestra
WORLD PREMIERE
ONE SINGLE MOVEMENT, IN FIVE SECTIONS
DURATION: c.20’
For this evening’s concert,
Dame Gillian has written these notes:
I wrote the concerto on the Otago Peninsula,
in the wake of the first wave of Covid. I’d
worked on other pieces during 2020, all
initiated before the epidemic (and cancelled
because of it), but this piece is written under
the influences of these new times. I felt
initially that I couldn’t write anything that was
harsh or strident, but rather the sounds had
to be gentle. This was probably something to
do with the uncertainty, the keeping safe and
the exhortations to be kind we’d experienced
over those past 18 months. However, as I
wrote, the structure of the piece took over,
and that self-censorship went away.
From my studio on the Peninsula I can
look across the harbour towards the hills
opposite, and what I see constantly changes.
The tide ebbs and flows (‘tai timu, tai pari’
translates from te reo Māori as low tide, high
tide), light plays on the water, birds forage
for food, rest on the water, whirl in flocks.
When I was writing, images of the variation
in waves lapping on the shore, of distant
disputes between birds or sea-creatures
and birds in flight, of footprints on the
beach came to mind. Not that the piece is
primarily a soundscape – more than most of
my pieces it harks back to the balance and
proportions of the classical era.
Tai timu, tai pari is in a single movement,
lasting a bit over 20 minutes, where the
sections, in general terms, are slow, fast,
cadenza, fast and slow.
Tai timu, tai pari is dedicated
to Andrew Beer.
© GILLIAN WHITEHEAD
INTERVAL
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Symphony No.2
FOUR MOVEMENTS:
I. Largo – Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
III. Adagio
IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
DURATION: c.58’
The disastrous reception of Sergei
Rachmaninov’s First Symphony in 1897
nearly put an end to his career as a
composer. Only after a three-year struggle
and an intensive course of psychotherapy did
the shattered composer gradually re-build
his musical personality.
By 1907, he had recovered completely
and was being hailed as a world-famous
composer, conductor and pianist. In that
year, he exorcised his ghosts by unveiling his
Second Symphony, a large and absorbing
work that shows the composer at the summit
of his art. Rachmaninov never said that the
Second Symphony told the story of his
journey back from nervous breakdown to
artistic health, but a struggle from weakness
to strength can nevertheless be easily read
into the music.
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A frequent but half-hidden signpost on
this journey is the Latin hymn for the dead,
the Dies Iræ, which was almost an obsession
with Rachmaninov, who loved its overtones
of Fate, Judgement, and Eternity.
The first movement has a perfectly arched
introduction that starts in the deep gloom of
the cellos and basses, then strives upwards
towards the light. Despite a huge effort
and a thrilling moment of climax, the music
falls back until only a sad, Tristanesque cor
anglais is left. Short, breathless woodwind
phrases appear four times, and the strings
answer with a swell that is grounded
on the opening few notes, and provides
the first main theme.
A more lyrical second theme follows
before the large development section in
which the battle is on between rising energy
and emotional retreat. Two big, dissonant
climaxes are heard before a recapitulation
that continues the fight, but leads to an
ending that is cut short by a few swift blows.
In the Scherzo that follows, a full-blooded
theme for horns is built from the opening
notes of the Dies Iræ, and a second section
is warm and romantic. Following a repeat of
the Scherzo, the music dies away, muttering
darkly, but in the wonderful Adagio of the
third movement, a vast, sunlit sea of sound
is revealed, harbouring an unforgettable solo
for clarinet, and showing Rachmaninov’s
string-writing at its peak.
Thus refreshed, the composer produces
an exuberant finale. There are pounding
rhythms, march-like themes, glittering,
tarantella-like dance sections, and grand
moments of recognition as earlier themes
reappear at the close, crowning the work
with an air of triumph and conviction.
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AUCKLAND
PHILHARMONIA
ORCHESTRA FUNDERS & DONORS
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the
contributions made by the following organisations and individuals
whose funds support the work of the orchestra: its main
stage concert series and its community, outreach and
education concerts and other programmes.
TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra receives major funding from
PLATINUM
Auckland Live
Auckland Philharmonia Foundation
Freemasons Foundation
(North division)
Potter Masonic Trust
Sir William and Lady Manchester
Charitable Trust
Staples Education Foundation
The Trusts Community Foundation
GOLD
The Douglas Goodfellow
Charitable Trust
Perpetual Guardian
Pub Charity Limited
Rua and Clarrie Stevens
Charitable Trust
SILVER
Auckland Philharmonia
Orchestra Friends
Manukau Westmere Lodge
Charitable Trust
Maurice Paykel Charitable Trust
Margaret Neutze Legacy Fund
Trillian Trust
BRONZE
Jillian Friedlander c/-The
Friedlander Foundation
James Russell Lewis Trust
Mt Wellington Foundation
Ministry of Education
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STELLAR FUND
SUPPORTING ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Warren & Sandra Cant
Raewyn Dalziel
Audrey Hay
Mary & Lionel Rogers
Dian & David Ross
Dr Sylvia Rosevear
Andrew & Jenny Smith
Lindsay & Janet Spilman
Peter Wilson & Gerda McGechan
OPERA IN CONCERT
SUPPORTING THE APO OPERA IN CONCERT 2022: VERDI IL TROVATORE
Frances Bell
Richard Ebbet & Helen Ferguson
Helen Gaeta
Dame Jenny Gibbs
Sandra Greenfield
Eric Johnston & Alison Buchanan
Rochelle McLaren
Tom & Ann Morris
Humphrey & Gaynor Nisbet
Noel & Kerrin Vautier
WOMEN IN MUSIC
CONTINUING TO SUPPORT WOMEN WITHIN THE APO
Patron of Women in Music:
Jillian Friedlander
Charline Baker
Sandra Greenfield
Madelene Moon
Sally Rich
Vicki Ross
Oliver Sealy
Jane Williams
FUTURE FUND
BUILDING A LOVE OF MUSIC AMONGST OUR CHILDREN
Andrew & Jenny Smith
David Lovell
Steven Brodie
Hon. John Boscawen
Leo Shin
Stephanie Markson
Eddie & Michele Mann
Alison & Kenneth McKenzie
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21ST CENTURY CIRCLE
LEAVING A LEGACY OF MUSIC FOR GENERATIONS TO COME
June Allen
Stuart Angel & Dr John Bishop
Ian Ball & Herald Braune
Alan & Carol Best
Judith Bishell
Kevin Bishop
Barbara Bond
Roger & Joanna Booth
Hon. John Boscawen
Angela Caughey
Pamela Chalmers
Carrick Davidson
Christopher Devereaux & Barbara
Harris
Una Dowding
Robert Eady
Richard Ebbett & Helen Ferguson
Graeme & Di Edwards
Robert & Anne Feigel
Joy Foley
Roger Giese
Barbara Glaser
Jean Glenister
Pamela Gould
Dora Green
Gae Griffiths
Lois Hadfield
John Harris
Geoffrey Haughey
Graeme & Margaret Hitch
Michael Hooper
Robert & Hilary Howard
Trevor Hudson
Neil Jenkins
Eric Johnston & Alison Buchanan
Pamela Kean
Katherine Kozel & Matthew
Hennessy
David Lovell
Caroline May
Pat Meiklejohn
Darryl & Maureen Milner
Tom & Ann Morris
Prue Olde
David & Jackie Pittman
Judith Potter
Anne Pullin
Nyla Rae
Carolyn Reid
Laurie Reynolds
Geraldine Rose
Dian & David Ross
Sylvia Rosevear
Pauline Rundle
Ronald Saunders & Nuala Grove
Olivia Sheehan
Barbara Spiers
Paula Stephen
Gordon & Madeline Stern
Ian Stevenson
Anne Stewart
Garrick Stuckey
Shan Su
Elizabeth Swier
Donald Trott
Belinda Vernon
Pauline Wetton
Chris Wharehinga Swannell
Lorraine Wilson
Peter Wilson
Lynette Youlden
There are a further 55 anonymous
promised bequests.
The Auckland Philharmonia Foundation gratefully acknowledges bequests advised and received
from the estates of M G Blumhardt, Kathleen May Cherney, R Hadfield, Liselotte Lipa-Wehrli,
Denver Olde, W F Ryan, Elaine Marjorie Robinson, and G J Stern.
The 21st Century Circle recognises donors who have made gifts in their wills to the Auckland
Philharmonia Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to securing an inspirational future for the APO
through its endowment fund. All gifts made in wills help build this endowment, which will enable the
orchestra develop and play a significant part in shaping the cultural future of Auckland.
For more information about leaving a gift in your will to the Auckland Philharmonia Foundation
contact: APO Development Team development@apo.co.nz
THERE ARE MANY WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THE ORCHESTRA.
To find out more information, visit us online: apo.co.nz/support
Or contact: APO Development Team development@apo.co.nz
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AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
APO MANAGEMENT,
BOARD & SUPPORT
ORGANISATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
APO LEADERSHIP TEAM
Chief Executive Barbara Glaser
Deputy CEO/Director of
Business Partnerships
& Marketing Stuart Angel
Director of APO Connecting
Thomas Hamill
Director of Artistic Planning
Gale Mahood
Director of Business Services
Heather Wallace
Director of Development
Natalie Macaulay
Director of Operations
Wendy Gardiner
AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA BOARD
Chair Geraint A. Martin
Sylvia Ding
Gordon Hill
Pare Keiha
Elizabeth Kerr
Oliver Sealy
Julian Smith
Kate Vennell
Lucy Whineray
PATRONS
Dame Jenny Gibbs,
DNZM
Dame Rosanne Meo,
DNZM, OBE
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,
DBE, ONZ
APO SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chair Huw Dann
Secretary Jennifer Raven
Jonathan Cohen
Ainsley Murray
Timothy Sutton
Susan Wedde
APO FOUNDATION
Chair
Trustees
Robert Clark
Richard Ebbett
Haydn Staples
Kate Vennell
Mark Gatward
Simon Williams
Murray Lander
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APO CHAIR DONORS
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra sends a heartfelt thank you to the following generous
donations that contribute to our Chair Donor programme. Chair Donors enjoy a special
relationship with individual APO musicians whilst also receiving invitations to exclusive
events, as part of the APO family, throughout the year.
APO CRESCENDO
Crescendo is the APO’s membership
programme that provides an enriched
APO experience for concertgoers. As a
Crescendo member, you will be invited to
exclusive Crescendo events throughout
the year.
Make friends with fellow music lovers and get
closer to the orchestra. Crescendo gives you
the chance to engage and get an inner glimpse
into the workings of the orchestra.
For information about opportunities to support the orchestra please contact:
Samara Somerville-Petch samaras@apo.co.nz 027 250 4660
APO FRIENDS
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
gratefully acknowledges the more than 40
years of invaluable support of volunteers who
give substantial assistance behind the scenes
and at each performance.
President Jackie Wilkinson
Secretary Anne Norris
To join the APO Friends,
contact Bryce Bartley,
Membership Secretary:
bryce_chris@inspire.net.nz
Music is better with friends
– Join the APO Friends
The Friends of the APO are an integral part
of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
family. Founded in 1981, the Friends help
the orchestra in a variety of ways including
selling programmes at concerts and providing
suppers for guest artists and the orchestra.
Funds raised from Friends events, subscriptions
and raffles are donated to support the APO
Connecting programme. Membership to
the Friends is open to all. Annual dues are a
modest $35 per person and benefits include
newsletters, invitations to monthly Meet the
Artist mornings and, most of all, the satisfaction
of knowing that your contribution helps support
an essential element of Auckland’s cultural life.
20 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the contributions
made by the following companies, trusts and organisations.
CORE FUNDERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PLATINUM
Sir William & Lady
Manchester
Charitable Trust
TRILLIAN
TRUST
GOLD
The Douglas Goodfellow
Charitable Trust
SILVER
Deirdre & Tony Anselmi
Family Trust
Australian Communities
Foundation – Sylvia Fisher Fund
Lesley French Estate
Maurice Paykel
Charitable Trust
BRONZE
Adrian Malloch Photography
APRA AMCOS NZ
Eurovintage
Karajoz Coffee
Marshall Day Acoustics
Ministry of Education
MusicHelps
Nicholas Jermyn
NZ Premium Foods
Riverside Homestead
Scarecrow – deli, café & florist
For information about business partnerships and corporate events, contact:
partnerships@apo.co.nz (09) 638 6266 ext 201
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