November 2008

GOLD COAST PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

ESTABLISHED AND CONTINUALLY PERFORMING FOR THE GOLD COAST COMMUNITY SINCE 1984

The Orchestra is conducted by Mark Turpin who has recently conducted the orchestras for “Broadway in Concert” at the Gold Coast Arts Centre, “The Grand Tour” Concert season at the Gold Coast Arts Centre and for the professional production of “Carousel” at Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane.

 Margaret McAteer has been selected as the Concert Master for this concert season. Margaret has recently settled on the Gold Coast from Scotland, with her husband and 5 young children, having played with major orchestras throughout England, Scotland and Ireland.

The Gold Coast Philharmonic Orchestra features professional, semi-professional and highly skilled amateur musicians who choose to live and work on the Gold Coast.

The Orchestra supports visiting and local musicians & artists who choose to live on the Gold Coast while enjoying international careers and also supports the talented youth & young adults of the Gold Coast each December giving them the opportunity to experience performing with a full sized, high quality orchestra.

 The orchestral experience with our own Gold Coast Orchestra includes the opportunity to meet the soloists and musicians in exclusive pre-concert events and while enjoying refreshments at interval, raffles, a talented and knowledgeable compere and a welcoming atmosphere for everyone including children, first timers and the experienced orchestral audience.

Tickets:
Gold Coast Arts Centre Box Office 5588 4000 or www.gcac.com.au or at the door up to one hour prior to the concerts.

Adults $22, Concession/Students $20,
Friends of the Philharmonic & Arts Centre & for groups of 10 or more $15,
Children under 12 FREE.

More Information at www.goldcoastphilharmonic.com.
Phillipa Leonard, Publicity Officer GCPO 0413 902 712 flippa87@hotmail.com
or Pam Lowry, Print Media & Photographs 0412 118 077

Conductor Mark Turpin invites you to come INSIDE THE ORCHESTRA at an open rehearsal of the Gold Coast's own Philharmonic Orchestra. Enjoy wine & cheese on arrival, watch the orchestra fine tune the music for THE GRAND TOUR Concert, learn about the music/instruments & meet the Musicians & Conductor over supper. The GCPO features adult professional & highly skilled amateur musicians who choose to live on the Gold Coast.

This event is FREE for Friends of the Philharmonic members and only $10 for others and includes wine and cheese on arrival and supper with the Conductor and musicians. Contact Pam 5539 6076 or mail@goldcoastphilharmonic.com  to book your place. (essential for catering and as seats will be limited). Payment will be required at the door on the night.

The Open Rehearsal is proudly sponsored by Visions by Brian Job Optical

GOLD COAST PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

PROGRAM INFORMATION

THE GRAND TOUR
SATURDAY 19 JULY 2008 AT 7.30 PM
GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE

Conductor: Mark Turpin
Guest Soloist: Paul Stanton-Cook

The Gold Coast Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor, Mark Turpin will take you on a GRAND TOUR of the orchestral world on Saturday 19 July at the Gold Coast Arts Centre Theatre. This concert will be on the Gold Coast for one night only and is not to be missed.

The Concert will feature guest soloist, Paul Stanton-Cook who is not only a long term member of the Philharmonic Orchestra but also a member of the Queensland Youth Orchestra. As a percussionist, Paul is a master of many instruments, but for this concert he has chosen to perform Concertino for Marimba by Paul Creston.

The concert will begin in England, the country where so many young men and women set off on their Grand Tour around Europe before settling into everyday life. Mark Turpin has selected the beautiful Fantasia on Greensleeves by Vaughan Williams for its haunting flute solo and English folk songs woven into the music as a delicate overture.
The first stop in the Grand Tour is Eastern Europe and Russia where Tchaikovsky wrote Marche Slav in 1876 for a charity concert to support a war effort in the Balkans. He composed and fully scored the march in the short time of just 5 days. (Quick for anyone, but amazing for Tchaikovsky) The themes are loosely based on three Serbian folk songs, each with a quite different character, and it also incorporates the Russian national anthem. At the first performance its impact was such that it had to be encored in full, receiving a tumultuous reception - twice!
Any Grand Tour would include dancing and ours is no different. We pause in Austria with the most famous of Strauss’ waltzes, On the beautiful Blue Danube and then complete the first half with Hungarian Dances by Brahms.
The second half opens at a wedding celebration in Scandanavia with Edvard Grieg’s joyous work Wedding Day in Troldhaugen.
All who have toured Europe have marvelled in awe at the magnificent Art Galleries and the Grand Tour will feature the major work Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky. Mussorgsky composed this work in commemoration of his friend, the artist and architect Viktor Hartmann and depicts himself “roving through the exhibition, now leisurely, now briskly in order to come close to picture that has attracted his attention and, at times sadly, thinking of his departed friend”. Ten works of art by Viktor Hartmann were used as inspiration for the music that is linked by a recurring promenade theme.
A giant multi media presentation will accompany the performance of Pictures at an Exhibition.

We return to England, again with Vaughan Williams and his English Folk Song Suite to complete our GRAND TOUR.

THE GOLD COAST PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
2008 CONCERTS

“DYNAMIC DUOS”
Twice the fun with the Gold Coast’s own Orchestra
Saturday 26 April at 7.30 pm & Sunday 27 April at 2.30 pm
ROBINA COMMUNITY CENTRE AUDITORIUM
Adults $22, Concession/Students $20,
Friends of the Philharmonic & Group Bookings of 10 or more $15, Children under 12 free.

“THE GRAND TOUR”
Travel the World of Orchestral Music in the lap of luxury.
Saturday 19 July 2008 at 7.30 pm
GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE
Adults $35, Concession/Students $30
Friends of the Philharmonic, Friends of the Arts Centre & Group Bookings of 10 or more $25
Children under 12 $5

“THE ORCHESTRA’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY”
Come on board for the ride of your life
Saturday 25 October at 7.30 pm & Sunday 26 October at 2.30 pm
ROBINA COMMUNITY CENTRE AUDITORIUM
Adults $22, Concession/Students $20,
Friends of the Philharmonic & Group Bookings of 10 or more $15, Children under 12 free.

“CHRISTMAS CONCERTO”
Saturday 13 December 2008 at 7.30 pm
ROBINA COMMUNITY CENTRE AUDITORIUM
Adults $22, Concession/Students $20,
Friends of the Philharmonic & Group Bookings of 10 or more $15, Children under 12 free.

“VIP Preferred Seating” area at the Robina concerts available for patrons with pre-purchased Arts Centre Box Office Tickets. General seating for tickets purchased at the door on the day.