25 JANUARY - 31 JANUARY HOBART, TASMANIA …...2016-January 2017 the TSO made a highly successful...

2020 SUMMER SCHOOL25 JANUARY - 31 JANUARYHOBART, TASMANIA

2020 SPRING MODULE8 SEPTEMBER – 10 SEPTEMBERBRISBANE, QUEENSLAND

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TSO CEO Caroline Sharpen 1

ACA DIRECTOR Johannes Fritzsch 2

TASMANIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 3

SCHEDULE 4

REPERTOIRE 5

ACCOMMODATION AND FEES 5

OBSERVERS 5

PRESENTERS AND PERFORMERS 6

Jennifer Marten-Smith Pianist 6

Karen Smithies Pianist 6

Dennis Clare Mime Artist 7

Melba Opera Trust Scholarship Programme 7

Arjun Von Caemmerer Iyengar Yoga Instructor 7

Jane Edwards Public Speaking 8

Simon Rogers Director, Artistic Planning 8

David Harvey TSO Librarian 8

AUSTRALIAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY SPRING MODULE 9

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 10

QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY 10

© 2019 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Ltd 1

“The Australian Conducting Academy is one of a kind.”

The Australian Conducting Academy is one of a kind.

For emerging conductors who are forging a pathway onto the podium of professional symphony orchestras, this is for you.

In addition to covering all the fundamentals, you will do this in partnership with the musicians of two state orchestras and benefit from their centuries of collective wisdom and experience. In addition to the summer school in Hobart, we are delighted to announce an expansion of the program to include a spring module with Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, our new Australian Conducting Academy partners.

Under the leadership of TSO’s Principal Guest Conductor and course director, Johannes Fritzsch, you will work across a range of repertoire and test your mettle conducting full orchestra calls. You will also join a group of Australian Conducting Academy alumni who are doing extraordinary things in music, all around the world.

We can’t wait to welcome you to Hobart.

Caroline Sharpen

CEO, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra


ACA DIRECTORJOHANNES FRITZSCH

“In 2017 the TSO invited Johannes to design and lead the newly founded Australian Conducting Academy. ”Johannes Fritzsch was appointed Conductor Laureate of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in November 2014, after his seven years tenure as their Chief Conductor.

Since 2018 Johannes has held the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

From 2006 – 2013 he was Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester (Austria). Prior to his appointment in Graz, Johannes held the position of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Staatsoper Nürnberg.

From 1993 until 1999, he was Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Städtische Bühnen and the Philharmonic Orchestra in Freiburg, enjoying widespread acclaim.

Johannes was born in 1960 in Meissen, near Dresden, Germany, where he completed his musical education. He has conducted many great orchestras, both within Germany and internationally. He regularly conducts orchestras in Australia and New Zealand as well as conducting productions for Opera Australia, Opera Queensland, West Australian Opera and South Australian Opera.

In January 2015, Johannes joined the Conservatorium of Music, School of Creative Arts and Media, University of Tasmania, as adjunct Professor and in June 2019 Johannes joined the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University as Professor for Opera and Orchestral studies.

Over the past twenty years Johannes has given many Master classes for the German conductor training and development organisation, Dirigentenforum des Deutschen Musikrates. Similarly, he was active and enthusiastic in the training of conducting participants selected to take part in Australia’s Symphony Services International Conductor Development Program.

In 2017 the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra invited him to design and lead the newly founded Australian Conducting Academy.

Support for Johannes Fritzsch is provided by University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music


TASMANIANSYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Now in its eighth decade, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a much loved cultural institution and a ‘source of pride’ to 87% of Tasmanians, according to a recent survey. In addition to performing to its substantial subscriber audiences in Hobart and Launceston, the TSO reaches a broad cross-section of listeners in both cities with free outdoor concerts, performs in regional Tasmania, attracts newcomers to classical music with its Live Sessions concerts, performs in schools and community centres, and collaborates with Mona Foma, Dark Mofo, Victorian Opera and the Australian National Academy of Music, among other organisations. Interstate touring in recent years has taken the orchestra to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. In December 2016-January 2017 the TSO made a highly successful tour of the Chinese provinces of Jiangsu, Fujian and Shanghai, giving nine concerts in seven cities. A much recorded orchestra, the TSO has more than 80 CDs in its catalogue, including more than 20 in the Australian Composer Series on ABC Classics and 17 in the Romantic Piano Concerto Series on the British label Hyperion. Founded in 1948, the TSO is a 47-piece ensemble. For works that require choral forces, the TSO is joined by the TSO Chorus, an auditioned group of approximately 80 voices. Eivind Aadland is the orchestra’s Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Designate.

For more information, visit tso.com.au

Eivind Aadland Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Designate Marko Letonja Conductor Laureate Johannes Fritzsch Principal Guest Conductor Elena Schwarz Associate Conductor


*Observers may attend 2020 SCHEDULE

DATE & TIME ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION VENUE

Saturday 25/01/2020

12pm-1pm *REGISTRATION Arrival and Registration TSO Greenroom

1pm-2pm *MEETING Meeting with Director - light lunch provided TSO Greenroom

2pm-4:30pm *SESSION 1 Workshop with Pianists (1) TSO Studio

4:30pm–5:30pm BREAK BREAK (hotel check-in)

5:30pm-6:30pm *DINNER Welcome dinner ACA and patrons (provided) TSO Greenroom

6:30pm-9pm *SESSION 2 Session with Mime Artist (1) TSO Studio

Sunday 26/01/2020

11am-12:30pm *SESSION 3 Iyengar Yoga Workshop 105 Liverpool Street

1:30pm-4pm *SESSION 4 Workshop with Pianists (2) TSO Studio

4:00pm-6:30pm *SESSION 5 Session with Mime Artist (2) TSO Studio

Monday 27/01/2020

8am-9am *SESSION 6 Iyengar Yoga Workshop 105 Liverpool Street

10am-12:30pm *SESSION 7 Workshop with Pianists (3) Patrons invited TSO Studio

12:30pm-1:30pm BREAK BREAK TSO Greenroom

1:30pm-4pm *SESSION 8 Rehearsal with Pianists (4) Patrons invited TSO Studio

4pm-4:30pm BREAK BREAK

4:30pm-5:30pm *SESSION 9 Score Reading Session with Director TSO Studio

5:30pm-7pm BREAK BREAK

7pm-9:30pm *SESSION 10 Speaking from the Podium Workshop TSO Studio

Tuesday 28/01/2020

8am-9am *SESSION 11 Iyengar Yoga Workshop 105 Liverpool Street

10am-12:30pm *SESSION 12 Workshop with Pianists (5) TSO Studio

12:30pm-1:30pm BREAK BREAK

1:30pm-4pm *SESSION 13 Workshop with Pianists (6) TSO Studio

4pm-4:30pm BREAK BREAK

4:30pm-5:30pm *SESSION 14 Session with Director, Artistic Planning TSO Greenroom

Wed 29/01/2020

8:10am-9:10am *SESSION 15 Iyengar Yoga Workshop 105 Iyengar Yoga

10:30am-1pm *SESSION 16 Workshop with Orchestra (1) TSO Studio

1pm-2pm BREAK BREAK

2pm-4:30pm *SESSION 17 Workshop with Orchestra (2) TSO Studio

4:30pm-5:30pm *SESSION 18 String Principals Feedback Session TSO Studio

5:30pm-6:30pm *SESSION 19 Copyright Presentation TSO Librarian TSO Greenroom

Thursday 30/01/2020

10am-12:30pm *SESSION 20 Workshop with Orchestra (3) TSO Studio

12:30pm-1:30pm BREAK BREAK

1:30pm-4pm *SESSION 21 Workshop with Orchestra (4) TSO Studio

4pm-5pm *SESSION 22 Wind, Brass, Percussion Principals Feedback TSO Studio

5pm-6:30pm *SESSION 23 Observers Session with Johannes Fritzsch TSO Studio

Friday 31/01/2020

10am-12:30pm *SESSION 24 Workshop with Orchestra (5) General Rehearsal Stanley Burbury tbc

5pm-7:30pm*Performance & *Reception

Performance with Orchestra (6) followed by post- concert reception Stanley Burbury tbc

Saturday 01/02/2020 Participants Fly out

2020 Summer School

+Schedule subject to change TSO Greenroom TSO Studio - 1 Davey Street, Hobart • Hobart School of Iyengar Yoga - 105 Liverpool Street, Hobart University of Tasmania (UTAS), Stanley Burbury Theatre – Sandy Bay Campus, 7005


REPERTOIRE

ACCOMMODATIONAND FEES

OBSERVERS

Participants must bring their own published scores. Photocopied scores will not be permitted. Successful applicants will prepare the following repertoire:

WORK EDITION

HAYDN Symphony No.96 in D major, Hob.I:96 “Miracle” Bärenreiter Movements 1 and 2

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Bärenreiter (edited Del Mar) Movements 1 and 4 (bars 1-216 only)

SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 Breitkopf und Haertel Movements 3 and 4

STRAVINSKY Concerto in E flat Major “Dumbarton Oaks” Schott

MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27 Breitkopf und Haertel

BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No 6 in D flat major Breitkopf und Haertel

MOZART Arias as advised, pending the availability of a soloist from the Melba Opera Trust Scholarship Programme.

Participant fee AUD1000

This fee entitles successful applicants to attend/participate in all sessions as indicated in the 2019 Summer School Schedule.

Shared accommodation will be provided at no cost to successful applicants.

All other expenses, including travel, are the responsibility of the successful applicant.

Successful applicants are required to register at the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Office, 1 Davey Street Hobart, between 12pm and 1pm, Saturday 25 January 2020.

Observer fee AUD250

Limited places will be available for Observers to attend the ACA Summer School at their own cost. Selected observers may attend all sessions indicated in the schedule.

A discounted fee is available to Tasmanian-based students and educators to observe rehearsals only.

Observers will be required to submit a current CV for consideration.

Observers are required to register at the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Office, 1 Davey Street Hobart, between 12pm and 1pm, Saturday 25 January 2020.

To apply to be an Observer, please contact Jenny Compton [email protected].


PRESENTERS ANDPERFORMERS

Jennifer Marten-Smith grew up in Tasmania and at age 12 was invited to study with Professor Gediga-Glombitza at the Musikhochschule in Cologne. At age 16 she made her public debut with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra as soloist in Schumann’s A minor Piano Concerto, having previously recorded the Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Concerto with the TSO. Two years later she performed the Rubinstein Piano Concerto No 4 with the TSO and, that same year, was the youngest graduate of the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, where she was awarded a high distinction as a double major in piano performance and accompaniment. Other concertos in her repertoire include works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dohnányi, Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky, and she has appeared as soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover.

In 1989 she began work as a repetiteur with the State Opera of South Australia and subsequently joined the Victorian State Opera Young Artist Programme. Between 1997 and 2001 she was repetiteur at the Staatsoper Hannover and was a full-time member of the music staff with Opera Australia from 2001 to 2012. She has more than 90 operas in her repertoire. Jennifer, a member of the Kettering Piano Quartet, is now living in Hobart, and is in demand as a soloist, accompanist and vocal coach.

Karen moved to Tasmania from the Central Coast of NSW in 1998. She completed her Masters in Music Performance at the University of Tasmania in 2003, studying with Beryl Sedivka and David Bollard.

Karen graduated from Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of music in piano performance and accompaniment and upon completion of her degree, was awarded the “Mollie Neal” scholarship for excellence in Accompaniment. She has appeared as soloist and accompanist with regional orchestras and major vocal ensembles across the Central Coast & Sydney, NSW.

Karen has made several national ABC and 3MS FM broadcasts with artists such as cellist Christian Wojtowicz, violinists Marina Phillips and Romana Zieglerova, baritones Christopher Richardson and Michael Lampard, the TSO Brass and Friends and with Andrew Seymour (TSO principal clarinettist).

Karen is currently lecturer in Accompaniment at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music & has lectured in piano studies at the University of Tasmania since 2000. In that time, she has been busy as a repetiteur; accompanist of undergraduates, post-graduates and visiting artists at the Conservatorium & throughout Tasmania.

Karen regularly plays as orchestral & rehearsal pianist for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and has repetiteured for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus.

JENNIFER MARTEN-SMITH / PIANIST KAREN SMITHIES / PIANIST



Dennis Clare has been performing for over 30 years. He first trained in the visual arts majoring in sculpture. On completion of his diploma of fine arts Dennis pursued a career in the performing arts in the area of mime.

After traveling to America on several occasions, Dennis learned his craft from one of mime’s true masters and teachers, Reid Gilbert. Reid and fellow student, Marcel Marceau, studied with the founding father of mime Eitienne Decroux.

After a decade of touring and performing in America and Europe, Dennis returned to Australia where he continued to develop several unique aspects of his work, including the apparatus known as the giant slinky. Dennis also performs with singer songwriter Tony Williams in a comedy duo called Carpe Idiotus and is now considered one of Australia’s premiere mime artists and a unique entertainer in his chosen field of visual theatre.

Dr Arjun von Caemmerer Is a Hobart-based medical practitioner, certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, and writer.

Arjun started practicing Iyengar Yoga in 1987. He has been certified at a senior certificate level by the BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of Australia and is active in teacher training and in the assessment of new teachers. In 1995, he and Naomi Cameron co-founded the Hobart School of Iyengar Yoga.

Arjun graduated from the University of Sydney in 1987 (MBBS, Hons 1) and he subsequently obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2000. He has been established in general practice in Moonah, Tasmania, for over 20 years.

Arjun’s published writing encompasses short story, essay, musings on recorded music and poetry, and has been published diversely. His most recent poetry collection is Vice Versa new & selected poems (Collective Effort Press, 2016).

MELBA OPERA TRUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

Melba Opera Trust is the premier scholarship program for Australia’s most promising young opera singers and repetiteurs. Built on Dame Nellie Melba’s own conviction “a beautiful voice is not enough”, the program nurtures artistic development alongside business training, mentoring and performance experience. Our national program is the next step for artists preparing to become professionals on the world stage – inspiring excellence, realising potential and forging careers.

DENNIS CLARE / MIME ARTIST ARJUN VON CAEMMERER IYENGAR YOGA INSTRUCTOR



As a singer, Jane Edwards has performed for every major Australian festival and all our symphony orchestras. She was a long-time member of the Song Company, and her discography includes the Oscar winning film Shine, Swoon Collection CDs, and numerous solo releases, in partnership with musicians including Marshall McGuire, Ian Munro, Geoffrey Lancaster and Erin Helyard. Jane was a regular soloist with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Australian Chamber Orchestra. Other career highlights include appearances with Victoria State Opera, Florilegium, Stockholm Bach Choir, Brodsky Quartet, Hilliard Ensemble, Australian String Quartet and Danish Radio Choir.

Jane has considerable tertiary teaching experience, having held positions at the Universities of Wollongong and Tasmania, as well as many years lecturing at Sydney Conservatorium. Her teaching studio has produced singers who have been finalists and winners in major Australian competitions, including the Marianne Mathy Competition, Joan Sutherland Scholarship, McDonald’s Aria and German-Australian Opera Grant. A number have progressed to international success, including Young Artist - Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Young Artist - Opera Australia, Principal Artist - English National Opera and Opera Australia, and finalist, Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.

Jane is an accomplished pianist, completing a double major degree in voice and piano, and is also an experienced choral conductor.

Simon Rogers is the Director, Artistic Planning of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. His musical background is as a cellist and conductor in his native New Zealand, before he moved to England where he studied Arts Management. In his five years at Australian Youth Orchestra, he undertook the role of Artistic Administrator, in which time the orchestra completed two overseas tours and performed major works including Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder and the complete Tristan and Isolde. He worked at the Melbourne Symphony as Artistic Administrator before moving to the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in 2006. In his time at the TSO, the orchestra has presented concerts in China, Sydney, Melbourne and at the Adelaide Festival, recorded over 60 CDs, collaborated with Kickstart Arts, MOFO, Dark MOFO, Tasdance, The Australian Ballet, Ten Days on the Island, the Australian National Academy of Music and Terrapin Puppet Theatre.

David combines his career as orchestral librarian for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with his lifelong passion for playing the oboe and cor anglais. David is the founding member of the Deus Gethen Oboe Trio, based in Hobart, Tasmania. Prior to joining the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in 2014, David worked in the area of Copyright and Digital Assets at the University of Tasmania Library.

JANE EDWARDS PUBLIC SPEAKING

SIMON ROGERS DIRECTOR, ARTISTIC PLANNING

DAVID HARVEY / ORCHESTRAL LIBRARIAN


SPRING MODULE

September 8-10, 2020 / Brisbane, Queensland

Following the January Summer School, selected participants may be invited to attend the Australian Conducting Academy Spring Module in Brisbane, taking place in September 2020. This module will be hosted by Australian Conducting Academy partners Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

The Spring Module will feature the opportunity for participants to rehearse with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra under the tutelage of Australian Conducting Academy Director Johannes Fritzsch.

Limited places will be available for Observers to attend the ACA Spring Module at their own cost. More information about the Spring Module will be available in February 2020.


QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

As an arts leader and great Australian orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra is renowned for its high quality, breathtaking performances of both classical and modern compositions that engage audiences of diverse musical tastes, interests and ages. As one of the largest performing arts company in Queensland and the state’s only professional symphony orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra plays a vital role in Queensland’s cultural community, educating; mentoring aspiring performers; touring regional centres; broadcasting and performing with state, national and international ballet and opera companies. Each year the Orchestra attracts the world’s best conductors and soloists as part of its acclaimed concert season, in addition to presenting unique blockbuster events. Queensland Symphony Orchestra is passionate about commissioning innovative new programs and Australian works and continues to invest in collaborations, recordings and digital initiatives. In 2017, Queensland Symphony Orchestra welcomed Alondra de la Parra as Music Director. Johannes Fritzsch is the Orchestra’s Conductor Laureate.

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Alondra de la Parra Music Director

QUEENSLAND CONSERVATORIUM GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University is one of Australia’s leading music and performing arts schools, offering a wide variety of specialist degrees, from classical music, jazz, opera, popular music to musical theatre, acting, music technology and music education. With players in leading positions in every Australian state orchestra, and a host of Grammy and ARIA award winners amongst its alumni, the Queensland Conservatorium has been at the forefront of music education for more than 60 years. QS World University Rankings listed it among the top 50 performing arts institutions in the world, alongside internationally renowned music schools such as Juilliard, the Royal College of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. Queensland Conservatorium students gain access to the industry while they study, preparing them to make their mark on the international stage. With a mix of outstanding programs and internationally renowned faculty, the Conservatorium offers a truly remarkable learning experience.


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